William & Elizabeth Slater of Retford and Kneesall - deaths/burials?

[Alexander.]

Some success today.

Took a look at Weston All Saints' monumental inscriptions today and found:

Slater, William died 24 Oct 1809 aged 49.
also Elizabeth wife died 25 Sep 1827 aged 71.

This confirms the death dates for William and Elizabeth, and that the burial for Elizabeth is the correct one. Also got an age now for William, which may be helpful to track his baptism.

So it looks like William was probably buried at Weston. Will need to take a look at Weston PRs for 1809 as it looks like that year was omitted from the Notts FHS burial indexes. Also worth a trip to Weston at some point to see if I can find the headstone.

Alexander

[Annie65115]

There are 4 baptisms on the FHS disc for a William Slater between 1753- 1765. I think that should actually only be 3 baptisms as one appears to be duplicated with a slightly different date ?transcription error.


1753 03 06   SUTTON IN ASHFIELD   St Mary Magdalene       William   Father Wm. SLATER   MOther Mary   
         
MANSFIELD St Peter and St Paul   1761 03 21   William   Father John SLATER   mother Ann            
MANSFIELD St Peter and St Paul   1761 03 29  William   Father John SLATER   Mother Ann         
   
WORKSOP St Mary (Priory)   1765 03 22  William   Father William SLATER   Mother Ann            

[Alexander.]

Thanks Annie. The Sutton and Worksop ones are a bit far out if the death age of 49 (i.e. b. c. 1760) is accurate (which there is no guarantee). However a birth date of 1760 fits well will him being being apprenticed in 1776.

There is a William Slater buried in Weston in 1789, no other Slaters that I see apart from Elizabeth in 1827. Pure conjecture but I do wonder if this could be William's father.

Of course, he may not have been born in Notts. All I know is he turned up in Kneesall in 1776 when he was made apprentice.

[Annie65115]

The William Slater who was buried in Weston in 1789 doesn't have a recorded age of death. However, it is recorded that he was "an honest man"!

[Alexander.]

One baptism I do have to investigate further is:

Mansfield St Peter & St Paul
11 Oct 1760, William, s. of William & Sarah Slayter

Three reasons I like this one - date seems spot on, father name William (could be the one who died at Weston) and mother Sarah (he named his first daughter after his wife and mother-in-law, second daughter was Sarah).

[Annie65115]

"slayter" seems to be a variation of the name peculiar to Mansfield (or probably to the rector there). There are 7 "Slayter" baptisms there between 1737 - 1760, and none anywhere else.

The one you mention is the only one for William and Sarah and there are no other notes on the transcription.

Marriage: 1758 10 26   William   SLAYTER    and Sarah   SMITH    at MANSFIELD St Peter and St Paul

There are 2 more Slater baptisms there for William and Sarah - Thomas, in 1763,and Betsy, in 1771. Betsy (or Bessy) died in 1773.

[Alexander.]

Following the baptism in the previous post, I  see that Sarah Slater, age 46, wife of William was buried at Mansfield in 1781. No sign of a burial at Mansfield for William so could tend to support that he was buried elsewhere such as Weston.

I see the daughter Betsy/Bessy was buried in 1773 at Mansfield.

Will try to see if I can trace the son Thomas at all.

All still very much a guess but it seems to fit so far.

[Alexander.]

Just checked the Notts Archives catalogue again and there are a large number of documents that are on there now, that I'm sure were not there previously. Large number about the Slaters. Does seem to support the Mansfield baptism.


DD/WM/1/11
Will of William Slater of Weston, yeoman
26 Apr 1789
To son William, messuage, maltkiln and all real estate in Weston, charged with payment of £20 to son Thomas. All personal estate to William, executor

DD/WM/1/6-7
Indentures of lease and release, assignment of mortgage term (reconveyance)
19-20 Oct 1784
(1) Joseph Atkin, of Weston, yeoman, (second son of late Joseph Atkin)
(2) William Atkin, of Normanton on Trent, yeoman, (eldest brother of (1))
(3) William Slater, senior, of Weston, yeoman
(4) George Hutton of Carlton on Trent, gentleman
Reciting above mortgage, and £300 repaid, for £700 (1) by direction of (2) to (3) premises as above, and (1) to (4) term of years on same
Signatures, mark and seals of all
Parchment

DD/WM/1/8
Indenture, demise, mortgage
10 May 1785
(1) William Slater senior, of Weston, yeoman and William Slater, junior of Weston, miller
(2) John Parker of East Retford, esquire
For £500 (1) to (2) 1 messuage and malt kiln in occupation of William Atkin, homestead (1 acre). 0.5 acre meadow in Dovecoat Meadows, 2 leys (1 acre) in Rushwong or Mill Hill close, Sheep Coates close (1acre), Jack Acre (5 lands and 1 headland) in Highgate field, 1 land on Carter Leys in Hawbuskfield, 6 beastgates in meadows and 1 on Rail Moor( formerly Tompkin's). Also Meadow side close (4 acres), 3 lands on Carter Leys furlong and 2 on Burnt Mill Hill in Hawbuskfield, 4 lands abutting on Jack Acre headland and 2 on Middle furlong in Highgate field, 6 lands on Byards Whong in Rudding field in Weston, also 2 beastgates in Normanton on Trent Holm. All in occupation of William Slater senior, (purchased from Atkin). Also 1 rood in King Henry's field and wind corn mill thereon in Weston, in occupation of William Slater junior (purchased from Jonathan Killingar). For 1000 years, void on repayment.
Mark, signature and seal of (1)
Parchment

DD/WM/1/9
19 Apr 1786
(1) John Parker of East Retford, gentleman (administrator of J.P.)
(2) William Slater senior and junior, as in DD/WM/1/8
Reciting above mortgage, for £523 14 shillings (1) to (2) premises and term of years as above.
Signature and seal of (1)
Parchment

DD/WM/1/10
Indenture, demise, mortgage 14 Aug 1786
(1) William Slater senior, of Weston, yeoman
(2) William Preston Wallhead of Weston, gentleman
For £150 (1) to (2) messuage, maltkiln and homestead (2 acres) in occupation of (1) in Weston. For 1000 years, void on repayment
Mark and seal of (1)
Parchment
Endorsed reconveyance 1 Jan 1829
(1) Joseph Smith of Newark, gentleman (administrator of William Preston Wallhead)
(2) Thomas Smith of Carlton on Trent, gentleman
Reciting former repayment etc, (1) to (2) premises and term of years as above
Signature and seal of (1)

DD/SP/63/46
18 May 1847
(1) Henry Slater of Rochester, County of Monroe, State of New York, America, brewer
(2) Thomas Wilson of Norwell, farmer
Reciting earlier deeds, now, for £100 (1) to (2) reversionary interest in £100 payable on death of (1)'s mother, wife of (2), and £40 unpaid balance of £50 legacy left to (1) by grandfather William Slater of East Retford, yeoman, (1) appoints (2) attorney to recover monies
Signatures and seals of both
(272646)

DD/WM/1/12-13
Indentures of lease and release
18 - 19 Mar 1790
(1) William Slater of East Retford, miller and wife Elizabeth
(2) William Hunt of Weston, farmer
For £243 (1) to (2) messuage and homestead (2 acres) in occupation of Joseph Taylor and maltkiln in occupation of (1) in Weston. Covenant to levy a fine.
Signatures and seals of (1)
Parchment

DD/WM/1/14-15
Right and left hand indentures of a fine
1790
Easter George III (1790)
William Hunt, plaintiff
William Slater and wife Elizabeth, deforciants
1 messuage, 1 maltkiln, 2 acres pasture and common of pasture in Weston
£60 sterling
Parchment

DD/WM/27/5
Indenture, feoffment
22 Jun 1782
(1) Jonathan Killingar of Grassthorpe, miller
(2) William Slater, junior of Weston, miller
For £120 (1) to (2) 1 rood in King Henry's field and windmill thereon in occupation of (2) in Weston. Signature and seal of (1). Endorsed livery of seinsin. Parchment

DD/WM/27/6-7
Indenture of lease and release
19 - 20 May 1789
(1) William Slater of East Retford, miller
(2) John Lowe of Maplebeck, farmer
For £140 (1) to (2) windmill and its tackle on 1 rood in King Henry's field in occupation of Thomas Lowe in Weston. Signature and seal of (1). Parchment

[Alexander.]

Finally able to confirm William's burial date.

In the Weston parish registers:
26 Oct 1809, Wm. Slater, Retford

Alexander