Hi,
I am trying to find the parents of Mary Scovell. On 19th May 1807, she married Joseph Child of Sheering in Essex and her residence was Marylebone, Westminster at that time, and she was over 21. In 1827 her 5 boys (William 1812, Nathaniel 1813, James 1813, Joseph 1819, John 1821) were left orphaned. All Josephs (the elder) siblings had died.
In the 1841 census, three of the boys are in Hampshire and married Scovells. William in Romsey married to Rachel Scovell (he migrated to Australia after the census), Nathaniel is in Swathling Pollack married to Caroline Scovell, and Joseph is also in Swathling Pollack and marries Sarah Scovell much later. So I am thinking that they moved to Hampshire after their parents died, where their closest relatives would be i.e. Mary's family.
There is also evidence of Child family members living in Hampshire but nothing concrete. My mother also talked a lot about Joseph Child owning oyster beds in Hampshire and his uncle being a mayor. As Joseph (the elder) was a landholder (freehold, as he appears in the 1810 poll book - Sheering) I presume the children would have legacies. I find this rather strange as he was a shoemaker (master cordwainer) so I think he must have had fingers in a lot of pies or some other means of income. Also, I have 'bits' of info about the Scovells being merchants around Southampton and maybe the Childs in London
Witnesses of the marriage were William Robinson, who appears to be from Essex and be a Merchant. Leonora Orella, I have nothing on.
So back to the main question
Who were Mary's parents and where and when was she born?
Thanks in anticipation. Stay safe everyone.
Sian