What happened to this couple?

[Vasquez109]

Good evening everyone!

Would any kind person be able to help find what happened to my 5GG's please? Ive got a William Stevenson and a Mary King. Whose banns were called at Weston-by-Welland and married just over the border at Great Easton, Leicestershire on 29 Dec 1778. Mary was baptised 28 Mar 1753, the daughter of John King and Sarah.

First child, Hannah was was baptised at Weston parish church on 16 Oct 1779. Bit of a gap then, until this entry from 1798....

Hannah Stevenson daughter of William and Mary of the parish of Weston was born 22 Dec 1796 and baptised 23 Feb 1798 at Ashley and Wilbarston Independent Chapel.

Possibility that the 1779 Hannah died as the 1796 one has got the same name, but cant find a burial for a Hannah. After this, the trail is dead. Cant find anymore children or a burial for William or Mary. If William died first, and Mary remarried she would have a different name, but cant find a potential marriage either.

Can anyone help me please?

Thank you.
David.

[spendlove]

Hi,

There is a burial at Great Eastern, Leicester

1st April 1789
Stevenson,Hannah aged 15 years. 

No other details are recorded, the image is on Findmypast.

Another
27th October 1803

Stevenson, William aged 68
These burials may be worth considering.

The marriage at Great Eastern,marriage register was by Banns, witness were
Thomas Stevenson
And Sarah King. Both signed, the bride and groom both made their mark

Spendlove

[Vasquez109]

Thanks Spendlove.

Ive calculated that the Hannahs had a brother William born c.1790/1. Trawling through other records, another Thomas was of Weston when he got married at Medbourne, Leicester so assuming Thomas is a brother of Hannah. Problem is, after 1798 the family just disappear!

Best wishes,
David.

[spendlove]

Hi,

Little confused with your last message
“Assuming Thomas is brother of Hannah’”

Thomas Stevenson = Christian Curtis 16.2.1779 Medbourne, the year the first Hannah was born.
This Thomas was buried 1828 Medbourne, aged 76 so born abt 1752. 

Did you mean he may have been brother of William Stevenson, Father of Hannah?

What record did you find which indicated Hannah had a brother William born abt 1790?

Spendlove.

[Vasquez109]

Hi Spendlove.

Thanks for the reply. Im sorry I didnt put things clearly in my first message, but I think it was late, and had been staring at 1000s of register images most of the day.

Firstly, there is no 'concrete' piece of evidence here, Im working as a detective and piecing together clues and information like the FBI would at a crime scene to work out what was what! Using logic and parish registers in unison! What could go wrong? 

My 4GG was William Stevenson and the 41,51 and 61 census and marriage register of Cottingham in 1816 states born and bred Weston. Upon checking Weston PRs the surname is only to be found with the baptism of Hannah in 1779, daughter of William and Mary King. William and Mary married Great Easton but banns read in Weston. William stated as of Weston! And looks like the couple stayed in Weston.

Another marriage in the Weston PR's was Thomas Stevenson and Christiana Curtis as you found. Thomas of Weston again and the bride from Medbourne. Marriage took place at Medbourne.  Looks like Thomas after his marriage settled in Medbourne as a burial from 1805 shows his son Naphthali (weird name!).

So with William and Mary baptising Hannah in 1779 and another Hannah born 1796 in Weston and baptised there its safe to assume this William stayed in the parish. If so, then its safe to assume he is the father of my William. Cant find Williams baptism and sure there must be more siblings. The last Hannah was baptised at Ashley and Wilbarston NC chapel, with nearly a 20yr gap.

Hope this is making sense, and do understand that I could be wrong and this is my interpretation of the documents available to me.

Would be interested to hear any ideas or different angles you may have.

David.

[DCB]

There is a burial for Mary Stephenson in Weston by Welland on 3rd June 1830, age 78 - born 1752.

David

[Vasquez109]

Oh! That one must have slipped the net. Is that on the PR itself or the Bishops transcript?

At work at the moment but cant wait to go back and check that. Cant believe I'd missed that,  must have gone blind with all the images!

Looks like its helping secure my theory as to what's happened.

Thank you so much,
David.

[DCB]

There are three transcripts on Findmypast, but no images - all from BTs

There is an image on Ancestry - Weston by Welland in the parish of Weston cum Sutton (Bassett) - BTs
For some reason, it doesn't show if you include a location, but does if you just give the birth and death years.

David

[Vasquez109]

Marvellous. Thank you so much! Just William left to find now.

Many thanks.