Evan Mawdesley and Bridget Fletcher, Croston, Lancashire 1750s

[rutht22000]

Can anyone find Evan and Bridget's marriage?

It would be around the early 1750s, both born around 1733.  I have found 2 daughters - Alice (b. 1754) and Ellen (no birth, but buried 12 May 1757 @ Croston) so like wise if there are any other children out there, it would help enormously.

Thank you 

[Pennines]

Ruth - is this the Evan Mawdesley who was buried at Croston in 1805 aged 72? His abode was Mawdesley. (Near Croston)

How do you know his wife's name please, if you haven't found a marriage?

[amondg]

Lancs OPC

Alice bap 24 Feb 1854 of Evan and ANN - St Mary the Virgin, Rufford, - abode Mawdesley

Ellen buried1857 was daughter of Evan and Bridget, St Michael and All Angels Croston abode Mawdesley

[Pennines]

There is confusion between the Parish Registers and the Bishops Transcripts - the filmed record of both are on Ancestry.

Croston was the Mother Church and Rufford records (and other nearby parishes) are shown there.

Bishops Transcripts say Alice baptised 24 Feb 1753 - daughter of Evan and Bridget. Abode is Mawdesley. These are Rufford records in the Croston set.

Parish Registers say Alice baptised 24 Feb 1754 - daughter of Evan and Ann. Abode is Mawdesley. Again these Rufford Registers are in the Croston set.

Actually there was a Bridget Fletcher baptised in Ormskirk in 1733 daughter of Thomas and Alice - abode Burscough (again a nearby township).

Maybe that is where Rutht obtained a surname for the 'wife' of Evan.

I can't see a marriage yet - but that doesn't mean it's not there somewhere!!

[amondg]

Thanks Pennines

[Pennines]

Just to add to this, there is also a discrepancy in the YEAR for the burials of Evan Mawdesley and Bridget Mawdesley - between the Parish Register and the Bishops Transcripts.

Amazingly this couple died in the same month and year (probably 1805) - Bishops Transcripts say 1806.

Details from Parish Register of Croston are;

Evan Mawdesley died Aug 4th 1805 - of Mawdesley, Farmer. Age 72. Apoplexy. Buried on South Side of Church Yard. (Burial was on Aug 6th 1805).

Bridget Mawdesley, Widow, died Aug 27th 1805 - of Mawdesley. Age 73. Fever. Buried on South Side of Church Yard. (Burial was on Aug 30th 1805).

Bishops Transcripts are NOT as detailed and, as mentioned, show the year for both burials as 1806.

So it looks like Evan WAS married to a Bridget - but I still haven't found a marriage (if they did marry of course).

[QueenoftheWest]

Evan Mawdesley died Aug 4th 1805 - of Mawdesley, Farmer. Age 72. Apoplexy. Buried on South Side of Church Yard. (Burial was on Aug 6th 1805).

Evan has an entry in the Lancashire Wills & Probate 1457-1858 index on FindMyPast:

First name(s): Evan
Last name: Mawdsley
Year: 1805
Date 20 Aug 1805
Occupation: Farmer
Place: Mawdsley
Archive: Lancashire Archives
Archive reference: 625A/69
Source: Lancashire Archives Probate Index Archdeaconry of Chester (supra wills 1800-1858)
Document ordering link: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-record-office/order-a-copy/

Would be interesting to view, as wills usually contained the names of living children and often grandchildren. Sometimes they even mention more distant relations, such as in-laws, cousins etc. Not sure if any of these wills have yet been digitised, as I have never researched in this area of the country.

Queenie 

[Pennines]

That was a good idea Queenie.

I am not aware of any Lancashire Wills being published on-line. I have always ordered mine from Lancashire Archives - at a cost of course, but from memory it wasn't much. As you say, Wills are so useful for naming relatives.

The entry at the actual Archives is;


"Document reference
   WCW/Supra/C625A/69
Title
   Archdeaconry of Chester Probate Records
Description
   Testator's name: Evan Mawdsley
Occupation/status: farmer
Place: Mawdsley
Contents: will, wrapper
Date
   20th Aug 1805
Level
   Item
Access
   This material is available to view at Lancashire Archives. See our website or contact us for more details."

Alternatively Queenie has provided an ordering link via Find My Past.

[garstonite]

not all trees have the correct info - this tree has who benefited from Evans Will
Evan Mawdseley
Born in 1733 - Lancashire
Deceased 4 August 1805 (Sunday) - Mawdesley Croston, Lancashire, aged 72 years old
 
Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
With Bridget FLETCHER, born in 1732 - Burscough Ormskirk, Lancashire, deceased 27 August 1805 (Tuesday) - Mawdesley Croston, Lancashire aged 73 years old with
F Alice MAWDESLEY 1754-1801  Married 20 April 1773 (Tuesday), Croston St Michael & All Angels, Lancashire, to Thomas RUTTER 1749-1807 with
M William RUTTER 1779-ca 1835 Married 10 August 1801 (Monday), Croston St Michael & All Angels, Lancashire, to Mary HOLCROFT 1777-1841 with :
M Thomas RUTTER 1802-
M Evan RUTTER 1781-1848 Married 18 January 1808 (Monday), Croston St Michael & All Angels, Lancashire, to Mary BAYBUT 1786- with :
M James RUTTER 1813-1898
(hide)
 
Events
1733 :   Birth - Lancashire
1805 :   Will - Mawdesley Croston, Lancashire
Probate to wife Bridget & children of late daughter Alice, wife of Thomas RUTTER...
4 August 1805 :   Death - Mawdesley Croston, Lancashire
bur 6 Aug 1805 Croston St Michael & All Angels, Lancashire
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if the tree is correct - Bridget died 23 days after Evan ?
so as Alice had also died - William / Thomas / Evan and James Rutter shared Evans money - if I have read that correctly ??
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tree owners surname is Errington