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Marriage between MARY BELLAMY Born Halberton Devon 1725 and WILLIAM BURGOYNE born Blackawton Devon 1722. Do ou know where and when they were married and how many off-spring they produced? I would be grateful for any information on them. Would you know if William was a taylor or a husbandman or maybe neither?

Many thanks for your help. Elgeece

Is this her?



England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975



Name:Mary Bellamy

Gender:Female

Baptism Date:22 Oct 1727

Baptism Place:Halberton,Devon,England

Father:
Simon Bellamy

FHL Film Number:0962975 IT 2


Edit: Someone has a tree at Ancestry with these details.



Birth: 1726 - Devon, England
Marriage: 26 Dec 1746 - Blackawton, Devon, England
Spouse: William Burgoyne



Not sure it is supported by evidence

This site has transcripts of baptisms at Blackawton from 1848 including various children born to William and Mary Burgoin (sic) sometimes he is described as husbandman, sometimes taylor, sometimes no occupation given. Not sure if just one couple or not.


http://www.our4bears.net/parishes/Blackawton/Blackawton_bap.htm

Some trees on ancestry say the couple were married 26 Dec 1746 - Blackawton, Devon, England, but don't give evidence.

You could ask for a marriage look up at the url below, if all else fails:

http://www.our4bears.net/parishes/Blackawton/Blackawton_intro.htm

Dates before 1752 have been converted to the modern calendar.

BURGOIN Alice 2 Feb 1759 William & Mary

BURGOIN Elizabeth 24 Mar 1752 William & Mary Husbandman

BURGOIN John 6 May 1750 William & Mary Taylor

BURGOIN Martha 22 Aug 1762 William & Mary

BURGOIN Mary 7 Aug 1748 William & Mary Taylor

BURGOIN Mary Anne 20 Feb 1755 William & Mary Taylor

BURGOIN Sarah 7 Jan 1753 William & Mary

BURGOIN William 7 Mar 1749 William & Mary Husbandman

Best to check the page for yourself, in case I've missed any. Also, as the marriage is supposedly 1746, and the baptism transcripts start 1748, you might need to ask for a look up for potential child/children born 1746/7, on the look ups page.

RE "dates before 1752 have been converted to modern calendar"in post above.

Most of us are probably aware of the fact that prior to 1752, the year started and ended in March. so events recorded in parish registers between January and March, prior to 1752, can be ambiguous as to which year we would ascribe them to.

"Calendar

It is worth noting that during the currency of the Parish Registers the form of recording dates changed - the year used to run from March to March, not January to December so an entry for, say, 21 January 1563 would in modern form refer to 21 January 1564. It is pre-1753 that the confusion could occur.

In 1751 the year started on 25 March and ended on 31 December. In 1752 the year started on 1 January and ended on 31 December, however it appears that as far as Great Harwood's Parish Records are concerned the year change did not happen until the following year with the last birth of 1752 being recorded on 8 March 1752 and the first of 1753 being three weeks later on 29 March 1753.

The pre-1752 calendar is known as the Julian, or Old Style and dates are sometimes shown in modern documents as OS to indicate what year is intended. The post-1752 calendar is the Gregorian calendar.

Old Style dates are sometimes shown as 21 Jan 1563/64, however spreadsheets and software which carry out calculations based on dates cannot handle this format."

Bit worried about Mary Bellamy born Halberton, seems a bit of a way to Blackawton to meet William and get wed.

Did you rule out this marriage for Mary at Halberton?

England Marriages, 1538–1973

Name: Joseph Shallis<<<<<<<<<<
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Spouse's Name: Mary Bellamy<<<<<<<<<<<
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Event Date: 14 Jul 1749<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Event Place: Halberton,Devon,England<<<<<<<<<<<
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00175-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0962975 IT 2
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Could it have been a different Mary Bellamy who married William Burgoyne/Burgoin?