ARC....William Cole & Mary Price, Rowley Regis

[sp1]

Have been looking at this couple and have a few questions:
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... ice-Family

Firstly, I can only see one baptism for a William Cole - 31 March 1734 son of Edward & Diana (Rowley Regis) : is this him?

There are two possible bapts for a Mary Price:
29 July 1722 dau of John & Mary Price ('but they belong to Hales p.')
5 Dec 1731 dau of Joseph & Sarah Price.

There was another Mary bapt 13 May 1722 dau of Mary Price (bur 20 Jan 1722/3 - so not her)

Then we have two marriages for a Mary Price:
24 Aug 1752 to William Cole.
and 17 Apr 1752 to Benjamin Bate - on BCC here:
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... ice-Family (my ancestors, by the way).
I have found the burial for this Mary Price 19 Sept 1792 Mary wife of Benjamin Bate, Dropsy, 58 yrs. This would make her born around 1734, so the date is 2-3 years out if she was bapt 1731- not entirely out of the bounds of possibility.
Can anyone see a burial for a Mary Cole of the right age (I have the registers to 1812 and cant see it - so possibly after 1812).
If after 1812 it should, hopefully give her age.

[sp1]

Should have added for the sake of completeness - the burial for Benjamin Bate:
' 15 Apr 1812 Benjamin Bate, 79, rheumatic gout.'
so his age matches as he was bapt 10 Dec 1732.

-in fact, most of the ages given in the register that I can confirm seem to be quite accurate, so Benjamin Bate's wife is probably not the one bapt 1731 - would just like to confirm the 1731 Mary Price is the one who married William Cole............

[FarSide]

Only one I see..
RR Burial
27 Dec 1816 Mary Cole, Knowle, 67, Natural decay

[sp1]

Thank you FarSide.

That one looks too young, so it looks like we're a bit stuck here...........

[Jimmy]

Only one I see..
RR Burial
27 Dec 1816 Mary Cole, Knowle, 67, Natural decay

NBI as age at 87.

NBI.
Burial Date 27 Dec 1816.
Mary Cole. age 87. Rowley Regis, St Giles.

[Jimmy]

NBI.
Burial Date 8 Jan 1812.
William Cole. age 46. Rowley Regis, St Giles.

[sp1]

Only one I see..
RR Burial
27 Dec 1816 Mary Cole, Knowle, 67, Natural decay

NBI as age at 87.

NBI.
Burial Date 27 Dec 1816.
Mary Cole. age 87. Rowley Regis, St Giles.

Wonder which age is correct - if she was 87 that's still about two years out for that baptism. She obviously wasn't around to argue, and I have seen far worse inaccuracies chiselled on gravestones. But.... We have one baptism and two Marys: one two years to old if that age is correct, and one three years to young - there are two possibilities locally for the younger one (at Kingswinford and Himley) no other info so still a dead end.
Were the 1816 registers destroyed in the fire or did the originals survive ( I know some did but can't remember which dates)?

[Northern Lass]

27 Dec 1816 St Giles Rowley Regis
Mary Cole Knowle 67 Natl decay

[sp1]

27 Dec 1816 St Giles Rowley Regis
Mary Cole Knowle 67 Natl decay

That's not her then!

[Northern Lass]

27 Dec 1816 St Giles Rowley Regis
Mary Cole Knowle 67 Natl decay

That's not her then!

That is from transcripts sp1 so might be an idea to check in actual register

[sp1]

Yes, I realised that, which is why I asked whether that register survived the 1913 fire.

[Northern Lass]

Yes, I realised that, which is why I asked whether that register survived the 1913 fire.

RF do you know?

[Northern Lass]

Put it down for a look up we could have a check? if 1816 is there.

are you done with this thread?