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Hi,

I've decided to do some more research into Elizabeth Westwood who may or may not have been my 5th Great Grandmother.

I know that she married a William Toy 10th April 1786, and strongly suspect they had a child William Toy b 1788

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=381859

Now I understand there wasn't enough to suggest a concrete link, but I want to try and see if I can make it concrete.

So I believe I have found a christening/baptism/birth date - just to perhaps to give it more facts.

I searched for Elizabeth Westwood, and the only one I found who was born in the Halesowen area was this young lady.

9 Apr 1769 - Halesowen, Worcester

Which would have made her 17 when she married William in 1786, actually just turned 17.

I also have a christening for William Toy in Halesowen

18 July 1768 - Halesowen, Worcester

Which would have made him 17 when married, so the age difference between the 2 is similar. Young love?

I find the date that Elizabeth was baptised and married very interesting, was there a law back then that you had to be 17 to get married?

This may well be something and nothing, but it could give me some more facts to perhaps track a death, which may give me more information.

Is this still a Brickwall, or have you solved it?

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