Marriage (Parish Records)
My husband decends from a long, long line of Coopers.
Ancestry does have
Register of Appentices etc.
23 August 1802
Master: Matthew TAYLOR. City of Bristol. occupation: Cooper
Apprentice: John FARRARS
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Matthew TAYLOR, married Esther PENRY, 1786, at Bristol
Matthew TAYLOR, married Sarah GILLETT - 29 August 1809, Bristol
Marriage on Ancestry
By Licence:
29 August 1809
Matthew TAYLOR, of St James in this City, (COOPER) and Sarah GILLETT of this Parish - married by Licence.
in the presence of William POWNALL, Mary BOLTON, Thos HARRIS.
Assume Matthew & Sarah TAYLOR - are the parents of the children mentioned ....
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Bristol, Non-Confirmist Baptist, Marriage and Burials 1793-1838
Wm James TAYLOR, son of Matthew & Hester TAYLOR from the Parish of St Nicholas was buried 29 July 1794in No. 3 by mr Thos VASEY
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Burial at Bristol St James
MATTHEW TAYLOR, aged 68 c 1769 : residence: St Peter's Hospital
Burial at Bristol St James
SARAH TAYLOR, aged 62 yeares c 1783 - residence: St Peter's Hospital
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The burial in 1837 - you mention, the year of birth given for Matthew TAYLOR is 1769 -
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The Licence in 1809, could show whether, Matthew was a Widower - or whether Matthew - who married Sarah TAYLOR was Matthew Jnr? ??
Used to be able to check Bristol Wills on line - but seems unavailable now.
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