Bellamy Marriage search (General)

by MPGriffiths , Monday, February 17, 2014, 22:31 (3926 days ago) @ Keith Thomas

May be a copy of the original marriage entry would give witness names and copy Wills (there are many BELLAMY's from Westbury on Severn, on the Gloucestershire Records office database)

There has been, on the forum before, many messages and replies, regarding the BELLAMY/PALMER's of Westbury on Severn and surrounding areas, as they appear to be Farmers who inter-marry over generations (and have parcels of land in different parts of Gloucesterhire) Assume this could be the same for WINTLE/COWLES/BELLAMY

e.g.

Marriage at Westbury on Severn - 6 March 1764

James WINTLE - residence: Abinghall
married
Phoebe GOUGH - of this parish

witnesses: Thomas WINTLE, Toby COWLES

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Phoebe was buried - 18 December 1777 at Westbury on Severn - 18 December 1777 - wife of James

James WINTLE, (Widower) - of this Parish then married Jane BELLAMY - 12 April 1778 - witnesses William & Mary BELLAMY (approx 12 weeks after James had buried his first wife)

John BELLAMY married Mary GOUGH 6 March 1774 - witnesses (William Gough and Jane BELLAMY)

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There is a tree on Ancestry with William BELLAMY and Elizabeth COLES

?

As there is a marriage at Bitton of Edwd COWLES to Hannah LEGG - 29 October 1744, do wonder whether COLES is COWLES - may be again, witness names would help.

Also from Gloucestershire Marriage Index CD pre 1800

Mary BELLAMY of Thornbury married William COWLES of Bristol at Yate 28 December 1710

? I think the surname COWLES is worth looking into

e.g.

Marriage at Westbury on Severn - 31 August 1792

Thomas BELLAMY and Elizabeth SARGEANT - witnesses: James SERGEANT and Tobias COWLES

and Marriage 12 May 1794 at Westbury

Richard BELLAMY and Sarah DREW - witnesses: Sarah WALLETT and Tobias COWLES

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You also mention James WINTLE

If you use the Advance Search:

When Thomas WINTLE married Elizabeth HOLFORD at Westbury on Severn 12 August 1754

witnesses: Isaac HALL and Toby COWLES (died in 1798 - Clerk to the Parish for 20 years)

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Arthur COWLES married Mary WINTLE at Westbury - 28 July 1682

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On Forest of Dean documents - there is a William WINTLE, farmer : Cowle's Farm - Westbury on Severn