Avis SMITH 1639 -1706 Awre & Yorkley (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Friday, December 07, 2012, 00:04 (4443 days ago) @ man2

I was pleased to come across this thread in my recent exploration of the James family, but it has raised a bit of a problem. The baptism record for Israel gives his parents as Richard James and Avis, and low and behold there is a marriage record in 1677 of Richard and Avis Smith (plus baptisms of several other children before Israel). However, the only baptism for an Avis Smith is in 1639 in Ruardean.

Is it really possible for a woman to have had a child at the age of 50?

Of course this long ago there must be missing records, but otherwise it seems to fit. Any suggestions welcome.

Mike

Perhaps a closer fit to Lydney and Yorkley. However it feels like a generation is missing - 1639 -> 1677...

Year: 1639
Month: Mar
Day: 10
Parents_Surname: SMITH
Child_Forenames: Avice
Fathers_Forenames: George
Mothers_Forenames: not stated]
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: daughter
Notes: Old style date 1638/39. Original in Latin
Register_Reference: P30 IN 1/1 Part 1 of 2
Page_Number: 119
Parish_Chapel: Awre

Year: 1677
Month: May
Day: 24
Grooms_Surname: JAMES
Grooms_Forenames: Richard
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition:
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Yorkly
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: SMITH
Brides_Forenames: Aviss
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition:
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Yorkly
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns:
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark:
Witness_1:
Witness_2:
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes: Compiled from Latin PRs and BTs
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/2
Page_Number: 18
Parish_Chapel: Newland

Year: 1706
Month: Mar
Day: 4
Surname: JAMES
Forenames: Avice
Residence: of Yorkley
Age_at_death:
Officiating_Minister: J Roberts Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: wife of Richard
Notes: Old style date 1705/06
Register_Reference: P209 IN 1/1
Page_No: 82
Parish_Chapel: Lydney

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