George Reeks born 1779 Woolaston (General)

by diana white , Saturday, June 10, 2017, 20:37 (2732 days ago) @ MPGriffiths

HI mpgriffiths

Thank you so much for your information. Still a bit confused which George Reeks I am putting in my tree?? The one born in 1779 or the one born in 1750. 1779 does seem to young to have a family starting in 1784?? It probably is more likely that Gorg is in fact the one I need born in 1750.

I did notice in Ancestry that the Woolaston records for around the time the Reeks children were being born were very bad copies. I do wonder if the marriage for George and Mary were amongst these almost destroyed records??

I found George Juniors account of prison very interesting but very sad that just stealing one sheep he was first given a death sentence and then transportation. Still a very harsh sentence and such hard times and laws. Did you know if he was married and had children to leave, which again would have been very hard times for them.

Thank you so much for your help. I love doing my family tree but sometimes it can be very frustrating!!

Best regards

Di