George MEEK Ruardean Hill (General)

by Danny , Thursday, November 22, 2007, 00:56 (6214 days ago) @ jimashton

Hello Wilfred & Jim,

I have worked this part of my wife's family tree and agree with most of jim's data. The one bit I'm not sure of is which Ann Yemm married William Gagg 1744 at Ruardean in July 1769; the 1746 Ann (parents William & Sarah) or the 1751 Ann (parents John & Mary)
a) the flow thro of names of siblings of the respective Ann Yemm's as Gagg children is not strong.
b) at the 1769 marriage the one Ann would have been 18 and the other 23.
c) the wills of William and Ann Gagg do not provide any helpful clues.
d) William Gagg was buried in 1809, age 65 thus giving a YOB of 1744. This suggests a good knowledge of his own age and YOB.
Ann Gagg was buried in June 1813, age 65, a widow. This suggests a YOB of 1747.

So, if there is a strong case for discounting age data and selecting the 1751 Ann Yemm, I am more than happy to be persuaded.

Incidently, I have a number of these either / or decisions awaiting that key bit of missing info !!

regards...Danny