George Burchill (Week 1 - FFFFFF)

[Merry]

Name - "official" name and what they were known as

George Burchill

Date and place of birth

About 1783 at Bitton, Gloucestershire

Names of parents

Unknown

Date and place of baptism - if applicable

Unknown

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any

1) To my 4xgg-m, Elizabeth Webbelee. I had 4th July 1803 at Bristol from Family Search. Just went back to see if I could sort out which church and noticed there are other records for the same date at St Michaels church, but the groom on those is George Portlock, not George Burchill! Maybe someone could have a look and see what they think?? (I do know the bride should have the name Elizabeth Webbelee)

2) 4th June 1823 to Ann (edited, see post #3) Brimble at St James' Bristol

Occupation(s) - if any

Farmer and beer seller. Yeoman on admin!!

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).

1841: Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire
1851: Nailsea, Somerset
1861: The Wheat Sheaf Inn, Nailsea, Somerset

Date, place and cause of death

26th Jan 1862 at Nailsea, Somerset of suffocation caused by the bursting of a tumour in the stomach.

Date and place of burial.

2nd February 1862 at Holy Trinity, Nailsea, Somerset

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable

Admin to widow Feb 1862

Memorial inscription - if any

Not looked

Link to George's eldest son, Isaac Webley Burchill's thread:

http://genealogistsforum.co.uk/Forum/showthread.php?t=6786

[Merry]

Forgot to say George had at least 18 children - 9 with each wife. The eldest was my 3xg-gf, Isaac Webley Burchill. The last was born over 35 years later!

[kiterunner]

My Bristol Marriages CD gives the 1803 marriage as George Burlett / Elizabeth Webbelley, 4th July 1803 at St Michael. Both of this parish, his occupation Butcher, she a spinster, by banns. It doesn't list the witnesses' names on the CD, unfortunately.

There don't seem to be many Burletts in Bristol, so it could well be a transcription error. I suppose it would be best to get a view of the actual PR image.

Also they give the bride's name on the 1823 marriage as Ann Brimble.

[Merry]

lol re Ann Brimble! That's my typo - I must have Elizabeth's on the brain! (I'll change it now)

That's good that George Burlett is a butcher as this George Burchill ought to have been one as just about every other Burchill on my tree is a butcher, so that makes it more likely to be the right marriage. I'm thinking the writing must be poor if the name has been transcribed as Portlock too?

You are right, I must get a proper copy. Thanks.

[anne fraser]

I have Brimbles from Kelston they were Blacksmiths. Have you seen this from the Frenchay museum site? http://www.frenchaymuseumarchives.co.uk/Archives/PagesBiogy/Webley-Coombs.htm I think these might be some of your Burchill's as well. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:IzS5uVnVSKIJ:archiver.rootsweb.ance stry.com/th/read/Bristol_and_Somerset/2005-05/1115502729+george+burchill+st+george&cd=12&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk&source=www.google.co.uk

[Merry]

Andy Coombes got much of his info from me!!

[tenterfieldjulie]

Well you know it is right then Merry lol Don't you???

[Janet]

Well you know it is right then Merry lol Don't you???

Not without an intensely meticulous proofreading, Julie. :eek: