I hesitate to type this ...

[Mark Dudley]

I found Thomas Dudley's marriage to Elizabeth Chew on FamilySearch - 17th October 1796 at St Lawrence, Foleshill, I think I may have found the family later in Nuneaton, but I am desperate to find where Thomas fits into the Foleshill Dudleys (if indeed he does).

I have failed to find either him, or Elizabeth anywhere else before or around that time ....

Any ideas?

[Merry]

First step would be to get the full marriage details on the offchance one of the witnesses is someone you know!

[Phoenix]

Wills, land tax, poor law records, manorial records?

[Merry]

Could this one be connected?

PCC Will of Edward Dudley, Gentleman of Nuneaton , Warwickshire, 31 October 1770

[Merry]

Oooh, I've remembered why we are supposed to quake at the metion of TD - He's the one born in Spain in 1851 but in Warks in 1841!! lol (bit slow on the uptake here!)

[Mark Dudley]

This one is a missing one I think - I can't fit him in to the family - but if I can it may help me work out where Thomas and his father Thomas came from before they appeared in Foleshill

[Mark Dudley]

Where is that will from Merry?

[Merry]

ON the Documents Online bit of The National Archives site:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=470955&queryType=1&resultcount=1

Is he too posh though?!!! lol

[Mark Dudley]

Any degree of poshness is probably too posh. I'll have a look. Thanks Merry

[Merry]

You can get the full marriage details via the Warks FHS. See:

http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/bmd/foleshill_marriages_g.html

Who is Thomas Dudley bur 8th Dec 1782 in Foleshill, living at Bell Green?

There's another Thomas Dudley bur 8th March 1804 and Elizabeth Dudley, widow, bur 13th Sept 1812

There's also a burial for a John Chew 8th Oct 1767

All from here:

http://www.hunimex.net/warwick/bmd/Foleshill/Foleshill_St_Laurence_Burials_index%201813-37.html

[Mark Dudley]

I've got all those except the John Chew thanks Merry - it is reassuring because the only Chews I could find come from round Stroud way - which feels slightly odd as that is where I am now ... I keep thinking there must be a connection :) The 1782 burial is Thomas of Spain's father.

[Mark Dudley]

Well the good news is that they were both otp and were married by banns. The witnesses don't help though...

I'm starting to wonder if I might have my Thomases crossed -

Thos , otp 31 Oct 1757 by banns To: Mary CARPENTER , otp Signed Dudly Witnesses: Abraham Carpender; J.H.
Thos , otp 20 May 1793 by banns To: Sarah HALL , otp Witnesses: Thomas Coltman, Wm Hutchinson
Thos , otp 17 Oct 1796 by banns To: Elizth CHEW , otp Witnesses: Benjn Phillips, Wm Hutchinson

I have always had Thos (m Sarah Hall) as the son of Thos (m Mary Carpenter), but based on nothing more than the fact that only one Thos appears in the baptism records....

DUDLEY
30 Oct 1760 Thos son of Thos and Mary.
23 Aug 1762 Mary Dr of Thos and Mary.
25 Mar 1766 Saml son of Thos and Mary.
28 Jul 1793 John Son of Thos and Sarah.
19 Nov 1809 Elizabeth Dr of Thomas and Sarah.
23 Jan 1814 Sarah Dr of John and Hannah. - Weaver of Bell Green
27 Aug 1815 William son of John and Susanna. - Weaver of Bell Green
9 Mar 1817 Thomas son of John and Hannah. - Weaver of Courthouse Green
22 Nov 1818 Hannah Daur of John and Anne. - Weaver of Bell Green
11 Oct 1819 Mary Ann Daur of Thomas and Mary. - Weaver of Bell Green
28 Jan 1821 John son of John and Hannah. - Weaver of Church Lane
4 Mar 1821 Martha Dr of Thos and Mary. - Weaver of Bell Green
13 Oct 1822 John son of John and Hannah. - Weaver of Church Lane
24 Oct 1824 Faithfull son of John and Hannah. - Weaver of Church Lane
12 May 1826 Elizabeth Dr of John and Hannah. - Weaver of Church Lane
8 Jun 1828 Jesse John and Hannah. - Weaver of Church Lane
5 Apr 1830 Mary John and Hannah. - Weaver of Church Lane
DUDLY 14 Jan 1759 Sarah Daughter of Thomas and Mary.