Val Burge wrote: > Hi all, I'm currently chasing my GGG grandfather Joseph WHEELER's second > wife Ruth AISHER(?). That name was read from the Dilton Marrriage PR's > recently, but the transcriber said it was difficult to read, so is open to > question. They married on 12 June 1803. She didn't have any children, and > married Joseph when he was in his early 60's, so it's not unlikely she was > in her 40's at the time of her marriage. > > I've found a Ruth AISHER on the IGI, born Market Lavington 1762, the > daughter of Thomas AISHER and (probably) Mary HOLT married 11 Nov 1744. > Market Lavington is 12 miles from Dilton. > > Other children born to Thomas were: Richard 1745, Thomas 1747, John 1750, > Caleb 1755, Thomas 1756, Sarah 1757, Jane 1758, William 1760, and William > 1764. No mothers names were given, but it's likely they were the same Thomas > going by the sequence of birthdates. > > Does anyone have any connection with this family? Any info would be > appreciated so I can potentially discount or confirm this Ruth. > > BTW, my Ruth WHEELER nee AISHER later married Jeremiah SINGER of Rodden as a > widow in 1819, if you can tie her in there. I have her age as 70 in the > 1841 census, making her approximately 77-82 on her death in 1848. If she was > born in 1862, she'd actually have been 85... but ages were wrong more often > than right! > > > Val Burge, Sydney, Australia > Hi Val, I have a distant connection by marriage to Richard 1745. He married Elizabeth, the sister, of my 3x Great Grand Father William FERRIS in Urchfont 27 Feb 1778. He was baptized 6 Sep 1745 in Market Lavington and Buried 1 Dec 1811 also in M/L. They had 7 children. It's getting on for 1.30am here in the UK so I'm going to turn in. Will contact you again later today Terry Basting