By chance have some information on Margaret GAINSBOROUGH transcribed from fiche of St Peter, Sudbury and other similar sources. No knowledge of Edward DREW etc. Lesley Jones ------------------------------------------ Thomas GAINSBOROUGH Birth: abt 1678, Sudbury, Suffolk Death: Mar 1739, of St Peter, smallpox Burial: 16 Mar 1739, All Saints, Sudbury Occ: Merchant Father: Robert GAINSBOROUGH (~1642-~1717) Mother: Elizabeth CLARK (~1642-) Spouse: Elizabeth FENN Children: Thomas (1708-1738) John (~1711-1772) Elizabeth (died as child) (~1713-1722) Margaret (~1713-~1748) Samuel (~1717-1780) Other spouse?: Sarah PETTO ("Wealthy". Influential in building Great Meeting non-conformist meeting house, 1709?) Thomas GAINSBOROUGH Birth: 20 Aug 1708, St Peter, Sudbury Chr: 20 Oct 1709, Great Meeting, Friar St, Sudbury Death: Sep 1738, of St Peter Burial: 15 Sep 1738, All Saints, Sudbury (30) Occ: Merchant John GAINSBOROUGH Birth: abt 1711, Sudbury, Suffolk Chr: 23 Sep 1711, Great Meeting, Friar St, Sudbury Death: Aug 1772, of St Peter Burial: 12 Aug 1772, All Saints, Sudbury Occ: Cloth/say manufacturer? Spouse: Mary ENGLISH Birth: abt 1723 Death: 11 Apr 1764, Sudbury, Suffolk Marr: abt 1749 Children: Mary (~1750-1769) John (1752-~1791) Mary (1755-) "Rich John". Freeman of Sudbury Elizabeth GAINSBOROUGH Birth: abt 1713, Sudbury, Suffolk Chr: 3 Dec 1713, Great Meeting, Friar St, Sudbury Death: Feb 1722, of All Saints Burial: 14 Feb 1722, All Saints, Sudbury (Speculative death date) Margaret GAINSBOROUGH Birth: abt 1713 Death: abt 1748 Spouse: William SHEPHERD Birth: abt 1713, of Braintree, Essex Marr: 24 Sep 1735, St Peter Sudbury (Licence. Benefactor Thomas Gainsborough of Sudbury, gent. Wm. Shepherd, of Braintree, co. Essex, gent. & Margt Gainsborough, of Sudbury, at St. Peter's, Sudbury or Cornard Magna. Sudbury - Marriage Licences, 1782-1814 Samuel GAINSBOROUGH Birth: abt 1717, Sudbury, Suffolk Death: Aug 1780, Colchester Burial: 24 Aug 1780, All Saints, Sudbury Chr: 29 Dec 1717, Great Meeting, Friar St, Sudbury Death: abt 1780 Occ: Haberdasher Freeman of Sudbury - admitted 28/2/1772