I am researching Richard GAGER and would like to find please the maiden name of a 2nd wife and also who his family was. My ancestor Richard Gager lived in King Lynn in 1764-1765 and again 1768-1779. He married twice first to Ann Nelson nee Stanfield in 1764 in Tilney her parish, his was King Lynn. 1765 has a son John and first wife Ann was buried 1765 in King Lynn His second wife Susanna[Susan] had 1768 daughter Elizabeth baptised November 1772 daughter Mary Baptised 1774 daughter Anne Baptised 1779 Richard was buried in King Lynn [no age given or occupation] 1786 Susanna his widow was buried in King Lynn [no age given] The surname GAGER is uncommon in Norfolk. There are a 5 Richard Gager's baptised in parish records [1672,1701,1707,1710,1734] in Bury St Edmund's Suffolk in St James; the 1734 record is son of Richard and Mary Gager. Richard Gager the father of Richard above was married first to Elizabeth and had two daughters Mary 1731 Elizabeth 1732 His wife Elizabeth died in 1732 and he remarried Mary CROPLEY in 1733 They had Richard 1734 Mary 1737 Elizabeth 1739 The given names of this family in Bury are repeated in my family in King Lynn. I have found a burial of a Richard GAGER in Bury in 1768 in July which if this is the father of my Richard [maybe the baptised child of 1734] it would explain where he may have married. After Richard in King Lynn's first wife died he may have moved back to family to have someone to care for his son or to help his father if he was ill/aging. I am wondering if Richard married his second wife in the Bury St Edmund's area as I have not been able to find anything in Norfolk. Any information on the family in Bury St Edmund's that might prove or disprove this theory is welcome. Karen

Hi Karen I can't help you with your Richard or Gagers in Bury but just to say that there are Gagers in Long Melford from the 16th century, including some Richards ... probably no connection at all but if your researches in Bury happen to lead back to Melford, come back to me and I have info. Lyn B -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Hodges Sent: 18 August 2012 10:42 To: [email protected] Subject: [SFK-UK] Bury St Edmund records I am researching Richard GAGER and would like to find please the maiden name of a 2nd wife and also who his family was. My ancestor Richard Gager lived in King Lynn in 1764-1765 and again 1768-1779. He married twice first to Ann Nelson nee Stanfield in 1764 in Tilney her parish, his was King Lynn. 1765 has a son John and first wife Ann was buried 1765 in King Lynn His second wife Susanna[Susan] had 1768 daughter Elizabeth baptised November 1772 daughter Mary Baptised 1774 daughter Anne Baptised 1779 Richard was buried in King Lynn [no age given or occupation] 1786 Susanna his widow was buried in King Lynn [no age given] The surname GAGER is uncommon in Norfolk. There are a 5 Richard Gager's baptised in parish records [1672,1701,1707,1710,1734] in Bury St Edmund's Suffolk in St James; the 1734 record is son of Richard and Mary Gager. Richard Gager the father of Richard above was married first to Elizabeth and had two daughters Mary 1731 Elizabeth 1732 His wife Elizabeth died in 1732 and he remarried Mary CROPLEY in 1733 They had Richard 1734 Mary 1737 Elizabeth 1739 The given names of this family in Bury are repeated in my family in King Lynn. I have found a burial of a Richard GAGER in Bury in 1768 in July which if this is the father of my Richard [maybe the baptised child of 1734] it would explain where he may have married. After Richard in King Lynn's first wife died he may have moved back to family to have someone to care for his son or to help his father if he was ill/aging. I am wondering if Richard married his second wife in the Bury St Edmund's area as I have not been able to find anything in Norfolk. Any information on the family in Bury St Edmund's that might prove or disprove this theory is welcome. Karen ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message