Hi I'm just starting to research this line. The earliest I have is Henry Lucas born 1762 married to Mary. Nothing else on them, except their son Simon LUCAS born 1788 Moreton Baggott, married 1st March 1813 to Elizabeth Whittington. She was born 1794 (where?) and died 11th Jan 1828 Wootton Wawen. I found a listing for burials at WW but the list commences from the decade after Elizabeth's death. Does that mean there is no headstone? She was only 34 so assume died of the plague or in childbirth. I am descended through their son Samuel born 1819 born Tanworth who ended up in NSW and married Sarah Ann Blades   Lina Moffitt JP, Ba. Arts (Psych) http://australiandoctorsww1.com/  http://linamoffitt.com http://44caliberphotography.com http://healthy-life-and-income.myneways.com.au/Nutrition/home.aspx

Lina, The WW burial register images are on Ancestry and they confirm she was buried (not died) on Jan 11th 1828. The date of death is not recorded. Her abode at the time of her death although not entirely clear (to me) I think must be Bearley. She is recorded as age 34. Her marriage to Simon in 1813 (also on Ancestry) was by licence and the witnesses were John & Elizabeth Whittington. I would hazard a guess that as the marriage was with consent of her parents that these witnesses may be them. It happens that the baptism images for 1794 (birth year extrapolated from death at 34) at Wootton Wawen are damaged so she may be there and may not. HTH Peter I'm just starting to research this line. The earliest I have is Henry Lucas born 1762 married to Mary. Nothing else on them, except their son Simon LUCAS born 1788 Moreton Baggott, married 1st March 1813 to Elizabeth Whittington. She was born 1794 (where?) and died 11th Jan 1828 Wootton Wawen. I found a listing for burials at WW but the list commences from the decade after Elizabeth's death. Does that mean there is no headstone? She was only 34 so assume died of the plague or in childbirth. I am descended through their son Samuel born 1819 born Tanworth who ended up in NSW and married Sarah Ann Blades Lina Moffitt JP, Ba. Arts (Psych)

Hello Lina, FWIW FamilySearch would seem to indicate that Simon's bride was "Elizabeth Tonworth WITTINGTON" [note surname spelling] and that she was "born" 1792 at Longworth, Oxfordshire. ["Ancestral File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MCRF-HSL : accessed 2012-12-27), entry for Elizabeth LUCAS. Submitted By (1) rsutton2506680 ] This entry is perhaps less than helpful, as at that time Longworth wasn't in Oxfordshire but in Berkshire, where it remained for roughly 180 more years before changing counties in 1974... Peter adds the helpful point that the marriage was by licence. Wootton Wawen was in Worcester Diocese, and so the odds are very high that the 'application' will have survived, and be held at Worcester Records Office. These not-infrequently give additional details that don't appear in the Marriage Register. The chances are high that her residence at death was Bearley - 'next door' to Wootton Wawen, and formerly a chapelry of it - but my references are unclear as to when it may have become ecclesiastically independent. The Bishop's Transcript may be more legible - again, in all likelihood, held at Worcester RO. As for a gravestone, the chances are approaching non-existent that a legible one may have survived unless the family was 'on the wealthy side' in 1828. Even then, it's unlikely that any sort of permanent one would've been erected as the fashion for conspicuous memorials didn't become popular until some 30 years after her death. [Of course, if Simon survived to [roughly] the 1860s it's possible that *his* might well include her details - unless he remarried...] HTH Gus -----Original Message----- From: warwick-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:warwick-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lina Moffitt Sent: 27 December 2012 02:53 To: WARWICK@rootsweb.com Subject: [WAR] LUCAS and WHITTINGTON around Wootton Wawen Tanworth area Hi I'm just starting to research this line. The earliest I have is Henry Lucas born 1762 married to Mary. Nothing else on them, except their son Simon LUCAS born 1788 Moreton Baggott, married 1st March 1813 to Elizabeth Whittington. She was born 1794 (where?) and died 11th Jan 1828 Wootton Wawen. I found a listing for burials at WW but the list commences from the decade after Elizabeth's death. Does that mean there is no headstone? She was only 34 so assume died of the plague or in childbirth. I am descended through their son Samuel born 1819 born Tanworth who ended up in NSW and married Sarah Ann Blades   Lina Moffitt JP, Ba. Arts (Psych) http://australiandoctorsww1.com/  http://linamoffitt.com http://44caliberphotography.com http://healthy-life-and-income.myneways.com.au/Nutrition/home.aspx ------------------------------- List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/WARWICK ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WARWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message