Thanks Janet The Warwick marriage certainly looks interesting but of course there's no instant proof that is the link I'm looking for I agree that the "Mary Wagstaff" link is incorrect - I had seen that before and discounted it I will follow up the other suggestions you make Again, thanks for the response, much appreciated Rgds Cliff On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:01 AM, <warwick-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:56:36 -0000 > From: "Janet Booth" <janet@boothworld.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [WAR] William Lines, Coventry > To: <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <65B6B1AB95AD490285DA2ADB30CB200C@JanetHP> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hello Cliff, > > According to his marriage record to Mary ASTON via Ancestry's Warwickshire > Parish Register Images, one of the witnesses at the marriage was a James > LINES - perhaps a brother? Looking for other LINES marriages at Coventry, > there is one on 20 February 1827 at Coventry Holy Trinity of a James LANE & > Catherine LINES where one of the witnesses was a Sarah LINES - possibly a > sister? William LINES' burial record shows that he was aged 71 when he > died > at Spon Street and was buried at Coventry St Michael which gives him an > approximate birth date of 1772. > > Could this be a candidate for William's first marriage: > > 24 August 1800 at Warwick St Mary William LINES, bachelor & Catherine > CARR, spinster, both of the parish by banns > > Children to this couple appear to be: > > 10 Oct 1801 William LINES son of William & Catherine > 26 Aug 1803 Ann LINES daughter of William & Catherine > 28 Oct 1805 Catherine LINES daughter of William & Catherine > 24 Feb 1808 Sarah LINES daughter of William & Catherine > 16 Apr 1810 James LYNES son of William & Catherine > > All baptised at Coventry St John the Baptist. No other children after 1810 > to this couple that I can find so far. I cannot find a burial for > Catherine > but the burial records for Coventry St John are pretty difficult to read > between 1810 and 1812 so Catherine may well have died during that time. > William himself appears on the Electoral Registers for Coventry at Spon End > between 1832 and 1837. > > There is a Family Tree on Ancestry which shows William's parents to be > Thomas LINES (LYNES) and Mary WAGSTAFF who married at Coventry Holy Trinity > on 31 October 1779 but this does not fit in with his age on the 1841 census > nor his age at death as the baptism of this William is not until 1788. > > There is a death registration on the GRO Index of a Mary LYNES in the June > qtr 1859 at Coventry reg district who could perhaps be your Mary. Have you > thought to look for a will for your William? Given that he was a > Shopkeeper > he may well have left a will which could give you valuable clues in your > quest to find his parents. > > A2A website have quite a few records relating to William LINES/LYNES of > Coventry and you may pick up something of interest if you look through > them. > Looking for any records to do with James LINES, A2A has a couple of > mentions, one being that of a copy will of James LINES of Coventry Coal > Dealer dated 1824 and a copy will dated 1831 of his brother Richard, a > Victualler of Warwick both held at Warwickshire Record Office - perhaps > worth further investigation. > > Hope this gives you a few other avenues to explore. > > Janet > > > William Lines married Mary Aston (Arston) at St John the Baptist, Coventry > on 13 Oct 1812 - he was shown to be a widower > > They appear in the 1841 Census at Spon End > William 65ish Shopkeeper b Warks > Mary 55ish b Warks > > William died on 30 Sep 1843 and was buried on 4 Oct 1843 > > The 1851 Census for Spon End shows Mary 70 wid Grocer b Berkswell > > I have located five children from their marriage > > Disappointingly, I cannot trace William prior to this marriage > > > > > > > > > > > > >