Mary (Beacall) Watkins (1771 - 1847)

Born 5 Feb 1771 in Shrewsbury St Julian, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Webb Watkins — married 1 Nov 1792 in Clifton Saint Andrew, Gloucestershire, England

Descendants

Died 1 May 1847 at age 76 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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Biography

Mary was born in 1771 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, to Richard Beacall and Hannah (Onions) Beacall.

Mary married John Webb Watkins on November 1, 1792 in Clifton Saint Andrew, Gloucestershire, England.^[1]

She died on 1 May 1847 ^[2] - her death notice in the Bristol Times and Mirror newspaper of 15 May 1847 reads: " May 1, Mrs Mary Watkins, widow of Mr. John Webb Watkins, aged 76, deeply regretted by her large family and by all who knew her.

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Research notes

Although Mary's marriage record and the 1841 England Census say that Mary was born in Clifton, Gloucestershire, the only other Mary Beacall in the records born in 1771 (or around that time) was born in Shrewsbury (as most Beacalls were). There don't seem to have been any Beacalls in Gloucestershire at this time, so logically, she came from Shrewsbury.

The name Beacall used to be Bewcoll or maybe Beucol, which A Dictionary of English Surnames says came from a French nickname meaning 'fair neck'.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNHL-666 : Jn Webb Watkins and Mary Beacall, 01 Nov 1792; citing Clifton, Gloucester, England, reference p 83; FHL microfilm 1,749,584.
2. ↑ GRO death index: WATKINS, MARY ; age at death 76  : GRO Reference: 1847 June Quarter in THE CLIFTON UNION Volume 11 Page 201

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SG83-4RB :entry for Mary /BEACALL/.
• Pedigree of the family of Beacall, of Shrewsbury, with other information relating to the family, Shropshire Archives