Mary Driver (bef. 1753)

Born before 2 Sep 1753 in Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Biography

Mary, the daughter of William Driver of Elam, was baptised at All Saints, Bingley on 2 September 1753.^[1] There is an Elam Wood Road running alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal; the baptism record for another child has their abode as Elam Woodhouse.

Burial

Burial:

Date: bur 10 May 1791

Research Notes

Starting with the Squires children, who all have John Squires as the father, and have Warwick as their birth place: Mary 1775 through to Elizabeth 1797, excepting John who was born in Dorset. New sources are showing a Mary Pooll as the mother. Mary Driver is a more likely parent of the Morby family.

Probably married Squire Morby at Rothwell on 22 November 1789.^[2]

They had the following children:

Sarah 1791 West Ardsley

Rachel 1796 Wakefield

Mary 1798 East Ardsley

Thomas 1800 East Ardsley

James 1808 Dewsbury

Joseph 1810 Dewsbury

Mary 1810 Dewsbury

Squire died at Dewsbury in 1818.^[3]

On 1 March 1812 John, son of Squire Moorby was buried at Dewsbury; nine days later Naomi, wife of John Moorby was buried. This was mostly likely this Naomi.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data:Yorkshire Parish Records. Leeds, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service.
2. ↑ West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP91/3/2
3. ↑ West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: WDP9/48
4. ↑ West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP9/8