Mary (Nott) Palfrey (1781 - 1832)

Born 1781 in Farringdon, Devon, England

Wife of William Fish — married 18 Jan 1810 in Clyst Honiton, Devon, England

Died 1832 at about age 51 in Clyst Honiton, Devon, England

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Biography

Mary was born about 1781^[1] and baptised 30th December 1781 at Farringdon, Devon, England, the daughter of William Nott and Mary Nott. N. B. Farringdon is 2 miles from Clyst Honiton^[2].

Mary Knot married William Fish on the 18th January 1810 at Clyst Honiton, Devon, England^[3]

Mary's husband William died in 1820 aged 36 years and was buried 10th May 1820 at Clyst Honiton, Devon, England^[4]

Mary Fish, a widow married John Palfrey, a widower on the 16th March 1826 at Clyst Honiton, Devon, England^[5]

Mary Palfrey died aged 50 years, in 1832 and was buried 12th June 1832 at Clyst Honiton, Devon, England^[1]

Research Notes

Marriage ^[6][7]

Name: William Fish

Spouse's Name: Mary Knot

Event Date: 18 Jan 1810

Event Place: Clyst Honiton, Devon, England

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Clyst Honiton, Devon, England Burial Register entry of Mary PALFREY" 1832 Pg.23 Entry No. 184. South West Heritage Trust. Image available at FindMyPast Accessed 8th June 2018
2. ↑ "Farringdon, Devon, England Baptism Register entry of Mary NOTT" 17813167A/PR/1/1. South West Heritage Trust. Image available at FindMyPast Accessed 8th June 2018
3. ↑ "Clyst Honiton, Devon, England Marriage Register entry of William FISH & Mary KNOT" 1810 Pg. 44 Image available at FindMyPast Accessed 8th June 2018
4. ↑ "Clyst Honiton, Devon, England Burial Register entry of William FISH" 1820 Pg. 8 Entry No. 60. South West Heritage Trust. Image available at FindMyPast Accessed 8th June 2018
5. ↑ "Clyst Honiton, Devon, England Marriage Register entry of John PALFREY & Mary FISH" 1826 Pg. 16 Entry No. 48. South West Heritage Trust. Image available at FindMyPast Accessed 8th June 2018
6. ↑ Parish Register for said place: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N252-W9W : 10 February 2018), William Fish and Mary Knot, 18 Jan 1810; citing Clyst Honiton,Devon,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 917,179.
7. ↑ Bishop's transcript for said place: "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDS-VHRV : 16 May 2018), William Fish and Mary Knott, Clyst Honiton, Devon, England, United Kingdom; citing Marriage, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
   Note the vicar has confused the years and transcribed the same year twice, with spelling variants: [1] [2]. Note also the dating is ambiguous. The FamilySearch indexer has made only one entry, choosing the spelling Knott and the date 1811, neither of which quite corresponds to the images.

See also:

• Clyst Honiton Parish Registers : Marriages 1760-1826 - transcription courtesy Chris Graves:

William Fish - Mary Ihnot 18 Jan 1810

(Viewable image can easily be mistaken as Ihnot rather than Knot(t)

• Profile was created by Julia Margaret Nash, Feb 25, 2013