Priscilla (Keen) Belson (bef. 1816 - 1880)

Born before 14 Jan 1816 in Berrick Prior, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Belson — married 9 Jul 1837 in Newington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1880 after age 64 in Chalgrove, Oxford, England

Biography

Priscilla Keen was baptised in Newington, Oxfordshire on 14th January 1816^[1]. She was the daughter of John Keane and Harriet (Hinton) Keane. Her father stated on the register that he was a labourer and that the family were living in Berrick Prior at the time.

Samuel Belson and Priscilla Keene were married in Newington, Oxfordshire on 9th July 1837^[2]. They were bachelor and spinster and both of full age. Samuel was a labourer, living in Chalgrove and the son of Francis Belson who was also a labourer. Priscilla was a labourer living in Newington and the daughter of John Keene who was a shepherd. Priscilla signed her own name on the register whilst Samuel could only make his mark with a cross^[3].

She died in 1880.

Sources

1. ↑ Newington Baptism Register, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: BOD179_B_5 Sharing Link to Baptism Register image on Ancestry
2. ↑ Register of Marriages, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1837 S Quarter in Wallingford Volume 6 Page 279 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
3. ↑ Newington Marriage Register, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: BOD179_B_10 Sharing Link to marriage register image on Ancestry