The John Margerrisons of Brampton Derbyshire 1668-1729

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Surname/tag: Margerrison Margerison Jerison

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It is possible there were two John Margerisons (various spellings) living in Brampton, Derbyshire in the years 1668 and 1721.

The records of St Peter and St Paul, Old Brampton have been transcribed by Valerie Neal (available from her on CD). Records start in 1657. The main entries are:

• John Margerrison (J1) baptised 18 Oct 1668 the son of William Margerrison.

• John Marjerison (J2) married Olive Hague on 13 Dec 1674. J2 was estimated to have been born about 1650 so his baptism record is not in the registers.

• Olive Margerrison was buried on 25 Sep 1691 and is presumed to be the wife of J2.

• John Margerrison (J1 or J2?) married Maria Ingman on 1 May 1692.

• A Martha Marjerrison was buried on 24 Oct 1700 and is documented as being the wife of John (J1 or J2?). Is this another wife or is it a mistake in the register?

• A James Marjerrison, son of John, was baptised on 20 Jul 1701.

• John Marjerrison married Elizabeth Shipston on 1 Feb 1701/2. This is assumed to be J1 but could it be J2?. A John Jerrison (J1 or J2) was buried on 01 Dec 17218. A John Marjerrison was buried on 24 Oct 1729. In this case there is a probate record (1730) for John Jerison in which administration of John's estate was awarded to Anne Marjerison a Widow of Brampton. It is not clear to the author that Anne was the widow of J1 above. She could have been the Widow of J2 or some other relative.

• Maria Marjerrison, wife of John, was buried on the 24 Oct 1705. She is presumed to be Maria Ingman, wife of J2

• An Elizabeth Marjerison was buried in Old Brampton on 22 May 1766. If this is Elizabeth Shipston then the death in 1729 applies to J2.

Conclusions.

• There must have been at least 2 Johns as J1 would be only 6 years old at the time of J2's marriage in 1674.

• There are two more possible wives Martha and Anne.

• James Marjerrison's, baptism in 1701 is before the marriage of J1 to Elizabeth Shipston and before the death of Maria in 1705. It follows that James was the son of J2.

• In that case Maria Ingman was the wife of J2 and, as she was still alive in 1702, we are affirmed in the belief that Elizabeth was the wife of J1.

• Similarly Martha, who died in 1700, was the wife of J1 (as Maria, wife of J2, was still alive).

• Anne was the wife of J2 if we believe that Elizabeth (Shipston) died in 1766 or married again in 1741. So J1 died in 1721.

• Elizabeth, the daughter of John, was baptised 4 years after the marriage between J2 and Maria in 1692. The next child in the records is Maria who was baptised 6 years after that event. Unless there were other births outside Brampton this is difficult to explain if these were the children of J2.

• George the son of John, was baptised on 18 Jun 1700 and Maria died 3 days after that, followed by the burial of George about a month later. It is reasonable to assume that these events were related to childbirth and that George was the son of J1 and his first wife.

• What of Elizabeth Marjerison nee Shipston? There is nothing in the Old Brampton registers until 1766 when an Elizabeth Marjerison was buried. Interestingly an Elizabeth Jerrison of Brampton was married to a George Willmott in 1741 at Darley, Derbyshire (no burial record). In either case Elizabeth was still alive after the deaths of J1 and J2.

• From 1703 to 1718 there are baptisms and/or burials of the 6 children of John Marjerison or Jerison at Old Brampton. Many of them died in infancy. Unfortunately there is nothing in the registers to determine whether the father was J1 or J2. J2 would be of age 53 - 68 in this interval.

• John Marjerrison was baptised on 27 April 1703 when Maria and Elizabeth were still alive so he could have been the son of J1 or J2. Incidentally the baptism was about a year after the marriage of J1 and Elizabeth which tips the balance in their favour.

• The parents of the other children could have been J1 and Elizabeth or J2 and Anne. However, unless Anne was much younger than J2 she was probably past child bearing age. It is more likely that these were the children of J1 and Elizabeth.

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