Mary (Wells) Rawlins (1689)

Born 1689 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

Wife of William Rawlins — married 21 Oct 1714 in Curdworth, Warwickshire, England

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Biography

Mary was born in 1689 in Sutton Coldfield in Warwickshire and was baptised there on 13 October of that year.^[1] She was the first daughter of Joseph and Mary Wells. Mary’s father died in 1699 when she was just 10 years old and it is unknown whether her mother re-married or not, though it is quite likely given that her mother had another child to care for - her younger sister Elizabeth who was just 5 years old at the time.

At the age of 25 years Mary married 32 year old William Rawlins on 21 October 1714 at Curdworth in Warwickshire.^[2][3] At the time of their marriage William was living about 11 miles away in Aldridge, located on the other side of Sutton Coldfield. William and Mary had 6 children together, all born and baptised in Sutton Coldfield.

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Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXL5-PPY : 14 September 2022), Mary Welles, 13 Oct 1689; Christening; citing , Warwick County Record Office, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQB-W55G : 8 July 2020), Mary Welly and William Rawlins, 1714; citing Marriage License, Curdworth, Warwickshire, England, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Stafford; FHL microfilm 7,619,407.
3. ↑ Marriage: "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX2B-T8F : 14 September 2022), William Rawlins and Mary Wells, 21 Oct 1714; Marriage; citing , p. , Warwick County Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 198,729.