Morning Andrew & Liz,
I have been puzzling over the marriage of a James Catley in 1803 as reported by both Phil
Clements and Glynis Brown to be his 2nd marriage. Phil quotes her name as Mary and Glynis
as Martha.
The 1841 Census shows a James Catley age 77 living with William Carter 35 and his wife
Emma 31 plus their children Josiah 7# and William 1.
There are records for a James Catley b 1764 marrying Martha Smith 24/7/1803 Radstock and
resulting issue being Hannah b 1808 Emma b 1810 Samuel b 1815 and James b 1819.
Josiah# is shown as being bt 17/7/1833 the son of William Carter and Emma Catley.
This information conflicts with Phils/Glynis' assertion that Mary/Martha and James
(his 2nd marriage) produced Charles 1805 Martha Jane 1806 Evan Daniel 1807 and Betty
1809.
I think this leaves the way for James Catley bt 24/8/1757 son of Thomas&Betty Kelson
to have been the one who m Mary Townsend of Pilton at Chilcompton 21/12/1795 and they
sired all 11 children from Elizabeth 1795, right through to Betsey 1809. This does seem
to leave a bit of a hiccup in "the baby production dept" between Aubrey b 1802
and Charles b 1805 but this could have been a couple of miscarriages.
What do you think?
Tim
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