Mary Ann DavisonWife of Richard Kennington
Baptismal Entry for Mary Ann Davison Caistor, Lincolnshire, England Parish Record1810
FHC Film # 1450424
Courtesy of Jenny Kennington Wagstaff
The Caistor Parish Record (6th entry down) reads:
Davison, Mary D.[daughter] of Thomas and Jane, April 8th.
The year, 1810, is listed at the top of the page.
Davison, Mary D.[daughter] of Thomas and Jane, April 8th.
The year, 1810, is listed at the top of the page.
Well folks, I believe Jenny's research has put the Mary Ann Davison question to rest. Combined with the marriage entry for Thomas and Jane the year before, we have a pretty clear picture of a newly married couple having their first child, a daughter, on April 1st, 1810 (according to family records) and having her baptized at the parish church when she was a week old.
By the way, the parents were married by Banns in the parish church. That indicates that for 3 weeks prior to their marriage, their intent to marry was announced at the church - giving anyone who objected the opportunity to do so. This was the normal way to marry. But If couples were in a hurry to marry, were enroute to another town, etc. they could buy a license and be married without the waiting period in another parish. So it seems to me that Thomas Davison and Jane Glossop were comfortable where they were and likely had family around to support them. They may have been agricultural laborers. The Glossop name has the double s. At that time the first s was written like our cursive f. So to our eye, the name might look like Glofsop, but it's Glossop.
In case you haven't consulted your maps yet, Caistor is about 16 miles north west from Louth as the crow flies. North Thoresby, where her future husband, Richard, was born is to the east of Caistor about 8 miles. Louth is to the south east of both towns.
A few notes on Caistor:
Pigot's Directory of 1828 describes it as a "small market town in parish of the same name...157 miles from London, 23 from Lincoln, 8 miles from Brigg...Parish Church dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul...grammar school founded in 1630...population in 1821 was 1,388 inhabitants...a fire in 1681 left 45 families in poverty and consumed over 1/2 the town's buildings..."
The 1841 Census of Caistor has a Sarah Davidson 25, with several children. There is also a Benjamin Davison or Dawson, 40, Blacksmith and family. Several Kennington families are also there: Thomas, 55 Wheelwright and family, a Richard 65 or 45, Carpenter with wife,, Mary 60 or 40 and Sarah, 10 ... (I know, that sounds like them doesn't it?, but the names don't line up, we need to do more research)
We need to go 2 directions now:
1. Back in time to find and document Thomas Davison and Jane Glossop and their families.
2. Forward in time to untangle the Progressive Men of Wyoming quote: "His parents were Richard and Mary (Davidson) [sic] Kennington, who came with their young family to the United States in 1856 and settled in Utah...The family consisted of of thirteen children, seven of whom died in infancy." PMW, pg. 855. The missing children need to be accounted for and added to the family record and we need a marriage date for Richard & Mary Ann.
Thanks again Jenny.
By the way, the parents were married by Banns in the parish church. That indicates that for 3 weeks prior to their marriage, their intent to marry was announced at the church - giving anyone who objected the opportunity to do so. This was the normal way to marry. But If couples were in a hurry to marry, were enroute to another town, etc. they could buy a license and be married without the waiting period in another parish. So it seems to me that Thomas Davison and Jane Glossop were comfortable where they were and likely had family around to support them. They may have been agricultural laborers. The Glossop name has the double s. At that time the first s was written like our cursive f. So to our eye, the name might look like Glofsop, but it's Glossop.
In case you haven't consulted your maps yet, Caistor is about 16 miles north west from Louth as the crow flies. North Thoresby, where her future husband, Richard, was born is to the east of Caistor about 8 miles. Louth is to the south east of both towns.
A few notes on Caistor:
Pigot's Directory of 1828 describes it as a "small market town in parish of the same name...157 miles from London, 23 from Lincoln, 8 miles from Brigg...Parish Church dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul...grammar school founded in 1630...population in 1821 was 1,388 inhabitants...a fire in 1681 left 45 families in poverty and consumed over 1/2 the town's buildings..."
The 1841 Census of Caistor has a Sarah Davidson 25, with several children. There is also a Benjamin Davison or Dawson, 40, Blacksmith and family. Several Kennington families are also there: Thomas, 55 Wheelwright and family, a Richard 65 or 45, Carpenter with wife,, Mary 60 or 40 and Sarah, 10 ... (I know, that sounds like them doesn't it?, but the names don't line up, we need to do more research)
We need to go 2 directions now:
1. Back in time to find and document Thomas Davison and Jane Glossop and their families.
2. Forward in time to untangle the Progressive Men of Wyoming quote: "His parents were Richard and Mary (Davidson) [sic] Kennington, who came with their young family to the United States in 1856 and settled in Utah...The family consisted of of thirteen children, seven of whom died in infancy." PMW, pg. 855. The missing children need to be accounted for and added to the family record and we need a marriage date for Richard & Mary Ann.
Thanks again Jenny.
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