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| 1807 - Tailor 1841 - Age 56 [b. 1784/5], b. Yorkshire, Tailor [[ birthplace is often in error in 1841 census, when actual birth occurred outside of county ]] 1845 - Tailor 1851 - Age 67 [b. 1785/6], b. Lincolnshire, Taylor Joseph DEWS and Elizabeth CRAVEN married at All Saints Parish Church, Dewsbury on 3 Nov 1765, and had children baptized at the parish church including a son, William Craven DEWS, baptized July 1781, while his father was a resident of Ossett. William DEWS and Elizabeth (Betty) BAINES had a son, William Craven DEWS, baptized, 14 Sep 1823, at St. Peter and St. Leonard's Church, Horbury. It is possible that William DEWS (b. abt. 1784, Lincolnshire) is to be identified with William Craven DEWS (b. abt. 1781, Ossett), if the birthplace for William DEWS is inaccurate in the 1851 census, and his age is inaccurate to about three years in both the 1841 and 1851 censuses. The following children of William DEWS and Elizabeth (Betty) BAINES, were baptized at St. Peter and St. Leonard's Church, Horbury. 28 Aug 1808 - William Henry Dews 15 Apr 1810 - Mary Ann Dews 25 Dec 1811 - Henry Dews 19 Dec 1813 - Susan Dews 17 Sep 1815 - Edwin Dews 25 May 1817 - Josiah Dews 04 Jun 1820 - Susannah Dews 14 Sep 1823 - William Craven Dews Subject: Re: William DEWS, b. 1785/6, b. Lincolnshire From: "Stan Blanks" <blankssp@gmail.com> Date: Tue, July 17, 2012 2:21 am To: "Steven Matthew Hahn" <steve@hahn.info> Priority: Normal Hi Steve It was the naming of their second son named William that makes me think that the father is actually William Craven Dews, but I can understand your doubt. The first son, William Henry Dews, I think is probably the "Henry Dews, son of Wm Dews, Taylor and Elizabeth, his wife" buried 19 Oct 1810 St Peter & St Leonard, Horbury. Regarding the census and birth place, I think the 1841 is the more reliable. William Dews is the head of the house and presumably supplied the information. In 1851 William Craven Dews is a lodger with James Taylor who is head of the house. I think James Taylor has supplied the wrong information or the enumerator has had a guess. Note there is no marital status recorded for the other lodger George Eley. William Craven Dews, tailor & widower of Dennington, married Rebecca Goodair in 1847 at Sandal Magna. His father was Joseph Dews. The age of William on both census is at odds with the baptism year, but what are the odds of there being two William Craven Dews, with father named Joseph? There is a William Dewes who died in the Poor House, Wakefield, aged 70 years, buried 17 Nov 1851 at Holy Trinity, Wakefield. Maybe the Vicar knew his true age. I don't expect he left a Will if he died in the poorhouse. Rebecca (nee Earnshaw) was the relict of Pickard Goodair, butcher. They were married in 1819 in Woolley, WRY.There was a Pickard Goodair who died in Cheshire in 1846. Pickard's first wife Martha Nash died in 1815 There is an Elizabeth Dews of Horbury, died aged 59 and buried 13 Feb 1842, who I think could be the wife of William Craven Dews. Unfortunately her husband was not named on the register. kind regards Stan | ||||||||||||||||
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