John Drewry
1757 -
Life History
1757 |
Born |
24th Sep 1757 |
Christened in St Mary le Wigford, Lincoln |
1845 |
Died in Crowle, Lincolnshire |
Notes
From Pat Carey's family tree:
Married Elizabeth Colton (1757-1818)
Children:
Thomas Drewry 1786 -
Sarah Drewry 1788 - 1879
Samuel Drewry 1793 -
James Drewry 1796 -
IGI Family Search records have his Christening:
John DRURY christened on 24 Sep 1757,
Saint Mary Le Wigford, Lincoln, England.
Parents Robt DRURY and Ann.
Actual Record at Saint Mary Le Wigford
The Pedigree Resource File shows the following information:
John DREWERY Christened 24/9/1757 Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Father Robert DREWERY, Mother Ann. Married 1752
The 1841 census has:
John Drewry aged 84 (ie born 1757)
shown as being of 'independent means'
staying with Benjamin Drewry aged 56 (Farmer)
and Ann Drewry aged 20.
They were living at the time at Crowle, Lincolnshire, but John Drewry was shown as not being born in the parish. (However, this may not be the same John Drewry)
The 1841 census also has (living next door to John and Benjamin):
Ann Drewry aged 56 (not born in Crowle)
Happy Drewry aged 17
IGI shows an Ann Drury born 23 Aug 1820 and christened 26 Aug 1820 in Crowle, father Benjamin Drury and mother Ann.
Happy Drewry married a Timothy Belton, farmer of 27 acres in 1848.
From freeBMD: Marriages: Dec 1848, Drewry Happy, Thorne, 23 723.
Her final days were probably not happy. Aged 68 she is in Rotheram Union workhouse .
John Drewry died on 21st January 1845 aged 88 (i.e. born 1757) in Crowle.
Benjamin Drewry was christened on 19th Nov 1783 in Crowle; parents: John Drewry and Ann.
The only marriage in IGI of a John Drewry and Ann in Lincolnshire within 10 years of Benjamin's birth is a John Drewery to Ann Stubbs in 1775 in South Somercotes - 30 miles south of Lincoln.
It should be noted that:
there were two Benjamin Drewry/Drurys born within 8 miles of each other.
There was another Benjamin Drewry (in IGI) born in Haxey on 11/6/1784 who also married an Ann! This Benjamin is shown in the 1851 census as a Farmer of 30 acres.
To confuse things further, his father was Robert Drewry and mother Ann (believed to be Ann Barton married in Epworth in 1799.
A Benjamin Drewry died on 3/12/1843 age 58 (ie born 1785) which agrees with 1841 census age) in Crowle (buried at St Oswald, same as John Drewry).
Ann Drewry was buried at St Oswald Crowle on 17/7/1846 aged 62 ie b 1784. (These death records from Find my past parish records.)
Deeds: HILL 28/1/11/1 - 11 - 1770-1788
Agreement to sell and purchase Hill 1/2/1, 8 May 1754
Signed and sealed: William Reading, Robert Drwery junior; applied seal, armorial device, paper
Parties: William Reading of Crowle grocer and Robert Drewry the younger of the city of Lincoln gent.
Property: messuage or tenement and shop gardens out-houses etc. in St. Mary in Wigford
[The name Sarah Reading came up when researching Tillotson Laycock.]