David Denbigh and Rebecca Stevenson

[Lindsay]

David Denbigh
Name - "official" name and what they were known as
David Denbigh
Date and place of birth
Not known
Names of parents
Not known
Date and place of baptism - if applicable
Not known
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
1. Married Hannah Driver 20 June 1739 at Otley, Yorkshire. Children David, Samuel, William and (probably) John. Hannah buried 28 Feb 1753.
2. Married Rebecca Stevenson 14 May 1755 at Otley, Yorkshire. Children William (1760) Thomas (1761), Richard (no baptism found).
Occupation(s) - if any
Butcher, farmer, husbandman, yeoman
Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).
1741 Esholt
1755 'Of Calverley' when he married for a second time
1760-1774 abode Strangford Farm
1768 'Of Idle' when his wife was buried at Calverley (Calverley was the church for Idle at this time)
Date, place and cause of death
Upper Esholt, Yorkshire
Date and place of burial.
27 Nov 1784 age 68 St Wilfred Calverley Yorkshire
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
He left property to each of his sons David, John, Thomas and Richard
Memorial inscription - if any
Not known

Rebecca Stevenson
Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Rebecca Stephenson
Date and place of birth
Before 15 Aug 1736 Otley Yorkshire
Names of parents
Richard Stephenson and Sarah unknown
Date and place of baptism - if applicable
15 Aug 1736 All Saints, Otley, Yorkshire
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
Married David Denbigh14 May 1755 at Otley, Yorkshire.
Occupation(s) - if any
Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).
Stragford Farm, parish of Calverley, Yorkshire after marriage
Date, place and cause of death
Date and place of burial.
Buried 24 Sept 1768 at Calverley, Yorkshire 'Rebecca wife of David Denbigh of Idle'.
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
Memorial inscription - if any

[ElizabethHerts]

There are 9 Denbigh wills for Calverley.
Two are for Davids - one 1789 and one 1799.

[ElizabethHerts]

There's a 1777 will for a James Stevenson of Calverley:

http://search.findmypast.co.uk/recor...obate%2f709778

[Lindsay]

Thank you

[Lindsay]

H'mm, the Samuel son of David who died 1756 could be the Samuel son of David who was bap. in 1744, so possibly David was married before. Or there were 2 Davids in the village. It would help if the vicar had included the mothers' names in the baptism records...

[Lindsay]

Updated marriage and Will information