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Bankrupt or Insolvent?

geneageek — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:24:25 +0000

The last time I looked into the financial woes of my ancestor George Wreford, I wanted a simple explanation into the change in bankruptcy laws in 1861. I’ve since learned…

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Lower Shobrooke

geneageek — Mon, 05 May 2025 17:39:06 +0000

‘Lower Shobrooke’ was a property owned by members of the Wreford family. Often described as being situated in Morchard Bishop, it is closer to the Hamlet of Morchard Road (within…

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Pedigree Collapse

geneageek — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:28:34 +0000

Cousin marriage is given the side eye these days but it was a relatively common thing for our ancestors. It seemed to happen a lot with the Wrefords in Devon,…

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Maunder Thursday

geneageek — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:18:36 +0000

Some time ago, I wrote about my ancestor William Wreford’s second wife, Ann Maunder (see post: Good Tithings). I had long thought that Maunder was her maiden name but discovered…

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Alfred Wreford

geneageek — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:49:36 +0000

Just outside the entrance to St Mary’s church in Morchard Bishop, Devon, is a solitary grave. The grave stone is so worn, only the name ‘Alfred Wreford’ can be made…

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Good Tithings

geneageek — Fri, 12 May 2023 09:32:52 +0000

In the 1841 census, William Wreford was recorded at ‘Withley Goodman‘, near Tiverton, with his second wife Ann, and their four children. He was recorded simply as ‘Farmer’. I’d already…

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Wonder No Maunder

geneageek — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:17:31 +0000

Turns out the Ann Maunder who was present at Grace STILING’s death is not the family member I suspected and apparently no relation at all (Read related post HERE). For…

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Double Death

geneageek — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 22:05:29 +0000

Recently, I saw in the indexes that Grace STILING and her bachelor son Edward died in the same year and the same month. It turns out that they’d actually even…

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Mayoral Connections

geneageek — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:59:31 +0000

Before Harriotte STILING married George WREFORD, she was living in Tiverton with Thomas & Sarah LEAMAN. As she was recorded in the 1841 census as a female servant (‘F.S.’), I…

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Double Marriage Entry

geneageek — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 12:38:52 +0000

Came across something very curious last night… The marriage of George WREFORD and Harriet STILING (for which I have both the original parish entry AND official copy of entry, as…

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