Elizabeth Ralph1,2

ID#881, (circa 1754 - circa June 1818)
Relationship4th great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson.

BMDB data

     Elizabeth Ralph was born cir. 1754 probably in ?Martock, SOM, ENG, (date assumes correct burial identified).3
     Elizabeth Ralph married Thomas Andrews, son of John Andrews and Anne Cuff, on 1 Apr 1777 at Martock, SOM, ENG, entry reads: Thomas Andrews, weaver and Eliz: Ralph spinster, mar by banns, both of this parish, mark of each, witness Thomas Wever? and William Westcott.4,1,5
     Elizabeth Ralph died cir. Jun 1818 prob. at ?Hurst, Par. of Martock, SOM, ENG.3 She was buried on 28 Jun 1818 at Martock, SOM, ENG, (assumes that this Betty is the Betty Andrews buried, aged 64).3

All the other info

      Elizabeth Ralph was also known as Betty.

Family

Thomas Andrews (cir. Feb 1745 - Jan 1821)
Children
  • John Andrews4 (cir. 1777 - cir. Jul 1867)
  • Thomas Andrews2 (Jun 1785 - cir. Oct 1846)
  • George Andrews2 (Apr 1791 - )
  • Sarah Andrews2 (Feb 1795 - )
ChartsAncestors (& their siblings) of Alice HENDERSON nee ANDREWS
Maternal ancestors of Lorna
Maternal timeline
A different spin on my pedigree chart
Last Edited29 Dec 2003

Citations

  1. Assorted surname lookups, International Genealogical Index (IGI), ANDREWS marriages.
  2. Martock, SOM, ENG, Baptisms to Thos & Eliz ANDREWS: Extracted Sep 1994, Filed in sources folder & notebooks.
  3. ANDREWS Burials: Martock, SOM, Martock Parish Burials 1813-1895, extracted Sep 1994.
  4. W H A Songi, "Brief History of the Andrews Family of Martock in Somerset", Copy from Lesley ROWE nee ANDREWS (dtr of Wally & Ivy), rcvd Aug 1993.
  5. SOM, Martock: All Saints marriages: 1754-1816, extracted Sep 1994.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.
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