Benjamin Bickerton

Benjamin Bickerton
(Abt 1710-Bef 1777)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rachel Read

Benjamin Bickerton

Born: Abt 15 Jun 1710
Baptised: 15 Jun 1710, St. Bartholomew's Church, Church Hill, Wednesbury, [Staffordshire], West Midlands, WS10 9DJ, GB ²
Marriage (1): Rachel Read on 25 Mar 1733 in St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Lich Gate, Queen Square, Wolverhampton, [Staffordshire], West Midlands, WV1 1TS, GB ¹
Died: Bef 16 Jan 1777

Research Notes:

Parents based on alignment of birth and marriage dates.

Burial at St. Peter's (8 Apr 1781) unlikely because Rachel recorded as a widow at the time of her burial in 1777. More likely to be that of his son.

Benjamin married Rachel Read, daughter of William Read and Elizabeth Taylor, on 25 Mar 1733 in St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Lich Gate, Queen Square, Wolverhampton, [Staffordshire], West Midlands, WV1 1TS, GB.¹ (Rachel Read was born before 1 Nov 1709, baptised on 1 Nov 1709 in St. Giles' Church, Walsall Street, Willenhall, Wolverhampton, [Staffordshire], West Midlands, WV13 2ER, GB,³ died before 16 Jan 1777 and was buried on 16 Jan 1777 in St. Giles' Church, Walsall Street, Willenhall, Wolverhampton, [Staffordshire], West Midlands, WV13 2ER, GB ⁴.)

Sources

1 St. Peter's Collegiate Church (Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, GB), Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; digital images, Findmypast, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk/).

2 St. Bartholomew's Church (Wednesbury, Staffordshire, GB), Baptisms, Marriages & Burials; digital images, Findmypast, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk/).

4 St. Giles' Church (Willenhall, Staffordshire, GB), Baptisms, Marriages & Burials; digital images, Findmypast, Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk).