See also
Name:
Esther Reynolds1
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
1796, Register Entry for Baptism of Esther Reynolds
1836, Burial Register Entry for Esther Dowell
Birth:
Mar 1796
Barford, Warwickshire2
As children were normally baptised within a few weeks of birth it is assumed that she was born in March. The baptismal register entry does not include her parents' abode.
Baptism:
8 Apr 1796 (age 0)
St Peter's Church2
Address: Barford, Warwickshire
Parent:
27 Oct 1816 (age 20)
Baptism of son Hezekiah
Parent:
25 Oct 1818 (age 22)
Baptism of son Charles
Parents:
31 Dec 1818 (age 22)
Thomas and Esther Dowell were present at the burial of their child Charles on 31 December 1818 in the churchyard of St Nicholas, Warwick according to the Church of England rite. The minister at the burial was the Rev. A. S. Wade. Charles was only three months old when he died. The cause of his death is unknown. His parents probably attended the service and may have brought his elder brother Hezekiah but who else was there is not known.
Parent:
17 Sep 1826 (age 30)
Baptism of daughter Frances
Their other children were probably present
Burial:
14 Feb 1836
St Nicholas churchyard3
Address: Warwick
Her husband Thomas was almost certainly present and probably her surviving children Hezekiah, Frances and Harriet but who else was there is not known. The cause of her death is not known but it may have been childbirth related as her son Thomas who was born in early January died a week after Esther.
1815, Register Entry for Banns of Marriage for Thomas Dowell and Esther Renolds
1815, Register Entry for Marriage of Thomas Dowell and Esther Reynolds
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage Banns:
3 Dec 1815 (age 19)
St Nicholas Church4
Address: Warwick
Marriage:
24 Dec 1815 (age 19)
St Nicholas Church5
Address: Warwick
The relationship of Edward Freadyold, who signed with his mark indicating that he was illiterate, to the couple is not known. It would appear from other register entries that James Lapworth signed as witness for marriages where the other witness signed with a mark X so he was probably the Clerk. Who else was at the wedding is not known - probably the groom's family who lived in Warwick. The bride's family may not have known about the marriage because firstly, it is thought they lived at Barford which was just over 3 miles from Warwick and Esther who was illiterate would have had to walked there to tell them and secondly, Esther was underage (she was only 19 and needed to be 21 to marry without he parents' consent) and the "with Consent of" entry in the register is blank.
Rev. J. W. Burnyard, Curate of St Nicholas, Warwick, St Nicholas Church, Warwick, Warwickshire. Register Entry for the Baptism of Hezekiah Dowell, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1816, Page 29, No. 228; Mother's given name. Cit. Date: 27 October 1816. Warwickshire County Records Office, Priory Park, Cape Road. Tel: 01926 738959.
Rev. Francis Mills, St Peter's Church, Barford, Warwickshire. Register Entry for Baptism of Esther Reynolds, (Find My Past website). Custom Id: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1796 Page 16; Cit. Date: 8 April 1796. Warwickshire County Records Office, Priory Park, Cape Road. Tel: 01926 738959.
Rev. Thomas Hope, Curate of St Nicholas, Warwick, Register Entry for Burial of Ester Dowell, (FamilySearch (LDS) website). Custom Id: Burials 1836, Page 171, No. 1365; Cit. Date: 14 February 1836. Warwickshire County Records Office, Priory Park, Cape Road. Tel: 01926 738959.
Parish Register for Banns of Thomas Dowell and Esther Reynolds, St Nicholas, Warwick, Warwickshire, 3 December 1815, Warwickshire County Records Office.
Rev. J. Burnyeat, Curate of St Nicholas, Warwick, Register Entry for the Marriage of Thomas Dowell and Esther Reynolds, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Marriages 1815, Page16, No. 46; Cit. Date: 24 December 1815. Warwickshire County Records Office, Priory Park, Cape Road. Tel: 01926 738959.