Witherington--A mystery of tree branches
Hello,
This is my first post, so I beg your pardon on duplicates. It seems that records, England and scrambled eggs is an appropriate metaphor.
I'm trying to connect a pair of brothers--I think they are brothers--from Warwickshire, circa 1800. The tree here on FS is rather thin and lean with records and I've been working on Ancestry with it for a while now. I have two simple goals that meld well; find their parents and confirm they are brothers. Again, I beg your pardon that the tree here is thin.
This is William: MNRP-G74
This is George: GKXV-LR1
I have a very nice picture of George and his family. He lived his later years in Warwick on High St with his wife Elizabeth (Spraggett) and was a flour dealer. Keep that in mind.
William bounces around a bit but lands in Long Itchington, about 1798/99 and starts his family with his second wife Sarah Aires. From here on I have a pretty good picture of his family until his death in 1830. I even have his WILL, which is a fascinating document to read.
A George Witherington is witness to his marriage here in Long Itch. Hence, I think it's his brother. I find traces of George in the area as a framer, which closely ties to his later career as a flour dealer. William is a smart guy and seems to be well regarded as he becomes a "Wharfinger" at Cuttle on the newly finished canal that passes thru Long Itch about that time.
This effort must have turned out well as I've seen various records to support his success.
His Will shows he has ample cash to pass on to family.
I think he signs the wedding bann, hence I think he's been educated. However, he does NOT sign the first wedding Bann in 1786.
I think he and George are brothers as they both go to the same church and both have children baptized at similar times. They could be cousins, but I can't find any other family that is close in this area. So I'm doubtful of this.
As all this takes place just before the 1841 Census, it's a little harder to follow, but with the Census, I can follow both families pretty well.
I'm deep down this rabbit hole and will leave it here for now. I'd appreciate a fresh set of eyes on this and any help you might offer.
By the way, William of Long Itch would be my 5x Grandfather. Thanks in advance, Jack.
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Taken a look without much success.
People have these as brothers on Ancestry offering names of parents and even grandparents but the trees lack sources amd I wonder just how much is wishful thinking. For example the brothers' parents are recorded as marrying in Stratford-upon-Avon - nearly 20 miles from Long Itchington - a long way - too far in my view unless there is some evidence to support it.
However, clearly the family came from elsewhere as there are no baptisms in Long Itchington prior to George, son of William and Sarah, in 1799. Naming a son George is, of course, suggestive of a close relative, such as a father and/or brother, named George.
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Thank you for taking a look. I've been trying to set up a consult via the website for two days and it's not worked so the slog continues. There are some records which display conflicts, so I'd like to see the image.
William was an associate of the Sitwell family who were Baronets. Sir Sitwell Sitwell was likely a property owner helped fund Williams efforts in some manner, but that's only one part of the story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitwell_baronets
With other parishes close by and the canal an option for travel, records could be far afield.
If I can find the parents, I think I might be in better shape. My hunch is that William and George (if he's the correct one) went to work a farm together which is how they arrived here.
True about Stratford and distance, but if he's a farmer and has some basic means, that's a short horse ride for a day. Onward.
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I agree that coming from Stratford is possible. My point is that there are a huge number of parishes within 20 miles of Long Itchington. So why Stratford? I prefer a reasonable level of certainty. In this case, I feel that the probability it is correct is in the region of 10$ (my guess) - way too low for comfort.
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