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John Flew born about 1749
published by on Sun, 19/02/2017 - 23:22

Took me 10 years to find his burial.
Burial John FLEW 4 Mar 1826 Congresbury Age 77.
Ancestry transcribed it as FLEN, and the image looks like a Bishops Transcript.
The column for abode states what looks like "Callinghill in this parish"
The burial is not on Grahams list.

So he was married twice and died in Congresbury, seems logical that he was born there, but I cant find a baptism for him in or around the year 1749.
I have also tried Yatton and Wrington.

Any ideas where I go from here please

Thank you

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Submitted by Pat Hase on Tue, 21/02/2017 - 1:32

I've tried to find the image of this burial on Ancestry but with no success - the images of burials at Congresbury appear to be the same as the ones transcribed on our site. Has anyone else found it? Can you say where it is? I'm also foxed by the abode of "Callinghill" - the only place I can think of is Cadbury Hill - if we could see the image we might be able work that one out.

It doesn't follow that because he was married and died in Congresbury that he was born there - where did his wife come from?

Submitted by on Tue, 21/02/2017 - 16:08

Thank you for your reply.

A friend has looked at the image and it is Cadbury Hill.

On Ancestry it is transcribed as John FLEN and looking at the image again, the year is 1820 and not 1826. It is Page Number 16, Item 126. Image gives his age at death as 77 years

I have found his 2nd wife`s baptism Jane WHITE 3rd Oct 1756 Congresbury

His first wife was Mary FRY, but not found her baptism yet.

I have found 3 mistranscribed entries in Yatton

Dianna Flow 1736

William Flow 1738

Mary Flen 1740

All 3 with parents named William and Mary.

I shall keep digging, thank you

Submitted by Pat Hase on Tue, 21/02/2017 - 23:44

The burial is actually March 4th 1821! There was a Mary FRY christened in Wrington in 1750 - but FRY is a more common name in this area.

Submitted by on Thu, 23/02/2017 - 11:45

Thank you Pat, it is 1821. My eyes are not getting any younger.

I have got the image for Mary FRY in Wrington and that seems a good posibility.

Submitted by jacobsrepton on Wed, 22/02/2017 - 18:56

Ancestry has a baptism on 10 October 1743 for John Flew, son of John & Jane at Carhampton, 4 miles east of Minehead, which may be worth considering.

Submitted by on Thu, 23/02/2017 - 11:46

Thank you Jacob, I am considering that one.