William Seary and Hester Andrews

Faringdon

WILLIAM SEARY
& HESTER (ESTHER) ANDREWS

In the Faringdon PRs, William is sometimes referred to as a farmer, a milkman, or a dairyman. He probably ran a dairy farm from which he delivered milk.

Hester is sometimes referred to as Esther.

HUSBAND

William SEARY

father:
mother:
born:
baptized:
died:
buried:

WIFE

Hester ANDREWS (also known as Esther)

father:
mother:
born:
baptized:
died:
buried:

MARRIAGE

place: Faringdon
date: 16 May 1811

They were married by license. Both were otp, but no occupations or parents were recorded. The witnesses were John Smith and John Davis. All signed their names, William spelling his as SEAREY.

CHILDREN

Enos SEARY 1812-

born: 20 February 1812
baptised: 18 March 1812 at Faringdon

Frederick SEARY 1815-

born: 1815

Frederick is linked to this family by the record of his marriage in the Faringdon PRs, and his occupationa as a milkman.

Sarah SEARY 1816-

born: 1816

Sarah is linked to this family by the record of her marriage in the Faringdon PRs.

Ann SEARY

born: probably before 1825
baptised:
married: 8 February 1847 to William HUMPHREYS at Faringdon

Faringdon PRs: 8 February 1847 marr. of William HUMPHREYS, ofa, bat, tailor, of GF, s. of William HUMPHREYS, tailor, to Ann SEAREY [sic], ofa, spin, of GF, d. of William SEAREY, Milk-Man. Witnesses were Thomas HUMPHREYS and Eliza HUMPHREYS.

As Ann is stated to be "of full age" she should have been over 21 which would place her birth date as 1826 at the earliest. But as John was born in 1825 and Thomas in 1826, she was probably born before 1825.

John SEARY 1825-

born: 1825
baptised: 30 January 1825 at Faringdon

Thomas SEARY 1826-

born:
baptised: 4 August 1826 at Faringdon

Enos SEARY

There is a Faringdon PR baptismal record dated 18 August 1844 for an Enos, son of a Hester SEARY of Faringdon. No father is recorded. However this probably refers to the baptism of Enos SEARY 1827-1907, the son of James SEARY 1780 and Hester JAMES of Bampton.