Mary Rees 1771 Steynton
Married
William Corke / Cork 1763 Mariner
For the Children of Mary Rees and William Corke, see; Chapter Two
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Baptism of Mary
Mary Reece (Rees) was the daughter of
James Rees and his wife Elizabeth Griffith, and was baptised 27th
July 1771 at Steynton parish church Pembs.
Marriage and a brief account of their Children
Mary Rees married William Corke 1st November 1791 at Hubberston
parish church Pembs
According to the baptism records William
and Mary had at least six children. Two boys named Joseph and two boys named
John. The other two children were William and Elizabeth. All the children
were baptsied at Hubberston parish church Pembs. Which is now part of modern
day Milford Haven.
1st Child William 1793 mariner and
rope maker
The first child was William Corke, and he was
baptised on the 8th April 1793. Young William went on to marry Phoebe Charles
of Milford Haven in 1820. At that stage of his life William was a mariner and
both he and Phoebe spent some time in Ireland, at in Cork
When he returned to Milford
haven he had a change of occupations and was recorded as being a rope maker.
The couple went on to have at least four children Mary Ann and Eliza both
born around 1824 in Courtmacsherry Ireland. The other children are Hester aka
Ester (b 1826) and James the youngest (b 1828)
The two Johns
The second child of Mary and William was 1st
John Corke was baptsied 22nd May 1795 at Hubberston parish church,
just one day after his birth on the 21st. We know that poor little John had a short
life, and he must have died before 1815, because William and Mary had another
boy named John, who was baptsied that year and like his elder brother sadly
died a short while later.
The six child of Mary and William was 2nd
John Corke was the youngest child of William and Mary Corke, he was also the
second boy to be named John. The first John was born in 1795, and died
sometime before 1815, when the second John was baptsied at Hubberston parish
church Pembs. Sadly like his namesake he was not to survive into adult hood
and was buried aged just nine days old, at Hubberston parish church.
The two Josephs
The
fourth child of William and Mary was 1st Joseph Corke he, was born
in October 1798, and was baptsied 11th November that year at
Hubberston parish church. Sadly Joseph died just two months later and was
buried Christmas day (25th December) that very same year.
The fifth child of Mary and William was
the 2nd Joseph Cork who was baptized 6th March 1808 at
Hubberston parish church Pembs (two weeks old). Joseph went on to marry
Dorothy Edwards of Milford Haven and the family moved to Liverpool, and had
at least eight children, some in Milford the others in Liverpool.
3rd Child Elizabeth Corke
Elizabeth Corke was 3rd child
and only daughter of William and Mary Corke, was baptised 14th
August 1796 at Hubberston. Elizabeth married James Merchant and lived in the
Milford Haven area. The couple had at least six children. Some of whom moved
to Cardiff and Pembroke Dock. Elizabeth also cared for her father in his old
age.
The 1841 Census and beyond
We know from the 1841 census that Mary and William
lived in Hubberston, and that William was a mariner aboard the vessel
Speedwell. It does not say if it is a merchant or naval vessel. There was a
customs cutter by that name operating around the Irish Sea area at that time.
But I think that one in particular was not in service at the time of the 1841
census. I need to research the ships of the Haven in more detail before I can
shed light on that vessel.
At the time of the 1841 census, Mary’s age
is entered as 72, putting her date of birth as 1769, and making allowances
for the rounding up or down of the age by five years, it pretty much a fit. Also
at that address is their daughter Elizabeth Merchant and two of their
grandchildren, Mary Merchant (b 1828) and William Merchant (b 1831).
Elizabeth’s husband James is not at the family home, and is possibly at sea,
at the time of the census.
Beyond
the 1841 census I have not found anything regarding Mary or William. This
includes burials. It is possible that the couple moved, or their deaths have
not yet come to light.
The Children of Ann Rees and William Corke.
See Chapter Two
1. William Corke 8th April 1793
Hubberston Milford Haven
2. 1st John Corke 22nd May 1795 Hubberston Milford Haven
3. Elizabeth Corke 14th August 1796
Hubberston Milford Haven
4. 1st Joseph Cork 11th
November 1798 Hubberston Milford Haven
5. 2nd Joseph Cork 6th March
1808 Hubberston Milford Haven
6. 2nd John Cork 8th October
1815 Hubberston Milford Haven
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