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Mrs Elizabeth Algar1

ID#45646, (before 1732 - circa April 1763)
ChartsMaternal ancestors of Lorna
Maternal timeline
PEEK
Relationship5th great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson.
     
     Mrs Elizabeth Algar was born bef. 1732 ?Newton Ferrers, DEV, ENG.2
     Mrs Elizabeth Algar married Richard Peek, son of Richard Peek and Martha UnknownSurname, on 18 Mar 1752 in the Par. of Walkhampton, DEV, ENG, entry reads: "Mr Richard Peek of this Parish and Mrs Elizabeth Algar of Newton Ferrers were married by license."2,3,4,5
     Elizabeth Peek was assumed to have died cir. Apr 1763 ?Walkhampton, DEV, ENG, assuming this burial is this Elizabeth.6 She was buried on 11 Apr 1763 at Walkhampton, DEV, ENG, index merely shows an Elizabeth Peek, no age, but as April is a mere 3 mths after the baptism of son William, I 've jumped to conclusions that this is the right Elizabeth.6,7

Family

Richard Peek (16 Dec 1712 - cir. Aug 1778)
Children
  • George Peek1
  • Elizabeth Peek4
  • Sarah Peek+8,4 (27 Dec 1758 - cir. Apr 1795)
  • John Peek4,9
  • William Peek10
Last Edited28 Jun 2007

Citations

  1. Harry & Evelyn MONTGOMERY, "EM PEEK/HELSON ex Harry & Evelyn M," e-mail to Lorna HENDERSON (1), Extracted from tribalpages HELSON tree, Oct 2006.
  2. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Marr. 1752 Richard PEEK and Elizabeth ALGAR, extracted from Walkhampton PR, Oct 2006.
  3. Harry & Evelyn MONTGOMERY, "EM PEEK/HELSON ex Harry & Evelyn M," e-mail to Lorna HENDERSON (1), Marr. 1752 Richard PEEK and Elizabeth ALGAR, extract rcvd Oct 2006.
  4. Dartmoor Press, online at http://home.clara.net/dartmoorpress/, Manor survey 1765 Forrester: Richard PEEK and family, extracted from WalknPropsWalkValley.html, Oct 2006.
  5. Dartmoor Press, online at http://home.clara.net/dartmoorpress/, Manor survey 1783 Forrester: John PEEK, extracted from WalknPropsWalkValley.html, Oct 2006.
  6. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Bur. 1763 Elizabeth PEEK, extracted Oct 2006.
  7. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Oct 2006.
  8. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Bap. 1758 Sarah to Richard & Elizabeth PEEK, extracted from Walkhampton Baptisms, Oct 2006.
  9. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Bap. 1761 John to Richard & Elizabeth PEEK, extracted from Walkhampton Baptisms, Oct 2006.
  10. Births marriages burials: DEV, ENG, Bap. 1763 William to Richard & Elizabeth PEEK, extracted from Walkhampton Baptisms, Oct 2006.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area. Corrections welcome
 
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