Friday, April 29, 2011

London and George Corry's Family

There is focus today on the wedding of Prince William and Princess Katherine at Westminster Abbey in London. Our George Corry and Margaret Cole were married at St. George Hanover Square and the children (William Henry, Isaac, Thomas, Charlotte, George, Henry and Charles) were born at St. James Piccadilly Parish in Westminster, all of which is in close vicinity to today's "goings on." The commentary speaks of "The Mall" which apparently borders St. James Parish.
The following site (http://partleton.co.uk/Benjamin1774a.htm) was prepared by someone concerning their ancestor, but mentions the places, with pictures, where our family lived and carried out their lives before emigrating to Canada in 1817.
From a previous blog entry: "The first documented record of George Corry tells of his joining the First Life Guards. . "A Trooper George Curry [Corry] enlisted on 21 July 1790 and served at Hyde Park Barracks continuously until 24 October 1802 on which later date he was discharged presumable in consequence of the outbreak of peace by the Treaty of America when the army was drastically reduced."
"George Corry and Margaret Cole were married on 2 September 1790, at St. George, Hanover Square (1), in London, England. The record is as follows:
St. George Hanover Square, Westminster
Date: 2 September 180, after banns
Name: George Curry, this parish
Name of Bride: Margaret Cole, this parish
Signatures: George Corry
Mark x of Margaret Cole

"The next record for George and Margaret is in St. James Parish (2) which borders the St. George Hanover Square Parish. This was apparently their home during the years their children were born. The birth records for their children are found in the St. James Parish birth register (see family group record).
(1) ST. GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE, a parish in the city of Westminster, county Middlesex."
(2) St. James is an area of central London in the City of Westminster. It is bounded to the north by Piccadilly, to the west by Green Park, to the south by The Mall and St. James’ Park and to the east by The Hay Market.

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