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WILLIAM CLAYDON (1796-1849) & MARY ?

William was the first known child of Laurence and Mary Claydon. The Claydon parish transcripts for Fringford list William, son of Laurence & Mary, as baptized on May 1, 1796. Although the parish transcripts don't list a marriage for William, the baptisms of his children are there. On November 28, 1819, William Claydon, son of William & Mary, was baptized; next, on November 11, 1821, Thomas was baptized; then Maria on December 14, 1823; then Stephen on June 15, 1828; and Mary Anne on October 6, 1833. Then, on January 1, 1836, there was a burial for Mary Claydon, age 41 (born 1794).

There is probably another child that precedes son William: there is Sarah Claydon, born about 1817, who married William Cowley. She is not on the baptism list in the Fringford parish transcripts, but her marriage is: on February 26, 1838. In the FreeBMD Marriage Index is "William Cowley/Sarah Claydon, 1Q-1838, Bicester, vol. 16 pg. 35". Viewing the marriage certificate would likely confirm who Sarah's father was.

The 1841 census for Hethe, Oxfordshire, doesn't list a wife for William. Son Stephen, age 22, is with the Cowleys in the 1851 census along with William Claydon, age 32, and provides further evidence of a Claydon-Cowley union [1841 British Census, Hethe, Oxfordshire. Class: HO107; Piece 886; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Heath; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 7A; Folio: 7; Page: 8; Line: 13; GSU roll: 474575].

Google map: Hethe, Oxfordshire.

In the FreeBMD Death Index, there is a “William Claydon, 2Q-1849, Bicester, Vol. 16 pg. 25”. In the parish transcripts for Fringford is a record of the burial of William Claydon, aged 52, of "typhus fever" on April 17, 1849. Typhoid Fever is caused by fecal contamination of food. Typhus is a disease carried by lice. Which one it really is isn't clear.

In 1846 son Thomas and his wife Mary left for a new life in the United States, first settling in New York, and then moving numerous times, eventually settling down in Aurora, Illinois. There, in 1859, Thomas caught the disease tuberculosis, known then as “consumption,” and died, leaving wife Mary with four surviving children (See Thomas & Mary Wise Claydon History).

Daughter Mary Ann married George Hollowell and also settled in the United States, in Brooklyn, New York. Living descendants are in the region, including Charlie Clackett [cudavision@aol.com].

Daughter Maria stayed in the home area and married James Lake in the nearby village of Hethe.

FAMILY OUTLINE

Including Sarah Claydon Cowley, the family outline looks like this (4 generations):

  1. William Claydon (1796-1849) [1841] & Mary ? [1841].
    1. Sarah Claydon (b. 1817 in Godington; d: BMD-Death: "1Q-1907, Bicester, Vol. 3A pg. 699") m. 2/26/1838 (FreeBMD Marriage Index: "William Cowley/Sarah Claydon, 1Q-1838, Bicester, Vol. 16 pg. 35") to William Cowley. [This marriage is in the Fringford parish transcripts, and also at FamilySearch.org: IGI].
      1. Clara Cowley (b. 1840 in Hethe) m. (FreeBMD Marriage Index: "Emmanuel Griffin/Sarah Cowley, 2Q-1864, Bicester, Vol. 3A pg. 865") to Emmanuel Griffin.
        1. Minnie Griffin (b. 1874 in Fringford) d. (FreeBMD Death Index: "Minnie Griffin, 3Q-1896, age 23, Bicester, Vol. 3A pg. 496").
      2. George Cowley (b. 1842, FreeBMD Birth Index: George Cowley, 2Q-1842, Bicester, Vol. 16 pg. 33) m. (FreeBMD Marriage Index: "George Cowley/Betsy Hine, 1Q-1865, Bicester, Vol. 3A pg. 716") to Betsy Hine.
      3. David Cowley (b.1844) m. (FreeBMD Marriage Index: "David Cowley/Jane Carey, 4Q-1867, Bicester, Vol. 3A pg. 1153") to Jane Carey; d. 1908 (FreeBMD Death Index: "David Cowley, 3Q-1908, Bicester, Vol. 3A pg. 467").
      4. Louisa Cowley (b. 1848) FreeBMD Birth Index: "Louisa Cowley, 3Q-1848, Bicester, Vol. 16 pg. 27") d. (FreeBMD Death Index: "Louisa Cowley, 4Q-1859, Bicester, Vol. 3A pg. 374").
      5. James Cowley (b. 1852) FreeBMD Birth Index: "James Cowley, 3Q-1851, Bicester, Vol. 16 pg. 27") m. (FreeBMD Marriage Index: "James Cowley/Maria Freeman, 2Q-1873, Bicester, Vol. 3A pg. 961") to Maria Freeman.
    2. William Claydon (b. 1819).
    3. Thomas Claydon (b. 1821) m. 1845 to Mary WISE.
    4. Maria Claydon (b. 1823) [1851, 1861, ____, 1881, 1891] m. (FreeBMD Marriage Index: James Lake/Maria Claydon, 2Q-1843, Bicester, Vol. 16 pg. 49) to James Lake (1821) [1851, 1861, ____, 1881, 1891].
      1. Urias Lake (1844) [1851, 1861] [BMD-Birth "Uria Lake, 3Q-1843, Bicester, Vol 16 pg 29"].
      2. William T. Lake (1846) [1851, 1861, ____, 1881].
      3. Sarah Ann Lake (1847) [1851, 1861, ____,1881, 1891, ____] not married.
        1. Uriah Lake (1877) [1881, 1891, 1901] [BMD Birth "Uriah Henry J. Lake, 3Q-1876, Bicester, Vol 3A pg 678"].
        2. Emily Maria Lake (1879) [1881, 1891, 1901] [BMD-Birth: "Emily Maria Lake, 2Q-1879, Bicester, Vol 3A pg 738" BMD-Marriage: "Emily Maria Lake/Thomas Harris, 4Q-1900, Bicester, Vol 3A 1735"] m. Thomas Harris [1901].
      4. Mary Elizabeth Lake (1850) [1851, 1861].
      5. Amelia Emily Lake (1853) [1861].
      6. Maria Lake (1856) [1861].
    5. Stephen Claydon (b. 1828) [1841, 1851].
    6. Mary Ann Claydon (b. 9/19/1833; d. 8/25/1886 Brooklyn, NY) [1841, ___, ____, ____, 1880] m. George Charles Hollowell (2/15/1832-9/20/1907) [____, ____, ____, ____,1880, 1900].
      1. Charlotte A. Hollowell (b. 8/8/1860 Brooklyn; d. 9/11/1925 Brooklyn) [] m. Charles Wesley Clackett (b. 2/24/1862 Bushwick; d. 12/7/1921 Bushwick) [].
        1. Edith Clackett (b. 5/8/1887; d. 1887).
        2. Clarence Edward Clackett (b. 1/14/1890 Brooklyn, NY; d. 10/1974 Flushing, NY - SSDI) [1910, WW1, 1920, 1930, WW2] m. Mary Elizabeth Johnson (3/9/1893 Brooklyn; d. 6/15/1968 Hempstead, NY) [].
          1. Harold Charles Clackett (b. 4/21/1913 Bushwick; d. 11/19/1981 PA) [1920, 1930] m. Marjorie Pearl Boss (b. 12/1/1916 Brooklyn; d. 9/13/1994).
            1. Harold Charles Clackett Jr. (b. 10/31/1944) m. Harriet Florence Seitz (b. 12/4/1944 Queens).
            2. Bonnie Patricia Clackett (1947) m. Edward Marshall Graef.
          2. Edward Clackett (1919) [1920, 1930].
        3. Mabel Mary Clackett (b. 6/11/1893 Brooklyn; d. 7/28/1893).
      2. William Hollowell (1862) [].
      3. Sarah Hollowell (1865) [].
      4. Walter E. Hollowell (b. 10/23/1873; d. 12/13/1926 Queens) [____, ____, ____, ____] m. Caroline "Lena" ? (b. 2/1874).
        1. Henry W. Hollowell (b. 12/19/1895.
        2. Walter E. Hollowell Jr. (b. 3/1898).
        3. William Hollowell (b. 1901).
        4. Edward Hollowell (b. 1902).
        5. Harold Hollowell (b. 1908).

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