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William Burtsal, of Ludham[1]

Male Abt 1690 - 1737  (~ 47 years)


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  • Name William Burtsal 
    Relationshipwith Marion Murdoch Johnson
    Gender Male 
    Born Abt 1690 
    Research Status Brick Wall 
    Died 11 Jul 1737 
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2021 

    Wife Frances Nelson
              b. Abt 1695
              d. 31 Jan 1760  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1716  St Stephen, Norwich, Norfolk, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age at Marriage He was 26, she was 21  
    Children 
     1. Susannah Burtsal
              b. Abt Apr 1730
     2. William Burtsal
              b. Abt Aug 1732
     3. Nelson Burtsal
              b. Abt 1735
              d. 1808  (Age ~ 73 years)
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Early Life
      William Burtsal was 'of Ludham' in his marriage record, whereas Frances his spouse was "of Bungay". Ludham is a village in Norfolk, quite a way away from Bungay. His banns were read at Norwhich St Stephen, supporting his place of abode as Ludham near Norwich. There is no trace of a baptismal record in Norfolk or Suffolk during a suitable time range (1680-1700).

      Career
      Possibly a school-teacher in Bungay (see this fleeting reference1). Perhaps he was a school teacher in Norwich before he married?

      Family Life
      William married Frances Nelson (daughter of Richard Nelson of Bungay) on the 29th of April 1716 at St Stephen in Norwich. This is interesting as usually couples married at the bride's parish church. I can find no baptismal records following this date for nearly 20 years, until in 1735 when their son Nelson Burtsal was baptised. There must have been other children, and one possible candidate is a Rebecca Burtsell (sic) whose marriage to John Long on the 10 Dec 1761 (a few years before Nelson Burstal married, in 1770) is recorded at Bungay Holy Trinity. William's entry at FamilySearch notes 7 children, with William being the last (and Rebecca being the fourth).

      Death
      There are burial records for two William Burtsalls in Bungay that might possibly be this William:
      1) Buried 13 Jul 1737 at Bungay St Mary; this corresponds to a death date of 11 Jul 1737 given at FamilySearch and also to the date used by S. Hunter in William's profile at Wikitree which she says was a transcription of a gravestone.
      2) Buried 7 Jul 1738 at Bungay St Mary

      Either of these, if correct, mean that William died soon after the birth of his son Nelson in 1735. However, given that William married Frances Nelson in 1716, there's a span of 20 years to account for from that marriage date to the birth of Nelson, without any apparent other children born in the intervening period.

      Footnotes
      [1] As well as a mention of a William Burtsall, schoolmaster, who was buried in Bungay 13 July 1737 in the spreadsheet burtsal_burials prepared by Trevor French in 2015

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Apr 1716 - St Stephen, Norwich, Norfolk, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S0083] FMP, FindMyPast, (www.findmypast.com), Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911 (Part 1), 1735.

    2. [S0309] England Marriages, 1538–1973, FamilySearch, (familysearch.org), William Burtsall; (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXNR-XJQ : 12 March 2020), William Burtsall, 1716., 29 Apr 1716.