George Heard was born in June 1687 in
Beaford, Devon, England. He was the third child and first son of Alice (nee
Malles) and George Heard.
Elizabeth Cook was born in December 1704 in
Beaford, Devon. She was the daughter of Margaret and Francis Cook.
On 3 July 1720 when George was 33 and Elizabeth
was 16, they married in Beaford Parish Church.
Their first child was baptised nine months
later: a daughter Elizabeth. Their second child was born the following year: a
son Thomas who was also baptised in Beaford on 5 January 1722/3. A third child,
daughter Hannah, was baptised in Beaford on 23 March 1725/6. There are no
further children baptised in Beaford to the couple. It is possible they moved
away at some stage.
George Heard must have been in Beaford at
the time of his death, as it is believed he was buried on the Church grounds on
15 January 1778 (11 days before the first fleet arrived in Australia).
It is not known when Elizabeth died.
No comments:
Post a Comment