William Priday

Abt 1852 -

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• Name	William Priday
  Birth	Abt 1852	England
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	4 Jun 1863	London, England to New York, USA   [1]
  	Left London, England on 4 Jun 1863 on the ship Amazon. Arrived in New York, New York, USA on 18 Jul 1863.
  Person ID	I8265	Watson Clan Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Samuel Priday,   b. 12 Aug 1820, Pauntley, Gloucestershire, England d. 30 May 1903, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary James,   b. 20 Jan 1813, Mathon, Worcestershire, England d. 30 Oct 1891, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1841	St John's Parish, Gloucestershire, England   [2, 3, 4]
  _UID	6B6D8F8A9C27B44F9334AF0924C6695DE60F
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Samuel Priday (1820-1903) and Children

  
  

  Documents		Amazon Passenger List - London to New York - 4 Jun 1863 to 18 Jul 1863 Thomas was called on a mission to England just as the ship was departing, and needed to remove his personal items from the ship before it departed. He did not actually go at this time.
  		1861 EnglandCensus - Surrey - Camberwell St Giles - Camberwell - District 8 - Page 41

  
  

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  [S37] http://lib.byu.edu/mormonmigration/index.php, Mormon Migration (Reliability: 3). William PRIDAY Standardized: William Priday Born: 1852 Origin: England Occupation: Unknown Voyage: London to New York 4 Jun 1863 – 18 Jul 1863 Voyage Accounts: Accounts for this voyage Ship: Amazon Family Members Samuel PRIDAY — age 45 (b. 1818), from England Mary PRIDAY — age 46 (b. 1817), from England Thomas PRIDAY — age 18 (b. 1845), from England Jane PRIDAY — age 16 (b. 1847), from England Mary PRIDAY — age 14 (b. 1849), from England Sarah PRIDAY — age 9 (b. 1854), from England Notes No notes. [S47] beta.familysearch.org, England Marriages (Reliability: 2). Groom's Name Samuel Predy Groom's Birth Date Groom's Birthplace Groom's Age Bride's Name Mary James Bride's Birth Date Bride's Birthplace Bride's Age Marriage Date 26 Dec 1841 Marriage Place Gloucester, Gloucester, England Groom's Father's Name Samuel Predy Groom's Mother's Name Bride's Father's Name William Morris Bride's Mother's Name Groom's Race Groom's Marital Status Groom's Previous Wife's Name Bride's Race Bride's Marital Status Bride's Previous Husband's Name Indexing Project (Batch) Number I02955-8 System Origin England-EASy Source Film Number 991285 Reference Number p 100 There are several things that substantiate this as the correct record despite some of the inconsistencies. - Samuel's last name (Predy) could easily be a phonetic spelling which was common at the time. - Mary's name is exactly the same. - Mary's father's first name is what is expected. - The marriage date is precisely correct. - The city is correct (Gloucester, England) All together, the preponderance of evidence implies this is the correct record with some interesting tid-bits of additional information. - Is Morris her father's middle name, or last name? - Is Predy how their name was spelled in England, and thus the genealogical dead end? [S289] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index (Reliability: 2). Name: Samuel Predy [Samuel Priday] Spouse Surname: James Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1841 Registration District: Gloucester Inferred County: Gloucestershire Volume Number: 11 Page Number: 429 Records on Page: Name Sarah Ann Hiles Mary James Thomas Mann Thomas Merchant Samuel Predy Ann Tilman [S72] Marriage Certificate (Reliability: 3). See attached