Birth: 1717 Tong, Yorkshire, UK
Father: Lawrence (Laurence, Lawrance, Lorance or Lourence) Hargreaves (Hargrave, Hargraves) 1686-1775
Mother: Elizabeth (Elisabeth) Speight 1688-1763
Christening: 8 September 1717 St James, Tong, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: 6 August 1738 St James, Tong, Yorkshire, UK
Husband: James Verity (Verrity) 1716-1787
Death: 25 May 1788 Tong, Yorkshire, UK
Burial: 27 May 1788 St James, Tong, Yorkshire, UK
Martha Verity (Verrity) 1738
James Verity (Verrity) 1739-a1765
Lawrence (Laurence) Verity (Verrity) 1741-a1782
Joseph Verity (Verrity) 1742-a1769
Benjamin Verity (Verrity) 1744
John Verity (Verrity) 1746
William Verity (Verrity) 1748
Charles Verity (Verrity) 1750-1805
Samuel Verity (Verrity) 1753
Eli Verity (Verrity) 1754
Elijah Verity (Verrity) 1757
There are two submitted entries in the IGI - one for the christening of Eliz Hargraves on 8 September 1716 in Tong, father Lawrence Hargraves, and the other for Elizabeth Hargreaves on 18 September 1717 in Tong, Bradford, father Lawrence Hargreaves.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for Elizabeth Hargrave baptised 8 September 1717 at Tong, St James, father Lawrence Hargrave. "Elizabeth Daughter of Lawrence Hargrave Sadler bapt September the 8 1717".
Marriage of Elizabeth Hargraves and James Verity in the IGI on 6 August 1738 in Tong, Yorkshire. The same information is in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for the marriage of Elizabeth Hargreaves and James Verity on 6 August 1738 at Tong, St James. "Married James Verity Cordwainer and Elizabeth Hargreaves Spintr [...] Aug 6".
All the children were christened in Birstall, Yorkshire, but only the father's name is given, being spelt Verrity except in the case of James.
Her husband died in Bierley on 19 November 1787 and was buried at St James, Tong on 22 November 1787.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for the burial of Elizabeth (no surname) on 27 May 1788 at Tong St James. "Burials from March 25th 1788 to March 25th 1789 [...] [the entry has been squeezed in between two other entries and is illegible] ? Elizabeth ? ? James Verity ? ? ? ? May 27". This is also an entry for the burial of Elizabeth (no surname) on 27 May 1795 at Tong St James. "1795 [...] Elizabeth Wife of James Verity was buried the 27th of May 1788 but thru neglect was not entered in ? ?".
From a photograph of the grave at Tong "Here lieth the Body of James/Verity of Eaft Bierley who departd/this life November:19:1787/Aged 71 Years/Alfo Elizabeth his Wife died May/the 25:1788 aged 70 Years".
There are 337 entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Elizabeth Hargreaves.
Tong is 4 miles SE of Bradford and was a Chapelry in the parish of Birstall some 7 miles south of Tong on the A62.
Elizabeth Hargreaves was Felicity's fifth great grandmother.
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