Birth: 1715/6 Rothwell, Yorkshire, UK
Father: William (Willm, Wm) Shires (Shiers, Shyers) b1692-1749
Mother: Jane ? b1692-1728
Christening: 1 January 1715/6 Rothwell, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: 28 February 1738/9 St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Husband: Francis Whitham (Witham, Whitom, Wittom) b1723-a1759
Death: After 1759
Joshua (Joshuah) Whitham (Whitwham, Witham, Wittam) 1739-a1783
Francis Whitham (Witham) 1741
Joseph Whitham (Witham) 1743
James Whitham (Witham) 1745
Benjamin Whitham (Witham) 1751
Thomas Whitham (Witham) (753
Mary Whitham (Wittom) 1756
Betty Whitham (Whitom) 1759
Christening of Mary Shires in the IGI on 1 January 1716 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, father Wm Shires. Note however that a family group in the IGI for William and Jane Shires has instead of this Mary a Betty Shires christened on 12 March 1716 in Oulton, Yorkshire, and a Mary Shires christened on 16 September 1724 in Oulton and who died on 19 October 1727. Oulton is 0.2 miles south of Rothwell. An entry in Ancestry All West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 has an entry for Mary Shires christened on 9 January 1715 at Rothwell, Holy Trinity, father Wm Shires. The original entry in January states "? Day Mary daughter of Wm Shires Baptized Oulton".
Her sister was baptised on 12 December 1717 at Holy Trinity, Rothwell, father William Shires of Oultom (sic), and buried on 16 January 1719/20.
Her sister was baptised on 5 June 1720 at Holy Trinity, Rothwell, father William Shires of Oulton.
Her mother was buried on on 18 August 1728 at Holy Trinity, Rothwell.
Her father married Martha Cave on 6 May 1733 at Holy Trinity, Rothwell.
Marriage of Mary Shires born about 1718 in Horsforth, Yorkshire and Francis Whitham in a submitted entry in the IGI on 28 February 1738 in Leeds, Yorkshire.
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 for Mary Shires and Francis Witham on 28 February 1738 at Saint Peter, Leeds, York.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for Mary Shires and Francis Witham on 28 February 1738 at Leeds, Saint Peter. "February [...] Francis Witham & Mary Shires } Bramley [...] 28". This was Julian so is 1739 Gregorian.
The first four children were born in Leeds, James in Headingly, and the last three in Horsforth. In the Baptism Registers for Horsforth Chapel 1740-1759 the surname name is spelt Whitam, Wittom, or Whitom.
There are one hundred twenty seven entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Mary Shires.
Caroline Anne Ewles-Whitham has an entry for Mary Shires born about 1718 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, her marriage to Francis Whitham on 28 February 1737/8 at St Peters, Leeds, and eight children.
Entry in Geneanet for Mary Shires.
Rothwell is 8 miles SE of Leeds, Headingley 3 miles NW of Leeds, and Hosforth 3 miles further NW.
Mary Shires was Felicity's fifth great grandmother.
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