Birth: 1716 Woodkirk, Yorkshire, UK
Father: James Verity (Verrity) b1697-1733
Mother: Martha Boyle (Boile, Boole) 1684-1749
Christening: 16 July 1716 Woodkirk, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: 6 August 1738 Tong, Yorkshire, UK
Wife: Elizabeth (Eliz) Hargreaves (Hargraves) 1716/7-1788
Death: 19 November 1787 East Bierley, Yorkshire, UK
Burial: 22 November 1787 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
Christening of James Verity in the IGI on 16 July 1716 in Woodkirk, Yorkshire, father James Verity. The same information is in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 plus a similar entry locating it in Woodkirk's, West Ardsley.
Marriage of James Verity and Elizabeth Hargraves 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 James Verity and Elizabeth Hargreaves 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.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for James Verity buried on 22 November 1787 at Tong, St James. "Burials from March 25th 1787 to March 25th 1778 [...] James Verity of the Parish of Bierley Shoemaker Nov 22".
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 265 entries in Ancestry Family Trees for James Verity.
Woodkirk is 7 miles south of Leeds on the A653. Birstall is some 3 miles west of Woodkirk on the A62, while Tong is 7 miles north of Birstall and East Bierley just SW of Tong.
James Verity was Felicity's fifth great grandfather.
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