16 Apr 2023

S researched Joyce Pennil, her wedding to Corby Tew, the bondsman William Cave

Joyce Pennill was baptised in Shalstone on 7 Nov 1756. Her father was George Pennil and her mother was transcribed as Margaret.

I searched for more Pennils being born around the same time and found these:

I then searched for marriages of George Pennill around 1750 ± 10 years and found this one in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire:

• 28 Sep 1748 George Pennal, yeoman, Shalstone marrying Hannah Cooper, born 1726

Seeing as this marriage was several years before the birth of Joyce, I searched for more Pennils being born around 1750 with father George and mother Hannah and found these:

I could not find any information about a Margaret. I searched for previous marriages of George Pennil and found nothing. I searched for deaths of a Margaret Pennil and found nothing. I suspect that when we look at the record of Joyce’s birth it may say Hannah and was a transcription error.

I have looked up, but cannot find, the birth of Hannah Cooper. There are a couple in Buckinghamshire but nothing stands out.

Searching for the marriage of Joyce and Corby Tew on Find My Past yields a transcription as follows:

• 10 Dec 1778 Shalstone, Marriage of Joyce Pennil to Corby Tew Junior of Shabbington, Witnesses Richard Scott and Richard Pipkin

On the original photocopy we received, there was a man, alongside Corby, who presumably was named as a guarantor or similar with regard to the wedding fine of £100. His name was William Cave and I have found out quite a bit about him, and his family.

Searching for William Cave, I found this marriage record:

• William Cave, born 1722, gent, widower, resident in Eydon, Northants ,married Elizabeth Tayler, born 1724, of Buckingham on 13 Oct 1750

I also found a will/probate for a William Cave, gentleman dated 29 Jun 1841

There is a baptism, in Eydon, of a William Cave on 13 Jan 1722 with a father Roger Cave and mother Catherine Cave.

Searching for other Caves born around this time, and in Eydon, gives the following baptisms:

Also, some other Caves in Eydon around that time:

• 1676 Marriage of Roger Cave and Martha Brown
• 8 Oct 1679 Elizabeth Cave baptism, a daughter of Sir Roger and Lady Martha Cave
• 1712 Marriage between Maria Cave and William Dixwell
• 2 Jun 1724 Marriage of Richard Cave and Bessey or Besse Bay/Ray

Searching for the marriage of Roger Cave and Catharine/Catharina, I fine one in Sandon, Staffordshire where a Roger Cave married a Catherine Brown. However, the is another record of the same marriage on Find My Past with this transcription¹:

First name(s)	Mrs Katherine
Last name	Brown
Marriage year	1721
Marriage year as transcribed	1721
Marriage date	27 Sep 1721
Marriage place	Chebsey
Second marriage place	Stone
Third marriage place	Sandon
County	Staffordshire
Residence parish	Ancoat
Spouse's first name(s)	Roger
Spouse's last name	Cave
Spouse's occupation	Armigerum
Spouse's residence parish	Chebsey
Spouse's residence county	Stafford
Country	England
Record set	Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield & Coventry Marriage Allegations And Bonds, 1636-1893
Category	Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory	Parish Marriages
Collections from	England, Great Britain

Since William Cave was a widower at his first wedding, I have tried to find his first wife. He was born in 1722 and married for the (at least) 2nd time on 13 Oct 1750. He would only have been 28. I assumed he would not marry before turning 18 and so was looking for marriages between 1740 and 1750. There were none nearby.

I found some births of Caves around 1748 in Staveton, Northants to a William and Mary Cave but these ranged from 1744 ( too early) to 1754 (too late) and so I have discounted these.

Other possible marriages are:

• 1740 Stanmore Great, London; William Cave = Catherine Redwood
• 1740 Leeds, Yorks; William Cave = Mary Malpas
• 5 Apr 1741 Grandborough, Warks; William Cave = Jane Cox
• 17 Oct 1743 New Malton. Yorks; William Cave = Elisabeth Dilliker (both of this town)

I have just realised that it is possible that William married 2 Catherines. It is something I could do more research on but since William Cave is no relation of mine it seems a bit of a waste of time. He is merely mentioned on the marriage between Corby Tew Jnr and Joyce Pennill.

Had a quick search of Northants marriage strays and while, browsing, looking for Caves I made these notes:

• Thomas Cave of Thornby, a gent, bachelor, married Ann Biggs, a spinster, of Husbands Bosworth on 20 Feb 1798
• Edward Tew of Eydon, married Martha Jeffs of Priors Hardwick, Warks on 28 Sep 1782
• Richard Tew of Sulgrave married Mary Young(er) in Turweston, Bucks 1 Sep 1754
• Thomas Tew of Paulerspury married Sarah Boulton of Hillmorton, a spinster on 5 Feb 1716/1717 in Dunchurch

From another search, I found this marriage of Harriett Pennil of Shalstone, to Richard Bull of Shabbington on 2 Nov 1777.