George INKSON [b. ABT 1710] Family Group
Husband
There are two possible candidates for George : one was Gorg [sic], son of Thomas and Margaret Inkson, baptised at St Nicholas' on 30 Mar 1710; the other was a George, son of George and Alice born in 1704 but no parish records have yet been found for this George.It seems fairly certain that, whenever he was born, he married first Lucy Richardson and secondly Elizabeth Metcalf. The first child of that second marriage, George b. ABT 1735, was very important in terms of the modern Inkson family because he was the father of Thomas b. 1772 who married Ann Harborow in 1801 and, by a different line, the grandfather of George b. 17 Feb 1782 who married Mary Turnbull in 1804.
George was a butcher in Kings Lynn. Now that his probate record [Elizabeth, his widow, was Executrix] has come to light we know that he is almost certainly the George Inkson who was buried at All Saints' South Lynn on 2 Aug 1753. Because he died intestate the record is a very full list of his assets.
George INKSON Born: ABT 1710 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND Marr 1: ?? M?? 1728 - Bagthorpe, Norfolk, ENGLAND Marr 2: 21 Feb 1733 - Swaffham, Norfolk, ENGLAND Died: ABT 1753 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND Father: ???? INKSON Mother: ???? ???? Other Spouses:
Wife 1
Lucy, daughter of William and Lucy Richardson, was baptised in St Nicholas' on 10 Sep 1710. The exact date of her marriage to George is illegible in the parish records : it could be a day in Mar(ch) or a day in May 1728. Note that they were not married in Kings Lynn where they both lived but in Bagthorpe, some 20km north east of Kings Lynn as the crow flies, so Lucy was probably already pregnant although there is no subsequent baptism record to be found.Lucy was buried All Saints' South Lynn on 9 May 1730.
Lucy RICHARDSON Born: ABT 1710 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND Died: ABT 1730 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND Father: William RICHARDSON Mother: Lucy ???? Other Spouses:
Children
George INKSONThere are no parish records yet found for George : it is hearsay from other researchers that is recorded here. His grandfather - if George b. 1729 existed - William Richardson, assigned some land in Kings Lynn to George b. ABT 1710 on condition that Lucy did not die without issue during her father's lifetime. The assignment is reportedly dated 1730 so even if the baby did exist he is discounted in terms of the proviso.Born: 10 Mar 1729 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND Died: 10 Mar 1729 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND
Wife 2
There is only one Norfolk baptism record for an Elizabeth Metcalf and that is Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary Metcalf, who was baptised in St Lawrence's Norwich on 13 Jan 1717 so it is assumption that she was the Elizabeth Metcalf who was living in Swaffham in 1733 when George married an Elizabeth Metcalf. Arguing against that is the fact that a William and Elizabeth Metcalf were living in Swaffham from at least 1715 when the birth of a son appears in the parish records. Some researchers state that this couple were the William Metcalf and Elizabeth Lilly who married in 1709 elsewhere in Norfolk. If that is correct then they could well have had a daughter Elizabeth between say 1710 and 1715.She is thought to be the Elizabeth Inkson who was buried at All Saints' South Lynn on 16 Sep 1776.
Elizabeth METCALF Born: - Died: - Father: Mother: Other Spouses:
Children
George INKSONThis is the George who was the father of Thomas b. ABT 1772 [who married Ann Harborow in 1801] and grandfather, through his first child William b. ABT 1756, of George b. 1782 [who married Mary Turnbull in 1804].The baptism record for George b. 1735 is for 'George, son of George' without any mother being named so it is assumption that his mother was Elizabeth Inkson née Metcalf and hence that he was a son of this marriage.
Born: ABT 1735 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND Died: ABT 1783 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLANDThomas INKSON
Thomas, son of George and Elizabeth Inkson, was baptised at St Nicholas' on 14 Apr 1736. It is assumed that the 'Thomas son of George Inkson' buried at St Nicholas' on 20 Sep 1746 is the same child.Born: ABT 1736 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND Died: ABT 1736 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLANDElizabeth INKSON
The parish record for the baptism of 'Eliz:, daughter of George and Eliz: Inkson', has now been seen : she was baptised in St Nicholas' on 11 Jul 1737.Elizabeth Inkson 'daughter of George Inkson, butcher' married a Jonathan Simpson in St Margaret's on 21 Aug 1768 when this Elizabeth would have been 31.
Born: ABT 1737 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND Died:Mary INKSON
No image of a parish record for the baptism of Mary has been seen but the Norfolk Family History Society reports that 'Mary, daughter of George and Eliz' was baptised on 1 Apr 1742. No parish is given.Born: ABT 1742 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND Died:Susan INKSON
No image of a parish record for the baptism of Susan has been seen but the Norfolk Family History Society reports that 'Susan, daughter of George and Eliz' was baptised on 27 Dec 1744. No parish is given.Born: ABT 1744 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND Died:William INKSON
No image of a parish record for the baptism of William has been seen but the Norfolk Family History Society reports that 'Willm, son of George and Eliz' was baptised on 11 Oct 1749. No parish is given.Born: ABT 1749 - Kings Lynn, Norfolk, ENGLAND Died: