Person:Elizabeth Veysey (1)

Elizabeth Veysey was baptised on 4th May 1749 at Witheridge in Devon, daughter of William and Joan Veysey. Although baptised at Witheridge, the family lived in Thelbridge.

Elizabeth was married at Thelbridge aged 25, on 9th December 1774 to Thomas Cockram from Templeton. After their marriage Elizabeth and Thomas settled in Templeton, where they had one daughter, Mary, baptised on 23rd April 1775. She appears to have been their only child. Thomas was described as a yeoman.

Elizabeth died when Mary was eleven years old. She was buried at Templeton on 13th November 1786. She was 37 years old. Thomas survived her by over sixteen years.

1. ↑ Witheridge, Devon, England. Witheridge Parish Registers (Devon Record Office).

   Anno Domini 1749
   Elizabeth, Daughter of William Voysey of Thelbridge by Joan his Wife, Baptized the same day [i.e. 4th of May]

   This baptism has been linked to the Elizabeth Veysey who married Thomas Cockram on the basis that one of the witnesses to the marriage was a Humphrey Veysey, and the Elizabeth baptised in 1749 had a brother called Humphrey. Moreover, the family was described as 'of Thelbridge' in this 1749 baptism, which is the parish in which Elizabeth and Thomas married.

2. ↑ Church of England. Templeton Parish Registers. (Exeter: Devon Heritage Centre).

   1786 November 13 Elizabeth wife of Thomas Cockram