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Methusalem MOTYER

Male 1797 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name Methusalem MOTYER
    Gender Male
    Birth 18 Apr 1797  Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 27 Apr 1797  Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    _FSFTID KLXC-X2R 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLXC-X2R 
    _UID 4792204CDE164ACC88D8F63CA019458362F4 
    Census 1841  [2] 
    • Name: Methuslah Motyer
      Event: Census
      Event Date: 1841
      Gender: Male
      Age: 45
      Birthplace: Dorset
      Record Type: Household
      Registration District: Bridport
      Sub-district: Burton Bradstock
      Civil Parish: Swyre
      County: Dorsetshire
    Alt. Christening Alt. Christening FHL # 1239249 
    Alt. Christening 27 Mar 1797  Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Alt. Name Methuselah  [3] 
    Occupation Agricultural Labourer 
    Occupation 1837  [3] 
    Labourer 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • (Research):Alive on the 1851 census for Minterne MagnaMethusalem Motyer borne Cerne age 44 ( most likely errror - should be 54 yrs)  Ag lab


      On the 1841 Census of  Puncknowle LDS Reel # 241339
      Methusalem 45  Ag Lab
      Sarah 35
      Thos  13
      Eliza 9
      Mary 3
      George 40 Labourer
    Person ID I978  MOTYER Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024

    Father Joseph MOTYER, Jr.,   b. Abt 1765, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1806, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    Mother Patience BAYLES,   b. 1761, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1847, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Marriage 26 May 1788  Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Alt. Marriage Alt. Marriage FHL #1239249 & FHL # 481078 
    Marriage Record 26 May 1788  Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Dorset, England: Parish and Probate Records 
    • Dorset: - Parish Registers
      Burialls
        Marriages at Swyre, 1588 to 1837.
         Volume 3.
      County: Dorset
      Country: England
      Joseph Motyer & Patience Bayles 26 May 1788
    Family ID F234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah,   b. Abt 1807   d. Yes, date unknown
    Children 
     1. Thomas MOTYER,   b. 1829, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Eliza MOTYER,   b. 1832, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary Ann MOTYER,   b. Abt 1837, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. George MOTYER,   b. Abt 1846   d. 30 Oct 1896, Bridport, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2008

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Christening - 27 Mar 1797 - Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Apr 1797 - Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 27 Apr 1797 - Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S39] Internet: Website: Genealogy: FamilySearch.org, ([Date]), accessed 21 Jul 2011) (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S39] Internet: Website: Genealogy: FamilySearch.org, ([Date]), accessed 21 Jul 2011) (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S163] Internet: Website: Dorset Online Parish Clerks, (http://www.opcdorset.org/), accessed 16 May 2015), Swyre Baptisms 1587 - 1880 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S136] Internet: Website: FamilySearch, accessed 21 Jun 2014), Joseph MOTYER (England Marriages, 1538–1973) (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S83] Internet: Website: Ancestry.com, (http://www.Ancestry.com), accessed 6 Sep 2023), Clarke Family Tree (Reliability: 3).




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