Phillis (Large) Drew (abt. 1767 - 1857)

Born about 1767 in Purton, Wiltshire, England

Wife of George Drew — married 18 Oct 1788 in Cricklade St Sampson, Wiltshire, England

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1857 at about age 90 in Cricklade, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Phillis Large was born in about 1767. She was probably the daughter of Richard Large and Martha Peapell Evans.

She married George Drew on 18 October 1788 at Cricklade, St. Sampson, Wiltshire^[1]. George was a Groom of Cricklade; Phillis was a spinster of Purton. John Bristow and Eliz Skillin were the witnesses.

They went on to have at least 12 children, some of whom died young.

Her husband George passed away in July 1825 at the age of 56.

In the England Census of 1841, Phillis Drew (aged 70 and independent) was recorded in the household of Benjamin Clark (75 and a Carpenter) and Ann Clark (70) at High Street, Cricklade St. Mary, Cricklade & Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire. Also in the household was her son Jonathan Drew (aged 25).

On 5 August 1844 her youngest son Jonathan married Sally Lane on 5 August 1844 in the parish church in the parish of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire^[2],

1851 England Census
High Street, Cricklade St Sampson, Cricklade, Wiltshire, England:

Her Last Will and Testament was dated 28 January 1853. In it she makes provision for her daughter Barbara White Drew, her son Jonathan White Drew, her grandchildren Phillis, Elizabeth, Emma, Rose, Dianna and Thomas (children of her late son John Drew), her grandson Thomas Peare (the son of David and Dianna Peare), her granddaughter Barbara Attwell; and her two daughters Hannah Coole and Ann Maria Marks. She appointed her son Jonathan White Drew Executor and her daughter Barbara White Drew as Executrix^[3].

Phillis Drew passed away on 31 January 1857 and was buried on 6 February 1857 at Winchcomb, Gloucestershire^[4]. Her Will was proved on 17 February 1857 at Winchcombe by her son Jonathan White Drew of Cricklade in the County of Wilts, Carpenter and Wheelwright. Her estate was valued at under £300

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKWS-5Z5 : 24 February 2022), George Drew, 1788.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DZN-JVP : 22 May 2014), Jonathan White Drew, 1844; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1844, quarter 3, vol. 11, p. 239, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Wills and Inventories, 1541-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Gloucestershire Probate Records. Diocese of Gloucestershire, Finding Reference GDR, Wills and Inventories. Gloucestershire Archives, Gloucester, UK.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NFW-WGN : 31 December 2014), Phillis Drew, 1857; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73B-SDV : 25 May 2019), Felis Drew in household of Benjamin Clark, Cricklade St Mary, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGZZ-MQ1 : 8 November 2019), Phillis Drew in household of Jonathan Drew, Cricklade St Sampson, Wiltshire, England; citing Cricklade St Sampson, Wiltshire, England, p. 10, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.