Brothers? Henry Steward & William Steward

Question

Sisters Mary Barrick born 1781 Whitby, Yorkshire & Ann Barrick born 1783 Whitby both married in Whitby in 1801. Mary a Henry Steward, Ann a William Steward.

Ann can be found in Census 1841-1861 living in Whitby, Yorkshire, a widow.

No trace of of Mary in early Census, but a Henry Steward, widower can be found living in Whitby in 1851. He died that year. Census has his birth as Stokesley, Yorkshire around 1776/7.

Is this Henry the spouse of Mary & was William his brother?

Answer 1

Nothing definitive, but spookily, the witnesses for this marriage:

First name(s)    Henry
Last name    Steward
Residence    Whitby
Marriage year    1801
Marriage date    01 Mar 1801
Marriage place    Whitby, St Mary the Virgin
Spouse's first name(s)    Mary
Spouse's last name    Barrick
Spouse's residence    Whitby
Father's first name(s)    -
Spouse's father's first name(s)    -
County    Yorkshire (North Riding)
Country    England
Archive    North Yorkshire County Record Office
Archive reference    N-PR-WH1-26
Event type    Banns & marriages
Event year range    1795-1812
Page    149
Record set    Yorkshire Marriages
Category    Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory    Parish Marriages
Collections from    England, Great Britain

were Ann Barrick and William Steward

Comments

The witnesses for William's marriage were Henry & Jane Steward.

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As Mary married first & only months apart to sister Ann, then I suspect Jane would be William's sister. A Jane Steward married Henry Skelton later in 1801, Whitby with a birth year around 1778.