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I am searching for the birthdate of my ggggg grandparent died 1793 in Wilton, Wiltshire, England

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A name would be help. Have you done a profile for him?

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His name is Nicholas Barrett. He signed an affidavit in 1747 in Wilton Wiltshire:

Borough of Wilton

To wit:  The Examinations of Nicholas Barret and diverse other persons lately intended into the Borough and Parish of Wilton taken February 22^nd, 1747, upon their respective(?) Oaths before Edward Baker Esq. Mayor and John Gore Esq. Recorder, two of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, for the said Borough whereof one is of the Quorum touching(?) their respective Legal Settlements__________

And first, Nicholas Barratt upon his said Oath saith that he was born in St. John’s Parish in the City of Dublin and brought up in the Parish of St. Mary’s in the suburbs of the said City and served seven years an apprenticeship in St. Luke’s Parish in the said suburbs in the Earl of Meath’s Liberty with one Samuel Jerrat (Jarrett? Jerrett?), a silk weaver, after which he worked as a journeyman about two years and then was married to Ann, his present wife, by whom he has two children now living, to wit: Marget (Margot?), aged about five years and a half and was born in the Parish of St. Edmund’s in New Sarum (Salisbury), and Ann aged about two years and born in London and this examinant further saith that in about twelve months after he was married, he left Dublin in order to come to London and listed(?) himself a foot soldier upon the road, and continued in His Majesty’s service about three years from which he was discharged in this town, and has lived here and in London ever since, but without renting(?) ten pounds a year or bearing any yearly office or paying to the church or poor.

Signed, February 22^nd, 1747  [Nichlas Barratt]

before us

Edward Baker, Mayor

John Gore, Recorder

[Notice – Nicholas signs ‘Nicholas’ as ‘Nichlas’ – probably just an error. Recorder writes ‘Barret’ firstly, and ‘Barrat’, secondly. Nicholas signs as ‘Barratt’]

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Nicholas Barrett (b. 1725?-1793), born St. John’s Parish, Dublin, Ireland. His childhood was spent in St. Mary’s Parish, Dublin. He may have married Ann (1725?-1783) after military service in London..

Nicholas was buried 28 April, 1793, Wilton, Wiltshire.

Ann died March 10, 1783 and was buried March 13, 1783, Wilton, Wiltshire.

Information concerning Nicholas’ origins obtained from:

Examination of Nicholas Barrett 1747 in Wilton Wiltshire:

From this document we learn: Nicholas served a seven-year apprenticeship in the Parish of St. Luke’s, a suburb of Dublin, Earl of Meath’s Liberty, with Samuel Jerrat, a silk weaver, according to this settlement examination of Nicholas Barret/Barrat of Wilton, Wiltshire, dated 22 February 1747. He worked for two years as a journeyman [or paid employee] following his apprenticeship in Dublin. He enlisted in the British Army serving about three years.

 

 

Children of Nicholas and Ann are:

Margaret Barrett born in the Parish of St. Edmund’s, Old Sarum (Salisbury), age 5 and 1/2 years in 1747. Spouse: Thomas Snelgrove, 25 June 1763 St. Mary’s Church, Wilton by Salisbury, Wiltshire.

               Baptized in Lacock, Wiltshire, 27 August, 17??.

William Barrett, born and buried in Wiltshire as an infant, 1744. baptized 20^th May 1744, buried 27 May 1744, St. Mary, Wilton, Wiltshire.

Ann Barrett, aged about 2 years in 1747, born in London, possibly christened 13 April 1746, St Dunstan & All Saints Church, Stepney, Middlesex.

Nicholas Barrett, baptized 11 April 1749, Parish Church of St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Wilton, Wiltshire. Died and buried 14 March 1772, at age about 24.

Eleanor Barrett, baptized 12 June 1753, Parish Church of St. Mary & St. Nicholas, Wilton, Wiltshire. Married Jeremiah Lye 18^th Feb 1776, St Mary’s Church, Wilton, Wiltshire.

James(I) Barrett, baptized 6^th May, 1763 St Mary & St Nicholas, Wilton, Wilshire

 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.      <!--[endif]-->Nicholas Barrett was not found in any of Chelsea pensioner records.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.      <!--[endif]-->None of the 7 regiments of the British Army which were found in Ireland in the 17030’s and 1740’s have Muster Rolls for the time period.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.      <!--[endif]-->Determined it was unlikely that Nicholas Barrett married before or during his time in the army.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.      <!--[endif]-->Found that seven of the Church of Ireland parishes in Dublin have records which are accessible only at the Representative Church Body Library.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.      <!--[endif]-->Determined that Nicholas Barrett returned to the craft for which he served his apprenticeship as the baptism record for daughter Ann, dated 13^th April, 1746 in London, states that Nicholas Barret was a weaver.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6.      <!--[endif]-->Discovered that social and financial pressures in the early 1700s forced many Dublin weavers to leave their craft.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7.      <!--[endif]-->Found that Acts of Parliament in the early 1700’s offered a financial bounty or reward to men who enlisted in the Army for limited periods, which may explain why Nicholas Barrett joined the British Army “on the road”.

Answer 1

Hello, welcome to Wikitree! We can see you have linked your own profile but haven’t yet added your family tree. Please come and ask again once you have gotten as far as adding a profile with your 5xgreat grandfather’s details. Add all the information and sources you already know and we will help as best we can.

Best regards,

Maddy

Answer 2

Terence, if you tagged your post IRELAND, then the Ireland Project may be able to help you out.