William Bach

William appears to have been appointed as a schoolmaster in Blymhill, Staffordshire, in 1758.

Events

Date of Baptism: 25 November 1718.

Place of Baptism: Kidderminster, Worcestershire.

The baptism is recorded in the parish register.

Date of Burial: 13 December 1772.

Place of Burial: Blymhill, Staffordshire.

The burial is recorded in the parish register.

Relationships

Father: Benjamin Bach (about 1697 - 1792).

The will of Benjamin’s father, Joseph, names William as Benjamin’s son.

Mother: Sarah Foley (1689 - 1741).

Sarah is named in her marriage record.

Spouse: Mary.

Mary is named in the baptism records of her children. A William Bach and Mary Fort were married in Broadway, Worcestershire, in 1744. Broadway is not far from Tredington, where William’s youngest brother was baptized in 1729.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. William, Sarah, Phoebe, Mary, and Lydia are named in the 1788 will of Benjamin Bach.)

Sarah Bach married Thomas Penn 29 August 1775 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.

Mary Bach (baptized 9 September 1746 in Areley Kings, Worcestershire).

Phoebe Bach (baptized 19 May 1749 in Mitton, Worcestershire) married James Jesson 11 August 1774 in Birmingham (St Martin’s).

Mary Bach (probably baptized 21 May 1751 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire - buried 26 March 1830 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire) married Abraham Millington 2 October 1775 in Birmingham (St Martin’s).

Benjamin Bach (baptized 29 May 1754 in Lapley, Staffordshire - buried 13 June 1754 in Lapley, Staffordshire).

Lydia Bach (baptized 8 January 1758 in Blymhill, Staffordshire - buried 23 September 1813 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire) married William Penn 22 March 1789 in Birmingham, Warwickshire (St Martin’s).

Elizabeth Bach (baptized 25 June 1760 in Blymhill, Staffordshire).

William Bach. William inherited the house and lands at Gannow from his grandfather, Benjamin Bach. He was a painter in Birmingham in 1788.

Commentary

William is mentioned as Benjamin Bach’s son in the 1744 will of Joseph Bach (Benjamin’s father). In the 1788 will of Benjamin Bach, William is not mentioned, but his children are.

Lydia's age given in her burial record her burial implies a date of birth of around 1758, which agrees with her baptism.

The order of the girls given in Benjamin’s will -- which would normally be the order of their births -- is Sarah, Phoebe, Mary, and Lydia.

References

Birmingham, Warwickshire, St Martin’s parish registers; digital image on Ancestry.com (accessed 15 April 2014), citing Anglican Parish Records. Birmingham, England: Library of Birmingham (DRO 34/4; archive roll M175).

Catalogue Entry for B/A/11/3/14/1, Blymhill: William Bach, in Diocese of Lichfield, Administration, Registrar, Nominations of schoolmasters. Lichfield Record Office.

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J0S12-V3J : accessed 16 Apr 2014), Phoebe Bashe, 19 May 1749; citing Mitton, Worcester, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 291624.

Parish Register of Blymhill, Staffordshire [digital images available on Findmypast.co.uk]

Parish Register of Kidderminster, Worcestershire [digital images available on FamilySearch, accessed 13 January 2018].

Parish Register of Lapley, Staffordshire [digital images available on Findmypast.co.uk]