Events
Date of Baptism: 4 January 1684/85.
Place of Baptism: St Michael’s, Stone, Staffordshire.
The baptism is recorded in the parish register.
Date of Burial: 5 May 1766
Place of Burial: St Michael’s, Stone, Staffordshire.
The burial, which gives William’s age as 83, is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: Joseph Davill
This relationship is recorded in William’s baptism record.
Mother: Mary Heath.
Mary's name is recorded on the marriage bond for her marriage with Joseph.
Spouse: unknown.
Children:
Joseph Davill (baptized 13 March 1708/09 in Stone ) married Mary Cotton 27 May 1729 in Stone.
William Davill (baptized 31 January 1710/11 in Stone - buried August 1715 in Stone).
John Davill (baptized 8 March 1712/13 in Stone - buried 30 August 1752 in Stone) married (1) Mary; married (2) Sarah Hind 5 February 1732/33 in Stone; married (3) Mary Wright 30 April 1744 in Stone.
Thomas Davill (baptized 5 October 1713 in Stone - buried 25 December 1715 in Stone).
Evidence
William’s baptism record in the parish register of St Michael’s, Stone:
Gulielmus Devill filius Josephi Devil de Stone baptizatus fuit quarto die January. [1684/84]
The baptisms of William’s children in the parish register of St Michael’s, Stone:
Josephus filius Gulielmi Deavill de Stoke bap fuit desimo tertio die March [1708/9]
Guilielmus filius Gulielmi Davill de Stoke bap fuit ultimo die January [illegible] [1710/11]
Johanes filius Gulielmi Deavell de Stone bap fuit octavo die March [1712/13]
Thomas filius Guilielmi Deavill de Stone bap fuit quinto die Octobris [1713]
Burials of William’s children in the parish register of St Michael’s, Stone:
Gulielmus filius Gulielmi Davil de Stone sepultus erat [The exact date is illegible in the digital image, but the month is August, 1715.]
Thomas filius Gulielmi Devil de Stone sepultus erat vicesimo quinto die Decembris. [1715]
William’s burial record in the parish register of St Michael’s, Stone:
William Devall of Stone was buried May the 5th [1766] 83
References
Stone, Staffordshire, St Michael’s, parish registers [digital images available for a fee at Findmypast.co.uk].