William Guest
Events
Date of Birth: about 1769.
Place of Birth: unknown.
The date of birth is calculated from the age at death (62) given in William's burial record.
(probable) Date of Baptism: 25 June 1769.
(probable) Place of Baptism: Upper Arley, Worcestershire.
The baptism is recorded in the parish register. I give the baptism as "probable", as my only reason for supposing that this is the correct baptism is that it is in the right neighbourhood and the date agrees with the age at death given in William's burial record.
Date of Burial: 30 December 1831.
Place of Burial: Kidderminster, Worcestershire (St Mary's).
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
(probable) Father: William Guest.
William's father is named in his baptism record.
(probable) Mother: Ann Humphreys.
William's baptism record gives his mother's first name. Her surname is given in her (first) marriage record.
Spouse: Mary.
Mary is named in baptism records of her children.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. All baptism were in Kidderminster.)
Thomas Guest (baptized 18 February 1795 - died 1853) married Sophia Millichip 30 October 1826 in Kidderminster (St Mary’s).
John Guest (baptized 1 July 1797 - buried 22 March 1871) married (1) Maryan Nott 21 March 1820 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire; married (2) Mary Ann Goode 29 February 1832 in Ribbesford, Worcestershire.
Mary Guest (baptized 15 June 1801 - buried 8 November 1814).
Samuel Guest (born 17 December 1803, baptized 4 January 1804 - died 1889) married (1) Ann Brooks 18 June 1827 in Kidderminster (St Mary’s); married (2) Mary Ann Meal or Hyde in 26 January 1862 in Old Swinford, Worcestershire.
Elizabeth Guest (born 24 March 1806, baptized 7 April 1806).
Frederick Guest (born 2 September 1809, baptized 20 September 1809).
Joseph Guest (born 18 March 1812, baptized 3 April 1812) married Charlotte Swingall 28 January 1839 in Worcester (Bedwardine-St John).
Evidence
(possible marriage)
Old Swinford parish register:
1791
Willm Guest of this Parish Bachelor, and Mary Barns of this Parish Spinster were Married in this Parish by Banns this thirtieth Day of April in the Year One Thousand seven Hundred and ninety one By Me J Cumming Curate
This Marriage was solemnized between Us William Guest
The mark of Mary x Barns
In the Presence of John Perkin Sarah Walker
Baptisms of children (Kidderminster, St Mary's)
February 1795 [Baptized]
18 Thomas son of William and Mary Guest
July 1797
Baptized 1 John son of William and Mary Guest
[June 1801 Baptized] Mary Daughter of William and Mary Guest Born 3.rd Instant June Foreign
[January 1804] Baptized 4 Samuel Son of William and Mary Guest Born Dec.r 17.th 1803 Foreign
[April 1806 Baptized] 7 Elizabeth Daughter of William and Mary Guest Born March 24.th 1806 Foreign
[September 1809 Baptized] 20 Frederick Son of William and Mary Guest Born 2.nd Ins.t September Foreign
[1812 April Baptized 3] Joseph of Willm & Mary Guest - Born Mar: 18.th-
Burial (Kidderminster, St Mary's, 1831)
Name: William Guest
Abode: Hoo Lane
When Buried: December 30th
Age: 62 yr
By whom the Ceremony was performed: T. Cook
1841 Census (Kidderminster, Hoo Lane)
Thomas Guest 45 [occupation illegible] yes [i.e., born in Worcestershire]
Sophia D[itto] 35 yes
Elisee D 15 yes
Herbert D 8 yes
1851 Census (Kiddermisnter, Hoo Lane)
Thomas Guest Head Mar 56 Chelsea Penisoner [born in Kidderminster]
Sophia Do Wife Mar 46 [born in] Elmley Lovett
Herbert Do Son U 17 Forgeman Firer [born in] Stone
Eliza Do Daur U 23 Dress Maker [born in] Kidderminster
According to the Chelsea Pension papers, Thomas was born in Kidderminster. He enlisted at Kidderminster in the 62nd Foot Regiment on 19 March, 1814, at the age of 19. He served in the Army for 11 years 103 days (19 March 1814 to 29 June 1825). He was in the East or W. Indies from 30 July 1815 to 22 July 1819. He was discharged in consequence of "Pulmonic affliction(?) & opacity of the Cornea of Right Eye". He had been 2 (or 8?) months in hospital at the time of his discharge. His general conduct as a soldier was "irregular".
Commentary
My assumption that the William who was buried in 1831 is the same William that was the father of the children on this page is based on these two pieces of evidence:
(1) The age at death (62) is a reasonable age for someone having children between 1795 and 1812.
(2) The abode of the William buried in 1831 (Hoo Lane) is also the street that the eldest son of the William of this page, Thomas, was living on in the 1841 and 1851 censuses.
I admit that this evidence does not seem to be quite conclusive.
References
Kidderminster St Mary's parish registers. Digital images on FamilySearch, accessed 16 Febuary 2018.
Old Swinford parish registers. Digital images on FamilySearch, accessed 17 February 2018.