Tom McCabe's Genealogy 2025

Mary FISHER1820

Name
Mary FISHER
Given names
Mary
Surname
FISHER
Married name
Mary SCOTT
Religious marriageThomas SCOTTView this family
October 13, 1806
Note: Thomas Scott's first marriage - from Graveley Parish Registers:

Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah SCOTT
May 1807
Shared note: Thomas Scott and Mary Fisher must have moved (returned) to Huntingdonshire after their marriage in Graveley in 1806. Their first three children Sarah, John and Elizabeth, were not born in Cambridgeshire as is reflected in the 1841 census for each and confirmed in parish records of Upwood and Great Reveley in Hunts.
Baptism of a sonJohn SCOTT
July 29, 1810
Shared note: Thomas Scott and Mary Fisher must have moved (returned) to Huntingdonshire after their marriage in Graveley in 1806. Their first three children Sarah, John and Elizabeth, were not born in Cambridgeshire as is reflected in the 1841 census for each and confirmed in parish records of Upwood and Great Reveley in Hunts.
Baptism of a daughterElizabeth SCOTT
January 3, 1813
Shared note: Thomas Scott and Mary Fisher must have moved (returned) to Huntingdonshire after their marriage in Graveley in 1806. Their first three children Sarah, John and Elizabeth, were not born in Cambridgeshire as is reflected in the 1841 census for each and confirmed in parish records of Upwood and Great Reveley in Hunts.
Birth of a son
#2
George SCOTT
1816
Baptism of a sonGeorge SCOTT
June 23, 1816
CensusThomas SCOTTView this family
1818
Note: From the Graveley Parish Register in the Society of Genealogist in London: In 1818 the parish priest…

Death about 1820

Family with Thomas SCOTT - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 13, 1806Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
8 months
daughter
3 years
son
2 years
daughter
Elizabeth SCOTT
Baptism: January 3, 1813 32Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England
Burial: 1826Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
4 years
son
Thomas SCOTT + Jane BRAINES - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: July 18, 1828Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
1 year
step-son
Henry SCOTT
Birth: August 2, 1829 48 30Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
Death: April 11, 1846Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
4 years
step-son
22 months
step-daughter
Elizabeth SCOTT
Birth: November 13, 1834 53 36Graveley
Burial: July 27, 1842Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
2 years
step-son
3 years
step-daughter
Ann SCOTT
Birth: April 1840 59 41Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
Death: September 17, 1840Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
3 years
step-son
Thomas SCOTT + Mary Cole BYWATERS - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: November 11, 1845Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England
Marriage: November 11, 1845

Marriage

Thomas Scott's first marriage - from Graveley Parish Registers:

Marriage, Oct 13,1806: Thomas Scott and Mary Fisher Witnesses: Isaac Howard and Elizabeth Binns

Census

From the Graveley Parish Register in the Society of Genealogist in London: In 1818 the parish priest made a census of Graveley which lists the entire adult population. Thomas Scott is the only resident whose surname was Scott. He is a laborer with a wife and four children.

The parish records also record the fact that in 1818 Thomas Scott was one of several poor families who received parish aid.

Note

Burial record from St Botolph's in Graveley state: 1822 Sarah Scott, age 36, wife of Thomas. Buried by Mr. Jodrell. This is not the wife of our Thomas Scott.

Note

It is entirely possible that there were two Thomas Scotts in the parish or that Thomas had two wives previous to his marriage to Jane Brains in 1828. Graveley parish records show he buried a wife named Sarah in 1822.

Oct 13, 1806 Thomas Scott otp married Mary Fisher. 1814 Elizabeth Scott bap. daughter of Thomas and Sarah - Fowlmere. 1816 George Scott bap. son of Thomas and Mary - Graveley. Jan 10, 1822 Sarah Scott, age 36, buried, wife of Thomas. Sept 12, 1825 Sarah Scott otp married Henry Cook otp. 1826 Elizabeth Scott, 13, Graveley, buried.

Yes, there were two Thomas Scotts in the records. A Thomas Scott with wife Sarah was from Fowlmere where they had children recorded,

MarriagePallots Entry for Thomas Scott & Mary Fisher MarriagePallots Entry for Thomas Scott & Mary Fisher Marriage
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MarriageGraveley Parish Entry for Scott-Fisher Marriage, 1806Graveley Parish Entry for Scott-Fisher Marriage, 1806
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CensusComplete Census of Graveley Parish - 1818
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CensusParish Record from Nov 1818 - Donations to Poor FamiliesParish Record from Nov 1818 - Donations to Poor Families
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