Andrew Rowcliffe and Joan Harvey

I purchased the fiche for the Parish Registers of Merton and discovered that the wedding registration for Andrew ROWCLIFFE and Joan HARVEY included the interesting detail that Joan HARVEY was "of Dolton." The only Joan HARVEY that I can find there is the daughter of Christopher HARVEY and Mary STANBURY (from the IGI). I intend to purchase the Parish Registers for Dolton but haven't done so yet. (You might remember that I live in Canada so that is my only way to look at the registers easily!)

I was reaching a similar conclusion that our Andrew was the son of WILLIAM ROWCLIFFE (b1656) and JANE CRALOKE or CRELLIKE (b1657) married in June 1685.

From my Blog:

The baptism for a Joan Harvey, daughter of Christopher Harvey and Mary Stanbury was 1 March 1690 at Dolton DEV. Checking through the Merton register I found that her burial date was 9 Mar 1760 not 9 Mar 1730 which has been published in various sources. Joan Harvey married Andrew Rowcliffe 8 Jun 1720 at Merton, Devon.

There isn't a baptism for Andrew Rowcliffe at Merton but the parish registers do not commence until 1687 although it is Parish Register 2. Perhaps Parish Register 1 does not exist or the Meeth Devon Register covers Merton. I still need to determine that. According to the brief collected for the rebuilding of St Pauls Cathedral in London in 1678, Andrew Routly, Priscilla Routly, Jane Routly and Samuel Routlife were living at Merton. Samuel Rowcliff was buried the 2nd day of February and Andrew Rowcliff was buried the 3rd day of February, both in 1687. William Rowcliff was baptized as the posthumous son of Andrew Rowcliff and his wife Mary on the 18th day of March 1687. These are, unfortunately, on the first page of the entries for this parish. I will check the Meeth register though to see if there are Rowcliff entries there. Interestingly, at Dolton a Lewes, a Richard and a Charles Rowcliff are baptizing children between 1695 and 1725. Andrew and Joan his wife are baptizing children at Merton between 1721 and 1732 including Philip (my 4x great grandfather) baptized 4 Apr 1721. On the 1678 brief for St Pauls Cathedral at Dolton there aren't any members of the Rowcliff family listed.

I haven't looked at the Meeth Parish Registers yet (I purchased those as well when I bought Merton as I didn't understand why they were listed together so thought I better have both!). I will try to do that in August and post information (if any) that I find on this discussion.

When we were in England last year we found the memorial stone for Robert Pincombe and Elizabeth Rowcliffe. It was attached to the outside wall of the Church (slightly hidden behind a bush now). I will search it out and attach a copy to the next entry in this discussion by me.