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Letitia Kynaston - Oswestry area early 1800's

Letitia Kynaston - Oswestry area early 1800's

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 9:45AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kynaston, Wilde
I've come to a difficult point in my searches.

In 1816 are three baptism entries in St.Oswald's church for Roger Kynaston Wilde (b.1811), Henry Kynaston Wilde (b.1813) and Letitia Kynaston Wilde (b.1815), all children of Henry and Letitia Wilde. Roger is my wife's antecedent.

Considering that all three children (that I know of) have Kynaston in their name, I'm making the huge assumption that Letitia's maiden name was Kynaston. This is backed up by a marriage between Henry Wild and Letitia Kynaston in June 1810 at St.Sepulchre church in London. Roger was born in Feb 1811, 8 months later.

My problem is that I can only find 2 ladies called Letitia Kynaston. One is Letitia Frances Kynaston who married William Selwyn. I know it's not her because they married in 1801 and she died a Selwyn in 1842.
The other is Letitia Kynaston, daughter of Sir Edward Kynaston, 2nd bart of Harkwick and his wife Letitia Owen. This one was born in 1791 and baptised at St.Chad's in
Shrewsbury. Now this one apparently died a spinster in 1834 and was interred at Risby, Suffolk (where the Kynastons of Hardwick had another home). I've even written to Col.J.R.Kynaston of Hardwick, the current holder of the Hardwick title, and he can't find any information that suggests Letitia ever married.

Just to muddy the waters some more, I've found an entry in the National Burial Index v2 for Letitia Wilde, buried 8 Mar 1819, aged 28, at St.Oswald's church Oswestry. The age would put her as born in 1791.

This is what I believed happened.
I believe Letitia Kynaston got pregnant with Henry Wild in the summer of 1810. Her father (not only a baronet but also a Reverend) sent her off to London to get married. Roger was born Feb 1811 in Oswestry.
Henry was born 1813 in Oswestry.
Letitia was born 1815 in Oswestry.
I reckon that she was told to leave her young family behind to come back to the family home at Hardwick. Her death was somehow faked and she lived out the remaining 15 years as a spinster. I know it's more likely that there were two Letitia Kynastons, but without proof of two ladies I'm left with a conspiracy theory to explain the contradictory information I have to hand.

So despite all the documentary evidence to the contrary, I still suspect that 'my' Letitia was the daughter of Edward Kynaston and Letitia Owen. Can anyone shed some light on this, or find another Letitia who married a Henry Wild(e) in the early 1800's?

Re: Letitia Kynaston - Oswestry area early 1800's

Posted: 6 Jul 2010 7:18AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kynaston
I can't help you directly but I have a suggestion. If it's possible for you, I suggest a trip to the Oswestry area. I've just been & found a lot of my family (including Kynastons) graves that I've been unable to find on any online registers. The churches at West Felton & Wem both have quite a few. Wem particularly has quite a number of Kynastons. The Oswestry library has reference booklets listing the graves at quite a few (but not all) local churches.

You'll find the local people very friendly & helpful & they still pass stories down, father to son style. I not only found the pub my gt grandfather ran but a descendant of the people who owned the farm next to it & a story about how his wife made him move because he spent too much time in the pub with my gt grandfather.

I didn't have time on this visit but I'm already planning another visit to go to the archives at Shrewsbury as I've been told by the local tourist infomation that there are a vast number of records there that just aren't available anywhere else yet.

Re: Letitia Kynaston - Oswestry area early 1800's

Posted: 6 Jul 2010 9:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Angela,

Thanks for reminding me about this thread. I'd almost forgotten about it.
I've determined that "my" Letitia Kynaston was in fact Letitia Kynaston Moody from Oswestry. Her parents took on the name Kynaston in preference to Moody because the title was handed to them by a will of Edward Kynaston, Doctor of Physic. I've since traced another 4 generations back to the Kynastons of Trewylan in Mongomeryshire. I've yet to find documentary proof, but it looks like this branch of the Kynastons descends from Humphrey "The Wild" Kynaston through his grandson, Rev.Ralph Kynaston of Myddle.

I make the time to get to Shropshire Archive once in a while to find documentary evidence. I've made a number of very helpful acquiantances there who are trying to pin down a difficult to find marriage.

Thanks for the advice about Oswestry and West Felton MIs. That's definitely a line of enquiry to consider next time I visit Oswestry library. I really appreciate it. :)

Re: Letitia Kynaston - Oswestry area early 1800's

Posted: 11 May 2012 8:38AM GMT
Classification: Query
hi
not sure how far you have got with your search now, but i have some info.
while looking for my kynastons, i came accross;
ROGER KYNASTON
b.7/2/1811
c.8/2/1811
MOTHER - LETITIA KYNASTON
FATHER - HENRY WILD (NO 'E')

PARISH - OSWESTRY

HOPE IT HELPS.
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