John DURRANCE

1769 -

• Name	John DURRANCE
  Birth	8 Oct 1769	Burton Lazers, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I388	Merged
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2006

  
  

  Father	James DURRANCE,   b. 7 Mar 1732/33, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England d. 20 May 1808 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth BEALEY
  Marriage	11 Sep 1757	Melton Mowbray
  Notes	Source;- Phillimores Marriages Melton Mowbray 1546 to 1812 ( Vol 11 of register)
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann CHAMBERS,   b. 1770   d. 29 Sep 1829, Burton Lazers, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1790	Melton Mowbray
  Notes	Source;- Phillimores Marriages Melton Mowbray 1546 to 1812 ( Vol 11 of register) both of Burton Lazers
  Children	1. Elizabeth DURRANCE   d. 9 Oct 1793   2. Mary DURRANCE,   b. 5 Jun 1791, Burton Lazers, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.   3. William DURRANCE,   b. 29 Jun 1792   4. Isaac DURRANCE,   b. 5 Mar 1795   5. Elizabeth DURRANCE,   b. 25 Aug 1797   6. James DURRANCE,   b. 5 Mar 1802   7. Charlotte DURRANCE,   b. 21 Sep 1804, Burton Lazers, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.   8. Thomas DURRANCE,   b. 6 May 1806   d. 18 Oct 1806 (Age 0 years)   9. Thomas DURRANCE,   b. 29 May 1808   d. 28 Jun 1825, Burton Lazers, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. (Age 17 years)   10. Jane DURRANCE,   b. 26 May 1810   11. Harriet DURRANCE,   b. 15 Nov 1812
  Family ID	F106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Source:- Leicestershire Records Office(LRO)- Burton Lazers Bishops Transcripts 1769 Record was John son of James Durrands by Elizabeth his wife. Phillimores Marriages for Melton Mowbray shows James Durrance and Elizabeth Bealey both of Burton Lazers marriage on 11th Sept 1757. They had several children and the baptizm records in the Bishops Transcipts shows a gradual changing of the surname 1759 James son of James Durrants & Eliz 1761 Thomas son of James Durrants & Eliz 1763 Elizabethd daughter of James Durrands & Elizabeth 1765 Ann daughter of James Durrants & Eliz 1767 Comfort daughter of James Durrands & Eliz 1769 John son of James Durrands & Eliz 1771 Isaac son of James Durrands & Elizabeth 1772 Bailey son of James Durrants & Elizabeth 1776 Sarah daughter of James Durrace & Elizabeth 1780 Mary daughter of James Durance & Eliz Phillimores also show John Durance married Ann Chambers 9 Aug 1790 With the Bishops Transcripts showing:- 1792 William son of John Durance & Ann 1791 Mary daughter of John Durrance & Ann It can be seen how the surname went through various ways of spelling from 1757 to 1791 and finally settling on DURRANCE. This is possibly due to the fact that agricultual workers in those times couldn't read or write and the curate recording baptizms went on pronunciations. There were no recorded Durrands, Durrants or Durrances in the Bishops Transcripts for Burton Lazers prior to 1759, so it is possible that James Durrance moved there after his marriage in 1757. With a small village like Burton Lazers it is unlikely that a James Durrants,a James Durrands,a James Durrace and a James Durance would all be married to an Elizabeth living in a small village at the same time. Therefore it is fairly conclusive that John Durrands and John Durrance are one and the same people. Bailey Durrance is another good example of variation in the name;- Born Bailey Durrants Married as Bailey Durrance Son named Baley Durrans Marriage Notes for JOHN DURRANCE and ANN CHAMBERS: Source;- Phillimores Marriages Melton Mowbray 1546 to 1812 ( Vol 11 of register) both of Burton Lazers