1720
Baptised
17 April 1720
April 17th 1720— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
Joseph Irons
1720 – 1769
Joseph Irons was baptised on 17 April 1720, son of Richard Irons and Ruth Betts. He married Mary Nicholas on 20 June 1742. Joseph was buried on 28 May 1769 at St Leonards Church.
A distillation, assembled from sourced records · 2026
- Baptism
- April 17th 1720
- Marriage
- June 20th 1742, Downham, Cambridgeshire to Mary Nicholas
- Burial
- May 28th 1769, St. Leonards Church, Downham
- Parents
- Richard Irons and Ruth Betts (married November 11th 1703)
- Siblings
- Elizabeth Irons baptised March 4th 1705/6 Downham William baptised January 6th 1715/6 Downham burial December 1st 1728 Joseph Irons baptised April 17th 1720, Downham Isabell Irons baptised October 20th 1722, Downham
- Children
- Mary Irons baptised January 23rd 1743, Downham William Irons baptised September 2nd 1744, Downham Ruth Irons baptised October 29th 1749, Downham Sarah Irons baptised January 28th 1753, Downham died March 5th 1755 Rebecca Irons baptised April 28th 1755, Downham Johana Irons baptised May 1st 1757, Downham
- 1742
- Marries Mary Nicholas in St. Leonards Church, Downham. They were both "of this parish" Mary was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Nicholas
- 1755
- Death of daughter, Sarah, aged 2 years. Sarah was buried on the 5th of March
- 1769
- Death of Joseph aged 49 years. Burial was in accordance with the Burial in Woollen Acts 1666 - 1680 in a bid to keep the wool industry going.
- 1783
- Death of Mary aged 60 years. Burial was on the 29th of September.
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Family
Marriage
Children
Life
Confirmed — anchored to a recordEstimated — inferred
1742
Married Mary Nicholas
20 June 1742
June 20th 1742, Downham, Cambridgeshire to Mary Nicholas— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1755
In 1755
1755
Death of daughter, Sarah, aged 2 years. Sarah was buried on the 5th of March— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1769
In 1769
1769
Death of Joseph aged 49 years. Burial was in accordance with the Burial in Woollen Acts 1666 - 1680 in a bid to keep the wool industry going.— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1769
Buried
28 May 1769 at St Leonards Church
May 28th 1769, St. Leonards Church, Downham— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1783
In 1783
1783
Death of Mary aged 60 years. Burial was on the 29th of September.— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.