THE PRIOR FAMILIES of the area around Marksbury in Somerset The main page for the Prior family has address: http://www.prattens.co.uk/FAMILIES/PRIOR/start.html You can find items in this list by using the FIND capability in the EDIT menu above These notes were collected in hurried visits to record offices and libraries, or acquired from other researchers or on-line sources. If you use information from these notes you are strongly recommended to check the information against original sources. 1595 John Prior bur Crowcombe. 1606 Priscilla Prior mar Blackford Mathew Pyne. 1617 Rushmere of Baltonsborough 10 miles south of Wells. 1620 Eleanor Prior wid mar Lilstock. 1623 John Prior churchwarden Lilstock. 1623 Robert Prior bap Lilstock son of William Prior. 1623 Thomas Prior bap Lilstock son of John Prior. 1628 John Prior senior bur Lilstock. 1636 Prior bap St Cuthberts Wells. 1663 George Prior of Kitton mar Ann Butler. 1663 John Prior warden Old Cleeve. 1667 Eliza Prior bur Ilchester. 1672 Benjamin Prior bap Stringston. 1672 William Prior bap Stringston. 1679 William Prior mar Lilstock. 1704 Gab Prior bur Ilchester. 1704 William Prior bap Bridgewater. 1755 Sarah Prior mar George Reed. 1756 Ann Prior bur Bath St Michael. 1757 John Prior bap Bath St Michael. 1758 Mary Taylor bap 30.4 dau of John and Betty Taylor. 1762 William Prior mar Marksbury Ann Hile both of Marksbury wit Thomas Densley and Isaac Moxham, solemised by Arthur Hile curate. 1763 Walter Prior bap Marksbury son of William and Ann Prior. 1764 Rose Prior bap, bur 1788 Martock. 1767 Phoebe Prior bap Marksbury dau of William and Ann Prior. 1771 George Prior bap Marksbury son of William and Ann Prior. 1772 Phoebe Prior bur Marksbury dau of William Prior. 1774 James Prior miller admitted freeman mar to Elizabeth dau of Thomas Page baker decd - list of Bristol Freemen. 1775 Mary Prior bur Martock. 1779 Thomas Prior bap Martock. 1781 William Prior bap Bath Prior and Prior. 1781 William Prior bap Martock. 1782 Robert Prior bap Martock. 1783 Elizabeth Prior mar by licence Martock Thomas Pain. 1783 Walter Prior mar by banns Marksbury Mary Taylor both of Marksbury wit William Grinstead and Isaac Moxham. 1784 William Prior of Houndstreet bur 18.1 Marksbury. 1785 Susanna Prior bap Martock. 1788 Hannah Prior bur Bath St Michael. 1788 Rose Prior aged 24 bur Martock. 1788 William Prior bur Bath St Prior and Prior. 1790 Ann Prior bur Weston Bath. 1790 William Prior bap Marksbury son of Walter and Mary Prior. 1791 Mary Prior bur Martock. 1791 William Prior born, in 1841 census of Farnborough. 1793 William Prior born Marksbury, in 1851 census of Farnborough. 1794 Elizabeth Prior bap Marksbury dau of Walter and Mary Prior. 1794 Mary Tyley bap 3.1 dau of William and Sarah Tyley. 1794 Richard Prior father of dau bur Martock. 1795 Hester Prior bap 1.11 Martock dau of John and Diana Prior. 1795 Hester Prior bap 5.1 Huish Episcope dau of John and Elizabeth Prior. 1800 Ann Prior bur 16.10 Marksbury. 1800 John Prior born, bur 1861 Marksbury. 1800 John Prior born, in 1851 census of Marksbury. 1802 John Prior bap Bridgewater. 1804 Sarah Prior mar Keynsham Charles Brown wit John Prior and Sarah Sperring. 1806 Joseph Prior aged 2 bap. 1806 Phoebe Prior bur Newton St Loe. 1807 William Prior born in 1871 census of Farnborough. 1808 Robert Prior bur Keynsham. 1808 William Rushmore Prior bap 3.7 Marksbury illegit son of Hester Prior. 1809 Elizabeth Prior mar Bridgewater David Jones. 1809 William Prior born Hound Street, in 1861 census of Clutton. 1809? Mary Prior mar Bridgewater Francis Taylor. 1809? Susanna Prior mar Bridgewater James Collier. 1810 Elizabeth Prior mar Martock James Hodges of Ledmington. 1810 James Prior bap Bridgewater. 1810 Mark Prior bap. 1810 William Prior born Clutton, in 1851 census of Clutton. 1811 Hester Prior bur 10.2 Marksbury. 1811 Hester Prior mother of child in Marksbury Poor Overseers Book. 1811 Sarah Prior aged 65 bur. 1811 William Prior born, in 1841 census of Chelwood. 1812 Elizabeth Prior mar Bridgewater Thomas Sully. 1812 Hester Prior mother of child in Marksbury Poor Overseers Book. 1812 Luke Prior bap. 1812 Samuel Prior bap Seavington. 1813 Anne Prior bap Farmborough dau of William Prior lab and Mary Prior of Farmborough. 1813 Hester Prior mother of child in Marksbury Poor Overseers Book. 1813 William Prior ba mar by banns Farmborough Mary Tidcombe sp wit James and Mary Tidcombe. 1814 Hester Prior mar Soke sub Hamden Joseph Tavener. 1814 Hester Prior mother of child in Marksbury Poor Overseers Book. 1815 George Tidcombe mar Farmborough Anne Cobb wit William Prior. 1815 Hester Prior mother of child in Marksbury Poor Overseers Book. 1815 Mary Prior bap Farmborough dau of William Prior lab and Mary Prior of Farmborough. 1817 Hester Prior mother of child in Marksbury Poor Overseers Book. 1818 Sarah Prior bap Farmborough dau of William Prior coal miner and Mary Prior of Farmborough. 1821 Elizabeth Prior bap Farmborough dau of William Prior lab and Mary Prior of Farmborough. 1821 Elizabeth Prior born, in 1841 census of Farnborough. 1824 George Prior bap Farmborough son of William Prior coal miner and Mary Prior of Farmborough. 1825 George Prior aged 7m bur Farmborough. 1826 George Prior born, in 1841 census of Farnborough. 1826 George Tidcombe Prior bap Farmborough son of William Prior coal miner and Mary Prior of Farmborough. 1827 George Prior born Farnborough in 1861 census of Farnborough. 1828 George Prior born, in 1851 census of Farnborough. 1829 Caroline Prior born Compton Dando in 1861 census of Clutton. 1829 William Prior bap Farmborough son of William Prior coal miner and Mary Prior of Farmborough. 1830 Caroline Prior born, in 1841 census of Chelwood. 1830 Thomas Prior born, in 1851 census of Marksbury. 1830 William Prior born Farnborough in 1861 census of Farnborough. 1830 William Prior born, in 1841 census of Farnborough. 1830c William Prior mar Hannah Bees not in Bristol Bedminster Cameley High Littleton Marksbury Chelwood Hinton Blewett Publow Paulton Stowey Farmborough Timsbury Norton Malreward Stanton Drew Farrington Gurney Queen Charlton. 1831 George Prior born in 1871 census of Farnborough. 1831 William Prior born, in 1851 census of Farnborough. 1832 George Prior born in 1841 census of Chelwood. 1833 George Prior born in 1851 census of Clutton. 1834 John Prior born, in 1851 census of Marksbury. 1835 Eliza Prior born in 1841 census of Chelwood. 1835 Eliza Prior born in 1851 census of Clutton. 1835 George Prior born in 1841 and 1851 census of Farnborough. 1835 Harry Prior married secondly Bristol Hannah Keeping and had children Henry P born 1839 Hannah Prior born 1838 Thomas Prior born 1840 and Charles Prior born 1842. 1836 Henry Prior born in 1851 census of Clutton. 1836 Matilda Prior bap Marksbury dau of John Prior lab and Elizabeth Prior of Houndstreet. 1836 William Prior born in 1841 census of Chelwood. 1836 William Prior born in 1851 census of Clutton. 1837 William Rushmore died St Pancras. 1838 William Prior born in 1841 census of Farnborough. 1840 George Prior born, in 1851 census of Marksbury. 1840 Martha Prior born in 1841 census of Chelwood. 1840 Martha Prior born in 1851 census of Clutton. 1840 William Rushmore died Lodden. 1841 Walter Prior aged 75 ag lab in census of Marksbury. 1841 William Prior aged 30 lab in census of Chelwood with wife Hannah Prior aged 35 and children Caroline Prior aged 11 George Prior aged 9 Eliza Prior aged 6 William P aged 3 and Martha Prior aged 10m. 1841 William Prior aged 30 lab in census of Chelwood. 1841 William Prior aged 50 lab in census of Hobbs Wall Farnborough with wife Mary Prior aged 50 and children Elizabeth Prior aged 20 George Prior aged 15 and William Prior aged 11. 1842 Jemima Prior born in 1851 census of Clutton. 1842 Mary Prior born, in 1851 census of Marksbury. 1843 Jemima Prior born 17.4 bap 21.5 dau of William and Hannah Prior of Chelwood. 1844 Jemima Rushmer of Norwich. 1845 Elizabeth Prior born, in 1851 census of Marksbury. 1845 Henry Prior born Chelwood, in 1861 census of Clutton. 1845 William Rushmore died Norwich. 1846 Henry Prior born 11.1 bap 2.2 son of William and Hannah Prior of Chelwood. 1846 Henry Prior born 4.1 Chelwood son of William Prior lab and Hannah Prior formerly Bees. 1846 Henry Prior died 23/1/1937 aged 91 and Emily Prior died 18/2/1937 aged 88 bur Wesleyan Methodist Church Blackhorse Road Kingswood. 1849 Alfred Prior born, in 1851 census of Marksbury. 1851 James Bees aged 67 parish relief quarryman born Keynsham and Ann Bees aged 50 born Laudaker? Devon. 1851 John Prior aged 51 coal miner born Marksbury in census of Marksbury with wife Elizabeth Prior aged 48 born Clutton and children Thomas Prior ag lab aged 21 John Prior aged 17 George Prior aged 11 Mary Prior aged 9 Elizabeth Prior aged 6 and Alfred Prior aged 2 all born Marksbury. 1851 William Prior aged 41 ag lab born Clutton in census of Northend Clutton with wife Hannah Prior aged 45 born Clutton and children George Prior aged 18 ag lab Eliza Prior aged 16 William Prior aged 15 Martha Prior aged 11 Jemima Prior aged 9 and Henry Prior aged 5 all born Clutton. 1851 William Prior aged 58 carter born Marksbury in census of Hobbs Wall Farnborough with wife Mary Prior aged 60 born Farnborough and children George Prior aged 23 and William Prior aged 20 both born Farnborough. 1852 Eliza Prior minor sp dau of William Prior lab mar 12.4 Clutton George Parfitt minor ba collier of Clutton son of George Parfitt baker, wit Mary Parfitt and Charles Parfitt. 1858 George Prior born in 1861 census of Clutton. 1858 George Prior born in 1861 census of Farnborough. 1860 Sarah Prior born in 1871 census of Farnborough. 1861 Caroline Prior aged 32 widow and charwoman born Compton Dando in census of Clutton with children Sarah Prior aged 7 George Prior aged 3 and Emily Prior aged 1 all born Clutton next door to James Bees aged 75 stone quarryman born Keynsham and Elizabeth Cook aged 63 born Farrington Gurney. 1861 John Prior born 1800 bur Marksbury churchyard. 1861 Mary Prior aged 78 almswoman born Farnborough in census of Hobbs Wall Farnborough with children George Prior aged 34 coal hallier William Prior aged 31 ag lab both born Farnborough and Martha Martin aged 26 born Tiverton and Sarah Martin aged 2 born Farnborough. 1861 William Prior aged 52 coal pit carter born Hound Street in census of Clutton with wife Hannah Prior aged 56 born Compton Dando and children Henry Prior aged 16 coal miner born Chelwood and Ann Prior aged 9 born Clutton next door to families of Benjamin Challenger and Samuel Cook. 1867 William Prior born in 1871 census of Farnborough. 1870 Henry Prior aged 24 ba collier of Abersychan son of William Prior hauler mar 1.1 Wesleyan Chapel Pontypool Emily Tucker aged 21 sp of Abersychan dau of William Tucker deceased miner. 1871 George Prior aged 40 in census of Farnborough with wife Martha Prior aged 35 and children Sarah Prior aged 11 William Prior aged 4 and Mary Prior aged 1. 1871 Mary Prior aged 73 born Farnborough in census of Clutton Union. 1871 William Prior aged 64 carter born Marksbury in census of Northend Clutton with wife Hannah Prior aged 67 born Keynsham next door to Benjamin Challenger and family. 1874 Elizabeth Prior born 1801 bur Marksbury churchyard widow of John Prior bur 1861. 1876 Hannah Prior aged 74 died Clutton - St Catherines House Mar 5c 471. 1878 Alfred Oliver Prior died 19/6/1956 aged 78 and Hester Prior died 19/3/1956 aged 79 bur Wesleyan Methodist Church Blackhorse Road Kingswood. 1880 William Prior aged 75 died Camelford - St Catherines House Dec 5c 7. 1880 Eveline Sophia Prior in IGI film 1904016. 1881 Caroline Prior housekeeper aged 52 born Houndstreet in census of Northend Clutton with son George Prior coal miner aged 23 born Clutton and William Prior farm labourer aged 74 born Houndstreet. 1881 Henry Prior boot maker aged 35 born Clutton in census of Lewtons Lane (Bitton) Oldland with wife Emily Prior aged 32 born Clutton and children Herbert Prior aged 10, Walter H Prior aged 5, Alfred O Prior aged 2 and Eveline S Prior aged 6m all born Abersychan except Eveline who was born Oldland and lodgers Frederick Maggs commercial traveller aged 21 born Monmouth and George J Hodges clerk aged 19 born St Peters Carmarthen. 1886 Stanley Cuthbert Prior born 20.8 bap 30.9 Kingswood son of Henry and Emily Prior. 1929 Clara Lenitia Sophia Garland aged 36 died 9.8.1929 bur Hanham Tabernacle. 1937 Henry Prior of 98 Staple Hill Road Fishponds Bristol died 23/1/1937 probate Bristol 15/3 to Walter Hedley Prior schoolmaster and Alfred Oliver Prior boot manufacturer effects £327/16 END