First name(s) Hugh
Last name Bidwell Junior
Marriage date 4 Jul 1720
Place Exeter
Spouse's first name(s) Hannah
Spouse's last name Peirce
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Name: Ursula Bidwell
Baptism Date: 7 Sep 1726
Denomination: Presbyterian
Father: Hugh Bidwell
Mother: Hannah
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Name: Mary Bidwell
Baptism Date: 17 Mar 1734
Baptism Place: Exeter, Bow Meeting
Denomination: Presbyterian
Father: Francis Bidwell
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Name: Jane Bidwell
Baptism Date: 12 May 1700
Baptism Place: Exeter
Death date 27 Jul 1701
Father: Robert Bidwell
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Name: Agness Bidwell
Burial Date: 5 Nov 1700
Burial Place: Exeter, St David
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First name(s) Mary
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 30 Sep 1702
Place Exeter
Spouse's first name(s) William
Spouse's last name Vicary
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Name: John Bidwell
Baptism Date: 13 Oct 1702Baptism Place: Exeter
Father: Robert Bidwell
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Name: Susannah daughter of Francis Bidwell
Burial Date: 25 Dec 1703
Burial Place: Exeter, St George
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First name(s) Abra.
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 20 Nov 1705
Place Exeter, St Mary Major
Spouse's first name(s) Susannah
Spouse's last name Adee
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Name: Andrew Bidwell
Baptism Date: 29 Aug 1706
Baptism Place: Exeter, St Mary Major
Father: Abraham Bidwell
Mother: Susannah
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First name(s) Agness
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 18 Aug 1707
Place Exeter, St David’s
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Snell
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First name(s) Hugh
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 6 Jul 1708
Place Exeter
Spouse's first name(s) Ursula
Spouse's last name Head
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First name(s) Hugh
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 10 May 1709
Place Exeter Cathedral
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Rice
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First name(s) Robert
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 25 Apr 1709
Place Exeter
Spouse's first name(s) Margaret
Spouse's last name Salter
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First name(s) Richard
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 25 May 1714
Place Exeter, St Pancras
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth
Spouse's last name Gilford
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First name(s) Richard
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 28 Oct 1714
Place Exeter, St Mary Major
Spouse's first name(s) Joyce
Spouse's last name Wills
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Name: Abraham Bidwell
Burial Date: 23 May 1716
Burial Place: Exeter Holy Trinity
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First name(s) Mrs Elizabeth
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 14 Jul 1720
Place Exeter St Mary Steps
Spouse's first name(s) Henry
Spouse's last name White
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First name(s) Ann
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 9 Aug 1720
Place Exeter, St David’s
Spouse's first name(s) Joseph
Spouse's last name Powell
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Name: Hugh Bidwell
Baptism Date: 23 Nov 1721
Baptised by James Peirce
Denomination: Presbyterian
Father: Hugh Bidwell
Mother: Hannah
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Name: Hannah Bidwell
Baptism Date: 5 Aug 1723
Baptised by James Peirce
Denomination: Presbyterian
Father: Hugh Bidwell
Mother: Hannah
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Name: Deborah Bidwell
Baptism Date: 18 Oct 1727
Denomination: Presbyterian
Father: Hugh Bidwell
Mother: Hannah
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Name: Elizabeth Peirce Bidwell
Baptism Date: 28 Dec 1729
Denomination: Presbyterian
Father: Hugh Bidwell
Mother: Hannah
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First name(s) Francis
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 16 Sep 1730
Place Exeter
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Clapp
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Name: Susanna Bidwell
Baptism Date: 22 Oct 1732
Baptism Place: Exeter, Bow Meeting
Denomination: Presbyterian
Father: Francis Bidwell
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First name(s) Robert
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 21 Jan 1733
Place Exeter
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Arundle
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First name(s) John
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 30 Jun 1734
Place Exeter
Spouse's first name(s) Jane
Spouse's last name Mutton
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Name: Robert Bidwell
Baptism Date: 10 Apr 1737
Baptism Place: Exeter, Holy Trinity
Father: John Bidwell
Mother: Jane
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Name: Ann Bidwell
Baptism Date: 23 Oct 1737
Baptism Place: Exeter
Father: Robert Bidwell
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Name: Charles Bidwell
Baptism Date: 29 May 1739
Baptism Place: Exeter, Holy Trinity
Father: John
Mother: Jane
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Name: Robert Bidwell
Baptism Date: 24 Jun 1739
Baptism Place: Exeter, Holy Trinity
Father: Robert
Mother: Ann
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Name: Samuel Bidwell
Baptism Date: 1 Nov 1708
Baptism Place: Exeter
Burial date: 17 Jul 1709
Father: Abraham Bidwell
Mother: Susan
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Name: Francis Bidwell
Birth date 25 Feb 1703
Baptism Date: 19 Mar 1703
Baptism Place: Exeter Bow Meeting
Denomination: Presbyterian
Father: Francis Bidwell
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Name: Hugh Bidwell
Burial Date: 19 Jan 1720
Burial Place: Exeter, St Mary Steps
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Marriage of 6th great-grandparents Hugh Bidwell and Hannah Peirce
Birth of 5th great-grandmother Elizabeth Peirce Bidwell
Bidwells 1700s
12 May 1700
Jane Bidwell (daughter of Robert Bidwell) baptised (left)
27 Jul 1701
Jane Bidwell buried
5 Nov 1700
Agness Bidwell is buried at Exeter, St David (left)
Mar 1702
Mary Bidwell (daughter of Francis Bidwell) born (recorded Exeter, St George) (right)
23 April 1702
Anne (pictured right) crowned Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland
30 Sep 1702
Mary Bidwell of Newton St Cires and William Vicary of Broadclist, married (left)
13 Oct 1702
John Bidwell (son of Robert Bidwell) baptised (left)
25 Dec 1703
Susannah daughter of Francis Bidwell is buried at Exeter, St George (left)
16 Apr 1703
Mary daughter of Francis Bidwell is buried at Exeter, St George (right)
24 Jun 1705
Thomas Bidwell (son of Thomas Bidwell) baptised Exeter (right)
The above is probably mistranscribed, see below:
24 Jun 1705
Thomas Bidwell (son of Francis Bidwell) baptised (right)
20 Nov 1705
Abra. Bidwell and Susannah Adee (both of this parish) married at Exeter, St Mary Major (left)
29 Aug 1706
Andrew Bidwell (son of Abraham and Susannah Bidwell) baptised at Exeter, St Mary Major (left)
5 Feb 1707
Thomas son of Francis Bidwell is buried at Exeter, St George (right)
18 Aug 1707
Agness Bidwell and John Snell married at Exeter, St David’s (left)
18 Dec 1707
Wm Bidwell (son of Robert Bidwell) baptised Exeter, St David (right)
6 Jul 1708
Hugh Bidwell and Ursula Head married at Exeter (left)
21 May 1708
Eliz. wife of Robert Bidwell is buried at Exeter, St David (right)
1 Nov 1708
Samuel Bidwell (son of Abraham and Susan Bidwell) baptised at Exeter (left)
17 Jul 1709
Samuel Bidwell buried
10 May 1709
Hugh Bidwell tallow chandler and Mary Rice married at Exeter, Cathedral (left)
25 Apr 1709
Robert Bidwell and Margaret Salter married at Exeter (left)
25 Nov 1710
Letter from Hugh Bidwell to Thomas Guy
Letter from Hugh Bidwell to Thomas Guy asking him to give an Exchequer Order for an annuity of £12 per annum to John Hamley
Source: National Archives
1712
Ursula, sister of Hugh Bidwell Jr marries John Parr - who later became dissenting preacher in Okehampton (below)
Despite their marriage within the Established Church, both Hannah and Hugh appear to have maintained a strong presence in the Dissenting community in the following years. In fact, the Bidwell family seems to have been closely associated with the non-subscription movement in Devon. In 1712, Ursula Bidwell (the elder sister of Hugh Jr.) had married John Parr (1691-1779?), later a Dissenting minister of Okehampton.
Source: The Language of Dissent: The Defense of Eighteenth-Century English Dissent in the Works and Sermons of James Peirce
Bracy V. Hill II, Ph.D.
1712
Hugh Bidwell late of Exeter, Fuller is reported bankrupt (below)
London newspapers chronicled the financial difficulties and bankruptcy of “Hugh Bidwell, late of the City of Exon, Fuller” in 1712. As burial records for Hugh Bidwell, Sr. were not discovered, the identification of the “Hugh” as the aging patriarch or the son in his early twenties is admittedly difficult.
Source: The Language of Dissent: The Defense of Eighteenth-Century English Dissent in the Works and Sermons of James Peirce
Bracy V. Hill II, Ph.D.
1712
Francis Bidwell is Master Sergemaker, Exeter
First name(s) Francis
Last name Bidwell
Role Master
Indenture or registration year 1712
Indenture year 1712
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Place Exeter
County Devon
Apprentice's first name(s) John
Apprentice's last name Case
Apprentice's place Crewkerne
Apprentice's county Somerset
Apprentice's parent's first name(s) John
Apprentice's parent deceased Yes
Master's first name(s) Francis
Master's last name Bidwell
Master's occupation Sergemaker
Master's place Exeter
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1713
George son of Hugh Bidwell is apprenticed to Master Goldsmith, Exeter
First name(s) George
Last name Bidwell
Role Apprentice
Indenture or registration year 1713
Indenture year 1713
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Place Exeter
County Devon
Apprentice's first name(s) George
Apprentice's last name Bidwell
Apprentice's place Exeter
Apprentice's county Devon
Apprentice's parent's first name(s) Hugh
Apprentice's parent's occupation Fuller
Master's first name(s) John
Master's last name Brimley
Master's occupation Goldsmith
Master's place Exeter
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13 Jul 1713
Susanna wife of Mr Francis Bidwell is buried at Exeter, St George (right)
1714
Francis Bidwell of Exeter defendant
Short title: Hull v Mawry.
Document type: Bill and two answers.
Plaintiffs: William Hull, gent of Exeter, Devon.
Defendants: William Mawry, Elizabeth Winter and Francis Bidwell.
Source: National Archives
25 May 1714
Richard Bidwell and Elizabeth Gilford both of Newton St Syres married at Exeter, St Pancras (left)
20 Oct 1714
George I (pictured right) crowned King of Great Britain and Ireland
28 Oct 1714
Richard Bidwell and Joyce Wills married at Exeter, St Mary Major (left)
23 May 1716
Abraham Bidwell (of this parish) is buried at Exeter, Holy Trinity (left)
Nov 1719
Hugh Bidwell named on lease of new Presbyterian Mint Meeting House, Exeter (below)
“Hugh Bidwell” was named with fellow fuller, Thomas Townsend, on the lease for the property of the new Mint Meeting in late November 1719.
Source: The Language of Dissent: The Defense of Eighteenth-Century English Dissent in the Works and Sermons of James Peirce
Bracy V. Hill II, Ph.D.
4 Jul 1720
Hugh Bidwell Junior and Hannah Peirce married (left) in Exeter Cathedral. The bride’s father, James Peirce DD did not attend (below).
Hannah married Hugh Bidwell Jr., the son of a Hugh Bidwell, a fuller and a member of the Exeter Common Council in 1687.43 Hugh Bidwell, Sr. was a prominent member of the Dissenting community in Exeter, and according to the registers of births and baptisms within the Exeter Presbyterian meetings, he had a large family.
Assuming Fox was correct in his recollection that Peirce did not attend the wedding, there are several possible reasons for Peirce’s actions. It seems unlikely that Peirce would have deigned the marriage of his daughter to such a family unacceptable, unless he had a significant reason. Alexander Gordon maintained that Fox’s argument for Peirce’s absence was insufficient, because Peirce had acknowledged in both editions of A Vindication that the use of the ring (although undesirable) was acceptable. While Gordon offered no alternative reasoning, it seems more likely that if Peirce did refuse to attend the wedding, he did so on the grounds that Hugh was an unsuitable match or because the couple chose to be married with an Anglican rite at Exeter Cathedral. The couple’s acceptance of the sacramental ceremony within the Established Church and with liturgy that included Trinitarian language likely would have been offensive to the Dissenting minister who had spent so many years in defending Nonconformity and who had been ejected only sixteen months earlier for his heterodox theology.
Source: The Language of Dissent: The Defense of Eighteenth-Century English Dissent in the Works and Sermons of James Peirce
Bracy V. Hill II, Ph.D.
14 Jul 1720
Mrs Elizabeth Bidwell and Henry White married at Exeter St Mary Steps (left)
9 Aug 1720
Ann Bidwell and Joseph Powell married at Exon Holy Trinity (left)
8 Sep 1720
Mr Hugh Bidwell Snr. of the parish is buried at Exeter, Holy Trinity (right)
1 Mar 1721
Mrs. Mary Bidwell is buried at Exeter, Holy Trinity (right)
23 Nov 1721
Hugh Bidwell (son of Hugh and Hannah Bidwell) baptised in private by his grandfather James Peirce DD (left)
3 Jun 1723
William Bidwell aged six months is buried at Exeter, burying ground (right)
1723
William Bidwell of Cullompton named as Quaker and sergemaker
Cullompton Meeting - Quaker Charity Lands, Cullompton. 4, 5 October 1723
Lease, release, extract from will, and account
1. William Bidwell of Cullompton, sergemaker.
Source: National Archives
5 Aug 1723
Hannah Bidwell (daughter of Hugh and Hannah Bidwell) in private by her grandfather James Peirce DD (left)
1724
Hugh Bidwell is Master Fuller, Exeter
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Bidwell
Role Master
Indenture or registration year 1724
Indenture year 1724
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Place Exeter
County Devon
Apprentice's first name(s) William
Apprentice's last name Jetsom
Master's first name(s) Hugh
Master's last name Bidwell
Master's occupation Fuller
Master's place Exeter
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17 Mar 1724
Tamsin daughter of Mrs Tamsin Bidwell is buried at Exeter, St Mary Steps (right)
18 Oct 1727
Deborah Bidwell (daughter of Hugh and Hannah Bidwell) in private (recorded Mint Meeting House, Exeter) (left)
7 Sep 1726
Ursula Bidwell (daughter of Hugh and Hannah Bidwell) baptised in private (recorded Mint Meeting House, Exeter) (left)
28 Dec 1729
Elizabeth Peirce Bidwell (daughter of Hugh and Hannah Bidwell) in private. Note to say “born in London” (recorded Mint Meeting House, Exeter) (left)
20 Aug 1730
Hugh Bidwell first arrives in India (below)
The Bidwells must have embarked in the six month journey when Elizabeth Peirce was a tiny baby
Source: Selections from the letters, despatches, and other state papers preserved in Bombay Secretariat: home series, Forrest, George, Sir, 1846-1926; Bombay (presidency) Secretariat. Published 1887 archive.org/stream
16 Sep 1730
Francis Bidwell and Mary Clapp married at Exeter (left)
1731
Hugh Bidwell recorded in the East India Company’s personnel lists for Bombay
Source: British Private Trade Networks in the Arabian Seas, c. 1680 – c. 1760
Timothy Davies. Source: go.warwick.ac.uk
22 Oct 1732
Susanna Bidwell (daughter of Francis Bidwell) baptised at Exeter, Bow Meeting (left)
21 Jan 1733
Robert Bidwell and Mary Arundle married at Exeter (left)
26 Mar 1733
Robert Bidwell and Ann Commings married at Exeter, Holy Trinity (right)
30 Jun 1734
John Bidwell and Jane Mutton married at Exeter (left)
17 Mar 1734
Mary daughter of Francis Bidwell wool comber baptised Exeter Bow Meeting House (left)
1735
Hugh Bidwell in Cambay, Bombay.
Source: The Vindication of Mr. John Braddyll Against Mr. Henry Lowther; in ..., Volume 2 P. 45 books.google.co.uk
Source: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. P. 114 archive.org
1735
Hugh Bidwell in Cambay, Bombay. Trouble with Ganims
Source: The Gaikwads Of Baroda Vol I. Pp. 18-20 archive.org
5 Aug 1736
Hugh Bidwell is buried at Exeter, St George (right)
23 Aug 1736
Elizabeth Bidwell is buried at Exeter, St George (right)
24 Nov 1736
Francis Bidwell Junior is buried at Exeter, St George (right)
10 Apr 1737
Ann Bidwell (daughter of John and Jane Bidwell) baptised at Exeter, Holy Trinity (left)
23 Oct 1737
Ann Bidwell (daughter of Robert Bidwell) baptised at Exeter (left)
29 May 1739
Charles Bidwell (son of John and Jane) baptised at Exeter, Holy Trinity (left)
24 Jun 1739
Robert Bidwell (son of Robert and Ann) baptised at Exeter, Holy Trinity (left)
2 Oct 1739
Robt. Bidwell is buried at Exeter, St David (right)
25 Feb 1703
Francis Bidwell (son of Francis Bidwell) born (left)
26 Feb 1703
Francis Bidwell (son of Francis Bidwell) born (recorded Exeter, St George - Anglican)) (right)
19 Mar 1703
Francis Bidwell (son of Francis Bidwell) baptised at St. Olaves, Exeter (left)
19 Jan 1720
Hugh Bidwell is buried at Exeter, St Mary Steps (left)
25 Oct 1727
George II (pictured right) crowned King of Great Britain and Ireland
At Exeter, James Peirce would live to see his extended family grow. At least five children were born from the union of Hugh and Hannah. Hugh (III) was christened on November 23, 1721, and Hannah was christened on August 5, 1723. Both were baptized by their grandfather, James, in private. Three more children were born after the death of James Peirce. Ursula (the namesake of her aunt) was christened in private by Joseph Hallett III on September 7, 1726, as was Deborah (perhaps named for her great-grandmother) on October 18, 1727. The last recorded child was Elisabeth Peirce Bidwell who was born in London and later christened in private by Joseph Hallett III on December 28, 1729.
Source: The Language of Dissent: The Defense of Eighteenth-Century English Dissent in the Works and Sermons of James Peirce
Bracy V. Hill II, Ph.D.
Above: satyrical illustration of Scottish Presbyterians c. 1700
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Above: Queen Anne
Source: wikipedia.com
Name: Mary daughter of Francis Bidwell
Burial Date: 16 Apr 1703
Burial Place: Exeter, St George
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Name: Thomas Bidwell
Baptism Date: 24 Jun 1705
Baptism place: Exeter
Father’s name: Thomas Bidwell
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Name: Thomas Bidwell
Baptism Date: 24 Jun 1705
Baptism place: Exeter St. George
Father’s name: Francis Bidwell
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Name: Thomas son of Francis Bidwell
Burial Date: 5 Feb 1707
Burial Place: Exeter, St George
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Name: Wm Bidwell
Baptism Date: 18 Dec 1707
Baptism place: Exeter St. David
Father’s name: Robert Bidwell
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Name: Eliz. wife of Robert Bidwell
Burial Date: 21 May 1708
Burial Place: Exeter, St David
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Above: Exeter St Mary’s church steps
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Name: Susanna wife of Mr Francis Bidwell
Burial Date: 13 Jul 1713
Burial Place: Exeter, St George
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Above: George I
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Above: Exeter Cathedral
Source: eurovisitguide.com
Name: Hugh Bidwell Senior
Burial Date: 8 Sep 1720
Burial Place: Exeter, Holy Trinity
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Name: Mrs Mary Bidwell
Burial Date: 21 Mar 1721
Burial Place: Exeter, Holy Trinity
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Name: William Bidwell
Burial Date: 3 Jun 1723
Burial Place: Exeter, burying ground
Denomination: Presbyterian
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Name: Tamsin daughter of Mrs Tamsin Bidwell
Burial Date: 17 Mar 1724
Burial Place: Exeter, St Mary Steps
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Above: George II
Source: wikipedia.com
First name(s) Robert
Last name Bidwell
Marriage date 26 Mar 1733
Place Exeter , Holy Trinity
Spouse's first name(s) Ann
Spouse's last name Commings
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Name: Elizabeth Bidwell
Burial Date: 23 Aug 1736
Burial Place: Exeter, St George
Source: findmypast.co.uk
Name: Francis Bidwell Junior
Burial Date: 24 Nov 1736
Burial Place: Exeter, St George
Source: findmypast.co.uk
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