Joseph Ginn of Wrestlingworth d. 1870

Joe (son of Joseph in my post of 11th September 2014)  married Sara Gillions at Wrestlingworth (next to Potton) in 1808.  The couple obviously had children before 1814 but the first baptism (presumably when she was in infancy) was Mary in 1814. The family seems to have lived in Wrestlingworth throughout their lives. 

 Joseph was an Agricultural Labourer and lead a seemingly hard working uneventful life.  He died in 1870. Sara predeceased him in 1860.

Joe and Sara had nine known children

Joseph - see later post

William -  was a Labourer and married Frances Darts at Wrestlingworth in 1842. They were friends of Sarah Dazley "The Potton Poisoner"  and last woman to be hanged outside Bedford Gaol in 1843.  Sarah (just google the name) was skilled with arsenic and saw a few people off "The Bedfordshire Murders", being hanged for the murder of her last husband.  It is said that the whole population of Wrestlingworth went over to Bedford Gaol for the public hanging.  William and Fanny testified at the trial (see reports in the Morning Chronicle)

It is self evident that Bill was not entirely right himself, and in 1851 he had a bit of a moment and over several days in October set fire to several houses etc.  We are not told why.  Nobody died fortunately.  The authorities were not exactly best chuffed though and Bill was sentenced to 15 years transportation for arson. We know from his gaol record that he was 5ft 7ins tall and had brown hair and hazel eyes.  Luckily transportation as such ended at this time and he spent his time in Preston Gaol and on the Isle of Wight.

The couple had no children.  They spent quite some years in Leeds after William was released.  Bill died in 1903, Fanny in 1886.

James - see later post

Simeon - see later post

Ann - married Thomas Tole at Wrestlingworth in 1844.  The couple are shown below (photo courtesy of Nick Ginn a descendant of Ann's brother Simeon)

Sarah -  married John Cartwright in 1833


Frances - married John Stratton in 1840


Mary - married Samuel Lindsay in 1832


Charlotte - may have died in infancy - untraced