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Elizabeth SHELL
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Name Elizabeth SHELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 19 Sep 1711 St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England
- From FamilySearch
Shows Elizabeth Shell, daughter of Burlettson Shell
Gender Female Buried 11 Sep 1785 St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England
- From the NBI; either the death date or burial date must be slightly wrong! (I've seen a photo of the gravestone but the date is not clear)
Gravestone inscription:
"Sacred to the memory of
William Richardson of Ellington who
departed this life Dec.br 25th 1784
Aged 85 Years
Elizabeth his Wife who departed this life
Seb.r 15th 1785 Aged 74 Years
Thomas his Son died Sep.br the 16th 1758
Aged 16 years. John his Son died young
Henry his Son died October the 2th 1769
Aged 16 Years"
Died 15 Sep 1785 - From photo and transcription of gravestone by NDFHS (on FMP, viewed 15 Apr 2019)
Siblings2 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I28680 All Last Modified 15 Apr 2019
Father Burlison SHELL, bap. 20 Feb 1667/68, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England
, bur. 3 Jun 1742, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England
(Age ~ 74 years) Mother Jane, b. Abt 1675, bur. 7 Feb 1742/43, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England
(Age ~ 68 years) Family ID F11060 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family William RICHARDSON, b. Abt 1699, d. 25 Dec 1784 (Age ~ 85 years) Married 28 May 1737 St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England
- From Boyd's index and FamilySearch
I have identified a no. of other possible children of William and Elizabeth, but they only name a father, and I suspect there may have been two William Richardsons having children baptised in the parish at the same time.
Children4 children Last Modified 15 Apr 2019 Family ID F11063 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From FamilySearch
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Event Map Click to hide 
Baptised - 19 Sep 1711 - St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England 


Married - 28 May 1737 - St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England 


Child - Burlison RICHARDSON - 24 Apr 1741 - St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England 


Child - Thomas RICHARDSON - 11 Jul 1742 - St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England 


Child - John RICHARDSON - 13 Mar 1747/48 - St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England 


Buried - 11 Sep 1785 - St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland, England 

= Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend

Wills (transcripts) 
The will of Burlison Shell (1667/8 - 1742)
(an 8 x great grandfather of mine)

