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| View of St Mary Newington Church in 1750 from the South West by Jean Baptise Claude Chatelain. Source: Southwark Heritage Blog, Via: A History of the Parish of St. Mary Newington |
David Minns (bap. 5 Sep 1755 in Hethersett, Norfolk), son of John Minns and Elizabeth Reynolds, married Hannah Marsh (bap. 18 Feb 1759, in Hellesdon, Norfolk), daughter of Robert Marsh and Hannah Piggin, on 20 Feb 1775, in the parish of Newington St Mary, 'in the the hundred of Brixton and of the county of Surrey, 1¾ mile (S.) from London'. In 1775, the parish church for Newington, Surrey (often referred to as Newington-Butts), was St Mary's Church and the listings here confirm that this is where they married. I'd be intrigued to know why they made that journey to marry in London. Was it because Hannah was then only 16 and didn't have parental consent?
Records can be identified for the following children of this family:
- Robert Marsh Minns bap. 19 Nov 1776 in Hethersett
- John Minns bap. 21 Sep 1783 in Norwich, Norfolk
- Hannah Minns b. 21 Feb 1792, bap. 12 Mar 1792 in Heigham
- Sarah Minns b. 15 Nov 1793, bap. 1 Dec 1793 in Heigham
- David Minns b. 5 Jan 1797, bap. 8 Jan 1797, buried 3 Jan 1798
- David Minns b. 19 Jan 1799, bap. 20 Jan 1799 in Heigham
With such gaps between them, there may have been other children.
David Minns was buried on 13 Sep 1835 at St Martin at Oak, Norwich.
In 1841, Hannah Minns (83) was lodging in the household of James and Elizabeth Morrison, in Cross Lane, St George Colegate, Norfolk.
Hannah Minns (86) died in 1843 J Quarter in NORWICH Vol 13 Page 187.