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John Pryor (b. 22 Aug 1803 in Royston, Hertfordshire), son of John Pryor and Lydia Bateson, married Elizabeth Wilton, second daughter of Stephen Wilton and Elizabeth Hankin, in Royston, Hertfordshire on 4 Sep 1823.
John and Elizabeth appear to have seven children:
- Lydia Pryor b. 17 Jun 1824, bap. 24 Jun 1837
- Henry Wilton Pryor b. 14 Nov 1827, bap. 24 Jun 1837
- Francis Pryor b. 4 Mar 1830, bap. 24 Jun 1837
- Matthew John Pryor b. 14 Nov 1832, bap. 26 Jun 1837 (died 1838)
- Elizabeth Pryor b. 9 Dec 1834, bap. 24 Jun 1837 (died 1841)
- William Bateson Pryor b. 1837 S Qtr in ROYSTON UNION Vol 06 400
- Alfred John Pryor b. 1839 J Quarter in ROYSTON & BUNTINGFORD Volume 06 Page 600
All baptisms took place at the New Meeting House, Royston. Maybe they felt the need to catch up before Civil Registration came in on 1 Jul 1837.
It looks very much like Elizabeth Pryor (née Wilton) died in 1840.
Elizabeth Pryor, aged 6, died in 1841 D Quarter in ROYSTON & BUNTINGFORD Volume 06 Page 396.
Elizabeth's sister, Martha Wilton (30), was living in John Pryor (35)'s household, in High Street, Royston, in 1841, along with Lydia Pryor (17), William B Pryor (3) and Alfred Pryor (2). Henry Wilton Pryor (listed as Henry Prior) (14) Apprentice Tailor, was living in the household of his Uncle Henry Wilton (his mother's brother) in High Street, Great Dunmow; Francis Pryor (11), it appears was in the household of Benjamin Batt (55) in Padler's Lane, Therfield, Hertfordshire, but I don't know in what capacity.
John Pryor remarried, in Royston, on 25 Aug 1842 to Edith Sell, daughter of Tempest Sell and Sarah Docwa, with whom he had two further children:
- Edith Sell Pryor b. 1843, bap. 25 Aug 1844
- Tempest Simeon Sell Pryor b. 1846