Durrance of Upton Warren
Shropshire Baptisms
John Bickerton, baptism December 3 1727, Loppington, Shropshire, parents John and Ann Bicckerton, page 63,reference P173/A/1/1
[In an original record - no location given - the father is refered to as a yeoman]
Note there is a significant difference in ages between John Bickerton and Catherine Dunn, about 27 years. I think it is possible or even likely John was married previously. There is a marriage in Upton Warren on February 10 1766 between John Bickerton and Sarah Butcher. Later, in Upton Warren there is a burial for Sarah Bickerton the wife of John Bickerton on May 26 1781. This would fit with John’s (second?) marriage in about 1786 to Catherine Dunn.
Abstract of Administration
Date and Sum Sworn: December 26, 1811, 1500 pounds
Name and Description of Intestate:
John Bickerton late of Droitwich in the County of Worcester
Administrator:
Catherine Bickerton of Droitwich, widow, relict
[Droitwich Spa is about 3 miles from Upton Warren]
National Burials index indicates
John Bickerton, October 5, 1812 [which differs from what I have], St. Michael, Upton Warren, Worcestershire.
England Select Deaths and Burials
John Bickerton, age 84, burial October 5, 1812, Upton-Warren, Worcestershire
There is a bed and breakfast for The Durrance, Berry Lane Upton Warren, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. The web site is
http://www.thedurrance.co.uk/
From the Place Names of England and Wales, 1915, by James B. Johnston
DURRANCE (Upton Warren) is prob. called after a Robt. Duran, known to be living in an adjoining manor in 1275.
This may seem a stretch but I think this is a possibility.
England Select marriages
Marriage date November 21, 1786 Lanbury Worcestershire John Bickerton and Catharine Dews.
Why I think this is a possibility is as follows.
1) This is a transcription and the transciber may have had difficulty deciphering the hand writing. I can’t find a Lanbury, however Hanbury is about 3 to 4 miles from Upton Warren.
2) Dews could possibly a transcription of Dunn
3) The marriage date is about 1 year before the birth of their child Mary. So it is feasible.
National Burials index indicates Catherine Bickerton, February 6, 1816 , St. Michael, Upton Warren, Worcestershire.
England Select Deaths and Burials
Catherine Bickerton, age 62, burial February 6, 1816, Upton-Warren, Worcestershire