Samuel Williams of Ashbourne, pig dealer and publican
One of Ari’s 5x great-grandfathers was Samuel Williams, born on 21 May 1810 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Samuel was the son of William and Frances Williams. He was baptised on 27 December 1810 at St Oswald’s church. Helpfully, the baptism record gives his exact birth date. No records of Samuel have been found until his marriage, which took place on 20 April 1840 at the same church. His bride was Eliza Grace Potter. The marriage bond is in the collection of “Staffordshire, Dioces