Elizabeth Truelove
(1677-1735)

Elizabeth Truelove (later Elizabeth Hale) was the third of the nine children of John Truelove and his wife Eleanor Goodsole of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.

Unusually, for a period of time, Leighton Buzzard's baptism register notes the dates of birth rather than dates of baptism. This gives a rare 17th century date of birth, long before certification became compulsory in 1837.

When she was 29 years old, Elizabeth married William Hale - a tailor from the small village of Knotting, Bedfordshire, about 30 miles north of her native Leighton Buzzard.

The couple settle in Potton and raise a family of 10 children, although sadly, three of the children fail to thrive and die in their first few years of life.

Elizabeth appears to have been pre-deceased by her husband William by 5 years in January 1730, when their youngest son John was just 5 years old. Elizabeth died in March 1735.

Life Events

Born

• circa 19th September 1677 at Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.

Baptised

• 1677 at All Saint's Church, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.

Married

• William Hale (1689-1730) on 22nd June 1706 at St. Mary's Church, Potton, Bedfordshire, England.

Children

• Elizabeth Hale (1707-1778) married James Gilbert (1702-1747)
• Mary Hale (1709-1711)
• Hannah Hale (1710-?)
• Ann Hale (1712-?)
• William Hale (1716-17??)
• Catherine Hale (1718-?)
• John Hale (1721-17??)
• William Hale (1723-?)
• Sarah Hale (1724-?)
• John Hale (1725-?)

Death

• March 1735 at Potton, Bedfordshire, England.

Burial

• 11th March 1735 at St. Mary's Church, Potton, Bedfordshire, England.