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William Saunders, a carpenter and the third child of Charles and Mary (Goodfellow) Saunders was baptized in St. Breock Church on the 10th October 1739. He married Elizabeth WARREN in St. Breock on the 18th November 1761.
William and his wife, Elizabeth WARREN, had three children;
William - Born about 1762
William - Baptized 31st October 1773
Elisabeth - Baptized 18th May 1777
There is no later news of Elisabeth (sic) but her elder brother, William, married Joanna Gilbert at St.Breock on the 22nd February 1802. They do not appear to have had any children.
The St. Breock Burial Register has an entry for the 18th April 1768 which shows ‘William Saunders – a child’. He could have been the first son born to William and Elizabeth but there is nothing to substantiate this at the moment. However it was quite usual if a young child died the next male/female baby born would be given the same name.
There are some very interesting details regarding William’s life and work contained in the Vestry Books of the Overseers of the Poor for the Parish of St. Breock.
For March 1776 the following appears; -
Disbursements of Wm. Pedler to March 17th, 1776.
To a thousand and half of Sparrows
for Elizt. Mills house at 2/6d per thousand - 3. 9d
Paid for timber for ditto - 5. 6d
For two days and half work Wm. Saunders for ditto - 3. 9d
For sawing timber with Wm. Saunders - 1. 0d
For carrying ditto with Wm. Saunders - 6d
For nails for Elizth. Mills house - 1. 0d
For three days thatching for ditto - 4. 0d.
For tending thatching for ditto - 1. 6d
To Elizth. Mills – month’s pay - 8. 0d.
It seems that she did not enjoy her refurbished house for long as she died in September of that year.
William’s name also appears in the next month’s account.
To a coffin – paid to Wm. Saunders - 10. 0d
To three yards and a quarter of shrouding – Mary Warne - 2. 8. 1/2d
To cash for laying forth Mary Warne - 5. 0d
To an avadavit (confirming burial in wool) - 6d
By June 1819 William had fallen on hard times.
4 weeks pay to William Saunders at 2. 6d - 10. 0d
These regular monthly payments carried on until August 1820.
The last mention of William was in November 1820 when he was one of four people provided with 25 faggots each by the Overseer.
He died in March 1821, aged 84, and was buried in St. Breock churchyard on the 22nd March. It would appear that his wife, Elizabeth, had died in April 1795.