Hi
This is what I have gathered over the years;
Farmer STOCK married Martha TRIPP, if this is the correct line for me, according to Sue's earlier offering to me in this post; 31st May 1820 (190 years ago, almost to the day, now).
Martha Tripp believed born c1790, so she was quite a bit younger than her husband.
Their children:
a) John, bap. 30th July 1820.
b). Farmer, born c1823, bap. 2nd January 1825. Not seen in the 1841 census with the family; but there is a Farmer Stock to be found with a Lock family in Claverham, near Yatton, Somerset. Since the 1841 census does not reveal any other likely Farmer Stock individuals, this could be the same one; he could have gone to work there.
c). William, also bap. 2nd January 1825. Not seen in the 1841 census with the family, either; a boy of the same name, aged 15, is to be found in the 1841 census for Winscombe, with a family called Demack or Dernack. Just guesswork that it might be the same William.
d) Henry, bap. 25th June 1826. I didnt know about this one until last night when I searched the lists again!
e). Mary, bap 21st September 1828.
f). Charles, bap 21st November 1830. Aged 3 (?!) in the 1841 census, but 19 in the 1851 census.
g). Frank; uncertain birthyear; the 1841 Shipham census gives his age as 8, but it is not clear whether this is 8 years or 8 months. No sign of him in the 1851 census.
Farmer Stock senior's age on the 1841 census is given as 65; Martha is given as 45. Martha was a widow by 1851, Farmer having died possibly during the last quarter of 1844 in the Axbridge district.
Farmer Stock senior's siblings:
Elizabeth STOCK, no other information known at the moment.
Ruth STOCK, no other information known at the moment.
Going on with the next generation:
1. John Stock 1820; thought to have married a Mary Ann MERRETT in 1851, St Philip & St Jacob Church, Bristol. As it is, John turned out to be older than I originally thought, so I am not yet totally certain of this marriage.
2. Farmer STOCK of c1823 married Louisa COTTRELL, born c 1821,Cheddar, Somerset. Marriage date: 1847.
Their children :
a) Eliza, born 1848.
b) William c1852 or 1855. (recently found by chance in a 1901 census)
c) Mary, c1852
d) Henry c1855.
e) Emma c1860
3. William STOCK c1825; no further details known.
4. Henry STOCK; nothing yet.
5. Mary STOCK 1828; no further details known.
6. Charles STOCK 1830; not researched further yet.
7. Frank STOCK; no further details.
Farmer Stock "junior"'s children and their marriages:
1. Eliza (1848) married Samuel HEALE, born c1845, Cheddar. There is a very large family tree with this one. I'll supply it if you think it's any use.
2. William (1852/1855) possibly married; a Mary Harvey or Mary Clark (not sure which). Uncertain of this one at the moment.
Their children (known of);
a) Louisa 1878
b) Sarah E. 1880
3. Mary (1852); no details known. It is thought she may have emigrated.
4. Henry (1855); no details known. I am now not at all certain that there ever was a Henry in the family, although there is a death entry in the Axbridge registers for a Henry James Stock in 1858.
5. Emma (1860) married John DAY; again another reasonable sized tree, available if you require it. This is my line.
Hope this is of help; please let me know if you need clarification on anything.
