BATSTONE family - Chard - Help Please

[Gemsgirl]

My first posting on this site!

I have been researching my BATSTONE family who appear in the 1851 Census in Chard Somerset.

Robert Batstone was listed as being born in Chard about 1814 and married Eliza Taylor about 1835 in Chard. Does anyone have access to the Chard parish records or would be prepared to look up the marriage and baptisms for me?
I would dearly love to find out more about my GGGGrandparents.

Can't believe I havn't discovered this site before!
Thankyou

[thenry13461]

I am a Batstone through my Grandmother.  I have done much research throughout Devon, Somerset, New Zealand, Australia and here in the United States.  Chard is only about 20 miles North East of Axminster which is the center of activity for my early Batstone ancesters which I have back to 1645.  There is an additonal line of Batstone that are currenly traced back to 1679 and make up much of the New Zealand and Austrailian Batstones.  The probably cross somewhere prior to the dates we have but until we finid that individual they are considered two separate lines.

I will dig through my data and see what I have on Chard and Batstones.  A quick glance shows a William Batstone dieing in Chard at age 82 in March of 1881.  I also have 13 Batstones born in Chard in the 1840's.

I will continue to search my records and post them here.

[Gemsgirl]

Thankyou  "THenry" - at last a fellow Batstone Researcher!
I would be very grateful if you would be able to help me - most of the other Batstones seem to be in Devon.
Regards

[thenry13461]

Chard Batstone Birth/Marriage/Death from the registry
     John died Dec 1840
     Benjamine born dec 1841
     Mary Anna died Dec 1843
     Benjamine born dec 1847
     Naomi born jun 1850
     Selina Dorcas born sep 1852
     Mary Anna died Jun 1858
     Francis died Mar 1863
     Ann married Mar 1867
     Eliza died Jun 1868 age 52
     Elizabeth died Sep 1878 age 73
     Gertrude born Mar 1879
     Laura Mabel born Sep 1880
     William died Mar 1881 age 82
     Alice Emma born Mar 1883
     Lilian Bessie born Mar 1884
     Beatrice Annie born Mar 1885
     Alice Married Jun 1885
     Selina Maud died Jun 1890 age 1
     William James married Jun 1892
     Ada born Jun 1893
     Ada died June 1893 age 0
     John Died Jun 1894 age 86
     Herbert Newton married Dec 27, 1897 he is in my line
          married ALice England of Merriott Somerset
               Had 4 children
                    Ada Newton born 9/16/1899 in East Lambrook
                    Annie Winifred Stark born 4/24/1903 South Pertheron
                    Herbert England born 11/7/1906 South Pertheron
                    ALice Irene born 6/8/1914 London House
          Herbert's parents were  William Stark Batstone and Mary Jane Newton he was 1 of 4 children.  both born in Luppitt Devon
     Alice Ethel P born Dec 1905
     Robert died Mar 1909 age 60
     Beatrice Annie married Jun 1909
     Walter G.C. married Sep 1910

Chard is only about 4  or 5 miles from Axminster and many many Batstones originated in that area.  I would be happy to send you my Batstone file from 1500/1600/1700/1800/1900 england but I cannot on this forum.

[Rahnee]

Hi everyone
I am also a Batstone researcher...Batstone being my maiden name.  My gggrandfather John Batstone was born in Axminster in 1849 to Charles Batstone and Eleanor Griffin.  He died in Australia in 1899.  Charles father was Robert Batstone and mother Elizabeth Kibby and Roberts parents were Thomas Batstone and Joanna Mare.  I would love to hear from anyone searching this family.
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Suzanne

[flora-mae]

Ahaa!!  I too am researching the Batstone Family of Chard, Somerset. I've discovered that my Fathers'  Paternal Grandmother appears in the 1891 (and I know for CERTAIN that I have the correct record)as Helen Hancock b. c.1861 Chard, married to Francis Hancock b. Fen Ditton, Cambridge. It appears that by  1901 they had moved to Cambridge, but her name is recorded as ORPHA; correct age, b. Chard. Now, Orpha was/is NOT a common name, so further investigations found in the 1871 ELLEN Batstone living with an elder married sister and another elder sister. I've discovered to my annoyance that those Innumerators were not always careful when entering information - also that people LIED left-right-and-centre too! Doesn't make it easier for us poor devils in the future to research their Families!  Anyway, I believe Helen/Ellen/Orpha was one and the same person.  I believe she had sisters named Helah, Elizabeth and Selina. I believe one of her sisters married an Adolphus REISS.

If anyone can enlighten me further, I would be really REALLY grateful!

Ta muchley,

Flora-Mae

[dee-jay]

According to their 1861 Census return at Clarke's Row, Chard, Robert BATSTONE's daughter Orpha was aged 4 years.

There is a GRO civil registration of this child's birth as Ellen Orpha BATSTONE 3Q 1857 ref:  Chard 5c 471 and, as I've not located a baptism for her at Chard St Mary's, it is likely the family were Nonconformists.

We should not denigrate the poor census enumerator's efforts!  His information was only as good as that provided by the family and, I dare say, some took great delight in giving inconsistent information.  I speak from experience having had a Grandfather of Nonconformist stock who changed identity with a first Christian name not given at birth or Anglican and LDS baptisms, and compounded matters by knocking 5 years off his age at marriage to a young bride!  It took years to sort out his records and even at death his correct age had not caught up with him.

Chard St Mary's Marriage
No. 137 18 Oct 1835 by Banns
Robert BATSTONE (sgd) Bachelor of this Parish
Eliza TYTHERLEIGH (x) Spinster of this Parish
Witnesses:  William BATSTONE (x);  Eml MUTTON (a regular)

GRO Death refs:
2Q 1868 Eliza BATSTONE aged 52 Chard 5c 286
2Q 1870 Robert BATSTONE aged 57 Chard 5c 339

[dee-jay]

There was a 'glitch' when I posted my previous message which stopped the subject from being 'bumped' up the list, so it appears that there was no response.  Hope this remedies the problem.

[flora-mae]

Morning Dee-Jay!  Many thanks for your reply, I think you DO have the correct family. There weren't many Orphas about.

Chard St Mary's Marriage
No. 137 18 Oct 1835 by Banns
Robert BATSTONE (sgd) Bachelor of this Parish
Eliza TYTHERLEIGH (x) Spinster of this Parish
Witnesses:  William BATSTONE (x);  Eml MUTTON (a regular)

This is wonderful information - I bet you didn't get THIS via the internet did you?  I feel pretty disappointed at the lack of Parish Record info that's available - although of course, I could well be looking in the wrong direction.

I didn't think ordinary people did things like alter names/birthdates etc for official purposes!  I thought back in those times, especially the 'ordinary' folk were all God-fearing people and did EVERYTHING by the book.  I was wrong then!

I've looked for Orpha's birth info but come up a blank.

Thanks again Dee-Jay,

Flora-Mae
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PS - I have a Photo of Orpha/Ellen/Helen taken during WWI with 2 of her sons if you're interested![/color]

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