WESTACOTT family - Barnstaple area

[KGarrad]

1841 census: Class: HO107; Piece: 221; Book: 15; Folio: 2; Page: 4
Balcher(could be Butcher?), Newton Tracey, Devon

Westcott, John  M  30  Butcher
Westcott, Ann  F  30
Westcott, Ann Maria  F  8
Westcott, Harriet  F  4
Westcott, Sarah  F  1 month

All born in county, except Ann.

The usual caveats! Adult ages were rounded down to a multiple of 5 years; no relationships ae given

[MaidinOman]

Thanks you so much for that. Felt i was drowning in John Westacott's but this is the one. Balches was the name of a property in Newton Tracey owned by John Isaac and John Westacott was a tenant there in May, 1848 so perhaps was also there in 1841.
Thanks again
regards
Jane

[mdavies]

I've just joined this site, as I'm researching my mother's side of the family. My mother is eighty nine years of age this coming September. Her father was George Townsend. George Townsend's father was Harry Townsend, who was married to Jane Westacott. This is as much as I know about the Westacott family. Can anyone supply me with some more information please?
Thanks

[KGarrad]

Welcome to RootsChat!

Just to set some dates (you didn't mention any! ):

Marriage: December qtr 1882
Barnstaple district     vol 5b, page 907
Townsend, Harry
+ and on the same page +
Westacott, Jane

And, to confirm, the 1891 census:
Class: RG12; Piece: 1774; Folio: 113; Page: 17
Cyprus Terrace, Newport, Barnstaple, Devon

Townsend, Harry  Head  M  29  Groom  b Christow, Devon
Townsend, Jane  Wife  F  30  b Swimbridge
Townsend, George H  Son  M  8  Scholar  b Swimbridge
Townsend, Redvers H  Son  M  6  Scholar  b Barnstaple

So, now we have an approx. year of birth for Jane! 1860


1861 census: Class: RG09; Piece: 1488; Folio: 9; Page: 12
Forest Cottage, Swimbridge, Devon

Westacott, George  Head  M  36  Carpenter  b Swimbridge
Westacott, Kezia  Wife  F  29  b South Molton
Westacott, Mary A  Daughter  F  5  b Swimbridge
Westacott, Thomas  Son  M  3  b Swimbridge
Westacott, Jane  Daughter  F  1  b Swimbridge
+ servant and 2 apprentices

And a birth:
December qtr 1859
Barnstaple district     vol 5b, page 469

Westacott, Jane

[mdavies]

Thank you very much for that. This is quite exciting for me, as I have never met any of my mother's relatives. Sadly, my grand father,(George H Townsend), died before I was born. My mother is the Grand Daughter of Jane Westacott. she is still going strong and still teaching music. George Townsend met my Gran and they moved to the Rhondda Valley in South Wales and he became a coal miner. My mother's name is Joan Davies.

[KGarrad]

Of course, you really need to confirm my suspicions with birth & marriage certificates!

One last thing:

Marriage, December qtr 1853
South Molton district     vol 5b, page 818

George Westacott
+ and on the same page +
Kezia Hancock

[mdavies]

I've been researching some dates.
My grandfather, (George Henry Townsend) was born 1883 registration quarter Apr-May-June.
Reg District. Barnstable. Birth index 1837-1915. volume 5b Page 450

He was married to my grandmother Charlotte Mace in 1919 reg quarter July-Aug-Sep. Reg district-Merthyr Tydfil. Marriage index 1916-2005. Volume 11a. Page 2095

My mother, (Joan Charlotte Davies), was born 30/09/1925.  volume 11a. page 1148. Pontyridd district.
My mother was married to my father 1952 Marriage index 1916-2005  Volume 8b page 1513

[mdavies]

Have I confirmed your suspicions?

[KGarrad]

Not really!

All research needs to be backed up by documentary evidence - i.e. birth and marriage certificates, census returns, etc.

It is all too easy to follow the wrong line (as I, and many others have!) by making assumptions