Ann Didcoat

[Jan Prit]

Hello All, I am still tying to to find the baptism of Ann Didcoat, around 1658? found what could be her brother John Didcoat 21/3/1660 parents Thomas and Ann (1633) Notgrove. I have searched through Ancestry for her, perhaps born somewhere else. Ann Didcoat married Samuel Cook on the 6/6/1680 Notgrove. This Parish is so easy to read unlike a lot of others. Hoping other readers of this great Site may be connected to my posting.

Regards,
Janet

[Capetown]

This is a bit earlier in time....

It could be the Didcoat men were Slatters by profession and moved around with the job.

Men & Armour for Gloucestershire 1608 -

Bourton on the Water
Thomas Didcott - Slatter

Northleach
John Didcot junior - Slatter A20 (age around 20) Lower Stature  *
Samuel Didcott - Slatter A20 - Lower Stature
Richard Didcott - Slatter - A20 - Lower Stature

* shows that man to be of a lower stature fit to serve with a caliver

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Gloucestershire Record Office
Year: 1702

John Didcoate - Slatter

(all within a 5mile radius of Notgrove)

Year 1714 - Will

Thomas DIDCOCKS - Notgrove - occupation Slater -

[Capetown]

Forest of Dean Family History website - as 7 records of Marriage Allegations and Marriage Bonds

John DIDCOAT - Chedworth - 1750
William DIDCOTE - Cheltenham - 1825
Nathaniell DIDCOTT - Northleach - 1689
John DIDCOTE - Notgrove - 1722 
Elizabeth DIDCOATE - 1719
Elizabeth DICOAT - Guitings Power - 1787

[Jan Prit]

Good Morning capetown, thanks for your interesting reply, what are Slatters, I know it gets harder the further back you go, thanks for your help I will search in the areas you mentioned below.

Regards,
Janet

[Capetown]

Slater's were and are, the men you put slates on the roofs of buildings, i.e. Houses, Shops, Churches.  The area you are looking at is a very pretty area and  the houses were made of stone and slate roof tiles were put on the roofs and still are used today.

Some houses in the Cotswolds have other type of roof slates.  Not a subject I know much about.  One of my husband's Ancestor's was a Slater in Gloucestershire.

'Slate is derived from fine-grained sediment such as mud or occasionally volcanic ash laid down million of years ago'...

Wales is where slate was and is still mined. 

[Jan Prit]

Afternoon Capetown, searched like mad this morning, found a Thomas Didcoat bap. 1629 parents Thomas and Isabel from Northleach. Couldn't find their granddaughter Ann bap. around 1658 Notgrove who married Samuel Cook, plenty of the family around Northleach area. Will try again tomorrow.

Regards,
Janet

[Capetown]

Looking again at the Forest of Dean website: Marriage Allegations, there is

26 July 1730 - by Licence

Robert WAKEFIELD, Batchelor aged 23, residence: Cold Salperton


to

Mary DIDCOCK, Spinster, aged 23, residence: Cold Salperton


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Cold Salperton is only about 3.5 miles from Notgrove - usually (one reason) if you're married by Licence - the couple haven't been long enough to have the Banns reads.


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[Capetown]

I've just googled: thomas didcocks notgrove (seems to be the quickest way to get to the Notgrove Page, but this is the website.


http://xmera.co.uk



Gloucestershire Hearth Tax 1672 - Zmera

shows Notgrove: Bradley Hundred

Thomas DIDCOCK - 1

and Thomas COOKE - 1

There is a highlighted page on the right called Assessment

1671 - William COOKE, constable
1672: Thomas COOKE, constable

(and a note stating, Widow COOKE, who is included in the list of exemptions, does not appear on the exemption certificate)

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The hearth tax  (passed in Parliament on 19 May 1662) - was a tax that was levied twice-yearly charge of 1s. for every fire, hearth and stove within each dwelling, or other house or edifice, in England Wales, etc. etc.

[Capetown]

Then you have a list of Exemptions: and include

William COOK, slatter - 2
Christopher COOKE als Capt = COOK - 2
Widow COOKE - 1
Henry COOKE - 1

als (means alias - known by another name)

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If you Google:

Britiish History on Line Notgrove

(each place is listed on British History)

this will tell you all about Notgrove during the hundred of years, for eample in....

Notgrove's population grew slowly.  It included 52 communicants in 1602, and comprised of 20 families in 1650 and estimated 150 people.  etc. etc.

There is a Will and Inventory on Ancestry of Thomas DIDCOCKS of Notgrove 1715


My family from Gloucestershire also were sometimes known by another surname)