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1871 England Census
about William Wood
Name: William Wood
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Charlotte Wood
Gender: Male
Where born: Taunton, Somerset, England
Civil parish: St James
Town: Taunton
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Taunton
Sub-registration district: Taunton St James
Household Members:
Name Age
William Wood 27
Charlotte Wood 32
William Wood 2

I have just noticed the Civil Parish is St James in the census records, which Henry gives as his place of birth in the 1911!!

The Bakers staying with Henry Wood and Mary Baker could well be her mother Sarah 1851. sister Annie 1876 and nephew Frederick 1906, don't you think. Could be couldn't ti.

John

Hi again John...yes it looks like Sarah Ann is Mary Jane Baker's mother....


1891 England Census
about Mary Jane Baker
Name: Mary Jane Baker
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Sarah Ann Baker
Gender: Female
Where born: Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Civil parish: Taunton St James
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
Town: Taunton
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Taunton
Sub-registration district: Taunton St James
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Sarah Ann Baker 39 (Married)
Mary Jane Baker 17


1881 England Census
about Mary Jane Baker
Name: Mary Jane Baker
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Geo. Baker
Mother's Name: Sarah Ann Baker
Gender: Female
Where born: Liskard, Cornwall, England

Civil parish: Dartmouth St Savior
County/Island: Devon
Country: England

Street Address: New Road
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Totnes
Sub-registration district: Dartmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Geo. Baker 44 (Mariner H M S (R N) ) Taunton Somerset
Sarah Ann Baker 30 (Wife Of Mariner) Liskard Cornwall
Mary Jane Baker 8 Liskard
Alfred Henry Baker 5 Liskard
Charlotte C.S. Bovey 39 (Boarder, Unmarried)

As you can see in the above 1881 census, Mary Jane has a brother Alfred Henry.

Alfred Henry Baker married Annie Nickless.....

Marriages Mar 1905 (>99%)
BAKER Alfred Henry Bath 5c 899
Nickless Annie Bath 5c 899

They had a son Frederick Henry Baker in 1906

Births Jun 1906 (>99%)
Baker Frederick Henry Bath 5c 497

Alfred Henry Baker Died in 1907........

Deaths Sep 1907 (>99%)
BAKER Alfred Henry 28 Bath 5c 309

And sooo, Annie Baker in the 1911 census is Mary Jane Wood's widowed sister in law.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Elizabeth Cavill
Name: Elizabeth Cavill
Year of Registration: 1876
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Taunton (1837-1974)
County: Devon, Somerset
Volume: 5c
Page: 389


1891 England Census
about Elizabeth Cavill
Name: Elizabeth Cavill
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Kingston, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Staplegrove
Ecclesiastical parish: Staplegrove
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England

Registration district: Taunton
Sub-registration district: Taunton St James
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Lillycrap 42
Lydia Lillycrap 31
May E Lillycrap 7
Herbert G Lillycrap 6
Frank W Lillycrap 3
Daisy W Lillycrap 2
Gladys V Lillycrap 4/12
Elizabeth Cavill 16 99%
Babb Israel Taunton 5c 432
Cavill Elizabeth Taunton 5c 432


1881 England Census
about Elizabeth Cavill
Name: Elizabeth Cavill
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Israel Babb
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Babb
Gender: Female
Where born: Kingston, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Kingston
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England

Street Address: Etheridge
Registration district: Taunton
Sub-registration district: Taunton St James
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Israel Babb 33
Elizabeth Babb 36
Israel Babb 15
Charles Cavill 13
Jane Cavill 7
Elizabeth Cavill 3
Eliza Babb 2

Deaths Dec 1876 (>99%)
Cavill Jacob 32 Taunton 5c 259


1871 England Census
about Charles Cavill
Name: Charles Cavill
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Jacob Cavill
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Cavill
Gender: Male
Where born: Kingston, Somerset, England
Civil parish: Kingston
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Taunton
Sub-registration district: Taunton St James
Household Members:
Name Age
Jacob Cavill 32
Elizabeth Cavill 26
Charles Cavill 3
John Beckham 72 (Father in Law) Bickham on the image.


Marriages Jun 1867 (>99%)
BICKHAM Elizabeth Taunton 5c 550
CAVILL Jacob Taunton 5c 550


1861 England Census
about Elizabeth Bickham
Name: Elizabeth Bickham
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John Bickham
Mother's Name: Ester Bickham
Gender: Female
Where born: Kingston, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Kingston
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Taunton
Sub-registration district: Taunton St James
ED, institution, or vessel: 15c
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 11
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bickham 62
Ester Bickham 58
William Bickham 18
Elizabeth Bickham 15

Deaths Dec 1870 (>99%)
BICKHAM Esther 67 Taunton 5c 291


1851 England Census
about Elizabeth Bickham
Name: Elizabeth Bickham
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John Bickham
Mother's Name: Esther Bickham
Gender: F (Female)
Where born: Kingston, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Kingston
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Taunton
Sub-registration district: Taunton St James
ED, institution, or vessel: 7b
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 12
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bickham 52
Esther Bickham 48
John Bickham 21
Mary Ann Bickham 16
William Bickham 8
Elizabeth Bickham 5


1841 England Census
about Esther Bickham
Name: Esther Bickham
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1804
Gender: Female
Where born: Somerset, England

Civil parish: Kingston
Hundred: Taunton and Taunton Dean
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Chard
Sub-registration district: Ilminster
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Bickham 45
Esther Bickham 37
Lenord Bickham 11
John Bickham 8
Hannah Bickham 7
Mary Bickham 5
Jane Bickham 3
James Bickham 1


John i have just spotted a tree on Ancestry (Owner Mary/Zala Birts Family) that has your Cavill family in their tree. Including lots of photos!!

Many thanks for all your efforts, you have really helped a great deal.

The Jacob that I had on the Wood side was in fact on the Cavill side, so this is sorted out.
I will add all this info onto my tree in a minute.

Any info on Willaim Wood 1845, and his parents and stuff?

Cheers,

John

Unfortunately John, there are two 1861 census records for a William Wood, born in Taunton Somerset 1846 and both with a father called John! On one census the father is a Labourer and the other a Carpenter. I think you will have to purchase Williams marriage certificate in the hope that it will reveal Williams fathers occupation.

His marriage details again....

Marriages Sep 1867 (>99%)
DOWN Charlotte Ann Taunton 5c 553
Wood William Taunton 5c 553


Here are the two census records for 1861.... (Note the first one is in the parish of St James!!)


1861 England Census
about William Wood
Name: William Wood
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John Wood
Mother's Name: Susanna Wood
Gender: Male
Where born: Taunton; St James, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Taunton St James
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wood 40 (Carpenter)
Susanna Wood 39
William Wood 15 (Apprentice)
Catherine Wood 14
John Wood 11
Lucy Wood 8
Sarah Wood 6


1861 England Census
about William Wood
Name: William Wood
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John Wood
Mother's Name: Ann Wood
Gender: Male
Where born: Taunton, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Taunton St James
Town: Taunton
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Registration district: Taunton
Sub-registration district: Taunton St James
ED, institution, or vessel: 1f
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 192
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wood 45 (Labourer)
Ann Wood 54
William Wood 15 (Labourer)
John Wood 9
Joseph Wood 30 (Lodger) Interesting???


EDIT: On further inspection of the two 1861 census, which are both in the parish of St James (I missed that the first time round!) the first one , with parents John and Susanna... William is an Apprentice of some sort. This William in the 1871 and 1881 census is a Plumber.
On the second one with parents John and Ann, William is a Labourer. In the 1871 census (Married to Charlotte) he is a Masons Labourer.
I know this is not a guessing game and the only way to confirm who the father is would be by purchasing the marriage cert. But my "Guess" is, that John and Ann are the parents of william.

Thanks once again.

:-)

Hello John -' long time no see' ...................

Did you want some more help on this ?

What is it you need?

Dea x

Hello Dea,

Very long time no see, but I am returned.

OK then,

My G,G,G,G,G,G,Grandparents are Robert Bickham [c1677], and Elizabeth Cooke [c1681], most likely from the Taunton, Somerset area.

Any ideas please.

Also where is the best place to obtain marriage certificates etc. from.?

Cheers,

John x

Assuming you mean in England/Wales, marriage certs (from 1837 onwards) from here:

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

Earlier than 1837, you won't find a marriage cert as such, but maybe a parish record.

Marriage entry While we have made all efforts to correctly record the information in the original document there may be different interpretations of the written words. If you have access to the original document and believe we have made a mistake you are encouraged to report this to us. Report an Error in this Data Field
(only fields with a value are shown) Value
County Somerset
Place Cothelstone
Church name St Thomas of Canterbury
Register type Parish Register
Marriage date 25 Mar 1697
Groom forename Robert
Groom surname BICKHAM
Groom parish Kingston
Bride forename Elizabeth
Bride surname COOK
Bride parish Kingston
Notes (It also says "married in Kingston church" but is entered here)
Transcribed by Andy Phillips
Credit Martin Southwood
File line number 56


https://www.freereg.org.uk/

For helpers' reference:

Robert Bickham
in the Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812
Name: Robert Bickham
[Robertus Bickham]
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 25 Mar 1697
Marriage Place: Kingston St Mary, Somerset, England
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map:
View this parish
Spouse: Elizabeth Cooke

Are you looking for ancestors or descendants of Robert and Elizabeth?

They had several children, but I assume you already know about them?

Ancesters if pos.

I fear you'll be out of luck.

There don't seem to be any birth/baptism records for Kingston St Mary as early as Robert or Elizabeth's births would have been.

they has 11 children

Knowing how many children they produced doesn't help with finding their ancestors, I'm afraid

You have probably been taken back as far as it is possible to go. You are very lucky to have got back as far as you have