See also

Family of Samuel KEETCH and Mary Ann WAKELY

Husband: Samuel KEETCH

  • Name:

  • Samuel KEETCH

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • William KEETCH

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth CARTER

  • beneficiary:

  • 26 May 1837

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset2

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 40)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset3

  • Occupation:

  • 6 Jun 1841

  • Roper; Chardstock, Devon & Dorset3

  • Occupation:

  • 25 Jun 1844

  • Weaver4

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 53)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset5

  • Occupation:

  • 30 Mar 1851

  • Hand Weaver Lencey; Chardstock, Devon & Dorset5

  • Occupation:

  • 17 Oct 1853

  • Labourer6

  • informant of death:

  • 17 Oct 1853

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset6

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 73)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset7

  • Occupation:

  • 2 Apr 1871

  • Shopkeeper; Chardstock, Devon & Dorset7

Wife: Mary Ann WAKELY

  • Name:

  • Mary Ann WAKELY

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • David WAKELY

  • Mother:

  • Johanna LOURIN

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 40)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset3

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 51)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset5

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 71)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset7

Child 1: Elizabeth KEETCH

Child 2: John Wakely KEETCH

  • Name:

  • John Wakely KEETCH

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Ann TURNER

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 15)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset3

  • Occupation:

  • 25 Jun 1844 (age 20)

  • Weaver4

  • Residence:

  • 25 Jun 1844 (age 20)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset4

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 27)

  • Stour Provost, Dorset8

  • Occupation:

  • 30 Mar 1851

  • Weaver & Rope Maker; Stour Provost, Dorset8

  • Occupation:

  • 1871

  • Watchmaker; Ontario, CANADA9

Child 3: Esther KEETCH

  • Name:

  • Esther KEETCH

  • Sex:

  • Female

Child 4: Jane KEETCH

  • Name:

  • Jane KEETCH

  • Sex:

  • Female

Child 5: Sarah Wakely KEETCH

  • Name:

  • Sarah Wakely KEETCH

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse (1):

  • Matthew MEECH

  • Spouse (2):

  • William HARRIS

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 22)

  • Axminster, Devon & Dorset10

  • Occupation:

  • 30 Mar 1851

  • Servant; Axminster, Devon & Dorset10

  • Emigration:

  • 8 Apr 1855

  • from Port Adelaide, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

Child 6: Mary Ann KEETCH

  • Name:

  • Mary Ann KEETCH

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Richard VIVIAN

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 9)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset3

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 19)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset5

  • Occupation:

  • 30 Mar 1851

  • Weaver; Chardstock, Devon & Dorset5

  • Address at Marr:

  • 12 May 1853

  • Churchill, Axminster, Dorset & Devon1

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 29)

  • Axminster, Devon & Dorset11

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 39)

  • Axminster, Devon & Dorset12

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 49)

  • Axminster, Devon & Dorset13

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 60)

  • Axminster, Devon & Dorset14

  • Occupation:

  • 5 Apr 1891

  • Boot Binder; Axminster, Devon & Dorset14

  • Address at Death:

  •  

  • Churchill, Axminster, Dorset & Devon1

  • Census 1841:

  •  

  • Smallridge Hill, Axminster, Devon1

Child 7: Susan KEETCH

  • Name:

  • Susan KEETCH

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Robert GOULD

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 6)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset3

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 28)

  • South Petherton, Somerset15

Child 8: Phebe KEETCH

  • Name:

  • Phebe KEETCH

  • Sex:

  • Female

Child 9: Phebe KEETCH

  • Name:

  • Phebe KEETCH

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 3)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset3

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 13)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset5

Child 10: Samuel KEETCH

  • Name:

  • Samuel KEETCH

  • Sex:

  • Male

Child 11: Hannah KEETCH

  • Name:

  • Hannah KEETCH

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 9)

  • Chardstock, Devon & Dorset5

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 19)

  • South Petherton, Somerset15

  • Occupation:

  • 7 Apr 1861

  • Dressmaker; South Petherton, Somerset15

Sources

1.

Files merged from Elaine Miles.

Merged 07/03/2005 19:01 Genealogy@elainemiles.co.uk

2.

transcribed by www.chardstockweb museum.org, Will : William Keetch 1837, (Will dated 3 Aug 1836 proved at Sarum 26 May 1837). Wiltshire Record Office.

I give and devise unto my son William all that newly built Dwelling House and Offices with the Garden thereto adjoining situate at or called Lower Churchill within the Parish of Chardstock aforesaid my son William allowing my son Samuel to dig a small well under the hedge in pathway between my son Williams garden and my son Samuels house. To hold the said Dwelling House offices garden and premises to my son William his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns according to the nature thereof for him and their own use and benefit with full liberty of Ingress Egress and Regress to and for the person or persons for the time being entitled to the same.

 

And I give and devise all that newly built Dwelling House with the Garden adjoining the front thereof and the Linhay at the lower end of the said Gardens situate in Lower Churchill aforesaid to my son Samuel now in his possession together with all rights and appurtenances thereunto belonging. To hold the same unto him to my son Samuel his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns according to the nature thereof for his and their own use and benefit.

 

And I give and devise unto my son Thomas all that newly built Dwelling House with the Garden behind and front of the said Dwelling House adjoining the same situate in Lower Churchill and now in his possession Also a Right of foot path way at all times and as now used by him thorough my orchard adjoining the said last mentioned premises together with all tights and appurtenances to the said premises belonging. To hold the same unto him to my son Thomas his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns according to the nature thereof for his and their own use and benefit.

the same unto him to my son Thomas his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns according to the nature thereof for his and their own use and benefit.

 

And I give and devise all those two Dwelling Houses and Offices together with the Gardens adjoining the lower or Westem side and the orchard adjoining the Southern end thereof and the hedge which parts my son Williams Garden and my orchard also Twelve feet of the hedge turning the comer of my son Williams Garden all of which said last mentioned premises are situate in Lower Churchill aforesaid one of which is in my own possession and the other in the occupation of James Create as tenant thereof also all the Rest and remainder of the messuages tenements lands and hereditaments if any not hereinbefore given or devised or which I shall or may die siezed or possessed of or entitled to whether Freehold Copyhold Leasehold or otherwise to James Wescott of Lyme Regis in the County of Dorset Cordwainer in Trust for my Daughter Mary Keetch during her natural life for her own use and benefit without any impreachment of waste and should my daughter Mary hereafter be lawfully married and her husband survive her I give the aforesaid Two dwellings gardens and orchards and appurtenances thereunto belonging to James Wescott aforesaid in Trust for the surviving husband for his use and benefit during his natural life and after his decease should he die without issue by my daughter Mary I give it to James Wescott aforesaid in Trust to be divided equally between my said sons aforesaid and my daughter Hanah Clarke wife of George Clarke her share for the use and benefit of my three Grand Children by her former husband namely Ann Apsey, William Apsey and Mary Apsey their executors administrators and assigns according to the nature thereof.

 

Item The pathway between my son William and my son Samuel shall always remain the width it now is being at the Entrance Gate Ten feet and half between the garden hedge of my son William and the wall of the house of my son Samuel had at the end of my son Williams garden and opposite the right hand side of the door post of the out house adjoining the House occupied by James Create the width of it now is sixteen feet and my will is that my son William shall always keep the hedge well shared so as not to hang over the Pathway also my Daughter Mary shall keep the hedge well shared so as not to hang over my son William Garden.

Source: Wiltshire Record Office

 

Executor: James Wescott of Lyme Regis in the County of Dorset, Cordwainer

 

Witnesses: Charles Symes and William Langford

 

Effects sworn £200

 

3.

1841 Census England. HO 107/280/4 f.7 p.8. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841.

Census 1841 Chardstock, Dorset

HO 107/280/4 f.7 p.8

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Mary Keetch 50 Ind Y

Sarah Dunster 60 N

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Samuel Keetch 40 Roper Y

Mary Keetch 40 Y

John Keetch 15 Y

Mary Keetch 9 Y

Susan Keetch 6 Y

Pheby Keetch 3 Y

4.

Marriage certificate John Keetch/Mary Ann Turner, (No.25 Combe Street Chapel Axminster).

Coombe Street Chapel according to rites and ceremonies of the Independents 25th June 1844

John Keetch, 20 Bachelor,Weaver,Chardstock

f.Samuel Keetch, Weaver

Mary Ann Turner,20,Spinster,Dress Maker, Chardstock

f.Richard Turner, Thatcher

Wits: Job Turner & Rachel Turner

5.

1851 Census England. HO 107/1862 p.1. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851.

Census 1851 Chardstock, Dorset

HO 107/1862 p.1

Cottage

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Samuel Keetch Head M 53 Hand Weaver Lencey Chardstock

Maryann Keetch Wife M 51 Chardstock

Maryann Keetch Dau U 19 Weaver Chardstock

Phebe Keetch Dau 13 Chardstock

Hannah Keetch Dau 9 Chardstock

Sarah Amore G/Dau 6 Axminster

6.

Death Certificate Phebe Keetch 1853, (No.15 1853 Deaths Axminster - Chardstock).

9th October 1853 at Chardstock

Phebe Keetch 15 dau of Samuel Keetch, Labourer

CoD: Decline - not certified

inf: Samuel Keetch present at the death

reg: 17/10/1853

7.

1871 Census England. RG 10/2034 f.41 p.15. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871.

Census 1871 Chardstock, Dorset

RG 10/2034 f.41 p.15

Churchill

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Samuel Keetch Head M 73 Shopkeeper Chardstock

Mary A Keetch Wife M 71 Netherbury

Richard Vivian G/son 14 Scholar Smallridge

8.

1851 Census England. HO 107/1851 f.463 p.3. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851.

Census 1851 Stour Provost, Dorset

HO 107/1851 f.463 p.3

Woodville

 

John Keetch Head Mar 27 Weaver & Rope Maker Chardstock

Mary Ann Keetch Wife Mar 27 Chardstock

Cornelius Keetch Son 5 Chardstock

Ellen Keetch Dau 4 Sherbourne

Priscilla Keetch Dau 1 Stour Provost

Rebecca Austy Serv 14 House Servant Sandford

 

9.

Canada census 1871, (Province of Ontario, District N.34, Sub district i Orangeville, Page 27). Malcolm WILLIAMS, 20 Belar St, DARETON NSW 2717. Email: males.williams@gmail.com.

Keetch John W M 47 England P.Meth Watchmaker M

Keetch Ann F 47 England P.Meth M

Keetch Selina F 19 England P.Meth

Keetch Priscilla F 21 England P.Meth

Keetch Albert M 12 O P.Meth

Keetch Lucinda F 10 O P.Meth

Keetch John W M 6 O P.Meth

 

10.

1851 Census England. HO 107/1862 f.228 p.60. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851.

Census 1851 Axminster, Devon & Dorset

HO 107/1862 f.228 p.60

West Street

 

John Robert Turing Head Curate of Axminster East Indies

Sarah Keetch Serv Unm 22 Servant Chardstock

11.

1861 Census England. RG 9/1371 f.57 p.7. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861.

Census 1861 Axminster, Devon & Dorset

RG 9/1371 f.57 p.7

Smallridge Hill

 

Richard Vivian Head Mar 40 Cordwainer Axminster

Mary Ann Vivian Wife Mar 29 Chardstock

Richard Vivian Son 3 Axminster

Albert Vivian Son 1 Axminster

12.

1871 Census England. RG 10/2033 f.51 p.14. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871.

Census 1871 Axminster, Devon & Dorset

RG 10/2033 f.51 p.14

Smallridge Hill

 

Richard Vivian Head Mar 50 Shoe Maker Axminster

Mary A Vivian Wife Mar 39 Axminster

Mary Vivian Mother Wid 90 Dalwood

Richard Vivian Son 13 Scholar Axminster

Albert Vivian Son 11 Scholar Axminster

Phoebe H Vivian Dau 9 Scholar Axminster

Samuel J Vivian Son 8 Scholar Axminster

Sidney Vivian Son 6 Scholar Axminster

John K Vivian Son 5 Scholar Axminster

Priscilla Vivian Dau 2 Axminster

Egbert Vivian Son 1 mth Axminster

13.

1881 Census England. RG 11/2127 f.60 p.14. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881.

Census 1881 Axminster, Devon & Dorset

RG 11/2127 f.60 p.14

Smallridge

 

Richard Vivian Head Mar 60 Boot & Shoe Maker & Bible Christian Preacher Axminster

Mary Ann Vivian Wife Mar 49 Chardstock

Albert Vivian Son Unm 21 Boot and shoe Maker Axminster

Phoebe H Vivian Dau Unm 19 Dressmaker Axminster

Sidney Vivian Son Unm 16 Boot and Shoe Maker Axminster

Priscilla Vivian Dau 12 Scholar Axminster

Egbert Vivian Son 10 Scholar Axminster

14.

1891 Census England. RG 12/1667 f.55 p.11. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891.

Census 1891 Axminster, Devon & Dorset

RG 12/1667 f.55 p.11

Smallridge Hill

 

Richard Vivian Head M 69 Shoemaker Axminster

Mary A Vivian Wife M 60 Boot Binder Chardstock

Prissie Vivian Dau S 21 Milliner Axminster

15.

1861 Census England. RG 9/1641 f.36 p.25. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861.

Census 1861 South Petherton, Somerset

RG 9/1641 f.36 p.25

Pitway

 

Robert Gould Head Mar 46 Brickmaker (emp 3 men) South Petherton

Susan Gould Wife Mar 28 Churchill

Hannah Keetch Visitor Unm 19 Dressmaker Churchill

John Gould Son 12 Brickmakers Son South Petherton

Mary Gould Dau 8 Scholar South Petherton

Ann Gould Dau 4 Scholar South Petherton