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Wilson’s Barton

Location not known but based on position in census, between 15 and 17 High Street

Census 1841

Hannah Tucker (40) wool carder; Thomas Fricker (15) butcher; Martha Keeping (40) wool carder; William Lucas (65) weaver;James Tiley/Taylor (50) blacksmith; James Daniels (70) weaver;Amelia Pitman (72); John Houlton (35) agricultural labourer; William Stephens (14); Job Moore (40) labourer; Edward Martin (35) dyer’s journeyman; Charlotte Salisbury (70) schoolmistress; Thomas Langley (45) registrar; Henry Wilkins (50); James Bailey (45) weaver.

Indenture dated 31st Jan 1844

Conveyance between John William Buckle (1), Helen Noad widow of Jonathan Noad the younger (2), James Tucker (3), Daniel Say (4), Mark Tucker (5).

Summary: Reference made to indentures of lease and release dated 13th and 14th September 1809 between Jonathan Noad the elder (1), Thomas Whitaker Ledyard (2), Jonathan Noad the younger (3), William Boyd (4), Helen Boyd (5) John William Buckle (6) and Charles Crook (6) being the settlement prior to the marriage of Jonathan Noad the younger and Helen Boyd, formerly 8 houses but then (1809?) only 5 houses formerly only 1 house in Road, late in the several tenures of Richard Maidment, Francis Naish, Anthony Payne, Robert Thresher, Henry Grine, Nathaniel Nead, John Everett and Robert White, but then of James Wheeler, John Houlton, William Tucker, Francis Naish and John Coombes

It was agreed that it would be lawful for Buckle and Crook with the consent of the survivor of Jonathan Noad the elder, Jonathan Noad the younger and Helen Noad could sell the property

Buckle sold (on behalf of Helen Noad)

1) the cottage in Road now or late occupied by George Carter and 3 perches of land nearly adjoining to James Tucker for £10

2) the cottage in Road now or late occupied by William Silcox and 3 perches of land nearly adjoining to Daniel Say for £10

with rights for free use of the well, pump and privy outside George Carter’s Cottage, to be shared with the occupants of the 5 adjoining cottages Samuel Axford, Edward Martin, Job Moore, John Moon and James Bourne.

James Tucker and Daniel Say sold the property to Mark Tucker for £10 each

Although not recorded as living in Wilson’s Barton, the following names from the 1844 indenture appear in the 1841 census:

James Bourne (49) plasterer and tiler, Upper St

Samuel Axford (40) weaver, Upper St

William Silcock (55) clothworker, Upper St

William Silcox (55) weaver, Road

John Moon (50) cloth weaver, Road Common

Indenture dated 12th Feb 1851

between Mark Tucker, haulier of Bristol (1), John Wooley, yeoman of Road (2) and Charles Happerfield, shopkeeper of Road (3)

Summary

Mark Tucker sold

1) the cottage in Road late occupied by George Carter, now void and 3 perches of land nearly adjoining and

2) the cottage in Road late occupied by William Silcox, now by William Silcox and 3 perches of land nearly adjoining to John Wooley for £26-10s

with rights for free use of the well, pump and privy outside George Carter’s Cottage, to be shared with the occupants of the 5 adjoining cottages now or late occupied by Samuel Axford, Edward Martin, Job Moore, John Moon and James Bourne.

Census 1851

James Bourne (58) plasterer and tiler, George Inn; Samuel Axford (48) agricultural labourer, George Inn; William Silcox (65) pauper/weaver, George Inn; William Silcox (70), labourer, George Inn; Edward Martin (55), agricultural labourer, Lower St; Job Moore (55) agricultural labourer, Lower St.

Church Rate Book 1856 (referred to as Wilson’s Yard)

James Daniels; Edward Elkins; George Holland; John Holton; James Tucker; John Sweet; Job Holland; Benjamin Lovelace

Church Rate Book 1859 (referred to as Wilson’s Yard)

H Moore; George Holland; John Holton; James Tucker; John Sweet; Job Holland; Benjamin Lovelace

Census 1861

James Fricker (60), formerly fuller; William Brimble (22) carter; John Millett (56) agricultural labourer; Job Wilcox (38) agricultural labourer; Hannah Beaven (63) nurse; George Holland (44) agricultural labourer; Kawin Rossiter (35) agricultural labourer; Edward Rossiter (32) agricultural labourer.

Church Rate Book 1862

George Holland; John Holton; James Tucker; Benjamin Lovelace

Church Rate Book 1864

Henry Moore; John Holton; James Tucker; Benjamin Lovelace

Church Rate Book 1867

Henry Moore

Church Rate Book 1870

Henry Moore; Thomas Willis; Harriett Millett; Job Wilcox; Lydia Trollop; George Holland

Census 1871

Wilson’s Barton not mentioned

Census 1881

Edmund Humphries (39) labourer; James Moore (38) blacksmith; George Holland (62) farm labourer

Census 1891 (referred to as part of Townsend St.)

Elizabeth Keevil (69).

Published
28 July 2023
Last Updated
16 January 2024