William, James and Mary Ann Wyatt

William (1835-1875)

James (1837-1904)

Mary Ann (1839-1865)

Map reproduced by the kind permission of Geoff Gwatkin

At the time of the 1841 Census, William, James and Mary Ann were living with their parents, George and Lusina (nee Jones) at the cottage highlighted in yellow. It is now called Yew Tree Cottage. It was rented from George Pitcher.

George was a labourer. Later that year, the couple had a son, called Sidney.

All the children were baptised in St Mary’s, Wotton under Edge.

In 1851, Mary Ann was living with her parents in Waterley Bottom and 3 younger brothers. Ten years later, she was living with her parents and siblings, and her grandmother, Ester Wyatt. Mary Ann was recorded as being a laundress. Next door was living her brother William, an agricultural labourer, with his wife.

Two years later, aged 24, she married William Poole, a labourer, in St Martins, North Nibley. Five months later their daughter, Emma Elizabeth, was born. Mary Ann died in 1865, aged 26, and was buried in St Martins, North Nibley. Two years later, William married Lois Gillimer, and had three more children.

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In 1851, William was working as a servant in Spuncombe Bottom, close to Waterley Bottom. In 1860, aged 25, he married married Mary Cornock. The couple had seven children. In 1871, the family were living in Millend. William died in 1875, aged 40.

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In 1851, James was working as an agricultural labourer in Brokenborough, Wiltshire.

In 1858, he married Rebecca Woodward in Stinchcombe church. The couple went on to have six children. In ’61 the family were living in Berkeley parish then, in ’71, in Stinchcombe. Rebecca died in 1878, and James remarried two years later to Emma Pegler.

In 1881, the family, consisting of James, Emma, and Emma’s mother, Emma’s 4 children from her previous marriage, and 3 of James’ children, were living in Stinchcombe, and were still there, in 1891 and 1901.

James died in 1904, aged 67, and was buried in St Cyrs, Stinchcombe.