[WED]Councel family
Mathew Duckett
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:59:01 -0000
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Hello Lyn, I thought I would bring this back to the list in case there =
is any other interest. I am nearly certain that Jeff Councell is Eric =
Wride's contact but I have not yet checked.
The Councells were in Westham (hamlet) from the 1560s until at least =
1841. In 1851 they were still at Keyton Hill which is half way from =
Westham to Wells Way, Blackford by road. Their connection with Westham =
Farm in less clear. Hazel Hudson tells me that Richard Councell held =
Westham Farm in 1608 but that the tenant was Christopher Latcham. It =
then passed to Margery Hodges who was Richard's daughter and out of the =
family.
You should remember that the term "held" can mean ownership or a long =
lease by "copyhold" such leases where bought and sold but did come to an =
end if not renewed, sub tenancies were permitted.
In 1841 Westham Farm appears to be occupied by John Councell. =
Unfortunately the enumerator did not do Westham in a systematic order, =
covering the ground maybe four times. John Councell's neighbour in the =
census was Joseph Toogood. We know he lived at Bay Tree Farm which is =
next door to Westham Farm; what we have is a best guess. In 1851 the =
tenant appears to be Charles Latcham, a butter merchant, again this is =
an estimate based on knowing where everyone else lived. The problem is =
that Charles Latcham does not record if he was a farmer and Westham Farm =
was a comparatively large farm at 80-90 acres. By 1861 the tenant was =
John Ham, when he died in 1875 my great grand father Thomas Duckett =
moved here. The house here now was not built before 1700 and was =
extended around 1800 possibly as two dwellings but the interconnections =
are old and I suspect the "two families" would be closely related. I =
hope later to try and use the parish records and the censuses to work =
out who was living where in Westham from 1560 onwards. The hamlet has =
basically been eight farms for a very long time.
Regards Matthew.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Lyn, I thought I would bring this =
back to the=20
list in case there is any other interest. I am nearly certain that Jeff =
Councell=20
is Eric Wride's contact but I have not yet checked.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Councells were in Westham (hamlet) =
from the=20
1560s until at least 1841. In 1851 they were still at Keyton Hill which =
is half=20
way from Westham to Wells Way, Blackford by road. Their connection with =
Westham=20
Farm in less clear. Hazel Hudson tells me that Richard =
Councell held=20
Westham Farm in 1608 but that the tenant was Christopher Latcham. It =
then passed=20
to Margery Hodges who was Richard's daughter and out of the =
family.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You should remember that the term =
"held" can mean=20
ownership or a long lease by "copyhold" such leases where bought and =
sold but=20
did come to an end if not renewed, sub tenancies were =
permitted.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In 1841 Westham Farm appears to be =
occupied by John=20
Councell. Unfortunately the enumerator did not do Westham in a =
systematic=20
order, covering the ground maybe four times. John Councell's neighbour =
in the=20
census was Joseph Toogood. We know he lived at Bay Tree Farm which is =
next door=20
to Westham Farm; what we have is a best guess. In 1851 the tenant =
appears to be=20
Charles Latcham, a butter merchant, again this is an estimate based on =
knowing=20
where everyone else lived. The problem is that Charles Latcham does =
not=20
record if he was a farmer and Westham Farm was a comparatively large =
farm at=20
80-90 acres. By 1861 the tenant was John Ham, when he died in 1875 my =
great=20
grand father Thomas Duckett moved here. The house here now was not built =
before=20
1700 and was extended around 1800 possibly as two dwellings but the=20
interconnections are old and I suspect the "two families" would be =
closely=20
related. I hope later to try and use the parish records and the censuses =
to work=20
out who was living where in Westham from 1560 onwards. The hamlet has =
basically=20
been eight farms for a very long time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards =
Matthew.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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