[WED]William Brown Duckett

Mathew Duckett wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Sat, 30 Oct 2004 16:54:25 +0100


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Hi John, in reply to your earlier question, yes I am in the U.K.=20
I do not not have a Duckett baptised in Wedmore on 18th. Oct. 1846, but =
I may have missed it. I do have a William on 18th. Oct. 1847. He was the =
son of John & Mary, I don't think he is the right one because of the =
Brown connection. He possibly died in 1855 but that needs some work. =
Curiously, in 1851, this family were living in a cottage, now =
disappeared, that stood in a field I bought about twelve years ago. John =
also died young (1855 aged 41, Blackford) their family also disappeared, =
with the exception of a son George who was with his family in Wells in =
1881.=20
Anyway back to William Brown Duckett, I am satisfied that his parents =
were Edwin & Sarah nee Binning, who were married Wedmore 28th April1840. =
Edwin's father is given as William of Wookey. I think he  was William =
baptised Wedmore 7th. March 1792; married Frances Stott of Burcott at =
St. John's Bedminster 10th February 1812; buried Wedmore, 31st July =
1826.=20
I have very little hard  information on William and Frances's children. =
Fredrick Stott Duckett baptised Wells 11th October 1812 is definite. =
Edwin is probable. William Brown buried Wedmore 9th September 1826 is =
another probable. There is plenty of room for others despite William's =
early death. I also have an Eliza Duckett (nee Day), widow aged 36 in =
Street in 1851 and her husband would be another candidate. Much of this =
depends on geography, and family names. Burcott is a hamlet of Wookey =
and not too far from Wedmore. Fredrick Stott Duckett lived in =
Glastonbury as did Eliza Duckett's daughter (with her uncle Thomas Day). =
The parents of William husband of Francis were George and Elizabeth nee =
Brown. George's eldest brother James married Joan Day.
The key to all this is to find the parish where Edwin was baptised. It =
was not Wedmore, Theale or Wells, the Wookey Parish Records have been =
very disappointing so far but I have not finished .  There is a grave =
stone in Wookey Church Yard to a ..... Duckett Day, but nothing else.=20
I hope that anyone interested is not totally confused -- and has a good =
map.
Matthew.  =20
  -.---- Original Message -----=20
  From: John Hayward=20
  To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:45 PM
  Subject: Re: [WED]William Brown Duckett


  Hello there

  Thenearest William Duckett I can see in the Wedmore C of E registers =
is William Duckett, baptised 18th October 1846. Do you think he was the =
one? Is there anywhere a note of his father's name? His mother could =
have been a Brown.

  John V Hayward
  Try www.skype.com and you can register to talk world wide via computer =
free of charge, you need a microphone and headphones for best result.

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    From: Cory & Kristen=20
    To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
    Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 7:40 PM
    Subject: [WED]William Brown Duckett


    The 1880 United States Census on Ancestry. com Has the Duckett's how =
=3D
    > ever it is missed spelled Duckell
    > Duckett, William B. Married, 36, Farmer, Born Eng.
    >              Phebe, 35, Keeping House, Born Eng.
    > Ham, Robert F., 10, Born IA
    > Duckett, Minnie F., 2, Born IA
    >=20
    > Death of William Duckett
    > Died at his home, near Alta, Friday evening, May 26, 1899, William =
Brown =3D
    > Duckett, age 54 years, nine months and 26 days.
    > Deceased was born Wedmore, Somersetshire, England, July 30, 1844.  =
In =3D
    > his own native land he grew to manhood.  His father died when he =
was by =3D
    > the young boy and thus he was left alone to fight his own way in =
the =3D
    > world, but he was sober and industrious and always ready to make a =
=3D
    > living at any honorable work offered.  When young he married Miss =
Maria =3D
    > Allen, who live but four brief months, when she gave up this life =
for a =3D
    > better one in the eternal world.  In May, 1867, he came to =
America, =3D
    > locating your Dyersville, Iowa.  In that county he spent several =
years, =3D
    > on a farm.  In February 1875, he was married to Miss Phoebe A. =
Ham.  But =3D
    > one child, their daughter Minnie was born to them.  They came to =
Buena =3D
    > Vista County in 1875, first settling on a farm now occupied by =
Joseph =3D
    > Allen, and five years later moving into the farm where he died.
    > Mr. Duckett was a quiet unassuming man, but kind to everybody.  =
His =3D
    > motto was to speak well of a person or not at all.  He was =
converted =3D
    > about 30 years ago and at once united with the M. E. Church, of =
which he =3D
    > remained a consistent member until his death.  His religion was a =
=3D
    > practical kind.  He did not talk much about his religion, but =
practiced =3D
    > it in his dealings with his fellow men and in visiting his =
neighbors.  =3D
    > On the 23rd day of last December he slipped and fell, breaking =
three of =3D
    > his ribs.  From this  accident he only partially recovered.  =
Shortly =3D
    > after his fall he suffered a severe attack of La grippe and his =
=3D
    > condition cause the family great anxiety.  Finally the physician =
decided =3D
    > that an abscess was forming on his left lung and that he had been =
a =3D
    > short time to live.  During his last sickness, he showed real =
Christian =3D
    > fortitude as well as a beautiful character of the man.  He would =
have =3D
    > been glad to live for his wife and daughter but with perfect =
resigned to =3D
    > his condition and frequently said "It is alright whichever way it =
goes =3D
    > for I am in the Lords hands.  Last Friday he grew worse the =
rapidly =3D
    > about eight o'clock in evening his spirit to flight to be with =
God.
    > William Duckett was a good man, of whom no one can say anything =
wrong.  =3D
    > In death he gave evidence of his great faith in God; and convinced =
those =3D
    > standing around his bed of the comfort of the Christian religion =
at the =3D
    > hour of death.
    > The funeral services conducted by the writer, assisted by Rev. of =
the =3D
    > Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon.  Burial was made at the =
=3D
    > Woodlawn Cemetery.
    > This information is provided by Alta Advertiser Jun. 2, 1899.
    >=20
    > Kristen Watts, Alta, Iowa

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi John, in reply to your earlier =
question, yes I=20
am in the U.K.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I do not not have a Duckett baptised in =
Wedmore on=20
18th. Oct. 1846, but I may have missed it. I do have a William on 18th. =
Oct.=20
1847. He was the son of John &amp; Mary, I don't think he is the right =
one=20
because of the Brown connection. He possibly died in 1855 but that needs =
some=20
work.&nbsp;Curiously, in 1851,&nbsp;this family were living in a =
cottage, now=20
disappeared, that stood in a field I bought about twelve years ago. John =
also=20
died young (1855&nbsp;aged 41, Blackford) their family also disappeared, =
with=20
the exception of a son George who was with his family in Wells in=20
1881.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anyway back to William Brown Duckett, I =
am=20
satisfied that his parents were Edwin &amp; Sarah nee Binning, who were =
married=20
Wedmore 28th April1840.&nbsp;Edwin's&nbsp;father is given as William of =
Wookey.=20
I think he&nbsp;&nbsp;was William baptised Wedmore 7th. March 1792; =
married=20
Frances Stott of Burcott at St. John's Bedminster 10th&nbsp;February =
1812;=20
buried Wedmore, 31st&nbsp;July 1826. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have very little hard&nbsp; =
information on=20
William and Frances's children. Fredrick Stott Duckett baptised Wells=20
11th&nbsp;October 1812 is definite. Edwin is probable. William Brown =
buried=20
Wedmore 9th September 1826 is another probable. There is plenty of room =
for=20
others despite William's early death. I also have an Eliza Duckett (nee =
Day),=20
widow aged 36 in Street in 1851 and her husband would be another =
candidate. Much=20
of this depends on geography, and family names. Burcott is a hamlet of =
Wookey=20
and not too far from Wedmore. Fredrick Stott Duckett lived in =
Glastonbury=20
as&nbsp;did Eliza Duckett's daughter (with her uncle Thomas Day). The =
parents of=20
William husband of Francis were George and Elizabeth nee <U>Brown.</U> =
George's=20
eldest brother James married Joan Day.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The key to all this is to find the =
parish where=20
Edwin was baptised. It was not Wedmore, Theale or Wells, the Wookey =
Parish=20
Records have been very&nbsp;disappointing so far but I have not finished =

.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is a grave stone in Wookey Church Yard&nbsp;to =
a&nbsp;.....=20
Duckett Day, but nothing else.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I hope that anyone interested is not =
totally=20
confused -- and has a good map.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Matthew.&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=3Djvhayward@suffolkonline.net=20
  href=3D"mailto:jvhayward@suffolkonline.net">John Hayward</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dwedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
  href=3D"mailto:wedmore@lists.tutton.org">wedmore@lists.tutton.org</A> =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 28, =
2004 10:45=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WED]William Brown =

  Duckett</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello there</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thenearest William Duckett I can see =
in the=20
  Wedmore C of E registers is William Duckett, baptised 18th October =
1846. Do=20
  you think he was the one? Is there anywhere a note of his father's =
name? His=20
  mother could have been a Brown.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John V Hayward</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Try <A=20
  href=3D"http://www.skype.com">www.skype.com</A> and you can register =
to talk=20
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headphones=20
  for best result.</FONT></DIV>
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    <DIV=20
    style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
    <A title=3Dckwatts@ncn.net href=3D"mailto:ckwatts@ncn.net">Cory =
&amp;=20
    Kristen</A> </DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dwedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
    =
href=3D"mailto:wedmore@lists.tutton.org">wedmore@lists.tutton.org</A> =
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    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 28, =
2004 7:40=20
    PM</DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [WED]William Brown=20
    Duckett</DIV>
    <DIV><BR></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D3>The 1880=20
    United States Census on Ancestry. com Has the Duckett's how =
=3D<BR>&gt; ever=20
    it is missed spelled Duckell<BR>&gt; Duckett, William B. Married, =
36,=20
    Farmer, Born=20
    =
Eng.<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    Phebe, 35, Keeping House, Born Eng.<BR>&gt; Ham, Robert F., 10, Born =

    IA<BR>&gt; Duckett, Minnie F., 2, Born IA<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Death of =
William=20
    Duckett<BR>&gt; Died at his home, near Alta, Friday evening, May 26, =
1899,=20
    William Brown =3D<BR>&gt; Duckett, age 54 years, nine months and 26=20
    days.<BR>&gt; Deceased was born Wedmore, Somersetshire, England, =
July 30,=20
    1844.&nbsp; In =3D<BR>&gt; his own native land he grew to =
manhood.&nbsp; His=20
    father died when he was by =3D<BR>&gt; the young boy and thus he was =
left=20
    alone to fight his own way in the =3D<BR>&gt; world, but he was =
sober and=20
    industrious and always ready to make a =3D<BR>&gt; living at any =
honorable=20
    work offered.&nbsp; When young he married Miss Maria =3D<BR>&gt; =
Allen, who=20
    live but four brief months, when she gave up this life for a =
=3D<BR>&gt;=20
    better one in the eternal world.&nbsp; In May, 1867, he came to =
America,=20
    =3D<BR>&gt; locating your Dyersville, Iowa.&nbsp; In that county he =
spent=20
    several years, =3D<BR>&gt; on a farm.&nbsp; In February 1875, he was =
married=20
    to Miss Phoebe A. Ham.&nbsp; But =3D<BR>&gt; one child, their =
daughter Minnie=20
    was born to them.&nbsp; They came to Buena =3D<BR>&gt; Vista County =
in 1875,=20
    first settling on a farm now occupied by Joseph =3D<BR>&gt; Allen, =
and five=20
    years later moving into the farm where he died.<BR>&gt; Mr. Duckett =
was a=20
    quiet unassuming man, but kind to everybody.&nbsp; His =3D<BR>&gt; =
motto was=20
    to speak well of a person or not at all.&nbsp; He was converted =
=3D<BR>&gt;=20
    about 30 years ago and at once united with the M. E. Church, of =
which he=20
    =3D<BR>&gt; remained a consistent member until his death.&nbsp; His =
religion=20
    was a =3D<BR>&gt; practical kind.&nbsp; He did not talk much about =
his=20
    religion, but practiced =3D<BR>&gt; it in his dealings with his =
fellow men and=20
    in visiting his neighbors.&nbsp; =3D<BR>&gt; On the 23rd day of last =
December=20
    he slipped and fell, breaking three of =3D<BR>&gt; his ribs.&nbsp; =
From=20
    this&nbsp; accident he only partially recovered.&nbsp; Shortly =
=3D<BR>&gt;=20
    after his fall he suffered a severe attack of La grippe and his =
=3D<BR>&gt;=20
    condition cause the family great anxiety.&nbsp; Finally the =
physician=20
    decided =3D<BR>&gt; that an abscess was forming on his left lung and =
that he=20
    had been a =3D<BR>&gt; short time to live.&nbsp; During his last =
sickness, he=20
    showed real Christian =3D<BR>&gt; fortitude as well as a beautiful =
character=20
    of the man.&nbsp; He would have =3D<BR>&gt; been glad to live for =
his wife and=20
    daughter but with perfect resigned to =3D<BR>&gt; his condition and =
frequently=20
    said "It is alright whichever way it goes =3D<BR>&gt; for I am in =
the Lords=20
    hands.&nbsp; Last Friday he grew worse the rapidly =3D<BR>&gt; about =
eight=20
    o'clock in evening his spirit to flight to be with God.<BR>&gt; =
William=20
    Duckett was a good man, of whom no one can say anything wrong.&nbsp; =

    =3D<BR>&gt; In death he gave evidence of his great faith in God; and =
convinced=20
    those =3D<BR>&gt; standing around his bed of the comfort of the =
Christian=20
    religion at the =3D<BR>&gt; hour of death.<BR>&gt; The funeral =
services=20
    conducted by the writer, assisted by Rev. of the =3D<BR>&gt; =
Presbyterian=20
    Church on Sunday afternoon.&nbsp; Burial was made at the =3D<BR>&gt; =
Woodlawn=20
    Cemetery.<BR>&gt; This information is provided by Alta Advertiser =
Jun. 2,=20
    1899.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Kristen Watts, Alta,=20
  Iowa</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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