[WED]William Brown Duckett

John Hayward wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Sun, 31 Oct 2004 00:25:12 +0100


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Hi Matthew

As below
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Mathew Duckett=20
  To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 4:54 PM
  Subject: Re: [WED]William Brown Duckett


  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.

  I am now looking at the microfiche of the Wedmore Baptisms, page 194, =
Record 1546, 18th October 1846, William, son of John & Mary Duckett of =
Heath House, a Labourer.

  The nearest other William Duckett in the Wedmore Baptisms is in 1835.

  Looking at the names below, I have many of these from Wedmore, so I =
should be surprised if there is not a connection somewhere.

  You could always come back to me at jvhayward@suffolkonline.net=20

  Are you in Wedmore now? In the summer my wife and I spent a week at =
the George Hotel.

  Best wishes

  John

   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.

      ----- Original Message -----=20
      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 color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Hi Matthew</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>As below</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=3Dmathew.ducket1@btopenworld.com=20
  href=3D"mailto:mathew.ducket1@btopenworld.com">Mathew Duckett</A> =
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  <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> =
</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 30, =
2004 4:54=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>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=20
  on 18th. Oct. 1846, but I may have missed it. I do have a William on =
18th.=20
  Oct. 1847.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I am now looking at =
the microfiche=20
  of the Wedmore Baptisms, page 194, Record 1546, 18th October 1846, =
William,=20
  son of John &amp; Mary Duckett of Heath House, a =
Labourer.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>The nearest other =
William Duckett=20
  in the Wedmore Baptisms is in 1835.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Looking at the names =
below,&nbsp;I=20
  have many of these from Wedmore, so&nbsp;I should be surprised if =
there is not=20
  a connection somewhere.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>You could always come =
back to me at=20
  <A =
href=3D"mailto:jvhayward@suffolkonline.net">jvhayward@suffolkonline.net</=
A>=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Are you in Wedmore =
now? In the=20
  summer my wife and I spent a week at the George Hotel.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Best =
wishes</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>John</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;He was the son of John &amp; =
Mary, I don't=20
  think he is the right one because of the Brown connection. He possibly =
died in=20
  1855 but that needs some work.&nbsp;Curiously, in 1851,&nbsp;this =
family were=20
  living in a cottage, now disappeared, that stood in a field I bought =
about=20
  twelve years ago. John also died young (1855&nbsp;aged 41, Blackford) =
their=20
  family also disappeared, with the exception of a son George who was =
with his=20
  family in Wells in 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=20
  married Wedmore 28th April1840.&nbsp;Edwin's&nbsp;father is given as =
William=20
  of Wookey. I think he&nbsp;&nbsp;was William baptised Wedmore 7th. =
March 1792;=20
  married Frances Stott of Burcott at St. John's Bedminster =
10th&nbsp;February=20
  1812; 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.=20
  Much of this depends on geography, and family names. Burcott is a =
hamlet of=20
  Wookey and not too far from Wedmore. Fredrick Stott Duckett lived in=20
  Glastonbury as&nbsp;did Eliza Duckett's daughter (with her uncle =
Thomas Day).=20
  The parents of William husband of Francis were George and Elizabeth =
nee=20
  <U>Brown.</U> George's 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=20
  .&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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    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">-.---- Original Message ----- </DIV>
    <DIV=20
    style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
    <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> =
</DIV>
    <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=20
    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
    world wide via computer free of charge, you need a microphone and =
headphones=20
    for best result.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20
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      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- =
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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> =
</DIV>
      <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 =

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