Family
 John Woolcott 1)Son of Thomas Woolcott and Eleanor Crocker. Born ± 1789 Nettlecombe, Somerset, England 2) 3) 4) 5) Baptised 7 Jun 1789 Nettlecombe, Somerset, England 5) Died Jul 1851 Dunster, Somerset, England, approximately 62 years 6) 4) Buried 27 Jul 1851 Dunster, Somerset, England 4) Occupation: between 1812 and 1851 Dunster, Somerset, England; Tailor 1) 7) 8) 3) 2) Residences: 1830 Dunster, Somerset, England 8), 1851 Hole's Row, Dunster, Somerset, England 2), 1841 Mount Terrace, Dunster, Somerset, England 3), 1842 Dunster, Somerset, England 8) Married 7 May 1812 Dunster, Somerset, England 7) (39 years married) to:  Mary Harrison 1)Daughter of William Harrison and Joan White. Born ± 1787 Dunster, Somerset, England 9) 10) 11) 12) Baptised 29 Jul 1787 Dunster, Somerset, England 12) Died May 1855 Dunster, Somerset, England, approximately 68 years 13) 11) Buried 13 May 1855 St George, Dunster, Somerset, England 11) Occupation: 1851 Hole's Row, Dunster, Somerset, England; Nurse 9) Residences: 1841 Mount Terrace, Dunster, Somerset, England 10), 1851 Hole's Row, Dunster, Somerset, England 9) Child: 1. Thomas Woolcott 14) 15) 16) 17)Born 1815 Dunster, Somerset, England 14) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 15) 1) 23) Baptised 24 Apr 1815 Dunster, Somerset, England 1) Died Sep 1898 Dunster, Somerset, England, 82 or 83 years 21) 23) Buried 24 Sep 1898 Dunster, Somerset, England 23) Occupations: between 1840 and 1861 Chapple Row, Dunster, Somerset, England; Tailor 15) 16) 14) 17) 18), 1871 St Georges Street, Dunster, Somerset, England; Master Tailor employing 1 man 20), 1881 St Georges Row, Dunster, Somerset, England; Tailor 19), 1891 St Georges Street, Dunster, Somerset, England; Retired Tailor 22), 1895 Dunster, Somerset, England; Tailor 24) Residences: 1841 Chapple Row, Dunster, Somerset, England 15), 1851 West Street, Dunster, Somerset, England 14), between 1861 and 1891 St Georges Street, Dunster, Somerset, England 18) 20) 19) 22) 25), 1895 Dunster, Somerset, England 24) Notes: The Woolcott family had been tailors in Dunster for at least three generations. Their tailors shop in the 1840s was on the High Street close to the Yarn Market building, still a visited feature in Dunster. | |||
Sources
1) Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914 Record for Thomas Woolcott: "Thomas Woolcott, son of John Woolcott, Taylor of Dunster, and Mary baptised 24 Apr 1815". External Linkhttp://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SomersetParishBirths&h=1866177&indiv=try. Reference: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1913; Reference Number: D\P\du/2/1/6 (Data from direct source)
2) Source: 1851 England Census Record for John Woolcott. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece: 1920; Folio: 136A; Page: 14; GSU roll: 221075. (Data from secondary evidence)
3) Source: 1841 England Census Record for John Woolcott. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece 936; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Dunster; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 16; Page: 1; Line: 14; GSU roll: 474595. (Data from secondary evidence)
4) Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1914 Record for John Woolcott. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SomersetParishDeaths&h=719745&indiv=try. Reference: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1913; Reference Number: D\P\du/2/1/17 (Data from secondary evidence)
5) Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 Record for John Woolcott. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SomersetParishEarly&h=4343376&indiv=try. Reference: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\net/2/1/4 (Data from secondary evidence)
6) Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Record for John Woolcott. Reference: Database online. (Unreliable evidence or estimated data)
7) Source: Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914 Record for John Wollcott; Witnessed by Joan Waters and William Vicary. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SomersetParishMarriages&h=725741&indiv=try. Reference: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1913; Reference Number: D\P\du/2/1/10 (Data from direct source)
8) Source: U.K., City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s Record for John Woolcott. Reference: Database online. (Data from direct source)
9) Source: 1851 England Census Record for Mary Woolcott. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece: 1920; Folio: 136; Page: 13; GSU roll: 221075. (Data from secondary evidence)
10) Source: 1841 England Census Record for Mary Woolcott. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece 936; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Dunster; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 16; Page: 1; Line: 15; GSU roll: 474595. (Data from secondary evidence)
11) Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1914 Record for Mary Woolcott; "Mary Woolcott, aged 68, buried 13 May 1855 at St George, Dunster". External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SomersetParishDeaths&h=719815&indiv=try. Reference: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1913; Reference Number: D\P\du/2/1/17 (Data from secondary evidence)
12) Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812 Record for Mary Harrison; "Mary ye daughter of William Harrison and Joan his wife was baptized". External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SomersetParishEarly&h=1473761&indiv=try. Reference: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1913; Reference Number: D\P\du/2/1/4 (Data from secondary evidence)
13) Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Record for Mary Woolcott. Reference: Database online. (Questionable reliability of evidence)
14) Source: 1851 England Census Record for Thomas Woolcott. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece: 1920; Folio: 141; Page: 24; GSU roll: 221075. (Data from direct source)
15) Source: 1841 England Census Record for Thomas Woolott. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece 936; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Dunster; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 28; Page: 25; Line: 11; GSU roll: 474595. (Data from direct source)
16) Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914 Record for Jane Woolcott. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SomersetParishBirths&h=1866836&indiv=try. Reference: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1913; Reference Number: D\P\du/2/1/6 (Data from direct source)
17) Source: Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914 Record for Jane Woolcott. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SomersetParishMarriages&h=905069182&indiv=try. Reference: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\ROW/2/1/7 (Data from direct source)
18) Source: 1861 England Census Record for Thomas Woolcott. Reference: Database online. Class: RG9; Piece: 1602; Folio: 23; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542838. (Data from secondary evidence)
19) Source: 1881 England Census Record for Thomas Woolcott. Reference: Database online. Class: RG11; Piece: 2354; Folio: 21; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341566. (Data from secondary evidence)
20) Source: 1871 England Census Record for Thomas Woolcott. Reference: Database online. Class: RG10; Piece: 2350; Folio: 28; Page: 29; GSU roll: 835097. (Data from secondary evidence)
21) Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Record for Thomas Woolcott. Reference: Database online. (Questionable reliability of evidence)
22) Source: 1891 England Census Record for Thomas Woolcott. Reference: Database online. Class: RG12; Piece: 1864; Folio 35; Page 36; GSU roll: 6096974. (Data from secondary evidence)
23) Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1914 Record for Thomas Woolcott. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SomersetParishDeaths&h=718769&indiv=try. Reference: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1913; Reference Number: D\P\du/2/1/18 (Data from secondary evidence)
24) Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946 Record for Thomas Woolcott. Reference: Database online. (Data from secondary evidence)
25) Source: Somersetshire and Bristol Directory, 1889 Record for Thomas Woolcott. Reference: Database online. (Data from secondary evidence)