See also

Family of Zebediah Scott and Sarah Choett

Husband: Zebediah Scott

  • Name:

  • Zebediah Scott5 6 7

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Scott (1755?- )

  • Mother:

  • Mary Adams (1754?-1845)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer / husbandman then a rat catcher and farmer1 8 9 10 11

  • Birth:

  • 10 Jul 1795

  • Ashbocking, Suffolk, England7 6 1 8 11

  •  

  • 1861 census says Gosbeck

  • Baptism:

  • 16 Aug 1795 (age 0)

  • All Saints Church, Church Road, Ashbocking, Suffolk, England6 7

  •  

  • son of John Scott and Mary late Adams of Ashbocking

  • Inquest Appearance:

  • 31 Mar 1834 (age 38)

  • Little Blakenham, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • the death of a new born child after he found the body buried near a barn upon Mr. Haward's premises. Hannah Grimwade, a servant of Mr Haward, was found to have wilfully murdered the child soon after birth and a warrant was issued

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 45)

  • Monk's Hill, Somersham, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • aged 45 as Zebedee Scott, agricultural labourer living with his wife and two daughters. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 55)

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • head of the household aged 53 married as Zebedee Scott, rat catcher living with his wife and a daughter. Born in Ashbocking Suffolk

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 24 Apr 1855

  • The Golden Lion Hotel, Cornhill, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13 14

  •  

  • 's home was auctioned as part of the estate of the late Rev. Warwell Fenn

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 65)

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • head of the household aged 60 married as Zebedee Scott, rat catcher living with his wife. Born in Gosbeck Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 27 Oct 1862 (age 65)

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England15 16 17 18 19 20

  •  

  • Cause: of a severe asthma attack

  • Burial:

  • 1 Nov 1862

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Somersham, Suffolk, England16 17 18

  •  

  • aged 65 of Somersham

  • Inquest:

  • 1 Nov 1862

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • before coroner B L Gross Esq. Zebedee had suffered from dropsy and asthma for some time, although the surgeon Mr. Pennington was called he died quickly. A verdict of death by natural causes was returned

Wife: Sarah Choett

  • Name:

  • Sarah Choett1 2 4 3

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • John Choat (1769?-1830)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Wilson (1748?-1837)

  • Birth:

  • 1792 (app)

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England1 8 11 21

  •  

  • Sarah age at death was given as 85 which makes her date of birth c 1789

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 48-49)

  • Monk's Hill, Somersham, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • aged 50, living with her husband and two daughters. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 58-59)

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • wife aged 57 married, living with her husband and a daughter. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 68-69)

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • wife aged 61 married as Sarah Ann Scott, living with her husband. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 78-79)

  • Upper Street, Somersham, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • mother-in-law aged 78 widow, annuitant living with son-in law and daughter. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Dec 1874 (age 85)

  • Suffolk, England22 16 17

  • Burial:

  • 14 Dec 1874

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Somersham, Suffolk, England16 17 18

  •  

  • aged 85 of Somersham

Child 1: James Scott

  • Name:

  • James Scott23 24

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Jun 1820 (app)23 24

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Jul 1820 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Somersham, Suffolk, England23 25 24

  •  

  • son of Zebedus Scott (labourer) and Sarah of Somersham

  • Death:

  • Jul 1820 (age 0)

  • Suffolk, England17 18 16

  • Burial:

  • 9 Jul 1820

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England17 16 18

  •  

  • infant of Somersham, presumed twin of Mary as buried on the same day

Child 2: Mary Scott

  • Name:

  • Mary Scott23 24

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Jun 1820 (app)26

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Jul 1820 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Somersham, Suffolk, England23 24

  •  

  • daughter of Zebedus Scott (labourer) and Sarah of Somersham

  • Death:

  • Jul 1820 (age 0)

  • Suffolk, England16 18

  • Burial:

  • 9 Jul 1820

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Somersham, Suffolk, England16 18

  •  

  • infant, presumed twin of James buried on same day

Child 3: Mary Anne Scott

  • Name:

  • Mary Anne Scott1 27 24

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Charles Ife (1820?-1907)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker21

  • Birth:

  • Aug 1822 (app)

  • Little Blakenham, Suffolk, England1 8 28 24 21

  • Baptism:

  • 22 Sep 1822 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Valley Road, Little Blakenham, Suffolk, England28 25 24

  •  

  • daughter of Zebedee Scott (labourer) and Sarah of Little Blakenham

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 18)

  • Monk's Hill, Somersham, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • aged 15 as Marianne Scott, living with parents and a sister. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 28)

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • daughter aged 28 unmarried, living with parents. Born in Blakenham Suffolk

  • Census absence:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 38)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 48)

  • Upper Street, Somersham, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • wife aged 48 married, dressmaker living with her husband and mother. Born in Blakenham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 58)

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England29

  •  

  • wife aged 58 married, living with her husband. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 68)

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England30

  •  

  • wife aged 68 married, living in four rooms with her husband. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 78)

  • Main Road, Somersham, Suffolk, England31

  •  

  • wife aged 77 married, living with her husband. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 17 Jan 1908 (age 85)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England32 33

  • Probate:

  • 26 Feb 1908

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England33

  •  

  • widow of Somersham Suffolk, effects of £158 18s (~£9,000 in 2005) to Harriet Simpson widow

Child 4: Harriet Scott

  • Name:

  • Harriet Scott5 34 24 35

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Lewis Simpson (1825?-1906)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker36

  • Birth:

  • 1827 (app)

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England5 37 38 36 39 40 41 42

  •  

  • 1851 census says Offton

  • Baptism:

  • 29 Apr 1827 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Somersham, Suffolk, England37 24 43

  •  

  • daughter of Zebedee Scott (husbandman) and Sarah of Somersham

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 13-14)

  • Monk's Hill, Somersham, Suffolk, England1

  •  

  • aged 13, living with parents and a sister. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 23-24)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England44

  •  

  • wife aged 24 married, living with her husband and two sons. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 33-34)

  • Somersham, Suffolk, England38

  •  

  • wife age 34 married, living with her husband, two sons and two daughters. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 44)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England36

  •  

  • married wife working as a dressmaker and living with her husband Lewis, daughters Maryann, Sarah and Alice, and sons Alfred, Horace and Herbert. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 54)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England39

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Lewis, and sons Horace and Herbert. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 63-64)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England40

  •  

  • wife aged 64 married, living with her husband. Born in Somersham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 74)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England41

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband Lewis. Born in Somersham Suffolk and note that her son Alfred, daughter in-law Mara, grandsons Alfred, Edwin, Herbert, Percy and Frederick, and granddaughters Ellen, Elsie and Edith also lived nearby

     

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 84)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England42

  •  

  • widowed head of the household and an old age pensioner living in five rooms with her granddaughter Grace Ellen Simpson. Born in Somersham Suffolk and married for sixty-five years with ten children, eight of whom are still living

  • Death:

  • 2 Jan 1921 (age 93)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England45 46

  •  

  • wife of the late Lewis Simpson (of Offton), interred in Offton churchyard

  • Burial:

  • 7 Jan 1921

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England46 47

  •  

  • aged 93 of Offton

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1.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1019 folio:11 page:17.

2.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:M13164-2 sys:England-ODM film:918503.

3.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Somersham St. Mary fiche:7 of 11. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

4.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Marriage Index 1813 - 1837, (1992 - 2005 own copy). volume:11 page:61.

5.

Steven John Ransome personal communication. Family Tree via email. Cit. Date: January 2003.

6.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Ashbocking All Saints fiche:3 of 9. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

7.

Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1754-1812, (2010 SFK-BPI-11/P2 own copy). Cit. Date: 16 July 2017.

8.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1797 folio:560 page:24.

9.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Somersham St. Mary fiche:8 of 11. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

10.

Ibid. Offton with Little Bricett St. Mary fiche:10 of 13. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

11.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1158 folio:26 page:13.

12.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Ipswich Journal Wednesday 9th April 1834 page:4.

13.

Ibid. The Ipswich Journal Saturday 14th April 1855 page:2.

14.

Ibid. The Ipswich Journal Saturday 21st April 1855 page:2.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1862 quarter:4 volume:4a page:352.

16.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).

17.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Somersham St. Mary fiche:12 of 13. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

18.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy).

19.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Ipswich Journal Saturday 8th November 1862 page:5.

20.

Death Certificate. own copy, provided by Roger Smith. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

21.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1745 folio:24 page:6.

22.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1874 quarter:4 volume:4a page:381.

23.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C13165-2 sys:England-ODM film:918505.

24.

Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1813-1900, (2008 SFK-BPI-11 own copy).

25.

FindMyPast Parish Records Collection - Baptisms, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk).

26.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). C131652 0918505.

27.

Ibid. batch:C13167-1 England-VR film:918508.

28.

Ibid. batch:C13167-1 sys:England-ODM film:918508.

29.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1863 folio:32 page:23.

30.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1463 folio:113 page:17.

31.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1770 folio:30 page:4.

32.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1908 quarter:1 volume:4a page:599.

33.

Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

34.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Somersham St. Mary fiche:10 of 11. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

35.

Marriage Certificate. own copy, provided by Roger Smith. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

36.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1745 folio:41 page:10 schedule:57. Cit. Date: 19 November 2023.

37.

Ancestry England and Wales Christening Index 1530-1980, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

38.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1158 folio:41 page:13.

39.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1863 folio:45 page:12 schedule:817. Cit. Date: 19 November 2023.

40.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1463 folio:121 page:5.

41.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1770 folio:41 page:1. Cit. Date: 27 October 2018.

42.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10773 class:RG78 piece:582 registration district:211 sub-district:2 enumeration district:7 schedule:10. Cit. Date: 16 November 2023.

43.

Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C13172-2 sys:England-VR film:918511.

44.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:HO107 piece:1797 folio:534 page:20.

45.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1921 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1022.

46.

Memorial Card. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

47.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Offton St. Mary burial register FB16/D1/16. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.