Misc. Notes
Year of birth of 1812 from unconfirmed information (blue hand-written document of unknown source) collected by Brian Oliver of
nzolivers.com (b.1950) on his April 2008 visit to Devon was listed as 1812.
However, Dax Eric Clayton Lloyd, great-grandson of Jessie Bertha Oliver b.1876, claims Ann was born about 1821 in Holsworthy, Devon, England.
nzolivers.com had gone with this latter date. This date had fitted the order of those children listed in John’s Will that remained in England.
Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton) claims year of birth is ca 1817 at Pyworthy, Devon, England.
Date of Baptism of 8 June 1817 from information received in September 2013 from Peter (Pete) G M Dale of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Pete is related to the Olivers in Devon. Pete's great great great grandfather was John Batten (Battin) b. 1793, sister of Ruth Batten who married James Oliver b.1805. Ruth and James emigrated to New Zealand in 1841.
Pete’s source was ‘Pyworthy Baptisms – 1813-1839’, (2005), DFHS, which has the following entries for children of John Oliver and his wife Grace which confirms the 1841 and 1851 Census of England entries:
This places the year of birth for Ann at circa 1817 - so Brian of
nzolivers.com has gone with this year. This year still fits the order of those children listed in John’s Will that remained in England
Year of birth as 1818 from Marriage search in England Select Marriages 1538-1973 in June 2018. Was aged 29 when married. Date of marriage, “27 July 1847 Boyton, Cornwall, England”.
Date and place of baptism from records online for Parish of Pyworthy in the county of Devon, as alerted by Katia and Tim Oliver In an email dated 4 January 2021. Tim Oliver is a x3 great grandson of James and Ruth Oliver, his grandfather being Ivor James Clark Oliver (1907-1989).
Name: Ann Oliver
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 08 Jun 1817
Event Place: Pyworthy, Devon, England
Sex: Female
Father's Name: John Oliver
Parent's Abode: Derril, Devon (Three-quarters of a mile north of Pyworthy)
Father's Trade or Profession: Yeoman
Mother's Name: Grace Oliver
From Scans of original parish registers from Cornwall [including Devonshire] containing baptisms from 1538 to 1910 published on FamilySearch:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M3-3ZQ8Note: Login to FamilySearch required
Born
circa 1819 from the
1851 England Census taken on the night of 30 March 1851 for the Northcott Hamlet in Boyton Parish
House: Northcott Villiage
William Walter, Head, Married, age 32, Farmer 113 Acres one labourer, born St Giles in the Heath [Born circa 1819]
Ann Walter, Wife, Married, age 32, born Pyworthy Devon [Born circa 1819]
Hariot Walter, Daughter, Unmarried, age 2, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1849]
Amelia Walter, Daughter, Unmarried, age 1 week, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 23 March 1851]
Mary Oliver, Servant, Married, age 53, House Servant, born Ashwater Devon [Born circa 1798]
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NOTE: Mary Oliver (nee Sleeman) is the wife of Ann Walter's brother John Oliver 1802-1872 and is the mother of Thirza below] - -
Thirza Oliver, Visitor, age 16, Agriculture Labourer Dau [?], born Pyworthy Devon [Born circa 1835]
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NOTE: Thirza is the daughter of this Ann Walter's brother John Oliver 1802-1872 and died one year later age 17] - -
Maria Night, Servant, Unmarried, age 14, House Servant, born Werrington Devon
Elizabeth Reid, Servant, Unmarried, age 14, House Servant, born Boyton Cornwall
Sollomon Markes, Servant, Unmarried, age 20, Agriculture Labourer, born Tettcott Devon
Samuel Marks, Servant, Unmarried, age 12, Agriculture Labourer, born Tettcott Devon
Born
circa 1819 again as per the
1861 England Census taken on the night of 7 April 1861 for Northcott Hamlet in Devon, England found in March 2023:
House: Northcott Villiage
William Walters, Head, Married, age 42, Farmer of 250 acres employing 2 labourers 3 servants, born St Giles in the Heath [Born circa 1819]
Ann Walters, Wife, Married, age 42, Farmers Wife, born Pyworthy Devon [Born circa 1819]
Harriot W Walters, Daughter, Unmarried, age 12, Farmers Daughter, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1849]
Amelia Walters, Daughter, Unmarried, age 10, Farmers Daughter, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1851]
John Walters, Son, Unmarried, age 8, Farmers Son, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1853]
Samuel Walters, Son, Unmarried, age 6, Farmers Son, born Northcott Hamlet [Born circa 1855]
Mary Grace Walters, Daughter, Unmarried, age 4, Farmers Daughter, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1857]
Elizabeth Baker, Servant, Unmarried, age 16, House Servant, born St Giles in the Heath Devon
Samuel Marks, Servant, Unmarried, age 23, Foreman Agricultural Labourer, born Tetcot Devon
John Pooley, Servant, Unmarried, Caitei [?], age 17 born Boyton Cornwall
William Snell, Servant, Unmarried, Caitei [?], age 17 born South Petherwin Devon
Entry in the
1871 England Census taken on the night of 2 April 1871 for Northcott Hamlet in Devon, England found in March 2023:
House: Northcott Villiage
William Walters, Head of family, Married, age 52, Farmer of 269 acres employing 3 labourers, born St Giles in the Heath [Born circa 1819]
Ann Walters, Wife, Married, age 52, Farmers Wife, born Pyworthy Devon [Born circa 1819]
Amelia Walters, Daughter, Unmarried, age 20, Farmers Daughter, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1851]
John Walters, Son, Unmarried, age 18, Farmers Son, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1853]
Samuel Stanbury Walters, Son, Unmarried, age 16, Farmers Son, born Northcott Hamlet [Born circa 1855]
Mary Grace Walters, Daughter, Unmarried, age 14, Farmers Daughter, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1857]
Ann Walters, Granddaughter, age 1, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1870]
Richard Parnell, Servant, Unmarried, age 18, Farm Servant, born Boyton Cornwall
Ann’s husband deceased, living with daughter, as per the
1881 England Census taken on the night of 3 April 1881 for the Civil Parish of Boyton in the Rural Sanitary District of Launceston Union, England, found in March 2023:
House: Boyton
Ann Walters, Head, Married, age 64, Annuitant, born Pyworthy Devon [Born circa 1817]
Mary G. Walters, Unmarried, age 24, Servant Domestic, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1857]
Date and place of death of “20 May 1884”, died of “Paralysis Exchaustion Certified by Thos. W Shepard LRCS”, Harriet Hellsman Walters, daughter Present at death”, from image of death register record attached to an email dated 8 July 2023 from Katia and Tim Oliver.
Tim Oliver is a x3 great grandson of James and Ruth Oliver, his grandfather being Ivor James Clark Oliver (1907-1989).