Misc. Notes
Name and date of birth of bef 27 Mar 1851 from Dax Eric Clayton Lloyd, great-grandson of Jessie Bertha Oliver b.1876.
Dax says Christened 27 July 1851, Boyton Cornwall, England.
Month/year of birth and place of birth provided by Sarah Ferguson (nee Churton).
Interesting that Amelia was not mentioned as a beneficiary in the Will of her mother’s brother, William Oliver (who was living in Ohio USA), an image of which was received from Katia, wife of Tim Grant Oliver, in an email dated 30 September 2022. William was living in Ohio, USA.
Tim Oliver is a x3 great grandson of James and Ruth Oliver, his grandfather being Ivor James Clark Oliver 1907-1989.
Amelia’s sisters Mary and Harriet were beneficiaries in the above mentioned Will. Was Amelia deceased at the time the Will was made on 18th November 1896?
Amelia was one week old at the time of this
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 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
Entry in 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]
[NOTE: Brian of nzolivers has determined that this “
Ann Walters” is the daughter of this
Amelia Walters and from a relationship before Amelia’s marriage with John Westlake].
Richard Parnell, Servant, Unmarried, age 18, Farm Servant, born Boyton Cornwall
Date of baptism confirmed from England Births and Christenings records found in March 2023:
Name: Amelia Walter
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 27 Mar 1851
Baptism Place: Boyton, Cornwall, England
Father: William Walter
Mother: Ann
Name of husband being "John Westlake", year of marriage of 1869, from Peter Goss' family tree.
Peter Goss is eldest son of Elfrida Ruth Geddes. Elfrida Is the great-granddaughter of Francis Oliver (b.1840). Francis Oliver is the son of James and Ruth Oliver.
Entry in the
1881 England Census taken on the night of 3 April 1881 for the Civil Parish of St Giles on the Heath, Devon, England, found in March 2023:
Address: Tetcott
John Westlake, Head, Married, age 34, Stone Mason, born St Giles in the Heath [Born circa 1847]
Amelia Westlake, Wife, Married, age 31, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1850]
Walter W Westlake, Son, age 8, Scholar, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1873]
John Westlake, Son, age 6, Scholar, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1875]
Amelia H Westlake, Daughter, age 5, Scholar, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1876]
Mary L Westlake, Daughter, age 7 months, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa September 1880]
Ann Walters, Daughter-in-law, age 11, Scholar, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1870]
[NOTE: Brian of nzolivers has determined that this “
Ann Walters” is the daughter of this
Amelia Walters and from a relationship before Amelia’s marriage with John Westlake].
Entry in the
1891 England Census taken on the night of 5 April 1891 for the Civil Parish of Hamlet of St Thomas in the Borough of Launceston, England, found in March 2023:
Address: Dartmoor Terrace
John Westlake, Head, Married, age 44, Mason, born St Giles in the Heath [Born circa 1847]
Amelia Westlake, Wife, Married, age 41, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1850]
Walter Wm Westlake, Son, Single, age 18, Mason, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1873]
Amelia Westlake, Single, age 16, General Servant, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1875]
Elizabeth Ann Westlake, Daughter, age 6, Scholar, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1885]
Freddy Westlake, Son, age 2, Scholar, born St Giles in the Heath [Born circa 1889]
Ethel Westlake, Daughter, age 5 months, born Launceston Cornwall [Born circa November 1890]
Thomas Avery, Lodger, Single, age 24, Navvy [Railway buiding?], born Delabole, Cornwall, England
Francis Brown, Lodger, Single, age 23, Navvy [Railway buiding?], born Delabole, Cornwall, England
William Hoskin, Lodger, Single, age 23, Navvy [Railway buiding?], born Delabole, Cornwall, England
No sign of Amelia's husband in this
1901 England Census taken on the night of 31 March 1901 for the Civil Parish of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, found in March 2023:
Address: Egloshayle Road, Wadebridge, [North] Cornwall
Amelia Westlake, Head, Married, age 50, Wall Mason's Wife, born Northcott Hamlet Devon [Born circa 1851]
Bessie Westlake, Daughter, Single, age 16, Dressmaker, Worker, born Tetcott Devon [Born circa 1885]
Fred Westlake, Son, age 12, born Tetcott Devon [Born circa 1889]
Ernest Westlake, Son, age 9, Launceston, Cornwall, [Born circa 1892]
Edith Westlake, Daughter, age 8, born Lifton Down, Devon [Born circa 1893]
[
NOTE: At the time of this Census,
husband John Westlake was staying with son John Westlake and family in St Stephens, in the Rural District of St Austell, Cornwall].
Entry in the
1911 England Census taken on the night of Sunday, 2 April 1911 for the Civil Parish of Civil Parish of St Breock, Cornwall, England, found in March 2023:
Address: Burlawn, St Breock, Wadebridge, [North] Cornwall
John Westlake, Husband, age 66, Married, Married 42 years, Children Born Alive 13, Children still Living 7, Children Died 6, Wall Building House Building, For Contractor, Worker, born St Giles in the Heath [Born circa 1845] [Estimated Marriage Year 1869]
Amelia Westlake, Wife, age 61, Married, Married 42 years, Children Born Alive 13, Children still Living 7, Children Died 6, born Northcott Hamlet Cornwall [Born circa 1850] [Estimated Marriage Year 1869 although 1871 Census shows this Amelia was ‘Single’.]
Fred Westlake, Son, age 23, Carpenter General, Work on Gentleman's Estate, Worker, born St Giles in the Heath [Born circa 1888]
Edith Westlake, Daughter, age 18, born Lifton Down, Devon [Born circa 1893]
Month/year of marriage from the England and Wales Marriage records found in March 2023:
Groom: John Westlake
Bride: Amelia Walters
Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1871
Registration District: Launceston, Cornwall
Other Names: Matthew Fraser, Mary Geake
Date of death, age at death, estimated year of birth, place of burial, photo of headstone, from Find a Grave found in March 2023:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155661260/amelia-westlakeName: Amelia Westlake
Death Date: 1 Jul 1928
Age: 77 years
Estimated Birth Date: Circa 1851
Cemetery: Egloshayle Cemetery, Wadebridge, Cornwall, England
Date of burial of “4 July 1928“ from Cornwall’s Egloshayle Parish Register found in March 2023.