James Callard, Milverton, Somerset MFFMF

[tenterfieldjulie]

Name: James Callard
Date and place of birth: About 1789
Names of parents: Unknown
Date and place of baptism: Unknown
Marriage: 10 August 1817 to Elizabeth Musgrave at Milverton, Somerset. C of E by banns. Witnesses Jane Musgrave, John Sealy. James and Elizabeth both sojourners, but Elizabeth was baptised there.
Occupation: Labourer (on baptism records of seven children from 1817 to 1832)
Address: Milverton, Somerset.
1841 Census not found.
1851 Census after James death family found at Reg district Wellington, sub district Wiveliscombe.
Date, place and cause of death: August 1849 Milverton Somerset
Date and place of burial: 5 August 1849 C of E Milverton, Somerset aged 60 years
Details of will: Unlikely
Memorial inscription: Unlikely

Source: St. Michael's C of E Parish Registers, Milverton, Somerset - David Cheek Transcriptions

Children:
At Milverton in Somerset: Note: Some Baptisms Collard
Baptisms:
COLLARD Sarah Musgrave 14 Dec 1817 Parents James Elizabeth labourer (my ancestor who married John Sloman at Nether Stowey)
COLLARD William 16 Feb 1820 James Betty labourer
COLLARD John 08 Apr 1822 James Betty labourer
CALLARD Elizabeth 07 Jun 1824 James Elizabeth labourer
CALLARD Thomas 04 Jun 1827 James Betty labourer
CALLARD Robert 08 Feb 1829 James Betty 16 Jan 1829 labourer
COLLARD Charlotte 01 Jan 1833 James Elizabeth 09 Dec 1832 labourer
Deaths:
09 Feb 1841 CALLARD Charlotte 8 years
05 Aug 1849 CALLARD James 60 years

[tenterfieldjulie]

I am wondering if this is the family in 1841:

At Baghay Farm where they were in 1851: PRO Ref HO 107/951/8

John Chard 55 (Should be James, but son John was called Jimmy)
Elizabeth 50
Amelia 20 (Should be Elizabeth but maybe called Amelia, because mother was Elizabeth)
William 20

I am wondering if the confusion was because their eight year old daughter had died in February.

I have looked for a Chard family in 1851 Census on Free Reg and I cannot find them.

[HarrysMum]

I'll have a squizz.

[HarrysMum]

It's certainly CHARD on the image...

[HarrysMum]

JUlie...that same Chard family are still at Baghay Farm in 1851.

[tenterfieldjulie]

Libby - A cousin gave me last year - 1851 Baghay Farm - Callard John, 30 Unmarried, Farm labourer, Elizabeth 26, Unmarried, Farm labourer, Elizabeth 61 Widow Head. Are they with the Chards or can't you see the Callards?

[HarrysMum]

No Callards at Baghay Farm. There's the same family you have in 1841 (only 10 yeras older) and Jane Thorne and Mary Monkley who are servants.

[tenterfieldjulie]

That is puzzling I will have to go looking and see where she found them. Thanks.
Can't find them on FreeCen I think maybe she used Ancestry.

[HarrysMum]

I've got the Callards as farm labourers......just checking where....

They don't have an actual address, but they are 5 pages further on from the Chards at Baghay Farm and Mr Chard only employs 5 men, 2 lads and 1 woman.

[tenterfieldjulie]

Are the people the same?

[HarrysMum]

Sorry, Julie...I didn't see this.

1851

Elizabeth Callard head age 61 widow
John Callard son age 30 unmarried farm labourer
Elizabeth daughter age 26 unmarried farm labourer.

They are at Milverton, same district as the Chards but not same address.

[tenterfieldjulie]

Whew Libby thanks. Sorry to be a pest, can you tell me the district if it says more than Milverton so I change my original post.

[HarrysMum]

Reg district.......Wellington

Sub-district.......Wiveliscombe.

[ElizabethHerts]

I thnk this might be James' family in 1841, without him:

1841 Census
CALLOW, Betty
WELLINGTON, Somersetshire
HO107 piece 951 folio 8/25 page 11
Address: High Street, Milverton
CALLOW, Betty F 50 1791 Somerset Washerwoman
CALLOW, William M 20 1821 Somerset Ag. Lab
CALLOW, John M 15 1826 Somerset Mason
CALLOW, Elizabeth F 15 1826 Somerset
CALLOW, Robert M 12 1829 Somerset


FMP transcribes them as Callow, and the image clearly shows the surname as Callow – the enumerator obviously couldn’t spell their surname.

[tenterfieldjulie]

Thanks Elizabeth, as he was an ag labourer, it is possible that he was following seasonal work.

[tenterfieldjulie]

I have found HO107/222 Fol 7 Page 8 at Halberton, Devon, Parish Sampford Peverell, Address Higher Town. Head is Woodbury, Henry 60 Ag Lab, Woodbury, Mary 60, Collard, James 50 Ag Lab, Born Devon. (This fits my James.) On Fam search it give the reg district as Tiverton & Dulverton, which matches with the Slomans, who his daughter Sarah married into. The Slomans moved back and forwards between Tiverton in Devon and Milverton in Somerset. I think this is fairly promising.
Looked for a baptism - James Collard 11/6/1791 at Saint Sidwell, Exeter Devon, Parents John and Betty. Marriage of John Collard and Betty Cole at Saint Sidwell, Exeter 15/7/1782.
Children: Baptised Saint Sidwell, Exeter - Thomas Colas Collard 15/6/1783-30/9/1792; Lucia 19/5/1785; William 3/12/1788; James 11/6/1791; George 13/6/1794.

[ElizabethHerts]

Julie, I saw that one yesterday. I meant to post it.

Sampford Peverell isn't so far from Milverton, so it could well be him.

I also found this baptism, but it might be slightly early, but only 2 years out if he was 60 when he died.

Parish Records Collection - baptism
Forename(s): James
Surname: Callard
Year: 1785
Month: Apr
Day: 13
Father's Forename: James
Mother's Forename: Elizabeth
Place: Plymouth
County: Devon
Page: 82
Archive Ref: 166/7/a
Record source: Baptism Register - Transcripts
Data provider: Plymouth & West Devon Record Office Collection

[tenterfieldjulie]

Yes I saw that too Elizabeth, but I thought Plymouth is a bit far away. While it gave age 60 on his burial, I'm always suspicious of a zero in an age at death. You know: Q - How old? Oh, Around 60 lol No easy answers this with one I'm afraid. Fair chance his mother is Elizabeth/Betty, but which one? Many thanks. Lot more digging.