Family of William KEETCH and Elizabeth CARTER

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Parish Records Somerset. Removal Order ROT 1766 chard 13/3/5.3. Somerset Record Office.

Samuel Keech, clothworker, Martha his wife, and their children William about 15, Dinah about 10, Sarah about 7 and Samuel about 5 from Chardstock to Chard. 6th October 1766

transcribed by www.chardstockweb museum.org, Will : William Keetch 1837, (Will dated 3 Aug 1836 proved at Sarum 26 May 1837). Wiltshire Record Office.

I give and devise unto my son William all that newly built Dwelling House and Offices with the Garden thereto adjoining situate at or called Lower Churchill within the Parish of Chardstock aforesaid my son William allowing my son Samuel to dig a small well under the hedge in pathway between my son Williams garden and my son Samuels house. To hold the said Dwelling House offices garden and premises to my son William his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns according to the nature thereof for him and their own use and benefit with full liberty of Ingress Egress and Regress to and for the person or persons for the time being entitled to the same.

And I give and devise all that newly built Dwelling House with the Garden adjoining the front thereof and the Linhay at the lower end of the said Gardens situate in Lower Churchill aforesaid to my son Samuel now in his possession together with all rights and appurtenances thereunto belonging. To hold the same unto him to my son Samuel his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns according to the nature thereof for his and their own use and benefit.

And I give and devise unto my son Thomas all that newly built Dwelling House with the Garden behind and front of the said Dwelling House adjoining the same situate in Lower Churchill and now in his possession Also a Right of foot path way at all times and as now used by him thorough my orchard adjoining the said last mentioned premises together with all tights and appurtenances to the said premises belonging. To hold the same unto him to my son Thomas his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns according to the nature thereof for his and their own use and benefit.

the same unto him to my son Thomas his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns according to the nature thereof for his and their own use and benefit.

And I give and devise all those two Dwelling Houses and Offices together with the Gardens adjoining the lower or Westem side and the orchard adjoining the Southern end thereof and the hedge which parts my son Williams Garden and my orchard also Twelve feet of the hedge turning the comer of my son Williams Garden all of which said last mentioned premises are situate in Lower Churchill aforesaid one of which is in my own possession and the other in the occupation of James Create as tenant thereof also all the Rest and remainder of the messuages tenements lands and hereditaments if any not hereinbefore given or devised or which I shall or may die siezed or possessed of or entitled to whether Freehold Copyhold Leasehold or otherwise to James Wescott of Lyme Regis in the County of Dorset Cordwainer in Trust for my Daughter Mary Keetch during her natural life for her own use and benefit without any impreachment of waste and should my daughter Mary hereafter be lawfully married and her husband survive her I give the aforesaid Two dwellings gardens and orchards and appurtenances thereunto belonging to James Wescott aforesaid in Trust for the surviving husband for his use and benefit during his natural life and after his decease should he die without issue by my daughter Mary I give it to James Wescott aforesaid in Trust to be divided equally between my said sons aforesaid and my daughter Hanah Clarke wife of George Clarke her share for the use and benefit of my three Grand Children by her former husband namely Ann Apsey, William Apsey and Mary Apsey their executors administrators and assigns according to the nature thereof.

Item The pathway between my son William and my son Samuel shall always remain the width it now is being at the Entrance Gate Ten feet and half between the garden hedge of my son William and the wall of the house of my son Samuel had at the end of my son Williams garden and opposite the right hand side of the door post of the out house adjoining the House occupied by James Create the width of it now is sixteen feet and my will is that my son William shall always keep the hedge well shared so as not to hang over the Pathway also my Daughter Mary shall keep the hedge well shared so as not to hang over my son William Garden.

Source: Wiltshire Record Office

Executor: James Wescott of Lyme Regis in the County of Dorset, Cordwainer

Witnesses: Charles Symes and William Langford

Effects sworn £200

1851 Census England. HO 107/1862 f.391 p.2. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851.

Census 1851 Chardstock, Dorset

HO 107/1862 f.391 p.2

Mount Cottage, Churchill

William Keetch Head Wid 63 Carpenter Chardstock

1841 Census England. district 10,. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841.

John Baker Gunnell 57 Half Pay Officer Not-Dorset

William Keetch 55 Carpenter Dorset

Phebe Keetch 50 Not-Dorset

James Keetch 23 carpenter Dorset

Phebe Keetch 15 Dorset

Ibid.

Death Certificate Phebe Keetch, (No.368 1850 Deaths Axminster- Chardstock).

25th January 1850 at Chardstock

Phebe Keetch,62,wife of William Keetch Carpenter

CoD: Apoplexy not certified

inf: XMary Turner, present at the death, Chardstock

reg.27/1/1850

Will: William Keetch 1856, (Wiltshire Record Office). Ancestry.com.

In the name of God Amen

I William Keetch of Churchill in

the parish of Chardstock in the

County of Dorset Carpenter do

make and ordain this my last

Will and Testament in manner

and form following. First I

give and bequeath unto my

son James Keetch the sum

of Twenty pounds. Also I give

and bequeath unto my son

John Keetch the sum of Ten

pounds which legacies I will

shall be paid by my Executrise at

the expireation of one year after

my decease my two dwelling houses

situate at Churchill in the aforesaid

parish and all other of my monies

and property of every denomination

soever I give and bequeath to my

daughter Sarah Keetch and my

daughter Phebe Keetch jointly

to be equally divided between

them and I constitute and

appoint my aforesaid daughters

Sarah Keetch and Phebe Keetch

my whoile and sole joint

executrix of this my last Will

and Testament I witness

whereof I have set my

hand and seal

William Keetch ʘ

Thomas Bently [who dates will as Jan or Feb 1852]

Henrietta Bently [his sister]

Marriage Certificate Emanuel Scherzinger/Phoebe Keetch, (No.123 RC chapel Axminster - Devon).

Roman Catholic Chapel in Axminster 7th March 1859

Emanuel Scherzinger, 28,Bachelor,Clock Maker, Axminster

f.Silvester? Scherzinger, Farmer

Phebe Keech,28,Spinster,Servant, Axminster

f.William Keech, Carpenter

Wits: Thomas Roberts & Anne Clarke

1851 Census England. HO 107/1862 f.391 p.2. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851.

Census 1851 Chardstock, Dorset

HO 107/1862 f.391 p.2

Cottage (same as Thomas and next door to William at Mount Cottage) Churchill

Mary Keetch Head Unm 63 Annuitant Chardstock

Mary Aplin Lodger Wid 63 Lace Maker Beer

Elizabeth Keetch Visitor 10 Chardstock

1841 Census England. HO 107/280/4 f.7 p.8. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841.

Census 1841 Chardstock, Dorset

HO 107/280/4 f.7 p.8

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Mary Keetch 50 Ind Y

Sarah Dunster 60 N

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Samuel Keetch 40 Roper Y

Mary Keetch 40 Y

John Keetch 15 Y

Mary Keetch 9 Y

Susan Keetch 6 Y

Pheby Keetch 3 Y

1851 Census England. HO 107/1862 p.1. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851.

Census 1851 Chardstock, Dorset

HO 107/1862 p.1

New Cottage

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George Clarke Head M 45 AgLab Axminster

Hannah Clarke Wife M 58 Chardstock

Anna Clarke Dau 12 Scholar Chardstock

Sarah Keetch Niece 15 Scholar Chardstock

Marriage certificate John Keetch/Mary Ann Turner, (No.25 Combe Street Chapel Axminster).

Coombe Street Chapel according to rites and ceremonies of the Independents 25th June 1844

John Keetch, 20 Bachelor,Weaver,Chardstock

f.Samuel Keetch, Weaver

Mary Ann Turner,20,Spinster,Dress Maker, Chardstock

f.Richard Turner, Thatcher

Wits: Job Turner & Rachel Turner

1851 Census England. HO 107/1862 p.1. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851.

Census 1851 Chardstock, Dorset

HO 107/1862 p.1

Cottage

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Samuel Keetch Head M 53 Hand Weaver Lencey Chardstock

Maryann Keetch Wife M 51 Chardstock

Maryann Keetch Dau U 19 Weaver Chardstock

Phebe Keetch Dau 13 Chardstock

Hannah Keetch Dau 9 Chardstock

Sarah Amore G/Dau 6 Axminster

Death Certificate Phebe Keetch 1853, (No.15 1853 Deaths Axminster - Chardstock).

9th October 1853 at Chardstock

Phebe Keetch 15 dau of Samuel Keetch, Labourer

CoD: Decline - not certified

inf: Samuel Keetch present at the death

reg: 17/10/1853

1871 Census England. RG 10/2034 f.41 p.15. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871.

Census 1871 Chardstock, Dorset

RG 10/2034 f.41 p.15

Churchill

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Samuel Keetch Head M 73 Shopkeeper Chardstock

Mary A Keetch Wife M 71 Netherbury

Richard Vivian G/son 14 Scholar Smallridge

1851 Census England. HO 107/1862 f.391 p.2. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851.

Census 1851 Chardstock, Dorset

HO 107/1862 f.391 p.2

Cottage (in Churchill)

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Thomas Keetch Head Mar 51 Shoe Maker Chardstock

Mary Keetch Dau U 18 Dress Maker Chardstock

Thomas Keetch Son 11 Ap Chardstock

James Keetch Son 8 Chardstock

John Keetch Son 6 Chardstock

Ann Keetch Dau 4 Chardstock

1841 Census England. HO 107/280/4 f.7 p.8. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841.

Census 1841 Chardstock, Dorset

HO 107/280/4 f.7 p.8

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Thomas Keetch 40 Cordwinder Y

Sarah Keetch 35 N

William Keetch 13 Y

Mary Keetch 8 Y

Ann Keetch 6 Y

Sarah Keetch 4 Y

Thomas Keetch 1 Y

NK 1wk Y

1861 Census England. RG 9/1641 f.17 p.29/30. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861.

Census 1861 South Petherton, Somerset

RG 9/1641 f.17 p.29/30

Yeabridge

Thomas Keetch Head Mar 61 Shoemaker Chardstock

Sarah Keetch Wife Mar 58 Shute

Sarah keetch Dau Unm 23 Dressmaker Chardstock

John Keetch Son Unm 16 Shoemaker Chardstock

Thomas Dyer Visitor Unm 21 Miller Curry Rivel

1871 Census England. RG 10/2566 f.46 p.36. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871.

Census 1871 Bristol, Somerset

RG 10/2566 f.46 p.36

58 Goodhurst Lane

Thomas Keetch Head Mar 71 Stone Mason Chardstock

Sarah Keetch Wife Mar 69 Shute

Ann W Keetch Dau Unm 23 Dressmaker Chardstock

Elizabeth Hoare Dau Mar 29 Chardstock

Elizabeth Ann Hoare Gdau 1 Hayfield, Gloucester

Ada Sarah Hoare Gdau 2 mth Hayfield, Gloucester