Up dated 31st May 2008

Up dated 31^st May 2008

Descendants of William COBB

Generation No. 1

1. William¹ COBB¹ was born Abt. 1728², and died November 1780³. He married Elizabeth "Betty" HARRIS⁴ 24 February 1753 in St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset⁴. She was born Abt. 1733⁵, and died February 1805⁶.

Notes for William COBB:

Addresses

1753 Wooll (sic), Dorset

More About William COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB 0800

Burial: 21 November 1780, Holy Rood, Wool, Dorset⁷

Residences: See Notes

Notes for Elizabeth "Betty" HARRIS:

Addresses

1753 Wooll (sic), Dorset

More About Elizabeth "Betty" HARRIS:

A Chart Number: COBB 0800

Burial: 9 February 1805, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset⁸

Residences: See Notes

Children of William COBB and Elizabeth HARRIS are:

2. i. Betty² COBB, b. Abt. 1754; d. Unknown.

3. ii. William COBB, b. Abt. 1757; d. May 1811, Poorhouse, East Stoke, Dorset.

Generation No. 2

2. Betty² COBB (William¹)⁹ was born Abt. 1754¹⁰, and died Unknown. She married (2) John LUCREST¹¹ 26 May 1779 in Holy Rood, Wool, Dorset¹¹. He was born Abt. 1749¹², and died Unknown.

Notes for Betty COBB:

There is a record of Banns of Marriage being published in 1773 between a Robert SXEY and Betty COBB at Coombe Keynes, Dorset but no apparent subsequent marriage

Roger HAWKINS shows that Betty died in 1790 aged 36 and was buried on the 1st November 1790 in Coombe, Keynes, Dorset.

More About Betty COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB 0800/LUCREST/COBB 0700

Baptism: 11 February 1754, Holy Rood, Wool, Dorset¹³

More About John LUCREST:

A Chart Number: COBB 0800/LUCREST/COBB 0700

Occupation: 1779 Cordwainer¹⁴

Child of Betty COBB is:

i. John³ COBB¹⁵, b. Abt. 1779¹⁶; d. April 1799¹⁷.

More About John COBB:

A Chart Number: LUCREST/COBB 0700

Baptism: 7 March 1779, Holy Rood, Wool, Dorset¹⁸

Burial: 14 April 1799, Holy Rood, Coombe Keynes, Dorset¹⁹

Children of Betty COBB and John LUCREST are:

ii. Thomas³ LUCREST, b. Abt. 1781²⁰; d. Unknown.

More About Thomas LUCREST:

A Chart Number: LUCREST/COBB 0700

Baptism: 18 November 1781

iii. Charles LUCREST, b. Abt. 1785; d. Unknown.

More About Charles LUCREST:

A Chart Number: LUCREST/COBB 0700

Baptism: 19 April 1785

iv. Betty LUCREST, b. Abt. 1788; d. Unknown.

More About Betty LUCREST:

A Chart Number: LUCREST/COBB 0700

Baptism: 7 September 1788

3. William² COBB (William¹)²¹ was born Abt. 1757²², and died May 1811 in Poorhouse, East Stoke, Dorset²³. He married Margrett or Margret CHEECK or CHICK²⁴ 25 September 1780 in St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset²⁴. She was born Abt. 1760²⁵, and died February 1812.

Notes for William COBB:

THE COBBS IN EAST STOKE, DORSET

As can be seen from the extracts from the Accounts of the Overseers of the Poor 1803 - 1825, the name COBB featured very prominently throughout most of the period covered by these records. From the Parish Registers it would seem that our COBB family was the only one in East Stoke at this time and presumably, therefore, all the references relate to our ancestors.

In 1802 William and Margaret were still living in their house, assessed for rates in 1802 and 1803 at 2d. William would have been about 43 years old and probably Margaret was of a similar age. At this date at least some of their children would have still been at home. John (age 21), William (age 18), Betty (age 15) and David (age14) could have found accommodation elsewhere but Abigail (10) and Samuel (6) would surely be still living with their parents. William’s mother, Elizabeth COBB née HARRIS was buried in the parish church in 1805, so it could be that she also lived with William. Or it might have been her home in which the family lived as in 1803 the Overseers were unable to obtain payment of rates from Widow COBB.

William was obviously having trouble finding enough money to provide for his dependants, a problem caused on several occasions through his poor health which originally lasted at least two years. From July 1802 to the 29th April 1804 the Overseers paid either William or his wife about 1/-d a week. Although he appears to have been able to manage for a couple of months his troubles began again in June of that year, then his daughter was ill early in the following year, followed by the death of his mother in February 1805. There followed an "extraordinary" payment from the Overseers.

In 1804 the Overseers had paid out more than they collected, and a similar situation was to arise the following year. On the 30th March 1805, the same year in which Elizabeth COBB died, the decision was taken by the Overseers to build a Poor House. Throughout 1805 Billy, and later Edward, TIZARD were paid 2/-d a week "for washing COBB’s family". Was this because they were too ill to do it themselves? Although only in his forties William continued to be ill and received regular payments from the Overseers throughout 1806. It could be that his family moved to the Poorhouse at this time as there are no further entries for William or his wife. He died in the Poorhouse and was buried in St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke on the 12th May 1811 as a Poorman.

It would seem, therefore, that William was really destitute. However, his wife, Margaret, made a Will seven months later. She was then living in Stockford in East Stoke and had a "cottage, orchard and garden" which she left to Elizabeth CHICK her mother, then after her death to Samuel COBB her son, and then after his death to Abigail COBB her daughter. Although she died in 1812 it could be that there was a dispute over the Will as it was not proved until 1819.

By this time the three eldest sons of William and Margaret were married, John and William probably moving to Bere Regis soon after the death of their mother. Following his first marriage in 1810 in Wareham, most of the major events in the life of the third son, David, took place in East Stoke. However, although he lived until his 78th year it would seem that for the years of the Overseers accounts at least he was frequently ill and in need of their assistance. Three years after his marriage to Elizabeth HARVEY, on the 27th December 1813, he received his first payment.

He probably recovered towards the end of January 1814, but from November 1815 there were regular payments of differing amounts. On several occasions such payments were for the rent for his house (which amounted to £2. 0s. 0d in a full year). He also received money to buy thatching tools in December 1817, but by February 1818 was again receiving money from the Overseers due to his illness. During 1819, at times, he was the only parishioner listed in the accounts. In June 1819 the Overseers tried a different method of helping David; they paid him for cutting turf. However, by the November they were paying him 1/6d daily.

It is possible that by March 1820, both his health and his employment prospects improved but in July 1821 he is again receiving payments and by October of that year he was out of work. Payments stopped in March 1822, but a bad foot was the reason for them to be resumed later in the year. He obviously recovered his health in 1823, but again in 1824 he was depending on the payments made by the Overseers.

By this time he had five children, with another son by his first wife to be born in 1826, the year after the Accounts end. His first wife died in 1837 and it would seem that David left East Stoke sometime after that for in 1841 his children, Martha, Alice and Charles, aged 20, 18 and 15 respectively, were living in Stokeford without their father, or their older brother, David. (Where were the two Davids at the time of the 1841 Census?) Both Davids eventually returned to East Stoke. David the elder’s health probably improved as he married his second wife in East Stoke in the September of 1841. He still depended on the parish for in the year 1840 to 1841 he received 8s 10d for coke and coal He died in East Stoke in 1866 and was buried at the parish church on the 2nd December 1866

More About William COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB 0800/COBB 0700

Baptism: 20 November 1757, Holy Rood, Wool, Dorset (or 1759)²⁶

Burial: 12 May 1811, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset²⁷

Occupation: 1780 Labourer; 1811 Poorman

Notes for Margrett or Margret CHEECK or CHICK:

Mother - Elizabeth CHICK died Age 85 years buried 22nd January 1818 St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset. The Will of Margaret COBB was not proved until 1819 which was after the death of Elizabeth CHICK who had been left Margaret’s cottage or dwelling house, orchard and garden in Stockford, East Stoke, Dorset. Were Samuel and Abigail, the executors, waiting for Elizabeth’s death before having the Will proved? Why were the other children not remembered in the Will?

This is the last will and testament of me Margaret Cobb

of Stockford within the parish of East Stoke in the County of Dorset widow as follows (that is to say) I give and devise All that my cottage or dwellinghouse in which I now reside with the orchard and garden thereunto adjoining and belonging situate at Stockford aforesaid unto my Mother Elizabeth Chick for and during the term of her natural life and from and after her decease I give and devise the same cottage or dwellinghouse orchard and garden with the appurtenances unto my son Samuel Cobb for and during the term of his natural life. And from and after his decease I give and devise the same cottage or dwellinghouse orchard and garden with the appurtenances unto my daughter Abigail Cobb for and during the term of her natural life. Also I give unto my said daughter All my wearing apparel And all the residue of my estate and effects I give unto my said son Samuel and Daughter Abigail equally between them as tenants in common and not as joint Tenants and I appoint them my said son and daughter to be joint Executors of this my Will In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this sixth day of December in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand eight hundred and eleven

The mark of X

Margaret Cobb

Signed sealed published and declared

by the before named testatrix Margaret

Cobb as and for her last Will and Testament

in the presence of us whose names are

hereunder written who at her request in her

presence and in the presence of each other have

hereto subscribed our names as witnesses

G Filliter Attorney Wareham Dorset

tHOS Arnold Junr Clk to Mr Filliter

John Stocklane ? Wareham

The following from Roger HAWKINS

On the 29th Day of September 1819 The within will of Margarett Cobb late of Stockford in the Parish of East Stoke in the County of Dorset, widow deceased, was proved by the Oath of Samuel Cobb of Stockford aforesaid, labourer, the lawful Son of the deceased and one of the Executors therein named whom administraton of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased was granted he being first sworn upon the Holy Evangelists well and faithfully to adminster the same to Exhibit a true and perfect Inventory thereof with the Registry of the Court of the Archdeacon of Dorset and as under a said Account thereof where thereof lawfully required And that the whole of the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased do not amount to Value to the Sum of One hundred Pounds.

before me Thos Topping ???>

Testratric died in or about the month of February 1812

More About Margrett or Margret CHEECK or CHICK:

A Chart Number: COBB 0800/COBB 0700

Burial: 16 February 1812, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset

Probate: 29 September 1819, Less than £100²⁸

Will: 6 December 1811, See Notes²⁸

Children of William COBB and Margrett CHICK are:

4. i. William³ COBB, b. Abt. 1781, Dorset; d. 6 April 1849, Workhouse, Lady St Mary, Wareham, Dorset Age 70.

5. ii. John COBB, b. Abt. 1784, Dorset; d. 6 January 1849, Woodbury Hill, Bere Regis, Dorset Age 66.

iii. Betty "Beth" COBB²⁹, b. Abt. 1787³⁰; d. Unknown.

More About Betty "Beth" COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB 0700

Baptism: 25 February 1787, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset³¹

6. iv. David COBB, b. 24 May 1788, East Stoke, Dorset; d. 29 November 1866, East Stoke, Dorset Age 78.

v. Abigail COBB³¹, b. Abt. 1792³²; d. Unknown.

Notes for Abigail COBB:

Unmarried in 1811 at date of the Will of her mother

More About Abigail COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB 0700

Baptism: 3 June 1792, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset³³

7. vi. Samuel COBB, b. Abt. 1796, East Stoke, Dorset; d. 28 February 1851, Union House, Wareham, Dorset Age 54.

Generation No. 3

4. William³ COBB (William², William¹)³⁴ was born Abt. 1781 in Dorset³⁵, and died 6 April 1849 in Workhouse, Lady St Mary, Wareham, Dorset Age 70^36,37. He married Jane HOBBS³⁸ 1 January 1807 in St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset³⁸. She was born Abt. 1784 in Stoke, or Bere Regis (1861), Dorset^39,40, and died October 1880 in Brick Kiln, Bere Regis, Dorset Age 98⁴¹.

Notes for William COBB:

Addresses

1841 West Street, Bere Regis, Dorset

More About William COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB 0700/COBB 0602

Baptism: 28 January 1781, Holy Rood, Wool, Dorset⁴²

Burial: 8 April 1849, St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset⁴³

Cause of Death: Natural Decay⁴⁴

Informant of death: Richd SARGENT in attendance⁴⁴

Occupation: Labourer; 1816 Ag Lab; 1841 Ag Lab

Residences: See Notes

Notes for Jane HOBBS:

Addresses

1841 West Street, Bere Regis, Dorset as Jean

1851 West Street, Bere Regis, Dorset as a widow

Living with her was her son John, a widower, with his three children. Living next door was

her daughter Charlotte and her family

1861 45 West Street, Bere Regis, Dorset as a widow

Living with son John, a widower, and his daughter Ann

1871 22 West Street, Bere Regis as a widow (shown as born 1833 on ancestry.com index)

Living with son John, a widower,

Marginal note in Bere Regis burial register identifying Jane COBB as daughter of Thos HOBBS and Sarah and giving baptism date from East Stoke, Dorset register.

More About Jane HOBBS:

A Chart Number: COBB 0700/COBB 0602

Baptism: 1 August 1784, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset⁴⁵

Burial: 2 November 1880, St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset⁴⁶

Occupation: 1851 Pauper; 1861 Cotton Glover; 1871 Formerly Labourer's wife

Residences: See Notes

Children of William COBB and Jane HOBBS are:

8. i. Jane⁴ COBB, b. Abt. 1808, Dorset; d. September 1845, Wareham District, Dorset Age 37.

9. ii. John COBB, b. Abt. 1810, Knowle, or Church Knowle (1871, 1891), or Knareswell (1881),Dorset; d. Bet. January - March 1892, Wareham District, Dorset Age 86 (Actual age 81).

10. iii. Charlotte COBB, b. Abt. 1813, Bere Regis, or Knowle (1871), or Moreton (1891), Dorset; d. Bet. April - June 1902, Wareham District, Dorset Age 88.

11. iv. Joseph COBB, b. Abt. March 1816, Stoke or Knowle, Dorset; d. July 1868, Shitterton, Bere Regis, Dorset Age 52.

5. John³ COBB (William², William¹)⁴⁷ was born Abt. 1784 in Dorset⁴⁸, and died 6 January 1849 in Woodbury Hill, Bere Regis, Dorset Age 66^49,50. He married Susannah or Susan GRANT⁵¹ 24 October 1805 in Holy Rood, Coombe Keynes, Dorset⁵¹. She was born Abt. 1787 in Burton, Dorset^52,53, and died November 1854 in Wareham District, Dorset Age 66⁵⁴.

Notes for John COBB:

Addresses

1805 East Stoke, Dorset

1841 Woodbury Hill, Bere Regis, Dorset

More About John COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB0700/C0BB 0603

Baptism: 2 May 1784, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset⁵⁵

Burial: 12 January 1849, St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset⁵⁶

Cause of Death: Decline⁵⁷

Informant of death: John COBB of Tower Hill, Bere Regis, Dorset present at death⁵⁷

Occupation: 1813, 1814, 1816, 1818. 1820, 1822, 1824, 1826 Labourer; 1829 Yeoman; Farmer; 1848 Labourer

Residences: See Notes

Notes for Susannah or Susan GRANT:

Addresses

1805 Coombe Keynes, Dorset

1841 Woodbury Hill, Bere Regis, Dorset

1851 North Street, Bere Regis, Dorset as a widow

Servant to William DANN (76) Woodman and his wife Amey DANN (74) both born Kent

More About Susannah or Susan GRANT:

A Chart Number: COBB 0700/COBB 0603

Burial: 26 November 1854, St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset⁵⁸

Occupation: 1851 General Servant

Residences: See Notes

Children of John COBB and Susannah GRANT are:

12. i. Elizabeth⁴ COBB, b. Abt. 1806, Bere Regis, Dorset; d. Bet. January - March 1892, Wareham District, Dorset Age 84.

13. ii. John COBB, b. Abt. 1808, Stockford, East Stoke, Dorset; d. Bet. January - March 1886, Wareham District, Dorset Age 77.

14. iii. Thomas COBB, b. Abt. 1811, Dorset; d. August 1847, Wareham District, Dorset Age 37.

15. iv. Mary Ann COBB, b. Abt. 1813, Bere Regis, Dorset; d. Bet. July - September 1855, Wareham District, Dorset (possible death).

16. v. Margaret COBB, b. Abt. 1814, Lane End, Bere Regis, Dorset; d. Bet. October - December 1856, Wareham District, Dorset.

17. vi. William COBB, b. Abt. 1816, Bere Regis, Dorset; d. Bet. October - December 1891, Wareham District, Dorset age 74.

vii. Hannah COBB⁵⁹, b. Abt. 1818, Dorset⁶⁰; d. Bet. July - September 1846, Blandford District, Dorset⁶¹; m. Mark WINDSOR⁶², 21 August 1842, St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset⁶²; b. Abt. 1823, Stockland (1851), Stickland (1861), or Winterbourne Kingston (1871), Dorset⁶³; d. Bet. October - December 1878, Blandford District, Dorset age 58 as WINSOR⁶⁴.

Notes for Hannah COBB:

Addresses

1841 Woodbury Hill, Bere Regis, Dorset

More About Hannah COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB 0603/WINDSOR 0500

Baptism: 14 June 1818, St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset⁶⁵

Residences: See Notes

Notes for Mark WINDSOR:

Addresses

1851 Charlton Marshall, Dorset as WINSOR

1861 Bryanston Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset

Two properties from this one there is a grandson George WINDSOR (2) born Blandford,

Dorset with a George MALTON (56) Formerly Scavenger born Blandford, Dorset and his wife

Mary Ann (55) born Crawford, Dorset. Was Julia's maiden name MALTON. Lodging with Mark

and Julia was Mark WELSTEAD (10) born Hawley, Dorset. Julia's first marriage was to a

WELLSTEAD, is there a connection, possibly a nephew or similar?

1871 East Street Lane, Blandford Forum, Dorset as WINDSON

More About Mark WINDSOR:

A Chart Number: COBB 0603/WINDSOR 0500

Occupation: 1851 Farm Labourer; 1861 Ag Lab; 1871 Ag Lab

Residences: See Notes

viii. Mark COBB⁶⁵, b. Abt. 1820, Bere Regis, Dorset⁶⁶; d. Bet. April - June 1865, Poole District, Dorset^67,68; m. Caroline ALLEN^69,70, Bet. July - September 1855, Poole District, Dorset⁷⁰; b. Abt. 1832, Canford, Dorset⁷¹; d. Unknown.

Notes for Mark COBB:

Addresses

1841 Not found

1851 Not found

1861 West Butt Street & Lane, Poole St James, Dorset

Living with them was Henry KING (2) born Poole, Dorset

More About Mark COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB 0603

Baptism: 9 April 1820, St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset⁷²

Occupation: 1861 Jobbing Labourer

Residences: See Notes

Notes for Caroline ALLEN:

Addresses

1861 West Butt Street & Lane, Poole St James, Dorset

Living with them was Henry KING (2) born Poole, Dorset

1871 Not found

There is a Caroline COBB marriage in the Christchurch District, Hampshire March quarter 1866 to a David SAUNDERS

More About Caroline ALLEN:

A Chart Number: COBB 0603

Residences: See Notes

18. ix. Samuel COBB, b. Abt. 1822, Bere Regis, Dorset; d. Bet. January - March 1892, Wareham District, Dorset age 70.

19. x. George COBB, b. Abt. 1824, Bere Regis, Dorset; d. Bet. July - September 1889, Weymouth Distict, Dorset Age 69 (actually 65).

xi. Fanny COBB⁷², b. Abt. 1826, Dorset⁷³; d. February 1848, Wareham District, Dorset Age 21^74,75.

Notes for Fanny COBB:

Addresses

1841 Woodbury Hill, Bere Regis, Dorset

More About Fanny COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB 0603

Baptism: 24 December 1826, St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset⁷⁶

Burial: 27 February 1848, St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, Dorset⁷⁷

Residences: See Notes

20. xii. Harriett COBB, b. Abt. 1828, Bere Regis, Dorset; d. Bet. July - September 1910, Wareham District, Dorset Ag 79 (actual age 82).

6. David³ COBB (William², William¹)⁷⁸ was born 24 May 1788 in East Stoke, Dorset⁷⁹, and died 29 November 1866 in East Stoke, Dorset Age 78^80,81. He married (1) Elizabeth "Betty" HARVEY⁸² 1 April 1810 in Lady St Mary, Wareham, Dorset⁸². She was born Abt. 1790⁸³, and died January 1837 in Stoke, Dorset, Age 42⁸⁴. He married (2) Elizabeth HUSSEY⁸⁵ 21 September 1841 in St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset^85,86. She was born Abt. 1801 in Briantspuddle, Dorset⁸⁷, and died 20 February 1879 in East Stoke, Dorset Age 79⁸⁸.

Notes for David COBB:

Addresses

1841 Not found

1851 Stokeford, Dorset

1861 Stokeford, East Stoke, Dorset

Living with them was granddaughter Emily COBB (13) Scholar born East Stoke, Dorset

DAVID COBB

Although David COBB lived until his 78th year it would seem that for the years of the Overseers accounts at least he was frequently ill and in need of their assistance. Three years after his marriage to Elizabeth HARVEY, on the 27th December 1813, he received his first payment.

More About David COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB 0700/HARVEY/HARVY 0700/HUSSEY 0700/COBB 0600

Baptism: 22 March 1789, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset⁸⁹

Burial: 2 December 1866, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset⁹⁰

Cause of Death: Apoplexy, Paralysis 3 weeks⁹¹

Informant of death: Mary Ann BROWN present at death⁹¹

Occupation: 1813, 1816, 1848, 1861, 1876 Labourer; Ag Labourer; Farm Labourer

Residences: See Notes

Notes for Elizabeth "Betty" HARVEY:

Addresses

1810 Holy Trinity, Wareham, Dorset

More About Elizabeth "Betty" HARVEY:

A Chart Number: HARVEY/HARVY 0700/COBB 0700/COBB 0600

Baptism: 21 December 1790, Lady St Mary, Wareham, Dorset⁹²

Burial: 9 January 1837, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset⁹³

Residences: See Notes

Notes for Elizabeth HUSSEY:

Addresses

1851 Stokeford, Dorset

1861 Stokeford, East Stoke, Dorset

Living with them was granddaughter Emily COBB (13) Scholar born East Stoke, Dorset

1871 ????, East Stoke, Dorset

Living with her was her son William Charles COBB (as Charles) and his family

More About Elizabeth HUSSEY:

A Chart Number: HUSSEY 0700/COBB 0700/COBB 0600

Baptism: 22 February 1801, Affpuddle, Dorset⁹⁴

Burial: 23 February 1879, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset⁹⁵

Cause of Death: Old Age⁹⁶

Informant of death: Anne BARNES present at death⁹⁶

Occupation: 1841 House Servant; 1871 Labourer's widow

Residences: See Notes

Children of David COBB and Elizabeth HARVEY are:

i. Mary⁴ COBB⁹⁷, b. Abt. 1810, Dorset⁹⁸; d. Bet. October - December 1843, Wareham District, Dorset (possible death)⁹⁹.

Notes for Mary COBB:

Addresses

1841 Poor House Street, Corfe Castle, Dorset.

Living with Joseph BISHOP (45) Clay Miller, and his wife Ann (55) born Dorset.

1851 Not found

More About Mary COBB:

A Chart Number: COBB 0600

Baptism: 30 December 1810, St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset¹⁰⁰

Residences: See Notes

21. ii. Abigail COBB, b. June 1813, Binegar, Stokeford, Wareham or Stoke, Dorset; d. Bet. October - December 1891, Wareham District, Dorset age 77.

22. iii. David COBB, b. November 1815, Stoke, Dorset; d. 13 December 1876, Creech Bottom, Church Knowle, Dorset Age 62.

23. iv. Martha COBB, b. Bet. 1819 - 1821, Dorset; d. July 1851, Union House, Wareham, Dorset Age 32.

24. v. Alice COBB, b. Abt. 1823, Stoke, Dorset; d. Bet. July - September 1859, Wareham District, Dorset (possible death).

25. vi. Charles COBB, b. 11 December 1824, East Stoke (1851, 1861), or Stockford (1871), Dorset; d. 19 March 1889, East Burton, Dorset Age 63.

Child of David COBB and Elizabeth HUSSEY is:

26. vii. William Charles or Charles William⁴ COBB, b. Bet. October - December 1844, Stoke, Dorset; d. February 1896, Briantspuddle, Dorset Age 51.

7. Samuel³ COBB (William², William¹)¹⁰⁰ was born Abt. 1796 in East Stoke, Dorset¹⁰¹, and died 28 February 1851 in Union House, Wareham, Dorset Age 54¹⁰². He married (1) Elizabeth Arabella BROWN¹⁰³ 25 September 1821 in St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke, Dorset¹⁰³. She was born Abt. 1802¹⁰⁴, and died February 1835 in Stoke Dorset Age 32¹⁰⁵. He married (2) Jane or Sara CHAMP^106,107 17 September 1835 in All Saints, Wyke Regis, Dorset¹⁰⁸. She was born Abt. 1813 in Hilton or Ilminster, Somerset¹⁰⁹, and died 21 May 1876 in East Stoke, Dorset Age 63¹¹⁰.

Notes for Samuel COBB:

Addresses

1841 Stokeford, East Stoke, Dorset

Directories - East Stoke Dorset 1848 Shopkeeper 1851 Grocer and Dealer

SAMUEL COBB AND FAMILY

Samuel COBB was born and baptised in the village of East Stoke, Dorset in 1796, the youngest child of William and Margaret. William died in 1811 and during the last ten years of his life at least, before Samuel was of an age to be earning his living, the family suffered much hardship. However, with the death of his mother in 1812, although only 16 years old, Samuel, and his sister Abigail, probably thought their troubles were over as they, together with their grandmother, Elizabeth CHICK, were the beneficiaries named in Margaret’s Will. The Will could, however, have been challenged, perhaps by William, John and David, brothers to Samuel, as it was not proved until 1819 for less than £100. Or perhaps Samuel and Abigail did not have the Will proved until after the death of their grandmother in 1818. In 1819 Samuel had a Cottage and Enclosure rated at £2. 3s. 0d on which his assessment was 8/6d. He still lived in the property in 1821 but the owner was a Mr Bond.

In the same year, Samuel married Elizabeth Arabella BROWN in the Church of St Mary the Virgin in East Stoke. They moved to Blandford where their first two children were born, returning to East Stoke before the arrival of their third child in 1826. Three other children were born before 1835 when at 32 years of age, Elizabeth Arabella died. His children were aged from 2 to 14 years but within six months Samuel had married again, to Jane CHAMP. Amos COBB described his step-mother as being “very kind”.

For some reason, on the night of the first census in 1841, the family were not all living together. On that night, as