William Tuck 1806 - 1890
Hannah Barwick ? - 1880
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William Tuck 1806 - 1890 |
Hannah Barwick ? - 1880 |
Sarah Ives Baxter was the daughter of Robert Baxter and Mary Ives of Itteringham. William Tuck snr of Little Barningham married Sarah Ives Baxter in 1826 and they had a daughter, Mary, in 1827 Strong circumstantial evidence suggests that Sarah died in giving birth to William Tuck (Field) c.1833-1895, who first appears in the 1841 census in the home of pauper carpenter Barnabas Field (whose daughter Mary Ann was married to Richard Forrow, whose mother was a Thirtle relative of the Little Barningham Tucks) in Gresham as a 7 year old. William Tuck snr later married for a second time in 1834, this time to Hannah Barwick, another Itteringham girl, by whom he had more children. William Tuck jnr seems to have thought of himself as belonging much more to the Fields than to the Tucks - indeed, he was still calling himself "William Tuck Field" in Tattersett, and seems only to have dropped "Field" when he moved to Hilborough in 1870 - or possibly Hanworth as yet there is very little information about his years in Hanworth, only that it was when he and his wife Elizabeth were in Hanworth that their youngest son, Edward was born in 1868. Wiliam jnr was never close to his father, for in old age his father lived with a daughter by Hannah Barwick in Wickmere rather than with William in Hilborough. William Tuck jnr's career as a gamekeeper took him to Pynkney Hall in Tattersett (c.1859-65), Hanworth (c.1865-70) and Hilborough (32 Brandon Road) - where he died "while watching the game" on St. Valentine's Day in 1895. Descendents of William Tuck are currently living in Canada. A link to the Tuck family tree website is on the Links & Ads page. |
Blacksmith's daughter, Mary Ann Taylor married James Baxter of Itteringham. They had at least eleven children: Sarah b.1844; Noah b.1848; Leah b.1850; Dinah b.1853; Thomas b. 1858; James b. 1864 and Mary b.1869. James' father, Robert Baxter (1777) had seven children, and when James had eleven more, they must have nearly populated the village on their own. I am descended from James's youngest child, Mary-Anne, and her prayer book contains a list of her siblings. I enclose a few scans, a GEDCOM_file and an HTML_file that contain data on about 80 Baxters and others in this line. Most genealogical programs should be able to read it. I myself have always wondered if the Itteringham Baxters started with Robert, and whether any earlier trace can be found. There are also a number of UnKnowns in the .ged file (UK1, UK2, etc), who it would be nice to put names to... Chris Baxter - 6th January 2008 |
Images of pages from Mary Anne's Prayer Book (printed 1823) followed by transcript. The lines, spelling and capitalisation of the original are maintained. Some entries are obviously later insertions and no attempt has been made to show these. |
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Mary Ann Baxter's prayerbook |
Maryanne Baxter Itteringham April 23rd 1876 Mary Anne Taylor her book take it not I pray take it up and in it look but take it not away. Written by J. B. Charles Oughton died November 11th 1855. Rebecca Taylor died March 16th 1876 |
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Mary Ann Baxter's prayerbook |
Robert Baxter died July 13th 1841 Mary his wife died February 23rd 1892 John there son died December 14th 1849 Francis Taylor died April 14th 1865 1876 |
Note that Mary's death seems to be clearly written as 1892, but this is not thought to be accurate. She does not appear in the 1841 census, so a death date of 1832 seems much more likely. |
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Mary Ann Baxter's prayerbook |
William Oughton His Book January 13th 1814
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1844 Sunday at Twelve at noon March 31st Noah Baxter was born on Wednesday at Five in the afternoon October 27th 1847 Leah Baxter was born on Thursday at four in the morning December 13th 1849 Nine in the morning August 1st 1852 Charles Baxter was born on Monday at nine in the morning March 26th 1855 Thomas Baxter was born on saturday at two in the morning December 26th 1857 William Baxter was born on sunday at ten in the morning April 1st 1860 at ten at night March 7th 1862 Henry Baxter was born on Thursday at seven in the morning April 9th 1868 Caroline Baxter was born on monday at six in the morning December 12th 1864 at 1 in the morning November 26th 1868 |
I am related to James Baxter and Mary-Anne Taylor
(married sometime around 1840) through their daughter (also called
Mary-Anne, b.1868). James and Mary-Anne had 11 children, one of whom was
James Baxter (b 1862). He married an Alice in Itteringham in 1886, moved to
Calthorpe around 1889, and they had five children, one of whom was Cecil
(b.1897). Note that it was very common for families to give children the same
christian name as their parents, so a birth date (and often place!) is
really essential to pin down an individual. Dinah Baxter has a confusing lineage. She was another of JB/MATs children, born 1852, three years after her elder sister Leah (born 1849). Leah married John Brunton of Thurlsford (b 1849) in Walsingham in 1869, and they had five children. Then Leah died in 1889, at the age of 40, (possibly in childbirth?), leaving John with five children and no wife. It is indicated in the 1891 census that John Bruton married Dinah, Leah's sister, in 1889, but no certificate can be found. I am not sure if this was a real marriage, or if Dinah just moved in to look after the children (three of whom would have been under 10), but the existence of another later child (Elsie, b.1891) suggests it was real. However, I do know that orphans and other unattached children were often taken in by families and reared as part of the family, so tracing actual blood relationships can be tricky! The census may have been told that Elsie was their child as a convenience. Chris Baxter - 10th April 2008 |
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James & Alice Baxter c.1905 The boys are, from left to right: Charles (b1890), James (b1892), Cecil (b1897), Major (1895), Sidney (b1887) |
The photo shows the complete family of James Baxter (b.1862 Itteringham) and his wife Alice Martha Waterson (b.1861). His children consisted of Irene, George and Marie all of whom are now dead. He always described his father as cruel, evil, wicked sod. I think the photo shows that. I wonder if the house is still around today? |
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Cecil Baxter & Victoria Cole in 1917 |
The picture of the lady and gent (above) are Cecil Baxter and Victoria Cole on their engagment in 1917. He was serving in the Merchant Navy based in Harwich and she worked in the Munitions Factory. After the 1st world war they lived in Itteringham where Cecil had been born, while Cecil worked at Mannington Hall. Nathan Waring - 8th January 2008 |
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Cecil Baxter outside Mannington church c.1925 |
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Cecil Baxter and family - August 1939 |
Cecil Baxter and brothers at Mannington - August 1939 |
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Baxters in 1926 Yvonne Winifred Baxter on left |
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Yvonne Winifred Baxter on bicycle c.1926 |
Baxters' cottage 1927 |
Just happened to be wandering through the internet as one does and I came across your site. I am very interested in Itteringham as my grandmother was born here in 1920. Her father is mentioned in the 1901 census (Cecil Baxter of Wolterton Rd). I've attached some photos of her growing up in 1920's Itteringham. Her mother was Victoria Cole, from a large family in Essex. After serving in the Merchant Navy during WW1, Cecil met Victoria and were married in 1918 and lived in Itteringham before moving onto the Mannington Estate where Cecil was Head Gardener until 1939 when they moved to Crowborough in East Sussex to run the Post Office and Telephone Exchange. The little girl with the white bow in the photos is Yvonne Winifred Baxter (now Holcombe) who now lives in Kent. I will mention this site to her as she will recognise many of the names! She was very proud that last time she visited, a picture of her from her time at the village school was still in the local pub! I know she has lots of memories of Itteringham. Cecil died in 1989 but I still have his bible from his time as a choir boy at Itteringham Church. Nathan Waring - 7th November 2007 |
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Ancestors - December 2008 |
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