| Date |
James and Mary Carver - Fact or Comment |
7/28/1823
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Married in the town of Burgh Castle, Suffolk Co. All told, they had 5 children during the period 1824-1836. [150] |
c.1825-26
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Daughter Sarah Carver born in Burgh Castle. [157b] [150]
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1826-29
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The family moved to Reedham Blofield, Norfolk Co., based on where their other children were born. [150]
[BWB: they must have maintained some contact with family or friends in the
Burgh Castle/Belton area as daughter Sarah married there, per next item.]
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6/26/1836
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James' father John died in Blofield, at about 82 years old. [150]
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| 4/4/1844 |
Daughter Sarah married David Bickers Claxton in Belton, Suffolk Co. [150] Only 2 children are known to have been born to the couple. [154c] [166]
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6/25/1845
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James' mother Mary died in Blofield, at about 85. [150]
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4/1851
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James and Mary lived in Reedham Blofield, Norfolk
Co. according to the
1851 Census. Also in the home was a son, 15, who was born in Reedham.
James reported to be a labourer. [161]
[BWB: in this census and at the birth of Sarah Ann listed below, the surname
was spelled Calver, not Carver. This may be the result of a clerk hearing
"Carver" with a thick accent (just imagine how a Bostonian would pronounce
the name - something like {CAH-ver}.]
|
9/10/1851
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Granddaughter Sarah Ann Claxton born Belton. [166]
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| c.1868 |
Died at about 73 years of age in Reedham, Norfolk Co. [150] |