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Margaret MATTACOTT
Abt 1757 - 1848 (~ 91 years)
Has 22 ancestors and 290 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Margaret MATTACOTT Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1757 Sampford Spiney, Devon, England 
- Date from age at death being given as 91, place assumed from place of baptism
Baptised 5 May 1758 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 28 Jan 2013):
"1758 Margaret the Daughter of William Matticott & Joan his Wife was Baptised the 5th of May"
Gender Female Residence From 1841 to 1848 Rix Hill, Whitchurch, Devon, England - One house has 2 women - Margaret Dyer, aged 40 and Margaret Carter, aged 24.
There is no sign of Margaret Carter, aged about 84, anywhere, yet her burial shows she was still alive, and near enuogh to be buried in Whitchurch.
I am only aware of her having had 3 children, all daughters, 2 of whom pre-deceased her, so it is natural she should be with the one remaining one.
I suspect, therefore, that the entry is for this Margaret, and her daughter, and that an '8' was mis-read as a '2'.
In 1851 Margaret Dyer is living alone in Rix Hill, the extra data confirming the identification with this Margaret's daughter, and her being alone explained by this Margaret having died in 1848.
There is an entry in the Tithe Apportionments for Whitchurch made in 1843. The occupier of Rixhill Cottage was given as "Carter, Margaret & others", the acreage as 0 acres 1 rod 7 perches (i.e. just over a quarter of an acre)
Died 29 Sep 1848 Rix Hill, Whitchurch, Devon, England Cause: Natural decay - Margaret's death is shown on the death cert as at Wix Hill but I'm pretty sure this should be Rix Hill.
The death was registered by Maria Chubb, present at the death. A Maria Chubb was, like Margaret, living at Rix Hill at the time of the 1841 census, when she was a '25' year old miner's wife and mother of 2 small children. I am not aware of any relationship between Margaret and Maria at the time, and think they were probably just neighbours, but in 1860 one of those 2 small children just referred to, Elizabeth Jane, was to marry Margaret's great grandson, John Jury!
GRO ref: Carter, Margaret q3 1848 Tavistock RD 9 297; GRO online index shows age at death as 91
Death certificate for Margaret Mattacott Buried 2 Oct 1848 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England - From PR (seen image)
'Margaret Carter', abode Whitchurch, aged 91
Both of Margaret's husbands were buried in Whitchurch - which (if either) was she buried with?
Siblings3 brothers Patriarch & Matriarch 
Walter MATTACOTT, b. Est 1584, d. Abt 1649, Whitchurch, Devon, England (Age ~ 65 years) (3 x Great Grandfather) 
Joan, bur. 14 Dec 1716, St. Andrew’s Church, Beerferris, Devon, England (Grandmother) Notes - No baptisms of any Carter children of Edward and Margaret in Whitchurch (FMP index)
Person ID I10234 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 2 May 2023
Father William MATTACOTT, b. Abt 1724, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England , d. Jun 1810, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England (Age ~ 86 years) Mother Joan STACEY, bap. 7 Dec 1716, St. Andrew’s Church, Beerferris, Devon, England , d. Abt May 1810, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England (Age ~ 93 years) Banns of marriage From 5 Jan 1755 to 19 Jan 1755 St. Eustachius’ Church, Tavistock, Devon, England - (from PR entry, half image on FMP, viewed 3 Sep 2014)
Married 29 Jan 1755 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England - Only seen in DFHS and Dartmoor Press indexes so far (would expect to be on FMP in Plymouth and West Devon collection - presumably not yet indexed - 18 Aug 2012)
Clearly Joan's surname is hard to read (or missing) in the marriage PR entry.
Family ID F4963 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Nicholas DYER, b. Abt 1744, Whitchurch, Devon, England , d. Abt Nov 1801, Whitchurch, Devon, England (Age ~ 57 years) Married 20 Feb 1783 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2 May 2023)
Shows Nicholas Dyer and Margaret Matticott were both 'of this Parish', no marital statuses or occupation given, married by Licence. Nicholas signed, Margaret made her mark. Witnesses Edwd:[?] Bray and Robert Matthews both signed (Robert Matthews a witness to many marriages in Whitchurch at this time so probably Parish Clerk)
From DFHS transcribed data I thought a Nicholas Dyer had married Ann Smith in Whitchurch in 1779, but with PRs available it appears banns were read on 11 and 18 April, then the 3rd reading not unitl 6 June. (I don't think this is simply an error in the month, as Banns were always read on a Sunday, and 6 May was not a Sunday. The Banns for another couple were read in May, so it is not clear why those for Nicholas and Ann weren't. Maybe there had been some uncertainty about whether the marriage could or would go ahead. If so this seems to have resurfaced as it seems NO marriage followed. (The Banns show both Nicholas and Ann were of Whitchurch, so that is where the marriage should have taken place, but the PRs have no such marriage, nor a missing page ...)
Children3 children Last Modified 2 May 2023 Family ID F4867 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Edward CARTER, b. Abt 1751, d. 8 Feb 1835 (Age ~ 84 years) Banns of marriage 23 May 1802 to 6 Jun 1802 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England - 'Edward Carter and Margaret Dyer both of this Parish'
From PR (seen image)
Married 7 Jun 1802 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England - Seen banns in PR; since both were otp assume marriage took place in Whitchurch
Also seen DFHS index entry which gives date
Last Modified 18 Aug 2012 Family ID F4868 Family Group Page | Family Chart