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Thomas BELLETT

Thomas BELLETT

Male 1741 - 1802  (~ 60 years)    Has 16 ancestors and 26 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Thomas BELLETT 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Baptised 20 Oct 1741  St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1768 
    Tailor 
    • Noted at the time of his marriage.
      (His father was a tinker - did he have a son who became a soldier?!)
    Buried 18 Mar 1802  St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From the SouthHams website, viewed 29 May 2012
      Bellett, Thomas, abode "Village"
    Siblings 3 brothers and 3 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Hugh BELLETT,   b. Est 1675,   d. Jan 1728/29, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years)  (Grandfather) 
    Mary HINGSTON,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother) 
    Notes 
    • (Research):Who was this Thomas?
      I think Thomas must be one of two 1st cousins, either Thomas, son of Thomas and Mary, bapt 1741 in Blackawton or the son of John and Dorothy, bapt 1745 in Slapton.

      Looking at the names this Thomas gave his sons, they are very similar to those used by Thomas who named his son Thomas in Blackawton in 1741, so I think it probable that this Thomas was the one baptised in Blackawton, and have linked him as such.

      Bennett / Bellett

      I have merged here into one family a marriage shown (at least in DFHS transcript) as Thomas Bennets and Elizabeth Brooking, the 4 children shown as Bennet when baptised (1768 - 1775) and the 5 children shown as Bellett (1778-1787) all (incl marr) in Woodleigh, also 3 children baptised in East Allington (1790 - 1793, 2 as Bennett and one as Bellett) and the burials, also in East Allington. The burials of  Thomas and Elizabeth also shown them as Bellett.
      I cannot find a Bellett marriage, I have not come across appropriate Bennet burials. It seems to me most likely that it is one family and that either:
      1. there was a name change - but as well as a change in Woodleigh another would seem to have happened in East Allington (if there was a name change, and this Thomas was born Thomas Bennet(t), then he doesn't belong on this tree.
      2. 2 deaf clergy! - and/or Thomas or Elizabeth did not speak clearly
      3. the records are hard to read and all entries show Bellett. Seems a little unlikely given that in Woodleigh the 5 entries in 1775 and before all show the name as Bennett, while the 5 after all show Bellett. Could be explained by a change of clergy, one with worse handwriting, or a change of register, one more decayed.

      It is surprising that that the same mix seems to have occurred in both parishes.

      Since writing the above I have looked further back in Blackawton PRs and found a similar mix of the name Bellett and Bennett for what is clearly the same family there.
    Person ID I2604  All
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2018 

    Father Thomas BELLETT,   bap. 25 Jan 1713/14, St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 11 Nov 1764, St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Mother Mary HINGSTON,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 Aug 1732  St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F1108  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth BROOKING,   bur. 17 Dec 1801, St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 19 Jul 1768  St. Mary’s Church, Woodleigh, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From DFHS CD
      Bennets, Thomas to Brooking, Elizabeth; CD entry shows PR has notes (not seen)
    Children 12 children 
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2018 
    Family ID F4887  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsBaptised - 20 Oct 1741 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Jul 1768 - St. Mary’s Church, Woodleigh, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary BELLETT - Sep 1770 - St. Mary’s Church, Woodleigh, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth BELLETT - 29 Mar 1773 - St. Mary’s Church, Woodleigh, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - John BELLETT - 7 May 1775 - St. Mary’s Church, Woodleigh, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - James BELLETT - 11 Jan 1778 - St. Mary’s Church, Woodleigh, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ann BELLETT - 6 Jan 1780 - St. Mary’s Church, Woodleigh, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - William BELLETT - 27 Dec 1781 - St. Mary’s Church, Woodleigh, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Orange BELLETT - 9 Jun 1785 - St. Mary’s Church, Woodleigh, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Richard BELLETT - 3 Jun 1787 - St. Mary’s Church, Woodleigh, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Edward BELLETT - 6 Jun 1790 - St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Priscilla BELLETT - 6 Jun 1790 - St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Nicholas BELLETT - 12 May 1793 - St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 Mar 1802 - St. Andrew’s Church, East Allington, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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  • Sources 
    1. [S199] Blackawton - St Michaels Church - m/f images, St. Michael’s Church (Blackawton, Devon), Baptism of Thomas BELLETTS 1741; DE/REG/57869/1-16 m/f 5 (Reliability: 3).
      "October. 20th: was baptized Thomas, Son of Thomas Belletts, Tinker,  & Mary his Wife." (entry under heading 'Anno Dni. 1741')

    2. [S199] Blackawton - St Michaels Church - m/f images, St. Michael’s Church (Blackawton, Devon), Marriage of Thomas BELLETTS to Mary HINGSTON 1732; DE/REG/57869/1-16 m/f 4 (Reliability: 3).
      "August 25 Married Thomas Belletts to Mary Hingston"