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John LAVERS
Abt 1724 - 1781 (~ 57 years)
Has 6 ancestors and 425 descendants in this family tree.
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Name John LAVERS Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1724 Slapton, Devon, England 
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Baptised 25 Jan 1723/24 St. James’ Church, Slapton, Devon, England - If my ancestor John was the son of Richard and Elizabeth
Gender Male Alt. Baptism 30 Jan 1727/28 St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England [1] Occupation From 1752 to 1758 Blackawton, Devon, England Woolcomber - This was probably John's occupation all his working life, but the first record I have of it is when his first daughter Sarah was baptised in 1752, and the only other in 1758.
On 11 July 1758 a John Lavers, woolcomber of Blackawton, paid the tax due on the indenture of an apprentice, Thomas Frand. I understand the tax was not always paid at the start of the apprenticeship, but I can't find the baptism of a Thomas Frand who could have been the apprentice, in Blackawton or nearby. The closest was a Thomas Friend baptised in Halwell in 1752. Whilst pauper apprentices might start at 7, fourteen was the usual age for others. Maybe although his family could afford to place him practical reasons meant he became an apprentice at a younger age, or maybe he was baptised older than usual and the priest forgot to note it.
Or maybe it was a different Thomas. Although there seem to have been few if any Prebyterians or other non-C of E in Blackawton, there were quite a number in Dartmouth at this time. Perhaps Thomas was from one of those families.
Died Jan 1781 Blackawton, Devon, England - (assumed from burial)
Buried 8 Jan 1781 St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England [2] - Was the burial this John? Can't be sure, could be his father
Siblings3 brothers and 5 sisters Person ID I50 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 21 May 2020
Father Richard LAVERS, b. Abt 1686, Slapton, Devon, England , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Elizabeth HYNE, b. 23 Aug 1696, d. Abt Nov 1740, Slapton, Devon, England (Age 44 years) Married 10 Mar 1717/18 St. James’ Church, Slapton, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 17 Nov 2015)
"Richard Lavers Jun: and Elizabeth Hyne were marryed March 10th." - under heading 'Marriages in 1718'
Family ID F5577 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Father John LAVERS, b. Est 1702, d. Yes, date unknown Mother Elizabeth, bur. St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England Married Est 1727 - ** Please note: I am only guessing that this couple might be the parents of my ancestor John, and hence my 7 x gt grandparents **
Estimate of date based on date of baptism of first known child, 1728
Family ID F28 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Sarah PROUT, b. Abt 1723, Slapton, Devon, England , d. Yes, date unknown Married 30 May 1751 St. Leonard’s Church, Halwell, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP)
"John Lavers of East Allington & Sarah Prout of Halwell Married 30th. May, by Banns"Although of East Allington and Halwell Parishes at the time of their marriage I think both John and Sarah were baptised in Slapton; they were probably living in East Allington and Halwell for work. Although both surnames were reasonably common in the area there was only one Lavers baptism in East Allington between 1700 - 1753 (in 1702; from the South Hams website index) and Prouts were similarly lacking in Halwell (the marriage was the only Pro*t CMB event in Halwell, for a birth 1704-1744, according to the FMP index, as at 21 May 2020). The Slapton baptisms seem the only likely ones, assuming the events were in a parish whose records survive, and both being from the same parish could explain how they knew each other. That said, whilst simply putting Halwell and Slapton into Google maps suggests they are 7 miles apart, and East Allington and Slapton 5 miles apart, there is no readily available infomation as to where the families lived in Slapton (if any survives at all) and there is unlikely to be anything to tell us whereabouts John and Sarah were in East Allington and Halwell. Looking at a map of the parish boundaries shows that the detached part of Halwell parish (as it was then - now part of Blackawton parish as the boundaries have been rationalised) has a significant length of boundary shared with East Allington and another section with Slapton. All 3 meet at one point. It is quite possible that John and Sarah lived near each other after moving from Slapton, and neither may have gone far from home at all.
Children5 children Last Modified 21 May 2020 Family ID F27 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1724 - Slapton, Devon, England 
Baptised - 25 Jan 1723/24 - St. James’ Church, Slapton, Devon, England 
Alt. Baptism - 30 Jan 1727/28 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England 
Married - 30 May 1751 - St. Leonard’s Church, Halwell, Devon, England 
Occupation - Woolcomber - From 1752 to 1758 - Blackawton, Devon, England Child - Sarah LAVERS - 1757 - Blackawton, Devon, England Child - Anne LAVERS - 23 Jan 1762 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England Child - Mary LAVERS - 23 Jan 1762 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England Died - Jan 1781 - Blackawton, Devon, England Buried - 8 Jan 1781 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S199] Blackawton - St Michaels Church - m/f images, St. Michael’s Church (Blackawton, Devon), Baptism of John LAVERS 1727/28; DE/REG/57869/1-16 m/f 5 (Reliability: 3).
"John Son of John Lavers & Elizabeth Bapt. Jan. 30" (entry under heading '1727') - [S199] Blackawton - St Michaels Church - m/f images, St. Michael’s Church (Blackawton, Devon), Burial of John LAVERS 1781; DE/REG/57869/1-16 m/f 9 (Reliability: 3).
"January 8th was buried John Lavers" (under heading '1781')