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The Elswood Family of Merriott

Earliest Mentions in the Parish Registers

Two possible entries in the 1730s are the first mentions in the records:

Baptism 31 March 1734 John, son of Nicholars & Eliz Elswood?
Baptism 15 November 1735 Betty dau of Thomas & Betty Elswood?

I have queried the surname in transcribing it.   As these appear on their own, they are not of great use to us in any case.

The Nineteenth Century

Entries for the surname begin appearing again in the early 1800s:

Marriage:  on 10th April 1806 Thomas Elswood married Sarah Hill.  (Thos Shetland witness).  
Baptisms: on 25 Dec 1806, their son Edward was baptised.  On 4 Jan 1810 their daughter Honour was baptised.

Another baptism is recorded in this time period, on 30 May 1808, a son Edward to Sarah & Edward Elswood.   Possibly the father is misnamed.

A burial, on 8 August 1811, is noted of a James Elswood.

After 1812 the records start showing more detail.

Marriages 1812 - 1835

DATE NAME SIGNED REGISTER? ABODE WITNESS
9 March 1830 Edward Elswood
Elizabeth Lawrence		 No
Yes		 Merriott
Merriott		 Robert Rousell
Thomas Brooks
4 April 1831 Honour Elswood
Josias Lawrence		 No
No		 Merriott
Merriott		 Susan Parks
David Rodgers
16 Feb 1835 Thomas Elswood, Widower
Jane Bonson		 Yes
No		 Merriott
Merriott		 John Head
Elizabeth Roussel

Marriages 1836 - 1892

DATE YEAR NAME SPOUSE AGE CONDITION SIGNED? ABODE OCCUPATION FATHER FATHER'S OCCUPATION WITNESS
16 Jun 1846 James Elswood Susan Higgins Of Age Bachelor No Merriott Gardener Thomas Elswood Carpenter Thomas Elswood
16 Jun 1846 Susan Higgins James Elswood Of Age Spinster Yes Merriott William Higgins Gardener Anna Rodgers
6 Jun 1856 Walter Elswood Mary Pattemore Full Bachelor Yes Merriott Carpenter Edward Elswood Carpenter Henry Pattemore
6 Jun 1856 Mary Pattemore Walter Elswood Full Spinster Yes Merriott   Matthew Pattemore Gardener Sarah Pattemore
18 Nov 1867 Edward Elswood Eliza Rousell Full Widower Yes Merriott Carpenter Thomas Elswood Carpenter George Parsons
18 Nov  1867 Eliza Rousell Edward Elswood Full Widow No Merriott Thomas Higgins Gardener Louisa Elswood
3 Dec 1878 Thomas Elswood Emma Higgins 23  Bachelor Yes Merriott Carpenter Not known   James Harvey Rendell
3 Dec  1878 Emma Higgins Thomas Elswood 23  Spinster Yes Merriott   Thomas Higgins Tailor Sarah Higgins
5 Nov 1881 Francis Ellswood Emma Pitts 20 Bachelor Yes Lower St Painter Walter Ellswood Carpenter Edward Elswood
5 Nov 1881 Emma Pitts Francis Ellswood 17 Spinster Yes Lower St Robert Gibbs Labourer Ann Wills
25 Dec  1883 Edward Elswood Ann Wills 25 Bachelor Yes Beadon Lane Carpenter Walter Elswood Carpenter Francis Elswood
25 Dec 1883 Ann Wills Edward Elswood 23 Spinster No Beadon Lane   William Wills Labourer Elizabeth Elswood
20 Nov 1887 Elizabeth Ann Elswood John Robins 21  Spinster Yes Merriott Walter Elswood Carpenter Annie Robins
20 Nov  1887 John Robins Elizabeth Ann Elswood 25 Bachelor Yes Merriott Flax Dresser Henry Robins Shepherd Herbert Elswood
30 Jan  1890 Alice Elswood Edward Giles 18 Spinster Yes Merriott   Walter Elswood Carpenter Elizabeth Osborne
30 Jan 1890 Edward Giles Alice Elswood 27 Bachelor Yes Merriott Labourer Charles Giles Labourer William Osborne
29 Dec 1894 Herbert Elswood Mary Prudence Parker 30 Bachelor Yes Merriott Painter Walter Elswood Carpenter Ellen Elswood
29 Dec  1894 Mary Prudence Parker Herbert Elswood 26 Spinster No Merriott John Parker (deceased) Farmer Samuel Parker
24 Aug 1907 Beatrice Elswood Benjamin Browning Clarke 21 Spinster Yes Merriott   Francis Elswood Painter Bessie Elswood
24 Aug 1907 Benjamin Browning Clarke Beatrice Elswood 20 Bachelor  Yes Sojourner in Merriott Carter Thomas Clarke (deceased) Labourer Francis Elswood
11 Feb 1911 Albert Elswood Elizabeth Emma Sweet 26 Bachelor Yes Sojourner in Merriott Maltster Francis Elswood Painter Arthur John Sweet
11 Feb 1911 Elizabeth Emma Sweet Albert Elswood 26 Spinster Yes Merriott David Sweet (deceased) Weaver Florence May Sweet
6 Nov 1920 Ernest Edward Elswood Henrietta Violet Lawrence 35 Bachelor Yes Merriott Wheelwright Thomas Elswood Carpenter Frank Lawrence
6 Nov  1920 Henrietta Violet Lawrence Ernest Edward Elswood 29 Spinster Yes Merriott   Thomas Lawrence (deceased) Weaver Fanny Lawrence

Baptisms 1812 - 1875

Thomas, a Carpenter, and Sarah Elswood Merriott 18 April 1813 Hannah
24 Dec 1815 Thomas
(Additional children noted above 1806, 1810 and possibly 1808).
Edward, a Carpenter, and Elizabeth Elswood Merriott (1830, 1835)
Knapp, Merriott (1832)
Haselbury Cross, Crewkerne (1839)		 15 Aug 1830 Sarah
16 Dec 1832 Ann
8 Mar 1835 Walter
3 Nov 1839 Elizabeth (Born 13 Oct)
James, a Gardener/ Farmer & Susan Ellswood/ Elswood Broadway, Merriott (1848, 1850)
Higher St, Merriott (1852)
Town's End, Merriott (1854)
Higher St, Merriott (1857)		 4 Jun 1848 William (Born April 6th)
31 Mar 1850 Sarah (Born Feb 13)
5 Sep 1852 Ellen (Born 13 June)
25 Dec 1854 William (Born 7 Nov)
14 June 1857 Emma
8 Jan 1860 Frank
Ann Elswood, Single Woman Lower St, Merriott  6 Apr 1856 James
Walter, a Carpenter, and Mary Ellswood Lower St, Merriott (1856 - 1868)
Church St 1864 only
Hinton Road, Merriott (1871-1874)		 12 Oct 1856 Henry
7 Nov 1858 Edward 
10 Nov 1861 Francis (Born 9 April 1861)
14 Feb 1864 Herbert (Born 30 Dec 1863)
11 Mar 1866 Elizabeth Ann (Born 7 Feb)
14 June 1868 William (Born 12 May)
25 June 1871 Alice (Born 29 May)
12 April 1874 Thomas (Born 22 Oct 1873)
Elizabeth, a Single Woman, Elswood Lower St, Merriott 10 Nov 1861 Abel (born 7 July 1861)


Deaths 1812 - 1907

MALES FEMALES
16 April 1885 Edward Elswood 77 Lower St 
18 June 1852 Thomas Elswood 68 Merriott (died June 14) 
11 April 1885 Thomas Elswood 11 Lower St 
26 March 1849 William Elswood 11 mo Merriott (died 20 March)
7 January 1870 William Elswood 2 Lower Street 		 19 June 1818 Ann Elswood 5 Merriott 
26 May 1906 Eliza Elswood 95 Lower St, Merriott 
12 April 1864 Elizabeth Elswood 60 Lower Street 
15 June 1867 Elizabeth Elswood 42 Merriott 
24 July 1858 Emma Elswood 16 mo Buckland St. Mary 
23 February 1865 Jane Elswood 77 Broadway 
20 July 1830 Sarah Elswood 50 Merriott 

Deaths 1907 - 1952 (in Alphabetical Order)

DATE NAME & AGE ABODE BURIED NOTES MINISTER
23 March 1938 Emma Elswood 74 Preston Close, Yeovil New Section, Grave # 57 Died 19 Mar Rev G Malpas, Congregational Minister
23 May 1939 Emma Elswood 83 Lower St, Merriott New Section, Grave # 75 Died 19 May. Diamond Wedding Telegram from the King William H Elwin, Vicar
30 March 1922 Frank Elswood 61 Tinker's Lodge, West Crewkerne     Stanley E Percival, Vicar
24 April 1951 Frank Elswood 58 15 Hitchen, Merriott     Leslie J Groves, Methodist Minister
14 January 1929 Fred Owen Elswood 49  Abode illegible     Stanley E Percival, Vicar
30 August 1923  Herbert Elswood 59 Lower St, Merriott     Stanley E Percival, Vicar
26 March 1927 Margaret Joyce Elswood 3 Broadway, Merriott     Stanley E Percival, Vicar
18 October 1915  Mary Elswood 78  Lower St, Merriott      Stanley E Percival, Vicar
21 December 1935 Mary Ann Elswood 43 Tail Mill, Merriott New Section, Grave # 31   Burial Cert. by Rev Malpas, Cong. Minister
13 February 1931 Mary Prudence Elswood 62 Lower St, Merriott     Matthew Cross of Crewkerne
21 April 1942 Thomas Elswood 86  Greenway, Ilminster New Section, Grave # 75 Died 16 April William H Elwin, Vicar
7 February 1912 Walter Elswood 76  Lower St, Merriott     Stanley E Percival, Vicar

Censuses

YEAR REF ABODE NAME, AGE, (etc), OCCUPATION,  WHERE BORN
1841 38 Broadway Elswood Thomas 45 Carpenter Y
Elswood Jane 45 Y		 Elswood James 19 Y
1851 347 009 Broadway Elswood James Head M 28 Market Gardener Som, Merriott
Elswood Susan Wife M 26 Som, Merriott
Elswood Sarah Dau U 1 Som, Merriott
1851 351 033 Broadway  Elswood Thomas Head M 68 Carpenter Dorset, Beaumister
Elswood Jane Wife M 60 Som, Petherton
1851 476 105 Heaselbury Cross Elswood Edward Head M 42 Carpenter Merriott
Elswood Elizabeth Wife M 46 Merriott		 Elswood Walter Son U 16 Carpenter Merriott
Elswood Elizabeth Dau U 11 Scholar Crewkerne
1861 34 075 Broadway Elswood Jane Head W 74 Pauper Som, Merriott
1861 42 146 Lower Street Higgins William Head W 74 M Market Gardener Som, Merriott
 		 Goodland William Grandson U 14 M Som, Merriott
Elswood Mary Granddau U 12 Visitor Som, Merriott
1861 48 011 Lower Street Elswood Edward Head M 53 Wheelwright Som, Merriott
Elswood Sarah Dau U 30 Dress Maker Som, Merriott		 Elswood Elizabeth Dau U 21 Som, Crewkerne
Elswood Thomas Grandson U 5 Som, Merriott
1861 56 101 High Street Elswood Walter Head M 26 Carpenter Som, Crewkerne
Elswood Mary Wife M 24 Som, Merriott
Elswood Henry Son U 4 Scholar Som, Merriott
Elswood Edward Son U 2 Som, Merriott
1871 6 020 Lower Street Elswood Edward Head M 61 Carpenter Som, Merriott
Elswood Eliza Wife M 56 Som, Merriott
Elswood Thomas Grandson U 15 Carpenter's Apprentice Som, Merriott
1871 72 129 Egwood Elswood Walter Head M 35 Carpenter Som, Merriott
Elswood Mary Wife M 33 Som, Merriott
Elswood Henry Son U 14 Tailor Apprentice Som, Merriott		 Elswood Edward Son U 12 Scholar Som, Merriott
Elswood Francis Son U 9 Scholar Som, Merriott
Elswood Herbert Son U 7 Scholar Som, Merriott Elswood Elizabeth Dau U 5 Scholar Som, Merriott
1891 4 143 028 Lower Street Elswood Thomas Head M 35 Carpenter  Merriott
Elswood Emma Wife M 35 Merriott
Elswood Fred Owen Son S 11 Scholar Merriott
Elswood Arthur James Son S 10 Scholar Merriott		 Elswood Ada Kate Dau S 8 Scholar Merriott
Elswood Ernest Edward Son S 5 Scholar Merriott
Elswood Charles Son S 3 Merriott
Elswood Ann Beatrice Dau S 1 Merriott
Elswood Eliza Aunt W 72 Merriott
1891 27 17 151 Back Lane, Crewkerne Elswood Annie Head M 30 Crewkerne, Somerset
Elswood Ellen Dau S 7 Scholar Merriott
Elswood Mary A Dau S 6 Scholar Merriott		 Elswood Rosa Dau S 4 Merriott
Elswood William Son S 1 Merriott
1891 10 146 061 4 rooms; 
Lower Street		 Ellswood Francis Head M 29 Painter  Merriott
Ellswood Emma Wife M 26 Merriott
Ellswood William Son S 8 Scholar Merriott
Ellswood Albert Son S 6 Scholar Merriott		 Ellswood Beatrice Dau S 5 Scholar Merriott
Ellswood May. Dau S 4 Scholar Merriott
Ellswood Bessie Dau S 2 Merriott
1891 11 147 065 Over 4 rooms; Lower Street Ellswood Walter Head M 57 Carpenter  Merriott
Ellswood Mary Wife M 55 Merriott
Ellswood Herbert Son S 27 Painter  Merriott		 Ellswood Ellen Dau S 14 Spinner in Sail Cloth Factory  Merriott
Ellswood Walter Grandson S 9 Scholar Merriott
1901 20 64 146 Lower Street Elswood Herbert Head M 37 Painter Own account At home Merriott
Elswood Mary Prudence Wife M 32 Merriott
Elswood Herbert W Son 4 Merriott
Elswood Walter John Son 3m Merriott		 Elswood Walter Father M 66 Carpenter At home Merriott
Elswood Mary Mother M 64 Merriott
Elswood Bessie Niece 12 Merriott
1901 26 27 180 Lower Street Elswood Thomas Head M 45 Carpenter  Merriott
Elswood Emma Wife M 45 Merriott
Elswood Ernest Edward Son S 16 Carpenter  Merriott
Elswood Charles John Son S 14 Tailor apprentice  Merriott		 Elswood Beatrice Ann Dau 11 Merriott
Elswood Sarah Elizabeth Dau 9 Merriott
Elswood Alfred Henry Son 7 Merriott
Elswood Blanche Dau 5 Merriott
Elswood Leonard Son 2 Merriott
Elswood Eliza Aunt W 90 Relief Merriott

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Last Updated: 28 August 2008
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Other Data © Sue Osborne 2002-8
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