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| Introduction | Trees | ||||
| Tracing the Darkes | |||||
| Proofs | |||||
| The records | |||||
| Introduction | |||||
| Tracing | Tracing the Darkes | ||||
| Proofs | Proofs | ||||
| PP_61 | That Mary Ann Darke (61) was the mother of John Bevan (30) | ||||
| I had the marriage certificate for John Bevan and Louisa Jones by 1980, so I knew about William Prout Bevan but had little else to go on, and practically no access to any relevant records. A marriage for William Prout Bevan, and a plausible baptism of a John Bevan around 1825 proved impossible to find. | PP_60 | ||||
| The first real progress was in 1999, when the IGI (which had just become available on the Internet) showed a Prout - Bevan marriage in 1796 - Susan Prout marrying Thomas Bevon in Barnstaple, Devon. | M_1796 | ||||
| Soon after, I noticed that the CD containing the 1851 census index for Norfolk (a dry run for the full 1881 census index) also contained the census index for Devon (how things have changed since those days!!). I bought the CD and found William P. Bevan and his wife Mary Ann both aged 55 in Barnstaple. The census entries show the Bevans in Barnstaple living with lodgers called Nomall and Howard, possibly related, and a possible son Thomas Bevan living with his mother-in-law Sarah Darke , sister-in-law Sarah Darke, and niece Mary Ann Darke. | C_1851 | ||||
| Nothing pointed to what the maiden name of Mary Ann, wife of William Prout Bevan, might be. So, in 2005, on the off-chance that investigating the Darkes might lead somewhere, I ordered a copy of the marriage of Thomas Bevan and Mary Ann Darke in 1845. This showed her father as Edward Darke, a gentleman - so likely to have been well off, and someone who might have left a PCC Will - which proved the case. | M_1845 | ||||
| In fact, the will of Edward Rolle Darke states that Mary Ann the wife of William Prout Bevan is his daughter, and that Mary Ann the wife of Thomas Bevan was his illegitimate daughter by his second (common-law) wife Sarah Brand (or Darke). So father and son married half-sisters! | 1836 | ||||
| Mary Ann daughter of Edward Rolle Darke and Mary was baptised on 6 January 1796 in Barstaple, exactly one week before her future husband William Prout Bevan! | B_1796 | ||||
| So the mother of John Bevan (30), | |||||
| Mary Ann Darke (61), born in 1796 in Barnstaple, | |||||
| married to William Prout Bevan (60) in 1816 in Barnstaple, | |||||
| died in 1879 in Barnstaple, was the daughter of | |||||
| Edward Rolle Darke (122), and Mary (123). | PP_122 | ||||
| PP_122 | That Edward Rolle Darke (122) was the father of Mary Ann Darke (61) | ||||
| Mary Ann daughter of Edward Rolle Darke and Mary was baptised on 6 January 1796 in Barstaple, exactly one week before her future husband William Prout Bevan! | PP_61 | ||||
| Edward Rolle Darke and Mary had 3 children baptised in Barnstaple between 1791 and 1798 - Edward Rolle in 1791 (died 1798), Sally in 1793, and Mary Ann in 1796. | |||||
| Edward Rolle Darke and Mary Ramsey married in Barstaple on 4 July 1790. | M_1790 | ||||
| Two other children baptised as sons of Edward Rolle Darke and Mary in Barnstaple - John in 1800 and Thomas in 1801 - were rejected by him as not from him in his will of 1836.There he acknowledges Mary Ann and Sarah as his own, and his illegiitimate children with his second, common-law wife Sarah Brand, He leaves Sarah Brand his personal estate. | W_1836 | ||||
| Edward Rolle Darke of Mile End Old Town was buried in St. Dunstan, Stepney on 10 November 1836 aged 69 (born c. 1767). | M_1790 | ||||
| The will of John Darke, watchmaker of Barnstaple of 1814 names his sons John and Edward Rolle Darke, and his granddaughters Sarah and Mary Ann, daughters of Edward Rolle Drake. | W_1714 | ||||
| The will of John Darke, clockmaker of Barnstaple of 1825 names his brother Edward Rolle Darke, and his niece Mary the wife of William Prout Bevan. | W_1725 | ||||
| Edward Roll son of John and Elizabeth Dark was baptised on 25 January 1767. | W_1767 | ||||
| So the father of Mary Ann Darke (61), | |||||
| Edward Rolle Darke (122), born in 1767 in Barnstaple, | |||||
| married to Mary Ramsey (123) in 1790 in Barnstaple, | PP_123 | ||||
| died in 1836 in Mile End Old Town, was the son of | |||||
| John Darke (244), and Elizabeth (245). | PP_244 | ||||
| PP_244 | That John Darke (244) was the father of Edward Rolle Darke (122) | ||||
| Edward Roll son of John and Elizabeth Dark was baptised on 25 January 1767. | PP_122 | ||||
| John and Elizabeth Dark baptised 5 children in Barnstaple between 1767 and 1773 - Edward Roll in 1767, Elizabeth in 1768, Sarah in 1769, John in 1772, ans William in 1773. | |||||
| John Dark of Holsworthy and Elizabeth Bowen of Barnstaple married in Barnstaple on 25 April 1766. | M_1766 | ||||
| The will of Edward Rolle, reverend of Berwick in Wiltshire mentions his nephews Thomas, Rolle, William, and John Darke. | W_1791 | ||||
| The will of John Darke, watchmaker of Barnstaple of 1814 names his sons John and Edward Rolle Darke, and his granddaughters Sarah and Mary Ann, daughters of Edward Rolle Drake. | W_1714 | ||||
| John the son of Roger and Sarah Darke was baptised in Holsworthy on 19 February 1740. | B_1740 | ||||
| So the father of Edward Rolle Darke (122), | |||||
| John Darke (244), born in 1740 in Holsworthy, | |||||
| married to Elizabeth Bowen (245) in 1766 in Barnstaple, | PP_245 | ||||
| died in 1814 in Barnstaple, was the son of | |||||
| Roger Darke (488), and Sarah Rolle (489). | PP_488 | ||||
| PP_488 | That Roger Darke (488) was the father of John Darke (244) | ||||
| John the son of Roger and Sarah Darke was baptised in Holsworthy on 19 February 1740. | PP_244 | ||||
| Roger and Sarah Darke baptised 11 children in Holsworthy between 1723 and 1745, of which John Darke was the 9th - Thomas in 1723, Honnour in 1725 (dies in 1725), Susan in 1726, Rolle in 1728, Sarah in 1729 (died in 1732), Sarah in 1732 (died in 1745), Roger in 1735, William in 1737, John in 1740, Dennis in 1742 (died in 1750), and Honor in 1745 (died in 1750). | |||||
| Roger Dark of Holsworthy and Sarah Rolle daughter of Robert Rolle, gent. Married in Meeth, Devon on 10 February 1723. | M_1723 | ||||
| Roger Dark of Holsworthy left a will in 1781. | W_1781 | ||||
| A Roger son of Thomas Dark and Honor was baptised on 27 April 1701 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall - which is 9 miles north-west of Holsworthy, Devon. | B_1701 | ||||
| Thomas Dark and Honor baptised 7 children between 1699 and 1709, the first 4 in Kilkhampton and the last 3 in Holsworthy. These are Thomas in 1699, Roger in 1701, Elizabeth in 1702, and Thomas in 1704 all in Kilkhampton, and Mary in 1705 (died in 1705), John in 1707, and Honnor in 1709, all in Holsworthy. | |||||
| So the father of John Darke (244), | |||||
| Roger Darke (488), born in 1701 in Kilkhampton, | |||||
| married to Sarah Rolle (489) in 1723 in Meeth, | PP_489 | ||||
| died in 1781 in Holsworthy, was the son of | |||||
| Thomas Darke (976), and Honor (977). | PP_976 | ||||
| PP_976 | That Thomas Darke (976) was the father of Roger Darke (488) | ||||
| PP_1952 | That William Darke (1952) was the father of Thomas Darke (976) | ||||
| PP_3904 | That John Darke (3904) was the father of William Darke (1952) | ||||
| PP_7808 | That Robert Darke (7808) was the father of John Darke (3904) | ||||
| Records | The Records | ||||
| 1529-1532 Court of Chancery Records (TNA, C 1/668/25, 2005) | |||||
| William Robert. v. John Darke and Isot, his wife, late the wife of John Payne.: Withdrawal by defendants of their recognition of parole grants of pasture for complainant's kine made by the said John and Isot Payne, the consideration for which was that complainant should marry (1) Isot, the said John Payne's cousin, and (2) Johan Bysshop, which he did. Devon | |||||
| 1529-1532 | |||||
| Access conditions Normal Closure before FOI Act: 30 years | |||||
| Closure status Open Document, Open Description | |||||
| Held by The National Archives, Kew | |||||
| CW: possible connection with marriage in 1617? Location? | |||||
| M_1617 | 1617-08-11 Marriage in Bradworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Robert (7808) | |||
| Robert Dark & Isott Bishopp | Isott (7809) | ||||
| 1620-03-05 Baptism in Bradworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Robert (7808) | ||||
| Agnes Darke d. Robert Darke | |||||
| 1620-03-11 Burial in Bradworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Robert (7808) | ||||
| Agnes Darke d. Robert Darke | |||||
| B_1621 | 1621-03-01 Baptism in Bradworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Robert (7808) | |||
| John Darke s. Robert Darke | John (3904) | ||||
| M_1646 | 1646-01-21 Marriage in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | John (3904) | |||
| John Dark & Elizabeth Warmington | Elizabeth (3905) | ||||
| 1649-04-25 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | John (3904) | ||||
| John Darke s. John Darke & Elizabeth | Elizabeth (3905) | ||||
| B_1652 | 1652-07-17 Baptism in Bradworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | John (3904) | |||
| William Darck s. John Darck | William (1952) | ||||
| 1655-05-10 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | John (3904) | ||||
| Elizabeth Darke d. John Darke & Elizabeth | Elizabeth (3905) | ||||
| 1657-06-03 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | John (3904) | ||||
| Mary Darke d. John Darke & Elizabeth | Elizabeth (3905) | ||||
| 1660-11-05 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | John (3904) | ||||
| Grace Darke d. John Darke & Elizabeth | Elizabeth (3905) | ||||
| 1660-11-05 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | John (3904) | ||||
| Nathaniell Darke s. John Darke & Elizabeth | Elizabeth (3905) | ||||
| B_1673 | 1673-10-22 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | William (1952) | 1673 | ||
| Thomas Darke s. William Darke & Susan | Susan (1953) | ||||
| Thomas (976) | |||||
| 1677-03-29 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | William (1952) | ||||
| Elizabeth Darke d. William Darke & Elizabeth | Susan (1953) | ||||
| 1682-12-17 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | William (1952) | ||||
| Mary Darke d. William Darke | Susan (1953) | ||||
| M_1697 | 1697-06-10 Marriage in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005; Nancy Cunningham: FamilySearch, Cornwall Parish Registers 1538-2010, Cornwall, Kilkhampton, image 84, 2020) | Thomas (976) | 1697 | ||
| Thomas Darke & Honor Heale | Honor (977) | ||||
| 1699-08-30 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | Thomas (976) | ||||
| Thomas Dark s. Thomas & Honor Darke | Honor (977) | ||||
| B_1701 | 1701-04-27 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005; Nancy Cunningham: FamilySearch, Cornwall Parish Registers 1538-2010, Cornwall, Kilkhampton, image 41, 2020) | Thomas (976) | 1701 | ||
| Rodger son of Thomas & Honner Darke | Honor (977) | ||||
| Roger (488) | |||||
| 1702-04-16 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | Thomas (976) | ||||
| Elizabeth Dark d. Thomas Dark & Honor | Honor (977) | ||||
| 1704-03-30 Baptism in Kilkhampton, Cornwall (IGI, 2005) | Thomas (976) | ||||
| Thomas Dark s. Thomas Dark & Honor | Honor (977) | ||||
| 1705-04-06 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Thomas (976) | ||||
| Mary Dark d. Thomas Dark & Honnour | Honor (977) | ||||
| 1705-04-11 Burial in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Thomas (976) | ||||
| Mary Dark d. Thomas Dark & Honnour | Honor (977) | ||||
| 1707-07-28 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Thomas (976) | ||||
| John Dark s. Thomas Dark & Honnor | Honor (977) | ||||
| 1709-08-09 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Thomas (976) | ||||
| Honnor Dark d. Thomas Dark & Honnor | Honor (977) | ||||
| M_1723 | 1723-02-10 Marriage in Meeth, Devon (DRO) | Roger (488) | 1723 | ||
| Roger Dark of the parish of Holsworthy & Sarah Rolle daughter of Robert Rolle Gent. of this parish were married by Licence from the Court of Exon Feb 10 1722 | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1723-12-25 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Thomas Dark s. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1725-08-25 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Honnour Dark d. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1725-09-24 Burial in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Honnour Dark d. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1726-08-16 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Susana Dark d. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1728-03-27 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Role Dark s. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1729-02-02 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Sarah Dark d. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1732-07-03 Burial in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Sarah Dark d. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1732-08-26 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Sarah Dark d. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1735-05-19 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Roger Dark s. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1737-03 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| William Dark s. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| B_1740 | 1740-02-19 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (DRO) | Roger (488) | 1740 | ||
| John son of Roger & Sarah Darke | Sarah (489) | ||||
| John (244) | |||||
| 1742-09-02 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Dennis Dark s. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1745-06-29 Baptism in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Honor Dark d. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1745-12-18 Burial in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Sarah Dark d. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1750-11-27 Burial in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Dennis Dark s. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| 1750-12-03 Burial in Holsworthy, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Roger (488) | ||||
| Honor Dark d. Roger Dark & Sarah | Sarah (489) | ||||
| W_1753 | 1753 Will in Holsworthy, Devon (Devonshire Wills, 2012) | Thomas (976) | |||
| Thomas Darke | |||||
| M_1766 | 1766-04-25 Marriage in Barnstaple, Devon (DRO) | John (244) | 1766 | ||
| Banns were published December 29 and Jan 5 & 12 between Jn Dark of this parish of Holsworthy and Elizabeth Bowen of this parish and were married in this church by Banns this twenty-fifth day of Aprill in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty-six by me, William Marshall Vicar | Elizabeth (245) | ||||
| This marriage was solemnized between us John Darke | |||||
| Elizabeth Darke late Bowen | |||||
| In the presence of Judith Chappell | |||||
| Walter Bowen | |||||
| B_1767 | 1767-01-25 Baptism in Barnstaple, Devon (DRO) | John (244) | 1767 | ||
| Edward Roll, son of John & Elizabeth Dark, bapt 25 January 1767 | Elizabeth (245) | ||||
| Edward (122) | |||||
| 1768-07-06 Baptism in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005) | John (244) | ||||
| Elizabeth Dark d. John Dark & Elizabeth | Elizabeth (245) | ||||
| 1769-10-01 Baptism in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005) | John (244) | ||||
| Sarah Darke d. John Dark & Elizabeth | Elizabeth (245) | ||||
| 1772-02-12 Baptism in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005) | John (244) | ||||
| John Darke d. John Dark & Elizabeth | Elizabeth (245) | ||||
| D_1773S | 1773-01-07 Burial in Holsworthy, Devon (FamilySearch, Holsworthy, Devon, England 1612–1811 Baptism Record, Burial Record, image 122, 2020) | Sarah (489) | 1773 | ||
| Sarah wife of Roger Darke | Roger (488) | ||||
| 1773-01-17 Baptism in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005) | John (244) | ||||
| William son of John Dark & Elizabeth | Elizabeth (245) | ||||
| D_1773 | 1773-04-03 Burial in Barnstaple, Devon (Barnstaple Parish Register, 2020) | Elizabeth (245) | |||
| Elizabeth wife of John Dark | John (244) | ||||
| 1773-05-18 Burial in Barnstaple, Devon (Barnstaple Parish Register, 2020) | Elizabeth (245) | ||||
| William son of John Dark | John (244) | ||||
| D_1781 | 1781-04-08 Burial in Holsworthy, Devon (FamilySearch, Holsworthy, Devon, England 1612–1811 Baptism Record, Burial Record, image 148, 2020) | Roger (488) | 1781 | ||
| Roger Darke | |||||
| W_1781 | 1781 Will in Holsworthy, Devon (Devonshire Wills, 2012) | Roger (488) | |||
| Roger Darke | |||||
| 1786-08-14 Marriage in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005) | John (244) | ||||
| John Dark & Mary Harding | |||||
| M_1790 | 1790-07-04 Marriage in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005; Devon RO, 2011) | Edward (122) | 1790 | ||
| Edward Rolle Darke of this parish Batchelor and Mary Ramsey of the same parish Spinster were married in this church by Licence this 4th day of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety by me, William Marshall Vicar | Mary (123) | ||||
| This marriage was solemnized between us Edward Rolle Darke | |||||
| Mary Ramsey | |||||
| In the presence of Sarah Darke | |||||
| Wm Westcott Jun | |||||
| 1791-04-27 Baptism in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Edward (122) | ||||
| Edward Rolle Darke s. Edward Rolle Darke & Mary | Mary (123) | ||||
| W_1791 | 1791-10-08 Will (PRO PROB 11/1210 Image 79, Copy, 2005) | Family (489) | |||
| Testator: Edward Rolle -1791, Reverend, Berwick, Wiltshire | John (244) | ||||
| Executor: Nephew Roger Darke | |||||
| Date: 13 April 1789, proved 8 October 1791 | |||||
| Witnesses: James Foot, Samuel Foot | |||||
| Will: - confirms wife's will, mentioning £1500, and £1000 held in trust to him | |||||
| - out of that £1000 and other amounts saved | |||||
| - £100 to New College in Oxford | |||||
| - £100 each to nephews Thomas Rolle William and John Darke | |||||
| - £5 a year to servant Mary Wise for her lifetime | |||||
| - £10 each to other 2 servants | |||||
| - £10 each to the poor of his 2 parishes Berwick and Moorlinth | |||||
| - £5 to the Clerk of Berwick | |||||
| - £21 each to Revd Mr. Richard Ford and Revd Mr. Thomas Smith | |||||
| - rest to nephew Roger Darke | |||||
| 1793-01-01 Baptism in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Edward (122) | ||||
| Sally Darke d. Edward Rolle Darke & Mary | Mary (123) | ||||
| B_1796 | 1796-01-06 Baptism in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005; PR, SoG, 2000) | Edward (122) | 1796 | ||
| Mary Ann Darke d. Edward Rolle Darke & Mary | Mary (123) | ||||
| Mary (61) | |||||
| 1798-03-22 Burial in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Edward (122) | ||||
| Edward Rolle Darke s. Edward Rolle Darke & Mary | Mary (123) | ||||
| 1798-09-09 Marriage in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005) | |||||
| Sarah Dark & William Stanberry | |||||
| 1799 Leases (A2A, 2005) | John (244) | ||||
| North Devon Record Office: Barnstaple Leases and Title Deeds | |||||
| BARNSTAPLE LEASES AND TITLE DEEDS | |||||
| Catalogue Ref. 2664 | |||||
| FILE [no title] - ref. 2664/9 - date: 1799 | |||||
| 2. John Darke, p. Barnstaple, watchmaker | |||||
| 1800-02-18 Baptism in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005) | Family (244) | ||||
| John Darke s. Edward Rolle Darke & Mary | |||||
| 1801-06-07 Baptism in Barnstaple, Devon (IGI, 2005; Peter Ritchie: Barnstaple Parish Register, 2020) | Edward (122) | ||||
| Thomas Darke s. Edward Rolle Darke & Mary | Mary (123) | ||||
| CRW: but see his will in 1836 | |||||
| 1802 Leases (A2A, 2005) | John (244) | ||||
| HOLLAND STREET, BARNSTAPLE | |||||
| Catalogue Ref. 3479 M | |||||
| LEASES | |||||
| FILE [no title] - ref. 3479 M/L10 - date: 1802 | |||||
| [from Scope and Content] 2. John Darke of Barnstaple, watch maker | |||||
| 1810-10-10 Baptism in Barnstaple, Devon (Peter Ritchie: Barnstaple Parish Register, 2020) | Mary (123) | ||||
| James Darke son of Mary Darke | |||||
| CRW: but see Edward Rolle Darke's will in 1836 | |||||
| 1810 Birth in Bow, Middlesex (PRO/CD 1891 Census, 2000) | Edward (122) | ||||
| Matilda Darke d. Edward Rolle Darke & Sarah | |||||
| 1814 Leases (A2A, 2005) | John (244) | ||||
| HOLLAND STREET, BARNSTAPLE | |||||
| Catalogue Ref. 3479 M | |||||
| LEASES | |||||
| FILE [no title] - ref. 3479 M/L14 - date: 1814 | |||||
| [from Scope and Content] 1. John Darke of Barnstaple, watchmaker | |||||
| D_1813 | 1813-08-24 Burial in Barnstaple, Devon (FamilySearch, Barnstaple, Devon, England, 1813–1822 Baptism Record, Burial Record, image 37, 2020) | John (244) | 1813 | ||
| John Darke sen., High street, aged 73 | |||||
| W_1814 | 1814-09-14 Will (PRO PROB 11/1560 Image 199, Copy, 2005) | 1814 | John (244) | ||
| Testator: John Darke -1814, Watchmaker, Barnstaple, Devon | Edward (122) | ||||
| Executors: Josias Weeks Druggist James Scisure? Clothier and Joseph Wingyett Hunt Scrivener | |||||
| Date: 6 July 1806, proved 14 September 1814 | |||||
| Witnesses: C. W. Stevens, K. H. Hawkins, William Weeks | |||||
| Will: - £50 and £100 in stocks to son Edward Rolle Darke | |||||
| - trade tools etc. valued at £50 and £250 in South Sea Annuities to son John | |||||
| - household goods & furniture, profits from messuage & dwellinghouse in Holland St. in Barnstaple, and income from £200 to daughter Sarah wife of William Stanbury Mariner for her lifetime, thereafter all to grandchildren Mary & Betsey Stanbury equally | |||||
| - £5 each to granddaughters Sarah & Mary Ann daughters of son Edward Rolle Darke, and granddaughters Betsey & Mary Stanbury when 21 | |||||
| - profit from dwelling house at Ilfordcombe to dear wife for her lifetime or until her remarriage, thereafter to daughter Betsey | |||||
| - £300 in South Sea Annuities and £6 per year out of messuage in High Street Barnstaple where he resides to wife for her lifetime or until her remarriage, thereafter to son William for his lifetime and thereafter to his eldest son | |||||
| etc. etc. | |||||
| - £200 to Josias Weeks James Scisure? and Joseph Wingyett Hunt | |||||
| - interest on £150 to son William for his lifetime, thereafter to his children, failing that to daughter Betsey | |||||
| - £200 to Josias Weeks James Scisure? and Joseph Wingyett Hunt | |||||
| - interest of £200 in South Sea annuities to daughter Betsey for her lifetime, thererafter to her children | |||||
| - household goods & furniture to children William & Betsey | |||||
| - stable & court in Elephant Lane in Barnstaple to son John | |||||
| - rest convert to money for raising son William & daughter Betsey, remainder to them at 21 | |||||
| 1816-06-02 Baptism in St. John Hackney, Middlesex (Ancestry.co.uk, 2016) | Edward (122) | 1816 | |||
| Mary Ann d. Edward & Sarah Darke, abode: Bow, Msx, profession: East India Labourer | |||||
| M_1816 | 1816-08-26 Marriage solemnized in the Parish of Barnstaple in the District of Barnstaple in the County of Devon, in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen (Steve Farmer, ???, 2020) | William (60) | 1816 | ||
| William Prout Bevan of this Parish and Mary Ann Darke of this Parish were married in this church by banns with Consent of Parents this twenty sixth Day of August in the Year One thousand eight hundred and sixteen, by me Henry Nicholls, minister | Mary (61) | ||||
| This marriage was solemnized between us William Prout Bevan | |||||
| Mary Ann Darke | |||||
| In the presence of Samuel Sanders | |||||
| Mary Ann Boyne | |||||
| 1817-10-05 Birth in St. John Hackney, Middlesex (PRO/CD 1891 Census, 2000; Ancestry.co.uk, 2016) | Edward (122) | ||||
| Sarah Ann d. Edward & Sarah Darke, abode: Bow, Msx, profession: Labourer | |||||
| M_1818 | 1818-02-18 Marriage solemnized in the Parish of Barnstaple in the District of Barnstaple in the County of Devon, in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen (Steve Farmer, ???, 2020) | Family (122) | 1818 | ||
| John Chapple of this Parish bachelor and Sally Darke of this Parish spinster were married in this church by banns this eighteenth Day of February in the Year One thousand eight hundred and eighteen, by me Henry Nicholls, minister | William (60) | ||||
| This marriage was solemnized between us John Chapple | Mary (61) | ||||
| Sally Darke | |||||
| In the presence of Wm Prout Beaven | |||||
| Mary Ann Beaven | |||||
| W_1825 | 1825-05-27 Will (PRO PROB 11/1699 Image 41, Copy, 2005) | 1825 | Family (244) | ||
| Testator: John Darke -1825, Clockmaker, Barnstaple, Devon | Edward (122) | ||||
| Executors: Josias Weeks John Bowen and Joseph Wingnott Hunt | Mary (61) | ||||
| Date: 28 April 1825, proved 27 May 1825 | |||||
| Witnesses: J. C. March, Oliver Veale | |||||
| Will: - £100 to brother Edward Rolle Darke | |||||
| - £100 to the female who now resides and cohabits with my said brother and is the mother of several children by him | |||||
| - £100 to sister Betsy Darke | |||||
| - £120 to faithful servant Grace Lashbrook | |||||
| - £15 to friend Josias Weeks | |||||
| - £20 to friend John Bowen | |||||
| - £20 to friend Joseph Wingnott Hunt | |||||
| - £10 to friend William Reed | |||||
| - £50 to cousin Mary Darke Widow | |||||
| - £200 upon trust for niece Betsy the wife of Robinson | |||||
| - £150 upon trust for brother in law William Darke | |||||
| - £50 upon trust for niece Sally the wife of Chappell | |||||
| - £50 upon trust for niece Mary the wife of William Prout Bevan | |||||
| - 2s per week to apprentice Thomas Churchill | |||||
| - rest equally among children of brother Edward Rolle Darke by the female with whom he now resides and cohabits | |||||
| - £20 to Mr. Arin Brimson of the India Company | |||||
| D_1836 | 1836-11-10 Burial in St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex (Ancestry.co.uk) | Edward (122) | 1836 | ||
| Edward Rolle Darke, Mile End Old Town, aged 69 | |||||
| 1836-11-19 Death Notice (British Newspaper Archive, Western Times) | Edward (122) | 1836 | |||
| In London, Mr. Edward Rolle Darke, eldest son of the late Mr. John Darke, of Barnstaple, watchmaker | John (244) | ||||
| W_1836 | 1836-11-29 Will (PRO PROB 11/1761 Image 17, Copy, 2005) | 1836 | Edward (122) | 1836 | |
| Testator: Edward Rolle Darke -1836, of the India Company's Civil Department, Bow, Middlesex | Mary (61) | ||||
| Executrix: Sarah Brand otherwise Darke | |||||
| Date: 20 May 1825, proved 29 November 1836 | |||||
| Witnesses: Marianne Hunt, James Chamberlin | |||||
| Will: - estate of brother to be divided among his children: | |||||
| - legitimate children Mary Ann the wife of William Prout Bevan and Sally the wife of John Chappell by his wife (unnamed) | |||||
| - but not "Thomas and James I positively declare are not mine nor was either of them begotten by me but they are Bastards and aliens from my blood in the strongest sense and manner of the words" | |||||
| - illegitimate children William Matilda Thomas Mary and Sally by Sarah Brand better known as Sarah Darke | |||||
| - personal estate to Sarah Brand otherwise Darke | |||||
| 1841-06-07 Census record for Barnstaple, Devon (Ancestry.co.uk) | Family (122) | ||||
| Salem Place | |||||
| Name Age Sex Profession, trade, etc. born in county | |||||
| Sarah Darke 60 F Ind N | |||||
| Matilda do 25 F do N | |||||
| Mary do 20 F Dressmaker N | |||||
| Sarah do 20 F do N | |||||
| Mary do 5 F N | |||||
| M_1845 | 1845-06-10 Marriage solemnized at Barnstaple in the District of Barnstaple in the County of Devon, Registration District: Barnstaple (GRO, Copy, 2005) | Family (122) | 1845 | ||
| Name and Surname Thomas Bevan Mary Ann Darke | |||||
| Age full full | |||||
| Condition Bachelor Spinster | |||||
| Rank or Profession Plasterer Dressmaker | |||||
| Residence Barnstaple Barnstaple | |||||
| Father's Name and Surname William Prout Bevan Edward Darke | |||||
| Father's Rank or Profession Cooper Gentleman | |||||
| Married in the Independent Chapel according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Independents by me, B. Kent | |||||
| This marriage was solemnized between us Tho Bevan | |||||
| Mary Ann Darke | |||||
| In the presence of Thirza Webber | |||||
| Thomas Ridler | |||||
| 1851-03-30 Census record for Barnstaple, Devon (PRO/CD, 2000) | Family (122) | ||||
| Back Lane | |||||
| Name Rel. C. Age Sex Profession, trade, etc. Where born * | |||||
| Thomas Bevan Head M 31 M Plasterer DEV Barnstaple | |||||
| Mary Ann Bevan Wife M 33 F Wife MSX Y | |||||
| William E. Bevan Son U 5 M - DEV Barnstaple | |||||
| Thomas Bevan Son U 3 M - DEV Barnstaple | |||||
| Emily M. Bevan Dau. U 2 F - DEV Barnstaple | |||||
| Louisa A. Bevan Dau. U 5 F - DEV Barnstaple | |||||
| Sarah Darke MotL W 73 F Annuitant MSX Y | |||||
| Sarah Darke SisL U 31 F Dressmaker MSX Y | |||||
| Mary Ann Darke Niec U 15 F Servant MSX Y | |||||
| * Whether Blind, or Deaf and Dumb (CW: certainly not true – all born outside county as in 1841 census) | |||||
| 1861-2Q Marriage in Barnstaple, Devon (FreeBMD, 2011) | Family (122) | ||||
| John Lee & Sarah Ann Darke | |||||
| 1861-04-08 Census record for Barnstaple, Devon (Ancestry.co.uk) | Family (122) | ||||
| Trinity Street | |||||
| Name Rel. C. Age Sex Profession, trade, etc. Where born | |||||
| John Lee Head M 61 M Retired Farmer Bratton Fleming Dev | |||||
| Sarah Ann do wife M 43 F School Mistress London Msx | |||||
| Matilda Darke sister U 51 F School Mistress London Msx | |||||
| 1871 Lease (Google, 2009) | Family (122) | ||||
| North Devon Record Office | Mary (61) | ||||
| BARNSTAPLE LEASES AND TITLE DEEDS | |||||
| Reference 2664 | |||||
| Covering dates 1768 - 1871 | |||||
| Held by North Devon Record Office | |||||
| Extent 34 files | |||||
| [no title] 2664/33 1871 | |||||
| Contents: | |||||
| Assignment and confirmation | |||||
| 1. Thomas Darke, Barnstaple, gardener | |||||
| 2. William Darke | |||||
| Matilda Darke, Barnstaple, spinster | |||||
| Thomas Darke | |||||
| Mary Ann, wife of Thomas Bevan, Barnstaple, plasterer | |||||
| Thomas [Bevan] her husband | |||||
| Sarah Lee, p. Fremington, widow | |||||
| Sally Chapple, Langport, Southampton, widow | |||||
| Mary Ann Bevan, wife of William Prout Bevan, Barnstaple, cooper | |||||
| William Prout Bevan her husband | |||||
| 3. Thomas Powning, Barnstaple, dyer | |||||
| Garden etc., Tooley Street, Barnstaple | |||||
| D_1879 | 1879-Q3 Death (Ancestry.co.uk, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index) | Mary (61) | |||
| Mary Ann Bevan aged 83 Barnstaple 5b 262 | |||||
| 1891-04-05 Census record for Barnstaple, Devon (Ancestry.com, Copy, 2005) | Family (122) | ||||
| 36 Richmond St. | |||||
| Name Rel. C. Age Sex Profession, trade, etc. Where born | |||||
| Thomas Bevan Head M 71 M Plasterer Wilts Salisbury | |||||
| Mary Ann do wife M 73 F - London Bow | |||||
| Mary Elizabeth do dau U 28 F Dressmaker Devon Barnstaple | |||||
| Matilda Darke bdr U 82 F Living on own means London Bow | |||||
| © C. R. Watts 2020 created 10.12.2005, revised 02.12.2020 | |||||
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