Thursday 1 November 2018

Update on my research of the Hatley name, including Capt. Hatley from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner



Descendants of Robert HATLEY


First Generation


1.  Robert HATLEY was born circa 1625, died on 9 Oct 1674 aged about 49, and was buried on 11 Oct 1674 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

General Notes:
TitleQuitclaim
Description1. Thomas Hiorne of Thrupp, Northants., gent. (eldest son of Edward Hiorne of BNW, gent. deceased)
2. Richard Major of BNW, gent. and wife Susan
Property: Messuage on Parkgate Street, adjoining the churchyard, in occupation of Robert Hatley, gent., an alderman of BNW.
Date30/Mar/1670
RepositoryOxfordshire Record Office
LevelIndividual document
ReferenceBOR4/2/D1/34D/11
Former ReferenceGarrett's House I

TitleDeclaration of Robert Hatley of New Woodstock, gent.,
Descriptionrepudiating the oath of the Solemn League and Covenant
(item found in document BOR4/4/A1/7)
Date29/Sep/1673
RepositoryOxfordshire Record Office
LevelIndividual document
ReferenceBOR4/11/A1/8

The Solemn League and Covenant was an agreement between the Scottish Covenanters and the leaders of the English Parliamentarians in 1643 during the First English Civil War. On 17 August 1643 the Church of Scotland accepted it and on 25 September 1643 so did the English Parliament and the Westminster Assembly.

So I understand this to confirm Robert as a Catholic?

Noted events in his life were:

  Admon: 4 Aug 1675, in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Robert married Joane. Joane was buried on 11 Jan 1685 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Children from this marriage were:

         2  F      i.      Joana HATLEY was born in 1653 and was buried on 4 Mar 1666 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

         3  M    ii.      Simon HATLEY was christened on 10 Oct 1653 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 7 Nov 1712 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

         4  M   iii.      Robert HATLEY was born in 1660 and was buried on 5 Feb 1708 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Second Generation


2.  Joana HATLEY (Robert 1) was born in 1653 and was buried on 4 Mar 1666 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

3.  Simon HATLEY (Robert 1) was christened on 10 Oct 1653 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 7 Nov 1712 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

General Notes: Nos. 6-8 High Street Woodstock
The site was bought in 1682 by Robert and Simon Hatley, haberdashers of hats.  In 1708 Simon, alderman and maltster, was building the house which bears on the rainwater head his initials and those of his wife Mary and the date 1710. The house was alleged to have been built with stone taken from the Blenheim works,  and may have been designed by one of the Blenheim masons. In 1812, after the bankruptcy of Thomas Hatley, hatter, the building, by then divided, was acquired by the Duke of Marlborough.

TitleExtract from Final Concord.
Description1) Simon Hatley and Mary his wife,
Edward Wilsden, plaintiffs.
2) William Metcalfe and Mary,
deforciants.
Property:
Five messuages and five gardens in New
Woodstock.
Date1686
RepositoryOxfordshire Record Office
LevelIndividual document
ReferenceE215/4/D/3

He was Mayor of Woodstock c 1709

In the name of God Amen
I Simon Hatley of the Borough of Woodstock in the County of Oxfordshire , being in perfect health and understanding, calling to mind the uncertain  state of this life , so make my last will and testament in the manner following, revoking all previous will or wills by me made or ordained, and first I surrender my soul to God Almighty and my body to the earth for God's mercy and be Christianly buried, by my  Executors.
As for my worldly estate  for which it hath pleased God to bless me withall I give and bequeath the same in writing and form following that is to say first I give unto my son SIMON and his heirs forward my three houses in the borough of  New Woodstock aforesaid in the possession of  Mrs. JAMES, the widow BENNETT and Thomas CHASMAN or their heirs. To hold the same with the appurtences  there to belonging after the decease of my loving wife unto my said son SIMON and his heirs.
Item I give unto my said son SIMON  twenty shillings
Item I give unto my daughter MARY  twenty shillings
Item I give and bequeath unto my dear and loving wife MARY for  the rest of her natural life all that my goods within the house I am now building with all the appurtences  that being in situate, lying and belonging to this borough of New Woodstock aforesaid behind the houses of George IZARD  and his widow  and after the decease   of my said wife I give my said …. house and my new house and all other premises with the apputrences unto my son WILLIAM so after and his heirs forever
Item I give unto my said wife all my plate of whatsoever.
Item I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods, chattels and Estate whatsoever unto my said wife and my son WILIAM they paying off all my debts and funeral expenses and do hereby make my said wife and son WILLIAM joint executors  of this my last will and testament   In witness I now hereby set my hand and seal   4th  day November in the eighth reign of Our Sovereign Lady Anne by the might of God Almighty of Great Britain  1709   SIMON HATLEY ##  signed sealed and delivered in the presence of    Hester ?? Goode, John Sow, George Livsey.

Probatum    Marie HATLEY  Gulieumi Hatley   (1712)

Noted events in his life were:

  He had a residence in 1684 in New Woodstock Oxfordshire.
  He worked as an Alderman & Maltster.
  He had a residence in 6 - 8 High Street Woodstock Oxfordshire.
  He signed a will in 1708 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Simon married Mary HERBERT, daughter of Matthew HERBERT,  on 29 May 1684 in Bladon Oxfordshire. Mary was christened on 19 Mar 1665 in Chipping Norton Oxfordshire and was buried on 3 Jun 1716 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Marriage Notes: by licence, both of Woodstock

Noted events in her life were:

  She had a residence in 1684 in New Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Children from this marriage were:

         5  M     i.      Captain Simon HATLEY was christened on 27 Mar 1685 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and died in 1723 aged 38.

         6  M    ii.      Matthew HATLEY was christened on 20 Jan 1687 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 17 Jan 1699 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

         7  F    iii.      Mary HATLEY was christened on 18 Nov 1688 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

         8  M   iv.      William HATLEY was christened on 12 Nov 1690 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 28 Apr 1763 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

4.  Robert HATLEY (Robert 1) was born in 1660 and was buried on 5 Feb 1708 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

General Notes: TitleDeclaration of Robert Hatley of New Woodstock, gent.,
Descriptionrepudiating the oath of the Solemn League and Covenant (item found in document BOR4/4/A1/7)
Date29/Sep/1673
RepositoryOxfordshire Record Office
LevelIndividual document
ReferenceBOR4/11/A1/8

Chaucer's House.  Robert Hatley, haberdasher of hats, was owner 1696-1716, and his tenant in the early 18th century was Henry Beeston, the town's recorder.

Nos. 6-8 High Street, Woodstock
The site was bought in 1682 by Robert and Simon Hatley, haberdashers of hats.  In 1708 Simon, alderman and maltster, was building the house which bears on the rainwater head his initials and those of his wife Mary and the date 1710.  The house was alleged to have been built with stone taken from the Blenheim works,  and may have been designed by one of the Blenheim masons. In 1812, after the bankruptcy of Thomas Hatley, hatter, the building, by then divided, was acquired by the duke of Marlborough.  It was let as two houses until sold in 1913.  The imposing three storeyed building, of limestone ashlar, retains on the first floor its original sash windows in segmental arched architraves with large keystones; the interior retains fine early 18th-century stairs and a stone bolection-moulded fireplace. The second floor was refenestrated in the 19th century; a bow window was added to no. 8 in the early 19th century and a canted bay to no. 6 in the late 19th.

From: 'Woodstock: Buildings', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 12: Wootton Hundred (South) including Woodstock (1990), pp. 342-360. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=5538. Date accessed: 16 November 2008.

Trustee to the will of John Franklyn 1685

The will of Simon Broadway  (1698) mentions Robert:
To Benjamin Johnson of Woodstock Mercer and Robert Hatley of
Woodstock Malster and their heirs "All my messuages lands tenements
estate and hereditaments lying & being in Tiddington in Oxon"
to sell these for the best price they can get to pay the principal sum
of Two hundred and fifty pounds for which the said premises are
mortgaged unto Francis Grove of Grove in Berks Gent and all interest
due for the same
The residue to pay funerall expenses and all debts and all interest of
the same and also from the mortgage
"To my brother Richard £50
To my brother John's eldest son £100 when he is 18 years old
To my Mother Elizabeth Rogers £20
To Benjamin Johnson & Robert Hatley £5 each
"All the rest of the proceeds of the premises to my nephew Simon Broadwater
"To my neice Elizabeth £50
4th January 1698                   (Signed) Simon Broadwater L.S.

Witnesses Paul Wells
            Mary Francklin
            John Francklin
            George Ryves (all signed)

Probate 11th January 1698

Codicill to be annexed to my last will & testament
Revokes the £100 to my brothers son John & gives one shilling only
To brother John the sum of £100
To Richard my brother & Elizabeth my neece £50 each more than what is
given to them before
6th January 1698             (signed) Simon Broadwater
Witnesses
Mary Francklin
John Francklin
Richard Dodwell

Noted events in his life were:

  He worked as a Haberdasher of Hats.
  He worked as a Mayor circa 1690 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.
  He had a residence in 1696 in Chaucer's House Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Robert married Philadelphia HORTON in 1683 in Woodstock Oxfordshire. Philadelphia was buried on 14 Nov 1697 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Marriage Notes: by licence

Children from this marriage were:

         9  F      i.      Ann HATLEY was christened on 31 Oct 1683 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

       10  F     ii.      Grace HATLEY was christened on 31 Dec 1685 and was buried on 11 Aug 1757 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

       11  F    iii.      Philadelphia HATLEY was christened on 11 May 1688 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

       12  F    iv.      Elizabeth HATLEY was christened on 4 Nov 1689 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 31 Aug 1691 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

       13  M    v.      Robert HATLEY was christened on 21 Feb 1692 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

       14  M   vi.      William HATLEY was christened on 22 Mar 1693 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

       15  F   vii.      Mary HATLEY was christened on 10 Aug 1696 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 12 Aug 1696 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Third Generation


5.  Captain Simon HATLEY (Simon 2, Robert 1) was christened on 27 Mar 1685 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and died in 1723 aged 38.

General Notes: George Shelvocke's account in 1759 in his Voyages, which described an albatross soaring around the ship, following it "as if he had lost himself" and making "our display with sail, reef and rudder" seem "clumsy and inept." His ship, the Speedwell, was battling to round Cape Horn in terrible weather, and one sailor had already been lost overboard in the icy sea. Second in command was Simon Hatley, who in a fit of "melancholy," shot the albatross in September 1719, and was blamed for the ship's continued bad luck. Hatley was taken prisoner by the Spaniards and punished for privateering by being "hanged until he was almost strangled and then cut down," a torture reminiscent of the heavy albatross around the Ancient Mariner's neck.

For centuries, to catch an albatross was the sailor 's favourite sport. After bringing it to deck, the beautiful bird was freed, because as the legend said these albatross incarnated the souls of the dead sailors at sea; the reason why it was always considered a sign of bad luck to kill one of these birds. The subject was immortalised by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1798 in his poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", published in his book " Lyrical Ballads". In this classic of the English literature, the author recalls his sorrow because Simon HATLEY, Chief Officer on board the "Success", killed an albatross by shooting it after navigating the Le Maire Strait.

These events seem to be legends, perhaps, rather that true, the name of the ship is not constant, "Speedwell" or "Success".

The man behind the Ancient Mariner, the unsettling character who holds a wedding guest spellbound with his "glittering eye" in Coleridge's poem, has been unearthed by a writer from Shropshire.

Robert Fowke has traced the sailor and privateer whose story inspired the poet back to his birthplace in the Oxfordshire town of Woodstock.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge is thought to have come up with the idea of writing about a sailor who is becalmed at sea after shooting an albatross in 1797, while he was out walking with his friend William Wordsworth in the hills above his home in Nether Stowey, Somerset.

A statue of the mariner stands in the harbour of the nearby town of Watchet, marking the place where Coleridge is supposed to have stared out across the sea, imagining the plot of his poem.

"Scholars have always known what gave Coleridge the idea for the poem, because Wordsworth said they had talked together about a book by Captain George Shelvocke during their walk, but nobody has ever taken up the story," said Fowke this weekend.

Examining both Captain Shelvocke's A Voyage round the World by way of the Great South Sea (1726), and another seafaring volume by William Bettagh, Fowke has pieced together the life of the sailor, Simon Hatley, who is said to have shot down "a black albatross" while on board a ship called the Speedwell. "The more I discovered, the more exciting it was," said Fowke. "I knew Hatley was lost at sea and had then been picked up by a Spanish ship and taken to Lima, where I suspected he had become caught up in the Inquisition."

Finding an account that suggested Hatley was tortured in South America, Fowke travelled to Madrid to search through the Inquisition's official records. "Under the heading 'Spontaneous Conversion' I found at Number 11 a 'Simon Hatey' who was from 'Judstoch'. I thought that could be Woodstock, so I went to Oxfordshire and, sure enough, I found the birth of Simon Hatley in the local register for 1685."

Hatley sailed to the Pacific on two of the most dangerous voyages of the early 18th century. But perhaps the most amazing fact uncovered by Fowke is that, at one point, he was on a ship not only with Alexander Selkirk, the marooned sailor whose story inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, but also with William Dampier, an adventurer and writer on whose work Jonathan Swift drew for Gulliver's Travels.

Hatley was on the crew of the Duke, which set out for South America on a voyage proposed by Dampier accompanied by a sister ship, the Duchess. At one point on this voyage of 1709, while Selkirk and Dampier were both together on board the Duchess, Hatley joined them. "Because these privateers were incredibly bureaucratic and suspicious and wrote down everything about their loot," explains Fowke, "they appointed Hatley as the 'plunder manager', to check that the two ships' crews were being honest with each other. So for one period they were all on board the same ship."

Hatley was finally released from prison in 1723 and made his way back to England. Unlike the prior voyage, there would be no share of the profits awaiting him. Plunder had either been divided up among the crew on the spot or, as some suspected, secretly kept by Shelvocke. Little is known of Hatley following his return from Lima. With the threat of a further trial for piracy hanging over him, he left England soon after for Jamaica where he probably found employment as a sailor. The date, location and circumstances of his death are unknown.

The Real Ancient Mariner, by Robert Fowke, is published by Travelbrief at £15.99.

A Voyage round the World by way of the Great South Sea by Captain George Shelvocke, published in 1726, contains a passage that is likely to have given Coleridge the idea for his poem about the Ancient Mariner. The Speedwell is rounding the Horn and has reached a latitude of about 61 degrees south:

"We all observed that we had not had the sight of one fish of any kind since we came into the southward of the streights of le Maire, nor one sea-bird, except a disconsolate black Albatross, who accompanied us for several days, hovering about us as if he had lost himself, till Hatley, my second Captain, observing in one of his melancholy fits, that this bird which was always hovering near us, imagined, from his colour, that it might be some ill omen .... he, after some fruitless attempts, at length shot the Albatross, not doubting (perhaps) that we should have a fair wind after it ..."

Noted events in his life were:

  He worked as a Sailor and Privateer.

6.  Matthew HATLEY (Simon 2, Robert 1) was christened on 20 Jan 1687 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 17 Jan 1699 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

7.  Mary HATLEY (Simon 2, Robert 1) was christened on 18 Nov 1688 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Mary married GREGORY.

The child from this marriage was:

             F      i.      Eleanor Louisa GREGORY.

Eleanor married JONES.

8.  William HATLEY (Simon 2, Robert 1) was christened on 12 Nov 1690 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 28 Apr 1763 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

General Notes: He was Mayor of Woodstock c. 1731

TitleLease for 11 Years
Description1. M&C of BNW
2. William Hatley of BNW, hatter.
Property: Meadow in Lepooles [boundaries described], BNW
Rent: £6 10s.
Date15/Apr/1737
RepositoryOxfordshire Record Office
LevelIndividual document
ReferenceBOR4/2/D1/11D/11
Former ReferenceB59/1/17


 The will of William HATLEY

In the Name of God Amen , I William Hatley one of the Aldermen of the
Borough of New Woodstock in the co of Oxford , hatter, being in health of
body and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do make and
ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner following and first I
will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid and discharged and
I desire to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor of the same
as follow ......Item I give and devise all my messuages lands and
tenements with the appurtenancs in New Woodstock aforesaid unto my son Simon
for the term of his natural life and after his death I give and devise the
same premises unto my two friends Samuel Heath and Henry Medcalfe both of
New Woodstock aforesaid and their heirs during the life of my said son Simon to
the intent and to preserve and support the contingent uses and remainders
herein after limited but nevertheless In Trust to permit my said son Simon
to receive the rents and profits thereof during his life and from and after
the decease of my said son Simon then to the first son of the body of my son
Simon and the heirs of the body of the such first son lawfully issuing and
in default of such issue then to the use and behoof of the second third
fourth fifth sixth and all and every other son and sons of the body of my
said son Simon lawfully begotten in tail Male and for default of such issue
then to the use and behoof of all and every the daughters of the body of my
said son Simon lawfully begotten and the heirs of the body of such daughter
and daughters as tenants in Common and not joint tenants and for default of
such issue then In Trust for my son William for the term of his natural life
and after the determination of that estate then to the use and behoof of the
said Samuel Heath and Henry Medcalfe and their heirs during the life of my
said son William and In Trust for him and to the intent to support and
preserve the contingent uses and estates after mentioned and after his
decease to the issue of the body of my son William In Tail in such manner as
I have limited the issue to my son Simon and in default of such issue then
In Trust for my daughter Ann wife of Mr Orrek for the term of her natural
life for her sole and separate use without any control of her
husbands and not subject or liable to his debts and from and after the
determination of that estate then to the use and behoof of the said Samuel
Heath and Henry Mecalfe and their heirs during her life In Trust for her
Issue in Tail in such manner as I have limited the same to my sons Simon and
William and in default of such issue then I give the same premises unto
Eleanor Jones daughter of my sister Mary Gregory and her heirs for ever and
my will and meaning further is that either of my sons as shall be in the
actual enjoyment of the aforesaid premises shall and may assure limit and
appoint by any deed in........... under his hand and seal all or any part of the
aforesaid premises as he shall think fit unto or for a jointure for a wife
far and during her natural life Item I give and bequeath unto my son William
£100 Item I give and bequeath unto my said daughter Ann the yearly Rent
charge of £5 to be paid her half yearly for the term of her natural life and
for her own separate use and so that the said sum shall in no way be subject
or liable to her husband or his debts but shall be paid to her and a receipt
under her hand shall be a sufficient discharge for the same as much as if
she was not married and I do hereby make the said sum of £100 and the said
annuity of £5 chargeable upon the aforesaid premises and to be paid by the
person who shall be first in enjoyment thereof ........Item I give and
bequeath all the rest of my estate both real and personal unto my said son
Simon his heirs and assigns and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint
my said son Simon sole executor of this my last will and testament hereby
revoking all and every other former will or wills by me made In Witness
whereof I the said William Hatley have to this my last will and testament
set my hand and seal this 21st day of Feb 1747 ............signed sealed and
published and declared by the said William Hatley , the testator and for his
last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the
presence of each other subscribed our names as witnesses hereto Edwd Ryves
junr , Charles Cross, James Carter .

This will was proved at London on the 2nd May 1763 before the worshipful
William Wynne Dr of Laws and surrogate of the Rt worshipful Sir Edward
Simpson .......by the oath of Simon Hatley the son of the said testator
deceased and sole executor named in the will...........

Noted events in his life were:

  He worked as a Hatter.
  He worked as an Alderman.
  He had a residence in Woodstock Oxfordshire.
  He signed a will in 1747.

William married Anne WILLS on 2 Apr 1714 in Daventry Northamptonshire.

Noted events in her life were:

  She had a residence about 1714 in Desborough Northamptonshire.
  She had a residence in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Children from this marriage were:

             M     i.      Simon HATLEY was christened on 18 Mar 1714 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 20 Feb 1794 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

General Notes: Woodstock Parliamentary History:

Leading councillors included William Hatley, 'a beggar', anxious to trade his vote for a settlement of his debts.

The following Subscribed to 'Poems on Several Occasions'. By John Bennet, a journeyman shoemaker, 1774, BENNET, John. London, Oxford, Woodstock, Oxon. William Hatley,  Simon Hatley,

             F     ii.      Ann HATLEY was christened on 24 Nov 1717 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Ann married William ORROCK on 10 Sep 1739 in St Benet Pauls Wharf London.

             M   iii.      William HATLEY was christened on 10 Apr 1719 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 29 May 1780 in Shutford Oxfordshire.

General Notes: Oxford Journal 28 August 1762 carries an advert for a sale of land in Shetford, tenanted by William, farmhouse and land called Silver Close.

Will of William HATLEY 23 May 1780

In the name of God Amen I William Hatley of Shutford in the County of Oxford, Husbandman being weak in body but of sound mind and perfect memory and understanding, praise be to God for the same and calling to mind ……………of life.  DO make and devise this my last will and testament and following that to say I place my soul in the hands of almighty God  to obtain pardon and forgiveness for all my sins………………………………………………….

That is to say firstly give, devise and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth SMITH all that house or dwelling together with the garden backside and   all further tenancies here to belonging to hold to her heirs and assigns forever verily I bequeath to give payment of the Legacy a sum of eight guineas to her new daughter Elizabeth when she attains the age of fore and twenty years. I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Hannah GRIFFIN the sum of one guinea. I give and bequeath to my daughter, the wife of  Robert GRIFFIN the like sum of one guinea, I give and bequeath to my son John HATLEY for his care in the management of my business the sum of five guineas and I bequeath to my housekeeper Francis (sic) LEADBEATER  the sum of five guineas in lieu of her wages which will become due to her at Michaelmas  next. I give and bequeath unto my son William HATLEY a coat and waistcoat. I also give and bequeath  unto my daughter Sarah ……… her mother's wearing apparel  the same to be at my son John's discretion. I give and bequeath unto my grandson Horatio son of  my son John HATLEY the sum of two guineas. I give all the residue and remainder of all my goods, chattels, implements of the household, implements of husbandry, stock of cattle and crops of corn, chaff and ready money and securities, money from debts due and dues being duly paid on my estate and funeral expenses and the Legacies above being paid and valued I give and bequeath the same to my son John HATLEY knowing I do sincerely appreciate ……………… I do appoint and testament  hereby revoking all former and other wills and declare this to be my last will and testament…………………………………23 rd  day of May in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty.

William HATLEY signed sealed

Witness:   Richard MATTHEWS    Temperence MATTHEWS    Richard GODSON

Proved at Oxford 5 June 1780 by Rev. John COX clerk Bachelor of Law after being advised duly to administer.

William married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was buried on 5 May 1778 in Shutford Oxfordshire.

9.  Ann HATLEY (Robert 2, Robert 1) was christened on 31 Oct 1683 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Ann married Ralph COOK on 5 Sep 1669 in Lewknor Oxfordshire.

10.  Grace HATLEY (Robert 2, Robert 1) was christened on 31 Dec 1685 and was buried on 11 Aug 1757 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

11.  Philadelphia HATLEY (Robert 2, Robert 1) was christened on 11 May 1688 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

12.  Elizabeth HATLEY (Robert 2, Robert 1) was christened on 4 Nov 1689 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 31 Aug 1691 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

13.  Robert HATLEY (Robert 2, Robert 1) was christened on 21 Feb 1692 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

14.  William HATLEY (Robert 2, Robert 1) was christened on 22 Mar 1693 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

15.  Mary HATLEY (Robert 2, Robert 1) was christened on 10 Aug 1696 in Woodstock Oxfordshire and was buried on 12 Aug 1696 in Woodstock Oxfordshire.

Friday 26 October 2018

Intoducing Tess


Tess



Tess is a Tri - coloured Kelpie x Collie bitch, born 13th Feb 2017 in Wales. She was taken on by a family, but sadly the farm they were looking to rent fell through, leaving Tess without a job.

She came to us here on 23rd Sept. 2018 from Herefordshire. I saw the above photo on the Kelpie Rescue page on Facebook and fell in love.

Her previous family were thrilled to find her a farm to live on. She loves going off with Colin on the tractor, one day she jumped out the tractor and had a high old time rounding up and playing with the cattle. She has met the pigs and chickens. She and Roo get on well and play fight together. Loves her toys and has a nose for food!! We had enough confidence to let her loose and wonder the farm as Roo does.

In those early days she broke a plate, chewed up the TV remote, and stole a loaf of bread.


Then her life took a terrible turn, on Sunday 8th Oct she started bleeding, ah, she must be on heat, the amount of blood was very alarming, so took her to see Mark, the Vet, who said, yes she is on heat, some dogs do have a tough time, she was lethargic and so unlike the little dog of the day before. Monday was much the same, so much blood, and I was so concerned I went back to the vet on Tuesday first thing, knocking down a garden wall on the way!!

Helen, the vet took one look at the photos I had taken, did a full set of blood tests, which Tess did not like one bit and had to be muzzled and held firmly by the nurses!! I drove the bloods to Exeter University for urgent testing.  Helen rang at 3:30 pm to say she must have eaten rat poison and was bleeding to death. I went straight back and picked up three weeks supply of Vitamin K for her. Told to give her crate rest for the next three weeks to stop her bruising herself. Within 3 days she had stopped passing blood and was improving noticeably each day.

Looking back to the day we lost Rusty our pure Kelpie, aged 12 on 11th Sept. We now think he died from eating Rat poison too, his jaw, eyes and tongue were bleached white, completely bloodless. Though never saw any bleeding.

What a roller coaster of feelings, so cross that we had let her owners down so badly, angry that the horrid stuff had taken Rusty from us and nearly took Tess too.


Sunday 10 January 2016

Pickett, Boyce, and Curtis Brickwall

I have been working on some loose ends in my family tree. I thought it was time I gave this a wider audience.

The 1851 census gives William Pickett's birth place as Merone in Devon, this place name is not found in the Devon Gazetteers,, The best fit for William is the baptism of William Peckett, son of William and Grace baptised on 11 Mar 1770 in Monkokehampton.


William Pickett circa 1770 in Devon, with Elizabeth, born Weymouth, had four children baptised in Millbrook, Southampton.

Louise b. 1807, Stephen b. 1809, George b. 1810 and Caroline 1812.  A marriage not found.

Caroline Pickett b. 1812 is my 3 x Great Grandmother, she married firstly, George Boyce in Millbrook on 30 Jan 1830.

George died that same year in the April. They had one son George b. 18 Oct 1830, my 2 x Great Grandfather.

Caroline married secondly, William Curtis on 23 Dec 1832 in Millbrook.
They had a son William 1834 - 1836, Caroline died on 16 Oct 1836.

William then married Caroline's elder sister Louisa on 14 Jan 1838 in St Mary Portsea.
They had two children Joshua in 1841 and Caroline in 1843. Both bapt., in Millbrook.

William Curtis died in 1844 and Louisa in 1848, hence the children are with the grandparents on the 1851 census at Four Posts, Millbrook, Southampton

It was against the law to marry your dead wife's sister, but, when did that stop folk! There are such cases in my family, one well documented, as a court case followed, one on the Isle of Wight where the vicar baptised the subsequent children as base born.   

I would think that is why the marriage was in Portsea.   Interestingly there is a marriage in Portsea of William Peskett to Elizabeth Lane on 21 Jun 1804 ? Needs some more work.

Thursday 8 October 2009

Koko, "Red Dog"

To read more on this story check out this link:

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25932575-5005380,00.html

A Kelpie called Koko to play the role of "Red Dog"

Monday 13 July 2009

Chickens












I am chuffed at how much pleasure my hens bring me, they are fascinating to watch and very friendly too!!

Plus I get the added bonus of about 6 to 10 eggs per day. Over the last 20 years I have always tried to have a few hens running around, my father started it off when he gave me some Bantams, but sadly the darn fox clears me out on an all too regular basis, just hate it.

Recently a chum of ours offered me rescue hens from a large poultry farm, and a local Doctor wanted to reduce his flock. So I had to devise a way of making the chickens safe from the fox. A search on the internet led me to buying a roll of electric netting designed to keep chickens safe. I must say this is working very well and also stops the Kelpies, Roo and Rusty from rounding them up!!

I have 6 black hens which I think are Orpington or may be Australorp, and 8 brown hens that you see in the big free range units. The Brown hens lay brown eggs and the black ones lay white.

Would love to know what breed they are, if you know, pleased leave a comment.

The best time is going to collect the eggs with my two grandsons, wonderful to see their faces.

I am feeding them on mixed corn and layers pellets, with grit and shell. They live in two rather old field poultry sheds, and this seems ideal.

I am amazed at just how much you can buy for keeping a few hens, seems to be a very popular hobby.