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GOVET, John (1730-1799)

SMITH, Ann (Abt 1728-1787)

ROCKETT, William (1754-1833)

GOVET, Ann (Abt 1759-1840)

ROCKETT, Mary (Abt 1786-After 1861)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: BURNEL, William BURNEL, William+ ROCKETT, Mary 1 2 3 Born: Abt 1786, Wiveliscombe, Somerset County, England Christened: 13 Apr 1788, St. Andrews Parish, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England Marriage: BURNEL, William on 25 Aug 1815 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset County, England Died: After 1861, Woolten Courtney, Somerset County, England   General Notes: Parish records indicate that Mary Rockett had an illegitamate daughter, Jane, by a man named Baker in 1813.   Noted events in her life were: • Banns: Marriage Banns, 12 Jul 1812, Wiveliscombe, Somerset County, England. 4 To Nathanial Bailer Mary married William BURNEL on 25 Aug 1815 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset County, England. (William BURNEL was born about 1786 in Oxford, Somerset, England and died after 1861 in Woolten Courtney, Somerset County, England.)   Noted events in their marriage were: • Banns: Marriage Banns, 13 Aug 1815, Wiveliscombe, Somerset County, England. 5 To William Burnel.

1 St. Andrew's, Somerset Parish, Wiveliscombe Baptisms. Surety: 4. Record indicates a baptism of Mary Rockett, "1 month old," daughter of William and Ann Rockett on 13 Apr 1788.

2 1841 England Census (District 5, Wooten Courtney, Somerset County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 3. Lists William Burnell (age 55, b. Somerset), wife Mary [Rockett] (age 55, b. Somerset) and son William Jr. (age 20, b. Somerset), living in Wooten Courtney, England. William is listed as a "farmer."

3 1861 England Census (District 5, Wooten Courtney, Somerset County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 3. Lists William Burnell Jr. (age 41, b. Woolten Courtney), wife Joan (age 39, b. Woolten Courtney) and daughter Mary (age 12, b. Woolten Courtney), living in Woolten Courtney, England. Also in the household are William's parents, William Burnell (age 76, b. Oxford, Somerset) and Mary [Rockett] (age 76, b. Woolten Courtney [erroneous]). William Jr. is listed as a "farmer of 106 acres, employing 2 men and 2 boys." William Sr. is listed as a "retired farmer."

4 St. Andrew's Parish, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. Surety: 4. Parish record indicates marriage banns between Mary Rockett and Nathanial Bailer. There is no record to indicate that the marriage ever took place.

5 Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England Marriages (Wiveliscombe, Somerset County, England Parish Records). Surety: 4. Wiveliscombe Parish records indicate a marriage of Mary Rockett to William Burnel on 25 Aug 1815. Witnessing the marriage are T. Weber and William Milton [relationship, if any, unknown].

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