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John Byatt (bap. 3 May 1778 in Elsenham), son of John Byatt and Sarah Pewter, married Jane Stokes (bap. 29 Aug 1784 in Great Canfield), daughter of Robert Stokes and Susanna Judd, on 24 Nov 1800 at All Saints Church, Little Canfield, Essex. John Byatt will have been 22 and Jane just 16.
John and Jane Byatt's children, baptised in Little Canfield, were:
- Susanna Byatt bap. 11 Jun 1803
- Jane Byatt bap. 9 Jun 1811
- William Byatt bap. 6 Mar 1814
- Elizabeth Byatt bap. 6 Oct 1816, died aged 31, in 1847 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 12 Page 77, buried 8 Jun 1847
- John Byatt bap. 3 Oct 1819
- Catherine Byatt bap. 4 Apr 1824
- George Byatt bap. 30 Sep 1827
With significant gaps between births, there may have been others.
In 1841, John Byatt (65) Labourer, Jane Byatt (56), George Byatt (13) and Jane's widowed mother, Susan Stokes (78) were living in Hickeys Lane, Little Canfield. Living next door to them was son William Byatt. Son John Byatt was living in the household of John Rickett (40) at Goldings, Netteswell, Essex.
John Byatt died, aged 80, in 1858 M Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 263 and was buried on 14 Jan 1858 in Little Canfield.
In 1861, Jane Byatt (79) was living at 6, High Canfield Lane, Little Canfield.
Jane Byatt died in 1866 S Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 258 - age listed as 86 probably from 'rounding' her birth year to ~1780 - she was 82, and was buried on 10 Aug 1866, at All Saints, Little Canfield.