Edward Burt and Mary Ann Prescott

Tiverton, St. Peter's Church
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Edward Burt (b. 1816), according to the marriage record son of Richard Burt, married Mary Ann Prescott (b. 21 Jan 1821 in Tiverton), daughter of John Prescott and Ann Warren, at St Peter's Church, Tiverton on 26 Nov 1837.

Edward and Mary Ann Burt had 11 children:

1. George Burt b. 1840 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 10 Page 292. Died, aged 19 in 1859 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 328
2. Edward Burt b. 1842 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 10 Page 294
3. William John Burt b. 1844 J Quarter in TIVERTON Vol 10 Page 277. Died 1845 M Qtr in TIVERTON AND DULVERTON Vol 10 Page 224
4. John Burt b. 1846 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 10 Page 297
5. Richard Burt b. 1848 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 10 Page 274
6. William Burt b. 1850 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 10 Page 281
7. Lucy Burt b. 1852 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 424
8. Charlotte Burt b. 1854 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 378
9. Sidney Burt b. 1857 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 398. Died 1858 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 337
10. James Burt b. 1859 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 440
11. Sidney George Burt b. 4 Nov 1863 (1863 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 424). DOB from Naval record, although he cannot have been born in Nov if already registered in the Sep quarter.

All of the birth registrations show the mother's maiden name PRESCOTT.

In 1841, Edward Burt (25) Labourer, Mary Ann Burt (20) Lace Worker and George Burt (1) were living in Bampton Street, Tiverton. 

In 1851, living at Londonderry, Tiverton, were Edward Burt (34) Labourer and Mary Ann (30), George Burt (11), Edward Burt (9), John Burt (5), Richard Burt (3) and William Burt (0), also Mary Carter (71) Lodger. 

In 1861, family name mis-transcribed as Bust, in Bampton Street, Tiverton, we find Edward Burt (45), Mary Burt (44), Richard Burt (14), William Burt (10), Lucy Burt (8), Caroline [Charlotte] Burt (6) and James Burt (2).

Edward Burt died, at 50, in 1866 D Qtr in TIVERTON Vol 05B Page 311. 

On 27 May 1870, listed simply as George Burt, son of a widow from Bampton Street, the youngest child was registered at Heathcote School, aged 6 years 8 months, which points to a birth in September.

In 1871, Mary Ann Burt (50) Widow, Seamstress, was still living in Bampton Street with John Burt (25) Mason's Labourer; Lucy Burt (19) Lace Hand in Tiverton Factory; Charlotte Burt (17) Laundress; James Burt (11) and [Sidney] George Burt (7). Emily Peters (19) also Lace Hand in Tiverton Factory and her son Berty Peters (2) were Lodging with them. 

Mary Ann Burt died, at 56, in 1877 J Qtr in TIVERTON Vol 05B Page 298.

James Prescott and Mary Ann Stone

Tiverton : Gold Street
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James Prescott (b. 1858 in Washfield, Devon), son of John Prescott and Jane Gage, married Mary Ann Stone (bap. 5 Feb 1860 in Ashbrittle, Somerset), daughter of Henry Stone and Mary Ridgeway, at St Peter's, Tiverton, on 6 Mar 1882. Witnesses were Henry Stone and Harriet Stone, Mary Ann's sister.

By 1881, Mary Ann (21) had left home and had been working, as a General Domestic Servant, for Alfred T Gregory, Newspaper Proprietor, in Gold Street, Tiverton, hence marrying in the town. (Alfred Gregory was publishing titles such as the Tiverton Gazette and East Devon Herald, Western Observer and affiliated papers for South Molton and Crediton. (The Tiverton and District Directory for 1894-5 lists them as, Gregory, Son, and Tozer.)

However, the couple were married for little more than a year, when Mary Ann Prescott died, tragically aged just 23, on 14 Apr 1883, in Chapel Street, Tiverton, from Acute Phthisis Pulmonalis (Tuberculosis (TB) 18 days - I'd suspected this when reading that Mary Ann had been present at the death of her brother, John Stone, when he had died from Phthisis, in August 1882. Her mother-in-law, Jane Prescott, was present at Mary Ann's death.

My connection was broken once Mary Ann died, however:

Not unsurprisingly, James Prescott remarried quite quickly, to a Jane Davey (b. ~1858) in Q1 of 1884, also in Tiverton. James and Jane had one son Charles Prescott b. 1884 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 435.

In 1891, James Prescott (32) Labourer, wife Jane Prescott (33) and son Charles Prescott (7) were living in Eglwysilan, Glamorganshire, Wales.

In 1901, James Prescott (44) Navvy Ganger; Jane Prescott (44), Charles Prescott (17), with Berty Snooke (31), Albert Tilley (22) and John Jenkins (31) - the three being lodgers - were living in Staines, Middlesex.

Charles Prescott married Elizabeth Ann Long (b. 1880 in Barton Regis), daughter of Richard Long and Mary Ann Lewis, in Bristol, in 1907.

Charles and Elizabeth Prescott had three children:

1. Dora Jane Prescott b. 1907 D Quarter in BRISTOL Volume 06A Page 221, bap. 21 Nov 1907 at Westbury on Trym, Holy Trinity
2. Charles James Prescott b. 1909 J Quarter in PORTSMOUTH Volume 02B Page 491, bap. 25 Apr 1909 in Portsea St John. Died, aged 3, in 1912 J Quarter in PORTSMOUTH Volume 02B Page 598
3. George Richard Prescott b. 15 Mar 1910 (1910 J Qtr in PORTSMOUTH Vol 02B Page 483), bap. 13 Apr 1910 in Portsea St John

The mother's maiden name on the three births was LONG.

In 1911, James Prescott (56) Dock Labourer, was at 15 Unicorn St, Portsea, Portsmouth, with Jane Prescott (57), and six Dock Labourers (presumably boarders/lodgers): Alf Smith (49), George Bailey (31), Art Bailey (27), Charles Bailey (23), Fred Andrews (29) and George Hopkins (35). Charles Prescott (26) Railway Labourer was living at 11 1/2 Unicorn Street, Portsmouth with Elizabeth Prescott (29ish), Charles J Prescott (2) and George Prescott (1). Dora Jane Prescott (3) was a Visitor in the household of her grandmother, Mary Ann Long (69) Widow, Laundress in Westbury-on-Trym. (James' parents, John and Jane Prescott were still living in Tiverton.)

James Prescott died at 57 in 1913 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 480 was buried on 22 Oct 1913, in Uplowman. (James predeceased both his mother who died in 1914 and father who died in 1916.)

In 1921, Jane Prescott (62) Widow, was Housekeeper to William Talley Wood (79) Gentleman at Gaddon House, Gaddon, Uffculme, Devon. Charles Prescott (36) Pile Driver was living in Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire with Elizabeth Prescott (40) and George Prescott (11). Dora Prescott was also still living in Bristol, along with her grandmother, Mary Ann Long.

Charles Prescott died at 43 in 1928 J Quarter in BRISTOL Volume 06A Page 56, predeceasing his mother by around 9 months. Jane Prescott (née Davey) died at 71 in 1929 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 691. Elizabeth Ann Prescott died at 58 in 1939 M Quarter in BRISTOL Vol 06A Page 46.

Dora Jane Prescott had married Walter Henry Tudball (b. 30 Sep 1906) in Bristol, in 1931. Dora Jane Tudball died, at 57, in 1964. 

George Richard Prescott died in Bristol, in 1995.