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William Head
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William Head
- Born: Cal 1719
- Marriage (1): Sarah before 1753
- Marriage (2): Elizabeth Turner on 13 Oct 1765 in Godstone, Surrey 1
- Died: 11 Dec 1791, Godstone, Surrey 2 3
- Buried: 11 Dec 1791, Bartholomew Church, Church Road, Smallfield 4 5
General Notes:
William HEAD of Godstone, Blacksmith, died in 1791. His Will refers to his wife Elizabeth and 6 children - William, Elizabeth, Thomas, George, Charles and James. It is thought that Elizabeth was William's second wife and that William junior, Elizabeth and Thomas were his children by his first wife Sarah.
A number of ancestry trees have him born 1746 Burstow, Sussex and William and Sarah as his parents. This doesn't fit with the details of his will as mentioned on http://www.rh7.org/factsheets/Blacksmiths.html
Chronology:
He worked as a Blacksmith.
William married Sarah before 1753. (Sarah was born before 1740,6 died on 3 Dec 1763 in Sussex 7 and was buried on 3 Dec 1763 in St Bartholomew, Burstow, Surrey 8.)
William next married Elizabeth Turner on 13 Oct 1765 in Godstone, Surrey.1 (Elizabeth Turner was born Cal 1744, died in Aug 1811 and was buried on 17 Aug 1811 in Bartholomew Church, Church Road, Smallfield 9 10.)
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The Church of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.org/, WILLIAM HEAD
Spouse: ELISABETH TURNER
Marriage: 13 OCT 1765 Godstone, Surrey
Messages: Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record.
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Web (Misc),
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Th following extract from the RH7 website fills in some detail (see http://www.rh7.org/factsheets/Blacksmiths.html)
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The HEAD Family
The HEAD family were blacksmiths in the area since at least the late 1700s, and had smithies at Blindley Heath and Dormansland.
(Blindley Heath was originally within the ecclesiastical parish of Godstone, becoming a separate parish in 1842. Similarly, Dormansland was originally within Lingfield ecclesias-tical parish, becoming a parish in its own right in 1885. Therefore, although early references to the HEAD family mention Godstone and Lingfield it is almost certain that these relate to Blindley Heath and Dormansland respectively.)
William HEAD of Godstone, Blacksmith, died in 1791. His Will refers to his wife Elizabeth and 6 children - William, Elizabeth, Thomas, George, Charles and James. It is thought that Elizabeth was William's second wife and that William junior, Elizabeth and Thomas were his children by his first wife Sarah. Thomas and George followed in their father's footsteps and became blacksmiths. (Charles became the inn-keeper of The Star Inn, Lingfield and was the father of Charles HEAD and George HEAD, both of whom became carpenters. Charles junior sub-sequently succeeded his father as innkeeper of The Star Inn, and also served as Parish Clerk.)
Blindley Heath
George HEAD is believed to have succeeded his father William as the blacksmith at Blindley Heath. George died in 1830 and in his Will he requests that his son James "take care and carry on the business of Blacksmith for my said Wife Elizabeth and that my said Wife Elizabeth shall pay unto him wages for so doing". Although the 1841 census records Elizabeth HEAD's occupation as Blacksmith no doubt James, who remained living with her, ran the business for her until she died in 1853. James then carried on the business until his death in 1870, when his older brother George took over. George died in 1882 and his son, George junior, appears to have carried on the business until around 1910 when it finally passed out of the family - George junior's son, George William, having died in 1899.
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Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Public Tree frost bilderbeck family. 11 Dec 1791, Godstone.
4
Web (Misc), Email LB June 2013. "I just came across your family tree when searching for the people of the gravestones I photographed today in Bartholomew Church, Church Road, Smallfield. I have come across an Elizabeth Head, wife of William Head from Godstone. Her death year was 1811 and she was 67 years old .......... In memory of Will Head of the XXXX Godstone died 1791 Aged 72 years. Followed by a verse which is undecipherable."
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Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Burial. Dec 11th William Head of Godstone paid 13:.
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Web (Misc), The following extract from the RH7 website fills in some detail (see http://www.rh7.org/factsheets/Blacksmiths.html)
"..........
The HEAD Family
The HEAD family were blacksmiths in the area since at least the late 1700s, and had smithies at Blindley Heath and Dormansland.
(Blindley Heath was originally within the ecclesiastical parish of Godstone, becoming a separate parish in 1842. Similarly, Dormansland was originally within Lingfield ecclesias-tical parish, becoming a parish in its own right in 1885. Therefore, although early references to the HEAD family mention Godstone and Lingfield it is almost certain that these relate to Blindley Heath and Dormansland respectively.)
William HEAD of Godstone, Blacksmith, died in 1791. His Will refers to his wife Elizabeth and 6 children - William, Elizabeth, Thomas, George, Charles and James. It is thought that Elizabeth was William's second wife and that William junior, Elizabeth and Thomas were his children by his first wife Sarah. Thomas and George followed in their father's footsteps and became blacksmiths. (Charles became the inn-keeper of The Star Inn, Lingfield and was the father of Charles HEAD and George HEAD, both of whom became carpenters. Charles junior sub-sequently succeeded his father as innkeeper of The Star Inn, and also served as Parish Clerk.)
Blindley Heath
George HEAD is believed to have succeeded his father William as the blacksmith at Blindley Heath. George died in 1830 and in his Will he requests that his son James "take care and carry on the business of Blacksmith for my said Wife Elizabeth and that my said Wife Elizabeth shall pay unto him wages for so doing". Although the 1841 census records Elizabeth HEAD's occupation as Blacksmith no doubt James, who remained living with her, ran the business for her until she died in 1853. James then carried on the business until his death in 1870, when his older brother George took over. George died in 1882 and his son, George junior, appears to have carried on the business until around 1910 when it finally passed out of the family - George junior's son, George William, having died in 1899.
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Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Various Public Trees. A number of trees have this date but there is no citation - it would fit with William re-marrying in 1765 so for now I'll include it.
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Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Surrey, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 about Sarah Head
Name:Sarah Head
Event Type:Burial
Burial Date:3 Nov 1763
Parish:Burstow, St Bartholomew
Parish as it Appears:Burstow
Reference Number:2870/1/3
(from Godstone).
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Web (Misc), Email LB June 2013. "I just came across your family tree when searching for the people of the gravestones I photographed today in Bartholomew Church, Church Road, Smallfield. I have come across an Elizabeth Head, wife of William Head from Godstone. Her death year was 1811 and she was 67 years old. . . . .. ..
In memory of Elizabeth wife of Willm Head of Godstone who died August 1811 Aged 67 years
O may I stand before the Lamb,
when earth and seas are fled,
And hear the judge pronounce our name,
with blessings on our bead!"
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Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Burial. Surrey, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 about Elizabeth Head
Name:Elizabeth Head
Event Type:Burial
Age:68
Birth Date:abt 1743
Burial Date:17 Aug 1811
Parish:Burstow, St Bartholomew
Parish as it Appears:Burstow
Reference Number:2870/1/4.