Elizabeth Callard nee Musgrave, Somerset
 

Name: Elizabeth Musgrave, known as "Betty"
Date and place of birth: 1790 Milverton, Somerset (one of nine children)
Names of parents: John Musgrave and Charity Dyer
Date and place of baptism: 31 October 1790, Milverton, Somerset
Marriage: 10 August, 1817 to James Callard Milverton C of E by banns
Witnesses Jane Musgrave, John Sealy. Both (?) sojourners.
(Register Transcription by David Cheek)
Occupation: Washerwoman Milverton 1841 (seven children)
Addresses: Milverton Somerset. (Husband, James Callard died 1849.)
1841 Census
CALLOW, Betty - WELLINGTON, Somersetshire
HO107 piece 951 folio 8/25 page 11
Address: High Street, Milverton
CALLOW, Betty F 50 1791 Somerset Washerwoman
CALLOW, William M 20 1821 Somerset Ag. Lab
CALLOW, John M 15 1826 Somerset Mason
CALLOW, Elizabeth F 15 1826 Somerset
CALLOW, Robert M 12 1829 Somerset
FMP transcribes them as Callow, and the image clearly shows the surname as Callow – the enumerator obviously couldn’t spell their surname.
1851 Census Milverton, Somerset - John 30 years Unmarried Farm Labourer, Elizabeth 26 years,
Unmarried Farm Labourer, Elizabeth 61 years Widow Head.
1861 Census – Houndsmoor, Milverton – Betty Callard W 70 House proprietor born Milverton;
1871 Census – Houndsmoor, Milverton – Betty Callard W 81 born Milverton.
Date, place and cause of death: October 1871, Somerset (Death registered as Callow)
Date and place of burial: 15/10/1871 St. Michael's C of E, Milverton, Somerset
Details of will: Unknown
Memorial inscription: Unknown

Children: unless Robert survived .. only 2 children who survived her were in NSW.
Sarah 1817-1899 m John Sloman died NSW
William 1820 - poss death June Q 1841 Wellington (Collard)
John 1822-1904 died NSW
Elizabeth 1824 - poss death June Q 1856 Wellington
Thomas 1827-1835
Robert 1829 (lost after 1841 Census)
Charlotte 1832-1841

Julie, I think this might be her in 1861, living Milverton:

Betty Callard, Head, W, 70, House Proprietor, Milveton

Ref: RG9; Piece: 1609; Folio: 91; Page: 4

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin...922049&recoff=

Thanks Sabrina, that is her. A cousin looked for her but obviously not under Betty.

Julie...check your email...I'm out for a little while. Back later..

Thanks Libby. I have edited above.
I am wondering about the occupation in 1871 of "House Proprietor". Would that mean that she owned her own house and had private means, so that she wouldn't get put in the Workhouse? Has anyone had this written on their census for occupation?

Yes, I've seen it quite a few times, Julie. I think it means she owned another house or houses and rented them out.

I'm not sure if I have the right person in 1861 and 1871 now Kate. Libby found a Betty married to a publican Benjamin in 1841 and my Elizabeth was married to a ag lab James who we can't find in 1841. I only found her definitely in 1851 and haven't found her death. Do you think I should remove the entries for 1861 and 1871?

Julie...are you positive the 1851 is your Betty/Elizabeth???

I'd leave the other up there as you have but see if we can sort them. I thought we found that 'other' Mrs Callard as well.

I'll double check.

Hi Lib. On the 1851 Cenus at Elizabeth is with her unmarried children. Ten years after this her son John was sponsored by his brother in law John Thomas Sloman and arrived in Aus 16 May 1861 on the "Nile". John (actually called Jimmy like his father) never married. So I feel Betty either lived on with her unmarried dau Elizabeth or she died. Unfortunately while the Milverton death register is supposed to go up to 1890, it goes from I think Feb 1860 then March 1890. So either a big gap or a mistranscription and only to 1860. The Betsey you found in 1841 married to Benjamin the publican isn't mine. I think Betsey in the Censuses of 1861 and 1871 are the publican's wife, not my ag lab James wife. I don't think my ancestor would have property, but the publican's wife would.

OK...back to the drawing board.............although the drawing board is nowhere near the computer in this house.....lol