George Pinkett

All this information about George is a little tenuous! We would have to look in the registers of the parish church at Walcot and elsewhere to find out more.

George was born in the village of Abson, Gloucestershire to George and Hannah 'Penkcutt' in 1774. Their marriage is registered in the parish church there as 7 December 1770 and it would appear their name was spelled coloquially ('Penkcutt' is not a recognised name with a history, whereas 'Pinkett' is the diminutive form of 'Pink', which originates in Nottinghamshire and means 'small'). The same coloquial spelling was used on 20 June 1774, when George was baptised.

Historically, this was a time of great change, with industrialisation and a decline in rural employment. It would appear that George became one of the millions who migrated to the towns, because he moved to Bath and, presumably, did something he was familiar with in working with horses and keeping a stable. The stable was situated behind the grand houses of The Circus, but would have been one of many and pretty small. These stables would have served the grand houses as a place to keep their horses - just like garages!

Presuming we are on the right track with George's identity, he eventually married Ann, who was ?? years younger, and they had 5 children - Charles, Ann, George, Thomas and Mary.

When George died in 1842, at the age of 68, his youngest child was only 12 years old.

Although Charles, Ann, George, Thomas and Mary were all born in close succession to one another in Walcot, it is difficult to connect them all with complete certainty. Charles and Mary were definately siblings - listed on the census as being in the same household - as were Ann and Thomas. There's a chance they may have been cousins to one another, but it doesn't look likely.