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Name:
James Maidment1
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
1864, Register Death James Maidment
Headstone of James and Arabella Maidment
Birth:
Nov 1811
Baptism:
29 Dec 1811 (age 0)
St Leonard's Parish Church4
Address: Semley, Wiltshire
His parents woul have been present but who else is not known
Occupation:
frm 1823 to 1863 (age 11-52)
The 1841, 1851 and 1861 Censuses and the register entry for his death all give his occupation as an agricultural labourer. It is assumed that he started work at the age of 12 and worked until 3 months before his death when he was diagnosed as having cancer. It would appear from the Censuses that he moved around within Semley so he was probably hired at annual hiring fairs.
Death:
27 Feb 1864 (age 52)
Cause: cancer of the liver and duodenum
It is known from the register for the marriage of his daughter Thirza to Charles Mould that he was no longer alive on 9 Jul 1865.
Burial:
5 Mar 1864 (age 52)
Address: Semley, Wiltshire
His wife Arabella probably attended his burial and also some of his children including his daughter Julia who reported his death to the registrar.
The date of his death recorded on his gravestone (27 February 1861) is incorrect. In 1861 James would have been 49. Also he is recorded in the 1861 Census which was taken on 7 Apr 1861. The register entry for his death shows that he died on 27 February 1864 when he was 52 which accords with his age given on the gravestone. It is assumed that the gravestone was erected by his relatives after his wife died in 1885 and either they made an error in providing the stonemason with the date or the stonemason made an error which was not noticed (unlikely).
1839, Register Entry for Marriage of James Maidment and Arabella Gray
1841, 1841 Census for Household of James Maidment in Semley, Wiltshire
1861, 1861 Census for Household of James Maidment in West Tisbury, Wiltshire
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
3 Nov 1839 (age 28)
Address: Semley, Wiltshire
The witnesses were probably the groom's siblings. The couple's parents may have also been there but who else is not known.
Census for household:
6 Jun 1841 (age 29)
Semley, Wiltshire5
Address: a cottage
The household consisted of James, his wife Arrabella and their daughter Juley Emma (age 1)
Census for household:
30 Mar 1851 (age 39)
Semley, Wiltshire3
Address: a cottage
The household consisted of James, his wife Arabella and their children Julia (age 11), Thirza (age 6), Jeremiah (age 4) and Mary (age 2).
Census for household:
7 Apr 1861 (age 49)
Semley, Wiltshire12
Address: Dibelens
The household consisted of James, his wife Arabella, their children Thirza (age 16), Jeremiah (age 14), Mary (age 12), Sarah (age 7) and Thomas (age 4), and a lodger George Ball (age 9) who was a shepherd's boy. Mary is shown as being deaf and dumb from birth. The address covered two cottages which were associated with Billhay Farm where James Bowells farmed 150 acres employing 3 men and 2 boys. James was probably one of the men and George Ball one of the boys.
Parish Register for Baptism of Thirza Maidment, St Leonard, Semley, Wiltshire, 3 November 1844, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre.
Parish Register for Marriage of James Maidment and Ararbella Gray, St Leonard, Semley, Wiltshire, 3 November 1839, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre.
1851 United Kingdom census, a cottage, Semley, Wiltshire, HO107/1849, Folio 154, Page 31, Schedule 132, head of household: James Maidment, National Archives.
Parish Register for Baptism of James Maidment, St Leonard, Semley, Wiltshire, 29 December 1811, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre.
1841 United Kingdom census, a cottage, Semley, Wiltshire, HO107/1170, Book 7, Folio 22, Page 11, Schedule 581, head of household: James Maidment, National Archives.
Death register entry of James Maidment, 27 February 1864, General Register Office.
England and Wales Death Registration Index, James Maidment, Q1 1864, Tisbury, Vol. 5a Page 193, General Register Office.
Rev. George C. Purches, Curate of St Mary's Church, East Knoyle, Register Entry for the Marriage of Charles Mould and Thirza Maidment, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Marriages 1865, Page 103, No. 206; Bride's father. Cit. Date: 9 July 1865. Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Cocklebury Road. Call Number: C96/1/206.
Parish Register for Burial of James Maidment, St Leonard, Semley, Wiltshire, 5 March 1864, Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre.
Gravestone for James Maidment and Arabella Maidment: St Leonard, Semley, Wiltshire;
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, James Maidment and Arabella Gray, Q4 1839, Tisbury, Vol 8 Page 685, General Register Office.
1861 United Kingdom census, Dibelens, West Tisbury, Wiltshire, RG9/1321, Folio 46, Page 4, Schedule 21, head of household: James Maidment, National Archives.