JOHN YOUATT 1782 - 1861

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OHN YOUATT was the first son born to James and Elizabeth née Dallyn - and Caleb's first grandson., his baptism took place at Newton Tracey church on 7th. January 1782.

In our Youatt story five traceable branches arise from John's two marriages and an inter marriage liaison.
John was raised with his brothers and sisters at a farming tenement named Grabbishaw.
Located about a mile from Newton Tracey church; Grabbishaw was in Fremington Parish; James his father also held other tenancies in Newton Tracey to which the family returned in later years.
John acquired the skills of his father as a farmer but became versed in other trades, as the text will relate. Other activities are revealed in an entry of the North Devon Yeomanry in which
during 1803 a John Yewatt of Newton Tracey was listed as a reserve on the Muster Roll of the Fremington Troop. Most likely this was a precaution in the event of Napoleon's activities and a reserve created should cross Channel invasion occur.

1805 - John Youatt's marriage to Grace Heanes

John married Grace Heanes of Fremington by special licence at Fremington church on 21st.April 1805. Use of a licence avoided banns having to be read and enabled the union to be made without delay. .
Grace was aged 24 at the time and was of a farming family living in the area. Not much is known about the origins of the Heanes family but the surname is to be found in the Oakhampton area.
John and Grace's first child was also named JOHN and baptised at Newton Tracey on 6th.November 1805.

John & Graces movements between 1807 and 1824

Once more the Land Tax Returns provide a means revealing the movement of John and Grace and their increasing family for from 1807 onward John took on farming tenancies away from Newton Tracey.
Up until 1807 John was farming part of Copplestones in Newton Tracey where we find that the tenancy farmed was named Cornwals a name taken from a one time owner: John paid a tax amounting to 12s-6d.indicating a quite small area.
Other holdings between 1807 - 1810 were a tenancy for Higher and Lower Coombe located in the parish of SOUTH MOLTON the property of a Major Burgess.

Whilst in the South Molton parish a son JAMES was born and baptised on 23rd.July 1807 later followed by a daughter ELIZABETH baptised on 16th.August 1809.
Although by 1810 the tenancy had passed into the ownership of a widow Mrs.Susan Nott, John and his family retained their holding until 1817.

Farmers had help on the land from the cheap labour provided by apprentices. Taken at an early age clothing meals and often housing was the return. Such agreements were the subject of parish records, an example is that of Peter Allen aged 10, son of Edward, during 1810 he was apprenticed to John Youatt ,Yeoman in the parish of South Molton.

John & Graces movements between 1807 and 1824 - continued

A third son was born, he was named GEORGE HEANES YOUATT and baptised on 22nd.March 1812 at the parish church of South Molton.- as in fact were both James and Elizabeth.
For the first time in Youatt history inclusion of a mother's maiden name as a second name.was made. It was a practice then fashionable but one repeated afterward in many Youatt baptisms.

MARY HEANES YOUATT was the next child born to John and Grace. No parish baptismal entry has yet been found but census returns show this to have been during 1814 at a time when the family was resident in the South Molton parish.
An interesting find revealed that Mary Youatt was listed as number 222 on the rolls of the Torrington Baptist Church,Mary was baptised and received into the church on 14th.July 1833. It is likely that her middle name was adopted at that time when she was most likely living with Heanes relatives.

A change of tenancy took place during 1821 when a move to NORTH MOLTON was made

A large parish of over 15,000 acres and extending into Exmoor it was once rich in iron and copper working but had much land under cultivation. Two ennobled landowners Earl Morley and Sir G.W.Bampfylde (laterLord Poltimore) owned most of the land whilst premier Earl Fortescue was the next door neighbour.
Farming was, as elsewhere, carried out piecemeal with parcels allocated to literally hundreds of tenants.
So it was that John Youatt became tenant to Earl Morley for plots by the names of Harrishes Huntston, Wester Barton and in the village of North Molton itself of a small plot behind the Sun Inn.
Whether John had other associations such as landlord of the Sun Inn is unknown but he may have learned something about the trade as in later life, elsewhere, he became a licensee.
North Molton had a school adjacent to the church and Court House (as the Manor house was styled), this might have swayed the move into the parish. With children aged between 7 and 16 this could have been a factor. It is doubtful whether the 16 year old son John would be at school for as we have seen apprenticeships in agricultural labouring started at thirteen years and earlier.

CALEB YOUATT was the name given to the last child born to John and Grace when he was baptised at North Molton 10th.December 1818 - thus a distinctive Youatt Christian name was carried to a third generation - it was not to be the last.

1824 was an eventful year for John starting with a change of tenancy, and a move to Litchadon - still in N.Molton parish under the ownership of Earl Fortescue whose prestigious mansion at Castle Hill was nearby was in later years to find employment for stonemason William Youatt..

Sadly however GRACE YOUATT died aged 43 during 1824, she was buried on 24th.December 1824 at North Molton.

A happier event had taken place in the neighbouring parish of Bishops Tawton that was to lead to the uniting of two North Devon farming families. The occasion was the marriage of John's youngest sister Susanna Youatt to John Rumbelow the date was April 15th.1824 - however a liaison between John Youatt and Charlotte Rumbelow (sister of John Rumbelow) is likely to have taken place around that time as later events will show.

1825 - Birth of Thomas Rumbelow Youatt

An event occurred during 1825 that seemingly had no connection with Youatt history but was in fact to produce another line of descent from JOHN YOUATT., this was in fact the baptism at Landkey parish church in North Devon . The registry entry read :-
11th.June 1825 -Thomas, son of Charlotte Rumbelow - illegitimate

. A father's name was not stated but as events will show JOHN YOUATT was the other parent.
It was a fact revealed when Thomas and his wife registered the birth of several of their children when- Thomas Rumbelow Youatt was given.
Also,Thomas was also named as a "stepson" in John's Will of 1861.

Such illegitimate children were not unusual at that time, some were either adopted by the parish or supported by the mother's family. Thomas- as far as is known -spent his early years with either Rumbelow or Youatt relatives. Charlotte married John some five years later and Thomas knew both his father and brother William suggesting a family group at some time.

With rare exception Thomas was known as plain Thomas Youatt but for clarity the name

THOMAS RUMBELOW YOUATT is used frequently in this history

Thomas was the Great Great Grandfather of the Author
1830 - Marriage of JOHN YOUATT to CHARLOTTE RUMBELOW

John and Charlotte were living and working in the Tawstock area when Banns of marriage were announced in Tawstock church between the parishioners.
JOHN YOUATT, widower and CHARLOTTE RUMBELOW, spinster

The marriage took place on 27th.February 1830 in the presence of Susanna Joce, a niece of John and John Rumbelow who was Charlotte's elder brother (who had only recently married Susanna Youatt - John Youatt's youngest sister)..
A study of the actual marriage certificate reveals that Charlotte was unable to write her surname, X appeared instead.
Susanna Joce was the daughter of Mary Joce , during 1804 she married a Yeoman farmer William Joce. It is likely then that at the time of marriage John Youatt was farming for his sister.

The Rumbelow family had origins in North Devon as old and with roots as uncertain as the Youatt, they were Yeoman Farmers and tenant farmers in a number of parishes.
Charlotte herself was from Landkey where her family consisted of 4 sisters and a brother.

JOHN and CHARLOTTE - the Swansea years
Soon after their marriage John and Charlotte moved to Swansea in Glamorgan, South Wales there they christened their first (legitimate) child, a son whom they named.

WILLIAM YOUATT

William was born on the 14th.July 1830 and baptised on 27th.July 1830 at St.Mary's Church Swansea 1830. - See FIG 21.

As will be related later William was to become a Stonemason and Builder in North Devon before later immigrating to the USA with his wife and four children.

The move to Swansea is unexplained but it was an area readily accessible from the North Devon ports of Bideford, Barnstaple and Ilfracombe with coal from the Welsh mines finding a ready market in the area. At least one other Youatt and several related Rumbelow families moved into South Wales where the attraction could be employment associated with mining compared to the relentless task of fighting the elements for a meagre return that farm labouring produced.

1830 - 1841 John, Charlotte & family - the missing years

From the baptism of William in 1830 until after 1846 the whereabouts of John, Charlotte and their children Thomas Rumbelow and William Youatt has not been found. A census taken in 1841 should have revealed their location but that source has to date proved negative. Such facts we have suggest that John, Charlotte and family were in the Swansea area in1835 when John became an Innkeeper. William was most likely to have been in North Devon and Thomas either in North Devon or closer to Badminton Gloucestershire where he was found in 1843.

All that can be said is that when children reached about 12 years of age they were often put out for employment away from home. Such practice may seem harsh but times were very hard and housing space limited.
So it is that at the time of the 1841 census a William Hewett aged 13 was found as a Farm Servant at High Bray in North Devon, given spelling anomalies and his birthplace "not in county" it is most likely to have been William Youatt.
Thomas Rumbelow Youatt, however has not been so found, his first location was at Badminton Gloucestershire in 1843.
1835 - JOHN YOUATT - Mine Host at the "Albion".

A "Sale of Leasehold Property" notice - shown below - suggests that John Youatt took possession of "The Albion" public house in Swansea during 1835.
The location of the Albion Inn cannot be found on a 19th.C.map of Swansea but Nelson Street and other references to John & Charlotte's life in Swansea on FIG 21 give a clue.
Diligent searches of the Swansea area at the time of the 1841 census fail to reveal the presence of John at the Albion, although a mystery he could well have been away on census night.

John also found mention in newspaper reports - again from the local "Cambrian" newspaper - these make interesting reading - see FIG 23.

We are more fortunate that whilst the couple were living in Swansea the 1851 another Census took place and from this their home in Princes Street identified.
FIG22 shows the census return and a typical plan view, photograph and description of their dwelling.

A few comments on Swansea Illustrations and findings
The "Cambrian" sale notice copied above is the basis for assuming that John Youatt was the original leaseholder and that with Charlotte remained in the area until about 1853 by which time Charlotte and most likely John must have returned to North Devon.

FIG 21 Shows the proximity of Princes Street - there home in 1851 - and Nelson Street where The Albion Inn at Nelson Place was most likely to have been situated.
St.Mary's Church where William was baptised can clearly be identified.

FIG 22 although a copy from a modern photograph the type of terraced dwelling occupied by John and Charlotte can be appreciated. From the census one can only conclude that space was at a premium unless there was a separate dwelling numbered 25A. Otherwise 25A was a census device to indicate another family with it's own head of household
In any case the Ward and Rumbelow families were relatives of both John and Charlotte.
Hugh Ward, a North Devon agricultural labourer, had married Elizabeth Rumbelow of Bishops Tawton at Barnstaple. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Rumbelow and Susanna Youatt.
Hugh was an ancestor of the late Leslie Jenkins whose researches furthered Youatt genealogy considerably. In later life Hugh became a quite successful coal merchant.
John Rumbelow - the Journeyman Maltster shown was the elder brother of Elizabeth.

FIG 23 Shows two entries with a Youatt name that found mention in the Swansea newspapers.
Introduction of regulations aimed at restricting the sale of liquor outside prescribed hours led John and his neighbouring landlord to be brought before the magistrates - an example had to be seen to have been made.
The "Dirty Assault" is reported in the journalistic manner of the period but is confusing in detail plus the question as to whether the "young" John was in fact the retired Innkeeper.
Most likely another Youatt from North Devon was the accused as we have evidence of a related branch later well established in the Neath area of Glamorgan.

John and Charlotte - their final years.

At some time after 1851 both John and Charlotte returned to North Devon where they lived we have no record in fact it is likely they lived apart with relatives for Charlotte died during 1854.
The mandatory Death Certificate reads.
It is apparent that John Youatt was not present when Charlotte's died..

(Photograph by courtesy of Colin Elworthy - taken 1999)
The inscription reads SACRED to The Memory of
CHARLOTTE YOUATT
Wife of John Youatt of this
Parish who died Sept 16th.
1854 Aged 63 years
The headstone was most likely the work of her Stonemason and Engraver son William Youatt..Note the space left blank for John's memorial, in the event John was buried in his parish of Swimbridge - home at the time, of William and his family

JOHN YOUATT _ The final years.
John Youatt also returned to North Devon from Swansea but we have no indication as to where he lived until the time of his death.
William Youatt son of John and Charlotte had married and settled in Swimbridge where he lived at Tower Farm with his wife Martha two sons and two daughters. William was a fully fledged Stonemason and stone engraver and later was to become a builder. Martha's Bale family relatives were farmers and lived nearby so it is thought they helped on the farm when stonemasonry works took precedence.
It was at Tower Farm that John spent his last years no doubt giving help on the farm although he was in his late seventies.
John Youatt died on 24th.January 1861 as the following death certificate details show.
Whilst Devon newspapers do not seem to have carried an obituary the Swansea based "Cambrian" on 1st.February 1861 carried the following :-

On the 24tTH. Ult. At Swymbridge Devon. Mr.John Youatt, Farmer, formerly of "The Albion" Inn Swansea. Respected by all who knew him.

John was buried in an unmarked grave at Swimbridge and not as would have been expected alongside Charlotte at Landkey.
John's Will of interest as it recognises a "stepson" which is taken to mean a son not of his recent marriage. Thomas had adopted his father's surname by the time of his 1846 marriage.

Contention of John Youatt's Will

A daughter by John's first marriage MARY HEANES YOUATT then Mary LANGBRIDGE sought fit to contend the Will of her father.
Mary, a dressmaker, had during 1848 married a Great Torrington whitesmith (worker in non-ferrous metals) by the name of John Langbridge, by 1861 John had become a clockmaker resident in Bideford.
Cited as "one of the natural and lawful children of the said John Youatt" the contention was made on the basis that "John was a widower and had died intestate"
In the event the claim was rejected by the Registers of the Principal Registry on 15th.July 1865 and the Will was proved in Exeter on 3rd.August 1865 with Estate and Leaseholds valued under £200 passing to William Youatt.

It is interesting to observe that Mary and presumably other offspring of the Heanes marriage were unaware of her father's second marriage although as we know the marriage took place at Tawstock after Banns had been read. The term one of the lawful children could be an inference of known infidelity.

Comment upon the life of John Youatt
In researching the history of such an important ancestor of both Youatt branches a lot remains buried in history with a number of intriguing questions unanswered.

· Why in fact did John, the eldest and normal successor, to his father James's Newton Tracey estate relinquish this to his brother James.?

· Could the Heanes preference for non-conformist worship have a bearing on later relations between John and his children following Grace'' death. Certainly George Heanes Youatt married a Baptist ministers daughter also his sister Mary,and several of his nieces and nephews in Great Torrington converted to the Baptists. Of course the preference may have been a trend or even the influence of the Heanes family.

· John's liaison with Charlotte - which must have taken place whilst Grace was alive - casts a shadow on his reputation. There is also the possibility of at least one other child with a John Youatt as father, however the child born to an Elizabeth Lewis that was taken on to the Parish. (South Molton Ledger of Parish Bastards 1817-1822). Were these the reason for the apparent distancing of the Heanes and Rumbelow siblings?

· Charlotte's gravestone was prepared to receive John's inscription, the fact it was not used is puzzling and one wonders whether the couple had lived apart in later years. There is a feeling that John was urged to marry Charlotte in the first place and John tolerated her for the sake of their family.

· It is noticeable that Charlotte was a name given to several of Thomas Rumbelow Youatt's children but not to William's

Thus we come to the end of the story of John Youatt a hard working Yeoman farmer and Innkeeper whose life is best summed up as in his only known obituary -

Respected by all that knew him.

An account of the later lives of the Youatt / Heanes families

Eldest son JOHN YOUATT became a Butcher by trade and married ELIZABETH EVANS who was born in Plymouth Dock (now Devonport), the marriage took place at Great Torrington on 4th.October 1829. Elizabeth had skills as a baker that she combined with John in his butchering business.
Several census and trade directory entries show John Youatt Butcher Baker of Potacre Street.
Great Torrington then was a thriving market town and known for its cattle market and for a thriving glove making industry. In 1801 the town was noted as "rich, populous and spirited". Potacre street is a short connecting street, centrally located and still retains what must have been the Youatt shop - (in 1960 a café and tea-rooms).
John died on 8th.August 1851 of an "abscess of the brain" - he was 45 years of age. Although quite early in life but not before 7 children had been born. These were: -

· William George Youatt b.1832 he became apprenticed locally as a Tailor, later married, moved and settled in Kingston on Thames. As a Widower he married his niece Bessy Langbridge. Several children were born but as far as is known that line of Youatt is extinct.

· John Youatt b.10th.October 1833 he became apprenticed to the Monkleigh Wheelwright Thomas Dennis (as previously had his Uncle Caleb Youatt b.1818).
John later took over the business that he later ran with his son Thomas who became Postmaster for Monkleigh village. After 30 years of service his daughter Gwendoline Bale later continued the Post Office service that eventually closed during the late 1970's - it had been in the family since 1892. On the death of John Evans Youatt a grandson of John the Wheelwright the Monkleigh branch became extinct.
A 1930's photograph ( ) shows the Wheelwrights house and workshop with most likely Thomas, his assistant and probably his wife Alice.

· Thomas Youatt b.2nd.December 1835 by 1861 had become a carpenter Journeyman in Great Torrington later he move to Torpoint on the Devon/Cornwall border where he married 1865 and became a builder. At his death in1919 the local newspaper noted that Thomas was a staunch Wesleyan and was well known as a local preacher. He was twice married had three daughters but no male heirs.

· Hannah Youatt b.1836 has also been found as Maryanna in an early census. From age 15 if not earlier she became a Glover by trade.1862 shows Hannah still living at home and recorded for census purposes as a "cotton glove machinist". Recorded as No.269 on the roll of Torrington Baptist Church, Hannah was "dismissed to Dalston, London" in 1862 - an indication that Hannah had left her home in Potacre Street for life elsewhere.

· Fanny Youatt was b.1838 and was in 1851 at Potacre Street although working locally as a servant. By 1861 there is no trace in Gt.Torrington.

· Elizabeth Youatt was b.1843 at Potacre Street but by 1851 living with her Aunt in nearby New Street - no doubt because of space at home. Later to become a cotton glove maker Elizabeth married a Painter and decorator George Nixon Gunn and lived with him in High Street Gt.Torrington. By 1871 George had died and her mother was spending her evening years at Elizabeth's home.
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· George Heanes Youatt was b.15th.April 1845 at Potacre Street the fourth son of John and Elizabeth. Similarly named as his piano making uncle little is known of George's movements except that in 1861 he was living with maltster George and his wife Mary Ann Walkey in Castle Street Gt.Torrington earning his living as a Maltsters boy.

JAMES YOUATT 1807 - 1888

Second son of John and Grace was JAMES. He was baptised at South Molton on 23rd.July 1807 when John was holding a tenancy at Higher and Lower Coombe. James was to be a farmer and when of an age to leave home settled in Witheridge a large upland village between South Molton and Tiverton.
James - an Agricultural Labourer married ELIZA HODGE at the parish church on 25th.June 1833.
6 children were born to James and Eliza before her death at the early age of 35 on 27th.June 1847.
One of the children named Henry also died soon after his first birthday and was buried at Witheridge on 17th.May 1847.
The surviving children were :-
· George Youatt b.1st.January 1834.at Witheridge.George has not been subsequently encountered during research.
· Mary Ann Youatt b.2nd.January 1837 Born in the village of Witheridge at the age of 27 was noted as a spinster and dressmaker living in Russell St. Exeter when she married a John Pinn on 13th.December 1863. John was a joiner by trade.
· Thomas Youatt b.1838 at Witheridge. No further details are known except an entry in the 1851 census noting Thomas was a scholar aged 13.
· John Youatt b.1840 at Witheridge was at school in 1851 with his brothers and sisters.By 1881 however we have a census entry that reveals John had joined the Royal Navy and was serving in the last word in battleships HMS "Hercules" an Ironclad as these ships were known. At the time the ship was moored at Old Greenock; John was a Stoker and at 49 had no doubt seen something of the world.
· Grace Youatt b.1844 was the last child born to James and Eliza at Witheridge for her mother died during 1847. Grace who carried her Grandmothers name may well have moved to Camberwell in London where in 1871 she was noted as a Dressmaker living at 12 Harvey Road at the home of John Grant and family.
· It is known that following the death of Eliza James sort employment as a Gardener and by the time of the 1881 census was recorded with a Hewett surname (a common enumerators error) as living at Stooks Cottage, Dawlish in South Devon.
James a widower had remarried on 25th.February 1858 a Mary Bradford, a laundress of Exeter where they were both living. It is noticeable that James' father - John Youatt - was shown as an Innkeeper on the marriage certificate. At least one member of the Heanes siblings knew the whereabouts of John.
James Youatt died in Dawlish during 1888 and Mary during 1893.

Elizabeth Youatt the first daughter born to John and Grace was baptised at South Molton on 16th.August 1809. Only likely whereabouts later was as a Coffee House Keeper in High Street Great Torrington - Billings Gazeteer of 1859.

George Heanes Youatt was baptised at South Molton Parish Church on 22 March 1812. Of George's life we have quite accurate accounts assembled by his many descendants.
After serving a cabinet making apprenticeship George as a journeyman cabinet maker moved on to the St.Pancras area of London.
A likely fellow apprentice named John Brinsmead b.1814 at Weare Gifford, N.Devon, from 1835 was also in London applying his skills to the manufacture of upright pianoforte instruments. Brinsmead became the epitome of a Victorian entrepreneur for he not only exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 but later lithographs illustrate his "manufactories" with tall belching chimneys and pianos being assembled on modern flow line principles - Brinsmead died a rich man.

On the 7th.January 1839 George Heanes Youatt married Hephzibah Cocks

Hephzibah had found employment as a Straw Bonnet maker in Gt.Torrington where her father was a Baptist Church Minister. The actual marriage however was performed in the Independent Chapel. It is interesting to note that although no Pianofortes were then made in Devon George gave his occupation as a Pianoforte maker - he had in fact returned from London to marry.
1841 saw George, Hephzibah and their newly born first child Rhoda again in Gt.Torrington where at census time they were in residence with Hephzibah's mother/aunt and sisters in New Street.
After marriage George was in business in University Street London where there was considerable demand for pianos for home use. A skilled cabinetmaker could readily make the carcase of a piano and purchase keys, hammers and movements from specialist suppliers in the vicinity - so it was George made his living. From all accounts George was able to give his family the life of a successful artisan far better than those left tilling the fields in North Devon.
George and Hephzibah had a large family and they in turn gave rise to a large number of descendants named by the Author as "The Manchester Youatts" - of which more later.

George and Hephzibah's family consisted of ;-
· Rhoda Mary Youatt b.18th.January 1839 at St.Pancras (the registration area) but died during 1842.
· John Youatt 1841-1925 b. at St.Pancras. John married Theresa Whitefield during 1865 in London but moved to Manchester where as a Merchants book-keeper he later qualified to become one of the first Chartered Accountants, John was a partner in the firm of Crewdson, Youatt and Hardy
Seven living children resulted from their marriage. These were all given a good education leading to the professions.
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Frank 1886-1947 was a Chartered Accountant and worked in his father's firm.
Leonard 1868-1955 was a Doctor of Medicine a Radical Socialist and married the Great great Niece of Michael Farraday the famous scientist.
Alice 1869-? Married John Risque a Solicitor in the Manchester area.
Ernest 1873- ? is known to have gone to South Africa.
Gerald 1875-1952 was a Chartered Accountant in London.
Edgar 1877- ? Was a Solicitor and partner in Smith Youatt & Smith of Manchester.
Claude Septimus 1880 - ? was a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with a pump manufacturing business at Stockport Rhodes Brydon & Youatt.
The whole family enjoyed a middle class style of life had musical talents and were supporters of the famous Manchester based Halle Orchestra. John in fact was a bass cello in the then amateur Halle Orchestra of 1857.
Many of today's Youatts are descendants of these Manchester Youatts.

Other children of George Heanes and Hepzibah Youatt
· Mary Youatt b.25December 1845 in the St. Pancras area and married Henry Whitefield in 1874
· Rhoda Youatt b.11th.December 1847 in the St.Pancras area and by 1881 was a Principal of a college school and died at Hampstead in 1911
· George Heanes Youatt b.25th.May 1850 in the St.Pancras area was at one time a Merchants Clerk and later an Accountant living with his parents in Regents Park Road London. Later he moved to Manchester where he died during 1915.
· Victor Youatt b.19th.June 1855 was the last son born in the St.Pancras registration area. Victor followed his father into the Piano making business until this waned due to the introduction of steel framed instruments. Later Victor has been found as a Librarian and the owner or manager of a restaurant. Married in 1877 and a widower five years later, he lived with his sister Rhoda until when aged 75 Victor remarried; he died during 1937.
· Hephzibah b.15th.August 1855 was known as "Effie" she too was born in the St.Pancras area. Described as a "Professor of Music" Effie taught music most likely pianoforte playing at least until her marriage to Horace Beach in 1885.

Thus we end the living children born to George and Hephzibah. George had his home and workshop at addresses around the Tottenham Court Road area later in Regents Park road. As a Piano maker he was one of hundreds in the area but unlike John Brinsmead did not amass a fortune but enjoyed a comfortable style of living. George and Hephzibah later moved to Primrose Hill area of Hampstead where he died in 1893 aged 83. Hephzibah had predeceased him aged 68 in 1882

Later family events of John & Grace's children - continued

Mary Heanes Youatt b.1814 at South Molton. We have already mentioned Mary when she challenged the Will of her father. It is known she lived in Great Torrington with her Uncle George Heanes and his wife Elizabeth in New Street and was a Dressmaker. On 13th.February 1848 Mary Heanes Youatt a spinster married John Langbridge a widower and Whitesmith by trade. In 1861 John, Mary and family were living in Bideford with John set up as a Watch and Clockmaker - his father's trade. Mary followed the Heanes preference for the Baptist church and is found on their rolls at Gt.Torrington.

Caleb Youatt b.10th.December 1818 at North Molton, last of the Youatt/Heanes siblings, served an apprenticeship with the Monkleigh Wheelwright Thomas Dennis .
Caleb lived with his Master and family until he married on 27th.January 1848.
Caleb Youatt married Elizabeth Lile a Dressmaker of Meddan Street Bideford at a Wesleyan Chapel. Soon after marriage Caleb and Elizabeth left North Devon to settle in the Lambeth area of London where Caleb established a very successful Wheelwrights business later known as the
Lombard Wheel Works. Children of Caleb and Elizabeth at census time in living at 24 Newport Street Lambeth Surrey were :-

· Anna or Anne Mary Youatt b.1851 - an unmarried Schoolmistress.
· Thomas Webb Youatt b.1860 unmarried an Inland revenue clerk
· Bessie Jane Youatt b.1860 a Designer in Art Pottery
· James Randall Youatt b.1864 then 17 and a Pupil Teacher.

Later lives of Caleb & Elizabeth née Lile's family.
An elder son Alfred William Youatt b.1849 but not present at the 1881 census inherited his father's business the Lombard Wheel Works in York Road Battersea and was the sole executor of his fathers Will valued under £3000 - a not inconsiderable sum.
Caleb had died in 1879 aged 61, Elizabeth his wife lived on until 1893 by which time she was 73.

· Thomas Webb Youatt. Moved around the country in his role with the Inland Revenue as evidenced by the record of his marriage in Newport, Monmouthshire. Thomas died as a Inland Revenue pensioner at Southampton during 1902.
· Bessie Jane Youatt attended the Lambeth School of Art and was later employed as an artist at the Royal Doulton Pottery in Battersea from 1873-1888 We would be fortunate indeed to find examples of her handiwork still available today. Such examples are few in number and very valuable as they are in Marqueterie Ware -a thin eggshell like ornamental ware with patterns in blues or purple. A characteristic monogram BJC identifies Bessie's work - see illustration. Bessie married during 1891.
Thomas Webb Youatt and his wife Annie Sarah (possibly Randall) had two sons