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Charles John William WINDEATT, Carpenter and Cornet Player

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Charles J.W.WINDEATT(1860-1898) =Elizabeth ?THORNE (married 1879])
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Dorothy E.F.(?1880-?)   John Charles(1882-1956    Beatrice A.A.(1886-?)

WARNING: This tree is very speculative. It has been mostly put together from census and BMD index data.  If you know anything more about this family, please leave a message on the message board or e-mail directly.

Birth and Early Life 1860-

Charles John William (1860-1898)

Birth in the Sub-district of Teignmouth in the County of Devon 1860

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When & Where Name Sex Name and Surname of Father Name, surname and maiden surname of mother Occupation of father Signature, description and residence of informant When registered
12th February 1860
Fore Street
West Teignmouth		 Charles John William Boy Charles Allan WINDEATT Sarah WINDEATT formerly HAWKINS Jeweller Charles WINDEATT
Father
Fore Street, West Teignmouth		 15th February 1860

Charles John William WINDEATT was the eldest of a large family of the children (at least nine that we know of) whose father was also called Charles.  Charles Allen WINDEATT, his father, was first a jeweller but then turned musician, bandleader and music teacher.  Charles, junior, and his next eldest brother, Frank Benjamin, went into the Building Trade like many others in this Horrabridge tree.  His next closest sibling, Elizabeth, became a dressmaker, but almost all the younger children became professional musicians and played in their father's or brother's bands and orchestras.  One of his younger brothers, Corelli, was an infant prodigy on the violin and grew up to play at lots of local and London social events.

However, Charles was also a musician if, albeit, an amateur one, and his name appears as a Cornet Player on two Programme covers of concerts in Weston-Super-Mare in 1888 (see below)

1879: MARRIAGE to ELIZABETH?

We think he married in the March quarter of 1879 in Axbridge (GRO ref: 5c 717) to an Elizabeth (probably Elizabeth Harriet  THORNE) and that they had a son, John Charles,  T

CHILDREN?

He may have had more children but these have not yet been researched.

In the 1891 census index from Ancestry.com there is a Charles J W WINDEATT (Head), aged 31 and born in Devon,  living in Somerset with Charles J L Windeatt, aged 9.

In 1893 his young sister, Lilly, had an illegitimate baby, also Lilly.  The baby was born in Charles' house - 56 Palmer Street - perhaps because Charles' wife seems to have been a nurse.

1888 CORNET PLAYER

1898 DEATH

Charles died young. It's not unusual for the males in this family to die young but it is unusual to die as the result of an accident.  Usually it is from some form of wasting disease (TB) or cancer (especially stomach cancer).  It would be interesting to find a report of the Inquest.  These are not archived apparently but may be read in local contemporary newspaper reports.

1898 - Death in the Sub-district of Weston-super-Mare in the County of Somerset

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When & Where Name Sex Age Occupation Cause of Death Signature, description and residence of informant When registered
5th November 1898
11 Burlington Street Weston super-Mare, U.D.		 Charles WINDEATT Male 40 years Carpenter Fracture of the base of the skull Certificate received from Samuel CRADDOCK, Coroner for North Somerset
Inquest held 7th November 1898		 Ninth November 1898

WIDOW

A couple of years later in the 1901 census, what we assume is his widow and two daughters are living at the "Back of" 33 Oxford St. Weston Super Mare.  Charles, the son from 1891, is staying in 33 Oxford Street next door.

Name Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born
Elizabeth H. WINDEATT Head Wid F 39 Monthly Nurse Sick Som. W. Sup. Mare
Dorothy E. F. WINDEATT Daur S F 20   Som. W. Sup. Mare
Beatrice A. A. WINDEATT Daur S F 13   Som. W. Sup. Mare

And here's young Charles:

Name Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born
Charles J. L  WINDEATT Visitor S M 19 Plumber - Worker Som. W. Sup. Mare

 

1901-2001 Descendants - Can you help?

We don't know if there are any living descendants of Charles and Elizabeth.  Please make contact via the Message Board if can contribute any more information about this family or if you can correct any of the information.

 

Last updated January 2009.