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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Devon => Topic started by: PaulJC on Friday 11 December 20 13:06 GMT (UK)
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Hello All,
I am looking for information on the Upcott family from Cullompton, Devon with particular reference to the following:
- Their textile business in the 18th and 19th Centuries
- The burial details of Charles John Upcott who died in 1898
- Any photographic references to the family and their business
Thanks,
Paul
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You might want to amend the spelling error in the header, although that spelling might at least make people look at the post.
Pheno :)
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Thanks and done.
It could have been worse but lets not go there.
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Charles John Upcott - 23 April 1898 - Devon
https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=1979533
Sandra
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Charles John Upcott of Shortlands Cullompton Devonshire merchant
Death Date 20 Apr 1898 Devon. Probate Exeter 14 May 1898 to Lewis Edward Upcott - Gentleman - Effects - £10069 10 s 1d
Probate Registry Exeter
Sandra
Added 11 anc trees
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Father John Samuel Upcott - Copy Probate :-
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/bf5ddd15-cbb7-4c55-8f30-5fa79d674bb8
Sandra
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Thanks Sandra,
Any idea where he was buried? I am having difficulty tracing most of the Upcott family burials. Just a few appear in Cullompton Cemetery.
Paul
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Sorry, the link will tell you - scan costs £2
Photographs - Sir Charles Gilbert Upcott - 1934 and 1950
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp72751/sir-gilbert-charles-upcott
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw90528/Sir-Gilbert-Charles-Upcott
Sandra
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Anc trees say Cullompton Devon.
Sandra
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Thanks again Sandra.
I have seen the photos of G C Upcott.
I looked at the find a grave records and there are a few for Cullompton but only two seemed to be directly linked to this branch of the family/
Paul
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Not every one is recorded. Approximately 6,500 burial records are available for the Town of Cullompton in Devon, South West England, with a mixture of Burial and Grave register scans.
Cullompton Cemetery Burials dated 4 October 1856 to 24 May 2010 are available as burial register scans.
Sandra
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St Andrew’s Church
Lane’s Aisle is one of the most significant reminders of the wealth created by the cloth trade (like Greenway’s Chapel, Tiverton).
Merchant’s marks related to the cloth trade inside and out of the church related to the wealthy clothier John Lane (d.1529) who has been described as head borough or bailiff of Cullompton. Graves of the Upcott family and other cloth merchants.
https://www.tivertonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Culm-Valley-Trail-PDF-for-web-Final1-compressed-1.pdf
Sandra
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Looks like the Town Hall charge £11 research fees.
The Town Hall, 1 High Street, Cullompton, EX15 1AB
www.cullomptontowncouncil.gov.uk
town.clerk@cullomptontowncouncil.gov.uk
01884 38249
https://www.cullomptontowncouncil.gov.uk/_UserFiles/Files/2019-20%20CULLOMPTON%20CEMETERY%20SCHEDULE%20OF%20FEES.pdf
Sandra
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Thanks Sandra,
When this Covid thing is finally behind us I might take trip down to Devon and have a look at a place I'd never even heard of before just a few days ago. It sound quite interesting.
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Are you a social media person ?
There is a facebook page for St Andrews Church - wondered if it would be worth asking if anyone could help or knows of Upcott burials in the churchyard ?
https://www.facebook.com/standrewscullompton/
Sandra
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The Exeter Flying Post or, Trewman's Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser
Exeter, Devon, England - 8 Jun 1870, Wed - Page 1
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65076221/lower-mill-to-let-cullompton-8-june/
Sandra
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The Exeter Flying Post or, Trewman's Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser
Exeter, Devon, England - 6 Nov 1851, Thu - Page 8
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65079545/william-upcott-aged-75-years-died-25/
Sandra
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Dr Arthur William Upcott died 25 May 1922 - son of John and Mary
The Victoria Daily Times Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
25 May 1922, Thu Page 1
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65079897/dr-a-w-upcott-25-may-1922/
The Leader-Post Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
26 May 1922, Fri Page 15
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65080018/dr-upcott-26-may-1922/
You probably already have the find a grave entry and wikipedia but I will attach in case another relative comes along at a later date.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100889186/arthur-william-upcott
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Upcott
https://peoplepill.com/people/arthur-upcott/
Sandra
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Ernest Alfred Upcott - The Pall Mall Gazette London, Greater London.
29 May 1880, Sat - Page 7
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65080611/ernest-alfred-upcott-29-may-1990/
Sandra
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Thanks Sandra for all this additional information.
Paul
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After committing suicide, by cutting his throat, Charles John Upcott was buried in Cullompton Cemetery on Saturday 23rd April 1898, after a service in the chapel there.
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Thanks for this information. I also saw this is a newspaper archive.
Paul
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There is an Upcott family vault inscribed "Upcott family of Raddon" inside the church at Thorverton dated late 1800s . I moved to Thorverton about a year ago and was looking at the vaults inside recently . Raddon is a hamlet close to Thorverton and also a few miles from Cullompton