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Daughter of James Pickard 1755 and Ann George
Maria was baptised on 18 Jun 1806 (1) in Parkham, Devon. She married Joseph Heywood on 19 Apr 1832 (2) in Parkham. Witnesses to the marriage were John Sanders and Thomas Headon.
Joseph Heywood was baptised on 18 May 1806 (1) in Parkham, Devon. His parents are Walter and Anne Heywood.
Joseph was a Farmer at Lake, Abbotsham, Devon. He and Maria had 8 children.
James Heywood Baptised 3 Mar 1833 in Parkham (3) George Heywood Baptised 2 Oct 1834 in Parkham (3) Joshua Heywood Born about 1840 in Abbotsham (4) Ann Heywood Born about 1842 in Abbotsham (4) Walter Heywood Born about 1843 in Abbotsham (4) John Heywood Born about 1846 in Abbotsham (4) Henry Heywood Born about 1849 in Abbotsham (4) Eli Heywood Born about 1850 in Abbotsham (4)
Maria died in 1862 (5) aged 56. After Maria's death Joseph married Mary Littlejohns in 1870 (6). Mary had been married before and already had children. Joseph and Mary had no children together. Joseph died in 1881 (7) aged 74.
Census details below
1841 Census HO107/242 Joseph Heywood 34 Yeoman y Maria Heywood 34 y James Heywood 8 y George Heywood 6 y Joshua Heywood 1 y Ann Heywood 2m y William Pickard 18 Ag Lab y Thomas Hamlyn 13 y James Johns 10 y Margaret Johns 18 F S y Wilmot Johns 14 F S y Address: Lake, Abbotsham, Devon 1851 Census HO107/1895 Joseph Heywood Head m 44 Farmer of 200 acres employing 4 labourers Parkham, Devon Maria Heywood Wife m 44 Farmers Wife Parkham, Devon James Heywood Son u 18 Farmers Son Parkham, Devon George Heywood Son 16 Farmers Son Parkham, Devon Joshua Heywood Son 11 Farmers Son Abbotsham, Devon Ann Heywood Daug 9 Farmers Daug Abbotsham, Devon Walter Heywood Son 8 Scholar Abbotsham, Devon Johnn Heywood Son 5 Scholar Abbotsham Henry Heywood Son 2 Abbotsham, Devon Eli Heywood Son 1 Abbotsham, Devon George Mules Serv u 19 Farm Labourer Northam, Devon Grace Downing Serv u 18 House Servant Clovelly, Devon Frances Authors Serv u 18 House Servant Abbotsham, Devon William Auckland Serv u 15 House Servant Abbotsham, Devon Lewis Dark Serv u 15 Farm Servant Parkham, Devon Address: Lake, Abbotsham, Devon 1861 Census RG9/1503 Joseph Heywood Head m 54 Farmer 290 Acres Parkham, Devon Maria Heywood Wife m 54 Parkham, Devon James Heywood Son u 28 Farmers Son Parkham, Devon Ann Heywood Daug u 19 Farmers Daug Abbotsham, Devon John Heywood Son 15 Scholar Abbotsham, Devon Henry Heywood Son 12 Scholar Abbotsham, Devon Eli Heywood Son 10 Scholar Abbotsham, Devon Mary Ann Pickard Serv u 23 House Servant Parkham, Devon Mary Ann Johns Serv 14 House Servant Marwood, Devon Martha Howard Serv 10 House Servant Barnstaple, Devon John Pickard Serv u 25 Farm Servant Parkham, Devon Richard Glover Serv u 21 Carter Alwington, Devon James Curtis Serv u 17 Carter Abbotsham, Devon John Courvy Serv u 19 Carter Wick St Mary, Cornwall Address: Lake, Abbotsham, Devon 1871 Census RG10/2202 Joseph Heywood Head m 64 Farmer/170 Acres employ 2 labs and 4 boys Parkham, Devon Mary Heywood Wife m 55 Parkham, Devon John Heywood Son u 25 Farmers Son Abbotsham, Devon John Clement Littlejohns Stepson u 16 Woolfardisworthy Frances Ellen Littlejohns Stepdau 10 Scholar Woolfardisworthy Eliza Cann Serv u 19 General Serv Domestic Northam, Devon John Hearn Serv u 18 Farm Servant Alwington, Devon William Gowin Serv 15 Farm Servant Abbotsham, Devon Peter Hurren Serv 15 Farm Servant Alwington, Devon William Found Serv 11 Farm Servant Woolfardisworthy, Devon Address: Lake, Abbotsham, Devon 1881 Census RG11/2260 Mary Heywood Head wid 65 Farmer 140 Acres Parkham, Devon Christopher Littlejohns Son u 25 Farmers Son Woolsery, Devon Frances Littlejohns Daug u 20 Woolsery, Devon Ann Dunn Serv u 25 Gen Serv Domestic Woolsery, Devon Richard Holman Serv u 16 Farm Serv Indoor Northam, Devon Ernest Cole Serv u 13 Farm Serv Indoor Abbotsham, Devon Address: Lake, Abbotsham, Devon In the 1891 Census, Lake Farm is now being run by George Heywood, Joseph's son.
Sources (1) IGI Record (2) Genuki - Transcript of Parkham Marriages by Elizabeth Howard (3) Genuki - Transcript of Parkham Baptisms by Elizabeth Howard (4) Census (5) GRO - OND 1862 - 5b 364 - Bideford - aged 56 (6) GRO - AMJ 1870 - 5b 939 - Bideford (7) GRO - JFM 1881 - 5b 385 - Bideford - aged 74 Contact - Jacky Hockridge - juljacho@aol.com *****************************************************