The Neck Family Of Newton Abbot, Lambeth, Newport, Bridgwater and Bristol

The NECK family has proven to be one of the most complicated families to unravel, and there are still many puzzles left to solve. They were a family of mariners, and prior to their arrival in Bristol in the 1840s, they appear to have spent very little time in any one place. Lambeth, Newport, Plymouth, Bridgwater, Cardiff and Swansea are amongst the many places in England and Wales that were graced by their presence. The NECKs were a family of sail-makers and sailors, and their story begins with Matthew NECK from Totnes in Devon ...

Acknowledgements & Disclaimer

This webpage would not have been possible without the assistance of my third cousin once removed, ANGIE GREENHALGH, who has been able to dig up a considerable amount of information about our NECK ancestors, despite living in far off Auckland, New Zealand! I would also like to thank my third cousin once removed JOAN DIMOND for providing me with information about the descendants of George William NECK and Clara WOODBURY, my sixth cousin Helen ROWE for passing on her exhaustive notes about the Australian branch of the NECK family, my cousin BEV ORBELL for providing info about the family of Ann PANES, and IVAN FARMER, the husband of my fifth cousin once removed, for his information about the LAKE family. I am also grateful to my other cousins DAVID PREECE, ARTHUR NECK, VICTOR NECK, ROGER NECK, DOROTHY CLEVELY and SIMON MASTERS for helping me piece together the more recent history of the NECK family. I would also like to thank YVONNE SCRIVENER for information about the DYER family, STUART BROWNING for providing me with his exhaustive information about the NICHOLSON family, and ROY LAPIDGE for informing me that the first wife of Charles NECK was a LAPIDGE and not a THOMPSON! I am also grateful to PHIL RODERICK for giving me some information about port pilots in Bristol and DEREK NETHERCOTE for sending me the old sketch of King Street by S. LOXTON from "Bristol As It Was and As It Is" by G.F. STONE (1909). Some of the details about the Llandoger Trow pub were taken from "Bristol Times", printed in the Bristol Evening Post of 7th March 2000. I would also like to thank PAUL VIVASH for providing extracts from various sources with regard to the derivation of the name "NECK". I am also indebted to the members of the Gloucester, Bristol & Somerset and Wessex Genealogy Mailing Lists, as well as the Bristol Register Office, the Plymouth Register Office, the Sedgemoor Register Office, and the General Register Office. The photograph of Highweek Parish Church was kindly donated by WYN TURNER; the picture of Totnes Parish Church was kindly provided by BARRINGTON WEEKES of the Totnes Image Bank; the pictures of George William NECK (b. 1844) and his son George William (b. 1872) were provided by JOAN DIMOND, and the photograph of Ernest, Dorothy and Ethel NECK was donated by my third cousin DAVID PREECE. All other photographs on this page come from my own family album. Much of the information on this page has no primary source and while I believe that it is accurate, I cannot take responsibility for any errors or omissions. I will be updating this page regularly as new information comes to light.

Meaning Of The Name

According to both P.H. REANEY in "The Oxford Dictionary of Surnames" and Dr BASIL COTTLE in "The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames", NECK originated from a nickname for someone with a peculiarity of the neck, cf. Henry NEKKE (Rotuli Hundredorum, Cambridgeshire 1279) and Richard NECKE (Subsidy Rolls, Cambridgeshire 1327).

Matthew NECK (1737-1801)

Totnes Parish Church
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Matthew NECK was baptised in Totnes, Devon on 11th November 1737. He was the second son of Matthew NECK and Rebecca HOYLE, who married in Totnes on 9th July 1734. Matthew's brother John died in 1736 aged no more than two, and by the time Matthew celebrated his first birthday he had also lost both his parents. His mother Rebecca died in 1737, possibly during Matthew's birth, and his father died in 1738. As yet we don't know who raised the orphan, but we do know that Matthew survived and prospered.

On 13th April 1762 Matthew married Elizabeth PINHEY in Totnes. She was the daughter of William PINHEY and Elizabeth LEAR and was baptised in Totnes on 16th January 1738. Elizabeth was the sister of Richard Lear PINHEY, who was baptised in Totnes on 20th March 1740. Richard was a skilled clock-maker and an example of his work can be found on ALLAN SMITH's Antique Clocks website.

Matthew and Elizabeth had three children together, all baptised in Totnes - John, baptised 3rd March 1763; Elizabeth, baptised 23rd May 1764, and Ann, baptised 30th August 1771. By the late 18th century the family were living in Plymouth Dock, Stoke Damerel, Devon, where Elizabeth worked as a milliner.

Matthew NECK died in 1801 and was buried back in Totnes on 9th May of that year. His widow Elizabeth continued to live in Plymouth Dock until her death on 2nd May 1816. The signatories on Elizabeth's will were her daughter Elizabeth, Richard Lear PINHAY and William LANCASTER. Amongst the items that she bequeathed to her son John was a gold mourning ring which she wore for her husband.

Elizabeth NECK (b. 1764) was unmarried when she signed her mother's will in 1816. She also worked as a milliner and was living at 58 Queen Street, Plymouth Dock, Stoke Damerel in 1816.

Ann NECK (b. 1771) married Benjamin NICHOLSON on 29th April 1800 in Totnes. The witnesses to the marriage were Ann's father and grandfather, John and Matthew NECK. Benjamin was a grocer and tea dealer and was born on 27th July 1776, the son of Joseph NICHOLSON and Mary DUNSFORD. Benjamin and Ann had eight children together, all born in Plymouth Dock, Stoke Damerel - Samuel, born 28th April 1801; Thomas, born 14th March 1803; Benjamin, born 10th December 1804, died 1805; Felix, born 27th May 1807; Elizabeth, born 2nd February 1809; Benjamin, born 28th November 1810; Emma, born 1st August 1812, and Mary Ann, born 1814.

Benjamin NICHOLSON (b. 1776) died before 1841. This is how his widow Ann appears in the 1841 and 1851 censuses:

Back Lane, St Stephen by Saltash, Cornwall (1841)

Ann NICHOLSON aged 70 Independent Not born in County
Mary Ann NICHOLSON aged 25 Governess Not born in County
Anna NICHOLSON aged 11 Not born in County
Emma TUCKER aged 7 Not born in County
Jane ADAMS aged 8 Not born in County

34 Portland Square, Charles Martyr, Plymouth, Devon (1851)

Ann NICHOLSON widow aged 79 Householder born Totnes, Devon
Mary A. NICHOLSON daughter 36 English Teacher born Devonport, Devon
Ellen TUCKER visitor 13 Scholar born Plymouth, Devon
Emma DREW servant 28 born Charlton, Devon

John NECK (1763-1834)

John NECK was baptised in Totnes, Devon on 3rd March 1763. He was the only son of Matthew NECK and Elizabeth PINHEY. John was living in West Teignmouth, Devon when he married Sarah HOCOMBE on 15th April 1784 in Highweek, Newton Abbot, Devon. She was the daughter of James HOCOMBE and Elizabeth BISHOP and was born in about 1763. John and Sarah's first child, John Finney, was born in Newton Abbot in about 1784 and was baptised on 24th April 1785 in Highweek.

Highweek Parish Church
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The family then moved back to West Teignmouth where John and Sarah's other twelve children were born - Sarah, baptised, 8th May 1787; James Hocombe, baptised 1st December 1788; William Pinhay, baptised 15th December 1789; Elizabeth, baptised 21st July 1791; Charles, born 24th February 1794; George Matthews, born 15th December 1795; Richard Lear Pinhey, born 16th February 1798; Hubert, baptised 1st May 1800; Jane, born 5th July 1801; Eleanor, baptised 1st June 1803; Mary Ann, born 6th June 1804, and James Hocombe, born 25th November 1805. In 1830 the family was living in Old Market Street, Teignmouth where John worked as a sail-maker.

John NECK died on 28th April 1834 and was buried in West Teignmouth on 1st May. In 1841 his widow Sarah was living with her daughter and son-in-law Sarah and William LANCASTER in Stoke Damerel, Devon:

George Street, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devon

William LANCASTER aged 50 Organist & Professor of Music born Devon
Sarah LANCASTER aged 50 born Devon
Thomas LANCASTER aged 20 Printer born Devon
George LANCASTER aged 15 Organist born Devon
Ellen LANCASTER aged 15 born Devon
Harriett P. LANCASTER aged 12 born Devon
Sarah NECK aged 75 Independent born Devon

Sarah NECK (nee HOCOMBE) died on 27th June 1848 at 23 George Street, Devonport aged 85.

Sarah NECK (b. 1787) married William LANCASTER on 2nd July 1812 in West Teignmouth, Devon. William was a professor of music and was born in Stoke Damerel, Devon in about 1787. He may have been the son of William LANCASTER, a clock-maker, and Mary PINHEY, who married on 20th November 1771 in Stoke Damerel. If this is correct then Sarah and William would in fact have been first cousins once removed. Sarah's husband, or possibly her father-in-law, may have been the William LANCASTER who witnessed the will of Elizabeth NECK (nee PINHEY), Sarah's grandmother. William and Sarah had at least two children together, both born in Stoke Damerel - Ellen, born c. 1825, and Charlotte, born c. 1827. In 1851 the family was living in Ker Street, Stoke Damerel, as seen here in the census for that year:

Ker Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon

William LANCASTER aged 63 Professor Of Music born Stoke Damerel, Devon
Sarah LANCASTER wife 63 born Teignmouth, Devon
Ellen E. LANCASTER daughter 26 Daily Governess born Stoke Damerel, Devon
Charlotte LANCASTER daughter 24 Drapers Assistant born Stoke Damerel, Devon
Evelyne LANCASTER granddaughter 8 Scholar born Stoke Damerel, Devon

Elizabeth NECK (b. 1791) married William BANKS in West Teignmouth on 26th May 1814. William was born in Broadwinsor, Dorset in about 1786. At the time of their marrige William was working as a sail-maker. William and Eliza had at least four children together - Sarah Ellen, baptised 11th August 1815 in Broadwinsor; Mary, baptised 17th May 1818 in Broadwinsor; Frederick William, baptised 14th August 1824 in St Paul, Exeter, and Alfred Eugene, baptised 10th May 1827 in All Hallows On The Walls, Exeter, Devon. In 1851 the family was living in Kennelworth Terrace, Bristol, as seen here in the census for that year:

142 Kennelworth Terrace, St Philip & Jacob, Bristol

William BANKS aged 65 Warehouseman born Dorset
Elizabeth BANKS wife 56 Landed Proprietor born Devon
Alfred BANKS son 24 Solicitors Clerk born Exeter, Devon
Sarah LANCASTER daughter 35 Governess born Dorset
Hubert LANCASTER grandson 5 Scholar at Home born Bristol
Mary LANCASTER granddaughter 2 Scholar at Home born Bristol

Elizabeth BANKS (nee NECK) died on 28th May 1856 at 35 Adam Street, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales.

Jane NECK (b. 1801) married William DIAMON of Broad Winsor, Dorset on 23rd August 1817 in West Teignmouth, Devon. The witnesses to the marriage were Jane's father John and brother William Pinhay.

James Hocombe NECK (b. 1805) worked as an accountant. He died of delirium tremens on 15th December 1848 at Looe Street, St Andrew, Plymouth, Devon.

John Finney NECK (1784-1855)

John Finney NECK was born in Newton Abbot, Devon in about 1784 and baptised on 24th April 1785 in Highweek. He was the eldest son of John NECK and Sarah HOCOMBE. John Finney took after his father and worked as a sail-maker, a trade that he followed until the day he died. He married Elizabeth Mary PERRY on 19th May 1808 in Wolborough, near Newton Abbot. Elizabeth was born in Kenton, Devon in about 1782. By 1811 John and Elizabeth had moved to London, where they had at least seven children - James, born 4th June 1809 in Exeter and baptised in St John Horseleydowns, Bermondsey on 3rd May 1811; John, born 14th March 1811 and also baptised in St John Horseleydowns on 3rd May 1811, buried 23rd July 1815 in St Mary, Lambeth, Surrey; Charles, born on 10th December 1813 in Lambeth, Surrey; Henry, b. c. 1816; John, b. c. 1818 in Chelsea, London; Ellen, born c. 1821 in London and Eliza, born c. 1824, also in London. In 1814, the NECK family was living in Little Canterbury Place, Lambeth, but by the late 1820s they were living in Newport, Monmouthshire. John, Ellen and Eliza were all baptised in St Woolos, Newport on 4th November 1827. John and Elizabeth had another child while they were living in Newport - Alfred, born c. 1827 and also baptised in St Woolos on 4th November 1827. By the 1840s, the NECK family had moved again, this time to North Petherton near Bridgwater in Somerset. John and Elizabeth lived in Monmouth Street, North Petherton, as seen here in the 1841 census:

Monmouth Street, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset

John NECK aged 50 Sailmaker Not born in County
Elizabeth NECK 50 Not born in County
Henry NECK 20 Sailmaker Not born in County
Ellen NECK 15 Not born in County
Eliza NECK 15 Not born in County
Alfred NECK 13 Not born in County

Ten years later John and Elizabeth were living in Bridgwater, as seen here in the 1851 census:

Russell Place, Bridgwater, Somerset

John Finney NECK aged 65 Sail Maker born Newton Abbott, Devon
Elizabeth Mary NECK wife 68 born Kenton, Devon
Frederick William BANKS son in law 26 Solicitors Clerk born Exeter, Devon
Eliza BANKS daughter 27 born London, Middlesex
Ellen HARPER daughter 30 born London, Middlesex
Thomas John HARPER grandson 5 born Plymouth, Devon
William James HARPER grandson 4 born Plymouth, Devon
Alfred HARPER grandson 2 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Charlotte HARPER granddaughter 1 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Mary WARREN 17 Servant born Huish, Devon

John Finney NECK died "by the visitation of God" on 19th November 1855 at Valetta Place, Bridgwater. After her husband's death, the widowed Elizabeth NECK (nee PERRY) moved to Swansea in Wales where she lived with her eldest son James. She died on 11th January 1866 at 11 Clifton Street, Swansea.

Henry NECK (b. c. 1816) was living with his father in Monmouth Street, Bridgwater in 1841. He followed in his father's footsteps and worked as a sail-maker, but he died on 12th September 1845 in Quay, Bridgwater, aged just 29.

Ellen NECK (b. c. 1821) married Thomas HARPER on 5th January 1842 in St Marys, Bridgwater. They were both living in Eastover near Bridgwater at the time. Thomas was a mariner, as was his father, John HARPER. Thomas and Ellen had at least four children together - Thomas John, born c. 1845 in Plymouth, Devon; William James, born c. 1846 in Plymouth; Alfred, born c. 1848 in Bridgwater and Charlotte, born c. 1849, also in Bridgwater. Ellen was living with her father in Russell Place, Bridgwater in 1851.

Eliza NECK (b. c. 1824) married Frederick William BANKS on 22nd September 1850 in Trinity Church, Bridgwater. Frederick was the son of William BANKS and Elizabeth NECK, Eliza's aunt. So Frederick and Eliza were in fact first cousins! Frederick was an attorney's clerk and was baptised in St Paul, Exeter on 14th August 1824. In 1851 Frederick and Eliza were also living with John Finney NECK in Russell Place, Bridgwater. Frederick and Eliza had at least two children together - Frederick William, born 2nd July 1851 in Valetta Place, Bridgwater, and John Finney, born 12th December 1859 at 4 The Butts, St Augustine, Bristol.

Frederick died shortly after John's birth and Eliza later married William ELLIS on 18th September 1864 in Bethesda Chapel, Swansea, Glamorgan. William was born in about 1826 in Pontardawe, Glamorgan and was the son of Thomas ELLIS, a spinner. Eliza and William had at least one son together - Isaac, born 6th November 1865 in 34 William Street, Swansea. In 1881 the family was living in Singleton Street, Swansea, as seen here in the census for that year:

15 Singleton Street, Swansea Town, Glamorgan, Wales

William ELLIS aged 55 Wool Spinner born Pontardawe, Glamorgan
Eliza ELLIS wife 58 born London, Middlesex
Isaac ELLIS son 15 born Swansea, Glamorgan

Eliza ELLIS (nee NECK) died on 1st August 1900 at 79 Fleet Street, Swansea, Wales.

William Pinhay NECK (1789-1852)

William Pinhay NECK was baptised on 15th December in West Teignmouth, Devon. He was the fourth child of John NECK and Sarah HOCOMBE. William moved to Exeter, Devon where he worked as a grocer and tea dealer. He married Louisa WILKINS on 13th January 1838 in St Sidwell, Exeter. Louisa was born in Bath, Somerset in about 1806 and was the daughter of Henry WILKINS, a stonemason. William and Louisa had at least three children together, all born in Exeter - Emily Wilkins, died c. 1843; Edwin Henry, born c. 1845, died c. 1847, and Ellen, born 20th July 1847 in 9 Paris Street, St Sidwell. In 1851 the family was living at 10 Paris Street, Exeter, as seen here in the census for that year:

10 Paris Street, St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon

William NECK aged 63 Grocer & Tea Dealer born Teignmouth, Devon
Louisa NECK wife 45 born Bath, Somerset
Ellen NECK daughter 4 Scholar born St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon
Maria SERCOMBE servant 16 born Churchstone, Devon

William NECK died of chronic bronchitis on 6th November 1852 at 10 Paris Street . His widow Louisa died in 1879.

Ellen NECK (b. 1847) married John Hinton LAKE on 3rd April 1869 in St Sidwell, Exeter. John was born in Exeter in about 1845 and was the son of William Caperon LAKE, a tailor, and Jane HINTON. John and Ellen had at seven children together, all born in Exeter - Mary Ellen, born 31st January 1870, died 20th May 1870; Helen, born 13th January 1871; John William, born 13th December 1871; Jane Louisa, born 11th June 1873; Lucy Edith, born 18th May 1876; George Hinton, born 25th February 1878, and Dorothy Gladys, born 6th October 1891. John LAKE worked as a pharmaceutical chemist in the High Street, Exeter, as seen here in the 1881 and 1901 censuses:

High Street, St Martin, Exeter, Devon (1881)

Jno. H. LAKE aged 35 Chemist born Exeter, Devon
Ellen LAKE wife 33 born Exeter, Devon
Helen LAKE daughter 10 born Exeter, Devon
Jno. W. LAKE son 9 born Exeter, Devon
Jane L. LAKE daughter 7 born Exeter, Devon
Lucy E. LAKE daughter 5 born Exeter, Devon
Geo. H. LAKE son 3 born Exeter, Devon
Laura H. B. WOLCOMBE servant 19 General Servant born Exeter, Devon

41 High Street, St Stephen with St Martin, Exeter, Devon (1901)

John H. LAKE aged 55 Pharmacutical Chemist born Exeter, Devon
Ellen LAKE wife 53 born Exeter, Devon
Jane L. LAKE daughter 27 born Exeter, Devon
Dorothy G. LAKE daughter 9 Exeter, Devon
Harold KELHAM boarder 22 Chemist's Assistant born Stamford, Lincs
Alice BUBEAR servant 23 General Servant (Domestic) born Crediton, Devon

John Hinton LAKE owned pharmacies in Exeter, Tiverton and Sidmouth. The shops remained in the family until 1971 when they were sold to Holman, Ham & Co by John's grandson, Roland Hinton LAKE, upon his retirement.

Charles NECK (1794-1871)

Charles NECK was born on 24th February 1794 in West Teignmouth, Devon. He was the sixth child of John NECK and Sarah HOCOMBE. Like his older brother John Finney, Charles moved to London in the early 19th century, marrying Sarah DIBDIN in Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster on 21st June 1824. Sarah was born in about 1796. Charles and Sarah had only one child together - Charles Lloyd John, baptised on 4th January 1828 in St Luke, Chelsea, London. This is how Charles and Sarah appear in the 1851 census:

18 Bridge Street, St Saviour, Southwark, Surrey

Charles NECK aged 57 Clerk born Teignmouth, Devon
Sarah NECK wife 54 born Camberwell, Surrey

Sarah NECK (nee DIBDIN) died on 6th September 1856 at 39 Lombard Street, London and Charles subsequently remarried. His second wife was Maria WALFORD, whom Charles - now aged 65 - married on 30th July 1859 in St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex. Maria was born in Great Easton, Essex in about 1832 and was the daughter of Joseph WALFORD, a farm servant. At the time of their marriage, Charles was working as a merchant's clerk and Maria as a barmaid, and they were both living at 5 York Street. Curiously, the 1861 census shows Charles still as a widow with his wife Maria listed as a servant, which perhaps suggests that they were keeping their marriage secret:

39 Lombard Street, All Hallows, London

Charles NECK widow aged 67 Clerk In Charge Of Premises born Teignmouth, Devon
Eliza WALFORD servant 27 General Servant born Gt Easton, Essex
Maria WALFORD servant 29 General Servant born Gt Easton, Essex

Charles had no further children by his second marriage, and he died at 16 Haggerstone Road, Haggerstone, Shoreditch, Middlesex on 4th February 1871. His widow Maria did not remarry after his death. In 1881 she was working as a housekeeper at 101-103 Strand, St Clement Danes, London, as seen here in the census for that year:

101-103 Strand, St Clement Danes, London, Middlesex

Walter William LORD aged 35 Secretary & Assistant Manager born Lambeth, Surrey
Henry Russell GROVER 27 Deputy Assistant Manager born Lambeth, Surrey
William Wilfred POLLARD 24 Clerk born Holloway, Middlesex
Nathaniel Charles WHEELER 21 Clerk born Oxford, Oxfordshire
Harry BOYDE 21 Shopman born Islington, Middlesex
Maria NECK widow 49 Housekeeper (D) born Great Easton, Essex
Sarah Ann HOROBIN servant 41 Barmaid born Ipswich, Suffolk
Catherine MAJORS servant 26 Barmaid born Liverpool, Lancashire
Mary Ann Barrett SMITH servant 31 Linenmaid born Southwark, Surrey
Bertha HEWSON servant 17 Barmaid born Lambeth, Surrey
Ellen NORGRAVE servant 25 Housemaid born Lambeth, Surrey
Elizabeth DIGHT servant 19 Housemaid born Southwark, Surrey

Maria NECK (nee WALFORD) died in London in 1892.

Richard Lear Pinhey NECK (1798-1855)

Richard Lear Pinhey NECK was born on 16th February 1798 in Teignmouth, Devon and was the eighth child of John NECK and Sarah HOCOMBE. He married Loveday JACKMAN on 29th August 1819 in East Teignmouth, Devon. She was born on 7th November 1797 in West Teignmouth and was the daughter of William JACKMAN, a blacksmith, and Mary WAY. Richard and Loveday had at least seven children together, all born in West Teignmouth - Hubert Lear Pinhey, born 11th August 1820; Richard Lear Pinhey, born 22nd September 1822; Loveday Ellen, born 6th February 1825, died 25th November 1829; Fanny Sophia, born 1st February 1827; Sarah Hocombe, born 6th August 1829; Loveday Ellen, born 9th October 1831, and Charlotte Emma, born 12th August 1835.

Richard Lear Pinhey NECK worked as a grocer, a publican and later as a steward for the Royal Navy, as seen here in the 1841 census:

Navy Row, Stoke Damerel, Devon

Richard NECK aged 45 Ship Steward Born in County
Loveday NECK aged 45 Born in County
Hubert NECK aged 20 Ship Steward Born in County
Richard NECK aged 15 Born in County
Fanny NECK aged 14 Born in County
Sarah NECK aged 12 Born in County
Loveday NECK aged 9 Born in County
Charlotte NECK aged 5 Born in County

The family later moved to Portsea Town, Hampshire, now part of the City of Portsmouth. Richard died on 8th March 1855 at 22 Gloucester Street, Portsea. In 1861 his widow Loveday was still living in Gloucester Street, now called Gloucester Road and inside the Naval Dockyard complex:

22 Gloucester Street, Portsea, Hampshire

Loveday NECK widow aged 63 R.N. Steward's Widow born Teignmouth, Devon
Sarah WHITTLE daughter 30 Dressmaker born Teignmouth, Devon
Daniel WHITTLE grandson 7 Scholar born Portsmouth, Hampshire
William WHITTLE grandson 5 Scholar born Portsmouth, Hampshire
John FORBET boarder 22 Engineer In Dock Yard born Scotland

Loveday NECK (nee JACKMAN) died in Portsea in 1871.

Hubert Lear Pinhey NECK (b. 1820) was a sailor. He married Charity Vesey COOK on 24th January 1844 in East Teignmouth Church, Devon. She was born in about 1821 in East Teignmouth and was the daughter of Joseph COOK and Charity VESEY. Hubert and Charity had as least three children together, all born in Teignmouth - Hubert Lear, born 1845; William Henry, born 1850, and Emily, born 1853. In 1851 Charity NECK (nee COOK) was living in Teignmouth, as seen here in the census for that year:

Regent Square, East Teignmouth, Devon

Charity NECK aged 30 Sailor's Wife born East Teignmouth, Devon
Hubert NECK son 6 born East Teignmouth, Devon
W. H. NECK son 10 months born East Teignmouth, Devon
Charity COOK mother widow 64 born Bishop's Teignton, Devon

In 1861 the family were still living in Teignmouth:

Bitton Street, West Teignmouth, Devon

Hubert Lear NECK aged 40 Master Seaman born Teignmouth, Devon
Charity NECK wife 40 Dress Maker born Teignmouth, Devon
Hubert Lear NECK son 16 Printer Compositor born Teignmouth, Devon
William H. NECK son 10 Scholar born Teignmouth, Devon
Emily NECK daughter 7 Scholar born Teignmouth, Devon
Charity COOK mother-in-law 74 Retired Grocer born Bishop's Teignton, Devon

Charity NECK (nee COOK) died in about 1868. In 1871 her widowed husband Hubert was living with his sister Sarah WHITTLE in Portsea (see census entry below). Hubert himself died in about 1875.

Richard Lear Pinhey NECK (b. 1822) married Elizabeth Maria PORTEOUS on 22nd October 1846 in St Mary, Portsea, Hampshire. Elizabeth was born in about 1825 in Portsmouth and was the daughter of William PORTEOUS, a surgeon. At the time of their marriage Richard was living and working aboard a yacht called Fair Rosamund. Richard and Elizabeth had at least five children together - Richard Jackman, born 17th August 1847 at 48 Union Street, Portsea Town; Hubert William, born 12th February 1849 also at 48 Union Street; Elizabeth, born 2nd June 1851 in Park Street, Torquay, Devon; Maria, born 29th July 1855 at 10 Hawkstone Street, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, and William Porteous, born 23rd December 1856 in Toxteth Park. In 1851 the family was living in Torquay, Devon, as seen here in the census for that year:

Park Street, Torquay, Tormoham, Devon

Richard Lear NECK head aged 27 Mariner born Teignmouth
Maria NECK wife 25 born Portsmouth
Richard NECK son 3 born Portsmouth
William NECK son 2 born Portsmouth

Richard died on 25th May 1858 in Calcutta, India while serving as steward aboard HMS Lightning. The cause of death was recorded as apoplexy. In 1861 his widow Elizabeth was living in Portsea with three of her children:

57 Cumberland Street, Holy Trinity, Portsea, Hampshire

Elizabeth M. NECK widow aged 35 Dressmaker born Portsea, Hampshire
Hubert NECK son 12 Scholar born Portsea, Hampshire
Elizabeth NECK daughter 9 Scholar born Torquay, Devon
William NECK son 4 Scholar born Liverpool, Lancashire
Ann KENNEDY boarder widow 35 Dressmaker born Portsea, Hampshire
Emily KENNEDY boarder 17 Dressmaker born Portsea, Hampshire
Frederick KENNEDY boarder 11 Scholar born Portsea, Hampshire
Annie KENNEDY boarder 9 Scholar born Portsea, Hampshire

Elizabeth also had an illegitimate son by John STAFFORD - John Stafford NECK, born 12th January 1864 at 50 Gloucester Street, Portsea Town, Southampton. This is how Elizabeth appears in the 1871 and 1881 censuses:

2 Hope Place, St Mary, Portsea, Hampshire (1871)

Maria NECK widow aged 46 Dressmaker born Portsea, Hampshire
Maria NECK daughter 15 Domestic Servant born Liverpool
William NECK son 14 Scholar born Portsea, Hampshire
John STAFFORD boarder 7 Scholar born Portsea, Hampshire
George CHETWOOD boarder 28 Seaman Merchants Service born Woolwich, Kent
Caroline CHETWOOD boader's wife 26 born Portsea, Hampshire
Alice CHETWOOD boarder's daughter 3 born Portsea, Hampshire
Elizabeth CHETWOOD boarder's daughter 6 months born Portsea, Hampshire

17 Claxton Street, Portsea, Hampshire (1881)

Caroline CHETWOOD aged 35 Husband At Sea, Seaman R.N. born Portsmouth, Hampshire
Alice CHETWOOD daughter 13 Scholar born Portsmouth, Hampshire
George CHETWOOD son 7 Scholar born Portsmouth, Hampshire
Albert CHETWOOD son 3 born Portsmouth
Ellen CHETWOOD daughter 9 months born Portsmouth, Hampshire
Ellen SMITH boarder 27 Husband At Sea, Seaman R.N. born Liverpool, Lancashire
Maria NECK visitor widow 55 Dressmaker born Portsmouth, Hampshire
John NECK visitor 17 Printer & Distributor born Portsmouth, Hampshire

Elizabeth Maria NECK (nee PORTEOUS) died in Portsea on 13th June 1898.

Fanny Sophia NECK (b. 1827) married John Robert WHILLIER on 12th April 1844 in St Mary, Portsea, Hampshire. John was born in about 1821 in Portsmouth and was the son of John WHILLIER, a parish sexton. John and Fanny had at least two children together, both born in Portsea - John Lear Thomas, born c. 1845, and Fanny Loveday, born c. 1847. This is how John and Fanny appear in the 1861, 1871 and 1881 censuses:

6 St Mary's Road, Portsea, Hampshire (1861)

John WHILLIER widower aged 68 Parish Sexton born Portsea, Hampshire
John R. WHILLIER son 40 Stone Mason born Portsea, Hampshire
Fanny S. WHILLIER wife 34 born Teignmouth, Devon
Lear J. WHILLIER grandson 16 Apprentice born Portsea, Hampshire
Fanny L. WHILLIER granddaughter 14 Scholar born Portsea, Hampshire

91 St Mary's Road, Portsea, Hampshire (1871)

John Robt. WHILLIER aged 49 Monumental Mason born Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire
Fanny S. WHILLIER wife 43 born Teignmouth, Devon
William E. J. HEWETT grandson 1 born Portsea, Hampshire
John WHILLIER father widower 78 Sexton of Parish of Portsea born Portsea, Hampshire

6 St Mary's Road, Portsea, Hampshire (1881)

John WHILLIER aged 60 Parish Sexton born Portmouth Harbour, Hampshire
Fanny S. WHILLIER wife 54 born Teignmouth, Devon
Eliza L. HEWETT granddaughter 7 Scholar born Portsea, Hampshire

John WHILLIER died in about 1898 and in 1901 his widow Fanny was living with her daughter and son-in-law:

8 St Mary's Road, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Alfred W. HEWETT aged 55 Parish Clerk born Chichester, Sussex
Fanny L. HEWETT wife 53 born Portsmouth, Hampshire
Eliza L. HEWETT daughter 27 born Portsmouth, Hampshire
Douglas HEWETT son 19 Pawnbroker's Apprentice born Portsmouth, Hampshire
Mary A. HEWETT daughter 17 born Portsmouth, Hampshire
Percy HEWETT son 15 Stone Mason born Portsmouth, Hampshire
Fanny WHILLIER widow mother-in-law 73 born Teignmouth, Devon

Fanny Sophia WHILLIER (nee NECK) died in about 1913.

Sarah Hocombe NECK (b. 1829) married Daniel WHITTLE on 25th February 1851 in St Mary, Portsea, Hampshire. Daniel and Sarah had at least two children together, both born in Portsmouth - Daniel, born c. 1854, and William, born c. 1856. Daniel died sometime before 1861 and in 1871 the widowed Sarah was living in Portsea with her two children and her brother Hubert:

22 Gloucester Street, Portsea, Hampshire

Sarah WHTTLE widow aged 41 Lodging House Keeper born Teignmouth, Devon
Daniel WHITTLE son 17 Brick Maker born Portsea, Hampshire
William WHITTLE son 14 Stoker on Extension Works born Portsea, Hampshire
Hubert NECK widower brother 51 Merchant Seaman (Out of Employ) born Teignmouth, Devon

Sarah subsequently married William SILLENCE in Portsea in 1872 but died in about 1879.

James NECK (1809-1880)

Of all the children of John Finney NECK and Elizabeth Mary PERRY, James suffered by far the most misfortune, with one tragedy following hot on the heels of another. He was the eldest surviving son of John and Elizabeth, born in Exeter, Devon on 4th June 1809 and baptised on 3rd May 1811 in St John Horseleydowns, Bermondsey. He married Mary Rosetta COCK on 6th March 1834 in Padstow, Cornwall. Mary was born in about 1811. James and Mary had one daughter in Cornwall - Hannah Cock, baptised in Padstow on 20th January 1836. They then moved to Plymouth, Devon where James worked as a a mariner. James and Mary had at least one son in Plymouth - John Finney NECK, born on 10th March 1838 at 21 Richmond Street, St Andrew. James and Mary later moved to Newport where James worked as a coal shipper. There they had another son, James, who was born in 1848. Sadly, James died on 15th October 1848 in Pillgwenlly, Newport, aged just 10 weeks. Mary Rosetta died of phthisis on 2nd July 1849 in Pillgwenlly and James subsequently married Susanna PIPER on 31st December 1850 in the English Baptist Church, Newport. Susanna was baptised in Abbotsham, Devon on 18th March 1827 and was the daughter of John and Ann PIPER. In 1851 James and Susanna were living in Commercial Wharf, Newport, as seen here in the census for that year:

Commercial Wharf, St Woollos, Newport, Wales

James Neck aged 41 Foreman of Coal Shipper born Exeter, Devon
Susanna NECK wife 24 Dress Maker born Abbotsham, Devon
Hannah NECK daughter 15 Dress Maker born Cornwall, Padstow
John NECK son 13 born Plymouth, Devon
Sarah ANTHONY lodger 16 born St Woollos, Monmouthshire

James and Susanna had two children together - Elizabeth Ann, born about 1852 in Bideford, Devon, and William James, born 21st March 1854 at Russells Wharf, St Woollos, Newport. Tragically, James' second wife Susanna died of phthisis on 28th March 1855 at Commercial Wharf, St Woollos, Newport. James married for a third time on 10th August 1856 at the Baptist Temple, Commercial Road, Newport. His new wife was Sarah MILLER, herself a widow. Sarah was born in Fishponds, Gloucestershire in about 1811 and was the daughter of Thomas TYNER, a builder. James and Sarah moved to Swansea where James continued to work in the coal industry, as seen here in the 1861 and 1871 censuses:

22 Clifton Street, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

James NECK aged 51 Coal Agent born Exeter, Devon
Sarah NECK wife 49 born Fishponds, Gloucester
Elizabeth NECK daughter 9 Coal Agent's Daughter born Bideford, Devon
William NECK son 7 Coal Agent's Son born Newport, Monmouth

11 Clifton Street, Swanea, Glamorgan, Wales

James NECK aged 60 Coal Shipper born Exeter, Devon
Sarah NECK wife 59 Dressmaker born Bristol, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Ann NECK daughter 19 Dressmaker born Devon
William J. NECK son 17 Printer born Newport, Monmouthshire

James died of pneumonia on 15th March 1880 at 6 Clifton Hill, Swansea. In 1881 his widow Sarah was still living in Swansea, as seen here in the census for that year:

6 Clifton Street, Swansea Town, Glamorgan, Wales

Sarah NECK widow aged 47 Dressmaker born Fishponds, Gloucester
John EVANS lodger 38 General Ironmonger born Bettws, Glamorgan, Wales

Sarah died on 8th April 1896 at 48 Lower Oxford Street, Swansea. The informant was her step-son, William James NECK.

Hannah Cock NECK (b. 1835) married Oliver HOSKINS on 3rd May 1856 at the Baptist Temple, Commercial Road, Newport. Oliver was a sail-maker and was born in about 1833. He was the son of William HOSKINS, a lath renderer.

John Finney NECK (b. 1838) worked as a seaman for the merchants service. He married Jane Coath UREN on 10th October 1857 in the Wesleyan Chapel, Pillgwenlly, Newport. She was born in Plymouth in about 1838 and was the daughter of John UREN, a master rope maker, and Mary Ann. John and Jane had one son, John Henry, born on 5th June 1861 at Frederick Street, St Woollos, Newport. John Henry died just a few months later on 27th December 1861, and then John Finney himself died of pneumonia on 22nd March 1862, aged just 24.

Elizabeth NECK (b. 1852) married John JAMES on 3rd January 1881 in Swansea. John was born in about 1831 and was the son of John, a coast guard. John and Elizabeth had at least one child together - Emmaline, born c. 1877 in Swansea. John was a master mariner and he may have been at sea at the time of the 1881 census:

6 Clifton Street, Swansea Town, Glamorgan, Wales

Elizabeth A. JAMES aged 27 Master Mariner's Wife born Barnstaple, Devon
Emmaline JAMES daughter 4 Scholar born Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

William James NECK (b. 1854) became a printer and machinist and married Julia TOWNSEND in Mount Pleasant Chapel, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales on 4th October 1875. Julia was born in Swansea in about 1854 and was the daughter of Robert TOWNSEND, a book binder, and Mary Ann SIDAWAY. They had at least eight children together, all born in Swansea - William Sidaway, born c. 1876; Ernest Stanley, born c. 1878; Frederick George, born c. 1880; Lilian Eva, born c. 1882; Hilda, born c. 1885; Albert Francis, born c. 1887; Florence, born c. 1890, and Henry Percival, born 7th July 1895. William and Julia NECK lived at 30 New Oxford Street, Swansea, as seen here in the 1881 and 1891 censuses:

30 New Oxford Street, Swansea Town, Glamorgan, Wales (1881)

William J. NECK aged 27 Printer & Machinist born Newport
Julia NECK wife 27 born Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
William S. NECK son 4 born Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Ernest S. NECK son 2 born Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Frederick G. NECK son 7 months born Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

30 New Oxford Street, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales (1891)

William J. NECK aged 36 Printer Machinist born Newport, Monmouthshire
Julia NECK wife 36 born Swansea, Glamorgan
William L. NECK son 14 Printer born Swansea, Glamorgan
Ernest S. NECK son 12 Machine Printer Assistant born Swansea, Glamorgan
Fredrick G. NECK son 10 Scholar born Swansea, Glamorgan
Lily E. NECK daughter 8 Scholar born Swansea, Glamorgan
Hilda NECK daughter 6 Scholar born Swansea, Glamorgan
Albert NECK son 4 Scholar born Swansea, Glamorgan
Florence NECK daughter 1 born Swansea, Glamorgan

In 1901 William was a patient at Swansea Hospital:

Swansea Hospital, St Helens Road, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

William James NECK patient aged 47 Letter Press Printer born Newport, Monmouthshire

His wife Julia and their younger children were still living in Swansea:

57 Lower Oxford Street, Christchurch, Swansea, Wales

Julia NECK aged 47 born Swansea, Glamorgan
Lilian NECK daughter 18 General Servant (Domestic) born Swansea, Glamorgan
Hilda NECK daughter 16 born Swansea, Glamorgan
Bertie NECK son 13 Pastry Cook's Messenger born Swansea, Glamorgan
Florence NECK daughter 11 born Swansea, Glamorgan
Percy NECK son 5 born Swansea, Glamorgan

Julia NECK (nee TOWNSEND) died in Swansea in 1928. Her husband William died in Swansea in 1933.

Charles NECK (1813-1896)

Charles NECK was born 10th December 1813 in Lambeth, Surrey and was baptised on 29th May 1814 in St Mary, Lambeth. He was the son of John Finney NECK and Elizabeth Mary PERRY. Charles married no less than three times. His first wife was Maria LAPIDGE, whom he married on 16th December 1832 in St George, East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon. Maria was baptised in St Andrew, Plymouth on 18th November 1814 and was the daughter of Edward LAPIDGE, a mariner, and Ann THOMPSON. Curiously on some of her children's birth certificates Maria's maiden name is given as THOMPSON rather than LAPIDGE - one of the many as yet unsolved NECK family mysteries! Charles and Maria had three children in Plymouth, all baptised in the parish of St Andrew - Anna Maria, baptised 18th July 1833; Ellen Elizabeth, baptised 10th February 1835, and Eliza Jane, baptised 30th March 1837. Sadly, Anna Maria died shortly after her birth and was buried in St Andrew on 29th July 1833 aged just three weeks. Eliza Jane died of small pox on 11th August 1838 at 30 St Andrew Street, St Andrew, Plymouth, aged just 16 months. By 1839 Charles and Maria were also living in Bridgwater, and it was here that their first son, Charles Henry, was born on 24th May 1839. Charles, Maria and their young family lived in Barclay Street, Bridgwater, as seen here in the 1841 census:

Barclay Street, Bridgwater, Somerset

Charles NECK aged 25 Seaman Not born in county
Maria NECK wife 25
Ellen NECK daughter 5
Charles NECK son 2

Charles and Maria appear to have spent only a few years in Bridgwater. By 1842 they were living in Bristol, and it was here that their next child, John Edward NECK, was born. John was born on 2nd August 1842 in Guinea Street, St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, but tragically he died of meningitis on 20th July 1847 at 2 Searles Court, Temple Parish, Bristol, aged just 4. The couple's next child, George William, was born on 21st December 1844 in Plough Court, St Thomas, Bristol, followed by Mary Jane, who was born on 17th September 1847 in Searles Court, Temple, Bristol. Emily Ann NECK was born on 7th March 1850 at 4 Long Row, St Thomas, Bristol, but she died of pneumonia on 8th April 1850, aged just 29 days. In 1851 Charles and Maria were living at 2 Long Row along with four other families, as seen here in the 1851 census:

2 Long Row, Thomas Street, St Thomas, Bristol

Charles NECK aged 39 General Labourer born London
Maria NECK wife 38 Washerwoman born Plymouth
Ellen NECK daughter 16 Tailoress born Plymouth
Charles NECK son 10 Tailors Helper born Bridgewater
George NECK son 6 Scholar born Bristol
Mary NECK daughter 3 born Bristol

Emma Maria NECK was born at Long Row on 1st April 1851 and John Edward NECK was born on 12th November 1852 at 108 Thomas Street, St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. It seems that Charles and Maria had two more children, both born at 6 Redcliff Square, St Mary Redcliffe - Ann, born 24th November 1854, and Henry, born 23rd October 1857. Ann NECK died on 2nd December 1854 at 6 Redcliff Square aged just one week.

Charles NECK was described as either a mariner, seaman, sailor or dock pilot on his children's birth certificates and in the various censuses, although what exactly his career involved is something we have not yet been able to ascertain. He may have been the Charles NECK whose arrest for smuggling tobacco was reported in the Bristol Mercury on 18th January 1845: "MONDAY. Charles Neck was charged with having a quantity of tobacco in his possession, supposed to have been stolen. Police-sergeant Hamlin stopped the prisoner on Saturday night, on the Quay with the tobacco under his arm, and as he tried to avoid witness he took him into custody. At the request of Mr Cripps, of the Customs, the prisoner was remanded until Thursday. THURSDAY. Charles Neck, remanded from Monday, on a charge of smuggling tobacco, was again brought up. It was stated that the duty on the tobacco amounted to about £12. The prisoner pleaded that he was merely carrying the tobacco for a sailor, who had employed him to do so. The magistrates, having no power of mitigation, convicted him in the absolute penalty of £100 and to be imprisoned till paid. They recommended that the board mitigate the penalty."

Maria NECK (nee LAPIDGE) died of cerebral disease and exhaustion on 18th April 1858 at the Poor Asylum, Stapleton, Gloucestshire. As yet we don't know how she came to be there, but it does seems as though she had been disowned by her family, as the informant of her death was one Henry HODGES, who was in attendance at the time. Not long afterwards Charles NECK married for a second time. His new wife was Mary Isabel, born between 1815 and 1822 in Dodington, Somerset. In 1861 Charles and Mary were living in Queen Square as seen here in the census for that year:

55 Queen Square, St Stephen, Bristol

Charles NECK aged 46 Stevedore Pilot born London
Mary NECK wife 42 born Dodington, Somerset
Mary Jane NECK daughter 14 Scholar born Bristol
Emma Maria NECK daughter 9 Scholar born Bristol

After spending much of his early life moving from one place to another, Charles finally settled down in his his later years. By 1870 he was living at 8 King Street, St Nicholas, Bristol, as seen here in the 1871 census:

8 King Street, St Nicholas, Bristol

Charles NECK aged 56 Dock Pilot born London
Mary NECK wife 54 born Dodington, Somerset
Emma M. NECK daughter 19 born Bristol
Henrietta RICHARDS lodger 42 born Marazion, Cornwall

8 King Street
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Charles' second wife Mary Isabel died at home on 17th August 1883. The informant was her step-daughter, Mary RILEY (nee NECK). Charles married for a third time on 27th March 1884 in The Register Office, Bristol, his new wife being Persis Augusta SHEPPARD. Persis was born in Mere, Wiltshire in about 1838 and was the daughter of Henry SHEPPARD, a haulier. In 1891 Charles and Persis were still living at 8 King Street, together with Mary Jane and her RILEY relatives, as seen here in the 1891 census:

8 King Street, St Nicholas, Bristol

Charles NECK aged 78 Stevedore born Lambeth, London
Persis NECK wife 53 Laundress born Mere, Wiltshire
Mary Jane RILEY daughter widow 43 born Bristol
Henry RILEY grandson 26 Dock Labourer born Bristol
Mary Jane RILEY granddaughter 13 born Bristol
Thomas RILEY grandson 9 born Bristol
Ellen RILEY relative 29 Theatrical Attendant born Bristol
Ellen Isabel RILEY relative 3 born Bristol
Emily Maud RILEY relative 8 months born Bristol
Albert Edward BAGG boarder 24 born South Brent, Somerset
Henry STILWELL boarder 25 Dock Labourer

Charles NECK died on 20th October 1896 at home at 8 King Street, St Nicholas. He was 82 years old. The informant was his widow, Persis. Persis continued to live at 8 King Street after her husband's death and was running the property as a lodging house in 1901, as seen here in the census for that year:

8 King Street, St Nicholas with St Leonard, Bristol

Persis Augusta NECK widow aged 62 Lodging House Keeper born Mere, Wiltshire
Mary Jane SHEPPARD sister 60 born Mere, Wiltshire
Fred James Saunders BIGGLESTONE boarder 29 Commission Agent born Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
George Reginald MEES boarder 24 Tobacco Operative born Bristol
Harry BEAUFORT border 34 Actor born St Marylebone, London
Alice BEAUFORT boarder 26 Actress born Southwark, London

Ellen NECK (b. 1834) married William JOHNS on 28th December 1868 in St Jude, Bristol. Willian was born in Redcliffe, Bristol in about 1833 and was the son of Thomas JOHNS, a seaman. At the time of their marriage William was a private in the 35th Foot Regiment, but he later worked as a dock labourer. In 1871 William and Ellen were living in Wellington Street, Bristol, as seen here in the census for that year:

5 Wellington Street, St John the Baptist, Bristol

William JOHNS aged 37 Labourer born Bristol
Ellen E. JOHNS wife 36 Tailoress born Plymouth, Devon
John L. HAINES nurse child 1 month born Bristol

Ellen died of kidney disease on 13th February 1879 at 18 King Street, St Nicholas, Bristol, aged 44.

Charles Henry NECK (b. 1839) was a sailor in the merchant service and later worked as a packet porter. He married Elizabeth COLES on 11th April 1859 in St Matthias Parish Church, Bristol. Elizabeth was born in Bristol in about 1841 and was the daughter of Thomas COLES, a chimney sweep, and Elizabeth. Charles and Elizabeth had at least six children together, all born in Bristol - Charles Henry, born 6th November 1859 at 3 Lamb Street, St Philip & Jacob; George William, born 25rd January 1863 at 29 Little George Street, St Philip & Jacob; John Edward, born 20th August 1865 at Little Anne Street, St Philip & Jacob; Thomas, born 3rd September 1867 at Crockers Court, St Philip & Jacob; an unnamed girl, born 2nd September 1869 at 9 Thatched House Lane, St Augustine, died 5th September 1869, and Elizabeth, born 25th August 1870 at 9 Thatched House Lane. In 1871 Charles and Elizabeth were still living in Thatched House Lane, as seen here in the census for that year:

9 Thatched House Lane, St Augustine, Bristol

Charles NECK aged 32 Mariner born Bridgwater, Somerset
Elizabeth NECK wife 30 born Bristol
George NECK son 8 born Bristol
John NECK son 5 born Bristol
Thomas NECK son 3 born Bristol
Elizabeth NECK daughter 7 months born Bristol

Charles Henry NECK (b. 1859) may have been the subject of this report in the Bristol Mercury on 28th May 1871: "Charles Henry Neck was brought up for being found wandering about in Berkeley-square, Clifton, without means of subsistence. The bench having satisfied themselves of the inability of the lad's parents to support him, sent him on board the Formidable for five years."

John Edward NECK (b. 1865) married Henrietta PUGH on 31st January 1889 in The Register Office, Bristol. He was living in 19 Guinea Street, Bristol at the time. Henrietta was born in Bristol in about 1866 and was the daughter of Henry and Caroline PUGH.

As far Charles Henry NECK, he died of lung disease on 6th May 1871 in 9 Thatched House Lane, St Augustine, Bristol, aged only 31. His widow Elizabeth remarried, but her second husband also died, and in 1881 she was living in Tipton in Staffordshire with three of her children by her first marriage, and one by her second:

Tipton, Staffordshire

Elizabeth SADLER widow aged 38 Charwoman born Bristol
Charles NECK son 21 Sailor Merchant born Bristol
Thomas NECK son 13 Pilar In Iron Works born Bristol
Elizabeth NECK son 11 born Bristol
James SADLER son 3 born Tipton, Stafford
Emma WILLETTS boarder 19 Chainmaker born Cradley Heath, Stafford

Emma Maria NECK (b. 1851) married Thomas James LEWIS on 28th January 1872 in St John Baptist Parish Church, Bristol. They were both living at 12 All Saints Street at the time of their marriage. Thomas was born in Bristol in about 1851 and was a bootmaker. He was the son of Thomas LEWIS, a seaman, and Mary Ann. Thomas and Emma had at least seven children together, all born in Bristol - Emma Maria, born c. 1872; Florence Louisa, born c. 1874; Adeline, born c. 1877; Beatrice Maud, born c. 1882; Thomas Charles, born c. 1884; Charles Phineas, born c. 1886, and Lavinia Lilian, born c. 1891. In 1881 the family was living in St Philip & Jacob, Bristol, as seen here in the census for that year:

7 Hobbs Buildings, St Philip & Jacob, Bristol

Thomas LEWIS aged 30 Bootmaker born Bristol, Gloucester
Emma LEWIS wife 28 born Bristol, Gloucester
Emma M. LEWIS daughter 8 born Bristol, Gloucester
Florence LEWIS daughter 6 born Bristol, Gloucester
Adelaide LEWIS daughter 4 born Bristol, Gloucester

By 1891 the family had moved to Mangotsfield in Gloucestershire:

Bath Buildings, Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire

Thomas James LEWIS aged 40 Shoemaker born Bristol
Emma M. LEWIS wife 38 born Bristol
Emma M. LEWIS daughter 18 Machinist born Bristol
Florence L. LEWIS daughter 16 Machinist born Bristol
Adiline LEWIS daughter 14 Scholar born Bristol
Beatrice M. LEWIS daughter 9 Scholar born Bristol
Thomas C. G. LEWIS son 7 Scholar born Bristol
Charles P. LEWIS son 4 Scholar born Bristol
Frank G. DANIELS lodger widower 26 Carpenter born Bath

Emma Maria LEWIS (nee NECK) died of phthisis on 26th August 1892 at 136 Goodhind Street, St Philip & Jacob.

John NECK (1818-1877)

John NECK was born in Chelsea, London in about 1818 and was the son of John Finney NECK and Elizabeth Mary PERRY. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a sail-maker. He married Jane BURROWS on 4th March 1841 in St Mary, Bridgwater. They were both living in Eastover near Bridgwater at the time of their marriage. Jane was born in about 1820 and was a milliner. John and Jane had at least three children together, all born in Bridgwater - John William Jones NECK, born 10th December 1841; Rhoda Jane, born 1st October 1843, and Lucy, born 5th November 1845. Jane NECK (nee BURROWS) died of phthisis on 5th March 1847 in Bridgwater. Her daughter Lucy died on 17th August of the same year aged just one year and nine months.

John NECK subsequently married Eliza STOODLEY who was born in Bridgwater in about 1823, the daughter of John STOODLEY, a soldier in the Somerset militia, and Martha LEAKER. John and Eliza married on 1st May 1847 in the parish of Lyncombe & Widcombe, Somerset. John and Elza had at least six children in Bridgwater - Emily, born 4th April 1848; Lanora, born 9th March 1850; Henry, born 12th January 1852; William, born 1st November 1853, died 10th September 1854; Eliza, born 9th August 1855 and Ellen, born 17th June 1857, died 24th May 1858. By 1850 John NECK had given up his job as a sail-maker and was instead working as an inn holder. In 1851 the family was still living in Bridgwater, as seen here in the census for that year:

Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset

John NECK aged 30 Inn Holder born Chelsea
Eliza NECK wife 28 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Rhoda Jane NECK daughter 7 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Emily NECK daughter 3 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Lanora NECK daughter 1 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Emma LEAR 27 born Langport, Somerset

John William Jones NECK (b. 1841) was living with the JONES family in Bridgwater in 1851:

Northgate, Bridgwater, Somerset

William JONES aged 44 School Master
Mary JONES 45 Governess
Mary JONES 12 Scholar
Sarah JONES 9 Scholar
Jane LEAVEY wife's sister 38 Assistant Governess
John POOLE boarder 12
John NECK boarder 10

John and Eliza moved away from Bridgwater in the late 1850s. In 1860 they were living in Burnham, Somerset, and it was here on 30th September 1860 that they had another son - William. John worked as the keeper of the Pier Hotel in Burnham, as seen here in the 1861 census:

Pier Hotel, St Andrew, Burnham, Somerset

John NECK aged 42 Hotel Keeper born London, Middlesex
Eliza NECK wife 38 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Lenora NECK daughter 10 Scholar born Bridgwater, Somerset
Rodah NECK daughter 15 Scholar born Bridgwater, Somerset
Eliza NECK daughter 6 Scholar born Bridgwater, Somerset
William NECK son 6 months born Burnham, Somerset
Frederick BANKS visitor 13 Scholar born Bridgwater, Somerset
Susan BENNETT servant 21 House Servant born Plymouth, Devon
Samuel BOARD servant 14 House Servant born Taunton, Somerset
Henry NECK son 8 Scholar born Bridgwater, Somerset

The family then moved to Cardiff, Wales where John worked as a publican and later became a hotel keeper. They had two daughters in Cardiff - Florence Annie, born 16th January 1864 in Trinity Street, St John, and Elizabeth Ann, born 20th July 1866 at 42 St Mary Street. Sadly, Florence Annie contracted measles and died on 16th October 1864 at 1 Trinity Street. Finally, the family moved to Newport in Wales where John NECK became the inn keeper of the Dock Hotel in Dock Parade, St Woolos. His son Henry (b. 1852) died in the Dock Hotel on 25th July 1875, aged just 22. He was buried two days later in Newport Cemetery. John NECK himself died on 11th November 1877 aged 59 at 4 Caerleon Road, Christchurch, Newport and was buried in Newport Cemetery on 15th November. In 1881 John's widow Eliza was visiting her daughter Emily in Norton, Derbyshire, as seen here in the census for that year:

Lees Hall Road, Norton, Derby

Emily CLEGG aged 32 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Emily CLEGG daughter 11 born Sheffield, York
Charles CLEGG son 9 Scholar born Sheffield, York
Archie CLEGG son 7 Scholar born Sheffield, York
Wilfred CLEGG son 5 born Sheffield, York
Alice CLEGG daughter 4 born Sheffield, York
Mabel CLEGG daughter 2 born Sheffield, York
Ernest CLEGG son 2 months born Norton, Derby
Eliza NECK mother in law widow 57 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Ann JESSOP servant 19 General Servant (Domestic) born Sheffield, York

Eliza NECK (nee STOODLEY) died on 16th January 1904 aged 80 at 61 Thirlwell Road, Healey, Sheffield.

John William Jones NECK (b. 1841) became a seaman in the merchant service and married Martha ALDERTON (nee HOVINGTON) in the Wesleyan Chapel, Lynn Street, West Hartlepool, Durham on 29th July 1867. Martha was born in Cloughton, Yorkshire in about 1841 and was the daughter of John and Elizabeth HOVINGTON. Her first husband was William ALDERTON, a dock labourer, with whom she had at least two children - Charles, born c. 1862 in Ebberston, Yorkshire, and Elizabeth, born 8th June 1864 at 8 Mosley Street, West Hartlepool. John and Martha had three children - Jane Ann, born 25th February 1870 at 13 Park Street, West Hartlepool; Hannah Jane, born 10th March 1874 at 42 Park Street, West Hartlepool, and John Thomas, born 7th January 1878 also at 42 Park Street. Jane Ann NECK died on 7th July 1871 in Park Street and was buried in Hartlepool three days later. The family lived in Stranton, West Hartlepool as seen here in the 1871, 1881 and 1891 censuses:

13 Park Street, Stranton, West Hartlepool, Durham (1871)

John NECK aged 31 Mariner born Bridgewater, Somerset
Martha NECK wife 31 Mariner's Wife born Cloughton, Yorkshire
Charles ANDERTON son 8 Scholar born Ebberston, Yorkshire
Elizabeth ANDERTON daughter 6 born West Hartlepool, Durham
Jane Ann NECK daughter 1 born West Hartlepool, Durham

36 Park Street, Stranton, West Hartlepool, Durham (1881)

John NECK aged 39 Mariner born Bridgwater, Somerset
Martha NECK wife 39 born Cloughton, York
Elizabeth NECK daughter 16 Domestic Servant born West Hartlepool, Durham
Hannah J. NECK daughter 6 Scholar born West Hartlepool, Durham
John T. NECK son 3 born West Hartlepool, Durham

30 Eden Street, Stranton, West Hartlepool, Durham (1891)

John NECK aged 49 Sea Mariner born Bridgwater, Somerset
Martha NECK wife 49 born Cloughton, Yorkshire
Hannah NECK daughter 17 General Domestic Servant born West Hartlepool, Durham
John NECK son 13 scholar born West Hartlepool, Durham
Gertrude LINES granddaughter 2 born West Hartlepool, Durham
Elizabeth PROCTOR lodger 42 Preacher Temperence Assoc. born Newport, Wales

John William Jones NECK died on 29th April 1913 at 11 Oxley Street, West Hartlepool and was buried in Hartlepool on 3rd May of that year. His widow Maria died on 8th March 1916 at 4 Lister Street, West Hartlepool and was buried in Hartlepool on 21st March of that year. Their daughter Hannah Jane never married - she died on 27th March 1914 at Hartlepools Hospital, Friar Street, Hartlepool and was buried in Hartlepool four days later.

Rhoda Jane NECK (b. 1843) never married. In 1881 she was living with her brother William and sister Bessie at 35 Cardiff Road, Newport, as seen here in the census for that year:

35 Cardiff Road, Newport, Monmouth, Wales

William NECK aged 20 born Burnham, Somerset
Rhoda NECK sister 37 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Bessie NECK sister 14 born Cardiff, Glamorgan
Annie REECE boarder 84 born Tidenham, Gloucester
Charles CLEGG brother-in-law 51 Saw & File Manufacturer born Sheffield, York

Rhoda NECK died on 2nd April 1910 at the Workhouse Infirmary, Throston, Hartlepool and was buried in Hartlepool three days later. She was living in Belk Street, Hartlepool at the time of her death.

Emily NECK (b. 1848) married Charles CLEGG on 5th September 1867 in St Mary the Virgin, Cardiff, Wales. Charles was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire in about 1830 and was a saw and file manufacturer. He was the son of William CLEGG, a merchant. Emily and Charles had at least nine children - Emily, born c. 1869 in Sheffield; Charles, born c. 1871 in Sheffield; Archie, born c. 1873 in Sheffield; Wilfred, born c. 1875 in Sheffield; Alice, born c. 1876 in Sheffield; Mabel, born c. 1878 Sheffied; Ernest, born c. 1881 in Norton, Derbyshire; Harold, born c. 1884 in Norton, and Gwendolen, born c. 1886 in Norton. In 1881 Emily was living at Lees Hall Road, Norton, Derbyshire with her children, while Charles was visiting his in-laws at 35 Cardiff Road, Newport (see above census extracts). Charles CLEGG died on 12th June 1888 at Meersbrook Park Road, Norton, Derbyshire, and was buried in Wadsley, Yorkshire on 15th June of that year. This is how his widow Emily appears in the 1891 census:

51 Meersbrook Park Road, Norton, Derbyshire

Emily CLEGG widow aged 43 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Anny CLEGG daughter 21 Teacher of Music born Heeley, Yorkshire
Charles CLEGG son 19 Manufacturer's Clerk born Heeley, Yorkshire
Archie CLEGG son 17 Engineer Fitter born Heeley, Yorkshire
Fred CLEGG son 15 Brewer's Traveller's Assistant born Heeley, Yorkshire
Alice CLEGG daughter 14 Stationer's Assistant born Heeley, Yorkshire
Mabel CLEGG daughter 12 Scholar born Heeley, Yorkshire
Ernest CLEGG son 10 Scholar born Norton, Derbyshire
Harold CLEGG son 7 Scholar born Norton, Derbyshire
Gwendolyn CLEGG daughter 5 born Norton, Derbyshire

Emily subsequently married her late sister's husband Henry MATTHEWMAN in 1900.

Lanora NECK (b. 1850) married Mateo CUÉ on 14th October 1870 in The Register Office, Newport. Mateo was born in about 1841 and was a steam ship engineer. He was the son of Mateo CUÉ, a master mariner.

Eliza NECK (b. 1855) married Henry MATTHEWMAN on 22nd May 1880 in Norton, Derbyshire. Henry was born in Cudworth, Yorkshire in about 1844 and was the son of Joshua MATTHEWMAN and Mary HARRISON. Eliza and Henry had at least five children together - John Stuart, born 1881 in Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire; Charles Richard, born c. 1882 in Norton, Derbyshire; Francis William, born c. 1884 in Norton; Albert, born c. 1885 in Norton, and Leonora, born 18th August 1888 in Norton. This is how the family appears in the 1881 and 1891 censuses:

134 Alexandra Road, Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1881)

Henry MATTHEWMAN aged 36 Traveller Brewers born Cudworth, Yorkshire
Eliza MATTHEWMAN wife 25 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Bertha ROLLET servant 17 Domestic Servant born Owlerton, Sheffield, Yorkshire
John Stuart MATTHEWMAN son 1 month born Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire

8 Meersbrook Road, Norton, Derbyshire (1891)

Henry MATTHEWMAN aged 46 Brewer's Traveller born Cudworth, Yorkshire
Eliza MATTHEWMAN wife 35 born Bridgwater, Somerset
John S. MATTHEWMAN son 10 Scholar born Sheffield, Yorkshire
Charles R. MATTHEWMAN son 8 Scholar born Sheffield, Yorkshire
Francis W. MATTHEWMAN son 7 Scholar born Norton, Derbyshire
Albert MATTHEWMAN son 5 Scholar born Norton, Derbyshire
Leonora MATTHEWMAN daughter 2 born Norton, Derbyshire
Mary WALTER mother widow 75 born Cudworth, Yorkshire
Beatrice COOPER servant 15 General Servant (Domestic) born Handsworth, Yorkshire
Patrick Burn FAY boarder widower 70 Gardener (Jobbing) born Ireland

Eliza MATTHEWMAN (nee NECK) died sometime before 1899, and her husband Henry subsequently married Eliza's widowed sister Emily CLEGG in 1900. Henry obtained the licence for "The Westminster" public house in High Street, Sheffield on the 6th July 1898. It was here where Henry and his family were living in 1901, as seen here in the census for that year:

Westminster Hotel, High Street, St Peter, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Henry MATTHEWMAN aged 56 Hotel Proprietor born Cudworth, Yorkshire
Emily MATTHEWMAN wife 52 born Bridgwater, Somerset
Charles R. MATTHEWMAN son 18 Chambers Apprentice born Norton, Derbyshire
Francis W. MATTHEWMAN son 17 Engaged At Home born Norton, Derbyshire
Harold CLEGG stepson 17 Merchants Clerk born Norton, Derbyshire
Sarah BERESFORD cook 48 Cook (Domestic) born Gosley, Staffordshire
Isabella TOES servant 20 Servant (Domestic) born Attercliffe, Yorkshire
Martha FENNIE servant 20 Servant (Domestic) born Rotherham, Yorkshire
Frederick J. SARTAIN servant 29 Boots (Domestic) born Finsbury Park, London
Alice PALEY servant 22 Barmaid born Billinghay, Lincoln

William NECK (b. 1860) worked as a shorthand clerk. He died of consumption on 24th August 1896 at 122 Albert Road, Healey, Sheffield, aged just 35.

Charles Lloyd John NECK (1828-1887)

Charles Lloyd John NECK was baptised in St Luke, Chelsea, London on 4th January 1828. He was the only child of Charles NECK and Sarah DIBDIN. On 2nd October 1849 Charles embarked from Plymouth, Devon aboard the Maitland, bound for Australia. Also aboard the ship was his future wife Jane WELCH who was accompanied by her mother Juliana and her younger sister Mary. Charles and Jane arrived in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 9th January 1850, and just over a month later, on 11th February 1850, they married in St Peter's, Melbourne. The fact that they married so soon after arriving in Australia suggests that they may have known each before leaving England. At the time there was a severe gender imbalance in the colony and there was a great demand for young, healthy, unmarried women. If Charles and Jane had married before leaving England, Jane and her family might not have been granted free passage.

Charles and Jane had ten children together - Charles, born 1851 in Melbourne; Lloyd, born 1852 in Fremantle, Western Australia; John, born 1853 in Fremantle; Reginald, born 1854 in Adelaide, South Australia; Wallace Dibden, born March 1857 in Melbourne, died 26th February 1858 in Melbourne; William Dibdon, born 1858 in Melbourne; Sarah Jane Dibden, born 1860 in Collingwood, Melbourne; Joseph Dibdin, born 14th April 1863 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, died 13th March 1864 in Fitzroy; Walter, born 1865 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, and Cecilia Maude Mary, born 16th July 1867 in Fitzroy, Melbourne.

Charles Lloyd John NECK worked as a builder and carpenter; his wife Jane was a dressmaker. Shortly after their arrival in Melbourne they moved to Western Australia, then to South Australia, before returning to Melbourne, where they both died. Charles died on 23rd December 1887 in St Kilda, Melbourne, his widow Jane on 30th September 1900.

Charles NECK (b. 1851) worked as a blacksmith and labourer. He married Emily ROUND on 4th August 1873 in St John, Adelaide, South Australia. Emily was born on 5th October 1851 in Norwood, South Australia and was the daughter of George Henry ROUND and Martha BAKER. Charles and Emily had four children together - Charles Dibden, born 25th February 1874 in South Australia; Reginald, born 17th October 1875 in South Australia; Edith Adelaide, born 7th December 1877 in South Australia, and Beatrice, born 1880 in Melbourne. Charles also had a son by Frances HUNT (nee GROVES) - Francis Norman, born 1891 in Armadale, Melbourne. Charles died on 22nd September 1904 in East Melbourne.

Lloyd NECK (b. 1852) worked as a signwriter and was a signatory on the Federation of Australia. He married Mary Ann MALE on 10th December 1874 in Brighton, Victoria. Mary was born in 1850 in Brighton and was the daughter of Thomas MALE and Eliza DUNSTONE. Lloyd and Mary had four children together - William Henry Lloyd Josiah, born 1876 in Collingwood, Melbourne; Arthur, born 1878 in Fitzroy, Melbourne; Florence May, born 1881 in Emerald, Victoria, and Elsie Maud Victoria, born 1884 in Melbourne. Mary NECK (nee MALE) died in September 1894 in Carlton, Melbourne and Lloyd subequently married Marie BROWN in Fitzroy, Melbourne in 1901. Lloyd and Marie had two children together, both born in Carlton, Melbourne - Lloyd Walter, born 1903, and Rupert Claude, born 1905. Lloyd NECK died on 12th May 1906 in Austin Hospital, Melbourne.

Reginald NECK (b. 1854) married Eliza FISHER on 20th March 1877 in Hotham, Melbourne. Eliza was born in 1855. Reginald and Eliza had seven children together - Reginald, born 1878 in Melbourne; Lloyd John Foster, born 1879 in Melbourne, died 1886; Ada Maud, born 10th August 1882 in St Kilda, Melbourne, died 1884; George Alexander, born 8th April 1886 in St Kilda, Melbourne; Albert Norman, born 1889; Ethel Muriel, born 1896, died 1898, and Annie Doreen Rowena, born 1st July 1900. Eliza NECK (nee FISHER) died in 1908 and Reginald subsequently married Eliza THOMAS in 1909. Reginald had no further children by his second marriage, and died on 8th February 1912 in St Kilda, Melbourne. His widow Eliza died in 1931. George Alexander NECK (b. 1886) was the great-grandfather of my sixth cousin Helen ROWE.

George Alexander NECK
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Sarah Jane Dibden NECK (b. 1860) married James Leonard EVILLE in Victoria, Australia in 1878. He was born in 1853. James and Sarah had four children together - Mary, born 1878, died 1878; Edith Mabel, born 1879; Hector Leonard, born 1881 in East Melbourne, and Florence Victoria, born 1882. Sarah EVILLE (nee NECK) died on 25th March 1912 in Cockatoo Creek, Victoria. Her widowed husband James died in 1913.

Cecilia Maude Mary NECK (b. 1867) had one child born out of wedlock - Clarence, born 1889. She later married Donald Ratcliffe JONES on 18th February 1890 in Fitzroy, Melbourne. Donald and Cecilia had one child together - Stella Ruth, born 17th February 1892 in Collingwood, Melbourne. Cecilia JONES (nee NECK) died on 18th February 1894 in South Yarra, Melbourne.

George William NECK (1844-1919)

George Willam NECK b. 1844
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George William NECK was born on 21st December 1844 in Plough Court, St Thomas, Bristol, and was the second son of Charles NECK and Maria LAPIDGE. George followed his father into a life at sea and worked as a mariner for the merchants service, serving aboard cod boats bound for the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. He married Frances PUGH in St Mary Redcliffe Church on 3rd October 1869. She was the daughter of George PUGH and Mary PENNY and was born on 18th February 1850 at 10 Tennis Court, Redcliffe, Bristol. Frances was the aunt of Henrietta PUGH who married George's nephew John Edward in 1889.

George and Frances had ten children together - Charles Finney, born 11th July 1870 at 6 Clark Street, Bedminster, Bristol; George William, born 29th November 1872 at 2 Pipe Court, Bedminster; Henry, born 13th June 1874 in St Augustine, Bristol; John Edward, born 12th December 1875 in St Augustine, Bristol; Alfred Ernest and James Colston, both born 26th April 1877 in St Augustine, Bristol; Arthur Thomas, born 6th December 1878 in Redcliffe, Bristol; Emma Mary Colston, born 11th September 1880 at 4 Arlington Place, St Mary Redcliffe; Herbert Joseph, born 15th May 1882 at 4 Arlington Place, and Albert Francis, born 29th December 1884 at 18 Guinea Street, St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. The twins James and Alfred both died of whooping cough on the 19th and 23rd November 1877 respectively; Herbert Joseph died from infantile convulsions on 13th September 1882 at 4 Union Place, Ship Lane, Bedminster, while Albert Francis died of bronchitis on 7th July 1886 aged 18 months.

George William NECK was living in Bedminster, Bristol in 1871, as seen here in the census for that year:

6 Lower Bartley Street, Bedminster, Bristol

George NECK aged 25 Stevedore born Bristol, Somerset
Frances NECK wife 21 born Bristol, Somerset
Charles NECK son 9 months born Bristol, Somerset

By 1881 the family had moved to the Redcliffe area of Bristol:

4 Arlington Cottages, New Cut, St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol

G. W. NECK aged 36 Mariner Merchants Service born St Thomas, Bristol
Frances NECK wife 31 born Redcliffe, Bristol
Charles NECK son 10 Scholar born Bedminster, Bristol
George W. NECK son 8 Scholar born St Augustine, Bristol
Henry NECK son 6 Scholar born St Augustine, Bristol
John NECK son 5 Scholar born St Augustine, Bristol
Arthur NECK son 2 born Redcliffe, Bristol
Emma NECK daughter 7 months born Redcliffe, Bristol

Wright's Directory of 1886 lists George as a victualler living at The Jolly Sailor in 18 Guinea Street, St Mary Redcliffe. However by 1891, George and his family were living at 33 Weare Street in the parish of St Luke, Bedminster, Bristol:

33 Weare Street, St Luke, Bedminster, Bristol

George Wm. NECK aged 46 Stevedore born Redcliffe, Bristol
Frances NECK wife 41 born Redcliffe, Bristol
Henry NECK son 18 Labourer born St Augustine, Bristol
John E. NECK son 16 Labourer born St Augustine, Bristol
Arthur T. NECK son 13 Scholar born Redcliffe, Bristol
Emma M. C. NECK daughter 10 born Redcliffe, Bristol

By 1901 the family had moved again, this time to Old Charlotte Street in Bedminster, as seen here in the census for that year:

16 Old Charlotte Street, Bedminster, Bristol

George NECK aged 55 Mariner Merchants Service born Bristol
Frances NECK wife 51 born Bristol
John NECK son 24 Servant's Labourer born Bristol
Emma PROVIS daughter 20 Trousers Maker born Bristol

Frances NECK (nee PUGH) died on 22nd January 1909 in Bristol General Hospital, Bedminster, Bristol. In 1911 George was still living in Old Charlotte Street, now with his daughter Emma as the head of the household:

12 Old Charlotte Street, Bedminster, Bristol

Emma PROVIS aged 30 Tailoress born Redcliffe, Bristol
Geo. W. NECK widower father 66 Stevedore born St Thomas, Bristol
John E. NECK brother 34 Labourer born St Augustine, Bristol
Geo. W. NECK nephew 15 Smith's Boy born Bedminster, Bristol
Geo. W. PROVIS son 9 Scholar born Bedminster, Bristol
John E. PROVIS son 4 born Bedminster, Bristol
Mary A. CANNOCK boarder 58 Seamstress born Redcliffe, Bristol

George William NECK died on 4th July 1919 at 12 Old Charlotte Street, Bedminster, Bristol.

Charles Finney NECK (b. 1870) was working as a porter in 1891 and living at 4 Waters Place, St Luke, Bedminster, as seen here in the census for that year:

4 Waters Place, St Luke, Bedminster, Bristol

John JEFFERIES aged 32 Railway Porter born Bristol
Mary A JEFFERIES 31 born Bristol
John JEFFERIES 8 Scholar born Bristol
James JEFFERIES 7 born Bristol
Thomas JEFFERIES 4 born Bristol
Ernest A JEFFERIES 1 born Bristol
Rose SAVERY lodger 22
Charlie NECK lodger 21 Porter born Bristol

Charles married Sarah JAMES on 19th June 1893 in The Register Office, Bristol. Sarah was born in about 1872 and was the daughter of William JAMES, a carpenter. Charles and Sarah had eight children, all born in Bedminster, Bristol - Emma May Colston, born 6th June 1894 in 7 Colston Street; George William, born 26th March 1896 in 33 Weare Street; Charles Henry, born 22nd April 1899 in 7 Waterloo Square; Lilian Florence, born 31st July 1902 in 3 Bishop Street; Minnie Frances, born 27th February 1905 in 39 Essex Street; Beatrice Alice, born 20th February 1909 in 4 Hope Square; Arthur John Edwin, born 2nd December 1910 in 3 Hope Square, and Walter James, born 2nd June 1913 in 71 Catherine Mead Street. This is how the family appears in the 1901 and 1911 censuses:

28 Hillgrove Street, Bedminster, Bristol (1901)

Charley NECK aged 31 General Labourer born Bristol
Sarah NECK wife 29 born Bristol
Emma NECK daughter 7 born Bristol
George NECK son 5 born Bristol
Charley NECK son 2 born Bristol

3 Hope Square, Stillhouse Lane, Bedminster, Bristol (1911)

Charles NECK aged 41 Dock Labourer born Bedminster, Bristol
Sarah NECK wife 39 botn St Philips, Bristol
Emma NECK daughter 16 Kitchen Maid Hotel born Bedminster, Bristol
Charles NECK son 11 Scholar born Bedminster, Bristol
Lily NECK daughter 8 born Bedminster, Bristol
Minnie NECK daughter 6 born Bedminster, Bristol
Beatrice NECK daughter 2 born Bedminster, Bristol
Arthur NECK son 4 months born Bedminster, Bristol

Charles Finney NECK worked as a dock labourer. He died on 7th September 1933 at the General Hospital, Bristol.

George William NECK (b. 1872) married Elizabeth DYER in Bedminster, Bristol on 2nd July 1893. Elizabeth was born on 13th March 1873 at 1 Orchard Place, Bedminster, Bristol and was the daughter of John DYER and Elizabeth STILES. Elizabeth died on 1st April 1898 at 55 Castle Street, St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol aged just 25. George subsequently married Clara WOODBURY in St John, Weymouth, Dorset on 23rd July 1899. Clara was born on 10th July 1877 at 23 Murray Road, Bedminster, Bristol and was the daughter of Frederick Thomas WOODBURY, a mason, and Mary WOOLMINGTON. In 1901 George and Clara were living in Melcombe Regis near Weymouth, as seen here in the census for that year:

35 Penny Street, Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset

George NECK aged 28 Petty Officer 1st Class Navy born St Augustine, Bristol
Clara NECK wife 23 born St John, Bristol

George and Clara had two children together - William Frederick Albert, born 21st November 1901 in Dunmore East, County Waterford, Ireland, and Marjorie Frances May, born 8th May 1917 at 19 St Johns Road, Southville, Bristol.

George William NECK b. 1872
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George joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Seaman in February 1889 and rose to the bank of Petty Officer First Class by May 1900, serving aboard HMS Impregnable, HMS Active, HMS Alexandra, HMS Excellent, HMS St. George, HMS Penelope, HMS Agincourt and HMS Collingwood. In April 1901 he transferred as a Boatman to a coastguard station in Limerick. He served at various coastguard stations in Ireland, including Dunmore, Fethard, Galley Head, Baltimore and Dingle, rising to the rank of Leading Boatman by April 1910. During World War One he served as Petty Officer First Class aboard HMS Imperieuse. After leaving the Navy George returned to Bristol where he worked for the tobacco company W.D. & H.O. Wills. George died on 10th February 1940 at 19 St John Road, Southville, and Clara died on 10th March 1959 in Keynsham Hospital, Bristol. George and Clara were the grandparents of my third cousins once removed Joan DIMOND and Roger NECK.

George and Clara NECK
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Henry NECK (b. 1874) married Emma HARRY in The Register Office, Bristol on 18th March 1895. They were both living at 24 Avon Street, Bristol at the time and Henry was working as a labourer. Emma was born in about 1874 and was the daughter of George HARRY, a sawyer. Henry and Emma had two children together, both born in Bedminster, Bristol - Rose Frances Susan, born 23rd December 1895 at 24 Waters Place, and Henry, born 29th March 1899 at 1 Clarks Cottages. Tragically, both of Henry and Emma's children died young - Rose in 1898 and Henry in 1899. Henry worked as a dock labourer before spending two years in South Africa fighting the Boers. Henry returned to England in 1902 and got a job with C.J. KING & Co, stevedores of Prince Street. On the night of Wednesday 19th March 1902 Henry was helping to unload the SS Clio which was docked at Bathurst Wharf. Henry was in the hold loading sacks of potatoes into rope slings which were then winched up. Several slings had already been winched up when a sack came loose and fell back down into the hold. The sack landed on Henry, fracturing his spinal column. Henry was admitted to Bristol General Hospital in St Mary Redclife in the early hours of Thursday 20th March but died the following day due to paralysis of his respiratory muscles. The jury in the subsequent inquest returned a verdict of "accidental death".

John Edward NECK (b. 1875) worked as a general labourer. He died on 16th October 1936 at 9 Southville Place, Bristol.

Emma Mary Colston NECK (b. 1880) married George William PROVIS in St Luke, Bedminster, Bristol on 25th December 1898. George was born in about 1878 and was the son of George William and Mary PROVIS. They had at least two children together, both born in Bedminster - George William, born 28th April 1902, and John Edwin, born 10th April 1907. Emma PROVIS (nee NECK) died on 17th March 1974 in Bristol.

Mary Jane NECK (b. 1847)

Mary Jane NECK was born on 17th September 1847 in Searles Court, Temple, Bristol and was the daughter of Charles NECK and Maria LAPIDGE. Mary married Henry RILEY on 12th March 1866 at St John the Baptist, Bristol. Henry was born in St John, Bristol in about 1845, the son of William RILEY, a shipyard labourer, and Hannah. Mary and Henry had at least five children together, all born in Bristol - Henry Charles, born c. 1865; William George, born 13th June 1868; Charles Finney, born c. 1870; Mary Jane, born c. 1878, and Thomas Henry, born c. 1881. Henry RILEY was a mariner and may have been at sea at the time of the 1871 census, as Mary is shown as the head of the household. She was living in the same house as her father:

8 King Street, St Nicholas, Bristol

Mary Jane RILEY wife 23 Sailor's Wife born Bristol
Henry Charles RILEY son 4 Scholar born Bristol
William George RILEY son 2 born Bristol
Charles Finney RILEY son 6 months born Bristol

Henry RILEY died in early 1881. At the time of the 1881 census the now widowed Mary was still living at 8 King Street:

8 King Street, St Nicholas, Bristol

Mary J. RILEY widow aged 34 born Bristol, Gloucester
Henry RILEY son 16 General Labourer born Bristol, Gloucester
William G. RILEY son 12 Scholar born Bristol, Gloucester
Charles RILEY son 9 Scholar born Bristol, Gloucester
Mary J. RILEY daughter 3 Scholar born Bristol, Gloucester

Mary was still living in King Street at the time of the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses. The 1891 census entry is shown above in the section on her father Charles; the 1901 and 1911 censuses are shown below:

8 King Street, St Nicholas with St Leonard, Bristol (1901)

Mary Jane RILEY widow aged 52 born Bristol
Thomas Henry RILEY son 19 General Labourer born Bristol
Mary Jane LOCKYER daughter 23 Dress Maker born Bristol
William James Joseph LOCKYER son-in-law 33 Business Agent born Sunderland, Durham
May Isabella LOCKYER granddaughter 3 born Bristol
Joyce Marion LOCKYER granddaughter 2 born Bristol

18 King Street, Queen Square, Bristol (1911)

Mary Jane RILEY widow aged 63 Monthly Nurse born St Mary Redcliff, Bristol

Henry Charles RILEY (b. 1865) married Ellen HANSEN on 20th July 1888 in Bristol. Ellen was born in Bristol in about 1855 and was the daughter of James RAYMOND and Ann Nora FITZGERALD, and the widow of Theodore HANSEN. Henry and Ellen had at least two children together, both born in the parish of St Nicholas, Bristol - Ellen Isabel, born c. 1888, and Emily Maud, born 12th December 1890. In 1891 Henry, Ellen and their children were living with Henry's grandfather Charles NECK at 8 King Street (see above). This is how the family appears in the 1901 census:

1 King Street, St Nicholas & St Leonard, Bristol

Henry RILEY aged 36 General Labourer born St Nicholas, Bristol
Ellen RILEY wife 45 Theatre Attendant born St Augustine, Bristol
Ellen Isabel RILEY daughter 12 born St Nicholas, Bristol
Emily Maud RILEY daughter 10 born St Nicholas, Bristol

Ellen RILEY (nee RAYMOND) died in about 1904. In 1911 the widowed Henry and his daughter Emily were still living in King Street:

19 King Street, Queen Square, Bristol

Henry RILEY widower aged 44 Dock Labourer born St Nicholas, Bristol
Emily Maud RILEY daughter 20 Tobacco Factory Hand born St Nicholas, Bristol

William George RILEY (b. 1868) married Annie SHEA in Bristol in 1889. Annie was born in Bristol in about 1868. This is how William and Annie are shown in the 1891 census:

38 Pennywell Road, St Philip & Jacob, Bristol

William RILEY aged 23 General Labourer born Bristol
Annie RILEY wife 23 born Bristol

It seems that William died in 1896, aged only 27, and Annie subsequently married Frank PARKHOUSE in Bristol in 1897.

Charles Finney RILEY (b. 1870) married Esther DOYLE in Bristol in 1900. Esther was born in County Wexford, Ireland in about 1871. Charles and Esther appear to have had four children together - Mary, born c. 1895 in Dublin, Ireland; Esther Irene, born c. 1897 in Bristol; Charles Henry Redvers, born c. 1900 in Bristol, and Audrey, born c. 1902 in Bristol. However as both Mary and Esther were born before Charles and Esther married it is unclear whether they were Charles's children. This is how the family appears in 1901:

Orchard House, Gaunts Lane, St Augustine, Bristol

Charles RILEY aged 29 Tobacco Operative born Bristol
Ester RILEY wife 28 born County Wexford, Ireland
Mary RILEY daughter 6 In School born Dublin, Ireland
Ester I. RILEY daughter 4 In School born Bristol
Charles H. R. RILEY son 5 months born Bristol

Esther RILEY (nee DOYLE) died in 1907 and later the same year Charles married Julia Augusta LINHAM. Julia was born in Bristol in about 1875 and was the daughter of James Pleace LINHAM and Mary Ann Augusta REX. Charles and Julia had at least three children together, all born in Bristol - Wilfred George, born 11th April 1910; Clifford, born c. 1912, and Henry Sidney, born 26th January 1914. This is how Charles and Julia appear in the 1911 census:

122 Devon Road, Easton, Bristol

Charles Finey RILEY aged 40 Tobacco Operator born St Nicholas, Bristol
Julia Augusta RILEY wife 37 born St Philips, Bristol
Esther Irene RILEY daughter 14 Tobacco Cutter born St Augustine, Bristol
Charles Redvers RILEY son 10 born St Augustine, Bristol
Audrey RILEY daughter 9 born St Nicholas, Bristol
Wilfred RILEY son 12 months born St George, Bristol

Mary Jane RILEY (b. 1878) married William Joseph James LOCKYER in Bristol in 1896. William was born in Sunderland, Durham in about 1868 and was the son of William and Isabella LOCKYER. Mary and William had at least three children together, all born in Bristol - May Isabella, born c. 1898; Joyce Marion, born c. 1899, and Persis Dorothy, born c. 1901. In the 1901 census Mary, William and their two eldest daughters are shown living with Mary's mother at 8 King Street (see above).

Mary LOCKYER (nee RILEY) died in 1902 and William subsequently married Laura Sabina THYNNE in Bristol in 1904. William and Laura later moved to Southampton. This is how William and Laura appear in the 1911 census:

17 York Road, Freemantle, Southampton

William LOCKYER aged 42 Ship's Bedroom Steward born Sunderland
Laura LOCKYER wife 29 born Gloucestershire
May LOCKYER daughter 13 Scholar born Bristol
Joyce LOCKYER daughter 12 Scholar born Bristol
Persis LOCKYER daughter 10 Scholar born Bristol
Laura LOCKYER daughter 3 born Swansea, Wales

Thomas Henry RILEY (b. 1881) married Florence Alice ARNOTT in Bristol in 1906. Florence was born in Clifton, Bristol in about 1880. Thomas and Florence had at least one child together - Winifred Florence, born c. 1907 in Clifton. This is how the family appears in the 1911 census:

37 Clifton Wood Crescent, Clifton, Bristol

Thomas Henry RILEY aged 29 Wholesale Ironmonger's Packer born Bristol
Florence Alice RILEY wife 30 born Clifton, Bristol
Winifred Florence RILEY daughter 4 born Clifton, Bristol

It appears that Thomas served with the Gloucestershire Regiment in World War One, rising to the rank of Lance Corporal before being killed in France on 12th November 1918.

John Edward NECK (1852-1917)

John Edward NECK was born on 12th November 1852 at 108 Thomas Street, St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, and was the youngest son of Charles NECK and Maria LAPIDGE. The mother of John's children was Ann PANES, but as yet we have been unable to establish when, where or even if they got married - another mystery! Ann was baptised in St Philip & Jacob, Bristol on 9th September 1849 and was the daughter of John PANES and Sarah Jane THAYER.

John NECK was a sailor in the merchants service and later worked as a dock labourer. Family legend suggests that John was involved in the dismantling of St Werburgh's Church in Corn Street and it's subsequent rebuilding at its present location in East Bristol in the late 1870s. More information about the history of St Werburgh can be found on my Bristol Photographs page.

John and Ann NECK had six children together, all born in Bristol - Florence Ann, born 16th December 1879 at 20 Sevier Street; Edward John, born 3rd January 1882 at 4 King Street, Castle Precincts; Ada Emily, born 17th May 1884 at 11 Philadelphia Street, St Paul; Charles Henry, born 26th March 1886 at 6 Stone's Buildings, Bedminster; William Henry, born 12th November 1888 at 4 Butterfield Court, St Paul, and Joseph James, born 14th November 1893 at 9 Cohen's Buildings, St Philip & Jacob.

John and Ann were living in the same street his father Charles in 1881:

4 King Street, St Nicholas, Bristol

John E. NECK aged 29 General Labourer born Bristol
Ann NECK wife 30 born Bristol
Florence NECK daughter 1 born Bristol

An old sketch of King Street
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By 1884, the family had moved to 11 Philadelphia Street, St Paul, Bristol, and it was there that Ada Emily was born on 17th May. But John Neck was soon on the move again, and by 1891 he was living at 5 York Buildings, one of ten little houses situated around a small, dark, gas-lit court accessed by a passageway from Leek Lane:

5 York Buildings, St Paul, Bristol

John NECK aged 38 Dock Labourer born Bristol, Gloucestershire
Ann NECK wife 40 born Bristol, Gloucestershire
Florence NECK daughter 11 born Bristol, Gloucestershire
Edward NECK son 9 born Bristol, Gloucestershire
Ada NECK daughter 6 born Bristol, Gloucestershire
Charles NECK son 5 born Bristol, Somersetshire
William NECK son 2 born Bristol, Gloucestershire

The family then moved to Chandos Place near Sevier Street in the St Werburgh area of Bristol, as seen here in the 1901 census:

5 Chandos Place, St Werburgh, Bristol

John E. NECK aged 51 Shipping Docker born Thomas Street, Bristol
Ann NECK wife 52 born St Paul, Bristol
Florence A. NECK daughter 21 born Sevier Street, Bristol
Ada NECK daughter 17 born Rope Walk, Bristol
Charles NECK son 15 Wheelwright's Labourer born Bedminster, Bristol
William NECK son 12 born St Paul, Bristol
Joseph NECK son 7 born St Paul, Bristol

Ann NECK (nee PAYNE) died on 17th June 1909 at 26 Eldon Road, Bristol. The informant was her eldest son, Edward John NECK. John Edward NECK died on 9th February 1917 at Eastville Workhouse in Stapleton, Bristol. The cause of John's death was recorded as 'general paralysis of the insane', a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain and central nervous system, caused by syphilis infection.

Florence Ann NECK (b. 1879) never married. She provided nursing help and spent some time in London before seeing out her final years at 11 Sidney Hill Cottage Homes in Churchill, Somerset. She died on 11th January 1955 in Snowdon Road Hospital, Bristol East.

Florence Ann NECK
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Edward John NECK (b. 1882) married Ethel Agnes JONES on 2nd March 1903 in Salem Chapel, Baptist Mills, Bristol. She was born on 28th April 1884 and was the daughter of William, a slate mason, and Ellen JONES. Edward and Ethel had four children together, all born in St Philip & Jacob, Bristol - Dorothy Lilian, born 10th September 1903 at 28 Horley Road, Mina Road; Ernest William Edward, born 14th December 1904 at 28 Horley Road; Edith Maud Irene, born 15th December 1907 at 46 Stafford Road, Mina Road, and Reginald Gordon, born 17th November 1915 at 16 Waterloo Terrace, Stapleton Road. Edward NECK worked as a fish-fryer and wholesale fruit salesman. In 1911 he was living with his mother-in-law in Stafford Road, Bristol, as seen here in the census for that year:

46 Stafford Road, St Philip & Jacob, Bristol

Ellen Mary JONES widow aged 59 Midwife born Langport, Somerset
Ethel Agnes NECK daughter 26 born St Marls, Bristol
Edward John NECK son-in-law 27 Warehouseman born Bristol
Dorothy Lilian NECK granddaughter 8 born St Werburghs, Bristol
Ernest William Edward NECK grandson 7 born St Werburghs, Bristol
Edith Maud Irene NECK granddaughter 3 born St Werburghs, Bristol
Joseph NECK boarder 17 Porter born St Simons, Bristol

Edward died on 15th February 1948 at 29 Roseberry Avenue, Mina Road, Stapleton, Bristol and was interred at Arno's Vale Cemetery in Bristol. His widow Ethel died on 31st August 1973 also at 29 Roseberry Avenue. Edith NECK married Harry SPOKES on 14th February 1931 in St Werburgh, Bristol. Edith and Harry were the grandparents of my third cousin David PREECE.

Ernest, Dorothy and Edith NECK
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Ada Emily NECK (b. 1884) married Herbert Edgar WILLIAMS Herbert Edgar WILLIAMS on 16th March 1909 in St Agnes, Bristol. Herbert was born on 17th March 1887 at 5 James Street, St Philip & Jacob, Bristol and was the son of Alfred WILLIAMS and Mary Elizabeth ANDREWS. For more information about Herbert and Ada WILLIAMS, please see my WILLIAMS & ANDREWS Families of Newport, Wales and Bristol, England page.

Charles Henry NECK (b. 1886) joined the Somerset Light Infantry in June 1904 and later served in this regiment in the First World War, working as a car driver in the intervening years. Charles took part in the retreat from Mons in August 1914 and fought in the trenches near Armentière. However he was discharged from the army in February 1916 suffering from neuralgia of the sciatic nerves. Charles married Beatrice Alice PINCOTT on 26th December 1910 in St Matthew, Moorfields, Bristol. Beatrice was born in about 1888 and was the daughter of John PINCOTT, a labourer. Charles and Beatrice had at least one son together - Arthur James, born 1st October 1911 at 20 Avon Park, Avonvale Road, Redfield, Bristol. Charles later married Nellie May EDBROOKE on 5th April 1919 in The Register Office, Bristol. Nellie was born in about 1889 and was the daughter of Edwin EDBROOKE, a commercial traveller. Charles and Nellie had at least two children - Dorothy May, born 5th March 1920 at 25 Berkeley Street, Stapleton, Bristol, and Doris May, born 19th September 1922 at 38 Orchard Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Charles worked as a motor mechanic and died of tuberculosis on 9th April 1923 in Burlington House, Hanham, Kingswood, Gloucestershire aged just 37.

William Henry NECK (b. 1888) married Grace Marion WALDRON on 22nd December 1912 in St Matthew, Moorfields, Bristol. Grace was born in about 1888 and was the daughter of Richard WALDRON, an engineer, and Emma GARMSTON. William worked as a fruiterer's warehouseman and later as a queue conductor for the Tramways Company. During the First World War he served in the 94th Training Reserve Battalion. William died on 8th July 1951 at the Royal Infimary, Bristol.

Joseph James NECK (b. 1893) married Clara Ethel WATKINS on 12th July 1913 in The Register Office, Bristol. Clara was born on 17th April 1892 and was the daughter of Charles Edward WATKINS, a time-keeper. Joseph worked as a carter and later as a clerical officer for the Ministry of Labour, while in his spare time he was an amateur conjurer. During the First World War he served as a bombardier in the 1st Gloucester Regiment. Joseph died on 22nd March 1957 in Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol on the way to the Royal Infirmary.

Arthur Thomas NECK (1878-1959)

Arthur Thomas NECK
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Arthur Thomas NECK was born on 6th December 1878 in Redcliffe, Bristol, and was the son of George William NECK and Frances Fanny PUGH. He married Catherine GOODMAN on 2nd October 1897 in the Bedminster Register Office, Bristol. Catherine was born on 13th June 1876 in East Reach, Taunton, Somerset and was the daughter of Walter GOODMAN, a mason, and Mary BEAMER. Both Arthur and Catherine were living at 33 Weare Street, Bristol at the time of their marriage.

Like many of his relatives Arthur worked as a dock labourer, but by the late 1890s he was working in an Oilcake Mill. When oil is extracted from seed, such as linseed, the remaining byproduct is compressed into cakes and used as animal feed or manure - these are oilcakes. After a brief spell in the Somerset Light Infantry in the early 1900s, Arthur returned to the Oilcake Mill as an Oilcake Presser. By the late 1920s he had changed his profession once again and was working in a tobacco factory.

Arthur and Catherine had seven children together, all born in Bristol - Albert Ernest Colston, born 28th November 1897 at 33 Weare Street, Bedminster; Mary Emma Frances, born 1st December 1898 at 16 Old Charlotte Street, Bedminster; Lilian Kate, born 3rd July 1900, also at 16 Old Charlotte Street; Amelia, born 31st July 1902, again at 16 Old Charlotte Street; Arthur, born 30th January 1904; John, born 14th September 1905 at 6 Prospect Terrace, Sion Road, Bedminster, and Frances Catherine, born 27nd September 1921 at 1 Queen Street, Bedminster. In 1901 Catherine was living in the same house in Old Charlotte Street as her father-in-law, as seen here in the census for that year:

16 Old Charlotte Street, Bedminster, Bristol

Catherine NECK wife aged 24 Shirts Maker born Taunton, Somerset
Lilian NECK daughter 9 months born Bristol

Catherine NECK (nee GOODMAN) died on 30th April 1942 at 151 Cotswold Road, South Bristol. At the time her husband Arthur was working as a blacksmith's mate. Arthur Thomas NECK died on 4th January 1959, also at 151 Cotswold Road.

Albert Ernest Colston NECK (b. 1897) died on 17th October 1902 at 16 Old Charlotte Street, Bedminster aged 4; Mary Emma Frances NECK (b. 1899) died on 24th October 1900 at the General Hospital, St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol aged 22 months; John NECK (b. 1905) died on 9th February 1908 at Cossham's Memorial Hospital, Stapleton, Bristol aged 2, and Frances Catherine NECK (b. 1921) died on 25th May 1940 at 151 Cotswold Road, Bristol aged 18.

Lilian Kate NECK (b. 1900) married Frederick Charles WEBB on 5th July 1919 in St Paul, Bedminster, Bristol. Frederick was born in about 1900 and was the son of Thomas Henry WEBB, a labourer.

Arthur NECK (b. 1904) married Hilda Lilian HAZELL on 15th September 1928 in St Anne, Brislington, Bristol.

Amelia NECK (b. 1902) married Joseph PERRY on 2nd August 1920 in St Pauls, Bristol. Joseph was born in 1897 and worked as a general dealer. At the time of their marriage both Amelia and Joseph were living at 1 Queen Square, Bristol. They had one son, Arthur, born in Pontypridd, Wales in 1924.

Amelia later married Francis Harold Albert HARRINGTON (according to adoption records held by Angela GREENHALGH) at St Paul, Bedminster on 9th August 1932. Francis was born on 23rd September 1908 in Bristol, the son of Francis Albert HARRINGTON, a decorator, and Hilda Clara BRIMBLE. He worked as a labourer for the Tramways Company and later as a tobacco warehouseman. Amelia and Francis HARRINGTON were the parents of my third cousin once removed, Angie GREENHALGH. Amelia died in 1985.

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