The Chilcott family lived at Povington Farm by 1861 until 1909 and at Baltington Farm by 1884 until at least 1895
James Chilcott (1825-1909)
James was born at West Knighton, Dorset in 1825 and baptised there on 9 September 1925. His parents were James Chilcott (1796-1849), a farmer, and his wife Mary Virtue Chilcott nee Grant (1801-1886). He was the second of their four sons.
By 1841 the family were living at Warmwell, Dorset where James senior’s occupation was now miller. The family employed a servant Joshua Ellis.
James senior died on 18 April 1849 aged 53 and was buried at his birth village of Powerstock (Poorstock), Dorset. 1 On 12 July 1849 James, now a miller, married Elizabeth Sarah Cole (1816-1891) at Winfrith Newburgh. 2
By 1851 James was farming at Burton in Winfrith Newburgh parish.
James and Elizabeth had three children:
- Mary Jane Chilcott (1853-1932) – Mary remained a spinster and lived with brother Arthur & family after their father’s death in 1909
- James Arthur ‘Arthur’ Chilcott (1855-1933) – see below
- William Chilcott (1857-1908) – see below
By 1861 James and family had moved to Povington Farm in Tyneham parish. He was farming 300 acres and employed three men and three boys.
Wife Elizabeth died in January 1891 aged 73 and was buried at Wool, Dorset.
James served as the Rector’s Churchwarden for 23 years.
James died on 28 May 1909 aged 84 of heart failure. He was buried in Tyneham churchyard.
James Arthur ‘Arthur’ Chilcott (1855-1933)
‘Arthur’ lived at Tyneham from before 1861 but had moved to Lutton Farm, Steeple by 1901.
Arthur was born at East Burton, Dorset and baptised at Winfrith Newburgh on 13 March 1855.
Arthur was the Enumerator for the 1891 Census of Tyneham.
Arthur married Mary Caroline Lawrence (1857-1940) at Okeford Fitzpaine, Dorset on 14 March 1883.
Arthur and Mary had the following children:
- Minnie Florence Chilcott (1883-1901) – Minnie was attending Clarendon House School at West Borough, Wimborne in April 1901 – sadly she died on 19 May 1901 aged 18
- Reginald Arthur Cole Chilcott (1884-1968) – Reginald was the Enumerator of the 1911 Census of Steeple – married Amy Brown (1892-1977) – in 1915 Reginald and brother Bernard were farming at Bere Farm, Organford
- Bernard Gerald Lawrence Chilcott (1886-1917) – in 1915 Bernard and brother Reginald were farming at Bere Farm, Organford – Bernard then served in WW1 as a siege battery gunner with the Royal Garrison Artillery in France & Flanders – sadly he was killed in action serving his country on 28 December 1917
- Percy Ernest Edgar Chilcott (1889-1985) – married Eva May Howard (1895-1972) at Tyneham on 28 April 1918 – Percy and Eva emigrated to Canada
- Ethel Irene Chilcott (1890-1981) – married Arthur Horlock (1889-1968) at Lytchett Minster, Dorset, on 18 April 1923
- Gladys Lillian Chilcott (1902-1958) – married Leslie John Rothwell (1904-1978) in 1938 in Middlesex he was an inspector in the Post Office engineering department – they had one child, a son Bertram Anthony Rothwell (1942-2023).
By 1921 Arthur had retired as was living at Heath Cottage, Lytchett Matravers, Dorset with wife Mary, youngest daughter Gladys and Arthur’s sister also Mary.
Arthur died on 5 July 1933. His effects were valued at £6,896 9s 7d.
William Chilcott (1857-1908)
William died on 17 December 1908 aged 49, six months before his father James. He was buried in Tyneham churchyard.
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