6/3 Samuel Westwood Farmer and Carpenter of Horndon on the Hill, Essex
1748-1800 Son of Samuel and Alice Westwood







Age Source


Born about 1748
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Married Mary Brown 8 April 1788 at St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street, London, by Bishop of London licence. They both signed the register Samuel Westwood's signature on the marriage register 1788

39 G2, G3, A3/95


Father of Ann 13 Aug 1790 bapt 7 Sept at Horndon
42 J2



5/2 Mary Austin 19 Jan 1793 bapt 19 Jan at Horndon
45 J2



Samuel 12 Jan 1795 bapt 12 Jan at Horndon
47 J2


Died 10 Jan 1800 age 52 (memorial at Horndon on the Hill)
52 J4


Buried 16 Jan 1800 at Horndon on the Hill Sts Peter and Paul, age 52
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1764 Apr He was apprenticed to Thomas Salter of the Turner's Company in London
16 Anc40
1768 or 69 A carpenter of Horndon on the Hill. He purchased a messuage and orchard in the manor of Arden Hall in Horndon from William Kersteman
21 J37
1777 Carpenter of Horndon on the Hill. Purchased land called Drakes, 5 acres and a croft called Fryord or Bedels, 1 acre, in the manor of Arden Hall in Horndon on the Hill from John Fellowes
29 J37
1780-83 Farmer. He had 100 acres of freehold property in Horndon on the Hill 32-35 J11
1785-88 The representative of Royal Exchange Assurance at Horndon (Chelmsford Chronicle) 37-40 H61
1787 Oct He, John Brown 7/7B? and others of the parish of Horndon, having suffered robberies etc., offered rewards (Chelmsford Chronicle 19 Oct p.1)
39 H61
1788 Apr A bachelor of Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex, age 39 years
40 G2, G3

Of Wrens Park Farm, Horndon on the Hill

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1790 His father's will left Wrens Park to his mother then him
42 J5
1790-1800 Owned and occupied property in Horndon on the Hill, rent £26. In 1790 he also owned another property occupied by William Hall, rent £5.

Occupied property owned by George Stevens, rent £39 and a property owned by Mr Graves, rent £2

 42-52 J21
1795 Joseph Sands mortgaged two tenements in the manor of Arden Hall, Horndon on the Hill, to him for £10 at 5%
47 J37
1799 Land tax redemption; he owned and occupied land in Horndon
51 E21
1800 Jan Farmer and carpenter of Wrens Park farm, Horndon on Hill. His will left Wrens Park in trust to exors. £500 to son Samuel when 23 years old, £1000 to daughter Mary Austen when 23, £1000 to daughter Ann when 23. Tenement in Horndon on the Hill occupied by John Mott to children of his late sister 7/5A Alice Bridge. £10 to cousin William Westwood
52 D5
1800 Feb His will was proved at PCC by his widow Mary, William Spitty (who witnessed their marriage) and Robert Barnard

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Wife Mary Brown 1758-1822 Daughter of John Brown of Ramsey

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1758 Baptised 8 May at Ramsey St Michael

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By 1768 She and brother John were orphans
10 J2

John may have been apprenticed in London and she may have gone with him

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1782
 She probably witnessed the marriage of John Thorogood, glazier of West Horndon, and Margaret Pond, widow (Margaret Dasely, spinster, married Samuel Pond 1776 at Great Baddow), at Horndon on the Hill
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1788 Spinster of St Dunstan in the West, London, age 29
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1789 She inherited the Corner House and Back Lane near Horndon market in the manor of Arden Hall as her brother John Brown's heir at law
30 J37
1798 She and husband Samuel sold the Corner House and Back Lane in the manor of Arden Hall to Thomas Mann of Horndon, yeoman
39 J37
1805 She re-leased the farm called Rucks, 90 acres, with Swan Hills and Cakes land, 50 acres, in Horndon on the Hill (originally leased by her father-in-law in 1783) from Mrs Mary Collinson for 15 years
46 J36
1822 Died Jan 12 age 63 (memorial at Horndon on the Hill)
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Daughter Ann Westwood 1790-1841







1841
 Owned cottages in Laindon Hills (tithe plot 183) occupied by Otby and others
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1841 Died 9 Oct age 43 (memorial at Horndon on the Hill)
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Son Samuel Westwood 1795-1886 Farmer of Laindon Hills







1825 He took the lease of Goldsmiths Farm, Laindon Hills (Essex ref. D/DU 1312/7)
30 J91
1832 Occupied land in Laindon Hills owned by Mrs S Hatton rent £74
37 J21
1832 Owned and occupied farm in Horndon on the Hill rent £26
37 J21
1833 Resident in Laindon Hills. He had a freehold house and land in Horndon on the Hill
38 J10
1841 Farmer at Goldsmiths, Laindon Hills, with three servants and nephew/nieces Samuel, Mary and Louisa Squier
46 C
1841 Married Maria Emily Goodridge (reg. Q3 Romford)
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1841-1842 Occupier of Goldsmiths Farm, Laindon Hills, owned by John Dinsdale, 312 acres arable & pasture (homestead tithe plot 13). Owner and occupier of Wrens Park Farm, Horndon on the Hill, 96 acres, 90% arable, 10% meadow or pasture (farmhouse tithe plot 232)
47 E31
1843-47 Father of Marian E 1843 in Hackney, Emily 1844, George Samuel 1845 and Samuel Henry 1847 in Laindon Hills 48-52 C, B
1850-70 Probably occupied Little Ilfords, 93 acres of marshland in Fobbing, rent £162 55-75 J20
1851 Farmer of 700 acres at Laindon Hills with wife, two daughters, two sons, three servants and Samuel and Louisa Squier
56 C
1858 He was on the committee responsible for the first Essex show (ref. D/DU 1312/7)
63 J91
1861 Farmer of Goldsmiths farm, Langdon Hills, with two daughters, a housekeeper and three servants
66 C
1871 Farmer of Goldsmiths farm, Laindon Hills with daughter, 2 sons and 3 servants
76 C
1873 Owner of 268 acres, 20 perches in Langdon Hills. Gross rental £432 11s
78 L32
1878 Resident in Laindon Hills, had the freehold of Wrens Park farm
83 J10
1881 Farmer of Goldsmiths farm, Langdon Hills, 300 acres
86 C
1882-86 Resident at Goldsmiths farm, Langdon Hills 87- 91 G7

He was a trustee of Palmer's charity, a churchwarden of Laindon Hills and a member of the board of guardians (Essex ref. D/DU 1312/7)

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1886 Died 5 Dec, age 91 (registered Dec 86 Orsett). Buried at Laindon Hills
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1887 Will proved at Central Registry. Exors Alfred Charles Spitty, gent & Samuel Westwood Squier esq. nephew. Estate £15,733 3s

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Samuel's daughter Marian Emma, 1843-1921



1921 Died unmarried age 78 (reg. Q2 Orsett). Buried at Laindon Hills
78 J91, B






Samuel's daughter Emily, 1844-1928



1866 Married William Clark, farmer of Mucking (reg. Q4 Orsett)
22 J91, C, B

1868-71 Mother of Maria, Florence, Margaret and Percy W Clark 24-27 C

1871 With husband and children at Walton Hall, Mucking
26 C

1928 Died age 82 (reg. Wandsworth)
83 J91, B






Samuel's son George Samuel, 1845-1909   Farmer of Horndon on the Hill



1874-94 Farmer at Horndon on the Hill 28- 48 G7

1874 Married Anne/Annie Clark (reg. Q2 Orsett)
28 C, B

1875,1876 Father of Lillian Emma and Constance Annie 29, 30 C, B

1878 Occupier of Wrens Farm, Horndon on the Hill
32 J10

1881 Farmer of 225 acres at Wrens Farm, with wife Annie & 2 daughters
35 C

1882 Wife Annie died age 38 (reg. Q1 Orsett)
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1890 Married Frances Jane Windle (reg. Q2 Orsett)
44 B

1891 Farmer of Wrens Farm, Horndon, with wife Frances
45 C

1895 July. Of Wren's Park Farm, eldest son & heir of Samuel Westwood, admitted to copyhold land in the manor of North Shoebury
50 J37

1909 Died age 63 (registered Q2 Orsett)
63 B






Samuel's son Samuel Henry, 1847-1886   Farmer of Horndon on the Hill



1874-86 Farmer at Horndon on the Hill 25- 37 G7

1878 Occupier of Great Malgraves, Horndon on the Hill
29 J10

1881 With father Samuel at Goldsmith's Farm
33 C

1886 Died 15 Nov. A bachelor. Buried at Laindon Hills
37 F5, J91

1887 Administration of his estate was granted to his father's executors

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7/5 Samuel Westwood Carpenter of Horndon on the Hill, Essex
c.1711-1790














Age Source


Born in 1705 (memorial) or 1711 (marriage licence) or in between (freeholder books)
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Married Alice Spencer 15 July 1740 at Mucking St John by Essex licence
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Father of Alice baptised 13/12/1743 at Horndon on the Hill
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Samuel 6/3 1748
37 J5



Mary baptised 29/1/1750/1 at Horndon (buried 8 Feb 1750 at Horndon)
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Lydia baptised 29/1/1750/1 at Horndon (buried 14 Mar 1750 at Horndon)
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George baptised 8/6/1753 at Horndon (buried 27 Sept 1761 at Horndon)
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Mary baptised 10/12/1758 at Horndon (buried 24 Jan 1759 at Horndon)
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John            (buried 6 Oct 1759 at Horndon)

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Died 28 May 1789 age 85 years (memorial at Horndon on the Hill)
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Buried 1 June 1790 at Horndon on the Hill Sts Peter and Paul
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1740 He was probably left a silver watch in the will of Henry Westwood of Horndon
29 J5
1740 July Batchelor of Horndon age 29. Marriage bond with Thomas Green, carpenter of Horndon, for him to marry Alice Spencer
29 J3
1753 Nov Carpenter of Horndon, bound William Bennett as apprentice
42 H40
1756 Dec
 Carpenter of Horndon, paid duty for Thomas Shadrake as apprentice
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1759-1772 He had 40 acres of freehold property in Horndon on the Hill, apparently inherited from his wife's father (age 44 in 1759, 58 in 1768 and 60 in 1772) 48-61 J11, J37
1764 Apr Carpenter of Horndon on the Hill (son Samuel's apprenticeship)
53 Anc40
1764 Apr Carpenter of Horndon on the Hill. Consented to his daughter Alice's marriage to Bezaliel Bridge, surgeon of Horndon Samuel Westwood's signature in 1764

53 J3
1767 Aug Carpenter of Horndon on the Hill, bound William Blakeley as apprentice
56 H40
1773-1776 He and Bezaliel Bridge were the Homage (jury) at Horndon manorial court 62-65 J37
1781 He had property in Horndon on the Hill, rental value £28
70 J21
1783 Oct He (or son Samuel) leased a farm called Rucks, 90 acres, and land called Swan Hills and Cakes, 50 acres, all in Horndon on the Hill, for 21 years from George Stevens Esq (lease ref. D/DU 1312/1)
72 J36
1787 Nov Carpenter of Horndon on the Hill. His will left Wrens Park farm to wife Alice then son Samuel. Left money to son in law Bezaliel Bridge and his grandchildren
76 J5
1790 His will was proved 23 July at Chelmsford by son Samuel and Daniel Brand

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Wife 7/6 Alice Spencer 1717-1799







1740 July Spinster of Horndon, age 23 and a half
23 J3
1759 Dec Daughter and heir of Thomas Green of Horndon on the Hill, deceased. Inherited a croft of pasture called Beremans at Crooked Causeway, an orchard anciently called Wrens Park near Rucks Lane, a messuage by the side of Rucks Lane near Wrens Park, two crofts of land called Chypa?, Found Croft, a croft of land called Freemans Croft, three crofts or closes of pasture and a parcel of wood called Betts, land called Tydgates, a meadow or pasture called Hydes Meadow and a lane leading from a messuage on land called Betts to land called Tydgates, all freehold in the manor of Arden Hall with Horndon Market
42 J37
1787 Nov Still alive, she was mentioned in her husband's will
70 J5
1799 Died 22 Feb age 83 years (memorial at Horndon) (burial not found)
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Daughter Alice 1743-1778







1764 Spinster, a minor of Horndon on the Hill. Married Bezaliel Bridge, surgeon of Horndon age 25, 22 Apr at Horndon on the Hill by Essex licence with consent of her father
20 J2, J3, J5
1767 Husband Bezaliel Bridge, surgeon, purchased lands in the manor of Arden Hall, Horndon on the Hill, from Jasper Kingsman Esq
24 J37
1769-1778 Mother of George, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann and James Tapperil at Horndon 25-34 J2
1778 Buried (date not specified) at Horndon on the Hill
34 J2
1788 Bezaliel Bridge married Ann Durrant, widow of William Durrant 7/3

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8/11 Mr Spencer









Age Source







Married Alice

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Father of Alice 7/6 c.1717

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Died by 1730

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(No obvious will at Chelmsford or PCC)

















Wife 8/12 Alice -1740







(1721-27 Thomas Green's children Thomas, Mary and Ann were buried at Horndon)

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(1728/9 Thomas Green's wife Catherine was buried at Horndon)

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1730 Mar Widow (of Mr Spencer). Owned freehold property called Wrens Park in Horndon on the Hill. She entered into a bond of obligation (pre-nuptial agreement, described in her will) with Thomas Green, ensuring she can dispose of her messuages and lands as she wishes

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1730 Married 2 Thomas Green, carpenter of Horndon on the Hill

J5
1731 Mother of Mary Green, baptised 4 June at Horndon on the Hill

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1739 Mar Her will bequeathed Wrens Park to husband Thomas Green, provided he gives £100 to her daughter Alice Spencer after her death and a further £200 to her daughter Alice after his own death Alice Green's signature on her will in 1739


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1740 She was buried 5 April at Horndon on the Hill Sts Peter and Paul

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1740 May Her will was proved at Chelmsford by her husband Thomas Green

J5

Husband Thomas apparently bequeathed Wrens Park itself to dau-in-law Alice, in lieu of the money

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By 1759 Thomas Green had died. Alice, now wife of 7/5 Samuel Westwood, described herself as Thomas's daughter and heir to the Arden Hall manorial court

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7/7 John Brown Maltster of Ramsey, Essex
1728-1768







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Married Mary Mayor 27 April 1757 at Ramsey by Essex Archdeaconry licence (both signed)
29
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Father of Mary 6/4 1758, bapt 18 May at Ramsey
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John 1759, bapt 14 Dec at Ramsey
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Steven 1761, bapt 8 Sept at Ramsey (buried 29 Nov 1761 at Ramsey)
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Buried 9 Oct 1768 at Ramsey St Michael
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Of Ramsey

A3/95
1757 Apr
 A maltster of Ramsey. Single man age 29
 John Brown's signature in 1757

29
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(A maltster prepares the malt from grain, ready for beer brewing)


(1768 on
 no will found)

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Wife Mary Mayor 1731-1761







1757 Apr
 A spinster of Ramsey age 26
26
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1761 Wife of John Brown, buried 18 Sept at Ramsey St Michael
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Son John 1759-1788 Collar maker of Hondon on the Hill







By 1768 He was an orphan
9 J2
1781 Possibly owned property in Horndon on the Hill, rental value £5
22 J21
1783 Nov.
 A farmer and collar maker of Rochford, Essex. He insured the furniture in his timber & tiled dwelling house near the Marlborough Head in Rochford for £30, his utensils and stock in trade in his timber & tiled shop nearly opposite for £20 and his utensils and stock in trade in a barn, stable, cowhouse and yard at Lower Lodge in Rayleigh for £100, except any damage from natural heating of the hay, straw or corn. Total £150, premium 15s (Royal Exchange policy 88076)
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1783 Nov.
 A collar maker of Horndon on the Hill. He also insured his dwelling house and kitchen called the Corner House at Horndon on the Hill for £240, his furniture there for £50, his utensils and stock in trade for £100, his workshop & stable adjoining in the yard behind for £100 and a house opposite occupied by Francis Dorrington a shoemaker for £50, all the buildings timber and tiled. Total value £350, premium 19s (Royal Exchange policy no. 88078)
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1784 Collar maker of Horndon on the Hill. He purchased a messuage called the Corner House near Horndon market and Back Lane (enclosed and built on), copyhold of the manor of Arden Hall, from Thomas Pickford of London. Mortgaged it to Daniel Mortimer for £100 at 5%
25 J37
1787 Oct Possibly of Horndon on the Hill. Having suffered robberies, with 6/3 Samuel Westwood and others he offered rewards (Chelmsford Chronicle 19 Oct p.1)
28 H61
1788 Died 15 Nov age 29 years (memorial at Horndon on the Hill)
29 J4
1788 Buried 20 Nov at Horndon on the Hill Sts Peter and Paul

J2
1789 His sister Mary Westwood inherited the Corner House and Back Lane in the manor of Arden Hall as his heir at law, subject to the mortgage

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Note: Stephen Westwood Brown







1802
 Stephen Brown married Susan Dew, both of this parish, 22 June at South Weald St Peter by licence

J2
1803 Stephen Westwood Brown was born in Brentwood 2 Apr, baptised 29 Apr at Brentwood St Thomas, son of Stephen & Susannah Brown

C, J2
1803
 He was son of William Brown

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1814 He drew a decorated scroll found in Ingrave
11 V/index
1829
 Of South Weald. Married Eliza Wicks at South Weald St Peter 17 Sept by licence

C, J2
1830-1837
 Father of Arthur Henry 1830, Brougham Leonard 1831, George 1833, Agnes 1834 and Walter William 1837, all baptised at Brentwood
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 J2
1851-1861
 A stationer of 87 High Street, Brentwood, South Weald
 48-58
 C
1870
 Died age 66 (reg. Q1 Billericay)
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