Samuel DAYBALL was baptised in Pickworth in Lincolnshire on 23rd May 1773. He was the fourth child of Joseph DAYBELL and his wife Elizabeth STREETON who had married in Pickworth on 8th September 1766.
On 29th March 1800 Samuel married Rebecca HAM. The marriage took place in Horbling, Lincolnshire although Samuel was living in Quadring at the time and it was witnessed by John DAVISON and Henry GENDERS. Rebecca had been baptised in Threekingham on 14th January 1779 and was the daughter of Richard HAM and his wife Elizabeth.
On 1st December 1800 two sons, Samuel and Richard, were baptised in Quadring.
The family soon moved to Aslackby where they were to settle. Their first daughter, Maria, was baptised there on 29th June 1802. Their next daughter, Elizabeth, was born there in 1804 but was buried four years later on 23rd June 1808.
Their next son, Joseph, was baptised on 2nd August 1806. His brother William was born in 1808 but was buried on 1st April the following year. A daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 1810 but was buried six months later.
On 25th July 1811 a son, George, was baptised. His brother, Finnerty, was baptised on 14th March 1814. At this time the family were living in the nearby hamlet of Millthorpe where Samuel was a Cottage farmer. A daughter, Elizabeth, was baptised 7th August 1816 and another, Mary, was baptised on 25th September 1820
On 3rd July 1821 Maria married Edward BLACKSHAW in Wigtoft witnessed by Samuel DAYBALL, Hannah SHARP and Hannah JACKSON. Their first child, Rebecca, was born in Millthorpe and was baptised at Aslackby on 25 January 1822.
Richard DAYBELL married in June 1822 in Aslackby to Ann BASS. Their first son, Joseph, was baptised there on 29th July 1823.
On 4th December 1826 Samuel DAYBALL was buried in Aslackby aged 53 years. On the same day their last child, William, was baptised but sadly he was buried just ten days later. Rebecca continued to live in Millthorpe and worked as a nurse until her death on 4th January 1839. She was buried in Aslackby four days later
Richard DAYBALL was baptised in Quadring, Lincolnshire on 1st December 1800 on the same day as his brother, Samuel. He was a son of Samuel DAYBELL and his wife, Rebecca HAM, who had married in Horbling on 29th March 1800.
Within two years the family had moved to the parish of Aslackby and lived in the hamlet of Millthorpe where Samuel was a cottage farmer. In time Samuel and Rebecca had at least twelve children.
Richard found work as a Tailor. In June 1822 Richard married Ann BASS in Aslackby and their first son, Joseph, was baptised there on 29th July 1823. Their second son, William, was baptised on 30th October 1825.
Ann died in 1827 and was buried in Aslackby on 6th May. The following year the widowed Richard remarried to Sarah MAXEY in a wedding witnessed by Elizabeth GLEAN and Charles MAXEY. Sarah already had a baby daughter, Mary Ann.
The family settled in Pointon and their first child, Rebecca, was baptised in Sempringham 23rd August 1829. Two sons came next with Samuel baptised 1st April 1832 and his brother, Richard/Charles(?) baptised 6th December 1835. Daughters, Maria, was baptised 20th June 1837 and two more, Elizabeth & Lucy, were born on 20th December 1840 and baptised two days later.
Richard DAYBELL died on 24th May 1841 at the infirmary in Stamford, Lincolnshire. His widow was living on West Street in Pointon with the seven youngest children. Richard's eldest son, Joseph, was also in Pointon working for the Farm Bailiff James BURGES who lived at Pointon Cottage. His other son, William, was working for the coal dealer, William COPPS, in Sempringham.
Ten years later Sarah was still living on West Street. Her daughter Mary Ann MAXEY was with her - as were daughters Maria and the twins, Lucy & Betsy. Also in the household was a young lodger, Quincy MARSHALL. Nearby, on Brickyard Lane, was Richard's brother, Finnerty with his wife and four children.
Rebecca married in Sempringham on 7th November 1849 to John PEET from Horbling, witnessed by her half-sister Mary Ann and Robert PEARSON. Until 1857 they remained in Sempringham where John was a gatekeeper at the toll bar. Later they settled in Horbling. On 12th March 1855 Rebecca's sister, Maria, married John's brother, William - this time witnessed by Rebecca and John PEET. William and Maria settled in Helpringham where he was a labourer for the railway.
On 12th April 1857 Sarah married to Charlie CORTON. Her son, Richard DAYBELL, had died in 1855 and was buried in Aslackby on 14th July 1855. Her son Samuel was married to Elizabeth STONES(?) and was living in Billingborough.
In 1861 Sarah and Charlie were still in Pointon and shared their home with daughter Elizabeth and her baby daughter, Emma. Charlie's young son, James, was living with them and they also had three lodgers; Richard WADSLEY and Ann & John HEWSON. Richard WADSLEY was still living with them ten years later - by which time another granddaughter, Lucy DAYBELL had been born.
Joseph DAYBELL was baptised in Aslackby, Lincolnshire on 5th August 1806. He was a son of Samuel DAYBELL and his wife, Rebecca HAM, who had married in Horbling on 29th March 1800. The family lived in the hamlet of Millthorpe where Samuel was a cottage farmer. In time Samuel and Rebecca had at least twelve children.
Following his father's death in 1826, Joseph took charge of the farm in Millthorpe. On 24th September 1832 he married Elizabeth GREEN in the parish of Sempringham witnessed by his brother Richard and William GOODACRE. Their daughter, Ann, was baptised in Aslackby on 23rd December 1833.
Following the death of his wife, Joseph remarried to Alice WRIGHT who may have come from West Deeping in Lincolnshire. Their first child, Joseph, was baptised in Aslackby on 19th October 1840 - followed by a daughter, Alice, on 18th May 1842 and a son, Jacob, on 8th July 1844. Another daughter, Rachel, was born in the summer of 1847.
Two years later Joseph and his family emigrated to the USA. The family sailed from Liverpool on the 29th January 1849 as part of a group of 358 Saints on board the Mormon ship, the 'Zetland'. Also on board was Joseph's sister, Maria Daybell BLACKSHAW, her husband, Edward and seven of their children. It is thought that in 1847 Maria's oldest son, Samuel, had emigrated to the USA where he worked in St Louis, Missouri. The rest of the family were now going out to join him.
The 'Zetland' was a large ship - a square-rigger less than a year old and weighing 1283 tons. The voyage lasted 63 days and the passengers arrived in New Orleans on the 2nd April. Three days later they boarded the steamship 'Iowa' and headed for St Louis. An outbreak of cholera claimed the life of Edward BLACKSHAW but Joseph and his family survived and settled in St Louis.
I do not know what became of Joseph and Alice or whether they went on to have more children. It is thought that the oldest daughter, Ann, may have married one of her BLACKSHAW cousins.
The two boys, Joseph and Jacob settled in St Louis where they worked as printers for The Globe newspaper. I believe that Joseph married on 20th January 1870 to Marie Louise WESTLAKE and they went on to have eight children. Joseph died in St Louis in 1891. His brother Jacob may have married Mary O'HARA in Missouri in 1874 and a son, Jacob born to them in 1877.
Finnerty/Finity DAYBELL was baptised in Aslackby, Lincolnshire on 14th March 1814. He was a son of Samuel DAYBELL and his wife, Rebecca HAM, who had married in Horbling on 29th March 1800. The family lived in the hamlet of Millthorpe where Samuel was a cottage farmer. Over time Samuel and Rebecca had at least twelve children.
On 9th February 1841 Finnerty married Mary DRAPER in the parish of Folkingham in Lincolnshire. At the time of the census a few months later they were in Millthorpe where they shared a home with Finnerty's brother, Joseph, his wife, Alice and their two young children.
Soon they moved to Pointon near the home of Finnerty's brother, Richard. Their first child, Robert, was born there on 2nd July 1842. He was baptised in Sempringham five days later. Shortly afterwards Finnerty joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons) and the remaining children were born into that church. A son, George, was baptised on 18th September 1844 and a daughter, Ann, on 17th April 1846.
Finnerty worked hard to support his family but at one stage injury forced them to spend time in the Workhouse. By 1851 they were back in Pointon living on Brickyard Lane with their son, Robert (8) and three daughters; Ann (4), Susannah (2) and Sarah (1)
After the birth of their son George in 1852, Finnerty set off for Derbyshire to find work in the coal mines. He soon sent for his family and they settled in Whittington. By 1861 they were living on South Street with their children; Robert (18), Susannah (12), Sarah (11), George (8), Elizabeth (5) and William (3).
By this time Robert had a job in the iron foundry where he was soon joined by his father. The increased wages allowed them to think of emigrating to Utah in the US and by 1863 they had saved enough to allow their daughter, Susannah, to travel there alone on board the Mormon ship, 'Amazon'.
On 21st May 1864 Finnerty and his family sailed from Liverpool bound for Utah on board the ship 'General McClellan'. They left behind their eldest daughter, Ann, who had married in 1863 to William WEBSTER. Their eldest son, Robert, also remained in England with the intention of joining them later. On arrival in New York on 23rd June 1864 the family made their way across the plains until they reached Salt Lake where in time they settled in Charleston. They were famers and also committed members of their Church.
Robert married on 26th December 1864 to Agnes Ann BANCROFT in Handley on Stavely in Derbyshire. Their daughter, Mary Hannah, was born in Stavely on 9th January 1866. On 30 April that year the family sailed from Liverpool on board the 'John Bright '. They reached New York on the 6th June but Robert was lost on the journey across the plains and never reached Utah. Agnes had another child, Kate Elizabeth, six months later and was cared for by Robert's family until her own parents came out to join her.
In 1882 Finnerty's family was reunitied with their eldest daughter. Ann Daybell WEBSTER, her husband and five children sailed from Liverpool on board the 'Nevada' on 17 May 1882. The journey was funded by Finnerty and his family who struggled to raise the necessary cash. The WEBSTER family arrived in June - just two weeks after leaving home (a 12 day voyage in contrast to the 63 days of the 'Zetland')!
The DAYBELL family never regretted their move to Utah where they played an important part in their community and the Mormon Church. All the children married and settled in the Wasatch area of Utah. Finnerty died in Charleston on 25th October 1897 and his wife, Mary Draper DAYBELL died in Heber on 2nd September 1899.
Mary DAYBELL was baptised in Aslackby, Lincolnshire on 25th September 1820. She was the youngest daughter of Samuel DAYBELL and his wife, Rebecca HAM, who had married in Horbling on 29th March 1800. The family lived in the hamlet of Millthorpe where Samuel was a cottage farmer. In time Samuel and Rebecca had at least twelve children.
On 4th December 1826 Samuel DAYBALL was buried in Aslackby aged 53 years when Mary was only 6 years old. Rebecca continued to live in Millthorpe and worked as a nurse until her death on 4th January 1839.
Three months later Mary married John WRIGHT on 4th April 1839 in Alsackby. The marriage was witnessed by Sophia FOSTER and Joseph DAYBELL. John had been baptised in Market Deeping on 2nd July 1816 and was the son of John WRIGHT and his wife, Mary. At the time of the marriage he was working as a servant in Pickworth. Their first child, Alice, was baptised in Aslackby on 15th September 1839.
The family moved to West Deeping where John found work as a farm labourer. Their next child, Samuel, was baptised in West Deeping on 28th March 1841. Ten years later the family were living in West Deeping. By this time they had six children; Alice (11), Samuel (10), Sarah (8), William (6), Ann (3) and Joseph (1).
Their next child, Stephen, was baptised on 7th December 1851 and his sister, Mary, on 5th March 1854. John WRIGHT died around 1856 - before the baptism of their next child, Rebecca, on the 22nd June 1856.
In 1861 Mary and her family were still in West Deeping where they shared their home with John's widowed mother. The younger children were still at home; Sarah (18), William (16) , Joseph (12), Stephen (9), Mary (7) and Rebecca (4). There was also another baby daughter, Harriet, baptised 24th March 1861.
Ten years later Mary WRIGHT was working as a nurse in the village. Her unmarried daughter, Sarah, was still living with her and worked as a dressmaker while her son, Joseph was working as a labourer on the railway. Ten year old Harriet was still a scholar - as was five year old grandson, John Garfoot WRIGHT who was the son of Mary's daughter, Ann. It is possible that by this time Alice had married Richard SCAMPION. William was living nearby with his wife, Elizabeth. Their first child, William, was born on 29th December that year but died the same day.
By 1881 many of the family were still in West Deeping - although there is no sign of Mary. Sarah had married James SCAMPION and they were sharing their home with Sarah's nephew, John Garfoot WRIGHT. Joseph had also married and he and his wife, Fanny, had three children. They kept a beer house and Joseph worked as a Publican and railway labourer. Alice and Richard SCAMPION were living in nearby Deeping St Nicholas with their five children.
William and Elizabeth WRIGHT in West Deeping had six children by this time; John William (8), George (6), Mary Jane (5), Herbert (4), Stephen (2) and baby Ernest. William worked as a Platelayer on the railway but within ten years he had become a Railway Engine Driver - and had two more children.
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