| [Index] |
| Ann SELLACK |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
| Ann SELLACK + John BOWCHER (1730 - ) |
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| m. abt Sep 1788 John BOWCHER (1730 - ) at Devon, England |
| Events in Ann SELLACK's life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt Sep 1788 | Married John BOWCHER (aged 58) | Devon, England | 2 | ||
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 12, 13 (Marriage) |
| - Notes: John First, the son of another John and Mary maiden-name-unknown, was born
at Crediton and baptised at the Church of the Holy Cross on 21 Aug 1730. On 11 Aug 1756 at Exminster he wed Deborah HILL by licence. During my early research into the Bowchers I felt there must be earlier, strong connections to the Chowne family other than those I'd discovered in the 1780s, as some of the Bowcher children had Chown/e as a second Christian name, implying a close link. It really made my day when I found Deborah Hill was a widow, the daughter of Ann and John CHOWNE, yeoman farmer of Spurway Farm at Exminster. After Deborah's death on 07 Feb 1788, and although there were no small children involved to warrant such a rush (they ranged in age from 16 to 31) John wasted no time in remarrying. Seven months later, he wed Ann SELLACK but no issue from this marriage was found. He either did not make a will or it has not survived. John and Deborah had seven children. The first three were baptised at Exminster, literally "the church beside the River Exe", which in earlier times was a secluded little hamlet about four miles south of Exeter. Exminster was built on the western bank of an estuary and when the canal from Exeter was extended by about five miles and a tidal lock put in place, the village became quite famous. As there was no access by road, its Turf Hotel became the only pub in England where beer was delivered by boat! John and Deborah's youngest four were baptised at Kenton, just a few miles further south. Kenton and Kenn, a neighbouring village were the areas to which the famous female impersonator Danny La Rue was evacuated during World War II. Kenton was an important centre in Tudor times, sending two ships to fight against the Spanish Armada. It also supplied vessels for the fishing trade off Newfoundland. Maybe its great claim to fame in later years was during World War II when one of the Kenton Home Guard captured a luckless German pilot whose parachute deposited him in the village main street! There were a few more children of Deborah nee Chowne and John Bowcher First who should be mentioned. Deborah, 1764 at Kenton only lived two years; Samuel was baptised in 1768; Henry 15 Jul1772 at Kenton wed Ann COFFIN just a week after he turned 21. Four months later Ann produced a daughter named 'Loveday'. |
| - Reference = 13 (Name, Notes) |