Rebecca Lock (1778-1861).
My 4th great-grandmother.
Rebecca was the first of the Locks to marry into my family, when she wed Charles Goulty in Woodbastwick, Norfolk, on 17 May 1796. She’d been born in the village on 25 April 1778 and baptised at St Fabian and St Sebastian’s Church on 15 April 1779 – her parents were Stephen Lock and Lydia Gladding (see below).
For details of their marriage and children, see the Goulty family page.
Rebecca died on 4 March 1861 and was buried in Salhouse. Her name on the gravestone was spelled the biblical ‘Rebekah’. Charles had died in 1840.
See my Lock family tree. My full family tree is on the homepage.
Stephen Lock (1733-1811) and Lydia Gladding (1740-1822).
My 5th great-grandparents.
Rebecca’s father Stephen Lock was baptised at St Mary’s Church in Tunstead, Norfolk, on 30 September 1733. His parents were William Lock and Amy Atkins (see below), who married just a few months before his birth.
Lydia was not Stephen’s first wife. He married spinster Elizabeth Newton at St Fabian and St Sebastian’s Church in Woodbastwick, Norfolk, on 25 October 1756. Where she came from is unknown – several girls by this name were born in the county around the right time but a long way from Woodbastwick.
Stephen and Elizabeth lived in the village and Elizabeth gave birth to at least four children but she died in 1771 and was buried in Woodbastwick on 25 July.
Widower Stephen married Lydia Ward nee Gladding on 28 April 1777 in Woodbastwick. Where she came from is also a mystery but her age given at her death points to a birth in around 1737. Lydia she married John Ward in the village on 28 September 1758 and had several children. He died in either 1773 or 1774 (there were two men buried in the village by this name).
Stephen and Lydia had one known child. He died in 1811 and was buried in Woodbastwick on 8 October that year. Lydia lived until 1822 and was buried in Woodbastwick on 1 September, said to be aged 85.
Stephen’s known children with Elizabeth Newton were:
- Elizabeth Lock (1757-????), my 4th great-grand aunt. Elizabeth was baptised on 4 December 1757 at St Fabian and St Sebastian’s Church in Woodbastwick, Norfolk. She married Robert Wright at St Benedict’s Church in Horning, a few miles away, on 26 July 1784. The family is difficult to track because of the sheer number of Wrights in Norfolk at the time but they had three known children in Belaugh, a few miles from where they married:
- Robert Wright (1786-????). Robert was ‘received into the church’ in Belaugh, Norfolk, on 10 June 1787 at the age of one year and one month. This probably means he was privately baptised, possibly at home, early in his life. Again, he’s been very difficult to trace by dint of numbers.
- Henry Wright (1790-1851). Henry was baptised in Belaugh, Norfolk, on 5 September 1790 and married Frances Lingwood of Woodbastwick in Great Yarmouth on 11 March 1816. Baptism records for his children in the 1820s placed the family in Hoveton, Norfolk, where he was a boatman on the River Bure and living a mile or so from his birthplace. The census returns for 1841 and 1851 recorded Henry and his wife in Great Yarmouth, where he was a watchman. Henry died later in 1851 and was buried in Yarmouth on 26 June. Frances died in 1859 and was buried there on 3 November.
- Harriet Wright (1790-1851). Harriet was baptised in Horning, Norfolk, on 23 July 1794 and buried there just a few weeks later on 7 August.
- Amy Lock (1760-????), my 4th great-grand aunt. Amy was baptised on 17 February 1760 at St Fabian and St Sebastian’s Church in Woodbastwick, Norfolk, and married John Patterson there on 14 December 1789. I’ve not found a baptism record for him or burial records for either of them that I’m happy with but they had several children. John was described as a labourer on his son William’s marriage record. The children were:
- William Patterson (1790-????), who was baptised in Woodbastwick on 8 August 1790. He married Elizabeth Howse in Thrigby, Norfolk, on 8 February 1811 and worked as an agricultural labourer. They had a number of children, who were baptised in Thrigby. Elizabeth died in 1838, said to be aged 49, and was buried in Thrigby on 1 January 1839. William then married widowed charwoman Patience Brown nee Pixstone / Pigston in Great Yarmouth on 31 July 1842. She died aged 52 and a resident of Filby in 1845 and was buried in nearby Thrigby on 30 December that year. At the 1851 Census William was lodging with a family in Burgh St Margaret, Norfolk, a mile or two from Thrigby. I have found no confirmed death record for him but the most likely was one registered in 1857 in Blofield district, which includes the village of Woodbastwick. He certainly doesn’t appear in any census returns after 1851.
- Eliza Patterson (1792-1865), who was baptised in Woodbastwick on 26 February 1792. She married agricultural labourer John Markham in Burlingham, Norfolk, on 4 August 1811 – he had been born in around 1777 in Norfolk so was some years older. They raised a family in the Lingwood area. Census records tracked them in Lingwood in 1841 and 1851. At the latter John was described as a pauper agricultural labourer (possibly receiving financial support from the parish) and he died the following year, buried in Lingwood on 22 February 1852. In 1861, Eliza was living in Cantley, Norfok, and working as a housekeeper. She died in 1865 in the Blofield Union Workhouse at Lingwood and was buried in the village on 15 March.
- Sarah Patterson (1793-????), who was baptised in Woodbastwick on 22 December 1793. I’ve found no records that clearly match her after this.
- Jonathan Patterson (1796-1849), who was baptised in Woodbastwick on 7 August 1796. He married Mary Waterton at Burlingham, Norfolk, on 19 April 1813. Jonathan was very young at the time and the marriage needed consent of the parents – Mary had been born in 1791 so was some years older. Their children were baptised in Upton with Fishley, Filby and, latterly, Great Yarmouth and Jonathan was described as a labourer and a maltster on the records. Mary died on 27 April 1839 of apoplexy (normally a way of describing a stroke) and was buried in Yarmouth on 3 May 1839. In 1841 Jonathan was living in Great Yarmouth with one of his daughters and working as a coal heaver. He remarried on 26 January 1844 in Great Yarmouth, his bride being widow Priscilla Baxfield nee Partridge. Jonathan died of cancer and haemorrhage on 19 April 1849 and was buried in Yarmouth on 22 April.
- Stephen Lock (1762-1842), my 4th great-grand uncle. Stephen was baptised on 26 December 1762 at St Fabian and St Sebastian’s Church in Woodbastwick, Norfolk, and married Mary Harris in the parish of Thurne with Ashby and Oby on 13 August 1786. She had been born there and was baptised on 20 September 1766, her parents being John and Mary Harris. Stephen and Mary had four known children in Thurne but in later years lived in the parish of Repps with Bastwick, Norfolk. Poll books from the 1830s recorded Stephen living in his own freehold property with land in Repps, so he’d clearly done reasonably well for himself. The Tithe Apportionments for Repps in 1838 confirmed this, showing him as owner and occupier of a cottage and garden, allotment and pightle – a term usually used for a small enclosure or paddock. Mary died in the parish in 1838 and was buried there on 28 January. The 1841 Census showed Stephen listed as a farmer living in Varleys Lane, Repps with Bastwick, with his married daughter Sarah Gilbert and her children. He died the following year and was buried on 18 December. Stephen and Mary had the following children:
- William Lock (1788-1861). He was born and baptised in Thurne with Ashby and Oby on 4 January 1788 and married Gifford Campbell there on 1 November 1808. The couple must’ve moved around a lot with William’s agricultural labouring job as their children were baptised in Repps, Great Yarmouth and Ormesby St Michael. Gifford died in 1836 and was buried in Rollesby on 17 June aged 60. William married again. His second bride was widow Ann Vincent (nee Smith born in 1799), who he married on 13 May 1838 at Rollesby under the name William Harris Lock. He worked there as an agricultural labourer but the 1851 Census recorded that he was also on parish relief. Ann died in 1853 and was buried in Rollesby on 20 August. William died at the Rollesby Union Workhouse in 1861. He was buried on 11 April.
- Mary Lock (1794-????), who was born on 30 October 1794 and baptised on 8 November 1794 in Thurne with Ashby and Oby. She must’ve died young as another girl of this name was born to the couple, but no record has been found so far.
- Mary Ann Harris Lock (1798-????), was baptised on 31 July 1798 in Thurne with Ashby and Oby. She married William Knights in Repps with Bastwick on 18 June 1827 but I’ve not been able to find them after this.
- Sarah Lock (1805-1879), was born on 8 March 1805 and baptised on 11 March 1805 in Thurne with Ashby and Oby. She married labourer George Gilbert in his home village of Repps with Bastwick on 12 May 1835 and had children with him but he died there in 1840 aged about 40 and was buried on 20 February. Sarah lived with her father in the village for a time and was recorded as his housekeeper in the 1841 Census. After his death she remained in Repps with Bastwick, recorded as a charwoman at the 1871 Census. She died in 1879 and was buried in Repps with Bastwick on 26 December that year.
- Mary Lock (1766-1807), my 4th great-grand aunt. Mary was baptised on 1 January 1767 at St Fabian and St Sebastian’s Church in Woodbastwick, Norfolk, and married Benjamin Harper there on 17 March 1795. I’ve yet to find a baptism record for him that I’m confident with but the marriage record said he was from Halvergate in Norfolk. The couple settled there, some nine miles from Mary’s home, and had at least three children but Benjamin died young in 1803 and was buried in Halvergate on 18 December. Mary didn’t survive for long either, dying in 1807. She was buried in Halvergate on 6 October. They left three young children – who brought them up is unknown.
- Benjamin Harper (1797-1865), who was born on 3 August 1797 and baptised on 6 August in Halvergate. He married Rose Bowles in her home town of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on 14 August 1832. They raised a family in the town, where Benjamin worked as a beachman – a risky job that involved salvaging stricken vessels, rescuing their passengers and crew and general ferrying of cargo. He was also a merchant seaman. An 1845 record of his service noted he first went to sea in 1815 but by 1845 he was classed as a mariner. The document included a description of him – 5ft 6ins tall, with brown hair and grey eyes. Rose died in 1848 and was buried in Great Yarmouth – as Rosetta Harper – on 2 April that year. Benjamin continued to live and work in the town and died in 1865. He was buried there on 31 December.
- Stephen Harper (1799-1870), who was born on 23 August 1799 and baptised on 26 August in Halvergate. He married Amy Church there on 7 January 1821 and had several children. He was an agricultural labourer and stayed in the parish all his life, at least as far as the censuses suggest. Amy, though, died in 1834 and was buried in Halvergate on 26 October aged 33. The censuses of 1841 and 1851 listed Stephen living with a Mary Trower / Tower as his housekeeper. He married her in Halvergate on 4 June 1854 (her surname given as Tower this time) and had a daughter with her. Stephen died in 1870 and was buried in Halvergate on 15 April. Mary continued to live there and died in 1883, buried in Halvergate on 31 October.
- Tristram Harper (1801-1840), who was born on 28 November 1801 and baptised the following day in Halvergate. He married Elizabeth Peckstone / Pixton there on 23 April 1832 and together they raised a family, while he worked as an agricultural labourer. He died on 1 April 1848, the cause of death given as epilepsy, and was buried in Halvergate on 9 April. Elizabeth remained in the village until her death in 1879. She was buried there on 1 August that year.
Stephen’s known children with Lydia Gladding were:
- Rebecca Lock (1778-1861), my 4th great-grandmother. The basic details of her life are at the top of the page or see more about her offspring on the page about the family she married into – the Goultys.
William Lock (1710-1785) and Amy Atkins (17??-17??).
My 6th great-grandparents.
William Lock was born in 1710 and baptised in Thurne with Ashby and Oby, Norfolk, on 14 February. His parents were Robert Lock and Elizabeth Stow (see below).
William married Amy Atkins at St Mary’s Church in Tunstead, Norfolk, on 27 June 1733, but where she came from is unclear. I’ve found no baptism for her, although it’s possible that she was a widow. The couple settled in Tunstead and raised their children.
William died in Tunstead in 1785 and was buried on 20 September, described as a pauper on the records. This meant he was receiving support from the parish. Amy’s death record is another I’ve not found.
William and Amy’s children were:
- Stephen Lock (1733-1811), my 5th great-grandfather. See above for details of his life and family.
- Amy Lock (1744-1762), my 5th great-grand aunt. Amy was baptised on 15 April 1744 at St Mary’s in Tunstead but died young and was buried there on 18 April 1762.
- Sarah Lock (1744-????), my 5th great-grand aunt. Sarah was baptised on 15 April 1744 at St Mary’s in Tunstead so may well have been Amy’s twin sister. I’ve not traced her beyond her baptism.
- Ann Lock (1747-????), my 5th great-grand aunt. Ann was baptised on 23 November 1747 at St Mary’s in Tunstead but then disappears from the records.
- William Lock (1750-1765), my 5th great-grand uncle. William was baptised on 1 August 1750 at St Mary’s in Tunstead but died young and was buried there on 3 May 1765.
Robert Lock (1679-1738) and Elizabeth Stow (16??-1739).
My 7th great-grandparents.
Robert Lock was baptised at St Margaret’s Church in Upton with Fishley, Norfolk, on 8 December 1679. His father was Richard Lock but, as was often the case at this point in history, his mother was not named on the baptism record.
Robert is most likely my 7th great-grandfather, mostly based on where he was baptised and married – close to where his descendants lived and worked. I have also yet to find any other Robert Locks born at the right time in the county.
Robert was married several times, probably three. His first marriage was to Mary Doe on 15 June 1698 at Thurne with Ashby & Oby, Norfolk. I’ve had little luck locating her but she may have been the Mary Dow born in Acle in 1677. Robert and Mary had a couple of children but she died young and was buried on 24 October 1703 in Thurne with Ashby & Oby. Robert then married spinster Mary Robinson there on 17 April 1704. But Mary died the following year and was buried in the parish on 1 November 1705.
Robert then married spinster Elizabeth Stow at Thurne with Ashby & Oby on 13 May 1706. She was my 7th great-grandmother but where she came from is currently unknown. The couple had three known children but what he did for a living was never included on any document found so far.
He is probably the Robert Lock buried in Thurne with Ashby & Oby on 18 March 1738. Elizabeth was doubtless the widow Elizabeth Lock buried there on 2 January 1739.
Robert’s children with Mary Doe were:
- Mary Lock (1698-????), my 6th great-grand aunt. Mary was baptised on 22 December 1698 at Thurne with Ashby & Oby, Norfolk. I’ve not traced her beyond this.
- John Lock (1698-????), my 6th great-grand uncle. John was baptised on 15 August 1701 at Thurne with Ashby & Oby, Norfolk. I’ve not traced him beyond this.
Robert’s children with Elizabeth Stow were:
- Thomas Lock (1708-????), my 6th great-grand uncle. Thomas was baptised on 29 August 1708 at Thurne with Ashby & Oby, Norfolk. I’ve not traced him beyond this.
- William Lock (1710-1785), my 6th great-grandfather. William was baptised at Thurne with Ashby & Oby and died a pauper in a neary village. See above for his details.
- Susanna Lock (1712-????), my 6th great-grand aunt. Susanna was baptised on 7 August 1712 at Thurne with Ashby & Oby, Norfolk. I’ve not traced her beyond this.
Sources:
Birth, marriage, death and burial records including civil registrations from the General Register Office, census returns and other records at Ancestry.co.uk, Findmypast.co.uk and Norfolk Family History Society.
National Archives: Tithe Apportionments and Tithe Maps; Reference: IR29_23_443.
National Archives: Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1835-1857 series BT113.