James GUY b. 1807 West Knighton, Dorset: Our Family History

1807 -

Name	James GUY
Birth	1807	West Knighton, Dorset [1, 2]
Baptism	25 Dec 1807	West Knighton, Dorset [2]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Builder [3, 4]
1841 Census	At 1841 Census, he is "30", occ "Joiner" [5]
1851 Census	At 1851 Census, he is 42, occ "Carpenter empl 3 men" [1]
1861 Census	At 1861 Census, he is 53, occ "Builder" [6]
1871 Census	At 1871 Census, he is 63, occ "retired builder" [7]
1881 Census	At 1881 Census, he is 70, occ "Retired Builder" [3]
Individual Note	At the marriage of Harriet Guy he is given as a builder. [4]
Individual Note 2	another internet family tree suggests birth 1807 which is possible
Person ID	I1014	Webb
Last Modified	17 Jan 2025

Father	Robert GUY, b. 1773, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset
Relationship	natural
Mother	Sarah HUSSEY
Relationship	natural
Marriage	10 May 1798	Affpuddle, Dorset [8]
Marriage Fact	At their marriage, Robert was from Knighton and she was from Affpuddle. [8]
Family ID	F361	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jane DEAN, b. 9 Jan 1809, Holdenhurst, Hampshire d. most likely to be Mar qtr 1883, Portsea vol 2b p35

Marriage 1 Nov 1830 Holdenhurst, Hampshire [9]

Marriage Fact James had his Banns read in Poole, where he was living [10]

Notes

It would be interesting to know how they met... James had his Banns read in his local parish of Poole, and clearly this was where they later settled. So perhaps Jane was working in Poole, but when home for the wedding....

Witnesses were Richard DEAN, Ann GUY (X), John DEAN.

Children

	1. Ann GUY, b. 3 Sep 1831, Poole bur. 1874 (Age ~ 42 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Harriet GUY, b. 2 Nov 1834, Parkstone, Dorset d. 13 Dec 1922, 13, Montgomerie Rd., Southsea, Portsmouth (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Sarah GUY, b. 19 Oct 1836, Poole [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. James GUY, b. 13 Dec 1838, Parkstone, Dorset d. 13 Jan 1888, Milford House, Duncan Road, Southsea, Portsmouth (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Fanny GUY, b. 25 Mar 1840, Parkstone, Dorset [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. John Richard GUY, b. Abt 1842, Bournemouth d. 14 Mar 1878, Ivy St., Southsea, Portsmouth (Age 36 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Henry Joseph GUY, b. Abt 1847, Portsea, Portsmouth [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Ellen GUY, b. 1849, Portsea, Portsmouth d. 7 Apr 1851, Ivy St., Southsea, Portsmouth (Age 2 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Alice Jane GUY, b. 18 Dec 1852, Southsea, Hampshire [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F365 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 17 Jan 2025

Notes

Possible death Mar qtr 1896

The location for his birth is not obvious from censuses - but the most likely seems to be Lewell, which is just east of Dorchester. It is a little way from Parkstone, but it is consistent with the writing in 1851, sounds a little like what is put in 1861 and is covered by "Purbec" in 1871.

If so then baptism 8/4/1810 to William and Jane is possible, but more consistent with the censuses (noting that these will not necessarily be accurate) is 25/12/1807 to Robert and Sarah. The latter option is considered more likely, given that Ann GUY is a witness to his marriage. Of all the Ann GUY's baptised in Dorset from 1795 to 1815, the only one that matches either set of parents is the one born to Robert and Sarah (bapt 1806). Note too that at Ann's wedding, one of the witnesses is James Guy, though I have not checked the other possibilities for this.

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