William Sowter

  General Notes:

bap: William Sowter Male 30 Jul 1815 Doveridge, Derbys. f: John Sowter m:Hannah

1841: Thorny Lane, Abbots Bromley/Newborough, Hanbury. (this is about 2miles from Draycott & Marchington). Mary Woodings 15, Bridget Lynch 15, Joseph Tunnicliffe 20, John Milner 15, William Sowter 20, William Wheat 13 (these are all listed as MS or FS next door to Farmer Thomas Mellor 40, Ann Mellor 35 and George Mellor 30 Ind. - Anc:Mallor)
William Sharratt 11
1851: Needwood Forest, Marchington. Wm Sowter 35 Farmer 13 acres, Mary 41, Wm 5, Jon 3, Thos 1
1861: Towley/Needwood. William Sowter 46 AgLAb, w Mary 50, John 12, Thomas 11
1871: Needwood Forest, Marchington. William Sowter 55 Farmer , w Mary 63
1881: Marchington. William Souter 65, Sarah 74, b-i-l Joseph Hall 60, sis Ann Hall 54

d: William Sowper (sic) 70 b:abt 1815 d:Jul-Aug-Sep 1885 Uttoxeter 6b 175

1885 Probate:
January. The Will of William Sowter late of Marchington Cliff in the Parish of Hanbury in the County of Stafford. Farmer who died 29 June 1885 at Marchington Cliff was proved at Lichfleld by Sarah Sowter of Marchington Cliff Widow the Relict and William Sowter of Bank Top in the said Parish Earmer the Son two of the Executors. Personal Estate £446 6s.

  Research Notes:

DOVERIDGE (or DOVEBRIDGE) is a township, extensive parish and village, on the river Dove, the old road from Derby to Uttoxeter and on the borders of Staffordshire, 2 miles west from Uttoxeter station, 137½ from London, 16 west from Derby, 12 north-west from Burton and 10 south-west from Ashbourne, in the western division of the county, Appletree hundred and petty sessional division of Sudbury, Uttoxeter union and county court district, rural deanery of Longford, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell.

WEST BROUGHTON is a large hamlet, 1 mile south-east, where was formerly a Roman settlement. A mile further on is Sudbury.

Just over the river from Marchington

William married Mary Holmes in 1842 in Burton upon Trent. (Mary Holmes was born in 1810 in Uttoxeter, Staffs and died in 1876 in Uttoxeter, Staffs.)

  Marriage Notes:

William Sowter & Mary Holmes Jul-Aug-Sep 1842 Burton Upon Trent 17 11
William Sowter & Mary Richardson Jul-Aug-Sep 1842 Burton Upon Trent 17 11

William next married Sarah Wardle in 1878 in Uttoxeter, Staffs.

  Marriage Notes:

William Sowter & Sarah Wardle Jul-Aug-Sep 1878 Uttoxeter 6b 414