Joseph Gale 1781
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~1781. Joseph Gale was born to parents unknown in Somerset, maybe in Haselbury Plucknett- this 10-15 k SE of South Petherton where his maybe nephew George Gale was living in 1861: quite a way E of Martock & Ash
1808. Joseph Gale, of Martock, married Hannah Louch in Curry Rivel, Someset on 3/6/1808 - Pallot's Marriage Index & Somerset England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records . Also on Boyd's marriage Index. . Curry Rivel is ~ 10 k NW of Martock
No details of baptisms of Joseph Gale nor of Hannah Louch on FS
1819. Lucy Gale was baptised to Joseph & Hannah in Ash on 4/4/1819- IGI Contributed only. Other children baptised to them were: Susan 1815, Mary Ann 1820, Phebe 1822 & Harriet 1824.
1841C. Joseph Gale , 60, yeoman, Milton Martock
| Joseph | Gale | Male | 60 | 1781 | Somerset, England | |
| Hannah | Gale | Female | 60 | 1781 | Somerset, England | |
| Louisa | Gale | Female | 20 | 1821 | Somerset, England | |
| Mary Ann | Gale | Female | 20 | 1821 | Somerset, England | |
| Phebe | Gale | Female | 15 | 1826 | Somerset, England | |
| Harriett | Gale | Female | 15 | 1826 | Somerset, England |
1845. Hannah Gale dies Yeovil Jun 1845. Buried 28/6/1845, Somerset - FS. No burial on FMP
1848. Joseph Gale married Susannah Gaylard Yeovil Sep 1848- in Ash Chapelry on 15/8/1848- FS
1851C. Joseph Gale is living Milton Falconbridge , Martock, with his second wife. 99% certain this is the same Joseph, just his place of birth in 1861C is daft!!
| Joseph | Gale | Head | Married | Male | 69 | 1782 | Farmer Of 100 Acres Employing 6 Labourers | Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset, England | |
| Susannah | Gale | Wife | Married | Female | 42 | 1809 | Farmers Wife | Long Sutton, Somerset, England | |
| Emma | Gaylard | Grand Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 8 | 1843 | - | Martock, Somerset, England |
1861C. Joseph Gale is living Ash Martock, Martock
| Joseph | Gale | Head | Married | Male | 79 | 1782 | Retired | Westham, Wiltshire, England | |
| Susanna | Gale | Wife | Married | Female | 52 | 1809 | - | Rumwell, Somerset, England | |
| Ann | Moulard | Lodger | Widow | Female | 52 | 1809 | - | Rumwell, Somerset, England |
1861. Joseph Gale dies, aged 79, on 13/10/1861. He was buried 19/10/1861 Ash Chapelry, Somerset - FMP. Ash just to the N of Martock.
Who was George Gale of South Petherton?: seemingly the 1823 son of a Henry & Mary Gale- maybe his nephew??. Do not know whether he had a son: have not found any baptisms for his children 1808-1830 on FS, nor on Ancestry.
Question to myself: Can I get this will?
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ash like this:
ASH, a hamlet and a chapelry in Martock parish, Somerset. The hamlet stands near the Durston and Yeovil railway, 3 miles Sw of Ilchester. Pop., 322. The chapelry includes the hamlet, and was constituted in 1845. Post Town, Martock under Ilminster. Pop., 580. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £62. Patron, the Vicar of Martock.