James Catley 1757 -1831 & Mary Townsend 1769-1861,
Ancestry Felton Family tree goes back 3 more generations:
Thomas Catley , of Welton, 16xx-1713 m Grace . Welton~ 1 k from Midsomer Norton
Thomas Catley, Midsomer Norton, 1701-1757 m Amy
Thomas Catley 1726-1793 m 1755 Betty Kelson 17xx-1757
1795. James Catley of Chilcompton married Mary Townsend of Pilton in Pilton 25/12/1795
1802. Aubrey Catley was born in Chilcompton. Baptised 21/6/1802 in Chilcompton to James & Mary , their 4th child of 8. Chilcompton ~3 k S of Midsomer Norton
Other children were: Mary Ann Catley 1796-1881; James Thomas Catley 1798-1970; Robert William Catley 1800-1844; Martha Jane Catley 1804-1876; Evan Daniel Catley 1807-1891 ; Betty Kelson Catley 1809-1871 and Amy Sophia Catley 1811-1816
1831. James Catley dies 11/2/1831- this from Catley, James Ancestry tree . He was obviously wealthy and left a Will
1837. His daughter, Betty Kelson Catley," daughter of the late James Catley Esq. of Chilcompton", married Henry Brice
1841C. Mary Catley, 70, Ind., is living Chilcompton, Clutton
| Mary | Catley | Female | 70 | 1771 | Somerset, England | |
| Martha | Catley | Female | 35 | 1806 | Somerset, England | |
| William | Catley | Male | 10 | 1831 | Somerset, England |
1851C. Mary Catley, 82, widow, landed proprietor, is living Broadway, Chilcompton with an unmarried daughter.
| George | Gait | Head | W | Male | 43 | 1808 | Carpenter | Chilcompton, Somerset, England | |
| Elizabeth | Gait | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 15 | 1836 | Domestic | Chilcompton, Somerset, England | |
| Jacob | Gait | Son | - | Male | 13 | 1838 | Carpenters Son | Chilcompton, Somerset, England | |
| William | Gait | Son | - | Male | 11 | 1840 | - | Chilcompton, Somerset, England | |
| Mary Ann | Gait | Daughter | - | Female | 10 | 1841 | - | Chilcompton, Somerset, England | |
| Lucretia | Gait | Daughter | - | Female | 6 | 1845 | Scholar | Chilcompton, Somerset, England | |
| Patience | Gait | Daughter | - | Female | 4 | 1847 | Scholar | Chilcompton, Somerset, England | |
| Mary | Catley | Head | W | Female | 82 | 1769 | Landed Proprietor | Pilton, Somerset, England | |
| Martha | Catley | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 46 | 1805 | - | Chilcompton, Somerset, England |
1861C. Mary Catley, 92, widow, landed proprietor, no occupation, is living Green Ditch, Parsonage Lane, Chilcompton with an unmarried daughter.
| Mary | Catley | Head | Widow | Female | 92 | 1769 | - | Pilton, Somerset, England | |
| Martha | Catley | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 56 | 1805 | - | Chilcompton, Somerset, England |
1861. Mary Catley, 92, "Wife of James. Daughter of Robert TOWNSEND Esq of Pilton", died 12/9/1861. She is buried in a Table tomb in St John the Baptist, Chilcompton - FMP
Robert Townsend of Pilton was alive in 1830- in the game lists on FMP Newspapers
Robert Townsend, 99, was buried 25/7/1834 in Pilton
Mary Catley, nee Townsend, 1769-1861 must have had a brother Robert Townsend, who died 1852 leaving a Will, bequeathing sums of £500 to 4 of Mary's children, and property to 2 others - just Martha Jane Catley 1804-1876 seems to me not to have been mentioned . This Robert was a very wealthy man!