Person:John Scriven (4)

John Scriven was born in March 1801 at Crewkerne in Somerset, son of Ann Scriven, formerly Churchill, and her husband Joseph Scriven, a labourer.

John's next sighting is in 1823. In the January of that year he witnessed the marriage of Sarah Forsey and William Hodges. Nine months later, on 9th October 1823, John married Elizabeth Forsey, elder sister of the Sarah Forsey whose marriage he had witnessed in January. Elizabeth was thirty when they married. She was originally from the neighbouring parish of Winsham.

After their marriage John and Elizabeth stayed in Crewkerne, having five children there between 1824 and 1835. The 1841 census finds the family living at South Street in Crewkerne, when John was described as a carpenter. In each census from 1851 to 1871 the family was living at Back Lane in Crewkerne. John was described as a gardener in 1851, but a farmer of 40 acres employing two men in 1861. He was still a farmer in 1871, but now of only 20 acres and only employing one man, although they did have a live-in servant in the 1871 census.

Elizabeth died in 1874, aged 80. After her death, John went to live in an almshouse on West Street in Crewkerne, where he appears living alone in both the 1881 and 1891 censuses. John died at the age of 91 and was buried at Crewkerne on 4th January 1893.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Church of England. Parish Church of Crewkerne. Crewkerne Parish Registers, 1558-1901. (Taunton: Somerset Heritage Service).

   1801
   BAPTISMS
   Date: April 5th
   Aged: 3 weeks [implying born between 9th and 15th March]
   Name of the Child: John Scriven Son of
   Name of the Father and Mother: Joseph Scriven Labourer and Ann his Wife formerly Ann Churchill

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 940; Book 3; Folio 7; Page 7, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: South Street, Crewkerne, Somerset
   John Scriven, male, 40 [1796-1801], Carpenters J., born in county
   Elizabeth Scriven, female, 40 [1796-1801], born in county
   Mary Ann Scriven, female, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Hannah Scriven, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Herbert Scriven, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   William Scriven, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1928; Folio 452; Page 21, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Back Lane, Crewkerne, Somerset
   John Scriven, head, married, male, 50 [1800/1], Gardener, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Eliz[abe]th Scriven, wife, married, female, 52 [1798/9], b. Winsham, Somerset
   W[illia]m Scriven son, male, 14 [1836/7], Gardener's Son, b. Crewkerne, Somerset

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 1637; Folio 11; Page 16, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Back Lane, Crewkerne, Somerset
   John Scriven, head, married, male, 60 [1800/1], Farm of 40 Acres Employing 2 Men, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Elizabeth Scriven, wife, married, female, 62 [1798/9], b. Winsham, Somerset

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 2407; Folio 5; Page 1, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Back Lane, Crewkerne, Somerset
   John Scriven, head, married, male, 70 [1800/1], Farmer Farms 20 Acres employs 1 man, b. Crewkerne, Somerset
   Elisabeth Scriven, wife, married, female, 73 [1797/8], Wife, b. Winsham, Somerset
   Hannah Pitman, servant, widow, female, 59 [1811/12], Domestic servant, b. Crewkerne, Somerset

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 2387; Folio 72; Page 3, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Almshouse, West Street, Crewkerne, Somerset
   John Scriven, head, widower, male, 80 [1800/1], Formerly Farmer, b. Crewkerne, Somerset

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1894; Folio 55; Page 27, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Almshouses, West Street, Crewkerne, Somerset
   1 room occupied
   John Scriven, head, widower, male, 90 [1800/1], Ret[ired], b. Crewkerne, Somerset

8.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. John SCRIVEN, March Quarter 1893, Chard Registration District, Volume 5c, page 315, aged 93 [1799/1800]

9. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Crewkerne. Crewkerne Parish Registers, 1558-1901. (Taunton: Somerset Heritage Service).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Crewkerne in the County of Somerset in the Year 1893
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   1419	John Scriven	Crewkerne	Jan[uary] 4 1893	93 y[ea]rs [1799/1800]	W.A. White, Curate