Person:William Bastock (2)

William Bastock was born around February 1807 in Warwick, son of Elizabeth Bastock, formerly Hartwell, and her husband George Bastock, a labourer. William was baptised on 29th November 1807 in the parish of St Mary’s in Warwick, when he was said to be nine months old. William appears to have been the fifth of seven children. His youngest sister’s baptism in 1813 notes that the family lived on Saltisford, the main road out of Warwick to the north-west.

On 3rd September 1839, aged 32, William married Elizabeth Reynolds. They married at St Mary’s church in Warwick. She was several years younger than him, being eighteen when they married. William’s younger brother John had married Elizabeth’s older sister Harriet a few years earlier in 1834.

William and Elizabeth went on to have twelve children in Warwick between 1840 and 1866, although one died when just over a year old in 1855. The 1841 and 1851 censuses both find the family living at Commercial Buildings on Saltisford. William worked as a plasterer.

William’s mother died in April 1857. His father died just over four months later in September.

The 1871 census finds William and Elizabeth living at 14 West Rock (also labelled on contemporary maps as ‘Saltisford Rock’) which was at the southern end of Saltisford, linking Market Hill and Theatre Street to the main part of Saltisford. The roads in the area have been remodelled and renamed since, such that West Rock now forms part of Theatre Street.

Elizabeth would live at 14 West Rock for the rest of her life. The 1881 census describes her as a laundress. Elizabeth died at home at 14 West Rock on 29th August 1883, aged 62.

William survived her by five years. He left the Saltisford area of town where he appears to have lived his entire life up until then and moved to Avon Street on the eastern side of Warwick. He died in 1888, aged 81, and was buried on 5th November 1888 at All Saints’ Church in the Emscote area of Warwick.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish registers of St Mary, Warwick, 1538-1928. (Warwick: Warwickshire County Record Office).

   1807 / No.111 / Nov[embe]r 29 William Son of George & Elisabeth Bastock 9 Mo[nths]

   To be nine months old on 29th November implies that William was born between 30th January and 1st March 1807.

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 1155; Book 3; Folio 47; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Commercial Buildings, Saltisford, Warwick, Warwickshire
   William Bastock, male, 30 [1806-11], Plasterer, born in county
   Elizabeth Bastock, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Charles Bastock, male, 1 [1839/40], 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 2073; Folio 310; Page 9, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Commercial Buildings, Saltisford, Warwick, Warwickshire
   William Bastock, head, married, male, 40 [1810/11], Plasterer Journeyman, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Elizabeth Bastock, wife, married, female, 30 [1820/1], b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Charles Bastock, son, male, 10 [1840/1], b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Emma Bastock, daughter, female, 8 [1842/3], b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Samuel Bastock, son, male, 6 [1844/5], b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Sarah Bastock, daughter, female, 4 [1846/7], b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Elizabeth Bastock, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   William Turpen, lodger, married, male, 24 [1826/7], Labourer Railway, b. Bristow, Norfolk
   Mary Ann Turpen, lodger, married, female, 21 [1829/30], b. Belmesthorpe, Rutland

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 2225; Folio 153; Page 17, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Saltisford, Warwick, Warwickshire
   William Bastock, head, married, male, 52 [1808/9], Bricklayer, b. Warwick
   Elizabeth Bastock, wife, married, female, 45 [1815/6], b. Warwick
   Sarah Bastock, daughter, female, 15 [1845/6], Nurse (Domestic Se[r]v[an]t), b. Warwick
   Elizabeth Bastock, daughter, female, 11 [1849/50], Scholar, b. Warwick
   John Bastock, son, male, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Warwick
   William Bastock, son, male, 5 [1855/6], Scholar, b. Warwick
   Maria Bastock, daughter, female, 2 [1858/9], b. Warwick

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 3200; Folio 54; Page 16, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 14 West Rock, Warwick, Warwickshire
   William Bastock, head, married, male, 64 [1806/7], Plasterer, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Elizabeth Bastock, wife, married, female, 54 [1816/7], b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Samuel Bastock, son, unmarried, male, 26 [1844/5], Labourer, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   John Bastock, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1852/3], Labourer, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   William Bastock, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1855/6], Lab[oure]r, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Maria Bastock, daughter, female, 13 [1857/8], Gen[eral] Servant, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Eliza Bastock, daughter, female, 10 [1860/1], School, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Mary Bastock, daughter, female, 8 [1862/3], School, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Hariett Bastock, daughter, female, 4 [1866/7], b. Warwick, Warwickshire

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 3089; Folio 58; Page 16, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 14 West Rock, Saltisford, Warwick, Warwickshire
   William Bastock, head, married, male, 74 [1806/7], Gardener, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Elizabeth Bastock, wife, married, female, 64 [1816/7], Laundress, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   William Bastock, son, unmarried, male, 24 [1856/7], General Labourer, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Eliza Bastock, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1861/2], Laundress, b. Warwick, Warwickshire
   Maria E. Bastock, daughter, female, 1 [1879/80], b. Warwick, Warwickshire

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

   d. William BASTOCK, December Quarter 1888, Warwick Registration District, Volume 6d, page 328, aged 82 [1805/6]

8. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish registers of All Saints, Emscote, Warwick, 1861-1924. (Warwick: Warwickshire County Council).

   BURIALS in the Parish of All Saints, Emscote in the County of Warwick in the year One thousand eight hundred and Eighty Eight
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   444	William Bastock	Avon Street	November 5th	82 y[ea]rs	Tho[ma]s B. Dickins LL.D.