Gaius Wines

BMDB data

     Gaius Wines was born cir. Mar 1799 Sth Petherton, SOM, ENG.¹ He was baptized on 14 Mar 1799 Old Meeting, Presb., Sth Petherton, SOM, ENG.¹
     Gaius Wines married Elizabeth Mathews on 25 Aug 1818 Sth Petherton, SOM.²
     Gaius Wines married Hannah Wines, daughter of James Wines and Hannah Clark, on 24 Mar 1825 Sth Petherton, SOM.³
     Gaius Wines died on 4 Nov 1872 Sth Petherton, SOM; Entry in Independent records reads: 1872 Gauis Wines Nov 9th, died Nov 4th aged 78". St Caths transcript has dth as reg. Yeovil, qtr 4, 5c/319.^4,5 He was buried on 9 Nov 1872 Sth Petherton, SOM.⁴

Census/Where lived/Occupations

     Gaius Wines appeared on the census of 1841 Sth Harp, Par. of Sth Petherton, SOM, ENG, with Hannah Wines, as WINES: Gaius, 45 lab; Hannah 30; Susan 13; Sampson 11; Sarah 9; Ann 7; Robert 4 all b Cty (NB enumerators were instructed to round ages down to the nearest multiple of 5.)⁶
     Gaius Wines appeared on the census of 1851 Sth Harp, Sth Petherton, SOM, ENG, with Hannah Wines, enumerated as WINES (all b Sth Petherton, indexed on Ancestry as WINER): Gaius, 50 ag lab; wife Hannah, 50; Children: Susan 23, Ann 15 both glovers; Robert 13 ag lab; Ellen 5.⁷
     Gaius Wines appeared on the census of 1861 Southarp, Sth Petherton, Dist of Yeovil, SOM, ENG, with Hannah Wines, enumerated as WINES (all b Sth Petherton): Gaius, head, 66 farm lab; wife Hannah 60; Dtrs: Susan 30 sewer of kid gloves; Sarah 26 dressmaker; Ellen 15 sewer of kid gloves.⁸ Gaius Wines was a husbandman in Dec 1869 Sth Petherton, SOM, ENG.⁹
     Gaius Wines appeared on the census of 1871 on Moor Ln, Sth Petherton, Dist of Yeovil, SOM, ENG, with Hannah Wines, enumerated as WINES (all b Sth Petherton): Gaius (indexed as James) 75 labourer; wife Hannah 70; Dtrs: Susan ALD, widow, 40 needlewoman; Sarah (ditto, so indexed as ALD) unm, 34 dressmaker (next entry was for West St, maps show a Moor Ln running into West St.)¹⁰

Wills/bequests

     Gaius Wines left a will on 10 Dec 1869 Sth Petherton, SOM, ENG, Last will and testament of me Gaius Wines of Sth Petherton husbandman..bequeath unto Josiah Hebditch of Sourharp in par of Sh Petherton upon trust to permit my wife Hannah Wines to have her use..and on her decease divide between my four daughters: Susan Old, Sarah Wines, Ann Spratt, the wife of James Spratt and Ellen Wines. As to my Close of land called Tibleys Close in Sth Peth...to my 4 dtrs as tenants in common"and as I assisted all my sons when they emigrated to Australia I have not further provided for them by this my will but my desire is that if my son Robert shall return to England within 5 years after my said dtrs shall have come into possession of my said property he shall receive the sum of ten pounds ..contributed and paid equally by my said daughters and that if either of my sons James and Sampson shall return to England within the like period then I wish him to have the sum of five pounds paid in like manner.
Will dated 10 Dec 1869 signed X mark of Gaius WINES.⁹ His estate was probated on 21 Feb 1873 SOM, ENG; Probate of the will of Mr Gaius Wines deced received 21 Feb 1873, reg no 1419W. Accts tucked inside the will indicate it must have been a good send off: beavers and gloves £1; for cake 7s; cheese 6s; ale 6s; wine 2 4; bottle gin 3 6; Mr Clark for ham 8 3; owe John Banfield for one sack of barley; paid for butter 1 4; £3 0 8 Assumed to be total.⁹

Names

     Gaius Wines was also known as Charles (but way back then I didn't note where I found that.) As of 1827, Gaius was also known as Sains (a mistranscription on Susannah's baptism on the IGI.)¹¹

All the other info

     Gaius Wines owned property left to his 4 dtrs "in common" in Dec 1869 Tibleys Close, Sth Petherton, SOM, ENG.⁹

External links

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