Stephen Tuck (1792 - 1865)

Born 1792 in Frome St John the Baptist, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Allwood — married 9 Jun 1818 in Frome St John the Baptist, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Died 26 Oct 1865 at about age 73 in Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Stephen Tuck is born about 1792 in Frome St John the Baptist, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. He is a son of John Tuck and Mary Lane.

He marries Mary Allwood on June 9, 1818 in Frome, Somerset, England.^[1]Together they had the following children: Caroline Amelia^[2][3] and Arabella Elizabeth^[4][5][6][7]

Stephen is a printer living on Church Slope in Frome, where he was rated in 1827 and listed as a printer, stationer and bookseller in 1839. A staunch Methodist, he wrote and printed a History of Wesleyan Methodism in Frome. He later moved to 12 Keyford Terrace where his daughter Arabella kept a ‘Ladies Seminary’.

On the 18th September 1858 Stephen surrendered all his right and interest in the lease to the Marquess of Bath.

A week later on the 25th September 1858 agreement was reached for transfer of title in the property between the 4th Marquess and the Vicar and Churchwardens of Frome Selwood, for the purpose of enlarging the burial ground and widening the approach to the New Mechanics Institution. The inhabitants of Frome Selwood had subscribed £150 for the purpose of purchasing the leasehold interest of the premises.

Stephen died October 26, 1865 in Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.^[8][9] He is buried in Frome Dissenters' Cemetery in Frome, Mendip District, Somerset, England.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973 Stephen Tuck and Mary Allwood, marriage June 9, 1818. Frome, Somerset, England.
2. ↑ England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977 Stephen Tuck in entry for Caroline Amelia Tuck, 03 Mar 1822, Baptism; citing p. 10, Frome, Somerset, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
3. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Stephen Tuck in entry for Caroline Amelia Tuck, 1822.
4. ↑ England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977 Stephen Tuck in entry for Arabeller Elizabeth Tuck, 00 Mar 1824, Baptism; citing p. 24, Frome, Somerset, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
5. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Stephen Tuck in entry for Arabella Elizabeth Tuck, 1824.
6. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1851 Stephen Tuck, Frome, Somerset, England. 1851
7. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861 Stephen Tuck, Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom 1861.
8. ↑ England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007, Stephen Tuck, 1865, Death, Frome, Somerset, England.
9. ↑ England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957 Stephen Tuck, 2 Jan 1866; citing Probate, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.
10. ↑ Find A Grave, memorial page for Stephen Tuck (unknown–26 Oct 1865), Find a Grave Memorial no. 203266465, citing Frome Dissenters' Cemetery, Frome, Mendip District, Somerset, England.

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