The Stuckey family in Merriott
Earliest mentions in Merriott
The 18th Century
The 19th Century
Censuses
Stuckeys from Seavington to Queensland, Australia (not yet connected to Merriott Stuckeys)
Earliest mention in the Merriott Records
The first mention of the surname STUCKEY was the baptismal entry:
21 January 1652: A man child, borne & named John, of William? (difficult to read) Stuckey.
The following year (13 March 1653) a William Stuckey was buried, and on 10 April 1690 a Grace Stuckey was buried.
These are the only Stuckeys in the 17th century parish records for Merriott.
The 18th Century
The surname Stuckey doesn’t get another mention until 100 years later. Presumably this was then a new family who moved to Merriott from elsewhere, possibly Kingsbury Episcopi.
On 25 December 1792 Henry Stuckey married Mary Trask. Henry was noted as a Pauper in 1794. Their children were baptised as follows:
1 June 1794 George
6 March 1796 Amelia
9 April 1798 George
15 May 1809 Joseph
There was only one Burial:
22 August 1794 George Stuckey
The 19th Century
MARRIAGES pre 1837
| MALES | FEMALES |
| 25 August 1822 Joseph Stuckey m Susanna Osborne 5 December 1824 George Stuckey m Hannah Osborne |
NIL |
MARRIAGES post 1837 (extra detail)
|
Date |
Year |
Forename |
Surname |
Spouse |
Age |
Condition |
Signed? |
Abode |
Occupation |
Father |
Father’s Occ |
Witness |
|
30-Sep |
1849 |
Ann |
Stuckey |
Robert Sweet |
21 |
Spinster |
No |
Lower St |
Factory Worker |
Joseph Stuckey |
Labourer |
Elinor Paul |
|
30-Sep |
1849 |
Robert |
Sweet |
Ann Stuckey |
25 |
Bachelor |
No |
Lower St |
Labourer |
James Sweet |
Labourer |
William Sweet |
|
10-Oct |
1852 |
Susanna |
Stuckey |
William Pitts |
20 |
Spinster |
No |
Broadway |
Glove Sewer |
Joseph Stuckey |
illegible |
James Sweet |
|
10-Oct |
1852 |
William |
Pitts |
Susanna Stuckey |
20 |
Bachelor |
Yes |
Broadway |
Road Man |
Edward Pitts |
Road Man |
Robert Sweet |
|
25-Dec |
1883 |
Rebecca |
Stuckey |
Robert Porter |
40 |
Spinster |
No |
Merriott |
George Stuckey |
Labourer |
Ellen Tett |
|
|
25-Dec |
1883 |
Robert |
Porter |
Rebecca Stuckey |
54 |
Widow |
Yes |
South Petherton |
Labourer |
Charles Porter |
General Labourer |
Jeremiah Tett |
BAPTISMS 1801 – early 1876
| George (a Labourer/Higler/ Traunter/Fruiterer) & Hannah (nee Osborne) Stuckey |
9 May 1826 Henry 6 May 1828 Joseph 26 December 1830 George 26 May 1833 Selina 3 April 1836 Hannah |
26 February 1839 Catharine 6 June 1841 Hannah Eliza 13 October 1843 Rebecca 5 July 1846 Elinor |
| Joseph (a Labourer) & Susanna (nee Osborne) Stuckey | 27 May 1827 Mary 19 October 1828 Ann 23 October 1831 Eliza 16 March 1834 Susannah |
11 June 1837 Eliza 4 July 1841 Sarah 20 October 1842 Joseph |
| Amelia (a Labourer/ Spinster) Stuckey | 19 October 1828 John, B. B. | 17 September 1837 Henry, B B |
| George (a Labourer/ Tranter) & Martha (nee Hutchings, from Ilminster) Stuckey | 8 March 1863 Selina | 9 July 1865 Mary |
BURIALS 1801 – 1900
| MALES | FEMALES |
| 18 February 1865 George Stuckey 67 23 March 1882 George Stuckey 62 7 June 1821 Henry Stuckey 55 7 May 1824 Henry Stuckey 1 19 July 1834 Joseph Stuckey 7? 24 January 1843 Joseph Stuckey infant |
11 April 1840 Amelia Stuckey 44 11 March 1810 Ann Stuckey 16 August 1834 Eliza Stuckey 3 16 February 1806 Elizabeth Stuckey 17 September 1839 Hannah Stuckey 3 31 March 1879 Hannah Stuckey 77 9 December 1865 Martha Stuckey 31 2 February 1850 Mary Stuckey 88 13 October 1883 Mary Stuckey 18 18 January 1870 Susanna Stuckey 72 |
1841 1851 1861 1871
Note: There were no entries by the name of STUCKEY in the 1891, 1901 or 1911 censuses of Merriott.
The 20th Century
There were only 2 burials of people with the surname STUCKEY in the period 1901 – 1952; no marriages 1901 – 1924.
For further detail, please contact sue@merriottfamiliesgenealogy.net
Stuckeys from Seavington to Queensland, Australia
These folk have not been connected to Merriott Stuckeys, but by co-incidence I have them in my own ancestry (as opposed to my husband’s)
A family of Stuckeys arrived in Brisbane as assisted immigrants on the Mary Pleasants, 9 Aug 1857 Isaac 43, Eunice 42, Jacob 23, Emma 22, Prudence 18, Elizabeth 14, Joseph 11, Henry 10 and Isaac 1.
Isaac, senior, was baptised in 1811 at Seavington St Michael, Somerset. Eunice, nee Prior, married him on January 31, 1831, at Seavington St Michael. Jacob, aged 23 in the passenger list, was married to Emma, 22 (nee Phelps), and Isaac, aged 1, was their son. The other children listed were sons & daughters of Isaac & Eunice.
The following table shows each child of Isaac & Eunice & their spouses & offspring.
| Generation 2 | Generation 3 | Spouse | Generation 4 |
| Jacob Stuckey born Seavington St Mary about 1834, died Brisbane 1872 married to Emma Phelps born Seavington St Mary about 1835, died Queensland, 1883Sue Osborne, nee Farmer – connection to Stuckeys in white below, via Wrucks. For further information, please contact sue@merriottfamiliesgenealogy.net
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Isaac b about 1856, m 1886, died 1902, Queensland | Amelia Gottschalk, born 1862, Hanover, Germany, Arrived in Brisbane with family on the Susanna Godeffroy 1863, died 1905, Queensland. | Beatrice Maud Stuckey 1887 Mabel Eva Stuckey 1888 Nellie Dorther Emma Stuckey 1890 Albert Isaac Stuckey 1893 Amy Amelia Stuckey 1895 William Henry Jacob Stuckey 1900 Henry Joseph Stuckey Emma Stuckey |
| Mary Eliza 1858 – 1859 Brisbane | NA | NA | |
| James b 1859 Brisbane, died 1915 Queensland | Amelia Stuckey, nee Gottschalk, as above | NIL | |
| Emma 1862-1863, Queensland | NA | NA | |
| Henry Joseph Stuckey 1864, m 1886, died 1914, Queensland | Emma Rosina Barker 1865 – 1930 | David Henry Stuckey 1889 Emma Elizabeth Stuckey, b abt 1900 Abraham Joseph Stuckey 1901 Herbert James Stuckey 1894 Nelly Isabella Stuckey 1895 Ivy Mary Stuckey 1900 |
|
| Prudence Emma Stuckey 1866, m 1888, died 1946 | John Creber Bowden | Herbert Stanley Bowden 1889 Elsie May Bowden 1892 Harold John Bowden 1893 Alice Elizabeth Bowden 1895 Cecil Edwin Bowden 1899 |
|
| Emma Elizabeth Stuckey 1869 – 1947 (marriage date not known). | Ernest Thomas Bowden | George Ernest Bowden 1904 Albert James Bowden 1904 (twins) |
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| Abraham Stuckey 1871, m 1899, died 1927 Brisbane |
Mathilde Wilhelmine Auguste Wruck 1877 – 1948 |
Gladys Matilda Stuckey 1899 Vera Elizabeth Stuckey 1901 Edward Abraham Stuckey 1904 Ethel Adelaide Stuckey 1906 Myrtle Violet Stuckey 1909 |