John Bolt 1a 2a 2b 2c

Birth Name John Bolt
Gender male
Age at Death less than about 42 years

Narrative

The transcription of Hugh Bolt's 1775 baptism record (on FamilySearch and Ancestry.com) gives a mother Jane Bolt but no father. There are no likely candidates for an unmarried Jane Bolt in the baptism registers for Morchard Bishop or the surrounding parishes - however there is a Jane Sowdon married to a John Bolt several years previously. Ancestry.com suggests (without sources) that John died 30 March 1775 in Morchard Bishop. If correct, this would explain why Hugh's baptism record has no father's name - as the father was deceased. Unfortunately the parish register book covering this period is missing from the Devon FHS website, but it is presumably at the Devon Archives and would show whether this death is correct or not.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1738     2c
Baptism 7 August 1738 (Julian) St Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England   2c
Residence 20 June 1769 Morchard Bishop, Devon, England   1a
Death before 1780     1b

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Hugh Boltabout 1714
Mother Mary Vicary
    Brother     Hugh Bolt about 1735
         John Bolt about 1738 before 1780
    Sister     Elizabeth Bolt about 1741 1 February 1742/3 (Julian)
    Sister     Elizabeth Bolt about 1743
    Sister     Ann Bolt about 1746
    Sister     Thomasin Bolt about 1750

Families

Family of John Bolt and Jane Sowdon
Married Wife Jane Sowdon ( * + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 20 June 1769 St Mary’s Church, Morchard Bishop, Devon, England   1a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Mary Boltabout 1770
John Boltabout 1773about April 1774
Hugh Boltabout 177528 August 1856

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
WikiTree Bolt-1148
 
FamilySearch LVCF-CTS
 

Source References

  1. findmypast.co.uk / Devon FHS: Parish Registers - Devon
      • Date: 20 June 1769
      • Page: Marriage - John Bolt / Jane Sowdon (Morchard Bishop)
      • Date: from 6 February 1870 to 20 February 1780
      • Page: Banns - John Hedgeland / Jane Bolt (Morchard Bishop)
  2. FamilySearch: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
      • Date: 16 May 1770
      • Page: Mary Bolt (Morchard Bishop)
      • Date: 25 July 1773
      • Page: John Bolt (Morchard Bishop)
      • Date: 7 August 1738 (Julian)
      • Page: John Bolt (Morchard Bishop)