The Went Family
The earliest 'Went' I have found is James Went, who was baptised
at Little Cowarne, Herefordshire on 14th February 1762, the son of William and Elizabeth
Went.
James Went
James married Elizabeth Bowen at St. Johns Church, Pencombe on 8 Apr 1788
They had 1 child:
- Mary ( b. 1788 at Pencombe )
James was buried 17 Feb 1837 at St. Johns Church, Pencombe.
Mary Went
Mary was born 1788 at Pencombe, and was baptized 26 May 1788 at St.
Johns Church, Pencombe.
She had two sons and four daughters, all 'base-born':
- James, b. 1806
- Mary Ann, b. 1810
- William, b. 1814
- Fanny, b. 1816, d. 1817
- Betty, b.1818
- Fanny, b. 1821
James Went
James was born 1806 at Pencombe, and was baptized 31 Aug 1806 at St.
Johns Church, Pencombe.
James married Sylvia Parsons at St. Johns Church, Pencombe on 17 Dec 1840
They had 5 children:
- Thomas ( b. 28 Jan 1841 at Pencombe - d. 15 Jan 1907 at Durstone
Cottage, Pencombe )
- George ( b. 21 Nov 1843 at Pencombe - d. 19 Jul 1921 at Stores
Brook, Ledbury )
- William ( b. 15 May 1846 at Pencombe - d. 9 Sep 1928 at Stores
Brook, Ledbury )
- Eliza ( b. 18 Jul 1849 at Lower Hope, Felton - d. 12 Jun 1873 at Harp,
Bishops Frome )
- John ( b. 29 May 1852 at Upper Hope, Felton - d. 25 Dec 1915 at Meadow
Road, Quinton )
He lived:
- 17 Dec 1840 at Pencombe
- 1841 at Hegdon Hill, Pencombe
- 28 Jan 1841 at Pencombe
- 21 Nov 1843 at Pencombe
- 15 May 1846 at Pencombe
- 18 Jul 1849 at Lower Hope, Felton
- 1851 at Hopes Bank, Felton
- 29 May 1852 at Upper Hope, Felton
- 1861 at Harp, Bishops Frome
- 1871 at Harp, Bishops Frome
- 12 Jun 1873 at Harp, Bishops Frome
- 1881 at Harp, Bishops Frome
- 20 Sep 1887 at Harp, Bishops Frome
James died 20 Sep 1887 at Harp, Bishops Frome, and was buried 24 Sep 1887 at Bishops
Frome.
Thomas Went
Thomas was born 28 Jan 1841 at Pencombe, and was baptized 28 Feb 1841 at St.
Johns Church, Pencombe.
Thomas married Ellen Wethersby at St. Johns Church, Pencombe on 5 Jul 1883
They had 4 children:
- Eliza ( b. 19 Sep 1883 at Raddins Cottage, Pencombe - d. 23 Dec 1967 at Monmouth
Hospital, Monmouth )
- Thomas ( b. 10 Mar 1885 at Raddins Cottage, Pencombe - d. 18 Oct
1968 at Hereford County Hospital, Stonebow Road, Hereford )
- James ( b. 1 May 1887 at Raddins Cottage, Pencombe - d. 25 Aug 1964 at Stickworth
Hall, Arreton )
- Charles ( b. 15 Jun 1891 at Raddins Cottage, Pencombe - d. 27 Sep 1952 at Cornett,
Ullingswick )
He lived:
- 28 Jan 1941 at Pencombe
- 1841 at Hegdon Hill, Pencombe
- 1851 at Hopes Bank, Felton
- 1861 at Wellington, Bishops Frome
- 1871 at Harp, Bishops Frome
- 1881 at Harp, Bishops Frome
- 5 Jul 1883 at Bishops Frome
- 1891 at Raddins Cottage, Pencombe
- 1901 at Durstone Cottage, Pencombe
- 15 Jan 1907 at Durstone Cottage, Pencombe
Thomas died 15 Jan 1907 at Durstone Cottage, Pencombe, and was buried
19 Jan 1907 at St. Johns Church, Pencombe.
Thomas Went
Thomas was born 10 Mar 1885 at Raddins Cottage, Pencombe.
Thomas married Mary Ellen Hall at St. Johns Church, Pencombe on 2 Apr 1918
They had 2 children:
- David Thomas ( b. 29 Dec 1918 at Durstone Cottage, Pencombe - d. 17 Dec
1985 at Yeovil District Hospital, Yeovil )
- Cyril Frederick ( b. 31 Aug 1920 at The Heath, Little Cowarne -
d. 20 Dec 2003 at Bromyard Hospital, Bromyard )
He lived:
- 10 Mar 1885 at Raddins Cottage, Pencombe
- 1891 at Raddins Cottage, Pencombe
- 1901 at Crumpleberry Farm, Whitbourne
- 1911 at 39, Whitworth Terrace, Tredegar
- 29 Dec 1918 at Durstone Cottage, Pencombe
- 30 Aug 1920 at The Heath, Little Cowarne
- 29 Sep 1939 at Elder Cottage (Elder Orles), Little Cowarne
- 1968 at Masons Cottage, Pencombe
Photograph of Thomas Went
Photograph of Thomas Went
Photographs of Thomas Went
Thomas died 18 Oct 1968 at Hereford County Hospital, Stonebow Road, Hereford,
and was buried 1968 at St. Johns Church, Pencombe.