Stephen aka James NUTT^{[1, 2, 3]}

1776 - 1862  (~ 86 years)

• Name	Stephen aka James NUTT
  Christened	21 Jul 1776	Faversham, Kent, England   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Nov 1862	Faversham, Kent, England   [5]
  Buried	22 Nov 1862	Faversham, Kent, England   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I2896	Young Kent Ancestors
  Last Modified	19 May 2007

  
  

  Father	Thomas NUTT,   b. 1734/1745,   bur. 6 Jan 1839, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Mother	Mary HERMAN,   c. 12 Sep 1750, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 11 Mar 1821, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1770	Faversham, Kent, England   [8]
  Family ID	F1084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy TAYLOR,   b. 1778, Sheppey, Kent, England ,   bur. 6 Feb 1847, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1798	Faversham, Kent, England
  Children	1. Catherine NUTT,   c. 10 Nov 1799, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 4 Apr 1800, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Mary NUTT,   c. 19 Apr 1801, Faversham, Kent, England   3. Sarah NUTT,   c. 11 Jul 1802, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 27 Jun 1819, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 16 years)   4. James ^ NUTT,   c. 10 Jun 1804, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 27 May 1808, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 3 years)   5. Thomas NUTT,   c. 20 Jul 1806, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 29 Aug 1806, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   6. Catherine NUTT,   c. 28 Jun 1807, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 17 Mar 1822, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 14 years)   7. Mercy NUTT,   c. 26 Mar 1809, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 25 Apr 1834, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 25 years)   8. James Matthew NUTT,   c. 14 Apr 1811, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 15 Jun 1834, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 23 years)   9. Esther NUTT,   b. 5 Feb 1814, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 16 Jan 1851, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 36 years)   10. Matthew John NUTT,   b. 9 Nov 1817, Faversham, Kent, England ,   d. 21 Oct 1865, Whitstable, Kent, England  (Age 47 years)   11. Sarah Eliza NUTT,   b. 11 Aug 1819, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 3 Jun 1837, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 17 years)
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F1188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Throughout his life and, indeed, on every document available, save the original christening entry, Stephen was referred to as James. I found this to be highly unusual but eventually found the answer in a handwritten note that had been inserted amongst the pages of the Faversham parish register during 1800/1801. There is something mysterious about James and his family. For some reason he segregated himself from the rest of his family and never did their paths seem to cross. He married Mercy Taylor of Minster, Sheppey on 3 March 1798. It was the witnesses to the marriage that first brought to light for me that Stephen and James were one and the same person: Mary Nutt and her soon-to-be-husband, John Milsted, were the witnesses for the marriage of James and Mercy. Of James and Mercy's eleven children only 4 survived. Sarah, his third child died at age 17, Catherine died at age 15, Mercy at 23 and Sarah Eliza at 18. Mercy did have one child - Mary Sills Nutt christened on 24 January 1830. Unfortunately, this little girl also died during March of 1835. At the time of Mercy's (James' wife) death in February of 1847 the family was living on Abbey Street. By 1861, however, James had moved over to Hog Island and despite his advanced age was still working as a dredger.

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1886089, Faversham, Kent, 1801. A handwritten note was inserted amongst the pages of the parish register around 1800/1801. The note had been written by the then vicar of the Faversham parish church indicating that Thomas Nutt, Senior had appeared at the church to examine the christening of his son James and found it to be in error. He then requested that the name recorded on the christening, which was Stephen, be corrected to read James. [S58] 1861 Census, England, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0542655, Faversham, Kent, 7 Apr 1861. Hog Island, Faversham: James Nutt, head, widower, 84, dredger, born at Faversham. [S59] Land Tax Assessments, England, Great Britain: Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1469957, East Faversham, 1831. YEARLY RENT OWNER OCCUPIER ASSESSED PAID 1.0.0 William Pearce John and James Nutt 0.4.0 nothing paid for 2 cottages [S33] Bishop's Transcript, England, Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Canterbury, Kent, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1789453, 21 Jul 1776. Christening of James Nutt [S57] Death Register, Union Workhouse, Board of Guardians of the Poor, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1656030, 22 Nov 1862. Age recorded on death was 84 years belonging to Faversham. [S33] Bishop's Transcript, England, Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Canterbury, Kent, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1789453, 22 Nov 1862. Burial of James Nutt [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1886151, item 1-3, Faversham, 27 Nov 1862. Age recorded on burial is 87 years, residence at Union Workhouse. [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1886147, Faversham, Kent, 21 Oct 1770.