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George Look (Jnr)

 

George Look was born in Tintinhull, Somerset, on 16 August 1834 to farmers George Look (Snr) and Mary Ann Tabor Welchman. George had two brothers and four sisters: William (1827-91), Mary Ann Welchman (1828-92), Sarah Ann Welchman (1833-1909), Elizabeth (1837-1909), Emma Ellen (1839-55) and Matthew Tabor (1841-63).

 

He married Anna Couzens Corpe, who was born on 12 July 1844, at the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Ditcheat, Somerset, on 31 May 1870. The couple went on to have 11 children listed below. 

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George farmed at Alhampton and was the church warden at Ditcheat for many years. He died on 21 August 1912 and is buried at St Mary Magdalene Church, while Anna died on 9 June 1925 and she, too, is buried there.

George and Anna Look had 11 children

George and Anna Look with all their children in a formal pose. Back, from left: Walter Hugh (b.1874 married Dorothy Noakes), Ada Margaret (b.1880 married Edward Tom Tilley), Robert Norton (b.1877 married Mary Anne Board), Edith Anna (b.1876 married Arthur Herbert Tilley) Edward “Ted” (b.1875 married Eva Kate Longman). Centre, from left: George (b.1873 married Annie Longman), Mary Ann (b.1871 married Thomas Gifford Vincent). Front, from left: John Leopold “Jack” (b.1886), Annie Ellen (b.1879 married Harold Board)

George
(b. 20 Feb 1873
d. 2 Oct 1952)

married

Annie Longman

8 children

George William

Kathleen Clara

Dorothy Helen

Ethel Annie

Thomas Hugh

Charles Norton

Edmund Longman

Edward G.

Mary Ann
Welchman
(b. 23 Mar 1871)

d. 20 Nov 1945)

married

Tom Gifford Vincent

4 children

Jessie

John

Hubert

Marianne

Walter Hugh
(b.1874

d. 9 Sep 1958)

married

Dorothy Noakes

1 child

Paul

Edward Henry
(b. 12 Jul 1875
d. 21 May 1957)

married

Edith Longman

8 children

Margaret

Ida

Evelyn

Hilda

Edward

Walter

Christian

Lilian

Edith Anna
(b.1876
d.14 Jun 1926)

married

Arthur Herbert Tilley

11 children

Frances Winifred

Thomas Edward

Arthur George

Jack

Edith Mary

Dorothy Ruth

Anna Joan

Herbert Norton

Philip Lewis

Ella Naomi

Muriel Grace

Robert Norton
(b.1877
d.11 Apr 1943)

married

Mary Ann Champion Board

5 children

Vera

Beryl

Audrey

Leslie

Norton (1921 - 2003)

Annie Ellen
(b.1 Feb 1879
d. 3 Nov 1969)

married

Robert William Harold Board

Ada Margaret
(b.10 Oct 1880
d.15 Apr 1970)

married

Edward Tom Tilley

8 children

Edward James

Robert George

Barbara Helen

Wilfrid Bruce

Richard Ernest

Hugh Harold John

Rachel Penelope

Ursula Dorothy

Dorothy Winifred
(b.1882
d.1882)

Dora
Catherine
(b.1883
d.1883)

John Leopold "Jack"
(b.1886
d.1918)

killed in
World War 1

George and Anna Look with all their children in a formal pose. Back, from left: Walter Hugh (b.1874 married Dorothy Noakes), Ada Margaret (b.1880 married Edward Tom Tilley), Robert Norton (b.1877 married Mary Anne Board), Edith Anna (b.1876 married Arthur Herbert Tilley) Edward “Ted” (b.1875 married Eva Kate Longman). Centre, from left: George (b.1873 married Annie Longman), Mary Ann (b.1871 married Thomas Gifford Vincent). Front, from left: John Leopold “Jack” (b.1886), Annie Ellen (b.1879 married Harold Board).

​George, the son of George Look (Snr)​ and Mary Ann Tabor Welchman, was christened on 27 August 1834

George, the son of George Look (Snr) and Mary Ann Tabor Welchman, was christened on 27 August 1834.

​George Look (Jnr) makes his first appearance in the 1841 census as the fourth child of George Look (Snr) and Mary Ann

George Look (Jnr) makes his first appearance in the 1841 census as the fourth child of George Look (1801-71) and Mary Ann (1805-92).

​George Look and Anna Couzens Corpe were married at the parish church of Ditcheat on 31 May 1870.

George Look and Anna Couzens Corpe were married at the parish church of Ditcheat on 31 May 1870.

The census of 1891 shows the Look family lived at Lower Sutton Farm. Jack was four years old while his older sisters Ada Margaret, who would go on to marry Ted Tilley, was 10, and  Edith Anna, who later married Herb Tilley, was 14

The census of 1891 shows the Look family lived at Lower Sutton Farm. Jack was four years old while his older sisters Ada Margaret, who would go on to marry Ted Tilley, was 10, and Edith Anna, who later married Herb Tilley, was 14.

George Look (Jnr) was 16 years old in the 1851 census. His parents have four other children: William (24), Sarah Ann (18),  Ellen (12) and Matthew John (10)

George Look (Jnr) was 16 years old in the 1851 census. His parents have four other children: William (24), Sarah Ann (18),  Ellen (12) and Matthew John (10).

​In the census of 1861, George was 26 and his parents, George Look (Snr) and Mary Ann, were farming 276 acres

In the census of 1861, George was 26 and his parents, George Look (1801-71) and Mary Ann Tabor [Welchman] (1805-92), were farming 276 acres.

A year after their marriage, George and Anna Look had an eight-day-old baby in the 1871 census. Staying with them was a nurse and they also have a general servant

A year after their marriage, George and Anna Look had an eight-day-old baby, their daughter Mary Ann Welchman, in the 1871 census. Staying with them was a nurse as well as a general servant.

​George and his wife Anna are living in Alhampton with a farm of 240 acres employing seven labourers in the 1881 census

George and his wife Anna are living in Alhampton with a farm of 240 acres employing seven labourers in the 1881 census.

​Edward Henry, Robert Norton and Annie Ellen are living at home with their parents George and Anna Look at Sutton Farm in the 1901 census

George Look (Jnr) married Anna Couzens Corpe, daughter of James Corpe and Jane Norton, in 1870 in Shepton Mallet District, Somerset. Anna was born in Pilton, Somerset, christened on 11 August 1844 in St John The Baptist. She died on 9 June 1925 and was buried in St Mary Magdalene Church, Ditcheat, Somerset. 

George Look (Jnr) outside the home of his son-in-law's parents — Thomas and Annie Tilley — The Cedars in Cross, Somerset
Ada Margaret, the eighth child of George and Anna Look and the future wife of Edward Tom Tilley

George Look (Jnr) outside the home of his son-in-law's parents — Thomas and Annie Tilley — The Cedars in Cross, Somerset.

Ada Margaret, the eighth child of George and Anna Look and the future wife of Edward Tom Tilley.

Three of George and Anna’s children in a photograph taken in about 1895. Margaret (centre) is with her youngest brother Jack and her older sister Annie.

Three of George and Anna’s children in a photograph taken in about 1895. Margaret (centre) is with her youngest brother Jack and her older sister Annie
The probate of George Look’s will was granted to his executors, his widow and Walter Hugh, one of his sons. £4400 in 1912 is about £400,000 today

The probate of George Look’s will was granted to his executors, his widow and Walter Hugh, one of his sons. £4400 in 1912 is about £400,000 today.

​In the census of 1911 George and Anna were still living in Alhampton with one of their children, 31-year-old Annie Ellen.

Edward Henry, Robert Norton and Annie Ellen are living at home with their parents George and Anna Look at Sutton Farm in the 1901 census.

In the census of 1911 George and Anna were still living in Alhampton with one of their children, 31-year-old Annie Ellen.

Anna [Corpe] and George Look outside their home The Court, Alhampton near Ditcheat in Somerset

Anna [Corpe] and George Look outside their home The Court, Alhampton near Ditcheat in Somerset.

​The death of George Look on 21 August 1912 was reported by his son Edward Henry with the cause given as cerebral thrombosis (stroke)

The death of George Look on 21 August 1912 was reported by his son Edward Henry with the cause given as cerebral thrombosis (stroke).

The headstone at St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, reads: George LOOK, died 21 Aug 1912, aged 78. And his wife, Anna Couzens, died 9 June 1925, aged 80. Also his son, John Leopold, 2nd Lieut: 3rd Battn: Glos: Regt:, “killed in action at Arras”, 1 Sept 1918, aged 31

The headstone at St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat, reads: George LOOK, died 21 Aug 1912, aged 78. And his wife, Anna Couzens, died 9 June 1925, aged 80. Also his son, John Leopold, 2nd Lieut: 3rd Battn: Glos: Regt:, “killed in action at Arras”, 1 Sept 1918, aged 31.

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