DORSET (see Map of Dorset)
A study of available records and information.
The County of Dorset holds a prominent position in family history. From the early period at Dunes Weston, to William of Sherborne, until the Elizabethan period of the Rockbourne knights, and Robert Keilway.
There is a lot of Parish Register and other information available for Dorset, particularly the south western area. It is difficult however to determine actual family associations and, although they are clearly related, it is very difficult to take the recorded families back beyond about 1700.
Because the Upwey/Broadwey area has some interesting elements, and may hold the answers to some greater questions, this treatise is initially based there.
The background of the Dorset family located around Upwey and Broadwey remains uncertain. Presumably part of the greater family descended from forebear William of Sherborne c1400-1469, they may source back through either Nicholas of Forston/Charminster c1540-1594, or possibly to the family of Sir John of Rockborne. There are however as yet no defined links, but Nicholas is the most likely.
The first reference to a family at Upwey was George Kelway in the 1641 Protestations.
In 1663 George Kellaway of adjacent Broadwey left property in his will to his wife of one year, Jane Devenish.
George could have been born between 1615-1620. There was no mention of any family. He is not referred to in any of the existing wills of Nicholas of Forston’s succeeding families, however Nicholas had six sons, and that does seem the most likely descent.
In the 1664 Chimney Tax Joane Kelloway, presumably George’s widow, had one two chimneyed house at Broadway Tything, and another at Stone Tything.
There was another George at Chetnole in 1664, but he is probably from another family.
Henry, the son of George and Elizabeth, was c at Turners Puddle in 1665. He could possibly have been related to Broadwey George, and perhaps therefore the forebear of the Upwey/Broadwey Families.
Clearly the Broadwey property at least remained in Kellaway hands, as by the time of the next records, the Upwey and Broadwey Parish Registers from 1730, we have Henry Kellaway junior at Broadwey in 1733, and “Farmer” William Kellaway at Upwey in 1736.
It can be assumed therefore that there was a Henry Kellaway senior alive in 1730, who would have been born about 1675. Possibly even 1665.
To use Christian names as an indication of parentage, the key names are George and Henry. The name Henry occurs in the descent from Nicholas of Forston, but not George, which would have been less common at the time, not becoming popular until the arrival of Prince George of Hanover, as King George I, in 1714. Henry as a name would of course have been common very much longer.
Sir John of Rockborne earlier had produced sons Henry and George, both born c 1515-20. Nicholas of Forston/Charminster also had a son Henry born c 1575, although his sixth son, and not therefore indicating any direct family descent from a Henry.
Nicholas himself could possibly have been the son of either of those sons of Sir John. There was however Nicholas, a merchant of Wyke Regis, and a Burgess in Weymouth, between 1525 and 1545, who seems more likely. He would have been born around 1490, and thus related to the Sherborne family at an earlier period than Henry or George.
(There were other references to a Nicholas around Dorset at this time, and in the 1560s, suggesting either he had extensive commercial interests, or there was another man.)
There was also a John in Wyke Regis in 1542/5.
Sir John had four sons, Gyles, John, Henry and George. Based in Portsmouth, Gyles captained a galleass, John settled on the Isle of Wight, while Henry served with his troops on the Isle of Wight during the French scare in 1545. George was unrecorded, but Gyles and Henry both profited from the Dissolution of the Chantries under cousin Robert Keilway, acquiring properties in Somerset and Dorset. Henry is however believed to have lived at Berry Pomeroy, near Totnes, Devon, at one time.
It is possible both were killed in France.
Apart from Dorset, there were thus also at least two connections with the Isle of Wight.
A Henry Kelleway, gentleman of Corfe Castle, requested in his 1630 will to be buried with his father at Wareham. Again there were apparently no descendants. Not the son of Nicholas, it is unclear to which family he belonged, but he was called “gentleman”, indicating a family of some import, perhaps therefore the grandson of Sir John’s Henry.
There are some interesting aspects here, which may have relevance.
Nicholas of Forston, as with the earlier Nicholas, was apparently a merchant/trader, presumably with connections on the Isle of Wight, in the later half of the 1500s.
His family of six sons dispersed to Charminster, Godmanstone, Stinsford, and Puddletown. The senior family apparently went to Piddlehinton.
Thomas Callawaie, the probable forebear of families on the Isle of Wight, went to the island from Dewlish, not far from Piddlehinton and other family homes in Dorset, about 1545-50.
Charminster may offer a key to the Upwey/Broadwey family, or more particularly the neighbouring Bexington family.
In the will of Nicholas of Forston and Charminster of 1594, his sons were recorded as, Ralph, Christopher, Thomas, John, Erasmus and Henry. Four of the names are commonly found in later Parish Registers.
His daughters Ellinor and Agnes, match some prominent family names in earlier times.
In the 1641 Protestations, there were more family members (Nicholas, William, Christopher, and another, possibly Christopher) in Charminster than anywhere else in Dorset, plus Churchwarden Thomas and John in Godmanston, and Ralph in Nether Cerne.
(7 of the 23 men listed for all of Dorset).
In the 1664 Chimney Tax, there was a Christopher at Charminster, Nicholas at Forston, and Thomas, Ralph and John at Godmanston. Ralph had 5 chimneys, the others only 1 or 2.
The Charminster Parish Register is unfortunately far from complete in the 1600s, and there are few succeeding names there in the early 1700s, but from it we can obtain the following information, to extend the initial 1594 will of Nicholas:
Nicholas c1540-1594 (of Forston and Charminster)
Christopher c1570-1639, his son.
William c1600- his grandson.
Christopher 1635-1686, son of William. Married Jone Bunne in 1656.
Also Henry c1635- probable son of William.
William 1668-1700, son of Christopher.
Here we see most of the names that will follow, and there are suggestions of an alternate sequence of names, grandfather/father/son.
Nicholas of Forston, grandson of the 1594 man, and his widow, were both buried at Charminster, in 1670, and 1703 respectively.
Later at Charminster we have John and Elizabeth producing John in 1807, Thomas in 1808, and Sarah Butt in 1810. They seem to have moved to Stratton with Grimstone, for Ann in 1812. The family of John is not clear, although the names suggest the Abbotsbury family.
Joseph and Martha produced William Brinton in 1818, Joseph in 1821. Again their family is unclear, possibly from Long Bredy. Mother Martha (Brinton?) lived from 1784-1847.
At Godmanston nearby we have the burials of Thomas 1664, John 1681, Thomas 1706.
All also descendants of Nicholas, while Christopher married Mary Barnes there in 1706.
There seemed to be few male christenings listed, except for Charles, the baseborn son of Sarah in 1787.
C in 1770, she was the daughter of Blacksmith John, who married Mary Dennis in 1759. There had been two earlier “John” marriages there – to Elizabeth Oliver in 1707, and to Mary Sturmey in 1717.
· Family of Charles and Johanna Kellaway
Shepherd of Bradford Peverell, Dorset:
1 Charles Kellaway 1817
2 John Kellaway 1823
3 Richard Kellaway 1824
4 Alfred Kellaway 1832
Although some distance further away, it appears that the Bexington family of Thomas and William, which seems to be associated with the Upwey/Broadwey people, were an earlier branch from Piddlehinton.
Their names, Thomas, William and John, match Piddlehinton names around 1600-1700. (Descended from Nicholas of Forston, the senior Piddlehinton family left no male heirs in the mid 1750s).
Despite references in the Parish Register about that time, only John was listed there in the 1641 Protestations. He had 5 chimneys in 1664, widow Kellaway (paup.) only had 1.
The Piddlehinton Parish Register is also incomplete, but the Register and family wills at the time (Christopher 1663, John 1671, John 1676, Nicholas 1716, Christopher 1716), offer the following:
(Nicholas Kellaway c 1540-1594)
The family of Thomas Kelway, of Piddlehinton, son of Nicholas and Jone Kellaway
of Forston and Charminster:
1 Thomas Kelway c1570
· The family of Thomas and - Kelway
of Piddlehinton, Dorset:
1.1 Thomas Kelway c1600 m Susan Loman at Piddlehinton 1628
1.2 Christopher Kelway c1600 m Alice Symonds at Piddlehinton 1630
1.3
John Kelway c1610-1676
· The family of Thomas and Susan Kelway
of Piddlehinton, Dorset:
1.1.1 Christopher Kelway 1631-1663
1.1.2 Thomas Kelway 1634
1.1.3 Robert Kelway 1637
· The family of John and - Kellaway
of Piddlehinton, Dorset:
1.3.1 Christopher Kelway c1640
1.3.2 Robert Kelway 1641
1.3.3 Rafe Kelway 1642-1642
1.3.4 John
Kelway 1644
· The family of Thomas and - Kelway
of Piddlehinton, Dorset:
1.1.2.1 Nicholas Kelway c1665-1716
1.1.2.2 Thomas Kelway c1670-1737
1.1.2.3 John Kelway c1670-1733
It is not certain to which family Nicholas belonged, but Thomas and John were the sons of Thomas.
It also appears that Thomas, had a son Thomas, who is very probably the later Thomas of Bexington.
· The family of Nicholas and - Kelway
of Piddlehinton Dorset:
1.1.2.1.1 Christopher Kelway c1690-1716
1.1.2.1.2 Paull Kelway c1695-1731
1.1.2.1.3 John Kelway c1700-1774 m Elizabeth/Betty - (Mrs Elizabeth
when she died in 1768)
1.1.2.1.4 Mary Kelway c1700 m Thomas Young?
1.1.2.1.5 Elizabeth Kelway c1700 m Thomas Rawlins?
1.1.2.1.6 Anna Kelway c1710
1.1.2.1.7 James Kelway c1715-1764 m Lucy -
The John and James here are presumed to be from this family. James was not referred to in the two wills of 1716, but may have been a late arrival, although he seems later to be the senior member of the family.
There was also another John, with wife Sarah, in Piddlehinton at the same time. The John senior who died in 1732 may have been the father of this second John.
· Family of John and Elizabeth/Betty Kellaway
of Piddlehinton, Dorset:
1.1.2.1.3.1 John Kellaway 1731-1731
1.1.2.1.3.2 George Kellaway 1733 m Mary Read in 1771 (she died 1793)
1.1.2.1.3.3 John Kellaway 1735
1.1.2.1.3.4 Thomas Kellaway 1739
1.1.2.1.3.5 William Kellaway 1746
John, Thomas and William, all appear to have left Piddlehinton.
It is interesting that at Bishops Caundle to the north, there were another John and Elizabeth, with son George c in 1733, and later a John and Sarah. The latter family however appear to have used Biblical names, such as Abraham, Jacob and Esau.
(Johns remain a problem to place.)
· Family of Mr James and Lucy Kellaway
of Piddlehinton, Dorset:
1.1.2.1.7.1 Purdon Crew Kellaway 1744-1764 Unusually described as “much loved”
when “Miss” Purdon Crew died at 20.
1.1.2.1.7.2 Margaret Kellaway 1746 m Sylvanus Greville Esq. in 1764
1.1.2.1.7.3 Lucy Kellaway 1747
1.1.2.1.7.4 Susanna Ann Kellaway 1748-1748
1.1.2.1.7.5 Anne Kellaway 1750 m Ambrose Ridout in 1777
1.1.2.1.7.6 Susanna Kellaway 1754
1.1.2.1.7.7 Mary Kellaway 1756
This family appears to have had some importance in the area. Presumably involved with farming, the land was leasehold. There were no sons.
In the 1700s Piddlehinton names were often preceded by a Mr or Mrs, when they died. Mr Paul in 1731, Mr James in 1764, Mrs Elizabeth in 1768, Mrs Dorothy (brought back from Witchampton) in 1781, Mr Nicholas in 1783.
· Family of John and Sarah Kellaway
of Piddlehinton, Dorset:
2.1 Mary Kellaway 1737
2.2 Ann Kellaway 1742-1800
2.3 Lydia Kellaway c1740 m John Stone in 1763
It is not clear who this family descended from, presumably however a younger branch of the Piddlehinton family. It does seem that John senior, who died in 1732, may have been the father of John. The family did not have the resources of the other Piddlehinton people, Sarah leaving £50 to her daughters Ann and Lydia in 1775. Again no sons.
Piddlehinton names are very similar to those of Bexington and Abbotsbury in particular, but as the Charminster and Piddlehinton families were both descended from Nicholas of Forston in the late 1500s, it is perhaps not surprising.
John Down Kellaway, of Winterborne Abbas (the Bexington family), was the holder of freehold lands in Piddlehinton in the 1838 Register of Voters. Suggesting a family connection, if not inheritance.
With regard to Upwey and Broadwey, George c1615-1663 could have married twice, if Joanne was his widow of one year. He could have had sons by an earlier marriage, one of who had Henry c at Turners Puddle in 1665. But there is no evidence of George’s father, in Broadwey or elsewhere.
The William Kellaway, commander of the South Seas Company Slaver that caught fire off Newfoundland in 1727, came from Upwey.
Henry Kellaway junior of Broadwey had a Negro servant aged 18, George Pugarron, christened in 1733. Presumably born about 1700, his father Henry senior would have been born around 1670, about the same time as William’s father.
We can presume the origin of George Pugarron.
William Kellaway of Upwey was in 1736 called “Farmer” William, possibly to differentiate him from the other William, both being probably somewhere about the same age – born c1690-1700.
We could be looking at brothers, more probably cousins.
The Upwey/Broadwey family were later described as Brewers. They may only have had a mill, but the Ship Inn at Upwey remains today.
By 1700, the usual spelling of the name in Dorset was Kellaway. On the Isle of Wight both C and K spellings, Callaway and Kellaway, were used, generally according to location.
The Callaway family of St Helens Isle of Wight were by 1800 being almost entirely described as Mariners, and presumably had been the previous century. By 1800, at least one relative was a known smuggler. By 1850 they had an inn on Alderney in the Channel Islands.
When William Kellaway aged 77, died at Portesham in 1776 (either Farmer William, or Commander William, but both of the Upwey family), a prosperous Upwey family member, Christopher Kellaway, appears to have taken over his property.
By 1800 the Upwey family had acquired land around Abbotsbury. Mainly apparently occupied in farming, the properties were also very near the coast.
Thomas Kellaway, who died in 1737, was the brother of William of Portesham, and lived on the coast at Bexington, in the early 1700s. He and his father, Thomas senior, were buried at nearby Puncknowle the same year. It is not known how long they had lived in Bexington, but Thomas senior appears to have come from Piddlehinton.
Bexington was later a coastguard station. Two family members became Customs Officers in the mid 1800s.
In 1787 William Thomas Calloway, the son of Edward and Mary Calloway christened at St Helens Isle of Wight in 1756, appeared in Puncknowle Dorset as William Kellaway.
As his second wife, he married local girl Sarah Purchase.
(It would have been unusual to be christened with two Christian names at that time.)
What connection he had back to the early families we still do not know, but there were Kellaway families in a number of villages about Puncknowle and Abbotsbury at the time.
There appear to have been no Edwards, but William Kellaway had lived at Portesham, his brother Thomas Kellaway at Bexington. We do not know William of Portesham’s descendants, if any, but Thomas of Bexington’s family remained around Abbotsbury for a number of years.
These families appear to have been closely related to the Upwey family. Were the two brothers, William and Thomas, perhaps William Thomas’s great uncles?
Unfortunately, without further evidence, it is very difficult to conclusively prove that the families, and people, were connected. The similarities however seem too strong to be otherwise.
We can assume, with reasonable certainty that, while many were farming, others were mariners, perhaps fishermen. They were trading, some probably with smuggled goods, and some were innkeepers and brewers. While they lived principally in Dorset, they seem to have had connections on the Isle of Wight.
It also appears that they retained distant family connections over several generations.
(See also the file on the family of William Thomas Calloway/Kellaway of St Helens, Isle of Wight.)
The likely descent from Henry Kellaway senior of Upwey, and from Thomas Kellaway senior of Bexington, both born c 1675.
There is no definite forebear for either family, although Henry, the son of George and Elizabeth, c at Turners Puddle in 1665, is a possibility for Upwey/Broadwey. He would have been 78 when he died in 1743, but his widow living until 1754, suggests a late or second marriage. His father George seems unrecorded, but there was a Henry born in Charminster c1635.
As yet there is no definitive connection between these two families, but their proximity is very strong. “Commander” William came from Upwey. “Farmer” William lived at Upwey.
It appears the Upwey/Broadwey family were essentially farmers, and brewers. Bexington is on the coast, and the family there were possibly initially seafarers, or had some association with the sea.
There are records of George Kelway in Broadwey in the mid 1600s. There are no references to the family near Bexington, before about 1730, although it seems probable Thomas senior came from Piddlehinton.
William and Thomas were brothers, but their father was Thomas, while Henry’s father was Henry.
Their respective fathers however could have been cousins.
Dates are as recorded in the Parish Registers and Census records.
Henry Kellaway c 1675-1743 Called Mr Henry Kellaway senior
when b in woolen at Upwey.
m - (she died 1754)
Thomas Kellaway c 1675-1737 Buried at Puncknowle, three
months before his son.
Presumably lived at Bexington
1 William Kellaway c 1700-1776 If living at Upwey in 1736,
he was called “Farmer” William, presumably to differentiate him from “Commander” William.
A William died at Portesham, as a “widower” - presumably the “Farmer”
although possibly the “Commander”.
He was the brother of Thomas junior
May have m Elizabeth Collier at
Preston cum Sutton Poynts in 1735
2 Henry Kellaway c 1700-1776 Called “junior” in 1733/4/5.
m Mary (Farwell?) Mary died 1758.
Henry had a Negro Servant, George Pugarron, c in 1733 (at age 18)
3 Thomas Kellaway c 1700-1737 Lived at Bexington
Brother of William of Portesham.
m Jane – (she died 1747)
· Family of William Kellaway
Farmer, Upwey Dorset:
1.1 Mary Kellaway 1736
· Family of Henry (jun.) and Mary Kellaway
(Brewer), Broadwey Dorset:
2.1 Ann Kellaway 1733
2.2 William Kellaway 1734
2.3 Mary Kellaway 1735
2.4 Susanna Kellaway 1736
2.5 Sarah Kellaway 1738
2.6 Christopher Farwell Kellaway 1741-1805 Apparently named after Christopher
Farwell Esq. of Chickerell (d 1747)
m Mary Hilliard (widow) at Melcombe Regis 1790
2.7 Henry Kellaway 1747-1811 m Mary Whittier?
2.8 John Kellaway 1747 c with Henry
2.9 Catherine Kellaway 1751 m William Horsey at Broadwey 1775
2.10 Robert Kellaway 1753 m Elizabeth
2.11 Judith Kellaway 1757
· Family of Thomas and Jane Kellaway
of Bexington Dorset:
3.1 Jane Kellaway c 1728 m John Talbot at Puncknowle 1745
3.2 Thomas Kellaway 1732 m Frances Mussel at Buckland
Ripers 1764
3.3 John Kellaway 1735 m Ann Down 1769 at Abbotsbury
3.4 Mary Kellaway c 1735-1736 Was buried at Piddlehinton,
confirming probable family origin.
· Family of Christopher Farwell and Mary Kellaway
of Broadwey, Dorset:
2.6.1 Henry Kellaway c 1760-1807 m Mary -
2.6.2 Christopher Kellaway c 1763 m Ann Bryant 1792 at Abbotsbury
2.6.3 Thomas Kellaway c 1766
2.6.4 Mary Kellaway c 1770 m John Bryant at Little Bredy 1792
· Family of Henry and Mary Kellaway,
Brewer of Melcombe Regis Dorset:
2.7.1 William Henry Farwell Kellaway 1781
2.7.2 Mary Kellaway 1782
2.7.3 William Henry Farwell Kellaway 1785-1839 m Elizabeth – Brewer
of Norton sub Hamdon Somerset.
2.7.4 Mary Kellaway 1785
2.7.5 Ann Kellaway 1785
(It appears William and Mary may have been baptised again in 1785, with Ann)
2.7.6 Henry Kellaway c1790 m Elizabeth -
(Henry is presumed to be from this family)
· Family of Robert and Elizabeth Kellaway
of Broadwey, Dorset:
2.10.1 Elizabeth Kellaway 1785
2.10.2 Catherine Kellaway 1787
2.10.3 Elizabeth Kellaway 1792
2.10.4 Robert Kellaway 1793
2.10.5 Mary Kellaway 1801
· Family of Thomas and Francis Kellaway,
probably of Bexington, Dorset:
3.2.1 John Kellaway 1764-1768
3.2.2 Thomas Kellaway c 1770-1827 m Margaret Edwards 1767-1845
1793 at Corscombe
3.2.3 Christopher Kellaway 1773-1858 Presumed member of this family
m Sarah Farnham (1785-1813)
at Corscombe1806
· Family of John and Ann Kellaway
of Abbotsbury, Dorset:
3.3.1 Elizabeth Kellaway 1771 m John Groves 1791
3.3.2 Mary Kellaway 1773
3.3.3 Martha Kellaway 1777
3.3.4 John Down Kellaway 1779 unm. Farmer 100 acres Winterborne
Abbas 1851
3.3.5 Ann Kellaway 1783-1814
3.3.6 Christopher 1794 BB? son of John and Mary Bryant
· Family of Henry and Mary Kellaway
Farmer of Bradford Peverell, Dorset:
2.6.1.1 Mary Kellaway 1805 Her father died in 1807.
· Family of Christopher and Ann Kellaway
of Little Bredy, Dorset:
2.6.2.1 Sarah Kellaway 1792 m Edward Patten at Little Bredy
1815
2.6.2.2 Mary Kellaway 1794
2.6.2.3 Ann Kellaway 1797 May have m John Wallis at
Chickerell 1816
2.6.2.4 Christopher 1799 m Ann Bryant at Little Bredy 1821
2.6.2.5 John Kellaway 1807 May have m Ann Wallis at Halstock
1825
2.6.2.6 Thomas Smith Kellaway 1810 m Elizabeth Jerrard
· Family of Mary Kellaway
of Little Bredy:
2.6.4.1 James Kellaway 1791 Baseborn – probably son of John
Bryant. Raised by Grandfather
Christopher, until his death in 1805.
m Eliza -
Captain EICI
· Family of William Henry Farwell and Elizabeth Kellaway,
Brewer of Broadwey, Dorset, and Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset:
2.7.1.1 Henry William Farwell Kellaway 1807
2.7.1.2 Mary Ann Kellaway 1809
2.7.1.3 Eliza Jane Kellaway 1815
2.7.1.4 William Kellaway 1825
· Family of Henry and Elizabeth Kellaway
of Melcombe Regis:
2.7.6.1 Robert Kellaway 1817
· Family of Thomas and Margaret Kellaway
Yoeman of Elworth, Abbotsbury, Dorset:
3.2.2.1 Frances Kellaway 1796
3.2.2.2 Richard Edwards Kellaway 1800 m Susannah Bridge Frampton of
Stratton at Langton Herring 1834
3.2.2.3 Elizabeth Martha Kellaway 1802 m John Adams (Kensington Grove M/sex) 1824 Abbotsbury
3.2.2.4 Thomas Alfred Kellaway 1806-1863
3.2.2.5 Joseph Hide Kellaway 1808 m Ann -
3.2.2.6 George Kellaway - Presumed son of this family.
3.2.2.7 John Kellaway 1816 Also presumed son
Farmer 500 acres at Abbotsbury
1851 unmarried
Joseph Hide Kellaway, son of Thomas of Elworth, was to jointly inherit the property of Joseph Hide of Shipton Gorge with Joseph Hide Kellaway, son of William Thomas Kellaway of Puncknowle (in 1821).
George Kellaway, son of Thomas, was also to inherit from the estate.
Strangely both Joseph Hides became Dairymen elsewhere later, suggesting some problem with the inheritance through the widow.
· Family of Christopher and Ann Kellaway
of Halstock and Corscombe, Dorset:
3.2.3.1 Edward Farnham Kellaway 1808-1830
3.2.3.2 John Kellaway 1809
· Family of Christopher and Ann Kellaway
of Little Bredy, Dorset:
2.6.2.4.1 Ann Kellaway 1822
2.6.2.4.2 Robert Kellaway 1823
· Family of John and Ann Kellaway
Yoeman of Halstock, Dorset:
2.6.2.5.1
John Kellaway
1829
· Family of Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Kellaway
Yoeman Farmer (500 acres 1851) of West Stafford, Dorset:
2.6.2.6.1 Julia Ann Kellaway 1838
2.6.2.6.2 James Kellaway 1841
2.6.2.6.3 Theresa Fanny Kellaway 1845
2.6.2.6.4 George Smith Kellaway 1849
2.6.2.6.5 William Henry Kellaway 1851
2.6.2.6.6 Joseph John Kellaway 1868 Presumed son of second
marriage, to Mary Tilly
· Family of Richard Edwards and Susannah Bridge Kellaway
of Langton Herring, Dorset:
3.2.2.2.1 Elizabeth Kellaway 1836
3.2.2.2.2 Thomas Frampton Kellaway 1838
3.2.2.2.3 William Frampton Kellaway 1841-1867
· Family of Joseph Hide and Ann Kellaway
Dairyman of Abbotsbury, Dorset:
3.2.2.5.1 John Kellaway 1843
3.2.2.5.2 Thomas Kellaway 1845
3.2.2.5.3 Alfred E Kellaway 1847
3.2.2.5.4 Herbert Kellaway 1849
3.2.2.5.5 Ezekiel Kellaway 1851
This composite Upwey/Broadwey, Bexington/Abbotsbury, chart remains incomplete. There were many descendants from these people, who have yet to be added.
There are omissions, and there may be some errors.
In this part of Dorset there were other Kellaway families. Among them one associated with Long Bredy nearby.
Long Bredy is within the overall proximity of Upwey/Broadwey and Abbotsbury.
The family which seems to have originated there however appears to be distinct from the others, and also may have been less prosperous.
It is not known to whom they were related, but it remains possible it may have been the previous families.
Again two names in the early 1700s, Benjamin and Joseph, suggest connections.
The first reference at Long Bredy is to Joseph marrying Sarah Syms in 1741.
Joseph presumably would have been born around 1715-20.
His eldest son was Benjamin c in 1742. Benjamin’s eldest son was also called Benjamin. A son in each family was called Joseph.
An unfortunate record is that a Benjamin died in Dorchester, as a prisoner, in 1724. His widow Mary in Bradford Abbas 5 years later. It does not appear to have been an execution, but the ages suggest he could have been Joseph’s father.
Despite being Biblical names, which were very popular at the time, there are surprisingly few Benjamins or Josephs recorded in Dorset.&nbs
