A little further down the same page is another mention reading Prior to the Watts family, their ancestors, the Bosustowes, lived there. The White House is Tudor in origin, and has always been in the same family, through the female lines, ever since. The children of the writer are probably the 12th generation to live there. Another reference to John Watts, presumably this one, is in the Ground Plan of Port Isaac in the Memoirs of the Parish of Endellion prior to the year 1834 by John Watts Trevan, a grandson of John and Jane, where at the end there is the following paragraph.
Two thirds of the Town Platt belong to Mr. J Watts, the other third to Robert Mitchell, being bought by Quaker Billing, Quaker Scantlebury and Mr. Trefry from John Hunt Esq., the descendent of Cheney's. J Watts grandfather bought it off the two former, and Robert Mitchell got his by his wife, who was a Trefry.
The John Watts mentioned in the Memoirs is either their grandson John (1806-1874) or their son John (1775-1833), most probably their grandson.
Both John and Jane and their son John are buried inside the church at St Endellion.
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AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THESE TWO PILLARS LIES THE BODY OF JOHN WATTS OF PORT ISAAC IN THIS PARISH, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL 1814 AGED 71 YEARS ALSO BETWEEN THOSE TWO PILLARS LIE THE REMAINS OF JANE WATTS, WIFE OF THE ABOVE SAID JOHN WATTS WHO DEPART ED THIS LIFE THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRY 1826, AGED 82 YEARS ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN, SON OF THE ABOVE NAMED JOHN AND JANE WATTS; BORN FEBRY 1775 DIED THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE 1833 AND WAS BURIED IN THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS CHURCH YARD |
It was most likely this John Watts who is listed as owning a number of properties in Port Isaac in the Memoirs of the Parish of Endellion prior to the year 1834 by John Watts Trevan. He is described as WATTS, Mr. John Originally of Devonport. Then of St Teath. The last representative of the family. Two in house.
The 1841 census shows him aged 35 and his mother Peggy aged 65 as a household, and both are described as Independent, so it looks like he was not married. They were living 3 houses (as enumerated) away from Frederick and Elizabeth Trevan.
The following is certainly a reference to this John. In the section Estates & Tenement's
Hunpark formerly part and parcel of the property of the Chinis (sic - Cheney's) the last of which family left it to their descendent J. Hunt Esqre by him to the Kakewich's and purchased from that family not many years since by Mr William Watt who's son John is the present Proprietor. It is now on lease to Thos Remick paying a Highrent of £5 per Ann & farmed by himself
Other references to Mr John Watts include Tithe Apportionment Numbers 1092,1093, part of 1076 shown on the Ground Plan of Port Isaac in the Memoirs by John Watts Trevan.
Peggy's death was registered at Bodmin in 1853Q1. Her son John's death age 68 was registered in Bodmin in 1874Q2.
The following reference in the Memoirs is most likely referring to him.
Barn Part tenement - passed through many possessors now to the Trevan family Port Isaac executors of the late Mr John Watt
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