Washbourn - Person Sheet
Washbourn - Person Sheet
NameRobert Casswell 
Death18 Jun 1819, Yatesbury
Burial23 Jun 1819, Yatesbury
BirthApr 1764
FatherWilliam (Spackman) Casswell (1741-1765)
MotherAnn Washbourn (1737-1774)
Notes for Robert Casswell
Calender of Prisoners in the County Gaol
Devizes Session Jan 15 1811
Felony. Jacob Coleman. 56 years. Jury Not Guilty. Committed by T Baskerville Esq.
charged on the oath of Robert Caswell of Yatesbury, yeoman, & John
Cousins of the same place, laborer, with having on or about 20th day of
Feb 1803, feloniously stolen a qty of hay, from off a wagon, the property
of said Robert Caswell. Warrant dated Oct 27 1810.
Yatesbury register
Baptism Robert s of Wnm & Anne 29 April 1764
THE WILL OF ROBERT CASWELL 1820
Noted at Marshalls' War*
Robert Caswell of Yatesbury
To John Washbourne of Yatesbury, William Brown of Broad Hinton and Thomas Chandler of Yeytesbury my freehold manor and reported ****,messuages , farm, lands, etc in Rodbourne Cheney, Wilts to hold etc for the use for life of my niece Ann the wife of Francis Stephen Long of Boreham. Upon trust and after her decease to the use of Robert Caswell Long second son of my said neice. To trustees further 6000 pounds interest of which for the use of Susannah, wife of George John Bannister of Warminster, banker, another neice and aftds for her second son.residue for children of two neices.
Signed 19 May 1819
Proved PCC 22 Oct 1820
Record found in the Everett Papers (Wills 1) Devizes Museum.
Inside the Yatesbury church on a plaque made by Harrisons of Devizes , under the bell tower:-
'To the memory of Robert Caswell, who died 18th June 1819 aged 55 years - by his nieces Anne LONG and Susanna BANNISTER".
At this time 30 pounds per annum was a good allowance for a gentleman , so 6000 pounds would be worth approx 300,000 pounds in 1996. A very tidy sum!
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Gravestone inscription at West Overton
Sacred to the memory of Robert Caswell Long who died Jan 7 1869
also of Robert Caswell son of Robert Caswell & Emma Long who died Mar 4th 1874 in the 13th year of his life.
Also of Emma (Dracon?) wife of Robert Caswell Long who died Jun 13 1877 in the 53rd year of her age.
also of Henry Long son of Robert Caswell & Emma Long who died Dec 13th 1913 in the 59th year of his age.
Robert Caswell Long married Emma Deacon at Overton on feb 21 1860 (WCC records)
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Devizes Bear Club - (WFHS)
Bear Club Members, with years of election and removal from membership.
Robert Caswell 1800 1818
Robert received 600 pounds from his uncle John Washbourn.
Devizes Session Jan 15 1811
Felony. Jacob Coleman. 56 years. Jury Not Guilty. Committed by T Baskerville Esq.
charged on the oath of Robert Caswell of Yatesbury, yeoman, & John
Cousins of the same place, laborer, with having on or about 20th day of
Feb 1803, feloniously stolen a qty of hay, from off a wagon, the property
of said Robert Caswell. Warrant dated Oct 27 1810.
Yatesbury register
Baptism Robert s of Wnm & Anne 29 April 1764
THE WILL OF ROBERT CASWELL 1820
Noted at Marshalls' War*
Robert Caswell of Yatesbury
To John Washbourne of Yatesbury, William Brown of Broad Hinton and Thomas Chandler of Yeytesbury my freehold manor and reported ****,messuages , farm, lands, etc in Rodbourne Cheney, Wilts to hold etc for the use for life of my niece Ann the wife of Francis Stephen Long of Boreham. Upon trust and after her decease to the use of Robert Caswell Long second son of my said neice. To trustees further 6000 pounds interest of which for the use of Susannah, wife of George John Bannister of Warminster, banker, another neice and aftds for her second son.residue for children of two neices.
Signed 19 May 1819
Proved PCC 22 Oct 1820
Record found in the Everett Papers (Wills 1) Devizes Museum.
Inside the Yatesbury church on a plaque made by Harrisons of Devizes , under the bell tower:-
'To the memory of Robert Caswell, who died 18th June 1819 aged 55 years - by his nieces Anne LONG and Susanna BANNISTER".
At this time 30 pounds per annum was a good allowance for a gentleman , so 6000 pounds would be worth approx 300,000 pounds in 1996. A very tidy sum!
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Gravestone inscription at West Overton
Sacred to the memory of Robert Caswell Long who died Jan 7 1869
also of Robert Caswell son of Robert Caswell & Emma Long who died Mar 4th 1874 in the 13th year of his life.
Also of Emma (Dracon?) wife of Robert Caswell Long who died Jun 13 1877 in the 53rd year of her age.
also of Henry Long son of Robert Caswell & Emma Long who died Dec 13th 1913 in the 59th year of his age.
Robert Caswell Long married Emma Deacon at Overton on feb 21 1860 (WCC records)
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Devizes Bear Club - (WFHS)
Bear Club Members, with years of election and removal from membership.
Robert Caswell 1800 1818
Robert received 600 pounds from his uncle John Washbourn.