Our connection to the CHARLETT's of Yarnton although a little complex is outlined here:
Joseph ELLARD one time Parish Clerk of Hampton Poyle and Susan nee GILES had seven children the fifth being Ann who married James CHARLETT in 1866 she died in 1869. James CHARLETT then married her cousin Sarah GILES in 1874. Sarah was the third of Martin GILES and Hannah nee BECKETT’s nine children. Both Ann ELLARD and Sarah GILES were nieces of John GILES another Parish Clerk of Hampton Poyle. (Susan, Martin and John GILES were siblings, children of Thomas GILES and Mary DUNSBY)
As yet we have not visited Yarnton.
Thomas CHARLETT [8712] was parish clerk of Yarnton on the census returns for 1841 and 1851. He is mentioned as parish clerk as early as 1817 and his wife Lucy nee FLETCHER as school mistress. (see web article.) At her burial in 1827 Lucy was described as the “worthy school mistress”. Their daughter Ann [8735] took over as village school mistress and is on the 1851 census as Ann CHARLOTT 40 a parish schoolmistress from Yarnton with her father, sister Eliza, brother John and nephew William.
When Thomas died in 1855 his son Gabriel continued as parish clerk. Gabriel [6618] was described as parish clerk on his daughter's baptism in 1859, on the 1871 census, and Dutton, Allen & Co’s directory & gazetteer of the counties of Oxon, Bucks... of 1863 for Yarnton “Charlotte, Gabriel, parish clerk”
Gabriel in turn was followed after his death in 1875 by his son James CHARLETT [6617]. On the 1881 census James’ address was The School House, Yarnton and his occupation was an agricultural labourer and parish clerk. James was listed in Kelly’s Directory of 1907 as the parish clerk he died in 1908 and his youngest son George is then listed in Kelly’s Directory of 1911 holding the post.
George CHARLETT [8722] was born in 1887 and married Edith GREEN in 1910.
It is clear that the post of parish clerk was passed from father to son for four generations.
