Genealogy Notes for the Town of Castle Cary, Somerset

A miscellany of pictures and data arising out of research into the KIRBY's family trees (but not all linked to them). This is a work in progress so please treat the data with appropriate caution. For related information see www.the-kirbys.org.uk, Ancestor List, Place Index and Wills Index

Location and general description

Street receding into the distance with parked cars and small shops

Castle Cary is a small market town situated to the SE of Shepton Mallet, 24 miles south of Bath, and 12 miles north-east of Yeovil. It has a compact-but-thriving centre, in which there is an impressive market hall. The picture above shows the shops in Fore Street.

Buildings and Streets

Ansford House

Situated at the junction of Ansford Road and Cumnock Road, this late C18, grade II-listed, building is the only surviving house in which the CURTIS family are known to have resided. Henry CURTIS, his wife, and a five year old Fanny CURTIS, were all listed on the 1871 Census as dwelling in Ansford House, Castle Cary, all in the household of, and listed as servants of, an annuitant named Grace SNOOK. His relationship to here is given as "Gardner."

View across front garden to a brown sandstone Georgian-style building
Ansford House viewed from the street
 View across front garden to a brown sandstone Georgian-style building
Ansford House, viewed from the street

Fore Street

A short street in the centre of the town. Henry CURTIS, his wife, and a five year old Fanny CURTIS, were all listed on the 1871 Census as dwelling in Fore Street, Castle Cary, all in the household of, and listed as servants of, an annuitant named Grace SNOOK. His relationship to here is given as "Gardner." Fore Street is now primarily shops.
Shop front for a market garden shop, with bedding plants on the pavement outside
The Market Garden, a shop with a  range of plants for sale outside		 View over a pond and past a war meorial and then up a shopping street of low buildings
View across the Horse pond and up Fore Street
Fore Street name sign

Church Street

Henry CURTIS was listed on the 1881 Census as dwelling in Church Street, Castle Cary. Much of Church Street is fairly recent development.

Woodcock Street

A very short street in the centre of Castle Cary. A short street in the centre of the town. Henry CURTIS was listed on the 1891 Census as dwelling in Woodcock Street, Castle Cary.
Terrace of older brown-sandstone buildings receding into the distance
Looking east along Woodcock Street		 Street scene with terraces of older brown-sandstone properties
Looking west along Woodcock Street
Woodcock Street name sign

People

The CURTIS Family

Henry CURTIS (c1828-) moved to Castle Cary from Shepton Mallet and, whist moving around the town quite a bit, he appears to have spent the reminder of his life there. He and his first wife are buried in the churchyard. Full details may be found, elsewhere on this site, in the Biography of Henry CURTIS.

Related links

A selection of links to other sites with information about this place:

Bibliography


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