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Birth1778
Baptism1 Jul 1778, Sherborne, Dorset
Deathca Nov 1851, Sherborne district, Dorset
Burial10 Dec 1851, Sherborne, Dorset
General1st dau.
FatherRobert Watts (ca1746-1823)
MotherMaria Churchill (1751-1823)
Notes for Susannah Watts
Her baptism:

First name(s) Susanna
Last name Watts
Birth year 1778
Baptism year 1778
Baptism date 01 Jul 1778
Baptism place Sherborne
Parents' name(s) Dau. of Robert & Mary
Father's first name(s) -
Mother's first name(s) -
County Dorset
Country England
Record set Dorset Baptisms
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Curiously she stopped giving birth in 1814 when she was 36.  No further children could be found with a very wide search.
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In the 1841 census, they still had their daughter Maria with them, aged 25-30 and born in Dorset.

She and Samuel were in the 1851 census (I have told FindMyPast about the mis-spelling of Sameul):

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status  Gender  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place

Sameul Gould Head Married Male 69 1782   Retired Tallow Chandler  Dorset
Susanna Gould Wife Married Female 72 1779   - Sherborne, Dorset
Mary Duhart Servant Unmarried Female 17 1834  House Servant  Dorset

Census details
First name(s) Susanna
Last name Gould
Relationship Wife
Marital status Married
Gender Female
Age 72
Birth year 1779
Occupation -
Birth place England
Birth town Sherborne
Birth town as transcribed Sherborne
Birth county Dorset
Birth county as transcribed Dorset
House name Abby [sic on census form, but could be ‘Abbey’]
Street -
Town -
Parish Sherborne
City -
County Dorset
Hamlet -
Parliamentary borough -
Municipal ward -
Registration district Sherborne
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 1859
Folio 188
Page 10
Record set 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
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FamilySearch has this record for a burial that could be hers:

Name Susanna Gould
Gender Female
Burial Date 10 Dec 1851
Burial Place Sherborne, Dorset, England

FindMyPast corroborates this:

First name(s) SUSANNA
Last name GOULD
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year -
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1851
District SHERBORNE
County Dorset
Volume 8
Page 71
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
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Notes for Samuel & Susannah (Family)
Their marriage transcription:

First name(s) Susannah
Last name Watts
Marriage year 1808
Marriage date 16 Aug 1808
Place Sherborne
Spouse's first name(s) Samuel
Spouse's last name Gould
Groom's first name(s) Samuel
Groom's last name Gould
Groom's parish Lillington
Groom's county Dorset
Groom's status bachelor
Bride's first names(s) Susannah
Bride's last name Watts
Bride's parish of this parish
Bride's county Dorset
Bride's status spinster
Witnesses Charles Gould, B.B. Gould.
County Dorset
Country England
Notes Licence.
Record set Dorset Marriages
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Last Modified 25 Aug 2016Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220