The Cranborne Lockyers

James Lockyer

James married Grace, a girl from Mere in Wiltshire. Bearing in mind how far this is (over 30 miles) and the lack of any convenient public transport in the eighteenth century, it is most unlikely that James travelled regularly to Mere. We must assume that, either James met and courted Grace while staying in Mere, perhaps with relatives, or she was living and working in the Cranborne area, perhaps in service. I suspect that the latter is more likely. There are a number of candidates for an employer, including the Somerley Estates at Alderholt and the Manor at Cranborne.

James and Grace's family

	Name	Birth/*Baptism	Married
Parents	James Lockyer	*12 May 1762	3 October 1779
	Grace Humphrys	1761
Children	James	18 September 1785
	Isaiah	*6 December 1789
	Grace	*17 February 1793
	Rachel	*2 July 1797
	George	*6 October 1799
	Mary	1801