Details of the Westcott family from 1798
The most notable member of the Westcott family in Wokingham is Thomas Manley Westcott. However, by the time he arrived here the middle “t” had been dropped and he was only known by the surname Wescott.
In 1861 he was living in Peach Street and was described as a “Miller and Timber Merchant”. Living with him were his wife, Mary nee Fry, together with Mary’s sister Eliza and Mary Ann the daughter of Mary’s sister Lucy Shorter. The family was still living in Peach Street in 1871, but with the addition of another niece of Mary’s, Louisa