Bpt as ‘s. of John & Ane’124 Bur as Carslake, William, Gent.124 Died Intestate: Letters of Admin PCC to Jn & Wm Leigh 4 Feb 1778. John LEE of Ottery St Mary, Gent, & William LEE of Salcombe Esq were his execs in Nov 1780.10 See Deed of ‘Assignment by John & William LEIGH to John WRAYFORD of Estates of William CARSLAKE late of Branscombe upon certain Trusts. It recites that ‘William Carslake of Berry, Gentm, lately died intestate leaving sd John Leigh (of Ottery St Mary, Gentm) and sd William Leigh (of Salcombe, Gentm) and also Sarah the wife of John Pyke of Combe St Nicholas Somerset his only next of kin, they being the only children then living of Mary Leigh who was the only sister of sd William Carslake and died in his lifetime’10,175. Wm LEE then took over CARSLAKE’s lease of Berry Farm10
Devon Racord Office: Branscombe Parish
Catalogue Ref. 239 A - 3
Church of England Branscombe Parish, Devon
OVERSEERS
   Apprenticeship indentures, 1761 - 1799 - ref. 239 A - 3/PO 6
      FILE - Mary Taylor, apprenticed to William Carslake - ref.  239 A - 3/PO 6/3  - date: 1751
      FILE - John Mundy, apprenticed to William Carslake, for his estate called Elworthy - ref.  239 A - 3/PO 6/4  - date: 1754
      FILE - James Fox, apprenticed to William Carslake, gent., for Berry Estate - ref.  239 A - 3/PO 6/11  - date: 176729