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William Tooze (bap. 3 Apr 1809) son of Thomas Tooze and Joan Potter, married Sophia Disney at St Andrew's Church, Halberton, Devon, on 8 Sep 1831. Sophia was most likely born around 1805 - census records place her birth anywhere between 1803 and 1808 - and she is consistently listed as being born in Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, as was Eliza Disney (b. 1807), wife of William's elder brother, Richard Tooze. Baptisms for that parish are not freely available online, so I haven't seen baptism records for either, but I imagine there's a good chance that the two could have been sisters.
William and Sophia had three children:
- Thomas Tooze bap. 10 Feb 1833 in Holcombe Rogus
- Edward Tooze bap. 29 Nov 1835 in Holcombe Rogus. Died 1843.
- Eliza Tooze bap. 20 Jun 1838 in Burlescombe. Died 1842.
William's occupation listed on all the baptisms was Thatcher.
Both infants were buried in Holcombe Rogus.
In 1841, William Tooze (30), Sophia Tooze (35), Thomas (8), Edward (5) and Eliza (3) were living at Ridgeway Gate, Holcombe Rogus.
In 1851, William Tooze (40) Thatcher; Sophia Tooze (43) and Thomas Tooze (18) Thatcher were again living at Ridgeway, Pound Hill, Holcombe Rogus.
In 1861, William Tooze (59) Thatcher; Sophia Tooze (58) and Sophia Tooze (7) Granddaughter, were again listed at Ridgeway Gate, Holcombe Rogus.
William Tooze died, at 60, in 1869 M Quarter in WELLINGTON-SOMERSET AND DEVON Volume 05C Page 297.
In 1871, Sophia Tooze (67) Widow, Gardenwoman, and granddaughter, Sophia Tooze (17) Fancy Worker, were still at Ridgeway Gate.
Sophia Tooze died in 1875 J Quarter in WELLINGTON Volume 05C Page 274, with age as 70. She was buried in Holcombe Rogus on 4 Jun 1875.