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George Alfred Loud (b. 1860), son of Edward Loud and Ann Phippen, married Tryphena Davis (b. 1 Jul 1863), daughter of John Davis and Charlotte Enticott, in 1882, in Axminster.
Tryphena as a girl's name is of Greek origin meaning "delicacy". In the Bible, Tryphena appears in one of Paul's epistles to the Romans.
In 1881, both the Loud and the Davis families had lived in Paradise Row, Axminster, so George had married 'the girl next door', or very close to it. "In the early 1920s there was disquiet amongst the members of the Axminster UDC about the very poor state of 7 small cottages known collectively as Paradise Row, including a report of a plague of rats. These cottages (which can be seen on the 1905 OS map) had been built many years before in an alleyway behind what (in 2018) was the former Axe Vale Social Club building."
George and Tryphena had 14 children, all of whom survive infancy:
- William Loud born 1883
- Alice Maud Loud born 1884
- Edward Loud born 7 Nov 1885
- Annie Loud born 1889
- Eva May Loud born 1891
- Frederick James Loud born 1893
- Walter George Loud born 1894
- Thomas Loud born 1896
- Sydney Loud born 1898
- Bertie Loud born 1900
- Elsie Mary Loud born 1901
- George Alfred Loud born 1903
- Ellen Minnie Loud born 1 Oct 1904
- Edith May Loud born 1907
In 1891, the family was living in Paradise Row, Chard Street, Axminster, with George Loud (30) General Labourer, Tryphena Loud (27) Brushmaker, William (8), Alice M (7), Edward (5), Annie (2) and Eva M (0).
In 1901, they'd moved to Castle Street, Axminster, where we find George A Loud (39), Tryphena (36), William (18), Alice M (16), Edward (15), Annie (11), Eva M (10), Frederick (8), Walter G (6), Thomas (4), Sydney (2) and Bertie (1).
The Exeter and Plymouth Gazette of 19 July 1907, reported that "The Axminster Justices had imposed a fine of 10s and costs on a labourer, named George Loud, for making use of bad language. There were several previous convictions against the defendant." And The Western Times of 22 September 1909: "George Loud, labourer, Axminster, was summoned for using obscene language. PC Ridgeway stated the facts, and defendant, who did not appear, was fined £1 and costs."
In 1911, in Castle Hill, Axminster, there were George Loud (51), Tryphena (48), William (28), Annie (21), Eva May (20), Frederick (18) Milk Carrier, Walter George (16), Thomas (14), Sydney (12), Bert (11), Elsie Mary (9), George Alfred (8), Ellen Minnie (6) and Edith May (4). Annie, Eva May, Walter George and Thomas all worked at the Brush Factory. Only Alice and Edward weren't still at home: Alice Maud Loud had married Herbert Edmund Davey in 1906: they were living in Chelsea, London. Edward Loud (25), in 1911, was a boarder in Teffont Magna, Wiltshire. In 1917, he married his landlady, Sarah Brockway.
George A Loud died in 1923, aged 64. Tryphena Loud died in 1933, aged 69.
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| The Old Brush Works, Axminster cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Derek Harper - geograph.org.uk/p/1059605 This oddly-shaped mill building, with three tall storeys, is at the foot of Castle Hill. |
In late 1880 it was reported that James Boon had “… let a portion of his mills at the bottom of Castle Hill to Messrs Coate, Bidwell & Co, tooth brush manufacturers of Chard and London”. It was estimated at the time that about 200 persons were likely to be employed in Axminster as a consequence.
