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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich cc-by-sa/2.0 - © John Lord - geograph.org.uk/p/3307085 |
Monday, 24 March 2025
William Joseph Buzzacott and Martha Wykes
William Southcott and Temperance Cosway
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Fore Street, Tiverton cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Derek Harper - geograph.org.uk/p/6875609 |
- William Southcott b. 7 Jan 1846 (1846 M Quarter in TIVERTON AND DULVERTON Volume 10 Page 300), bap. 24 Feb 1846 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton. (Died at 6 in 1852 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 315 and was buried 11 Apr 1852)
- Walter Southcott b. 1847 D Quarter in TIVERTON AND DULVERTON Volume 10 Page 246. (Died, aged 18, in 1864 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 332)
- Robert Southcott b. 1849 S Quarter in TIVERTON AND DULVERTON Vol 10 Page 252. (As Richard Southcott (for whom there was no birth record), aged 1, died in 1850 D Qtr in TIVERTON Vol 10 Page 189.)
- Frederick Southcott b. 1851 D Qtr in TIVERTON Vol 10 Page 267
- Mary Jane Southcott b. 1854 J Qtr in TIVERTON Vol 05B Page 411
- Lucy Southcott b. 1856 S Quarter in TIVERTON Vol 05B Page 376. (Died, aged 2, in 1859 M Quarter in TIVERTON Vol 05B Page 343.)
- Francis Southcott Beedell, b. 1862 J Qtr in TIVERTON Vol 05B 437.
Thursday, 6 March 2025
James Prescott and Mary Ann Stone
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Tiverton : Gold Street cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Lewis Clarke - geograph.org.uk/p/1658721 |
- Dora Jane Prescott b. 1907 D Quarter in BRISTOL Volume 06A Page 221, bap. 21 Nov 1907 at Westbury on Trym, Holy Trinity
- Charles James Prescott b. 1909 J Quarter in PORTSMOUTH Volume 02B Page 491, bap. 25 Apr 1909 in Portsea St John. Died, aged 3, in 1912 J Quarter in PORTSMOUTH Volume 02B Page 598
- George Richard Prescott b. 15 Mar 1910 (1910 J Qtr in PORTSMOUTH Vol 02B Page 483), bap. 13 Apr 1910 in Portsea St John
Friday, 24 January 2025
Benjamin Searle Sparrow Masters & Sage Boulton Ayres
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St Mary's Churchyard Gardens, Rotherhithe cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Robin Stott - geograph.org.uk/p/7794520 |
- Benjamin Masters bap. 13 Nov 1808 (Assume died in infancy)
- George Sparrow Masters b. May 1811, bap. 26 May 1811
- Ann Masters b. 28 Jul 1813, bap. 18 Aug 1813. (Died 27 Nov 1816)
- Emma Masters b. 12 Feb 1816, bap. 6 Mar 1816. (Died 10 Dec 1816)
- Benjamin Masters b. 1 Dec 1817, bap. 21 Dec 1817
- Charles Masters b. 26 Mar 1820, bap. 16 Apr 1820
Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Robert Ware and Amelia Land
Church of St Thomas, Chevithorne cc-by-sa/2.0 - © David Smith - geograph.org.uk/p/5109963 |
Robert Ware (b. 5 Jul 1869, bap. 25 Jul 1869 at St Thomas, Chevithorne) son of Thomas Ware and Harriet Ridgeway, married Amelia Land (b. 23 Oct 1869, bap. 14 Nov 1869), daughter of Robert Land and Amelia Ware at St Thomas, Chevithorne, on 25 Dec 1891. Witnesses were John Land and Emily Land.
Robert and Amelia had seven children:
- Robert Ware b. 1892 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 385, bap. 1 Dec 1892 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton
- Ada Ware b. 1896 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 395, bap. 20 Jan 1896 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton. Died, aged 3, in 1899 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 306.
- Alfred Thomas Ware b. 10 Oct 1897 (1897 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 387), bap. 28 Nov 1897 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton. Killed in Action on 29 Apr 1918 in Ypres, Belgium.
- Winifred May Ware b. 8 Nov 1899 (1899 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 386), bap. 25 Dec 1899 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton
- Frederick John Ware b. 5 May 1901 (1901 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 382), bap. 26 Jun 1901 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton
- Willie Ware b. 26 Aug 1902 (1902 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 371), bap. 5 Oct 1902 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton
- Florence Edith Ware b. 14 Jan 1904 (1904 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 387), bap. 14 Feb 1904 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton. Died aged 18 in 1922 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 492
Robert Ware died, aged 40, on 4 Feb 1909 (1909 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 311) and was buried on 8 Feb 1909 in Tiverton.
In 1911, Amelia Ware (41) Charwoman, Widow, was living at 14 Belmont Road, Waterloo Cottages, Tiverton with Alfred Thomas Ware (13), Winifred Ware (11), Frederick John Ware (9), Willie Ware (8) and Florence Edith Ware (7). This record confirms that Amelia Ware had seven children, of whom six were then still alive and one had died. Robert Ware (18) Groom was a servant to William Stewart Harrison at Lansdown, Tiverton, Devon.
Private Alfred Thomas Ware #106769 Royal Army Medical Corps, 57th Field Ambulance (Field Ambulances in the First World War), was Killed in Action on 29 Apr 1918, presumably during the Battle of the Lys, also known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, and is commemorated on Panel 160 of the Tyne Cot Memorial. Confusingly, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission have him listed as the son of the late Thomas Samuel and Harriet Ware (he was their grandson); as aged 34 - he was 20; and one record, his birthplace as London. We'll never know what information he gave when he enlisted nor where the errors occurred, but he was the son of Robert and Amelia Ware.
In 1921, Amelia Ware (52) Charwoman, Widow, was still living at 14, Waterloo Cottages, Belmont Road, Tiverton, with Winifred May Ware (21) Lace Folder for Heathcoat & Co; Florence Edith Ware (17) Dressmaker (Out of Work); Willie Ware (18) Dental Apprentice and Florence May Hill (23) General Domestic Servant, Boarder. Robert Ware (28) Groom, who had married in 1919, was living in Mill Street, Uffculme; Frederick John Ware (20) Bread Baker, was a Boarder at 22, Quay Terrace, Newton Abbot.
In 1939, Amelia Ware, Old Age Pensioner, was still living, this time alone at 14 Waterloo Cottages Belmont Road, Tiverton. (Her birth date was listed on the 1939 register as 16 Oct 1869. On her baptism, it was quoted as 23 Oct 1869 and I'm more apt to believe that than any later recollection.)
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Waterloo Cottages, Belmont Road, Tiverton These cottages as numbers 8-14 Belmont Road are now Grade II listed. |
Lewis Jerred and Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Boscombe, St. Clement's cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Mike Faherty - geograph.org.uk/p/3127895 |
- Ernest John Jerred b. 27 Feb 1891 in Bournemouth, Hampshire
- Arthur Jerred b. 1893 M Qtr in KINGSBRIDGE Vol 05B Page 194
- Ethel May Jerred b. 1896 M Qtr in KINGSBRIDGE Vol 05B Page 189
- Albert William Jerred b. 9 July 1898 in KINGSBRIDGE Vol 05B 184
- Honor Frances Jerred b. 1900 J Qtr in KINGSBRIDGE Vol 05B Page 169
- Violet Mary Jerred b. 15 July 1903 in KINGSBRIDGE Vol 05B Page 164
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Loddiswell railway station opened 1893, now disused and converted to a private dwelling The Great Western Railway (GWR) opened the Kingsbridge branch line in 1893. It closed in 1963. cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Derek Harper - geograph.org.uk/p/1297064 |
Sidney George Burt and Fanny Jerwood
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Tiverton : St Peter's Church cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Lewis Clarke - geograph.org.uk/p/1654824 |
- Charles Edward Burt b. 4 Dec 1887 (1888 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 409)
Saturday, 14 December 2024
Alfred Beamer and Emily Luxton
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Castle Street, Tiverton cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Roger Cornfoot - geograph.org.uk/p/6587133 |
- Alfred James Beamer b. 15 Mar 1908 (1908 J Quarter in PLYMOUTH Volume 05B Page 241), bap. 29 Mar 1908 at St Peter’s Church, Stonehouse, Plymouth. But the infant died, in 1908 S Quarter in PLYMOUTH Volume 05B Page 174, at bearly six months of age.
- Evelyn Beamer b. 1909 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 365, who also died in 1909 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 227
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Edward Burt and Mary Ann Prescott
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Tiverton, St. Peter's Church cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Michael Garlick - geograph.org.uk/p/5372818 |
Edward Burt (b. 1816), according to the marriage record son of Richard Burt, married Mary Ann Prescott (b. 21 Jan 1821 in Tiverton), daughter of John Prescott and Ann Warren, at St Peter's Church, Tiverton on 26 Nov 1837.
- George Burt b. 1840 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 10 Page 292. Died, aged 19 in 1859 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 328
- Edward Burt b. 1842 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 10 Page 294
- William John Burt b. 1844 J Quarter in TIVERTON Vol 10 Page 277. Died 1845 M Qtr in TIVERTON AND DULVERTON Vol 10 Page 224
- John Burt b. 1846 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 10 Page 297
- Richard Burt b. 1848 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 10 Page 274
- William Burt b. 1850 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 10 Page 281
- Lucy Burt b. 1852 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 424
- Charlotte Burt b. 1854 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 378
- Sidney Burt b. 1857 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 398. Died 1858 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 337
- James Burt b. 1859 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 440
- Sidney George Burt b. 4 Nov 1863 (1863 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 424). DOB from Naval record, although he cannot have been born in Nov if already registered in the Sep quarter.
Monday, 11 November 2024
George Norman and Ellen Stone
St Peter's Church, Tiverton |
- Frank Norman b. 7 Apr 1903 (1903 J Qtr in TIVERTON Vol 05B 371)
- George James Norman b. 16 May 1909 (1909 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 382), bap. 17 May 1909 at the Tiverton, Wesleyan Methodist Church, St Peter's Street. Died 1909 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 250 and buried 22 May 1909 at Uplowman.
- William Henry Norman b. 16 May 1909 (1909 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 382), bap. 17 May 1909 at the Tiverton, Wesleyan Methodist Church, St Peter's Street. Died 1909 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 225 and buried 5 Aug 1909 at Uplowman.
- Frank Norman married Amy Cleeve (b. 7 Jul 1901 in Bampton, Devon), daughter of William Cleeve and Mary Kingdom, in 1924. In 1939, they were living at No 3 Council House, Uplowman, Devon with their two children: i. William George Norman (b. 4 Apr 1924, d. 5 Mar 2000) and ii. Doris Elizabeth Norman (b. 26 Oct 1926, d. 2003, in Exeter), m. Leslie Lewis Hutchings (b. 30 Dec 1922 d. 2005), in 1953. Frank Norman died on 9 Jun 1976, aged 73 and is buried in St. Peter's Churchyard, Uplowman. Amy Norman died on 8 Jan 1992, aged 89 and is buried with her late husband.
Saturday, 2 November 2024
James Shopland and Loveday Jane Stone
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Bridge and Uplowman church cc-by-sa/2.0 - © David Smith - geograph.org.uk/p/4097757 |
- Frederick James Shopland b. 19 Nov 1905 (1905 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 368), bap. 17 Dec 1905 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton, as the family's address then was 3 Adam's Court, Barrington Street, Tiverton.
- Loveday Jane Shopland b. 14 Feb 1907 (1907 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 373), bap. 17 Feb 1907 at Cove.
- Albert Geoffrey Shopland b. 21 Jul 1908 (1908 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 357).
- Sidney Arthur Shopland bap. 27 Feb 1910 at Bickleigh (1910 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 337)
- John James Shopland b. 1911 J Quarter in WELLINGTON SOMERSET AND DEVON Volume 05C Page 226.
- Frederick James Shopland married Elizabeth A P Cox (b. 1 Mar 1906) in Bristol, in 1927. In 1939, were at 131 Eden Grove, Bristol, with three other people in the household. Frederick James Shopland died in 1971, in Weston-super-Mare.
- Loveday Jane Shopland married Leonard Southcott in Bristol in 1928. Their address in 1939 was 34 Pylle Hill Crescent, Bristol. Leonard Southcott died, aged 47, in 1950 S Quarter in BRISTOL Volume 07B Page 49. In 1952, Loveday Jane Southcott remarried to a James John Basten Rank (b. 1898 in Wandsworth), son of James Rank and Rose Basten. James J B Rank died, aged 68, in 1966, in Weston-super-Mare. Loveday Jane Rank died in Q1/1995 in TAUNTON (7241B) Reg B62B Entry Number 168. There's also a record of her death listed as Loveday Jane Southcott.
- Albert Geoffrey Shopland married Annie Richards (b. 30 Sep 1911) in Bristol in 1930 and in 1939 they were living at 3 Chessington Avenue, Bristol. Albert G Shopland died, at 35, in 1944 S Quarter in BRISTOL Volume 06A Page 48.
- On 13 Jun 1929, Sidney Arthur Shopland enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Sidney A Shopland died, aged 58, in 1968, in Bristol.
Saturday, 26 October 2024
Charles John Northcott and Emily Stone
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Tiverton : The Barley Mow cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Lewis Clarke - geograph.org.uk/p/1601875 |
Wednesday, 16 October 2024
William Bridle and Lucy Jane Stone
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St Peter’s Church, Uplowman cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Derek Harper - geograph.org.uk/p/2510457 |
- Nellie Bridle, b. 20 Feb 1898 (1898 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 396), bap. 7 Apr 1898 at St George's Church, Tiverton.
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111 Chapel Street, Tiverton (with the white door) |
Sunday, 29 September 2024
James Flew and Elizabeth Zelley
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Tiverton : St Peter's Church cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Lewis Clarke - geograph.org.uk/p/5054852 |
James Flew (bap. 26 Aug 1818 in Rackenford, Devon), son of Arthur Flew and Sarah Hines, married Elizabeth Zelley (bap. 27 Dec 1829 in Tiverton, Devon), daughter of Joseph Zelly and Susanna Serles, at St Peter's Church, Tiverton on 29 Sep 1852. Witnesses to their marriage were Joseph Zelley, who may have been the bride's father or brother and a Mary Ann Leigh.
- Emma Flew b. 21 Jun 1853 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 388, bap. 10 Jul 1853 at St Peter's, Tiverton
- Charles Flew b. 23 Mar 1855 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 397, bap. 15 Apr 1855 at St Peter's, Tiverton
- Fred Flew b. 1857 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 401, bap. Frederick Flew on 4 Jan 1857 in Loxbeare, Devon
- Susan Ellen Flew b. 1858 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 407. Died, aged 3, in 1862 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 259 and was buried in Withleigh, Devon
- Ann Eliza Flew b. 8 Feb 1860 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 443, bap. 18 Mar 1860 at St Peter's, Tiverton
- Mary Ann Flew b. 1 Jan 1862 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 457, bap. 26 Jan 1862 at St Catherine's Church, Withleigh
- Elizabeth Flew b. 29 Aug 1863 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 425, bap. 13 Sep 1863 at St Catherine's, Withleigh
- William Cann b. 11 May 1871 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 447, bap. 27 Dec 1871 at St Paul's Church, Tiverton
Saturday, 7 September 2024
John Hurley Coombe and Mary Jane Southcott
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East side of St Peter's Church, Tiverton cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Jaggery - geograph.org.uk/p/6219976 |
John Hurley Coombe (b. 1845 in Tiverton, Devon), son of James Coombe and Sarah Hurley, married Mary Jane Southcott (b. 1854 in Tiverton), daughter of William Southcott and Temperance Cosway, at St Peter's Church, Tiverton, on 7 Sep 1869. On the marriage certificate both are listed as being of 'full' age, however, Mary Jane, registered in the 2nd quarter of 1854, may have been 15. Witnesses to the marriage were James Coombe and Mary Bawden.
John and Mary Jane had six children:
- John William Southcott Coombe b. 1869 D Qtr in TIVERTON Vol 05B Page 439. (Died at 7 in 1876 S Qtr in TIVERTON Vol 05B Page 270)
- Sarah Jane Coombe b. 7 Nov 1871 D Quarter in SHOREDITCH Volume 01C Page 133, bap. 19 May 1872 at St John the Baptist, Hoxton. (Died aged 5, in 1876 S Quarter in SHOREDITCH Volume 01C Page 89, and was buried on 19 Sep 1876 at Victoria Park Cemetery, Hackney.)
- Fanny Maria Coombe b. 1874 M Qtr in SHOREDITCH Vol 01C P 125
- Frederick Coombe b. 1876 J Qtr in SHOREDITCH Vol 01C P 127
- Charles Henry Coombe b. 1878 D Qtr in HOLBORN Vol 01B P 677
- James Coombe b. 1883 S Quarter in HOLBORN Volume 01B Page 659 (Died 1884 M Quarter in HOLBORN Volume 01B Page 435)
Then Mary Jane Coombe (née Southcott) died, aged 33, in 1887 J Quarter in HOLBORN Volume 01B Page 408.
In 1891, John H Coombe (45) Widower, was in Leigh Street, Holborn, with Fanny Maria Coombe (17) Packer soap factory, Frederick Coombe (14) Printer's boy and Charles H Coombe (12).
In 1901, John H Coombes (sic) (55) Tailor Journeyman was living in Great Queen Street, Bloomsbury, London, with Frances Maria Coombe (26) Packer in soap factory; Fredrick Coombe (24) Porter Hotel kitchen and Charles H Coombe (22) Tailor journeyman.
In 1911, John Coombe (68) Tailor, Widowed was an Inmate of Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. (Dining Hall, Holborn Union Workhouse)
John Hurley Coombe died in 1913 J Qtr in CROYDON Vol 02A Page 469.