Fort Regent, Saint Helier, Jersey |
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Charles Ridgeway and Ivy Edna Evans
Monday 25 January 2021
Sidney Ridgeway and Lucy Headford
St Andrew Street, Tiverton cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Derek Harper - geograph.org.uk/p/1546985 |
- Charles Ridgeway b. 29 May 1908
- Beatrice Maud Ridgeway b. 21 Jun 1910
- Charles Ridgeway married Dorothy Ellen Lazarus in 1932.
- Beatrice Ridgeway married Malcolm Garfield Huish in 1935.
William Ambrose Quick and Bessie Ann Ridgeway
Tiverton : Barrington Street & The Barley Mow cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Lewis Clarke - geograph.org.uk/p/1601864 |
William Ambrose Quick (b. 2 May 1885), son of George Quick and Mary Winzer married Bessie Ann Ridgeway, daughter of Thomas Ridgway and Ann Tooze, in Tiverton in 1906. In 1901, Bessie had been employed as Servant in the household of Thomas Heath, Postmaster, at 11, Bampton Street, Tiverton. William Quick (15), at that time, was a Tailor's apprentice.
William and Bessie had three sons:
- George Ridgeway Quick b. 8 Feb 1907
- Kenneth William Quick b. 7 Jan 1911
- Hedley Charles Quick b. 18 Aug 1918
Monday 18 January 2021
Stanley William Stone and Eveline Ann Skinner
Terraced houses, South Molton cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Derek Harper - geograph.org.uk/p/4679011 |
Sunday 17 January 2021
John Kerslake and Mary Ann Beedell
Mid Devon : Higher Pitt Farm cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Lewis Clarke - geograph.org.uk/p/3667038 |
- Jane Kerslake b. 19 Mar 1880, bap. 4 Jan 1881 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton. Their abode at the time of Jane's baptism was Clayhanger.
- Ernest John Kerslake b. 5 Aug 1881
- Alice Elizabeth Kerslake b. 21 Jun 1883
- Lewis William Kerslake b. 16 Nov 1885, bap. 31 Dec 1885 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton. Residence was Burlescombe.
- Albert Henry Kerslake b. 6 Dec 1887
- Edwin Beedell Kerslake b. 2 Jan 1890
- Geoffrey Kerslake b. 1892. (Buried 29 Jun 1892 in Washfield.)
- Florence Ellen Kerslake b. 1894, bap. 2 Dec 1894 in Loxbeare. Address was Buttermoor Farm, Washfield, John Kerslake was Dairyman Farmer.
- Manuel Charles Kerslake b. 17 Nov 1900, bap. 24 Dec 1900 at St George's Church, Tiverton. Residence was Castle Barn Farm, Exeter Hill.
- Frederick Kerslake b. 5 Nov 1902, bap. 4 Dec 1902 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton. At East Bicknell Farm, Cove, John was a Dairyman.
Walter James Baker and Laura Alice Stone
Combe Florey: village street cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Martin Bodman - geograph.org.uk/p/56115 |
- Irene Venetta Baker (later Phelps) born 1 Jan 1925
- Dennis Christopher Baker born 21 Dec 1925
Thursday 14 January 2021
James Goff and Sarah Ann Canniford
The triangle at the centre of Kentisbeare cc-by-sa/2.0 - © David Smith - geograph.org.uk/p/2697345 |
James Goff (b. 1855 in Ashbrittle, Somerset), eldest son of Charles Goff and Elizabeth Lock, married Sarah Ann Canniford (bap. 18 Jan 1857 in Kentisbeare), daughter of William Canniford and Jane Baker, in 1876.
James and Sarah Ann Goff had nine children:
- William Goff b. 1877 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 428, and was initially baptised privately on 10 Mar 1877 and then again in the church of St Mary, Kentisbeare on 20 May 1877. Died, aged 6, on 18 Sep 1883 (1883 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 252) and was buried on 23 Sep 1883 at St Mary, Kentisbeare. [1]
- Annie Goff b. 1879 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 433, bap. 5 Jan 1879 at St Mary, Kentisbeare. Died, aged 4, on 18 Sep 1883 (1883 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 252) and was buried on 23 Sep 1883 at St Mary, Kentisbeare. [1]
- Tom Goff b. 1881 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 421, bap. 13 Mar 1881 at St Mary, Kentisbeare. Died, aged 2, on 23 Sep 1883 (1883 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 275) and was buried on 25 Sep 1883 at St Mary, Kentisbeare. [1]
- Beatrice Elizabeth b. 26 Oct 1882 (registered as Mary Jane in 1882 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 422 Occasional Copy: A), bap. as Beatrice Elizabeth Goff on 16 Mar 1883 at St Mary, Kentisbeare.
- James Goff b. 1 Sep 1886 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 413, bap. 14 Nov 1886 at St Mary, Kentisbeare.
- Henrietta Goff b. 22 Oct 1888 D Quarter in WELLINGTON, SOMERSET AND DEVON Volume 05C Page 310 (no baptism found)
- Anna Goff b. 1891 M Quarter in WELLINGTON, SOMERSET AND DEVON Volume 05C Page 318, bap. Annie Goff on 12 Nov 1893 at St Mary, Kentisbeare.
- Winnifred Goff b. 1893 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 389, bap. 4 Oct 1893 at St Mary, Kentisbeare. Died, aged 2, in 1895 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 259 and was buried on 1 Dec 1895 at St Mary, Kentisbeare. [2]
- Agnes Augusta Goff b. 28 Aug 1900 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 347, bap. 25 Aug 1901 at St Mary, Kentisbeare.
- Beatrice Elizabeth Goff (24) Domestic Servant of Hollis Green, Kentibeare, daughter of James Goff, married William John Wyatt (21) Brakeman, of 22 Sutton Road, Newport, Monmouthshire, son of James Wyatt, on 31 Mar 1907 at St Mary, Kentisbeare. They had four children. Beatrice Elizabeth Wyatt died, in 1976.
- James Goff married Harriet Bennett, daughter of John Bennett, on 8 Apr 1911 at St John's Church, Maindee, Newport, Monmouthshire. They had four daughters. James Goff died, at 63, in 1949 in Newport (Monmouthshire).
- Henrietta Goff married George Hendy, son of George David Hendy and Jane Richards, in Tiverton, in 1908. In 1911, they were living at 6 Melbourne Street, Tiverton and living with them was Henrietta's younger sister, Agnes Augusta, then 10 and at school. George and Henrietta had one son, Leslie George Hendy b. 1921. Agnes was still living with them, at 1 John Street, Tiverton, in 1939. Henrietta Hendy died, in Tiverton, in 1980.
- Annie Goff died, aged 40, in St Thomas, Exeter, in 1931.
- Agnes Augusta Goff died, in Tiverton, on 17 Jul 1982.
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Frederick Southcott and Eliza Harris
Tiverton : Former Belmont Hospital cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Lewis Clarke - geograph.org.uk/p/4587272 Now known as Perreyman Court, this used to be a hospital and workhouse. |
Frederick Southcott, son of William Southcott and Temperance Cosway, married Eliza Harris in Tiverton, in 1879. They had five children:
- Lucy Southcott b. 30 Aug 1880, bap. 13 Sep 1880 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton. (Died in the first quarter of 1881, aged 0.)
- Alice Southcott b. 22 Mar 1882, bap. 14 Apr 1882 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton. (Died at the beginning of 1885, aged 3.)
- Arthur Southcott b. 30 Jul 1883, bap. 9 Aug 1883 at St Peter's.
- Frederick William Southcott b. 27 Feb 1886, bap. 28 Mar 1886 at St Peter's Church, Tiverton. (Died in the 2nd quarter of 1886, aged 0.)
- Bessie Southcott b. 1889, bap. 12 Feb 1892 at St Peter's, Tiverton.
In 1881, Frederick Southcott (29) Milk Carrier (these listings of Victorian Occupations 'helpfully' says this is "Someone who carries milk". No doubt from dairy to customer in a hand cart as shown here) and Eliza (25) were living in Kiddles Court, off Fore Street, Tiverton.
However, on the 1886 baptism, under what is usually the father's occupation, was listed "Inmate of Workhouse". And on Bessie's baptism in 1892, their address was also given as Tiverton Union, i.e. Workhouse.
In 1891, Frederick, Eliza, Arthur and Bessie were all Inmates at The Tiverton Union Workhouse, as the records explain that Frederick Southcott, former milk carrier, had become "Blind not from birth".
Without buying all the death certificates, it's not possible to know for sure, but the fact that two of the children died around the same time, in 1885 and 1886, tends to suggest that disease, rather than accident, was implicated. Smallpox was a common killer in nineteenth century Britain, and was responsible for a third of all human blindness. The risk of death after contracting the disease was about 30%, with higher rates among babies.
Arthur went to sea, joining the Royal Navy in March 1899, when he will have been 15½. While Bessie was enrolled in Elmore School in 1899, with her address on the school records once again listed as "Workhouse".
Bessie and her parents were still in the Workhouse in 1901, after which she just disappears. Art Southcott (17), in 1901, was a Boy 1st Class, part of the crew of HMS Nile, while she was the coast guard ship at Devonport.
Frederick Southcott died in 1906, undoubtedly still in the Workhouse.
Arthur served in the Royal Navy until 4 Jun 1908, when he was Invalided, so by 1911, Arthur Southcott (27) was back in the Tiverton Union Workhouse. Eliza was still in the Workhouse in 1911 and died in 1913.
Utterly heart-breaking that accident or illness had consigned them to what was undoubtedly a miserable existence for the rest of their lives.
Saturday 9 January 2021
William Northcott and Emma Jane Wood
Fore Street, Cullompton with the grade II listed White Hart cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Stephen McKay - geograph.org.uk/p/5497724 |
William Northcott married Emma Jane Wood (b. 1871), daughter of Henry Wood and Mary Jane Melhuish from Kentisbeare, Devon, in 1896. Five years earlier, in 1891, William Northcott (19) Blacksmith, had been a lodger at The White Hart, Fore Street, Cullompton, but I've not found him before that.
- Maud Wood, Emma's illegitimate daughter, b. 1894 and baptised on 19 Feb 1895, when she was 14 months old, in Kentisbeare
- William Henry Northcott b. 8 Mar 1897 (not seen after 1911)
- Arthina Northcott b. 14 Oct 1898, bap. 2 Nov 1898 in Cullompton
- Elizabeth Northcott b. 1900 (died 1900 aged 0)
- Charles John Northcott b. 23 Feb 1902, bap. 23 Mar 1902
- Albert James Northcott b. 30 Aug 1903, bap. 16 Sep 1903 in Cullompton (died 1904, aged 0)
- Florence Northcott b. 25 Oct 1907, Emma's illegitimate daughter
In 1901, William Northcott (31) Blacksmith Journeyman from Branscombe, Devon (not identified relevant birth), wife Emma Jane (30) from Kentisbeare, along with Emma's daughter, Maud Wood (7), William Henry Northcott (4) and Arthenia Northcott (2) were living at Church Cottages, Cullompton.
William Northcott (33) died and was buried on 15 May 1904, in Cullompton.
Charles John Northcott was registered at Elmore School, Tiverton in 1908, with his address as Elmore Workhouse. In 1911, Emma Northcote (sic) (37) Widow, Laundress was living at 7 Rices Court, West Exe South, Tiverton with William (14) Errand Boy, Arthina (12), Charles (9) and Florence (3).
In 1917, Emma Jane Northcott remarried to Arthur Southcott. What were the chances? Arthur Southcott, born 30 Jul 1883, bap. 9 Aug 1883 at St Peter’s Church Tiverton, therefore 12 years younger than his wife, was the son of Frederick Southcott and Eliza Harris.Arthur Southcott died in 1935, in his early 50's.
In 1939, Emma Jane Southcott, Widowed again, was living at 7 Bartows Causeway, Tiverton with Dorothy A Evans (Arthina Northcott married Ernest F J Evans in 1918), Laundress, and Dorothy Florence Northcott (b. 16 Nov 1916, mother's maiden name Northcott, so appears to be Arthina's illegitimate daughter), who worked at the Lace Factory and one other person.
Emma Jane Southcott died in 1947.