Person:John Friend (7)

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John Friend
 
m. 5 Nov 1832
  1. Jonas Friend1833 - 1906
  2. Hannah Friend1835 - 1894
  3. Ellen Friend1837 - 1905
  4. George Friend1839 - 1892
  5. William FriendAbt 1841 -
  6. John Friend1843 -
Facts and Events
Name[1] John Friend
Gender Male
Birth[1] 15 Oct 1843 Bridford, Devon, England
Census[2] 1851 Bridford, Devon, England
Census[3] 1861 Dunsford, Devon, Englandapprentice to George Cox, boot & shoemaker
Census[4] 1871 St. Thomas Registration District, Devon, EnglandSt. Thomas Hill, Trigg Major

Copied from notes on father's (Person:Robert Friend (1)) page

John Friend. Born 15 Oct 1843 in Bridford, Devon, England. Died 10 Nov 1916 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Buried in Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario, Canada. He married Catherine "Kate" Spear (daughter of Robert Matthew and Rebeckah (Aunger) Spear), 1874 in Atlarnum, Cornwall, England. Born 21 Aug 1843 in St. Clether, Cornwall, England. Died 31 May 1921 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Buried in Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario, Canada.

They had the following children:
6.i. Rosa Rebecca Friend; Born 15 Mar 1875 in Ontario, Canada.
6.ii. Isabella Gertrude "Gertie" Friend; Born 3 Mar 1877 in Ontario, Canada. She married William Henry Sharp.
6.iii. Blanche Friend; Born 6 Jun 1879 in Ontario, Canada.
6.iv. Verbena "Bena" Beatrice Friend; Born 23 Jul 1881 in Ontario, Canada. She married William Harrison, 1 Jun 1915 in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
6.v. Matthew Robert Friend; Born 24 Nov 1883 in Ontario, Canada.
6.vi. William Russell Friend; Born 29 Aug 1886 in Ontario, Canada.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Email from Barbara (Dkdaily1@@cs.com) 8 Nov 2006.
  2. Reg'n District: St Thomas; Sub-reg'n District: St Thomas; Enum Dist: 1, in England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class: HO107; Piece: 1867; Folio: 400; Page: 15; GSU roll: 221015.

    Parish: Bridford, schedule 53: Wick Cott
    Robert Friend, head, mar, 50, farm labourer, born Devon, Eggbuckland
    Ellen Friend, dau, 16, born Devon, Bridford
    William Friend, son, 9, born Devon, Bridford
    John Friend, son, 7, born Devon, Bridford
    Hannah Friend, visitor, 68, widow, born Devon, Bickleigh

  3. Reg'n District: St. Thomas; Sub-reg'n District: Alphington; Enum Dist: 1, in England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class: Class: RG 9; Piece: 1390; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll: 542805.

    Household schedule number 58: Dunsford Village
    George Cox, head, mar, 30, boot & shoemaker emp. 1 boy, born Devon, Dunsford
    Elizabeth S Cox, wife, mar, 33, boot & shoe binder, born Devon, Chagford
    Bessie M Cox, daughter, 8/12, born Devon, Dunsford
    John Friend, app, unm, 17, boot & shoemaker [apprentice], born Devon, Bridford
    William Blanchford, father-in-law, widr, 66, ag lab, born Devon, Cheriton Bishop

  4. Reg'n District: Launceston, Cornwall; Sub-reg'n District: Launceston; Enum Dist: 3, in England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class: RG 10; Piece: 2225; Folio: 64; Page: 16.

    St Thomas (Trigg Major); Household Schedule Number: 110. St Thomas Hill
    John Friend, head, unm, 28, railway fireman, born Devon, Bideford (should be Bridford)
    Sally Friend, mother, widow, 68, house keeper, born Devon, Bickleigh