Person:Robert Friend (2)

From Register Report - 8 Nov 2006

First Generation

1. Robert Friend. Born About 1801 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England. Died 6 Sep 1860 in Bridford, Devon, England. He married Sarah "Sally" Nichols, 5 Nov 1832 in Bridford, Devon, England. Born About 1804 in Bickleigh, Devon, England. Died 25 Mar 1892 in Bridford, Devon, England. Occupation Nurse.

Sources: 1851 census Bridford, Devon, England
IGI - familysearch.org

Sources for Sarah after Robert's death:
1881 census Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England
1891 census Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England

They had the following children:
1. Jonas Friend
2. Hannah Friend
3. Ellen Friend
4. George Friend
5. William Friend
6. John Friend

Second Generation

1.Person:Jonas Friend (1). Born 5 Nov 1833 in Bridford, Devon, England. Died 1906 in Plymonth, Devon, England. Occupation Miller. He married Sarah Ann Hutchings, 1856 in Plymonth, Devon, England. Born About 1831 in Dunsford, Devon, England. Died 1910 in Plymonth, Devon, England.

They had the following children:
1.i. Hannah Friend; Born About 1857 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.
1.ii. Caroline Friend; Born About 1859 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.
1.iii. William Henry Friend; Born About 1861 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.
1.iv. Alfred George Friend; Born About 1863 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.
1.v. John Friend; Born About 1865 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.
1.vi. Ellen Friend; Born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
1.vii. Robert Friend; Born About 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
1.viii. Bessie Friend; Born About 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
1.ix. Charles Jonas Friend; Born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
1.x. Alice Friend; Born About 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England.

2. Person:Hannah Friend (5). Born 27 May 1835 in Bridford, Devon, England. Died 1894 in Devon, England. She married Henry Todd, 1862 in Devon, England. Born About 1833 in Wisbeach, Cambridge, England.

They had the following children:
2.i. John Todd; Born About 1863 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England.
2.ii. Mary Todd; Born About 1864 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England.
2.iii. Lois Todd; Born 1865 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England.
2.iv. Amos Todd; Born 1866 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England.
2.v. Emma Todd; Born 1867 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England.
2.vi. Ada Todd; Born About 1869 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England.
2.vii. Pheobe Todd; Born About 1870 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England.
2.viii. Denis Todd; Born 1872 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England.
2.ix. Owen Todd; Born 1875 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England.
2.x. Bessie Todd; Born 1877 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England.

3. Person:Ellen Friend (1). Born 2 Apr 1837 in Bridford, Devon, England. Died 1905 in Devon, England. She married Joseph Capener, 1862 in Devon, England. Born About 1834 in Buckington, Warwick, England. Died 1907 in Devon, England.

They had the following children:
3.i. Eli Capener; Born About 1864 in Exminster, Devon, England.
3.ii. Carrie Capener; Born About 1865 in Exminster, Devon, England.
3.iii. Amy Capener; Born 1866 in Exminster, Devon, England.
3.iv. Robert Capener; Born 1867 in Exminster, Devon, England. He married Elizabeth Margaret Slader, 1892 in Devon, England.
3.v. Jessie Capener; Born 12 Aug 1870 in Exminster, Devon, England. She married Charles Eastmond, 30 Jun 1894 in Exeter, Devon, England.
3.vi. Mark Capener; Born 1872 in Kenn, Devon, England. He married Alice Maud Hutchings, 1897 in Devon, England.
3.vii. Luke Capener; Born 1879 in Exminster, Devon, England.

4. Person:George Friend (2). Born 23 Jun 1839 in Bridford, Devon, England. Died 12 Jan 1892 in Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England. Occupation Railway Engineer. He married Agnes Gale, daughter of Edward Gale & Mary Anne Lintern, 14 Apr 1861 in Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon, England. Born 20 Jul 1837 in Bridestowe, Devon, England. Baptized 27 Aug 1837 in Bridestowe, Devon, England. Died 21 Nov 1922 in Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England. Agnes was christened Agnes Gale Lintern. After her parents married in 1849 she went by the surname of Gale.

Sources: Family recollections
Bridestowe Parish Records - Christening
1841 census Bridestowe, Devon, England
1851 census Bridestowe, Devon, England
1881 census Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
1891 census Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England
1901 census Wolborough, Devon, England

They had the following children:
4.i. William Edward Friend; Born 30 Oct 1861 in Plymouth, Devon, England. Died 27 Dec 1885.
4.ii. John Henry Friend
4.iii. Ellen Friend; Born About 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
4.iv. George Robert Friend
4.v. Mary Jane Friend
4.vi. Harry Friend; Born 1873 in Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England. Died 5 Sep 1922. Occupation School Master. He married Laura Wills, 1894 in Devon, England. Born 1849 in Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England. Christened 30 Sep 1849 in Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England. Died 13 Jul 1921.
4.vii. Emma Rosina Friend
4.viii. Bessie Friend; Born 1879 in Truro, Cornwall, England.
4.ix. Lilian Maud Friend; Born 1885 in Tiverton, Devon, England.

5. Person:William Friend (2). Born Aug 1841 in Bridford, Devon, England. Died Between 1910/1920 in Los Angeles Co, CA. He first married Johanna [-?-]. Born About 1839 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. He second married Susie B. Wall, 21 May 1887 in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Born Aug 1854 in Somerset, England.

6. Person:John Friend (7). 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.

Third Generation

4.ii. John Henry Friend. Born 10 Sep 1863 in Plymouth, Devon, England. Died 30 Nov 1951 in Hawthorne, Los Angeles Co, CA. Buried 5 Dec 1951 in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA. He married Emily Louise George, daughter of James George & Harriet Broad, 9 Sep 1889 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Born 12 Oct 1859 in London, Ontario, Middlesex, Canada. Died 21 May 1950 in Hawthorne, Los Angeles Co, CA. Buried 26 May 1950 in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, C

They had the following children:
4.ii.a. Agnes Rose Friend; Born 3 Aug 1890 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Died 4 Nov 1974 in Hawthorne, Los Angeles Co, CA. She married Fred Arnold Smith, 15 Jun 1909 in Ontario, San Bernardino Co, CA. Born 5 Nov 1879. Died 4 Nov 1972 in Hawthorne, Los Angeles Co, C
4.ii.b. George Friend; Born 23 Jun 1892 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Died 29 Jan 1968 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, CA. He married Lulu Hill, 5 Sep 1917. Born 5 Jul 1894. Died 19 Feb 1984.
4.ii.c. Miriam Friend; Born 17 Oct 1895 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Died 13 Mar 1966 in Upland, San Bernardino Co, CA. She married Fred Earl Draper, 6 Apr 1917 in Ontario, San Bernardino Co, CA. Born 15 Jul 1890 in Manitoba, Canada. Died 5 Jan 1961 in Upland, San Bernardino Co, CA.
4.ii.d. John Henry Friend; Born 27 Apr 1898 in Lummi Island, WA. Died 10 Sep 1980 in Oakdale, CA. He first married LaVeta Sears. They were divorced. He second married Anita Worthy, 17 Feb 1938.
4.ii.e. Bessie Friend; Born 9 Dec 1901 in Bellingham, Whatcom Co, WA. Died 23 Aug 1993 in Claremont, Los Angeles Co, CA. Buried in Bellevue Mausoleum, Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, CA. She married Harold Ward Cook, son of William L. Cook & Leona Anna Jane Ward, 23 Oct 1925 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, CA. Born 17 Dec 1900 in Coldwater, Franklin Co, IA. Died 11 Nov 1985 in Upland, San Bernardino Co, CA. Buried in Bellevue Mausoleum, Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, CA. Occupation Superintendent of Upland School District.
4.ii.f. James Robert Friend; Born 27 Jun 1903 in Ontario, San Bernardino Co, CA. Died 4 Dec 1958 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, CA. He married Claire Elizabeth Albertson, 15 Oct 1925 in Ventura, CA. Born 18 Dec 1905 in Findlay, OH. Died 11 Jan 2002 in CA.

4.iv. George Robert Friend. Born 7 Jun 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England. He married Elizabeth Ann Goldsworthy, 1888 in Devon, England. Born About 1865 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.

They had the following children:
4.iv.a. Herbert George Friend; Born 1888 in Exeter, Devon, England.
4.iv.b. Harry Friend; Born 1891 in Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England.
4.iv.c. Edith Agnes Friend; Born 1892 in Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England.
4.iv.d. Florence Friend; Born 1895 in Moreton Hampstead, Devon, England.

4.v. Mary Jane Friend. Born 1871 in Penzance, Cornwall, England. She married Frederick Billing, 1896 in Devon, England. Born 1870 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. Occupation: Railway Breakman [brakeman].

They had the following children:
4.v.a. Amy Billing; Born 1898 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.
4.v.b. Eva Billing; Born 1900 in Devon, England.
4.v.c. Mabel Billing; Born 1904 in Devon, England.
4.v.d. Arthur Frederick Billing; Born 1906 in Devon, England.
4.v.e. Sidney Billing; Born 1908.
4.v.f. Elsie Billing;
4.v.g. Agnes Billing;
4.v.h. Norah Billing;

4.vii. Emma Rosina Friend. Born 13 Oct 1875 in Truro, Cornwall, England. Died 21 Mar 1945 in Devon, England. She married Reginald Collman, 1 Jan 1898 in Devon, England. Born 27 May 1875 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. Died 27 Mar 1948 in Devon, England. Occupation Railway Breakman [brakeman], son of Henry James and Alice (Loveys) Collman

They had the following children:
4.vii.a. Ernest Collman; Born 15 Oct 1898 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. Died 11 Feb 1939 in Devon, England. He married Ethel Annie Maud Bibbings, 19 May 1923 in Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon, England. Born About 1901 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England, daughter of Lewis James and Elizabeth Ann (Hunt) Bibbings
4.vii.b. Edith Lilian Collman; Born 9 Feb 1900 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. Died 17 Aug 1985 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England. She married John Edward Albert Harold.
4.vii.c. Hilda Collman; Born 31 Oct 1901 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. Died 19 Jul 1989 in Portsmouth, England. She married Samuel Herman Sanders.
4.vii.d. Reginald Arthur Collman; Born 14 Jan 1903 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. Died 27 Nov 1958 in Cornwall, England. He married Elena Francis Roper.
4.vii.e. George Henry Collman; Born 1905 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.
4.vii.f. Harold Collman; Born 19 Mar 1909 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. Died 8 Oct 1982 in Bristol, Avon, England.
4.vii.g. Bessie Collman.

1. ↑ Marriage certificate : ONS St Thomas 1862 Dec 5b 62a.
2. ↑ FHL Film Number: 917196 , in England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   Name: Robert Friend, Gender: Male
   Baptism Date: 31 Mar 1807
   Baptism Place: Dowland, Devon, England
   Father: Robert Friend; Mother: Mary

3. ↑ Reg'n District: St Thomas; Sub-reg'n District: Christow; Enum Dist: 3; , in England. 1841 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: HO107; Piece: 262; Folio: 6; Page: 6; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241329.

   Parish: Bridford; County: Devon; Household: Easley Cott (next to Swaniford Cott)
   Robert Friend, 40, male, ag lab, born in county
   Salley Friend, 35, female, born in county
   Jonas Friend, 7, male, born in county
   Hannah Friend, 6, female, born in county
   Ellen Friend, 4, female, born in county
   George Friend, 2, male, born in county

4. ↑ 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

   stepmother Hannah staying with family; wife (Sarah Nichols) working as a "monthly nurse" with family in Dunsford, not far away.

5. ↑ Exeter Registration District, in England. FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1983. (Free UK Genealogy)
   Vol 5b page 64.

   Name: Robert Friend
   Jul-Sep qtr, 1860