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Facts and Events
| Name |
William Cole |
| Gender |
Male |
| Christening[1] |
10 Nov 1816 |
Thornbury, Devon, England |
| Marriage |
1848 |
Devonport, Devon, Englandto Elizabeth Drake |
| Census[2] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, EnglandBeer Town |
| Census[3] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, EnglandBeer Town |
| Census[4] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, EnglandWell Farm |
| Census[5] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, EnglandLeeches Farm |
| Burial[7] |
18 Mar 1889 |
Bere Ferrers, Devon, England |
William Cole was baptised on 10th November 1816 at Thornbury in Devon, son of a labourer named John Cole and his wife Grace.
William was married in 1848, aged 31, to Elizabeth Drake. They married at Devonport, some 40 miles south of Thornbury. After their marriage they settled in Elizabeth's native parish of Bere Ferrers, on the banks of the Tamar, where they appear to have had at least five children. In 1851, William was working as a labourer in the mines - there were silver and lead mines in the parish. In both the 1851 and 1861 censuses the family was living in Bere Ferrers at 'Beer Town', which was the name given to Bere Ferrers village to distinguish it from the other hamlets and villages (notably the village of Bere Alston) in the parish of Bere Ferrers. By 1861, William was working as an agricultural labourer.
In the 1871 census William and Elizabeth were living at Well Farm between Bere Ferrers and Bere Alston, and had Elizabeth's elderly father John living with them. William was described as a 'hind' on this occasion, which was a type of skilled farm worker. By 1881 they were living at Leeches Farm.
William died at the age of 72, and was buried at Bere Ferrers on 18th March 1889. Elizabeth outlived him by four years, and appears in the 1891 census living with two of her daughters in Bere Alston.
References
- ↑ Baptisms register, in Thornbury, Devon, England. Parish Registers (Devon Record Office, Exeter).
| BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Thornbury in the County of Devon in the Year 1816 | | No. | When Baptized | Child's Christian Name | Parents' Name | Abode | Quality, Trade, or Profession | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | Christian | Surname | | 59 | November 10th | William son of | John & Grace | Cole | Thornbury | Labourer | J. Edgcombe, Rector |
- ↑ 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 1883; Folio 98; Page 28, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Beertown, Beerferris, Devon
William Cole, head, married, male, 34 [1816/17], Labourer at the Mines, b. Thornbury, Devon
Elizabeth Cole, wife, female, 28 [1822/3], b. Beerferris, Devon
Mary Cole, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. Beerferris, Devon
- ↑ 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 RG9; Piece 1457; Folio 57; Page 13, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: Beertown, Beerferris, Devon
William Cole, head, married, male, 42 [1818/19], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Thornbury, Devon
Elizabeth Cole, wife, married, female, 39 [1821/2], b. Beerferris, Devon
Mary Cole, daughter, female, 11 [1849/50], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
John Cole, son, male, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
William Cole, son, male, 4 [1856/7], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
Elizabeth Cole, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
Jane Cole, daughter, female, 7mos [1860], b. Beerferris, Devon
- ↑ 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 RG10; Piece 2142; Folio 41; Page 3, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: Well Farm, Beerferris, Devon
William Cole, head, married, male, 54 [1816/7], Hind, b. Thornbury
Eliz[a]b[e]th Cole, wife, married, female, 49 [1821/2], Hind wife, b. Beerferris, Devon
John Cole, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1851/2], Kind son, b. Beerferris, Devon
Jane Cole, daughter, female, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon
John Drake, father, widower, 82 [1788/9], Sexton, b. Beerferris, Devon
- ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 2215; Folio 62; Page 17, 3 Apr 1881.
Address: Leeches Farm, Beerferris, Devon
William Cole, head, married, male, 65 [1815/16], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Thornberry, Devon
Elizabeth Cole, wife, married, female, 60 [1820/1], b. Beerferris, Devon
Elizabeth Cole, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1858/9], Dressmaker, b. Beerferris, Devon
- Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. William COLE, March Quarter 1873, Tavistock Registration District, Volume 5b, page 268, aged 73 [1815/16]
- ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of Bere Ferrers. (Exeter: Devon Heritage Services).
| BURIALS in the Parish of Bere Ferrers in the County of Devon in the Year 1889 | | No. | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | 1601 | William Cole | Berealstone | March 18 | 73 | Frederic T. Wintle, Curate |
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