Person:William Gordge (1)

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William Henry Gordge
b. Charmouth, Dorset, England
d.26 May 1865 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Parents and Siblings
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m. 12 Apr 1779
  1. Thomas GORDGE1780 - 1840
  2. Samuel Gordge1782 - 1859
  3. Digory VI GORDGE1784 - 1864
  4. Urith Beard GORDGE1786 - 1871
  5. William Henry Gordge1789 - 1865
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Henry Gordge1789 - 1865
  • W.  Sarah Hopkins1789 - 1845
m. 7 Jun 1808
  1. Digory Hopkins Gordge1809 - 1904
  2. Susanna Hopkins GordgeAbt 1811 - 1811
  3. Asenath Gordge1812 - 1831
  4. George Gordge1814 -
  5. Henry Hopkins Gordge1816 - Aft 1817
  6. Henry Hopkins Gordge1827 - 1827
  7. William Henry Charles Gordge1831 - 1831
Spouse and Children
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m. 28 Jan 1847
  1. William Henry GORDGEAbt 1848 - 1854
  2. George Thomas GORDGE1849 - 1917
  3. Thomas Gordge1854 - 1926
  4. William Thomas Gordge1857 - 1940
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Facts and Events
Name William Henry Gordge
Gender Male
Birth? Charmouth, Dorset, England
Christening? 6 Jan 1789 Charmouth, Dorset, England
Marriage 7 Jun 1808 Bridport, Dorsetto Sarah Hopkins
Marriage 28 Jan 1847 Swansea, Glamorgan, WalesParish Church
to Elizabeth DAVIES
Death? 26 May 1865 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Census Place: House of Correction, Prisoner, Swansea Occupation: Cordwainer, store keeper, general labourer

Convicted for stealing yarn from a Charmouth mechant.Devon Assizes Exeter Summer 1818. PRO ASSI 21/25/26/24/23

1818 transported for 7 years -see newspaper article from British Newspaper Library (Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser) 20 Aug 1818 and there is a matching gap in his children's births. They were sent to Portsmouth from the County Gaol.

14 Aug 1818 Records from Ancestry show Wm Gordge on prison hulk York & Laurel(?). Looks as if freed 22 Mar 1822. Free Pardon?

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