George GARNISH

  General Notes:

Baptism transcription
Record set
Devon Baptisms
First name(s)
George
Last name
Garnish
Birth year
1828
Baptism year
1828
Denomination
Anglican
County
Devon
Baptism place
Shirwell
Mother's first name(s)
Ann
Father's first name(s)
John
Archive
South West Heritage Trust
Birth date
24 Aug 1828
Father's occupation
Labourer
Residence
Cross
Category
Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory
Parish Baptisms

From marriage certificate of son Frederick

Marriages Jun 1852 Barnstaple 5b 897
GARNISH George + Kidwell Eliza
GARNISH John + Worth Eliza

Death Mar 1900 barnstaple devon. vol:5b page: 392

Buried at the Score Cemetery, just outside Ilfracombe. The state of the cemetery is very bad and only just possible to reach the back of this grave. There are two other Garnish graves at the cemetery that were not reachable.
The headstone states
George Garnish Feb 1st 1900 aged 70
wife Eliza May 2nd 1908 aged 78

1841 census
Shirwell Cross, Shirwell, Devon
HO107/245/12 F8 P10
John Garnish, 39, Ag Lab
Ann do, 39,
George do, 12,
Phillip do, 8,
Fredrick do, 5,
Mary Ann do, 3,

1851 census
Head: GARNISH, John Neighbors 112499
NameRelationshipMarAge SexOccupation Birthplace
John GARNISHHeadM50MAg Labourer----Gls
Ann GARNISHWifeM48FWifeSherwill-Dev.
John GARNISHSonU26MAg LabSherwill-Dev.
George GARNISHSonU22MTailorSherwill-Dev.
Fredrick GARNISHSon-15MCooperSherwill-Dev.
Mary Ann GARNISHDaurU12FDauSherwill-Dev.
Grace GERMANRelaU57FLodgerSherwill-Dev.
Address:Sherwill Cross, Barnstaple
Census Place:Sherwill Barnstaple, Devonshire
PRO Reference:HO/107/1892Folio:621Page:5FHL Film:0221043

1861 census
RG9/1491 F112 P13 Sherwill - Cross
Frederick Garnish, Head, M, 25, Carpenter, Sherwill Devon
Martha do, Wife, M, 23, Carpenter wife, Sherwill Devon
George do, son, , 2, , Sherwill Devon
John do, son, , 2m, , Sherwill Devon
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George Garnish, Head, M, 32, Tailor, Sherwill Devon
Eliza do, Wife, M, 31, Milliner, Sherwill Devon
Frederick do, Son, , 8, Scholar, Sherwill Devon
Emily do, Daur, , 6, Scolar, Sherwill Devon
Mary .. do, Daur, , 4, , Sherwill Devon
Elizabeth J do, Daur, , 2, , Sherwill Devon
Martha do, Daur, , 4m, , Sherwill Devon
Thomas ..., , , 16, Apprentice, Loxhore Devon

1871 census (indexed under Garrish)
RG10/2186 F104 P5
Sherwill Town, Sherwill
George Garnish, Head, Mar, 42, Tailor, Devon Sherwill
Eliza do, Wife, Mar, 41, Milliner, Devon Sherwill
Fred do, Son, Un, 18, Tailor, Devon Sherwill
Emily do, Daur, Un, 16, , Devon Sherwill
Eliza do, Daur, Un, 12, Scholar, Devon Sherwill
Martha do, Daur, , 10, Scholar, Devon Sherwill
Phebe Kidwell, Visitor, Un, 34, Plain Maker, Devon Sherwill (wife's sister)

1881 census
Dwelling:Shirwell Cot No 3
Census Place:Sherwill, Devon, England
Source:FHL Film 1341541 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2246 Folio 109 Page 8
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
George GARNISHM57 MShirwell, Devon, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Tailor
Eliza GARNISHM51 FShirwell, Devon, England
Rel:Wife
Martha GARNISHU20 FShirwell, Devon, England
Rel:Daur
Bessie GARNISHU15 FShirwell, Devon, England
Rel:Visitor
Bessie is the daughter of Frederick (George's brother)

1891 census
RG12/1779 ED26 F 102 P2 (Shirwell, Ilfracombe, Barnstaple)
Address : Cross
George Garnish, Head, M, 61, Tailor, Devon Shirwell
Eliza do, Wife, M, 61, , Devon Shirwell
Martha do, Daur, S, 30, Tailoress, Devon Shirwell

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Tailor, 8 Mar 1888.

George married Eliza KIDWELL, daughter of John KIDWELL and Jane ACLAND, circa Jun 1852 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. (Eliza KIDWELL was born in 1830 in Shirwell, Devon, England, baptised on 3 Jan 1830 in Shirwell, Devon, England, died on 2 May 1908 in Barnstaple, Devon, England and was buried in Score Cemetery, Ilfracombe, Devon, England.)