Matilda Gertrude HEDDEN

  General Notes:

Births Dec 1860 Barnstaple 5b 456 HEDDEN Matilda Gertrude

Birth Certificate of birth in Braunton sub-District of Barnstaple, Devon
Date of birth as stated : Twenty Eighth De(crossed out) 17 November 1860 with a note in the margin that says "seventeen"
Address : Bradiford, Pilton
Matilda Gertrude, Girl, (2), Hannah Hedden, - . The informant was Hannah Hedden mother of Bradiford, Pilton. Birth registered on 15th December 1860.
The "name of father" has (2) above "Hannah Hedden" which was crossed through. The right hand margin has the word "two" - presumably to indicate the correction (removing the entry of father's name)

Baptism Pilton, 1861, Page 62, entry 494
March 31, Matilda Gertrude, base child of Anna, Hedden, Pilton, -

Marriage Jun 1886 Barnstaple 5b 808
Blackmore Thomas Albert
HEDDEN Matilda Gertrude
NEWCOMBE William
Webb Ellen Emma

Marriage Certificate
June 12 1886 at Holy Trinity parish church, Barnstaple
Thomas Albert Blackmore, 24, Bachelor, Joiner, Dymond Street. father William Blackmore, Gentleman
Matilda Gertrude Hedden, 25, Spinster, - , Dymond Street. father - none
Witnesses were William Henry Pooley and Lucy Grace Blackmore (sister)

Deaths Jun 1894 Barnstaple 5b 284 Blackmore Matilda Gertrude 33

Death certificate
21 April 1894 at Gloucester Road Barnstaple, Matilda Gertrude Blackmore, Female, 33 years, wife of Thomas Blackmore a Carpenter. The informant was Grace Elizabeth Adams (aunt) of 21 Victoria Street on 23 April 1894.

Burial at Holy Trinity Barnstaple Devon, 1894, page 244, entry 1948
Matilda Gertrude Blackmore, Gloucester Road, April 26th, 33

1861 census (indexed as Headon)
RG9/1494 F74 P28
Halls Mills, Pilton, Devon
William Headon, Head, Mar, 71, Miller, Weargifford Devon
Sarah Headon, Wife, Mar, 67, Wife, Beaford Devon
Ric'd Headon, Son, Un, 37, Miller, Shirwell Devon
Hannah Headon, Daug, Un, 27, Servant, Bishops Tawton Devon
Philip Headon, Son, Un, 25, Miller, Beaford Devon
Sarah A Headon, Grand Child, , 11, Scholar, Pilton Devon
Matilda Headon, Grand Child, , 4mo, , Pilton Devon

1871 census (Indexed as Reddon)
RG10/2191 F70 P4
Allisley Mills, Pilton, Devon
Sarah Heddon, Head, Wid, 78, Grish Mill 2 servants, Beaford
Richard do, Son, Unm, 48, Miller, Shirwell
Hanna H do, Daug, Unm, 38, Servant, Bps Tawton
Sarah Ann do, Daug, Unm, 21, Dress Maker, Pilton Devon (prob grand daughter)
Mitalda (sic) Gertrude do, Grand Dau, Unm, 11, Scholar, Pilton Devon
Bessy Ward do, Grand Dau, , 8, Scholar, Pilton Devon

1881 census (indexed as Edon)
RG11/2249 F65 P5
Cross Tree, Braunton, Devon
William Alford, Head, Mar, 69, Retired Farmer, N Devon Alverdiscott
Mary Ann do, Wife, Mar, 64, , N Devon Braunton
Matilda G Edon, Servant, Unm, 21, Heneral Servant, N Devon Pilton

1891 census
18 Victoria Street, Barnstaple
RG12/1774 F107 P6
Thomas Blackmore, Head, M, 28, Carpenter & Joiner, London Fulham
Matilda do, Wife, M, 29, , Devon Barnstaple
Thomas do, Son, , 4, , Devon Barnstaple
Bessie do, Daur, , 8mo, , Devon Barnstaple
Hannah Hedden, Boarder, Wid, 58, Laundress, Devon Bishops Tawton (actually mother in law)

Matilda married Thomas Albert BLACKMORE, son of William BLACKMORE and Ann MUXWORTHY, on 12 Jun 1886 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.¹ (Thomas Albert BLACKMORE was born on 16 Mar 1862 in Fulham, Middlesex, England ⁴ and died on 3 Jan 1929 in Barnstaple, Devon, England ⁵.)