Susannah EVANS

  General Notes:

Deaths Mar 1870
Widlake Susanna 70 Barnstaple 5b 411

gravestone at St Brannocks Church, Braunton, Devon
Benjamin Evans
died Aug 10 1848 aged 22
also
Edmund Evans
father of the above
who died January 16th 1864
aged 73 years
-
The adjacent, attached gravestone is
To the memory of
Joseph Evans
of this parish
who died Jan^ry 25^th 1836
aged 63 years
Also (near this spot)
Jane Evans
Wife of the above
She died Dec^r 21^st 1805
Aged 29 years
Also Jane Evans
Daughter of the above
She died June 6^th 1823
Aged 17 years
Also
Jane Evans Richards
grand-daughter of the above
She died June 5^th 1824
Aged 2 years
Also of Susanna Widlake
Daughter of the above
Joseph Evans
who died March 9th 1870
-
a few graves away
Joshua Evans died Jan 30th 1878 aged 64
wife Elizabeth died May 7th 1875 aged 57

This suggests, but unproven that Edmund's parents were Joseph (born cir 1773) and Jane (born cir 1776)

Devon baptisms from DFHS on Findmypast for Jane Evans Richards
Surname: Richards Forenames: Jane Evans Father's Forename: James Mother's Forename: Susannah Father's Occupation: Maltster Year: 1824 Month: May Day: 31 Abode: Braunton Parish: Pilton Town Or City: County: Devon
- hence Jane was daughter of Susannah

1851 census
HO107/1893 F288 P20
Menton Street, Braunton, Devon
John Widlake, Head, Mar, 62, Proprietor of Houses, Devon Heanton Punchardon
Susan do, Wife, Mar, 51, do Wife, Devon Braunton

1861 census (indexed Wedlake)
RG9/1492 F64 P22
3 ??? Cottage, Ilfracombe, Devon
John Widlake, Head, Mar, 72, Retired Draper, Devon Heanton Punchardon, Deaf
Susannah do, Wife, Wife(sic), 61, , Devon Braunton
Ada Eliza Lane, Grandaur, Un, 13, Scholar, Somerset Ilminster(?)
Elizabeth Spurrier, Serv, Un, 16, House Serv, Devon Parracombe

Susannah married James RICHARDS.

Susannah next married John WIDLAKE. (John WIDLAKE was born circa 1788 in Heanton Punchardon, Devon, England and died Mar Q 1866 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.)