William DELVE
- Born: 1811, East Down, Devon, England
- Baptised: 29 Dec 1811, East Down, Devon, England
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth BARROW
- Died: 26 Aug 1872, East Down, Devon, England aged 61
- Buried: East Down, Devon, England
General Notes:
1841 census HO107/204/4 F10 P15 Clefton Hill Cottage, East Down, Devon William Delve, 25, Carpenter, Y Elizabeth do, 20, , Y Ann do,1, , Y --- James Hupel, 20, Carpenters Ap, Y
1851 census William DELVE Head M 40 M Farmer of 12 Acres No Lab Carpenter, Master, One Man East Down-DEV Elizabeth DELVE Wife M 32 F --- East Down-DEV Ann DELVE Daur - 11 F Scholar East Down-DEV Elizabeth DELVE Daur - 7 F Scholar East Down-DEV Rachael DELVE Daur - 3 F Scholar East Down-DEV Mary B. DELVE Daur - 1 F --- East Down-DEV William WORTH Serv - 16 M Farm Labourer East Down-DEV Address: Hill Cottage, Barnstaple Census Place: East Down Barnstaple, Devonshire PRO Reference: HO/107/1893 Folio: 15 Page: 23 FHL Film: 0221044
In 1861, William (48) still a carpenter, living at Hill Cottage, Churchill, with wife Elizabeth (42), daughter Elizabeth (17, a house servant), Rachel (13) and Fanny (7). Also in the household is Mary Barrow (19, a schoolmistress - Elizabeth's sister) and Fanny Barrow, aged 6, a boarder. Ann is recorded in the census for Sidmouth, working as a domestic servant.
In 1871, the family is still in Churchill, William (59) a carpenter, wife Elizabeth (53) and Fanny (17). All the other children have left home, but Elizabeth's mother, Elizabeth Barrow, aged 81 and widowed, (born in Berrynarbour - formerly Elizabeth Reed) is in the household.
William's death is registered Barnstaple, Jul-Sep 1872, Vol. 5b p. 296.
Betsey Delve appears as Head on the 1881 census as a Licensed Victualler, living at Hill Cottage, East Down with her son-in-law John Rivett and her daughter, his wife, Ann.
In 1891. Betsey Delve is living at Churchill, head of the household, widowed, aged 72, a retired Beer House Keeper. With her is her son-in-law John (47) Gardener (he worked for Rosalie Chichester at Arlington Court just down the road), his wife Ann (51) and their children William (9) and Bessie (7), Also still living as a member of the family is Betsey's sister Mary Barrow, unmarried - a retired grocer (grocer's assistant).
The headstones of Betsey and her husband, William are in the graveyard of St John the Baptist church in East Down. William died 26 August, 1872, aged 61 (so born 1811) and Betsey on 30th March, 1894, aged 76 (so born 1818).
Fact: William Delve married Elizabeth Barrow, their marriage witnessed by John Delve and John Barrow - probably their respective brothers rather than fathers, but no way of telling).
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIAM DELVE Male
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: 29 DEC 1811 East Down Near, Barnstaple, Devon, England Death: Burial:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: EDWARD DELVE Family Mother: ELIZABETH
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C050871 1538 - 1837 0917196 Film 0933230 Film Sheet: 00
William married Elizabeth BARROW. (Elizabeth BARROW was born circa 1820 in East Down, Devon, England, died on 30 Mar 1894 in East Down, Devon, England and was buried in East Down, Devon, England.)
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