Other Events:

• Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 25, Luna Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 2 Apr 1911, 9, Crossfield Road South, Hampstead, Middlesex, England
• Residence: Between 1954 and 1965, 14, Millcrest Road, Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, England
• Administration: 20 Apr 1966, London, England

Notes:

Census Return:
2 rooms -
Benjamin Downs - head - married - age 44 - smith's mate - employed - born St George's, London
Mary Downs - wife - married - age 36 - born Marylebone, London
Benjamin Downs - son - age 15 - errand boy - employed - born St George's, London
Lily Downs - daur - age 9 -born Battersea, London
George Downs - son - age 5 - born Chelsea, London
Emily Downs - daur - age 3 - born Chelsea, London

Census Return:
Benjamin H. Downs - head - married - age 55 - general labourer - worker - born St George Hanover Square
Mary E. Downs - wife - married - age 46 - born Marylebone
George A. Downs - son - single - age 15 - errand boy - worker - born Chelsea
Emily C. Downs - daur - single - age 13 - born Chelsea

Census Return:
9 Crossfield Rd South Hampstead
Hubert Putt - Head - 25 - Married - 5 years married - 2 children born alive - 2 children still living - 0 children who have died - House Painter - Industry: Builder - worker - born Chelsea, London
Emily Putt - wife - 24 - married - born Chelsea, London
Emily M. Putt - daughter - 4 - born Fulham, London
Ivy Putt - daughter - 2 - born Willesden, London
Benjamin Downs - father in law - 65 - widower - Fitter Gas - worker - born St George's W. London
14 rooms

Residence:
Telephone Cuffly 2971

Administration:
Emily Charlotte Vaughan of 14 Millcrest Road Goffs Oak Hertfordshire died 5 November 1965
Administration (limited) London 20 April 1966 to Alfred Bartle solicitor attorney of Marjorie Keating £5051

Emily married Hubert Putt in 1905 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. Hubert (son of Edward Putt and Mary Ann Beales) was born on 10 Sep 1885 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England; died in 1940 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Emily May Putt was born in 1906 in Fulham, Middlesex, England; and died.
2. Helena Ivy "Ivy" Putt was born in 1909 in Willesden, Middlesex, England; and died.
3. Living
4. Hubert Edward Putt was born on 21 Jun 1917 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England; died in Dec 2005 in Enfield, Middlesex, England.
5. Living
6. John Howard Putt was born on 26 Apr 1927 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England; died in 1999 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.

Emily married Rupert Frederick "Ru" Vaughan on 16 Apr 1950 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. Rupert was born in 1909 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England; died on 13 Nov 1965 in Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Residence: 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
• Find A Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189185647
• Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 10, John Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
• Census Missing: 1861
• Occupation: 1871; Pot Man at Rose and Crown, High Road, Knightsbridge, Westminster, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, Rose and Crown, High Road, Knightsbridge, Westminster, Middlesex, England
• Literate: 1873
• Residence: 21 Jun 1873, Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
• Occupation: 21 Jun 1873; Smith
• Residence: 25 Jun 1875, 5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
• Occupation: 25 Jun 1875; Coach Smith
• Occupation: Between 1881 and 1891; Smith's Labourer / Smith's Mate / Whitesmith's Labourer
• Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England
• Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 25, Luna Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Occupation: 1901; General Labourer
• Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Occupation: 1911; Gas Fitter
• Census Return: 2 Apr 1911, 9, Crossfield Road South, Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Notes:

Census Return:
Frederick Downs - head - married - age 33 - farrier - born Bury St Edmunds
Hannah Downs - wife - married - age 33 - born Denston, Suffolk
Benjamin Downs - son - age 6 - born St George Hanover Square
Ann Downs - daur - age 3 - born St George Hanover Square
Elizabeth Slowgrove - aunt - widow - age 38 - workwoman - born Penrith, Cornwall

Census Return:
living with Norman household -
Benjamin Downs - servant - unmarried - age 25 - pot man - born London

Census Return:
Benjamin H. Downes - head - married - age 34 - smith's labourer - born London, Middlesex
Mary E. Downes - wife - married - age 26 - born Marylebone, Middlesex
Frederick J. Downes - son - age 7 - scholar - born Marylebone, Middlesex
Benjamin H. Downes - son - age 5 - scholar - born Grosvenor Square, Middlesex

Census Return:
2 rooms -
Benjamin Downs - head - married - age 44 - smith's mate - employed - born St George's, London
Mary Downs - wife - married - age 36 - born Marylebone, London
Benjamin Downs - son - age 15 - errand boy - employed - born St George's, London
Lily Downs - daur - age 9 -born Battersea, London
George Downs - son - age 5 - born Chelsea, London
Emily Downs - daur - age 3 - born Chelsea, London

Census Return:
Benjamin H. Downs - head - married - age 55 - general labourer - worker - born St George Hanover Square
Mary E. Downs - wife - married - age 46 - born Marylebone
George A. Downs - son - single - age 15 - errand boy - worker - born Chelsea
Emily C. Downs - daur - single - age 13 - born Chelsea

Census Return:
9 Crossfield Rd South Hampstead
Hubert Putt - Head - 25 - Married - 5 years married - 2 children born alive - 2 children still living - 0 children who have died - House Painter - Industry: Builder - worker - born Chelsea, London
Emily Putt - wife - 24 - married - born Chelsea, London
Emily M. Putt - daughter - 4 - born Fulham, London
Ivy Putt - daughter - 2 - born Willesden, London
Benjamin Downs - father in law - 65 - widower - Fitter Gas - worker - born St George's W. London
14 rooms

Benjamin married Mary Emma Coxhill on 21 Jun 1873 in Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone, Middlesex, England. Mary (daughter of Joseph Coxhill and Hannah Clements) was born on 6 Nov 1854 in 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England; died on 27 Jun 1909 in 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; was buried on 3 Jul 1909 in Wandsworth Cemetery, Magdalen And Earlsfield Roads, Wandsworth, Surrey, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 17, Blantyre Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Find A Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189185701
• Residence: 6 Nov 1854, 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
• Occupation: 1871; Servant
• Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
• Literate: 1873
• Residence: 21 Jun 1873, Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
• Residence: 25 Jun 1875, 5, Hart Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 10, Elcho Street, Battersea, Surrey, England
• Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 25, Luna Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 31 Mar 1901, 40, Lots Road, Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Notes:

Census Return:
50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 40 - Stableman - born Oxfordshire
Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 40 - Oxfordshire
Josh H. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 12 - Scholar - Chelsea, Midx
J. Hannah Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 10 - Scholar - Oxfordshire
Sarah A. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 8 - Scholar - Chelsea, Mdx
Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Midx
Alfd J. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 4 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx
Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 1 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx

Census Return:
50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 50 - Labourer - born Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
July H. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 20 - Servant - Chelsea, Middlesex
Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 16 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex
Alfred J. Coxhill - Son - 14 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - 11 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Frederick W. Coxhill - Son - 9 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Charles J. Coxhill - Son - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 49 - Mapledurham, Oxfordshire

Census Return:
Benjamin H. Downes - head - married - age 34 - smith's labourer - born London, Middlesex
Mary E. Downes - wife - married - age 26 - born Marylebone, Middlesex
Frederick J. Downes - son - age 7 - scholar - born Marylebone, Middlesex
Benjamin H. Downes - son - age 5 - scholar - born Grosvenor Square, Middlesex

Census Return:
2 rooms -
Benjamin Downs - head - married - age 44 - smith's mate - employed - born St George's, London
Mary Downs - wife - married - age 36 - born Marylebone, London
Benjamin Downs - son - age 15 - errand boy - employed - born St George's, London
Lily Downs - daur - age 9 -born Battersea, London
George Downs - son - age 5 - born Chelsea, London
Emily Downs - daur - age 3 - born Chelsea, London

Census Return:
Benjamin H. Downs - head - married - age 55 - general labourer - worker - born St George Hanover Square
Mary E. Downs - wife - married - age 46 - born Marylebone
George A. Downs - son - single - age 15 - errand boy - worker - born Chelsea
Emily C. Downs - daur - single - age 13 - born Chelsea

Other Events:

• Alternative Name: Thomas Frederick Downs
• Occupation: 1841; Harness Maker
• Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, North Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Residence: 1843, 10, Dartmouth Street, Westminster, Middlesex, England
• Occupation: 1843; Smith
• Occupation: Between 1845 and 1881; Farrier
• Residence: 1 May 1845, 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 10, John Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 37B, Church Way, St Pancras, Middlesex, England
• Census Missing: 1871
• Occupation: Abt Sep 1877; Hop Picker in Kent, England
• Workhouse: Between 14 Apr 1880 and 22 Jul 1880, St George's Union Workhouse, Fulham Road, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
• Workhouse: Between 30 Jul 1880 and 15 Jul 1885, Chelsea Union Workhouse, Britten Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Settlement: 5 Aug 1880
• Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, Chelsea Workhouse Infirmary, Cale Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Notes:

(Medical):Senectus is a medical term for old age

Census Return:
Fredk Downes - 25 - Harness M - N.K.

Census Return:
Frederick Downs - head - married - age 33 - farrier - born Bury St Edmunds
Hannah Downs - wife - married - age 33 - born Denston, Suffolk
Benjamin Downs - son - age 6 - born St George Hanover Square
Ann Downs - daur - age 3 - born St George Hanover Square
Elizabeth Slowgrove - aunt - widow - age 38 - workwoman - born Penrith, Cornwall

Census Return:
Tho Fred Downs - head - widower - age 43 - farrier - born Bury St Ed, Suffolk

Settlement:
Settlement Examination 5th Aug 1880 at Chelsea Workhouse Britten Street
Downs Frederick 70 Wdr [Widower] Crossing Sweeper =
Ad. [Admitted] 30th July from 58 George St there 2 wks [weeks] =
bre: [before] St. Georges Union 4 mos [months]
bre: [before] 8 Cliffords Row Ebury Square 4 yrs. Lodging House left there last April =
went Hopping in Kent 3 yrs [years] ago 1 mo. [month] =
bre: [before] Haddons Lodging House Chelsea several mos [months] -
always in Lodgings -
Farrier - never appd [apprenticed] =
native of Bury St Edmunds =
son of Benjamin &
fa: [father] dead
9 yrs [years] at Bury =
fa: [father] was in business as a Farrier in High Baxter St & died there had same several years =
don't know what rent or how hired =
when pau: [pauper] 16 yrs old fa: [father] was in lodgings at Bury =
no relatives alive =
fa: [father] a native of Livermere 5 miles from Bury =
don't know where
Xd [Examined]
Enq. [Enquiry] Ebury Square
QF. [Query?] St George

Census Return:
Frederick Downs - inmate - widower - age 71 - farrier - born Suffolk

Frederick married Hannah Carter on 22 Oct 1843 in St Margaret's Church, Westminster, Middlesex, England. Hannah (daughter of Henry Carter and Ann Albon) was born in 1817 in Denston, Suffolk, England; was christened on 26 Oct 1817 in St Nicholas' Church, Denston, Suffolk, England; died on 8 Sep 1855 in 3, Bruton Place, Berkeley Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; was buried on 13 Sep 1855 in St George's Church, Hanover Square, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1839, Stansfield, Suffolk, England
• Census Missing: 1841
• Residence: 1843, 10, Dartmouth Street, Westminster, Middlesex, England
• Residence: 1 May 1845, 8, Grantham Place, Mayfair, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 10, John Street, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England

Notes:

(Medical):A pharyngeal abscess is an infection in one of the deep spaces of the neck.  It can develop after extension of upper respiratory tract infections or as a result of trauma to the neck. Pharyngeal abscess has a high potential for airway obstruction and high mortality.

Census Return:
Frederick Downs - head - married - age 33 - farrier - born Bury St Edmunds
Hannah Downs - wife - married - age 33 - born Denston, Suffolk
Benjamin Downs - son - age 6 - born St George Hanover Square
Ann Downs - daur - age 3 - born St George Hanover Square
Elizabeth Slowgrove - aunt - widow - age 38 - workwoman - born Penrith, Cornwall

Other Events:

• Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England
• Residence: 5 Feb 1849, 66, Lower Sloane Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Occupation: 5 Feb 1849; Groom
• Occupation: 1851; Coachman
• Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 39, North Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Occupation: 6 Nov 1854; Cabman
• Occupation: 1861; Stableman
• Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
• Occupation: 1871; Labourer
• Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
• Literate: 1873
• Witness: 21 Jun 1873, Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone, Middlesex, England; at his daughter Mary Emma's marriage
• Occupation: Between 21 Jun 1873 and 1881; Servant
• Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 53, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
• Occupation: Between 1891 and 1895; Cab Driver
• Census Return: 5 Apr 1891, 33, Stanhope Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England
• Residence: 1895, 33, Stanhope Street, St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Notes:

Census Return:
Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
/William Coxhill - 75 - Ag Lab - yes born in county
/William Coxhill - 40 - Ag Lab - yes
Leah Coxhill - 41 - no not born in county
Joseph Coxhill - 21 - yes
Thomas Coxhill - 18 - yes
Charles Coxhill - 15 - yes
Sarah Coxhill - 13 - yes

Census Return:
39 North Street, Chelsea
Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 30 - Coachman - British Subject
Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 29 - Durham Maple
Joseph Henry Coxhill - Son - 2 - Middx, Chelsea
Julia Coxhill - Daur - 4 months - Middx, Chelsea

Census Return:
50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 40 - Stableman - born Oxfordshire
Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 40 - Oxfordshire
Josh H. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 12 - Scholar - Chelsea, Midx
J. Hannah Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 10 - Scholar - Oxfordshire
Sarah A. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 8 - Scholar - Chelsea, Mdx
Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Midx
Alfd J. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 4 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx
Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 1 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx

Census Return:
50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 50 - Labourer - born Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
July H. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 20 - Servant - Chelsea, Middlesex
Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 16 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex
Alfred J. Coxhill - Son - 14 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - 11 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Frederick W. Coxhill - Son - 9 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Charles J. Coxhill - Son - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 49 - Mapledurham, Oxfordshire

Census Return:
53 Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone
Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 61 - Servant - born Oxfordshire
Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 60 - Oxfordshire
Frederick Coxhill - Son - Unm - 19 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex
Charlie Coxhill - Son - Unm - 16 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex

Census Return:
33 Stanhope Street, St Pancras
2 rooms
James Linton - Head - Mar - 40 - Pianoforte Maker - employed - born St Pancras, London
Julia H. Linton - Wife - Mar - 40 - Reading
James A. Linton - Son - 10 - Scholar - St Pancras, London
Ethel A. Linton - Daur - 9 - Scholar - St Pancras, London
Violet L. Linton - Daur - 4 - St Pancras, London
Mabel L. Linton - Daur - 3 - St Pancras, London
Joseph Coxhill - Fat in Law - Widr - 70 - Cab Driver - employed - Curtlington, Oxfordshire
Charles J. Coxhill - Bro in Law - Mar - 26 - Cab Driver - employed - Marylebone, London

Joseph married Hannah Clements on 5 Feb 1849 in St Jude's Church, Chelsea, Middlesex, England. Hannah (daughter of James Clements and Hannah Mason) was born about Nov 1821 in Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England; was christened on 9 Dec 1821 in St Margaret's Church, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England; died on 6 Oct 1887 in 41, Great York Mews, Marylebone, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England
• Residence: 5 Feb 1849, 12, Cumberland Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, 39, North Street, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
• Residence: 6 Nov 1854, 20, Great Barton Street, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 50, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England
• Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 53, Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Notes:

(Medical):Dropsy is an old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water and would have usually been due to congestive heart failure.

Census Return:
Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire
James Clements - 55 - Labourer - yes born in county
Hannah Clements - 55 - no born out of county
William Clements - 22 - Labourer - yes
Hannah Clements - 20 - yes
Sarah Clements - 3 - no

Census Return:
39 North Street, Chelsea
Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 30 - Coachman - British Subject
Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 29 - Durham Maple
Joseph Henry Coxhill - Son - 2 - Middx, Chelsea
Julia Coxhill - Daur - 4 months - Middx, Chelsea

Census Return:
50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 40 - Stableman - born Oxfordshire
Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 40 - Oxfordshire
Josh H. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 12 - Scholar - Chelsea, Midx
J. Hannah Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 10 - Scholar - Oxfordshire
Sarah A. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 8 - Scholar - Chelsea, Mdx
Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Midx
Alfd J. Coxhill - Son - Unm - 4 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx
Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 1 - Scholar - Marylebone, Mdx

Census Return:
50 Park Crescent Mews West, Marylebone
Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 50 - Labourer - born Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
July H. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 20 - Servant - Chelsea, Middlesex
Mary E. Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 16 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex
Alfred J. Coxhill - Son - 14 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Esther C. Coxhill - Daur - 11 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Frederick W. Coxhill - Son - 9 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Charles J. Coxhill - Son - 6 - Scholar - Marylebone, Middlesex
Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 49 - Mapledurham, Oxfordshire

Census Return:
53 Park Crescent Mews, Marylebone
Joseph Coxhill - Head - Mar - 61 - Servant - born Oxfordshire
Hannah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 60 - Oxfordshire
Frederick Coxhill - Son - Unm - 19 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex
Charlie Coxhill - Son - Unm - 16 - Servant - Marylebone, Middlesex

Other Events:

• Alternative Name: Benjamin Downes
• Occupation: Between 1841 and 1843; Farrier / Blacksmith / Shoeing Smith
• Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, High Baxter Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Notes:

(Medical):Dropsy is an old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water and would have usually been due to congestive heart failure.

Census Return:
1841 census :  High Baxter Street, St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
National Archive Reference: HO107/1042 Book 1 Folio 15 Page 23        
Benjamin Downs   M  50 Shoeing Smith - Born Suffolk
Theadoca Downs  F  50        Not born in Suffolk
John Downs    M  10        Born Suffolk
George  Downs      M  17        Born Suffolk
Simon Mothersole   M  20  Blacksmith journeyman -Born Suffolk
Eliza Pryke   F  15 Female Servant  Born Suffolk

Benjamin married Mary Ann Wright on 9 Feb 1815 in St Peter's Church, Hepworth, Suffolk, England. Mary (daughter of James Wright and Susanna Rye) was born in 1789 in Methwold, Norfolk, England; was christened on 13 Nov 1789 in St George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk, England; died between 1823 and 1828. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Literate: 1816
• Census Return: 1841, Near Bayments Farm, Stansfield, Suffolk, England
• Occupation: 1843; Clock and Watchmaker, and Jeweller
• Probate: 24 Jul 1850, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Notes:

Census Return:
Near Bayments Farm, Stansfield
Henry Carter - 45 - Clock Maker - yes born in county
Ann Carter - 55 - yes
Emily Carter - 13 - yes
Jaazaniah Carter - 8 - yes
Mary Ann Carter - 2 - yes
George Carter - 15 - Clockm Ap - yes

Probate:
Will of Henry Carter, watch and clock maker of Stansfield, Suffolk, 1850

This is the last will and testament of me Henry Carter of Stansfield, watch and clock maker.

First I give and devise unto my dear wife Ann Carter all that messuage or tenement now in my own occupation with the cottage adjoining with the yards, gardens and appurtenances to the same premises belonging. And also all those eight freehold cottages or tenements with the yards and gardens to the same premises respectively belonging which hereditaments I purchased of Daniel Creffield and Benjamin Martin. All which said premises are situate and being in Stansfield aforesaid. And also all those three copyhold cottages or tenements with the yards, gardens and appurtenances to the same respectively belonging situate and being in the parish Denston in the said county of Suffolk. And also all other my messuages or tenements and real estate whatsoever and wheresoever, to hold all the aforesaid hereditaments and premises unto my said wife Ann and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life, she keeping the same in good and tenantable repair and condition and insured against loss or damage by fire in some reputable insurance office in the sum of three hundred pounds to the intent that such sum or any part thereof which may become payable be laid out in rebuilding or repairing such part of the said premises as may be destroyed or damaged by fire.

And from and immediately after the decease of my said wife then I give and bequeath all that messuage or tenement wherein I now reside with the cottage or tenement adjoining with the yards, gardens and appurtenances to the same premises belonging unto my son Jaazaniah Carter, his heir and assigns forever.

I give and bequeath all those my three copyhold cottages or tenements with the yards, gardens and appurtenances thereto belonging situate and being in Brook Street Denston in the county of Suffolk (which said premises descended to me as heir at law of Henry Carter deceased) unto my son Samuel Carter his heirs and assigns forever.

And I give and bequeath all those eight freehold cottages or tenements with the yards, gardens and appurtenances to the same respectively belonging or appertaining situate and being in the parish of Stansfield aforesaid and which I purchased of Creffield and Martin unto my said sons Jaazaniah Carter and Samuel Carter their heirs and assigns. To hold all and singular the said hereditaments and premises unto and to the use of the said Jaazaniah Carter and Samuel Carter or the survivor of them or their heirs or assigns of such survivor do and shall as soon as conveniently may be after the decease of my said wife but within the space of twelve calendar months next after that event sell and absolutely dispose of the said hereditaments and premises by public auction or private contract and either together or in parcels as to them or him shall seem expedient for such price or prices or sum or sums of money as can reasonably be obtained for the same. And do and shall convey and assure the said hereditaments and premises unto the purchaser or purchasers thereof or otherwise as he or they shall direct. And I do hereby declare that the receipt or receipts of my executors for the time being of this my will shall be good and effectual discharge and discharges to any person or persons becoming the purchaser or purchasers their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns shall not afterwards be answerable or accountable for the loss misapplication or non application thereof, or be in anywise obliged or concerned to see to the application of or to the necessity of raising the money in such receipts acknowledged to be received or any part thereof. And as to the clear monies which shall arise from such sale or sales as aforesaid after payment of all expenses incident thereto and the rents and profits of the said hereditaments in the meantime accruing from the decease of my said wife until such sale or sales I give and bequeath the same in manner following (that is to say)

One equal fourth part thereof unto my daughter Susannah Carter, one other equal fourth part thereof unto my daughter Emily Carter, one other equal fourth part thereof unto my daughter Hannah now the wife of Frederick Downs. And the remaining fourth part thereof I give and bequeath the same unto the children of my deceased daughter Mary, late the wife of John Sarjent, equally to be divided between them share and share alike as and when they shall respectively attain their respective ages of twenty one years with all accumulations thereof.

And I give and bequeath all my household furniture and implements of household beds and bedding unto my said wife Ann for her to have the use occupation and enjoyment thereof during her life. And from and immediately after her decease I direct that the same furniture and implements of household beds and bedding shall be sold and the monies which shall arise from the sale thereof I give the same in manner following.

(Vedelicit) One equal sixth part thereof unto my son Jaazaniah Carter, one other sixth part thereof unto my son Samuel Carter, one other sixth part thereof unto my daughter Susannah Carter, one other sixth part thereof unto my daughter Emily Carter, one other sixth part thereof unto my daughter Hannah the wife of Frederick Downs, and the remaining sixth part thereof unto and equally among the children of my deceased daughter Mary, late the wife of John Sarjent, in equal shares and proportions.

And I do hereby will, order and direct that the legacies, shares and bequests hereinbefore given to such of my legatees as are or shall be females shall be paid and payable into the hands of them my female legatees only and on their respective receipts alone, and, that such legacies shall not be subject to the debts, control or engagements of any present or future husband.

And I hereby give and bequeath all my working tools and implements used in my business unto my sons Jaazaniah Carter and Samuel Carter to be equally divided between them immediately after my decease.

And I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my said sons Jaazaniah Carter and Samuel Carter executors of this my will and I direct that they pay all my just debts and funeral expenses and the charges or proving or in anyway relating to the performance of this my will out of my personal estate as soon as conveniently may be after my decease. And I do hereby declare that it shall and may be lawful for my said executors to reimburse himself and themselves respectively all such loss, costs, charges and expenses as he or they may sustain or be put to for travelling expenses, loss of time or howsoever otherwise in the execution of this my will or in anywise relating thereto. And lastly I do hereby revoke and make void all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made and declare this only to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I the said Henry Carter (the testator) have to this my last will and testament contained in three sheets of paper set my hand to the first two sheets thereof and my hand and seal to this the third and last sheet thereof this twentieth day of March in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and forty eight.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Henry Carter (the testator) as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and being together in his presence have subscribed our hands as witnesses to the same Henry Carter

William Bear, millwright, Ballingdon, Essex
Francis Eldridge Walsh, solicitor, Sudbury, Suffolk

Bury St Edmunds 24th July 1850
Jaazaniah Carter of Stansfield, watch maker and Samuel Carter of Stansfield, watch maker, the executors named in the within written will were duly sworn to the truth thereof and that the goods of the within named testator do not amount in value to the sum of one hundred pounds.
Before me Thos. G. Hickman, surrogate

Testator died 2nd July 1850
Effects sworn under 100 pounds

Henry married Ann Albon on 15 Nov 1816 in St Nicholas' Church, Denston, Suffolk, England. Ann (daughter of James Albon and Hannah Galley) was born on 11 Dec 1791 in Great Bradley, Suffolk, England; was christened on 8 Jan 1792 in St Mary's Church, Great Bradley, Suffolk, England; died on 6 May 1870 in Stansfield, Suffolk, England; was buried on 13 May 1870 in Stansfield Congregational Chapel, Stansfield, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Literate: 1816
• Census Return: 1841, Near Bayments Farm, Stansfield, Suffolk, England
• Census Return: 1851, Clare Road, Stansfield, Suffolk, England
• Occupation: Between 1851 and 1861; Proprietress of Houses
• Census Return: 1861, High Street, Stansfield, Suffolk, England

Notes:

Census Return:
Near Bayments Farm, Stansfield
Henry Carter - 45 - Clock Maker - yes born in county
Ann Carter - 55 - yes
Emily Carter - 13 - yes
Jaazaniah Carter - 8 - yes
Mary Ann Carter - 2 - yes
George Carter - 15 - Clockm Ap - yes

Census Return:
Clare Road, Stansfield
Ann Carter - Head - wid - 66 - Proprietress of Houses - born Great Bradley, Suffolk
Emily Carter - Daur - Unm - 22 - Straw Bonnet Maker - Denston, Suffolk
Samuel Carter - son - Unm - 21 - Clock & Watch Maker - Denston, Suffolk
Jaazaniah Carter - son - Unm - 18 - Clock & Watch Maker - Stansfield, Suffolk
Mary Ann Carter - Grand Daur - 12 - Stansfield, Suffolk
Henry Sergent - Grand son - 6 - scholar - Stansfield, Suffolk

Census Return:
High Street, Stansfield, Suffolk
/Samuel Carter - Head - Mar - 31 - Watch & Clock Maker - born Denston, Suffolk
Frances Carter - wife - Mar - 30 - wife - Stansfield, Suffolk
Mary E. Carter - Daur - 7 - scholar - Stansfield, Suffolk
Jeazaniah Carter - Son - 4 - scholar - Stansfield, Suffolk
Walter Carter - Son - 2 - Stansfield, Suffolk
/Ann Carter - Head - Wid - 76 - Proprietor of Cottages - born Gt Bradley, Suffolk
Emily Farrance - Daughter - wid - 32 - Straw Bonnet Maker - Denston, Suffolk
Mary An Carter - Grand Datr - Unm - 22 - School Mistress - Stansfield, Suffolk

Other Events:

• Occupation: Woodman
• Illiterate: 1819
• Occupation: Between 1841 and 1861; Agricultural Labourer
• Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England
• Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England
• Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England
• Residence: 1866, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England

Notes:

Census Return:
Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
/William Coxhill - 75 - Ag Lab - yes born in county
/William Coxhill - 40 - Ag Lab - yes
Leah Coxhill - 41 - no not born in county
Joseph Coxhill - 21 - yes
Thomas Coxhill - 18 - yes
Charles Coxhill - 15 - yes
Sarah Coxhill - 13 - yes

Census Return:
Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
William Coxhill - Head - Mar - 51 - Ag Lab - born Kirtlington, Oxon
Leah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 52 - Gloveress - Handborough, Oxon
Charles Coxhill - son - Unm - 25 - Ag Lab - Kirtlington, Oxon
Sarah Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 23 - Gloveress - Kirtlington, Oxon
Josephine Coxhill - Gd Daur - 4 - Kirtlington, Oxon
Fanny Coxhill - Gd Daur - 2 - Kirtlington, Oxon
William Barton - Lodger Grandfather - Widr - 76 - Labourer - Handborough, Oxon

Census Return:
Kirtlington Village, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
William Coxhill - Head - Mar - 61 - Ag Lab - born Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
Leah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 62 - Minster, Oxfordshire
Sarah Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 33 - Gloveress - Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
Josephina Coxhill - Grand Daur - Unm - 14 - Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
Fanny Coxhill - Grand Daur - 12 - Scholar - Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
William Coxhill - Grandson - 7 - Scholar - Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
John Coxhill - Grandson - 5 - Scholar - Paddington, Middlesex
Joel Coxhill - Grandson - 3 - Kirtlington, Oxfordshire

William married Leah Barton on 23 Dec 1819 in St Mary the Virgin's Church, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England. Leah (daughter of William Barton and Mary Cooper) was born about 1799 in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England; was christened on 24 Jul 1801 in St Kenelm's Church, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England; died on 26 Jul 1869 in Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England; was buried on 29 Jul 1869 in St Mary the Virgin's Church, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Alternative Name: Leaaha Barton
• Alternative Birth: Abt 1799, Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England
• Alternative Birth: 1800
• Illiterate: 1819
• Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England
• Occupation: 1851; Gloveress
• Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England
• Census Return: 7 Apr 1861, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England

Notes:

Census Return:
Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
/William Coxhill - 75 - Ag Lab - yes born in county
/William Coxhill - 40 - Ag Lab - yes
Leah Coxhill - 41 - no not born in county
Joseph Coxhill - 21 - yes
Thomas Coxhill - 18 - yes
Charles Coxhill - 15 - yes
Sarah Coxhill - 13 - yes

Census Return:
Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
William Coxhill - Head - Mar - 51 - Ag Lab - born Kirtlington, Oxon
Leah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 52 - Gloveress - Handborough, Oxon
Charles Coxhill - son - Unm - 25 - Ag Lab - Kirtlington, Oxon
Sarah Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 23 - Gloveress - Kirtlington, Oxon
Josephine Coxhill - Gd Daur - 4 - Kirtlington, Oxon
Fanny Coxhill - Gd Daur - 2 - Kirtlington, Oxon
William Barton - Lodger Grandfather - Widr - 76 - Labourer - Handborough, Oxon

Census Return:
Kirtlington Village, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
William Coxhill - Head - Mar - 61 - Ag Lab - born Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
Leah Coxhill - Wife - Mar - 62 - Minster, Oxfordshire
Sarah Coxhill - Daur - Unm - 33 - Gloveress - Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
Josephina Coxhill - Grand Daur - Unm - 14 - Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
Fanny Coxhill - Grand Daur - 12 - Scholar - Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
William Coxhill - Grandson - 7 - Scholar - Kirtlington, Oxfordshire
John Coxhill - Grandson - 5 - Scholar - Paddington, Middlesex
Joel Coxhill - Grandson - 3 - Kirtlington, Oxfordshire

Other Events:

• Illiterate: 1804
• Residence: 1804, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England
• Occupation: Between 1841 and 1858; Agricultural Labourer
• Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England
• Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England

Notes:

Census Return:
Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire
James Clements - 55 - Labourer - yes born in county
Hannah Clements - 55 - no born out of county
William Clements - 22 - Labourer - yes
Hannah Clements - 20 - yes
Sarah Clements - 3 - no

Census Return:
Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire
James Clements - Head - Mar - 66 - Ag Lab - born Caversham, Oxon
Hannah Clements - wife - Mar - 68 - Caversham, Oxon
Sarah Clements - Daur - Unm - 25 - Mapledurham, Oxon
Sarah Clements - Grand Daur - Unm - 13 - Mapledurham, Oxon
Ann - Gray - Visitor - Mar - 30 - Millers Wife - Mapledurham, Oxon
Henry Gray - Visitors Son - Unm - 1 - Hambleden, Bucks

James married Hannah Mason on 9 Jun 1804 in St Margaret's Church, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England. Hannah was born about 1783; died on 31 Mar 1851 in Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Literate: 1804
• Residence: 1804, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England
• Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England
• Census Return: 30 Mar 1851, Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire, England

Notes:

(Medical):Dropsy is an old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water and would have usually been due to congestive heart failure.

Census Return:
Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire
James Clements - 55 - Labourer - yes born in county
Hannah Clements - 55 - no born out of county
William Clements - 22 - Labourer - yes
Hannah Clements - 20 - yes
Sarah Clements - 3 - no

Census Return:
Tinkers Green, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire
James Clements - Head - Mar - 66 - Ag Lab - born Caversham, Oxon
Hannah Clements - wife - Mar - 68 - Caversham, Oxon
Sarah Clements - Daur - Unm - 25 - Mapledurham, Oxon
Sarah Clements - Grand Daur - Unm - 13 - Mapledurham, Oxon
Ann - Gray - Visitor - Mar - 30 - Millers Wife - Mapledurham, Oxon
Henry Gray - Visitors Son - Unm - 1 - Hambleden, Bucks