Rev
Richard
Adney
Born in Uplowman, Devon, England
Son of John Adney
and Elizabeth (Daubrey) Adney
Brother of
Elizabeth (Adney) Dickinson, Mary Adney, Harriet (Adney) Shuckburgh, Anne Adney, Anne Adney, John Adney, Benjamin Adney and Susannah Adney
Husband of
Elizabeth (Southerton) Adney
— married
[date unknown] (to about 1812) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Richard Adney, John Adney, Fanny Adney, Alfred Adney, Eliza Adney, Edmund Adney, Frank Adney, Benjamin Adney, Richard Adney, Henrietta Adney and Emerita Adney
Died
at about age 69
in Halberton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Aug 2013
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Biography
Richard Adney was born in Uploman, Devon, England.
Richard was born on 28 March 1783 in Uploman, Devon, England, a village and civil parish in Devon, situated about 4 miles north-east of the town of Tiverton.[1] He was the son of Reverend John Adney and Elizabeth Dawbney.
Richard was baptised on 8 May 1783 in Uploman, Devon, England.[1]
In about 1812 Richard married Elizabeth Southerton.
The 1841 Census shows the couple and eight children living in Borough Corner, Halberton, Devon, England.[2] Richard was 57 years old.
The 1851 Census shows the couple and four children living in Willand, Devon, England.[3] Richard was 67 years old and was the Curate Of Willand.
Richard passed away in 1853 in Halberton, Devon, England; his death was registered in Tiverton, Devon, England.[4] He was 70 years old.
Research Notes
Unconfirmed date of death: 1 May 1853.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWN4-5JH : 30 December 2014, Richard Adney, 28 Mar 1783); citing UPLOWMAN,DEVON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 917,551.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTL-TDM : 5 March 2021), Richard Adney in household of John Adney, Halberton, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJZ-W46 : 9 November 2019), Richard Adney, Willand, Devon, England; citing Willand, Devon, England, p. 2, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 11 September 2021), database entry for Adney, Richard. Age at Death: 70. GRO Reference: 1853 J Quarter in TIVERTON, Volume 05B Page 284.
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