Samuel Edgcombe was born to John Edgcombe and Elizabeth (Scaggall) Edgcombe and christened on 16 January 1803 in West Alvington, Devon, England. [1] Samuel Edgcombe worked as an agricultural labourer, which is his description on the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 and 1881 censuses.
1841 Census of England and Wales: South Milton, Devon, England, United Kingdom [3]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Samuel Edgecombe
M
35
Devon
Avis Edgecombe
F
30
Devon
Elizabeth Edgecombe
F
8
Devon
George Edgecombe
M
3
Devon
James Edgecombe
M
0
Devon
1851 Census of England and Wales: South Milton, Devon, England [4]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Samuel Edgecombe
Head
Married
M
50
Ag Lab
South Milton, Devonshire
Avis Edgecombe
Wife
Married
F
42
Ag Lab
Thurlestone, Devonshire
George Edgecombe
Son
M
12
Ag Lab
South Milton, Devonshire
James Edgecombe
Son
M
12
Ag Lab
South Milton, Devonshire
Caroline Edgecombe
Daughter
F
7
Scholar
South Milton, Devonshire
Emma Edgecombe
Daughter
F
5
Scholar
South Milton, Devonshire
1861 Census of England and Wales: South Milton, Devon, England, United Kingdom [5]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Samuel Edgecombe
Head
Married
M
59
Agricultural Labourer
South Milton, Devon
Aves Edgecombe
Wife
Married
F
51
Thurlestone, Devon
Caroline Edgecombe
Daughter
Single
F
17
South Milton, Devon
Emma Edgecombe
Daughter
Single
F
16
South Milton, Devon
1871 Census of England and Wales: South Milton, Devon, England, United Kingdom [6]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Samuel Edgcombe
Head
Married
M
68
Agricultural Labourer
West Alvington, Devonshire
Avis Edgcombe
Wife
Married
F
60
Thurlestone, Devonshire
Eli Edgcombe
Lodger
Married
M
28
Agricultural Labourer
Loddiswell, Devonshire
Caroline Edgcombe
Wife
Married
F
27
South Milton, Devonshire
Francis Eli Edgcombe
Son
M
6
South Milton, Devonshire
Edith Jane Edgcombe
Daughter
F
1
South Milton, Devonshire
1881 Census of England and Wales: South Milton, Devon, England [7]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Samuel Edgcombe
Head
Married
M
78
Pauper
Westalvington, Devon, England
Avis Edgcombe
Wife
Married
F
70
Wife
Thurlestone, Devon, England
Samuel died on 3 March 1886, a pauper. [8] He was aged 83 and survived by his wife and five children.
FSFT ID
KJWW-BQT
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Sources
↑ Parish baptism register (West Alvington) via findmypast
↑ Devon marriages (database), transcription by Devon Family History Society, via findmypast
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT2-6Z3 : 22 May 2019), Samuel Edgecombe, South Milton, 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:SGJS-NYH : 9 November 2019), Samuel Edgecombe, South Milton, Devon, England; citing South Milton, Devon, England, p. 17, 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 and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7TX-9LC : 6 August 2020), Samuel Edgecombe, South Milton, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-M99C : 12 December 2017), Samuel Edgcombe, South Milton, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 7, Piece/Folio 2182/46, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,772.
↑ Death Registration: Kingsbridge, Volume 5b, Page 188, March quarter 1886
Acknowledgments
Correspondence: Tate 2001
Entered by Ros Haywood, Aug 13, 2011
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