William Caddy (1800 - 1850)

Born 1800 in Wendron, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Dunstan) Caddy — married 2 Aug 1823 in Wendron, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 1850 at about age 50 in Wendron, Cornwall, England

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Biography

William Caddy was baptized on 14 April 1800^[1] in Wendron^[2] in Cornwall. His parents were Richard Caddy and Elizabeth Jewell.

William Caddy married Elizabeth Dunstan in Wendron on 2 August 1823^[3]. Elizabeth had been baptized in Wendron on 10 November 1799^[4]; her parents were named Wearne and Ann. It seems quite certain that the Wearn Dunstan and the Richard Caddy who witnessed the marriage of Elizabeth Dunstan and William Caddy were the fathers of the bride and groom.

Quite certain it seemed, but unfortunately the signature of the marriage witness Wearn Dunstan is nothing like the signature of the Wearn Dunstone who married Ann Uren on 4 April 1795. The marriage witness must have been some other Wearn to whom Elizabeth was related.

William and his father were the witnesses when William's sister Mary Caddy married Francis Gluyas in Wendron on 30 October 1826^[5]. It is worth observing that the William Caddy and Richard Caddy signatures on these documents are sufficiently similar in appearance as to reassure us that the people involved have been correctly identified.

William and Elizabeth had the following children:

• Richard Caddy, baptized 25 December 1823^[6];​​
• William Caddy, baptized 28 January 1826^[7];
• Elizabeth Caddy, baptized 10 October 1827^[8];
• William Caddy, baptized 21 April 1829^[9];
• Wearne Caddy, baptized 22 December 1830^[10];
• Charity Caddy, baptized 2 December 1832^[11];
• Mary Caddy, baptized 13 April 1834^[12];
• James Caddy, baptized 5 January 1837^[13];
• Henry Caddy, baptized 18 November 1838^[14], buried 15 April 1839^[15];
• John Caddy, baptized 18 November 1838^[16].

In each case, except for the first two, the baptism register gives Halabezack as the family's abode. Wendron baptism register entries from before 1827 do not give precise information concerning family abodes, but give only parishes (usually Wendron, of course).

Obviously the 1826 William must have died before the 1829 William was baptized, but there is no burial record to be found.

At the 1841 census William and Elizabeth and their eight surviving children were recorded, at Halabezack^[17]. William and his eldest son, Richard, were described as copper miners.

It should be remarked that there is a place in Halabezack that is known as "Caddys Corner"^[18].

William Caddy of Halabezack, aged 50, was buried at Wendron on 2 November 1850^[19].

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of William Caddy: image of Wendron baptism register page.
2. ↑ Wendron: Wikipedia article.
3. ↑ Marriage of William Caddy and Elizabeth Dunstan: image of Wendron marriage register page.
4. ↑ Baptism of Elizabeth Dunstone: image of Wendron baptism register page.
5. ↑ Marriage of Mary Caddy and Francis Gluyas: image of Wendron marriage register page.
6. ↑ Richard Caddy baptism: image of Wendron baptism register page.
7. ↑ William Caddy baptism: image of Wendron baptism register page
8. ↑ Elizabeth Caddy baptism: image of Wendron baptism register page
9. ↑ William Caddy baptism: image of Wendron baptism register page
10. ↑ Wearne Caddy baptism: image of Wendron baptism register page
11. ↑ Charity Caddy baptism: image of Wendron baptism register page
12. ↑ Mary Caddy baptism: image of Wendron baptism register page
13. ↑ James Caddy baptism: image of Wendron baptism register page
14. ↑ Henry Caddy baptism: image of Wendron baptism register page
15. ↑ Henry Caddy burial: image of Wendron burial register page.
16. ↑ John Caddy baptism: image of Wendron baptism register page
17. ↑ William Caddy's household at 1841 census (piece 139 book 5, folio 51, page 15). FreeCEN – UK Census Records from Free UK Genealogy, accessed 19 October 2019.
18. ↑ Cornwall Council Interactive Map: location of Caddys Corner.
19. ↑ Burial of William Caddy: image of Wendron burial register page.

See also:

William Caddy's profile in FamilyTree on FamilySearch.org.