William's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1868 in the Saint Germans district.[1] He is the son of John Avery and Emma Dunstone. William was Baptised on the 17th of January 1869 at Maker, Cornwall. [2]
1871 Census of England: Kingsland, Maker, Cornwall, England[3]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John D Avery
Head
M
36
Rigger HMD
Cawsand, Cornwall, England
Emma E Avery
Wife
F
34
Cawsand, Cornwall, England
Jane A Avery
Daughter
F
9
Cawsand, Cornwall, England
Bessie Avery
Daughter
F
7
Cawsand, Cornwall, England
John D Avery
Son
M
5
Cawsand, Cornwall, England
William H Avery
Son
M
2
Kingsland, Devon, England
George Avery
Son
M
5/12
Kingsland, Devon, England
1881 Census of England: Lower Green, Maker, Cornwall, England[4]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John Avery
Head
Married
M
46
Civil Pensioner
Cornwall, England
Emma Avery
Wife
Married
F
43
Cornwall, England
Jane Avery
Daughter
F
19
Kingsand, Devon, England
Bessie Avery
Daughter
F
17
Kingsand, Devon, England
John Avery
Son
M
15
(Ship Bld) Naval Apptce.
Kingsand, Devon, England
William Avery
Son
M
12
Scholar
Kingsand, Devon, England
George Avery
Son
M
10
Scholar
Kingsand, Devon, England
Emma Avery
Daughter
F
6
Scholar
Kingsand, Devon, England
Edgar Avery
Son
M
4
Scholar
Kingsand, Devon, England
Laura Avery
Daughter
F
1
Scholar
Kingsand, Devon, England
1891 Census of England and Wales: Maker, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom[5]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John H Avery
Head
Married
M
61
Fisherman
Poole, England
Mary A Avery
Wife
Married
F
58
Kingsand, Cornwall, England
William Avery
Son
Single
M
24
Fisherman
Kingsand, Cornwall, England
1901 Census of England and Wales: Maker, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom[6]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Richard Chapell
Head
Married
M
46
Boatman Cremyll Ferry
Cawsand, Cornwall
Sarah Chapell
Wife
Married
F
35
Cawsand, Cornwall
Mary E Chapell
Daughter
Single
F
18
Dressmaker
Cawsand, Cornwall
Flora E Chapell
Daughter
Single
F
13
School
Cawsand, Cornwall
Edie Chapell
Daughter
Single
F
9
School
Cawsand, Cornwall
Ivy W Chapell
Daughter
Single
F
0
Cremyll, Cornwall
Laura M Avery
Niece
Single
F
7
School
Cawsand, Cornwall
William Avery
Boarder
Single
M
33
Boatman Cremyll Ferry
Kingsand, Cornwall
1911 Census of England: Cremyll Nr Plymouth Devon, Maker, Cornwall, England[7]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
William Averey
Head
Married
M
44
Boatman Steam Ferry
Kingsand, Cornwall, England
Annie Averey
Wife
Married
F
40
Plumpton, Devon, England
1921 Census of England and Wales: 39, Cornwall Street, Devonport, Devon, England[8]
Name
Relation
Sex
Status
Age
Birth Place
Occupation
Employer
Annie Avery
Wife
F
52
Plympton, Devon, England
House Wife
William Avery
Head
M
Married
53
Plympton, Devon, England
General Labourer
Dockyard South
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Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 16 November 2022)
Avery, William Henry (Mother's maiden name: Dunstone).
-zv b n.GRO Reference: 1868 Oct-Nov-Dec in Saint Germans Volume 05C Page 39.
↑1871 Census:
"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2228; Folio: 75; Page: 32; GSU roll: 834871; ED, institution, or vessel: 4; Household schedule number: 211 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #623613 (accessed 16 November 2022)
William H Avery (2) son in household of John D Avery (36) in Kingsland, Maker in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Kingsland, Devon, England.
↑1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 2279; Folio: 73; Page: 31; GSU roll: 1341547; ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #1870800 (accessed 16 November 2022)
William Avery (12) son, Scholar, in household of John Avery (46) in Lower Green, Maker in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Kingsand, Devon, England.
↑1891 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1891"
citing PRO RG 12, Cornwall county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: W6LS-H2M (accessed 16 November 2022) FindMyPast Image
William Avery (24), single son, Fisherman, in household of John H Avery (61) in Maker in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Kingsand, Cornwall, England.
↑1901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
citing Antony subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: XSHW-CDN (accessed 16 November 2022) FindMyPast Image
William Avery (33), single boarder, Boatman Cremyll Ferry, in household of Richard Chapell (46) in Maker in St Germans registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Kingsand, Cornwall.
↑1911 Census:
"1911 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 291; ED, institution, or vessel: 04; Piece: 13586 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #30745749 (accessed 12 December 2022)
William Averey (44), married, Boatman Steam Ferry, head of household in Cremyll Nr Plymouth Devon, Maker, Cornwall, England. Born in Kingsand, Cornwall, England.
↑1921 Census:
"1921 Census Of England & Wales"
Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 10676; District reference: RD 278 RS 1 ED 1 FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 24 May 2023)
William Avery (53), married, General Labourer, head of household at 39, Cornwall Street in Devonport registration district in Devon, England. Born in Plympton, Devon, England. Employed by Dockyard South.
Acknowledgments
Entered by Ros Haywood, Dec 21, 2011
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