Levi Deacon (1834 - bef. 1901)

Born 1834 in Southwick, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Sidonia (Marshman) Deacon — married 15 Dec 1859 in North Bradley, Wiltshire, England

Died before 1901 before age 67 in Southwick, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Levi Deacon was born in Southwick, Wiltshire, England.

Geographical Notes and Social context: Until the mid 19th century the history of Southwick has been intertwined with that of neighbouring North Bradley, as the two modern civil parishes had been one entity until 1866. The modern parish of Southwick lies to the south-west of Trowbridge on the road to Frome. The parish is in the clay vale and is bounded in part by the river Frome to the west.
Common land in Southwick was enclosed in 1805 and the large village green began to be built upon. New farmhouses were built and much of the enclosed land was ploughed, possibly because of the need to grow more grain owing to the effects of the Napoleonic wars. The villages of North Bradley and Southwick became separate civil parishes in 1866, although some Southwick villagers would have attended Bradley church, as the only Anglican church in their parish was at Rode Hill.
Handloom weaving finally ceased in the 1870s and from then large numbers of villagers walked to Trowbridge each day to work in the mills. Gradually the younger ones would find houses in the town and move there permanently. In 1871 Rode Hill had 94 inhabited houses, and several empty ones, with a total population of 366. The loss of cloth workers greatly reduced the population and many of the cottages were demolished. At this time the division in farmland was about 50% arable and 50% pasture but from now pasture began to increase as dairying dominated the local farming economy. In 1885 the area of Southwick was 2,473 acres. A National School, with teacher's house, was built on the Frome Road in 1867 . After enlargement in 1898 the school could accommodate 200. ^[1]

Name: Levi Deacon
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1841
Event Place: North Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Residence Note: Lambert'S Marsh
Age: 7
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Birthplace: Wiltshire
Note There are 6 homesteads on Lambert's Marsh on the 1884 survey of the OS 6 inch series, just a half mile to the SE of Southwick church, 1.8 miles from North Bradley.

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas Deacon M 40 Wiltshire
Kepia Deacon F 35 Wiltshire
John Deacon M 13 Wiltshire
Eliza Deacon M 11 Wiltshire
Levi Deacon M 7 Wiltshire
Mark Deacon M 5 Wiltshire
Samuel Deacon M 3 Wiltshire
Elizabeth Deacon F 0 Wiltshire

Name: Levi Deacon
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1851
Event Place: North Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Residence Note: New Buildings
Age: 17
Occupation: Hand Loom Weaver Woolen
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Relationship to Head of Household: Son

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas Deacon Head M 47 England
Kezia Deacon Wife F 46 England
John Deacon Son M 22 England
Elijah Deacon Son M 19 England
Levi Deacon Son M 17 England
Mark Deacon Son M 15 England
Samuel Deacon Son M 12 England
Elizabeth Deacon Daughter F 10 England
Louisa Deacon Daughter F 8 England

Name: Levi Deacon
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1861
Event Place: North Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Residence Note: Southwick Street
Age: 27
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Engine Driver Of Thrashing Machine Agricultural
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Birthplace: Southwick, Wiltshire
Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Levi Deacon Head M 27 Southwick, Wiltshire
Sidonia Deacon Wife F 21 Southwick, Wiltshire
Fred Deacon Son M 1 Southwick, Wiltshire
Amelia Deacon Daughter F 0 Southwick, Wiltshire

Sources

1. ↑ https://villagehall.southwick.org.uk/history.php

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73L-GM3 : 25 May 2019), Levi Deacon in household of Thomas Deacon, North Bradley, Wiltshire, 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.
• https://maps.nls.uk/view/102348016
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGZ6-C1S : 8 November 2019), Levi Deacon in household of Thomas Deacon, North Bradley, Wiltshire, England; citing North Bradley, Wiltshire, England, p. 13, 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:M7VR-G97 : 31 July 2020), Levi Deacon, North Bradley, Wiltshire, 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.