Richard Horrell (bef. 1820 - 1872)

Born before 12 Feb 1820 in Milton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Died 22 Nov 1872 after age 52 in Lanesboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Biography

Richard was baptised 12 February 1820, in Milton Abbott, Devon, England. He was the son of Peter and Joanna Horrell of Little Langskerry. Peter was a laborer.^[1]

In Q2 1848, Richard married Charlotte (Cayzer) Horrell (abt.1814-) in Tavistock, Devon.^[2]

In 1851 he was the original tenant, with a wife and two children, of 57 Westbridge Cottages, Tavistock, Devon, a group of model cottages built for the Duke of Bedford in 1850.^[3] (See Westbridge Cottages)

In 1861, the family is living on Ford Street in Tavistock. Richard is an agricultural laborer.

1870 finds Richard, Charlotte, and their son George living in Lanesboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts.^[4]

Richard died on 22 November 1872, in Lanesboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts. He was paralyzed by a limb of a tree falling onto his head. The death record lists his father as William Horrell, however the birth record takes precedence.^[5]

Research Notes

• 1851 Richard Horrell, agricultural labourer, 31, Charlotte (née Cazer) 37, James 9, William Squire 9. They had married in 1848 in Tavistock. James was really illegitimate and Cayzer. When James married in 1860 at the age of 18 as Cayzer his father is given as Richard Dunstone, carpenter
• 1860 James married Elizabeth Cock.
• In 1861 the parents were in Ford Street with two more children. William Squires was back living with his parents in Milton Abbot.
• James & Elizabeth emigrated after 1862 when their first child was born in Tavistock. Charlotte emigrated. When did Richard?
• 1870 James and Elizabeth were in New York state. He was a miner. Richard and Charlotte were in Lanesboro, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
• 1880 James and wife and mother Charlotte were in New York state. Richard had died as Charlotte as a widow. James was a farmer.
• 1881 William in MA. He died in 1884
• James died before 1901 in New York. Charlotte died 1893 in New York. Elizabeth died 1911

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCSJ-S3H : 29 July 2021), Richard Horrell, 1820.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2644-DSC : 13 December 2014), Richard Horrel, 1848; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1848, quarter 2, vol. 9, p. 572, Tavistock, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ Repository: National Archives, Kew, HO107/1883/382/19 "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJ4-LV4 : 9 November 2019), Richard Horrell, Tavistock, Devon, England; citing Tavistock, Devon, England, p. 19, 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.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSJ-3WJ : 29 May 2021), Massachusetts > Berkshire > Lanesborough > image 15 of 38; Line 40; Richard Horrall, 1870.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH15-8MP : 17 January 2020), Image 541 of 581; Richard Horrell; Berkshire > Lanesborough > Births, marriages, deaths 1859-1897 Vol 5 > image 144 of 182 Record # 29; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-5971-B?i=540&cc=2061550