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The Heard Family Name Index
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Family of Henry Heard and Eva Chanter

Husband: Henry Heard (1859-1929)
Wife: Eva Chanter (1861-1937)
Children: Ernest John Heard (1883-1894)
Charles Henry Heard (1886-1887)
Eva Lucy Heard (1887- )
Elsie Florence Heard (1890- )
Emily Maud Heard (1892- )
Mabel Lillian Heard (1897- )
Marriage 20 Feb 1882 Sandford, Devon, England

Husband: Henry Heard

Name: Henry Heard 1
Sex: Male
Father: John Heard (1820?-1898)
Mother: Ann Moore (1827?-1901)
Birth 1859 Linscombe - Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 1 Jan 1860 (age 0-1) Sandford, Devon, England
Occupation (1) Agricultural Labourer, then Carrier and Dairyman
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 51) Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 2
Occupation (2) 2 Apr 1911 (age 51) Poultry Dealer and Carrier; Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 2
Death 7 Oct 1929 (age 69-70) Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 3

Additional Information

Census Turning Ways, Morchard Bishop
Henry and Eva have Lucy and Lily at home. Coincidentally they are living at Turningways, Morchard Bishop, where my mother and her parents and brother were to live about 10 years later.

Wife: Eva Chanter

Name: Eva Chanter 1
Sex: Female
Father: John Chanter (1822-1892)
Mother: Mary Wreford (1822-1907)
Birth Q3 1861 Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 4
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 49) Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 2
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 49) Assisting in the poultry business; Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 2
Death 2 Nov 1937 (age 76) Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 5

Additional Information

Census Turning Ways, Morchard Bishop

Child 1: Ernest John Heard

Name: Ernest John Heard 1
Sex: Male
Birth 1883 Morchard Bishop, Devon, England
Death 29 Mar 1894 (age 10-11) Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Additional Information

Death Cause: Accidental drowning
According to the MI he was drowned at Middlecott, Morchard Bishop

Child 2: Charles Henry Heard

Name: Charles Henry Heard 1
Sex: Male
Birth 1886 Morchard Bishop, Devon, England
Baptism 20 Jun 1886 (age 0) Crediton , Devon, England 6
Death 1887 (age 0-1) Crediton , Devon, England 7

Child 3: Eva Lucy Heard

Name: Eva Lucy Heard 1
Sex: Male
Birth 1887 Morchard Bishop, Devon, England
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 23) Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 2
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 23) Assisting in the poultry business; Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 2

Additional Information

Census Turning Ways, Morchard Bishop

Child 4: Elsie Florence Heard

Name: Elsie Florence Heard 1
Sex: Female
Birth 1890 Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Child 5: Emily Maud Heard

Name: Emily Maud Heard 1
Sex: Female
Birth 1892 Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Child 6: Mabel Lillian Heard

Name: Mabel Lillian Heard 1
Sex: Female
Birth 23 Dec 1897 Morchard Bishop, Devon, England
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 13) Morchard Bishop, Devon, England 2

Additional Information

Census Turning Ways, Morchard Bishop

Note on Husband: Henry Heard

After his marriage the family moved to Morchard Bishop

Note on Wife: Eva Chanter

In 1881 Eva is servant for widowed Robert Godbeer, a 73 year old carriage builder from Morchard Bishop, at 46 Queen Street, Exeter.

Note on Child 4: Elsie Florence Heard

In 1911 Elsie is Under Housemaid in the household of Henry Harcant Williams and his family, at Pencalenick, Truro. There are 8 live-in servants.

Note on Child 5: Emily Maud Heard

In 1911 Emily Maud is a kitchen maid at Kenn.

Sources

1"Nick Heard". www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
2"Census 1911 Morchard Bishop, Devon, England RG14/13171 RG78/762 RD281 SD1 ED3 SN37 (Henry Heard)". RG14/13171 RG78/762 RD281 SD1 ED3 SN37. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
3"Memorial Inscription". Morchard Bishop Churchyard Plot 339475.
4"GRO". Crediton 5b 388. Cit. Date: Q3 1861.
5"Memorial Inscription". Morchard Bishop Churchyard.
6"Parish Records".
7"GRO". Crediton 5b 270. Cit. Date: Q2 1887.