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The Heard Family Name Index

Family of William Saffin and Sarah Chudleigh

Husband: William Saffin (1755?- )
Wife: Sarah Chudleigh ( - )
Children: Grace Saffin (1783?- )
John Saffin (1786?- )
Mary Saffin (1788?- )
Elizabeth Saffin (1789?- )
William Saffin (1791?- )
Jane Saffin (1797?- )
Marriage 5 Sep 1781 Chudleigh, Devon, England 1

Husband: William Saffin

Name: William Saffin 2
Sex: Male
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 1755 (est)

Wife: Sarah Chudleigh

Name: Sarah Chudleigh 2
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -

Child 1: Grace Saffin

Name: Grace Saffin 2
Sex: Female
Spouse: James Hutchings ( - )
Birth 1782/83 (app) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England 3
Baptism 21 Mar 1782/83 (age 0) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England 4

Child 2: John Saffin

Name: John Saffin 2
Sex: Male
Birth 1786 (app) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England
Baptism 12 Nov 1786 (age 0) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England

Child 3: Mary Saffin

Name: Mary Saffin 2
Sex: Female
Birth 1788 (app) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England
Baptism 2 Jun 1788 (age 0) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England 4

Child 4: Elizabeth Saffin

Name: Elizabeth Saffin 2
Sex: Female
Birth 1789 (app) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England
Baptism 9 Dec 1790 (age 0-1) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England 4

Child 5: William Saffin

Name: William Saffin 2,5
Sex: Male
Spouse: Sarah Unknown (1792?- )
Birth 1791 (app) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England
Baptism 12 Jun 1791 (age 0) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England 6
Occupation Husbandman

Child 6: Jane Saffin

Name: Jane Saffin 2
Sex: Female
Birth 1797 (app) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England
Baptism 18 Apr 1797 (age 0) Cheriton Bishop , Devon, England 4

Note on Marriage

Speculative that this couple are parents of William.

Note on Child 1: Grace Saffin

In 1841 Grace is at Oldridge, with the three youngest children

Note on Child 5: William Saffin (1)

James, George and Thomas are listed as offspring of William and Sarah Saffin from the Parish Register of baptisms; the other three children appear in an 1821 census of Cheriton Bishop.William and Sarah appear to be living at Beera Cottage, Cheriton Bishop, alone, in 1841.

By 1851 they are living with youngest son Thomas - wrongly transcribed as Laffin in the LDS census index.

 

Family address in PRs shown variously as North Bear, Bearah and South Bear, Beera Cottage, Beers Cottage

Note on Child 5: William Saffin (2)

March 2005 entirely speculative for James and George to be offspring of William and Sarah Saffin, though the other three children appear in an 1821 census of Cheriton Bishop.William and Sarah appear to be Living at Beera Cottage, Cheriton Bishop, alone, in 1841.

Sources

1"IGI". Assessment: Unreliable.
2"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
3"Parish register on MF".
4Ibid. Cheriton Bishop PR MF Devon RO.
5Samuel Haydon and W Webber, "1821 Census - Cheriton Bishop" (Publishe online at Genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/CheritonBishop1821.html).
6"Parish register on MF". Cheriton Bishop PR MF Devon Record Office.