Family of William BLATCHFORD and Sarah SPURWAY

Husband: William BLATCHFORD ( - )
Wife: Sarah SPURWAY ( - )
Children: William BLATCHFORD (1803- )
John BLATCHFORD (1804- )
Sarah Ann BLATCHFORD (1806- )
Mary BLATCHFORD (1810- )
Henry BLATCHFORD (1813- )
Marriage 16 May 1802 Topsham, Devon, England1

Husband: William BLATCHFORD

Name: William BLATCHFORD2
Sex: Male
Father: -
Mother: -
Occupation ropemaker

Wife: Sarah SPURWAY

Name: Sarah SPURWAY2
Sex: Female
Alt. Name: Sarah SPURWAY
Father: -
Mother: -

Child 1: William BLATCHFORD

Name: William BLATCHFORD2
Sex: Male
Alt. Name: William Spurway BLATCHFORD
Birth 1803 Crediton , Devon, England

Child 2: John BLATCHFORD

Name: John BLATCHFORD2
Sex: Male
Birth 9 Jun 1804 Crediton , Devon, England
Baptism 8 Jul 1804 (age 0) Crediton , Devon, England
Bowden Hill Presbyterian Chapel

Child 3: Sarah Ann BLATCHFORD

Name: Sarah Ann BLATCHFORD2
Sex: Female
Spouse: Thomas BERRY (c. 1811- )
Birth 7 Aug 1806 Crediton , Devon, England
Baptism 26 Oct 1806 (age 0) Crediton , Devon, England
Bowden Hill Presbyterian Chapel

Child 4: Mary BLATCHFORD

Name: Mary BLATCHFORD2
Sex: Female
Spouse 1: Thomas BERRY (c. 1814- )
Spouse 2: William WOOD (1804?- )
Birth 12 Nov 1810 Crediton , Devon, England
Baptism 13 Jan 1811 (age 0) Crediton , Devon, England
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 30) Crediton , Devon, England3
Park Street
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 40) Greenwich, London, England4
9 North Place, Geenwich West
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 (age 40) stone mason's wife; Greenwich, London, England4
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 50) Bow, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England5
75 Driffield Road, Old Ford
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 60) Bow, London, England6
District Lunatic Asylum
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 60) Attendant; Bow, London, England6

Child 5: Henry BLATCHFORD

Name: Henry BLATCHFORD2
Sex: Male
Birth 16 Feb 1813 Crediton , Devon, England
Baptism 15 Aug 1813 (age 0) Crediton , Devon, England
Bowden Hill Presbyterian Chapel

Sources

1Devon FHS parish records. marriages.
2www.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
3Text From Source: Name Age Occupation Where Born
Thomas Berry 25 Mason
Mary Berry 30
William Henry Berry 9 Scholar
Martha Berry 7 Scholar
Crediton ED 3 HO107/215 Book 6 Folio 13 Page 21. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
4Text From Source: Census England 1851
Address: 9 North Place, Geenwich West
Place: Greenwich, London, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
William Wood,Head,Wid,M,46,brazier and manager of gas works,Halifax, Yorkshire, England,
Mary Wood,Daughter,Unm,F,19,,London, Middlesex, England,
Mary Blatchford,sister.visitor,Mar,F,40,stone mason's wife,Crediton, Devon, England,
Martha Berry,Visitor,Unm,F,16,,Crediton, Devon, England,
Emily Berry,Visitor,Unm,F,1,,East Greenwich, Kent, England,
Mary, Martha and Emily were visiting William Wood aged 46 - Widower, Brazier and Manager of Gas Works and his daughter Mary . "Sister" was written in above the word Visitor. William Wood was from Halifax, Yorkshire. Mary from Crediton. The birth certificate for Emily, b.1850 who was with Mary at this census clearly indicated her maiden name was Blatchford, and the presence of Martha in this census, the name and occupation of Emily's father on the birth certificate, and the description of Mary as a Stone Mason's Wife in this census all pointed to this being the family of Thomas Berry. Where was is Thomas? How was Mary related to a Brazier from Halifax? The 1861 census throws some light on some of these puzzles.
5Text From Source: Census England 1861
Address: 75 Driffield Road, Old Ford
Place: Bow, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
Abraham Lunn,Head,Mar,M,36,Foreman of main sewer,Bilston, Staffordshire, England,
Martha Lunn,Wife,Mar,F,26,,Crediton, Devon, England,
Rachael Lunn,Daughter,Unm,F,4,,France,
Lucy Lunn,Daughter,Unm,F,1,,Gillingham, Dorset, England,
William Wood,Father-in-law,Mar,M,57,brazier,Leeds, Yorkshire, England,
Mary Wood,Mother-in-law,Mar,F,50,,Greenwich, Kent, England,
Emily Berry,Sister-in-law,Unm,F,11,,Greenwich, Kent, England,
We see that Mary Blatchford has taken William Wood's surname, and given an incorrect place of birth.
6Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Mary Blatchford Head Mar 60 Attendant Crediton , Devon
St Mary Stratford le Bow, Lunatic Asylum RG10/579 Folio 109 Page 3. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence.