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Family of William COLWILL and Harriet DOWNING

Husband: William COLWILL (1823-1904)
Wife: Harriet DOWNING (1824-1901)
Children: Mary COLWILL (1852-1934)
Ann Maria COLWILL (1854-1922)
George COLWILL (1856-1931)
Marriage Feb 1852 Hartland, Devon, England1

Husband: William COLWILL

Name: William COLWILL1
Sex: Male
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 1823 Hartland, Devon, England1
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 39) Clovelly, Devon, England2
Wrinkelberry
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 (age 37-38) carter; Clovelly, Devon, England2
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 48) Parkham, Devon, England3
Lower Worthyeat
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 47-48) agricultural labourer; Parkham, Devon, England3
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 52) Parkham, Devon, England4
Lower Worthyeat farm
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 57-58) agricultural labourer; Parkham, Devon, England4
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 70) Parkham, Devon, England5
Horns Cross
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 67-68) agricultural labourer; Parkham, Devon, England5
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 78) Parkham, Devon, England6
Hoops
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 77-78) labourer on farm; Parkham, Devon, England6
Death 10 Jan 1904 (age 80) Parkham, Devon, England7,8
Hoops
Burial 1904 Parkham, Devon, England8
St Jame's Churchyard

Wife: Harriet DOWNING

Name: Harriet DOWNING1
Sex: Female
Father: John DOWNING (1776-1856)
Mother: Mary HAMLYN (1783-1853)
Birth 1824 Clovelly, Devon, England1
Baptism 22 May 1824 (age 0) Clovelly, Devon, England1,9
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 17) Clovelly, Devon, England10
Stilworthy Farm
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 24) Clovelly, Devon, England11
Buscott
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 38) Clovelly, Devon, England2
Wrinkelberry
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 46) Parkham, Devon, England3
Lower Worthyeat
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 50) Parkham, Devon, England4
Lower Worthyeat farm
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 68) Parkham, Devon, England5
Horns Cross
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 76) Parkham, Devon, England6
Hoops
Death 7 May 1901 (age 77) Parkham, Devon, England8,12
Hoops
Burial 1901 Parkham, Devon, England8
St Jame's Churchyard

Child 1: Mary COLWILL

Name: Mary COLWILL1
Sex: Female
Spouse 1: William PRANCE (1851?- )
Birth 1852 Clovelly, Devon, England1
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 9) Clovelly, Devon, England2
Wrinkelberry
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 18) Parkham, Devon, England3
Lower Worthyeat
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 28) Parkham, Devon, England13
Village
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 38) Parkham, Devon, England14
Village
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 48) Parkham, Devon, England15
Village
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 58) Parkham, Devon, England16
Horns Cross
Census 19 Jun 1921 (age 68 yrs 11 mns) Parkham, Devon, England17
Village
Occupation 19 Jun 1921 (age 68-69) Home duties; Parkham, Devon, England17
Death 14 Oct 1934 (age 81-82) Parkham, Devon, England18

Child 2: Ann Maria COLWILL

Name: Ann Maria COLWILL1
Sex: Female
Spouse: James BRAUND (1841?-1915)
Birth 1854 Camelford, Cornwall, England1
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 7) Clovelly, Devon, England2
Wrinkelberry
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 16) Barnstaple, Devon, England19
North Devon Infirmary
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 26) Parkham, Devon, England4
Lower Worthyeat farm
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 26-27) Dressmaker; Parkham, Devon, England4
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 36) Parkham, Devon, England5
Horns Cross
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 36-37) Dressmaker; Parkham, Devon, England5
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 48) Parkham, Devon, England6
Hoops
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 57) Parkham, Devon, England20
Horns Cross
Death 29 Jan 1922 (age 67-68) Parkham, Devon, England8,21
Village
Probate 17 Feb 1922 Exeter, Devon, England21
Village, Parkham
Administration granted to Mary Prance (wife of William Prance). Effects valued at £185.0
Burial 1922 Parkham, Devon, England8
St James parish church

Child 3: George COLWILL

Name: George COLWILL1
Sex: Male
Spouse: Mary Ann HEADON (1862-1945)
Birth 1856 Clovelly, Devon, England1
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 5) Clovelly, Devon, England2
Wrinkelberry
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 14) Parkham, Devon, England3
Lower Worthyeat
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 24) Parkham, Devon, England4
Lower Worthyeat farm
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 24-25) agricultural labourer; Parkham, Devon, England4
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 36) Parkham, Devon, England22
Down Water
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 34-35) agricultural labourer; Parkham, Devon, England22
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 35) Parkham, Devon, England23
Down Water
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 44-45) agricultural labourer; Parkham, Devon, England23
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 50) Parkham, Devon, England24
Down Water
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 54-55) road construction labourer; Parkham, Devon, England24
Death Q1 1931 (age 74-75) Bideford, Devon, England25

Sources

1Peter E Murray, Murray Heard Research.
2Text From Source: Census England 1861
Address: Wrinkelberry
Place: Clovelly, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
William Colwill,Head,Mar,M,39,carter,Hartland, Devon, England,
Harriet Colwill,Wife,Mar,F,38,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Mary Colwill,Daughter,Unm,F,9,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Ann Maria Colwill,Daughter,Unm,F,7,,Forrabury, Cornwall, England,
George Colwill,Son,Unm,M,5,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
3Text From Source: Census England 1871
Address: Lower Worthyeat
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
William Colwill,Head,Mar,M,48,agricultural labourer,Hartland, Devon, England,
Harriet Colwill,Wife,Mar,F,46,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Mary Colwill,Daughter,Unm,F,18,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
George Colwill,Son,Unm,M,14,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Mary Jane Colwill,Granddaughter,Unm,F,3m,,Bideford, Devon, England,
4Text From Source: Census England 1881
Address: Lower Worthyeat farm
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
William Colwill,Head,Mar,M,52,agricultural labourer,Hartland, Devon, England,
Harriet Colwill,Wife,Mar,F,50,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Ann Maria Colwill,Daughter,Mar,F,26,dressmaker,Boscastle, Cornwall, England,
George Colwill,Son,Unm,M,24,agricultural labourer,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Mary Jane Colwill,Granddaughter,Unm,F,10,scholar,Bideford, Devon, England,
5Text From Source: Census England 1891
Address: Horns Cross
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity
William Colwill,Head,M,M,70,farm labourer,,Hartland, Devon, England,
Harriet Colwill,Wife,M,F,68,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Ann MColwill,Daughter,M,F,36,dressmaker,,Boscastle, Cornwall, England,
6Text From Source: Census England 1901
Address: Hoops
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity
James Braund,Head,M,M,59,Labourer on roads,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Ann Maria Braund,Wife,M,F,48,,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
William Colwill,Lodger [Father-in-law],M,M,78,labourer on farm,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Harriet Colwill,Lodger [Mother-in-law],M,F,76,,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
7GRO death. Bideford vol 5b page 371. Cit. Date: Q1 1904.
8Find A Grave. St Jame's Churchyard, Parkham.
9Devon Baptisms. Clovelly. Cit. Date: 22 May 1824.
10Text From Source: Census England 1841
Address: Stilworthy Farm
Place: Clovelly, Devon, England

Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born
John Downin,M,60,farmer,Y
Mary Downin,F,50,,Y
Dominic John Downing,M,27,,Y
Robert Downing,M,21,,Y
Grace Downing,F,19,,Y
Harriet Downing,F,17,,Y
11Text From Source: Census England 1851
Address: Buscott
Place: Clovelly, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
John Downin,Head,Mar,M,74,retired farmer,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Mary Downin,Wife,Mar,F,65,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Harriet Downing,Daughter,Mar,F,24,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
12GRO death. Bideford vol 5b page 329. Cit. Date: Q2 1901.
13Text From Source: Census England 1881
Address: Village
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
William Prance,Head,Mar,M,30,Agricultural labourer,Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England,
Mary Prance,Wife,Mar,F,28,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Arthur J Prance,Son,Unm,M,5,scholar,Parkham, Devon, England,
Ada A Prance,Daughter,Unm,F,4,scholar,Parkham, Devon, England,
Bessy Prance,Daughter,Unm,F,1,,Parkham, Devon, England,
14Text From Source: Census England 1891
Address: Village
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity
William Prance,Head,M,M,40,Farm Labourer,,Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England,
Mary Prance,Wife,M,F,38,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Bessy Prance,Daughter,S,F,12,scholar,,Parkham, Devon, England,
Alice Prance,Daughter,S,F,9,scholar,,Parkham, Devon, England,
Emily Prance,Daughter,S,F,6,scholar,,Parkham, Devon, England,
James Prance,Son,S,M,2,,,Parkham, Devon, England,
15Text From Source: Census England 1901
Address: Village
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity
William Prance,Head,M,M,50,Agricultural labourer,,,Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England,
Mary Prance,Wife,M,F,48,,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
James Prance,Son,S,M,11,scholar,,,Parkham, Devon, England,
Florrie Prance,Daughter,S,F,7,scholar,,,Parkham, Devon, England,
Laura May Prance,Daughter,S,F,4,,,,Parkham, Devon, England,
James Prance,Cousin,S,M,24,carter on farm,,,Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England,deaf and dumb
16Text From Source: Census England 1911
Address: Horns Cross
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity
William Prance,Head,M,59,M,,,,,Farm Labourer,,,,Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England,,
Mary Prance,Wife,F,58,M,33,7,6,1,,,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,,
Laura May Prance,Daughter,F,14,S,,,,,at school part time,,,,Parkham, Devon, England,,
There was a lodger with them - domestic servant, Grace Yeo Harding, 50, from Woolfardisworthy.
17Text From Source: Census England 1921
Address: Village
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Married,Where Born,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages
William Prance,Head,69y 11m,M,Married,Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England,,,Farm Labourer,,,,
Mary Prance,Wife,68y 11m,F,Married,Clovelly, Devon, England,,,Home duties,,,,
Edith Phillips,Granddaughter,10y 11m,F,Single,Wales,,,,,,,
18GRO death. Bideford Vol 5b Page 553. Cit. Date: Q4 1934.
19Text From Source: Census England 1871
Address: North Devon Infirmary
Place: Barnstaple, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
Ann Maria Colwill,Patient,Unm,F,16,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
20Text From Source: Census England 1911
Address: Horns Cross
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity
James Braund,Head,M,,M,,,,,Pensioner Royal Marines Light Infantry,,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,,
Maria Braund,Wife,F,56,M,13,0,,,,,,,Boscastle, Cornwall, England,,
21England & Wales, National Probate Calendar. Exeter. Cit. Date: 17 February 1922.
22Text From Source: Census England 1891
Address: Down Water
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity
George Colwill,Head,M,M,36,farm labourer,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Mary Ann Colwill,Wife,M,F,23,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Alfred W Colwill,Son,S,M,2,,,Parkham, Devon, England,
Ann Blight,Visitor,S,F,77,,,Parkham, Devon, England,
23Text From Source: Census England 1901
Address: Down Water
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity
George Colwill,Head,M,M,35,agricultural labourer,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Mary Ann Colwill,Wife,M,F,32,,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,
Alfred W Colwill,Son,S,M,13,scholar,,,Parkham, Devon, England,
George's recorded age is 10 years out.
24Text From Source: Census England 1911
Address: Down Water
Place: Parkham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity
George Colwill,Head,M,50,M,,,,,road construction labourer,,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,,
Mary Ann Colwill,Wife,F,45,M,28,2,2,0,,,,,Clovelly, Devon, England,,
Florence Mary Colwill,Daughter,F,7,S,,,,,scholar,,,,Parkham, Devon, England,,
25GRO death. Bideford Vol 5B Page 575. Cit. Date: Q4 1931.