See also
| Husband: | Richard HEARD (1793-1864) | |
| Wife: | Mary PRUST (1793-1829) | |
| Children: | Elizabeth Prust HEARD (1825?- ) | |
| John Prust HEARD (1829- ) | ||
| Marriage Licence | 2 Jun 1824 | Bideford, Devon, England |
| Sojourner in Bideford Richard Heard, bachelor, prayed a licence to marry Mary Prust (>21, spinster) resident in the parish of Hartland for 15 days and upward. | ||
| Marriage | 4 Jun 1824 | Hartland, Devon, England1,2 |
| Married by licence, in the parish register Richard's name has been spelt Herd, the forename was initially recorded as William, and Mary's originaly as Elizabeth. Both signed. (Richard Heard spelt thus) Witnesses were John Prust, and parish clerk Samuel Cloutman |
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| Name: | Richard HEARD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | James HEARD (1749-1825) | |
| Mother: | Elisabeth Wilsman BARNS (c. 1753-1830) | |
| Birth | 1793 | Hartland, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 7 Jul 1793 (age 0) | Hartland, Devon, England1,3 |
| Occupation | 1829 (age 35-36) | mariner; Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Maudlin Lane | ||
| Occupation | 1835 (age 41-42) | mariner; Northam, Devon, England4 |
| Northam Town | ||
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 56) | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales5 |
| 197 Commercial Road, St Woolos | ||
| Occupation | 30 Mar 1851 (age 57-58) | Ship owner; Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales5 |
| Occupation | 26 Sep 1852 (age 58-59) | licensed victualler6 |
| Occupation | 6 Sep 1858 (age 64-65) | Master Mariner7 |
| Death | 29 Sep 1864 (age 70-71) | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales8 |
| Ruperra Street | ||
| Name: | Mary PRUST1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1793 | |
| Death | 1829 (age 36) | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Maudlin Lane | ||
| Burial | 7 Apr 1829 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Maudlin Lane in the parish church of St Michael the Archangel on the Mount Without |
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| Name: | Elizabeth Prust HEARD5 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 1825 (cal) | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England5 |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 15) | Northam, Devon, England9 |
| Cross Street | ||
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 25) | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales5 |
| 197 Commercial Road, St Woolos | ||
| Name: | John Prust HEARD | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 12 Mar 1829 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Baptism | 8 Apr 1829 (age 0) | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England10 |
| Maudlin Lane in St Michael the Archangel on the Mount Without |
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| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 12) | Northam, Devon, England9 |
| Cross Street | ||
| Occupation | frm 28 Nov 1850 to 2 Jul 1851 (age 21-22) | 2nd Mate; brig Silurian, 300 tons, of Newport, Monmouth, Wales |
| He was discharged at Glasgow on 2 July 1851 | ||
| Occupation | 1851 (age 21-22) | Merchant seaman, Mate's certificate; Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| 8 Commercial Road On 31 July 1851 he was granted a Mate's Certificate of Service, number 61, 408, after 9 years coasting and foreign trade. His date of birth is wrongly recorded as 1830 on his seaman documents. His mate's claim for certificate of service records the following : Thomas & Elizabeth, Bideford, 111 tons, apprentice, coasting & foreign, 1842 - 1846. Bideford, Bideford, 120, seaman, foreign trade, 1846-1847. Wellesley, London, 1300, seaman, China trade, 1847-1850. Silurian, Newport, 300, 2nd Mate, foreign trade, from 1850-1851. |
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| 1 | Peter E Murray, Murray Heard Research. |
| 2 | Devon Marriages. Hartland. Cit. Date: 4 June 1824. Archive reference 1201A/PR/1/11 Heard was incorrectly spelt as Herd |
| 3 | Devon Baptisms. Hartland. Cit. Date: 7 July 1793. Archive reference 1201A/PR/1/4 |
| 4 | Northam burials on Genuki. Northam Town, Northam. Cit. Date: 17 April 1835. |
| 5 | Text From Source: Census England 1851 Address: 197 Commercial Road, St Woolos Place: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Richard Heard,Head,Mar,M,56,Ship owner,Hartland, Devon, England, Alice Heard,Wife,Mar,F,54,,Hartland, Devon, England, Elizabeth Prust Heard,Daughter,Unm,F,25,,Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Alice Burnard Heard,Daughter,Unm,F,20,,Northam, Devon, England, William Esau Heard,Son,Unm,M,16,ship broker,Northam, Devon, England, There were two lodgers - both ship brokers. Henry Hulen, 23 and Charles Foster,19. Elizabeth Mouton, aged 50, was the family's servant. |
| 6 | Text From Source: 1852, Marriage solemnized at St Dunstan and All Saints Parish Church in the Parish of Stepney in the County of Marriage No: London, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93/DUN/091 When Married: 26 Sep 1852 Name and Surname: Henry Hellyer and Alice Burnard Heard Age: 24 and 21 Condition: Bachelor and Spinster Rank or Profession: ship broker and - Residence at the time of Marriage: Newport and Stepney Father's Name and Surname: George Hellyer and Richard Heard Rank or Profession of Father: merchant and licensed victualler Married in the church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, By Licence by me, R.Lee Rector. This Marriage was solemnized between us, Henry Hellyer and Alice Burnard Heard in the Presence of us, Matthew John Wilson, Anne Hay |
| 7 | Text From Source: 1858, Marriage solemnized at St Paul's in the Parish of Newport in the County of Marriage No: Monmouthshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1551-1994, Ancestry.co.uk When Married: 6 Sep 1858 Name and Surname: William Esau Heard and Julia A Griffiths Age: 23 and 22 Condition: Bachelor and Spinster Rank or Profession: ship broker and - Residence at the time of Marriage: 24 Ruperra Street, Newport and King's Vale Villa, Queen Street, Newport Father's Name and Surname: Richard Heard and David Griffiths Rank or Profession of Father: Master Mariner and Agent Married in the church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, By Licence by me, J. Tinson Wrenford - Minister. This Marriage was solemnized between us, William Esau Heard and Julia A Griffiths in the Presence of us, E.J.Griffiths, S.M.Griffiths |
| 8 | National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations). Principal Registry, London. Cit. Date: 6 May 1865. |
| 9 | Text From Source: Census England 1841 Address: Cross Street Place: Northam, Devon, England Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born Alice Heard,F,40,,Y Elizabeth Prust Heard,F,15,,Y Alice Burnard Heard,F,10,,Y John Prust Heard,M,12,,Y William Esau Heard,M,6,,Y Harriet Brown Heard,F,15,,Y Alice was with her own children, her two step children and her niece Harriet. It is likely that Richard was away at sea. There was also a live-in servant, Ann Hopper, aged 20 |
| 10 | Parish register, marriage, Bishop's Transcripts. Bristol St Michael the Archangel on the Mount Without. Cit. Date: 8 April 1829. Reference: EP/V/4/37/14 |