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Richard HEARD (1878-1947)

Name: Richard HEARD1
Sex: Male
Father: James HEARD (1829-1897)
Mother: Ellen FURSDON (1855-1914)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth 22 May 1878 East Village - Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 19 Jun 1878 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England2
Occupation agricultural labourer
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 2) Sandford, Devon, England3
East Village
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 12) Sandford, Devon, England4
East Village
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 12) Farm Servant Indoors; Sandford, Devon, England4
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 22) Sandford, Devon, England5
Doddridge Cottage East Village
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 22) General Farm Labourer; Sandford, Devon, England5
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 32) Sandford, Devon, England6
East Village, Sandford
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 32) agricultural labourer; Sandford, Devon, England6
Census 19 Jun 1921 (age 46) Stockleigh English, Devon, England7
Piend Farm
Occupation 19 Jun 1921 (age 43) agricultural labourer; Stockleigh English, Devon, England7
Employment: W.J Kerslake
Place of Work: Piend, Stockleigh English
Census 29 Sep 1939 (age 61) Shobrooke, Devon, England8
Coombe Orchard
Occupation 29 Sep 1939 (age 61) agricultural labourer (incapacitated); Shobrooke, Devon, England8
Death 31 Dec 1947 (age 69) Exeter, Devon, England
Cause: 44I. Cerebral thrombosis. II. Complete blindness, deformity of nose etc.due to an accident at age 13 years. Death from natural causes.
Address: 77 Heavitree Road.
Residence, 28 Attwyll Avenue, where his brother lived. Certificate received from W. Rackwood Cocks, Coroner for City and County of Exeter. Inquest held 2 January 1948. He died in Heavitree Hospital, which was in transition from its role as the Workhouse.

Sources

1www.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
2DRO Sandford MF 31.
3Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
James Heard Head Mar 49 Cordwainer Sandford, Devon
Ellen Heard Wife Mar 27 East Village - Sandford, Devon
Albert James Heard Son Unm 14 Scholar East Village - Sandford, Devon
Henry Fursdon Son Unm 7 Scholar East Village - Sandford, Devon
John Heard Son Unm 5 Scholar East Village - Sandford, Devon
Richard Heard Son Unm 2 East Village - Sandford, Devon
Sandford ED RG11/2231 Folio 72 Page 5. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
4Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
James Heard Head M 59 Corwainer Sandford, Devon
Ellen Heard Wife M 36 East Village - Sandford, Devon
Richard Heard Son S 12 Farm Servant East Village - Sandford, Devon
Alice Heard Dau S 9 Scholar East Village - Sandford, Devon
Annie Heard Dau S 7 Scholar East Village - Sandford, Devon
Walter Heard Son S 5 Scholar East Village - Sandford, Devon
Ernest Heard Son S 3 East Village - Sandford, Devon
Sandford ED 8 RG12/1761 Folio 61 Page 6. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
5Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Ellen Fursdon Head W 45 East Village - Sandford, Devon
Harry Heard Son S 27 General Farm Labourer East Village - Sandford, Devon
Richard Heard Son S 22 General Farm Labourer East Village - Sandford, Devon
Frederick Heard Son S 9 Scholar Sandford, Devon
Sandford ED 6 RG13/2131 Folio 48 Page 7. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
6Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Ellen Heard Head Mar 55 East Village - Sandford, Devon, England
Henry Heard Son Unm 37 Horseman on Farm East Village - Sandford, Devon, England
John Heard Son Unm 35 Carpenter East Village - Sandford, Devon, England
Richard Heard Son Unm 32 Farm Labourer East Village - Sandford, Devon, England
RG14/13201 RG78/765 RD281 SD4 ED6 SN9. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
7(RG15/10779 RD 281 SD 3 ED2 SN 38).
Text From Source: Census England 1921
Address: Piend Farm
Place: Stockleigh English, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages
Richard Heard,Servant,46,M,Single,Sandford, Devon, England,,,agricultural labourer,W.J Kerslake,Piend, Stockleigh English,,
Richard was living in the house of his employer, Walter Kerslake, 49 and his wife Bessie, 49.
8(1939 Register).
Text From Source: Register England & Wales 1939
Address: Coombe Orchard
Place: Shobrooke, Devon, England

Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments
Smith, William,,M,26 Dec 1880,M,horseman on farm,
Smith, Annie,,F,29 Nov 1883,M,unpaid domestic duties,
Heard, Richard,,M,22 May 1878,S,agricultural labourer (incapacitated),
Spear, Walter,,M,10 May 1915,S,grocery and provisions shop assistant,
brother-in-law and nephew were living with them. It seems probable that William and Annie brought Walter up after his mother's death.