See also
| Husband: | John FURSDON (c. 1827-1858) | |
| Wife: | Maria DREW (c. 1819-1884) | |
| Children: | Mary Ann FURSDON (1853- ) | |
| Ellen FURSDON (1855-1914) | ||
| Marriage | 17 Apr 1853 | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Name: | John FURSDON1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Samuel FURSDON (c. 1788-1856) | |
| Mother: | Elizabeth GIBBINGS (c. 1791-1874) | |
| Birth | c. 26 Dec 1827 | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 26 Dec 1827 (age 0) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Agricultural labourer, Soldier | |
| Death | 14 Mar 1858 (age 30) | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Cause: Killed while storming the engine house at Lucknow, India duriung the siege of Lucknow | ||
| Name: | Maria DREW1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Richard DREW (1794-1882) | |
| Mother: | Mary MILFORD (1798- ) | |
| Birth | c. 1819 | Crediton , Devon, England |
| Baptism | 18 Jul 1819 (age 0) | |
| Occupation | Dressmaker | |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 20) | Crediton , Devon, England2 |
| Brandison, Crediton Tything (Uford Tything) | ||
| Census | 1861 (age 40) | Sandford, Devon, England3 |
| East Village Maria is wrongly recorded as Tryphena Drew in the 1861 census. She is at East village with her parents and her daughters |
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| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 51) | Sandford, Devon, England4 |
| East Village | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1871 (age 51) | Dressmaker; Sandford, Devon, England4 |
| Death | 12 Jul 1884 (age 64-65) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Cause: Cirrhosis of liver | ||
| Name: | Mary Ann FURSDON1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse 1: | James SPEAR (1852- ) | |
| Birth | Q3 1853 | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 7) | Sandford, Devon, England5 |
| East Village | ||
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 68) | Sandford, Devon, England6 |
| Prowse Cottage | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 67) | home duties; Sandford, Devon, England6 |
| Name: | Ellen FURSDON1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | James HEARD (1829-1897) | |
| Birth | Q2 1855 | East Village - Sandford, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 3 Jun 1855 (age 0) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 5) | Sandford, Devon, England5 |
| East Village | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 16) | Sandford, Devon, England4 |
| East Village | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1871 (age 16) | General Domestic Servant; Sandford, Devon, England4 |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 27) | Sandford, Devon, England7 |
| East Village | ||
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 36) | Sandford, Devon, England8 |
| East Village | ||
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 45) | Sandford, Devon, England9 |
| Doddridge Cottage East Village | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 55) | Sandford, Devon, England10 |
| East Village, Sandford Widowed Ellen is living with unmarried sons Henry, John and Richard |
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| Death | Jul 1914 (age 59) | Lillybrook Cottages - Sandford, Devon, England |
| Burial | 23 Jul 1914 | |
At Dira, without parents, in 1841, aged 12
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Text From Source: Name Age Occupation Where Born Richard Drew 45 Agricultural Labourer Mary Drew 40 Maria Drew 20 Tryphena Fey 20 George Fey 20 Agricultural Labourer John Fey 1 mths |
| Crediton ED 9 HO107/215 Book 10 Folio ? Page 17. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 3 | 1861 census. RG9/1474 Folio 81 Page 10 Sandford ED9. |
| 4 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Maria Drew Head Wid 51 Dressmaker Crediton , Devon Ellen Fursdon Dau Unm 16 Domestic Servant East Village - Sandford, Devon Richard Drew Father Wid 73 Agricultural Labourer Colebrooke, Devon |
| Sandford ED 9 RG10/2163 Folio 72 Page 10. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 5 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Richard Drew Head Mar 69 Agricultural Labourer Colebrooke, Devon Mary Drew Wife Mar 67 Colebrooke, Devon Maria Drew Dau W 40 Dressmaker Brandirons(Brandison) Crediton, Devon Mary Ann Fursdon Grandaur 7 Scholar Sandford, Devon Ellen Fursdon 5 Scholar East Village - Sandford, Devon |
| Sandford ED 9 RG9/1474 Folio 81 Page 10. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 6 | Text From Source: Census England 1921 Address: Prowse Cottage Place: Sandford, Devon, England Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages James Spear,Head,69,M,Married,Sandford, Devon, England,,,farm labourer,,No fixed place,, Mary Ann Spear,Wife,68,F,Married,Sandford, Devon, England,,,home duties,,,, Henry Fursdon,Boarder,47y 9m,M,Single,Sandford, Devon, England,,,Horseman on farm,Mr.Henry Stoyle,Prowse farm, Sandford,, Ernest Heard,Boarder,33y 1m,M,Single,Sandford, Devon, England,,,Horseman on farm,Mr C.May,Priorton Farm, Sandford,, Henry and Ernest were Mary Ann's nephews, sons of her sister Ellen Fursdon |
| 7 | Text 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. |
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| 8 | Text 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. |
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| 9 | Text 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. |
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| 10 | Text 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. |