See also

William HEARD [2600] (1827-1892)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1827

  • Beaford, Devon1

  • Baptism:

  • 18 Mar 1827 (age 0)

  • Beaford, Devon1,2

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 14)

  • Beaford, Devon3

  •  

  • Address: Town

    William HEARD 14 was with parents.

  • Military Service:

  • frm 17 Oct 1846 to 31 Oct 1848 (age 18-21)

  • 17th Regiment4

  • Military Service:

  • frm 1 Nov 1848 to 12 Nov 1867 (age 20-40)

  • 1/14th Regiment4

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 43)

  • Beaford, Devon5

  •  

  • Address: Myrtle Cottage

    William HEARD 43 a Chelsea Pensioner from Beaford was with his wife Mary and sons Edward John 12, Thomas 8 and Robert Arthur 1.

  • Occupation:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 43-44)

  • Chelsea Pensioner5

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 53)

  • Beaford, Devon6

  •  

  • Address: Village

    William HEARD 53 a Chelsea Pensioner from Beaford was with his wife Mary and children Robert Arthur 11, Herbert 9, Charles 4 and Maria 3. They had a Domestic Servant Rosa ISAAC 15 from Beaford.

  • Occupation:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 53-54)

  • Chelsea Pensioner6

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 64)

  • Beaford, Devon7

  •  

  • Address: Gunsmiths Arms

    William HEARD 64 a Innkeeper & Farmer Employer from Beaford was with his wife Mary and children Herbert 19, Maria 13 and Francis C 9. They employed a General Servant Augusta COLE 15 from Roborough.

  • Occupation:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 63-64)

  • innkeeper and farmer; Beaford, Devon7

  •  

  • Address: Gunsmiths Arms

  • Death:

  • 9 Jan 1892 (age 65)

  • Beaford, Devon8,9

  •  

  • Address: Gunsmith's Arms

  • Burial:

  • aft 9 Jan 1892

  • Beaford, Devon10

Marriage (1)

Marriage (2)

Individual Note

 

See our pages on Devon Pubs, Beaford Mis

and descents from George HEARD

 

 

 

Sources

1.

Rebecca HILTON, Information on FOLLAND, (e-mail 18 Nov 2003).

2.

Beaford Parish Register PR4 Baptisms 1813-1855, (Microfiche). Entry 297. North Devon Record Office, Tuly Street,

Barnstable,

Devon,

EX31 1EL. Tel: 01271 388607/8, Email: ndevrec@devon.gov.uk, Web: www.devon.gov.uk/record_office.htm.

3.

PRO, Census UK 1841 Beaford, Devon HO107/ 242/ 5 fo 7 (Town), (HO107/ 242/ 5 fo 7-8 p 8-10). Ancestry.co.uk.

4.

HEARD William - Soldiers Papers.

5.

PRO, Census UK 1871 Beaford, Devon RG10/2196 fo 14 (Tricks Row/Myrtle Cottage/Village), (RG10/2196 fo 14 p19). Ancestry.co.uk.

6.

PRO, Census UK 1881 Beaford, Devon RG11/2255 fo 5 (Village), (RG11/2255 fo 5 p 3-4). p4 sch:19. Ancestry.co.uk.

7.

PRO, Census UK 1891 Beaford, Devon RG12/1783 fo 13 (Gunsmiths Arms), (RG12/1783 fo 13 p19). Ancestry.co.uk.

8.

FreeBMD website for GRO index of Births / Marriages / Deaths. Cit. Date: Q1 1892. FreeBMD Website.

9.

HEARD Probates. Ancestry.co.uk.

10.

Memorial Inscriptions on gravestones in Beaford churchyard. 19. Cit. Date: 19 March 2008. Own Collection.

11.

FreeBMD website for GRO index of Births / Marriages / Deaths. Cit. Date: Q3 1868. FreeBMD Website.

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