Digory STEVENS
- Born: Cir 1824, South Petherwin, Cornwall, England
- Baptised: 30 Oct 1825, South Petherwin, Cornwall, England
- Marriage (1): Ann HARRIS on 26 Mar 1846 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England
- Marriage (2): Emma HALL on 13 Apr 1893 in Rushmere, Suffolk, England
- Died: 9 Jan 1905, Tetcott, Devon, England aged about 81
- Buried: Tetcott, Devon, England
General Notes:
Baptism - from transcript disk of Cornish Baptisms Digory Stevens, son of Digory & Mary, 30th October 1825, South Petherwin, father=labourer
Double marriage? Marriages Mar 1846 Launceston 9 175 Doidge Mary Ann Down William Harris Ann Hooper Ann Jeffery Mary Mayne John Stevens Degory Stevens Digory Stevens Samuel - at Wesleyan Chapel in Liskeard Digory Stevens - aged 22 and Ann Harris - aged 24 Witnesses were Martha ??Beskawill?? and Susan ??Butlers??
Date of death , age and names of wives, father and uncle taken from stones in Tetcott cemetery
FreeBMD Marriages Jun 1893 Woodbridge 4a 1339 Athroll Robert George Atteroll Robert George HALL Emma Woodbridge Stevens Digory Woodbridge Walford Agnes Amelia Woodbridge
Certificate confirms Digory Stevens and Emma Hall. Digory was a gardener from Tetcott and Emma from Rushmere. Parents were Digory Stevens (deceased) and Jonathan Hall (deceased). Witnesses were Samuel Hall and Emily Mary Hall
Moved from Cornwall by 1861- probably by 1853 (daughter Mary was born Devon)
Death Mar 1905 Stevens Digory 77 Holsworthy 5b 397
Probate Calendar 1905 Stevens Digory of Tetcott Devonshire retired farmer died 9 January 1905 Probate Exeter 29 March to Ann Abbott (wife of Francis Abbott) Effects £403 19s 1d.
1841 census HO107/134/8 F8 P9 Trelinnoe, South Petherwin, Cornwall Samuel Stephens, 20, MS, Y Digory do, 10, MS, Y Richard Harris, 15, MS, Y - with Wills family
1851 census HO107/1899 F449 P18 & P19 South Petherwin Village, Cornwall Digory Stevens, Head, Mar, 26, Farm Labourer, Cornwall South Petherwin Ann do, Wife, Mar, 28, , Devon Lovingcott Ann do, Daur, , 4, Scholar, Cornwall South Petherwin Elizabeth Stevens, Daur, , 2, , Cornwall South Petherwin Digory Stevens, Father, Widr, 65, Farm Labourer, Cornwall St Clether Elizabeth do, Sister, U, 21, Lodger, Cornwall South Petherwin
1861 census RG9/1511 F9 P2 Moortown, Tetcott, Devon Digory Stevens, Head, Mar, 35, Farm Labourer, South Petherwin Cornwall Ann do, Wife, Mar, 37, , Luffincott Devon Elizabeth do, Daur, , 12, Scholar, South Petherwin Cornwall Mary do, Daur, , 7, Scholar, Tetcott Devon Thomas do, Son, , 7, Scholar, Tetcott Devon Ann Harris, Lodger, Widow, 76, , North Tamerton Devon
1871 census (as Stephens) RG10/2213 F30 P3 Higher Lane, Tetcott, Devon Digory Stephens, Head, Mar, 45, Laborer, Cornwall S Petherwin Ann do, Wife, Mar, 45, , Devon Luffincott Charles Gilbert, Grandson, , 2, Cornwall N Tamerton
1881 Census RG11/2268 F14 P11 Rectory Cottage, Tetcott, Devon Dijory STEVENS, Head, Mar, 54, Gardener, Cornwall S Petherwin Ann STEVENS, Wife, M, 58, , Devon Luffincott
1891 census (indexed as Degory) RG12/1795 F9 P2 The Rectory, Tetcott, Devon Digory Stevens, Servant, Widower, 63, Gardener (Domestic Servt), Cornwall Sth Petherwin living with Herbert Squire and family (the vicar)
1901 census RG13/2172 F9 P9 Lamb Park House, Tetcott, Devon (next to Rectory Cottage) Digory Stevens, Head, M, 75, Farmer, Southpetherwin Cornwall Emma do, Wife, M, 55, , Sneffling Suffolk Claude Gilbert, G Son, S, 16, Work Man on Farm, North Tamerton Cornwall
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Gardener, 13 Apr 1893, Tetcott, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Laborer, 3 Dec 1853, Tetcott, Devon, England.
Digory married Ann HARRIS, daughter of John HARRIS and Ann, on 26 Mar 1846 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. (Ann HARRIS was born in 1822 in Luffincott, Devon, England, baptised on 9 Jun 1822 in Luffincott, Devon, England, died on 8 May 1888 in Tetcott, Devon, England and was buried on 10 May 1888 in Tetcott, Devon, England.)
Digory next married Emma HALL, daughter of Jonathan HALL and Unknown, on 13 Apr 1893 in Rushmere, Suffolk, England. (Emma HALL was born in 1846 in Sweffling, Suffolk, England, died on 27 Sep 1902 in Tetcott, Devon, England and was buried on 1 Oct 1902 in Tetcott, Devon, England.)
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