They were married in 1902 in Blackford, Wedmore – where Helen came from, daughter of George and Rosa Maria Duckett, farmers. He was musical, playing the banjo and composing his own songs. In 1914 Kelly’s Directory he is listed as private resident, 20 College Street (not in the commercial section)…. Continue reading
They were cousins, Mary Anne being the daughter of George Hawkings. In the 1881 census he is listed as farming at Paradise Farm, with Mary Anne, George aged 2 and his daughter who had not yet been named at the age of 2 days. In the 1883 Post Office Directory… Continue reading
Ivor Championborn: 04 FEB 1876 died: 27 SEP 1916 Killed on the Somme Report from Bristol Grammar School: “Son of Edward Champion, tiller of the soil, and of Martha, of Horse Croft Farm Bratton, Westbury. Older brother to Stanley I, and Maurice R. After the death of Edward Champion, Martha… Continue reading
William married Mary Jane Joyce at Withel Florey, Somerset, England in 1879 and they had 5 children. She came from Kingsbrompton (probably the farm near Dulverton), in Somerset. In the 1881 census they are living at 1 Barnstable Road, where he is assistant Baker to his father then living at… Continue reading
Richard married Martha Metherwell from Paignton in Islington, London where he was a compositor (printer)in 1870. They lived for some time in Camberwell and then in Deptford, with 5 children
Lived at Parkham all his life 1861 and 1871 census both listed as son.
The Family of Edmund and Mary Hawkings, married in April 1860 at Burnham, by licence as Mary was only nineteen. “Witnesses at the wedding – Jane Cook Hembry (certainly a relative of Mary’s but exact kinship unknown – could she have been her Godmother?), W. Hawkinqs (bit straight to the… Continue reading
Grandpa and Granny met at Waterrow Chapel (Methodist of course) Grandpa with his siblings and his parents were living about 2 miles up the road at Chipstable. Granny used to come up from South Molton and stay with her maternal Grandparents (Joyces) who farmed at Fleed Farm which is on… Continue reading
Born 1848 at East Brent, one of 9 children. Parents were John and Maria. Extracts from Denis Hawkings book “Edward Champion was born in 1847 and married Martha Board on 11th March 1875. Martha was born in 1850 at East Brent. It appears that the family had arrived at Lympsham… Continue reading