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
Married 1878 in Buckland Brewer Their eldest son was Titus George the father of the Andrew family at Fitzhead. This is from a Glover family web site. Oliver Bray Andrew (1854~ Parkham, DEV, ENG -) Census: 3 Apr 1881 in Great Torrington, Torrington, Devon, England –… 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
Ethel Champion 1877-1968 married Jesse Hawkings, hence the connection between the two families. The Champion family tree is featured on this website.
The Hawkings family was researched by Denis Hawkings and we hope to add his books to the site with the permission of his son, the Rev Tim Hawkings. Most of the information on these pages comes from his books. Denis found the first mention of a Hawkins (the spelling changes)… Continue reading