Born Mar 5th 1896, Married Aug 27th 1924 – Dorothy Blanche Plaister, Died Feb 3rd 1968. They had one son – Denis, born 1927 at Apple Tree Farm, who wrote the books about the Hawkings family.
In 1891 William was living with his father in the Bakers shop. In 1901 at the age of 15 he was a boarder at school in Chulmleigh. In 1904 aged 18 he married Lilian Hillier in Kennington, London. By 1910 they had three children and separated, with a bitter dispute… Continue reading
Lived with her parents in South Molton, although she often stayed with her Grandparents (John and Jane Joyce at Fleed Farm, is there for the census in 1901 aged 16) until she married George (Titus) Andrew in 1907 and moved to Holwell. They met at Waterrow Methodist Chapel. Titus G… Continue reading
Lived with her parents in the Bakers shop, Barnstable Road and in the 1901 census was listed as their shop assistant. After the shop was sold in 1910, in 1911 she is in the census as living with George and Nance at Holwell. She seems to have never really had… Continue reading
Census data 1861,71 and 81 living with his father 1891 29 Broad Street, Jeweller – Gold Household 1901 Census 1911 – back to being listed as a jeweller again
Member Information Full Name Annie Jane Clarke – Birth #1 Date of Birth abt 1860 Place of Birth South Molton, Devon, England Father Richard Clarke Mother Elizabeth Clarke Siblings Richard Clarke, John Clarke, Elizh Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke, Charles Clarke, William Clarke Spouse #1 Name Unknown Date of Marriage Children
Member Information Full Name Elizabeth Clarke – Birth #1 Date of Birth abt 1844 Place of Birth South Molton, Devon, England Father Richard Clarke Mother Elizabeth Clarke Siblings Richard Clarke, John Clarke, Elizh Clarke, Annie Jane Clarke, Charles Clarke, William Clarke Spouse #1 Name Unknown Date of Marriage Children
The Champion and Hawkings families are only recorded as living at the farm for a short amount of time towards the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries up to the tragic death of Jesse Hawkings on the farm in 1917, the farm is important in the memories of… 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
Member Information Full Name George Andrew – Birth #1 Date of Birth 31 Jan 1830 Place of Birth East Putford, Devon, England Father Edmund Smale Andrew Mother Ann Bray Siblings Jane Andrew, Julia Andrew, Mary Ann Andrew, William Edmund Andrew, John Andrew, Edmund Andrew, James Andrew, Thomas Andrew Spouse #1 Name Betsy Brook Date of Marriage Children Oliver… Continue reading