James Richard WILLIAMS

Abt 1860 - 1950  (~ 90 years)

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• Name	James Richard WILLIAMS
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Abt Jul 1860	Meavy, Devon, England
  	From the 1861 census where shown as aged 8 mths. Shown as born Walkhampton in 1901 census.
  Baptised	9 Sep 1860	St. Peter’s Church, Meavy, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 27 Jun 2015)
  Gender	Male
  Residence	From 1888 to 1891	Plympton, Devon, England
  	When son William was baptised and at the time of the 1891 census
  Occupation	1888	Plympton, Devon, England
  	Gardener
  	At the time his son William was baptised
  Occupation	1891	Plympton, Devon, England
  	Labourer in China Clay Works
  	When his son Arthur was baptised
  Residence	1894	Lovaton, Meavy, Devon, England
  	When his daughter Cecilia was baptised
  Occupation	1894
  	Labourer
  	When his daughter Cecilia was baptised
  Residence	From 1900 to 1950	Sparkatown Farm, Meavy, Devon, England
  	Shown as his daughter Cecilia's abode when she was buried, still there when he died half a century later
  Occupation	From 1900 to 1911	Sparkatown Farm, Meavy, Devon, England
  	Farmer
  	Farming at Sparkatown by the time of the burial of his daughter, still there at the time of the 1911 census, when James was shown as farmer and his 2 sons were working with him on the farm. A niece was working for them as a general servant, Elsie Maud Doyle, I think she was more likely a niece of Emma than of James.
  Civic duty	1924	Meavy School, Meavy, Devon, England
  	Trustee
  	From entry in archives catalogue (seems to imply he was a trustee from 1924, though not very clear)
  Died	10 Aug 1950
  	Date from Probate Calendar entry In the BMDs column in the Western Morning News of 12 Aug 1950: "Williams, - On August 10 at Sparkatown Dousland James Richard aged 90. Funeral on Monday, Three p.m. at Meavy Church."
  Probate	28 Sep 1950	London, England
  	Calendar entry
  	"Williams James Richard of Sparkatown Farm Meavy Yelverton Devonshire died 10 August 1950 Probate London 28 September to Arthur James Williams farmer. Effects £2701 14s. 1d."
  Buried	St. Peter’s Church, Meavy, Devon, England
  	From Dartmoor Press info, shows as aged 89, husband of Emma (who is commemorated on the same stone)
  Siblings	6 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. James Richard WILLIAMS,   b. Abt Jul 1860, Meavy, Devon, England ,   d. 10 Aug 1950  (Age ~ 90 years) ▻ Emma CHARD,  m. 14 Nov 1887   2. John Thomas WILLIAMS,   b. Abt 1862, Meavy, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Henry WILLIAMS,   b. 20 May 1864, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Arthur WILLIAMS,   b. 2 Aug 1866, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England ,   d. 27 Oct 1933, Plympton Reg Dist, Devon, England  (Age 67 years) ▻ Mary STAPLIN,  m. Mar Q 1893   5. Richard WILLIAMS,   b. 10 Mar 1868,   d. 3 Sep 1868  (Age 0 years) 6. Richard Jonas WILLIAMS,   b. 2 Dec 1869, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England ,   d. 19 Feb 1949  (Age 79 years) ▻ Amelia Ellen BAKERVILLE,  m. 3 Sep 1893 + 7. Mark Northmore WILLIAMS,   b. Abt 1872, Meavy, Devon, England ,   d. 16 Aug 1932  (Age ~ 60 years) ▻ Annie Florence EVANS,  m. Dec Q 1906 + 8. Mary Cecilia WILLIAMS,   b. Abt 1873, Meavy, Devon, England ,   d. Sep Q 1954, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England  (Age ~ 81 years) ▻ Richard STAPLIN,  m. 1 Apr 1894
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James WILLIAMS,   b. Abt 1792, Lezant, Cornwall, England ,   d. 4 May 1857  (Age ~ 65 years)  (Grandfather)  Grace DRAKE,   b. Abt 1792,   d. 21 Oct 1830  (Age ~ 38 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I11321	All
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	William WILLIAMS,   b. Abt 1837, Walkhampton, Devon, England ,   d. 21 May 1908  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Cecilia Foote NORTHMORE,   bap. 14 Dec 1828, St. Peter’s Church, Meavy, Devon, England ,   d. 28 Mar 1913  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1860	St. Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 27 Sep 2012): William Williams, 22, bachelor, labourer, residence: 1 George Place, father James Williams, farmer; Cecilia Foot Northmore, 30, spinster, no occupation, residence: 4 Belmont Street, father Richard Northmore, farmer; "Married in the Parish Church ... Established Church after Banns No. 1030 by me, R. J. Mooyaart(?), Curate This Marriage was solemnized between us, { William X Williams (his mark), Cecilia Foot Northmore in the presence of us, Stephen Thomas Verrent, Jane X Reed (her mark)" The 1911 census shows that William and Cecilia had 8 children, of whom 7 were then still living.
  Family ID	F5181	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma CHARD,   b. Abt 1858, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England ,   d. 17 May 1941  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Banns of marriage	From 23 Oct 1887 to 6 Nov 1887	St. Peter’s Church, Meavy, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 26 Jun 2015)
  Married	14 Nov 1887	St. Peter’s Church, Meavy, Devon, England
  	From DFHS index to PR entries The 1911 census shows that James and Emma had just the 3 children.
  Children	3 children
  1. William Maurice WILLIAMS,   b. 19 Mar 1888, Plympton, Devon, England ,   d. 5 Aug 1915  (Age 27 years) + 2. Arthur James WILLIAMS,   b. 18 Feb 1891, Plympton, Devon, England ,   d. 11 Mar 1966  (Age 75 years) ▻ Florence Gertrude PALMER  m. Jun Q 1925;   Ethel Catherine BIRCH  m. Jun Q 1937   3. Cecilia Emeline WILLIAMS,   bap. 27 May 1894, St. Peter’s Church, Meavy, Devon, England ,   d. 18 May 1900  (Age ~ 5 years)
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2016
  Family ID	F7404	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart