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William TRANT
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Name William TRANT Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 4 May 1847 - No birth registration found, in original paper index (as on FreeBMD) or in GRO online index
Baptised 27 May 1847 St. Mary’s Church, Brixham, Devon, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 24 Apr 2015)
Gender Male Occupation 1861 Brixham, Devon, England
Rope maker Died Yes, date unknown
Siblings1 brother and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch
Philip TRANT, b. Est 1715, d. Yes, date unknown (3 x Great Grandfather)
Mary Ann RICHARDS, b. Abt 1826, Brixham, Devon, England
, d. Aft 1861 (Age ~ 36 years) (Mother) 
Person ID I18023 All Last Modified 18 Jul 2024
Father William TRANT, bap. 13 Sep 1823, St. Mary’s Church, Brixham, Devon, England
, d. Sep Q 1855, Portsea Reg Dist, Hampshire, England
(Age ~ 31 years) Mother Mary Ann RICHARDS, b. Abt 1826, Brixham, Devon, England
, d. Aft 1861 (Age ~ 36 years) Married 7 Apr 1844 St. Mary’s Church, Brixham, Devon, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 24 Apr 2015)GRO ref: TRANT, William to RICHARDS, Mary Ann q2 1844 Totnes RD 9 545
Family ID F5594 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Annie SCRIVEN, b. Abt 1847, Hasley Castle, Worcestershire, England
, d. Mar Q 1888, Kensington Reg Dist, London, England
(Age ~ 41 years) Married Dec Q 1874 Totnes Reg Dist, Devon, England
- GRO ref: Trant, William to Scriven, Annie q4 1874 Totnes RD 5b 377
Children5 children Last Modified 13 Apr 2018 Family ID F7206 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth SPAUGHTON, b. Abt 1852, Dinton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
, d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners: SPAUGHTONMarried Sep Q 1891 Chelsea Reg Dist, London, England
- 1911 census shows William and Elizabeth had been married 18 years and had no children together (although they were shown as 'father in law' and 'mother in law' to the head of household - one must have been step)!
Looking for a marriage for the couple they were with shows that the wife was Elizabeth's daughter, not William's.
GRO ref: Trant, William to Spaughton, Elizabeth q3 1891 Chelsea RD 1a 759
Last Modified 3 Jun 2018 Family ID F7203 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Baptised - 27 May 1847 - St. Mary’s Church, Brixham, Devon, England 


Occupation - Rope maker - 1861 - Brixham, Devon, England 


Married - Dec Q 1874 - Totnes Reg Dist, Devon, England 


Child - William John TRANT - 2 Apr 1877 - Newton Abbot, Devon, England 


Child - Harriet Janetta TRANT - Sep Q 1878 - Newton Abbot Reg Dist, Devon, England 


Child - Harry Scrivin TRANT - 7 Jun 1879 - Newton Abbot, Devon, England 


Child - Frank TRANT - Sep Q 1881 - Newton Abbot Reg Dist, Devon, England 


Child - Eleonora (“Laura”) TRANT - 3 Apr 1886 - Newton Abbot, Devon, England 

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