Philip TRANT

Abt 1823 - 1899  (~ 76 years)

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• Name	Philip TRANT
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Abt 1823	Frogmore, Devon, England
  	Family were living at Frogmore when Philip was baptised, so he was probably born there.
  Baptised	26 Oct 1823	St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Alma Cottage, Union Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, England
  	Shown as married but wife not present on census night. His 14 year old nephew, also called Philip Trant, son of his brother William, was living with him and working for him as a servant.
  Occupation	1861	Kingsbridge, Devon, England
  	Ironmonger coal and manure merchant
  	Employing 4 labourers
  Residence	From 1871 to 1891	Mill Street, Kingsbridge, Devon, England
  	His nephew Philip Trant, son of his brother William, was still living with him in 1881, and working for him, now shown as a clerk. In 1881 Philip was no longer with him, but another nephew, George, son of his brother James, had taken his place as an assistant.
  Occupation	1871
  	Coal Merchant
  	Described as a merchant such when granted probate for his father, a coal merchant according to the census.
  Occupation	From 1891 to 1899	Kingsbridge, Devon, England
  	Merchant
  	Merchant of what not specified in the census; also described as a merchant (without any more detail) in his probate calendar entry.
  Died	18 Jul 1899	Kingsbridge, Devon, England
  	GRO ref: Trant, Philip q3 1899 aged 76 Kingsbridge RD 5b 127 (only Philip Trant with close match on age / dob) Actual date and place from probate calendar entry
  Probate.	16 Dec 1899	Exeter, Devon, England
  	Calendar entry
  	"TRANT Philip of Kingsbridge Devonshire merchant died 18 July 1899 Probate Exeter 16 December to Richard Brooking Trant farmer Philip Trant merchant and William Beer gentleman Effects £4584 16s." Richard Brooking Trant and Philip Trant were both nephews, Richard son of Philip's brother Richard and Philip son of his brother William.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 5 sisters
  + 1. John TRANT,   b. 1812, Sherford, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Elizabeth JARVIS,  m. 24 Jun 1835   2. Mary TRANT,   bap. 29 Sep 1814, St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England ,   d. Abt 1842  (Age ~ 27 years) + 3. Richard TRANT,   bap. 22 Apr 1817, St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England ,   d. 2 Jan 1891, Tregoad, St. Martin’s, Cornwall, England  (Age ~ 73 years) ▻ Susanna BROOKING,  m. 19 Sep 1849 + 4. William TRANT,   b. 9 Aug 1819, Frogmore, Devon, England ,   d. 15 Nov 1890, Ash Farm, Stoke Fleming, Devon, England  (Age 71 years) ▻ Mary JARVIS,  m. Jun Q 1842   5. Elizabeth Ann TRANT,   bap. 7 Nov 1821, St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England ,   d. 15 Nov 1843, Venn, East Allington, Devon, England  (Age ~ 22 years) 6. Philip TRANT,   b. Abt 1823, Frogmore, Devon, England ,   d. 18 Jul 1899, Kingsbridge, Devon, England  (Age ~ 76 years) ▻ Elizabeth COAD,  m. 25 Jan 1858 7. Sarah Jane TRANT,   bap. 22 Feb 1826, St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England ,   d. Aft 1868  (Age ~ 42 years) ▻ Lewis EDWARDS,  m. Jun Q 1846 + 8. James TRANT,   b. Abt 1828, East Allington, Devon, England ,   d. Jun Q 1888, Lambeth Reg Dist, London, England  (Age ~ 60 years) ▻ Caroline STEER,  m. 12 Jun 1855   9. Emily Caroline TRANT,   b. 21 Nov 1830, East Allington, Devon, England ,   d. 21 Oct 1843, Venn, East Allington, Devon, England  (Age 12 years) 10. Eleanor ("Ellen") TRANT,   b. 24 Jul 1832, East Allington, Devon, England ,   d. 9 May 1904, Venn, East Allington, Devon, England  (Age 71 years) ▻ Henry Steer GEYLE,  m. Mar Q 1876
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John TRANT,   b. Est 1715,   d. Abt Oct 1781, Sherford, Devon, England  (Age ~ 66 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Mary Anne EDWARDS,   b. Abt 1786, Sherford, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I5664	All
  Last Modified	5 May 2022

  
  

  Father	William TRANT,   b. Abt 1786, Sherford, Devon, England ,   d. 6 Dec 1869, Venn, East Allington, Devon, England  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Anne EDWARDS,   b. Abt 1786, Sherford, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Jan 1812	St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 24 Apr 2015)
  Family ID	F111	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth COAD,   b. Abt 1821, Ermington, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	25 Jan 1858	Baptist Chapel, Kingsbridge, Devon, England
  	Philip was married by the time of the 1861 census, although his wife was not with him on census night that year. GRO ref: TRANT, Philip to Coad, Elizabeth q1 1858 Kingsbridge RD 5b 345 Announced in the The Kingsbridge Gazette of 30 Jan 1858, p.1, col.2: "January 25th, at the Baptist Chapel, Mr. Philip Trant, of Kingsbridge, fourth son of Mr. W. Trant, of Venn, to Elizabeth, fourth daughter of Mr. Samuel Coad, of Ford farm."
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F7180	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - Abt 1823 - Frogmore, Devon, England  Baptised - 26 Oct 1823 - St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England  Occupation - Ironmonger coal and manure merchant - 1861 - Kingsbridge, Devon, England  Occupation - Merchant - From 1891 to 1899 - Kingsbridge, Devon, England  Died - 18 Jul 1899 - Kingsbridge, Devon, England  Probate. - Calendar entry - 16 Dec 1899 - Exeter, Devon, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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