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Sercombe Family

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Sheila

Sheila Report 9 Mar 2013 17:03

I would like information please on;=
Laura Kingdom b 1860 married to ------- Sercombe (looking for christian name).
Children
John b 1884 Exeter
Francis b 1886 Exeter
Emily b 1888 Exeter
Harry b 1891 Exeter.
Did any of them marry/have children.

Laura later married Walter Matthews b 1850 Budleigh Salterton and had sons
Edward b 1891/4 Exeter did he marry.
Alfred E b 1898 Exeter he married Ethel Kelly b 1899 Exeter in 1924,divorced between 1932/1938,was he married before Ethel or after divorce.

Anything would be a help.
Thank you
Sheila

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 9 Mar 2013 17:09

For ref only.

1901 England Census
about Laura Matthews
Name: Laura Matthews
[Laura Sercombe]
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Walter Matthews
Gender: Female
Where born: Rackenford, Devon, England

Civil parish: Exeter
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Major
County/Island: Devon
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Exeter
Sub-registration district: Exeter
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 202
Piece: 2045
Folio: 22
Page Number: 35
Household Members: Name Age
Walter Matthews 52
Laura Matthews 41
John Sercombe 17
Emily M Sercombe 13
Harrys Ercombe 10
Edward L Matthews 7
Alfred E Matthews 3
Francis Matthews 15


MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 9 Mar 2013 17:14

Hello Sheila, have you looked for any records on FreeBMD?
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 Mar 2013 17:15

1891 census, mistranscribed:

1891 England Census
about Emily M Seccombe Name: Emily M Seccombe
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Relation: Daughter
Mother's name: Laura Seccombe
Gender: Female
Where born: Exeter

Civil parish: St Lawrence
Ecclesiastical parish: St Lawrence
Town: Exeter
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Registration district: Exeter
Sub-registration district: Exeter Western
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1692
Folio: 51
Page Number: 18
Household Members: Name Age
Laura Seccombe 32
Emily M Seccombe 3
Harry Seccombe 1/12

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 Mar 2013 17:21

Francis with grandparents in 1891:

1891 England Census
about Francis Sercombe Name: Francis Sercombe
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relation: Grandson
Gender: Male
Where born: Exeter, Devon, England

Civil parish: St Andrew
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
Town: Plymouth
County/Island: Devon
Country: England

Registration district: Plymouth
Sub-registration district: St Andrew
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1736
Folio: 7
Page Number: 8
Household Members: Name Age
John Sercombe 59
Elizabeth Sercombe 55
Francis Sercombe 4
Sarah Hubber 50, wife's sister

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 9 Mar 2013 17:23

What evidence do you have that she was Kingdom before marriage ?

Where is she in 1881 ?

Maddie

Maddie Report 9 Mar 2013 17:24

can't find a marraige
she was on her own in 1881, wife of a coachman

this is probably a long shot but she has a son Harry

SERCOMBE, John Head Married M 48 1833 Coachman (Dom)
Dunsford, Devon VIEW
SERCOMBE, Elizabeth Wife Married F 44 1837
Dunsford, Devon VIEW
SERCOMBE, Harry Son Single M 20 1861 Coachman
Exeter, Devon VIEW
HUBBER, Samuel Father In Law Married M 77 1804 Formerly Coachman
Crediton, Devon VIEW
HUBBER, Elizabeth Mother In Law Married F 72 1809
Dunsford, Devon VIEW

Piece: 2155

Folio: 32

Page: 7

Registration District: Exeter

Civil Parish: Exeter St Lawrence

Municipal Borough:

Address: St Laurence Ct, Exeter St Lawrence

County: Devonshire


there is a Hubber on 1891 census

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 9 Mar 2013 17:24

Can't seem to find her on previous census.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 9 Mar 2013 17:26

1881
Name: Laura Sercombe
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: (N K), Devon, England

Civil parish: Exeter St Paul
County/Island: Devon
Country: England

Street Address: Paul St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Wife Of A Coachman At Service

Registration district: Exeter
Sub-registration district: Exeter Western
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2154
Folio: 86
Page Number: 13
Household Members: Name Age
Laura Sercombe 21

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 Mar 2013 17:28

1881 England Census
about Laura Sercombe Name: Laura Sercombe
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: (N K), Devon, England

Civil parish: Exeter St Paul
County/Island: Devon
Country: England

Street Address: Paul St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Wife Of A Coachman At Service

Registration district: Exeter
Sub-registration district: Exeter Western
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2154
Folio: 86
Page Number: 13
Household Members: Name Age
Laura Sercombe 21



Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 9 Mar 2013 17:28

1861 England Census
about Harry Sercombe
Name: Harry Sercombe
Age: 4 Months
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John Sercombe
Mother's name: Elizabeth Sercombe
Gender: Male
Where born: Exeter, Devon, England

Civil parish: Exeter St Lawrence
County/Island: Devon
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Exeter
Sub-registration district: St David
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 186
Piece: 1398
Folio: 23
Page Number: 38
Household Members: Name Age
John Sercombe 29
Elizabeth Sercombe 26
Frances Sercombe 4
Emily Sercombe 2
Harry Sercombe 4 Months
William Coombes 18


England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
about Harry Sercombe
Name: Harry Sercombe
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1891
Age at Death: 31 *****************************************
Registration district: Exeter
Inferred County: Devonshire
Volume: 5b
Page: 90

Maddie

Maddie Report 9 Mar 2013 17:28

?????????
Name: SERCOMBE, Harry

Registration district: [?] Exeter

County: Devon

Year of registration: 1891

Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar

Age at death:31

Volume no: 5B

Page no: 90

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 9 Mar 2013 17:31

Harry is on 1881 census but shows as unmarried but occupation is right

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 9 Mar 2013 17:34

Those are definitely his parents in 1881, Maddie. They're the grandparents that Francis was with in 1891.

Astra

Astra Report 9 Mar 2013 17:50

861 census transcription details for: Cottages On Village, Rackenford

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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG09
Piece: 1484
Folio: 27
Page: 10
Reg. District: South Molton
Sub District: 1 Witheridge
Parish: Rackenford
Enum. District: 11
Ecclesiastical District: Rackenford
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Cottages On Village, Rackenford
County: Devonshire
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
KINGDON, George Head Married M 27 1834 Labourer
Rackenford
KINGDON, Harriett Wife F 25 1836
Witheridge
KINGDON, Laura Daughter F 6 1855
Rackenford
KINGDON, Frank Son M 4 1857
Witheridge
KINGDON, Sidney Daughter F 2 1859
Rackenford
KINGDON, Mark Wm Son M 0 (7M) 1861
Rackenford

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 9 Mar 2013 17:53

OOOOooooo I like that Astra.

Sheila

Sheila Report 9 Mar 2013 18:18

I was given the surname Kingdom by another member but she can not help with any more information.
Could the 1st husband of Laura be the Harry in the 1861 census and died in 1891 and that is how she came to marry Walter Matthews.

Thank you
Sheila