William & Elisabeth Coldridge of Doddiscombsleigh
William COLDRIDGE, born in Doddiscombsleigh in 1845, is the youngest son of William & Maria COLDRIDGE. He had 6 children and lived in Doddiscombsleigh and Bovey Tracey.
William COLDRIDGE's marriage at the age of 25 to Elisabeth HUNT was registered in March 1871 in St Thomas.
1881 census for Doddiscombsleigh
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| Tick Lane Cottage | William COLDRIDGE Elisabeth COLDRIDGE Eva COLDRIDGE William H COLDRIDGE Alice M COLDRIDGE Elisabeth M COLDRIDGE Ethel Mary COLDRIDGE |
36 31 9 7 5 3 1m |
Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Daughter |
Ag Lab Scholar Scholar Scholar |
In 1881 William & Elisabeth with their 5 children are in Tick Lane Cottage next door to William's widowed mother:
Eva COLDRIDGE was baptised on 21st April 1872 in Doddiscombsleigh and her birth was registered in June 1872 in St Thomas.
William Henry COLDRIDGE was baptised on 8th March 1874 in Doddiscombsleigh and his birth was registered in March 1874 in St Thomas.
Alice Maud COLDRIDGE was baptised on 26th March 1876 in Doddiscombsleigh and her birth was registered in March 1876 in St Thomas.
Elizabeth Maria COLDRIDGE was baptised on 31st March 1878 in Doddiscombsleigh and her birth was registered in March 1878 in St Thomas.
Ethel Mary COLDRIDGE was baptised on 8th May 1881 in Doddiscombsleigh and her birth was registered in March 1881 in St Thomas.
1891 census for Devon
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| Bovey Tracey Alway Cottages |
William COLDRIDGE Elizabeth COLDRIDGE Bessie COLDRIDGE Ethel Mary COLDRIDGE Charles John COLDRIDGE |
43 40 13 10 7 |
Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son |
Ag Laborer |
| Bovey Tracey Parker Lodge |
Alice M COLDRIDGE | 15 | Servant | Housemaid |
In 1891 William and Elisabeth have moved to Bovey Tracey with Alice working nearby. Their eldest daughter Eva is absent and the record below probably relates to her.
Charles John COLDRIDGE's birth was registered in March 1884 in Newton Abbot.
Eva COLERIDGE's death, aged 17, was registered in December 1889 in Southampton.
1891 census for Glamorgan
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| Glamorganshire Home Penrhys Ystradyfodwg 42 Elm Street |
Charles HUNT Edith A HUNT Obadiah Ch HUNT Henry Jno HUNT Edith Annie HUNT Mary Jane HUNT Emma Maud HUNT John HUNT William COLERIDGE |
28 26 10 8 6 3 1 72 17 |
Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Father Nephew |
Collier Scholar Scholar Scholar Scholar Hostler Collier |
Also in 1891, a William COLERIDGE, born in Doddiscombsleigh and whom I assume to be William & Elisabeth's eldest son, is working in the Rhondda valley in Glamorgan.
1901 census for Devon
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| Bovey Tracey Middle Coombe |
Elizabeth COLDRIDGE Ethel COLDRIDGE Charles COLDRIDGE Thomas COLDRIDGE |
48 21 17 8 |
Head Daughter Son Son |
Housemaid Domestic Masons Labourer |
By the time of the 1901 census Elizabeth is widowed but has another young son. I cannot find a birth record for Thomas COLDRIDGE, but the following may relate to him:
Frederick Thomas R COLDRIDGE's birth was registered in March 1893 in Newton Abbot.
William COLDRIDGE's death, aged 52, was registered in March 1901 in Newton Abbot.
1911 census for Devon
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| East Stonehouse | Charles COLDRIDGE | 26 | Patient | Private Royal Marines |
In 1911 Charles COLDRIDGE, born in Bovey Tracey, is a patient in a military hospital with 704 others. There is a later record of his marriage:
Charles J COLDRIDGE's marriage at the age of 41 to Beatrice L EDDY was registered in December 1925 in Newton Abbot, and there is a record of their daughter's birth:
Ethel E COLDRIDGE's birth was registered in June 1928 in Newton Abbot.
Ethel E COLDRIDGE's marriage to Desmond L LOCKE was registered in September 1950 in Totnes.
Charles J COLDRIDGE's death, age 64, was registered in December 1948 in Totnes.
Beatrice L COLDRIDGE's death, aged 74, was registered in June 1960 in Totnes.
1911 census for Devon
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| Bovey Tracey Reeves Coombe |
Samuel Thomas DAVEY Elizabeth DAVEY Samuel DAVEY Elizabeth M DAVEY Gordon DAVEY Thomas COLDRIDGE |
68 60 22 31 1 18 |
Head Wife Son Dau-Law Grndson Grndson |
Farmer Working on Farm Working on Farm |
In 1911 Thomas COLDRIDGE is working with his brother-in-law in Bovey Tracey.
Frederick T COLDRIDGE's marriage to Helen M CORNISH was registered in September 1917 in Newton Abbot.
Queenie E COLDRIDGE's birth was registered in March 1918 in Newton Abbot.
Thomas Frederick COLDRIDGE, Corps of Royal Engineers, born in Bovey Tracey, was killed in action on 20th October 1918 in France & Flanders.
Helen M COLDRIDGE's marriage to Joseph GRIBBLE was registered in September 1921 in Newton Abbot.
Queenie E COLDRIDGE's marriage to Arthur J G HARVEY was registered in September 1941 in Newton Abbot.
There are records of the marriages of William and Elisabeth's daughters, and Elisabeth's re-marriage:
Alice Maud COLDRIDGE, age 21, Spinster, residing Totnes, daughter of William COLDRIDGE, Labourer, married James VEALE, age 30, Bachelor, Groom, residing St Andrews Plymouth, son of James VEALE, Coach Smith, on 4th November 1897 in the Parish Church of Totnes after banns. Both signed. Witnesses J B BA??DEL and L H HEATH.
Alice Maud COLDRIDGE's marriage to James VEALE was registered in December 1897 in Totnes.
Ethel Mary COLDRIDGE, age 22, Spinster, residing Bovey Tracey, daughter of William COLDRIDGE, Labourer, married Frederick Charles SEAFORD, age 23, Bachelor, Carpenter, residing Totnes, son of Joseph SEAFORD, Labourer, on 5th August 1901 in the Parish Church of Bovey Tracey after banns. Both signed. Witnesses Alfred John SALTER and Elizabeth Maria COLDRIDGE.
Ethel Mary COLDRIDGE's marriage at the age of 20 to Frederick Charles SEAFORD was registered in September 1901 in Newton Abbot.
Ethel M Seaford's death, aged 40, was registered in December 1921 in Totnes.
Elizabeth COLDRIDGE, age 56, Widow, daughter of John HUNT, Labourer, married Samuel Thomas DAVEY, age 63, Widower, Farmer, son of William DAVEY, Farmer, on 21 Aug 1906 in the Parish Church of Bovey Tracey after banns. Both residing Reeves Coombe. Both signed. Witnesses Elizabeth COLDRIDGE, Thomas William CORNISH and William HUNT.
Elizabeth COLDRIDGE's marriage to Samuel Thomas DAVEY was registered in September 1906 in Newton Abbot.
Elizabeth Maria COLDRIDGE, age 27, Spinster, daughter of William COLDRIDGE (deceased), Farmer, married Samuel Thomas DAVEY, age 21, Bachelor, Farmer, son of Samuel Thomas DAVEY, Farmer, on 25th November 1908 in the Parish Church of Bovey Tracey after banns. Both residing Reeves Combe, Bovey Tracey. Both signed. Witnesses Geo ANDREW, Mary Jane HUNT and Chas HUNT.
Elizabeth Maria COLDRIDGE's marriage to Samuel Thomas DAVEY was registered in December 1908 in Newton Abbot.
After her daughter's marriage, the older Elizabeth becomes both mother-in-law and step-mother to the younger Samuel, while the younger Elizabeth becomes daughter-in-law and step-daughter to the older Samuel.