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 & Elisabeth HUNT – Marriage registration March (Q1) 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. There are records of their births and baptisms:
Eva COLDRIDGE – Baptism 21st April 1872 in Doddiscombsleigh.
Eva COLDRIDGE – Birth registration June (Q2) 1872 in St Thomas.
William Henry COLDRIDGE – Baptism 8th March 1874 in Doddiscombsleigh.
William Henry COLDRIDGE – Birth registration March (Q1) 1874 in St Thomas.
Alice Maud COLDRIDGE – Baptism 26th March 1876 in Doddiscombsleigh.
Alice Maud COLDRIDGE – Birth registration March (Q1) 1876 in St Thomas.
Elizabeth Maria COLDRIDGE – Baptism 31st March 1878 in Doddiscombsleigh.
Elizabeth Maria COLDRIDGE – Birth registration March (Q1) 1878 in St Thomas.
Ethel Mary COLDRIDGE – Baptism 8th May 1881 in Doddiscombsleigh.
Ethel Mary COLDRIDGE – Birth registration March (Q1) 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 – Birth registration March (Q1) 1884 in Newton Abbot.
Eva COLERIDGE – Death registration December (Q4) 1889 in Southampton, aged 17.
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 – Birth registration March (Q1) 1893 in Newton Abbot.
William COLDRIDGE – Death registration March (Q1) 1901 in Newton Abbot, aged 52.
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.
1921 census for Devon
| Address | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation |
| St Marychurch⧉ 49 Springfield Road |
Elizabeth DAVEY Charles COLDRIDGE |
69 37 |
Head Son |
Household Duties Private R M L I |
In 1921 Charles, son of William & Elisabeth, is recorded in St Marychurch, with his widowed mother. He is in the Royal Marines Light Infantry.
Samuel T DAVEY – Death registration September (Q3) 1919 in Newton Abbot, aged 77.
There is a later record of his marriage and his daughter's birth:
Charles J COLDRIDGE & Beatrice L EDDY – Marriage registration December (Q4) 1925 in Newton Abbot.
Ethel E COLDRIDGE – Birth registration June (Q2) 1928 in Newton Abbot.
Ethel E COLDRIDGE & Desmond L LOCKE – Marriage registration September (Q3) 1950 in Totnes.
Charles J COLDRIDGE – Death registration December (Q4) 1948 in Totnes, aged 64.
Beatrice L COLDRIDGE – Death registration June (Q2) 1960 in Totnes, aged 74.
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 & Helen M CORNISH – Marriage registration September (Q3) 1917 in Newton Abbot.
Queenie E COLDRIDGE – Birth registration March (Q1) 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 & Joseph GRIBBLE – Marriage registration September (Q3) 1921 in Newton Abbot.
Queenie E COLDRIDGE & Arthur J G HARVEY – Marriage registration September (Q3) 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 & James VEALE, age 30, bachelor, Groom, residing St Andrews Plymouth, son of James VEALE, Coach Smith – Marriage 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 & James VEALE – Marriage registration December (Q4) 1897 in Totnes.
Ethel Mary COLDRIDGE, age 22, spinster, residing Bovey Tracey, daughter of William COLDRIDGE, Labourer & Frederick Charles SEAFORD, age 23, bachelor, Carpenter, residing Totnes, son of Joseph SEAFORD, Labourer – Marriage 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 & Frederick Charles SEAFORD – Marriage registration September (Q3) 1901 in Newton Abbot.
Ethel M Seaford – Death registration December (Q4) 1921 in Totnes, aged 40.
Elizabeth COLDRIDGE, age 56, widow, daughter of John HUNT, Labourer & Samuel Thomas DAVEY, age 63, widower, Farmer, son of William DAVEY, Farmer – Marriage 21st August 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 & Samuel Thomas DAVEY – Marriage registration September (Q3) 1906 in Newton Abbot.
Elizabeth Maria COLDRIDGE, age 27, spinster, daughter of William COLDRIDGE (deceased), Farmer, & Samuel Thomas DAVEY, age 21, bachelor, Farmer, son of Samuel Thomas DAVEY, Farmer – Marriage 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 & Samuel Thomas DAVEY – Marriage registration December (Q4) 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.