John & Emma Coldridge of Exeter

John COLDRIDGE, born in Dunsford in 1827, is the youngest son of John & Rebecca COLDRIDGE. He married Emma in Exeter where he worked as an innkeeper. They appear to have had no children of their own but treated their niece Emma as a daughter.

John COLDRIDGE's marriage to Emma CROOT, born around 1836 in Moretonhampstead, was registered in September 1855 in Exeter.

1851 census for Dunsford

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Dunsford Mount Boon	James CASELY Mary Ann CASELY William CASELY Mary Ann CASELY Sarah Jane CASELY Ellen CASELY John CASELY John NORRISH John COLDRIDGE John HOCKER	43 38 16 15 8 5 1 44 25 40	Head Wife Son Daur Daur Daur Son Inmate Servant Servant	Farmer of 32 Acres Emp 2 lab Farmer Son Farm Labourer Farm Labourer Farm Labourer

In 1851 John is working on Mount Boon farm in Dunsford, which his older brother George later manages in 1871.

1861 census for Exeter

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Exeter St David Queen Victoria Inn Exe Island	John COLDRIDGE Emma COLDRIDGE Ellen COLDRIDGE Charles LEE	35 25 15 8	Head Wife Boarder Boarder	Licensed Victuallar Farmers Daughter Scholar

In 1861 John & Emma are managing the Queen Victoria Inn in Exeter St David. Ellen is the daughter of his brother George in Dunsford.

1871 census for Exeter

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Exeter St David Village Red Cow	John COLDRIDGE Emma COLDRIDGE Emma J COLDRIDGE Mary A BROCK Mary J BROCK William HOARE	46 35 16 20 17 14	Head Wife Niece Servant Servant Servant	Innkeeper emp. 4 serv. Innkeeper's Wife Barmaid Housemaid Cook Errand Boy

In 1871 John & Emma are managing the Red Cow Inn in Exeter St David. Their niece Emma's birthplace is given as Appledore Devon, and her age may have been inflated.

1881 census for Exeter

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Exeter St David Red Cow Inn	John COLDRIDGE Emma COLDRIDGE Emma COLDRIDGE Bessy GRILLS Jessy GILL Joseph RUNDLE William JOHNS	55 45 22 22 22 41 38	Head Wife Daughter Niece Servant Servant Servant	Inn Keeper Domestic Servant Painter Boots (Inn Serv)

In 1881 John & Emma are still managing the Red Cow Inn. The younger Emma is recorded as their daughter in this census, which also suggests she was born around 1859 rather than 1855 as in the previous census. Her birth registration has not been found.

1891 census for Plymouth

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
12 Mount Pleasant Terrace "Mount Pleasant Hotel"	John COLDRIDGE Emma COLDRIDGE Annie WINDSOR Ernest WHITE Sarah Ann MURPHY Maud ROSE	65 55 16 16 21 16	Head Wife Servant Servant Servant Servant	Hotel Proprietor Dom Servant General Servant Dom Servant Dom Servant

In 1891 John & Emma have moved to Plymouth and are managing a hotel. Emma died some years before the 1901 census, but John is not recorded either although he appears to have still been living in Plymouth:

Emma COLDRIDGE's death, aged 60, was registered in December 1896 in Plympton.

Emma COLDRIDGE of 6 Windsor-terrace Plymouth (wife of John COLDRIDGE) died 29 November 1896 Probate London 25 January 1897 to William Henry HOSKING mining engineer and Walter OKE gentleman Effects £543 13s. 4d.

John COLDRIDGE's death, aged 79, was registered in March 1905 in Plymouth.

John COLDRIDGE of 10 Windsor-terrace Plymouth died 20 February 1905 Probate London 3 May 1905 to William Henry HOSKING mining-engineer and John Walter WILSON solicitor Effects £12,919 2s. 1d.