Derwent & Mary COLERIDGE of Chelsea

Derwent COLERIDGE, born in 1800, is the youngest son of Samuel Taylor & Sarah COLERIDGE of Keswick, and there is a record of his marriage:

Derwent COLERIDGE married Mary Simpson PRIDHAM on 6th December 1827 in Plymouth St Andrew.

Western Times 15th December 1827: At St. Andrews Plymouth, on the 6th inst., the Rev. Derwent COLERIDGE, Head Master of the Grammar School at Helston, to Mary, eldest daughter of John Drake PRIDHAM, Esq., Banker, Plymouth.

There are records of Derwent & Mary's children's baptisms in Helston, Cornwall:

Derwent Moultrie COLERIDGE was baptised on 21st November 1828.

Emily COLERIDGE was baptised on 8th March 1834 in Helston, and her burial was recorded on 11th March 1834. [†]

Emily Gillman COLERIDGE was baptised on 5th August 1835 in Helston, and her burial was recorded on 13th June 1836 in St Thomas's Hackney. [†]

1841 census for London

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Chelsea	Derwent COLERIDGE Mary COLERIDGE Derwent COLERIDGE	40 20 13	Head Wife	Clerical

In 1841 Derwent & Mary are in Chelsea with their first son. The census place is recorded as Stanley Grove National Society's Training College.

1851 census for London

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Chelsea St Marks College	Derwent COLERIDGE Mary COLERIDGE Christabel COLERIDGE Ernest COLERIDGE	50 43 7 4	Head Wife Daughter Son	Principal of St Marks College and Clergyman of Church of England

In 1851 Derwent & Mary are in Chelsea with their younger children.

Christabel Rose COLERIDGE's birth was registered in June 1843 in Chelsea.

Henry Nelson Praed COLERIDGE's birth was registered in September 1845 in Chelsea, and his death, aged 3 months, was also registered in September 1845 in Chelsea. [†]

Ernest Hartley COLERIDGE's birth was registered in June 1847 in Chelsea.

1861 census for London

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Chelsea St Marks College	Derwent COLERIDGE Mary COLERIDGE Christable COLERIDGE Ernest COLERIDGE Mary PRIDHAM Edith COLERIDGE Sarah DUSCOUTOY	60 53 17 14 74 28 50	Head Wife Daughter Son Mthr-Law Niece Visitor	Principal Of College In Holyorder Scholar Fund Holder Fund Holder

In 1861 Derwent & Mary are still in Chelsea with Mary's mother. Edith is the daughter of Henry & Sara.

1871 census for Middlesex

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Brentford	Derwent COLERIDGE Mary S COLERIDGE Christabel R COLERIDGE Ernest H COLERIDGE Edith COLERIDGE	70 63 27 24 38	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Niece

In 1871 Derwent & Mary are recorded in Brentford with their niece.

1881 census for Devon

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Tormoham Tor Park Rd Eldon Lodge	Derwent COLERIDGE Mary S COLERIDGE Christabel R COLERIDGE Edith COLERIDGE Elizabeth A HARVEY Eleanor C BROOKS Emily PHILLIPS Sarah A WILLIS	80 73 37 48 79 23 22 18	Head Wife Daughter Niece	Church of E Priest, Prebendary of St Pauls Novelist

In 1881 Derwent & Mary are in Tormoham.

There are records of Derwent & Mary's son's marriage and death in Australia:

Derwent M COLERIDGE married Emma TAYLOR in 1879 in Sydney, New South Wales.

Derwent M COLERIDGE's death was recorded in 1880 in Redfern, New South Wales.

There are records of the deaths of Derwent & Mary and probate summaries:

Derwent COLERIDGE's death, aged 82, was registered in March 1883 in Newton Abbot.

10 May 1883. Administration (with the Will) of the Personal Estate of the Reverend Derwent COLERIDGE late of Torquay in the County of Devon Clerk who died 28 March 1883 at Torquay was granted at Exeter to Mary Simpson COLERIDGE of Torquay Widow the Relict the Universal Legatee. Personal Estate £9,063 12s. 2d.

Mary Simpson COLERIDGE's death, aged 79, was registered in September 1887 in Newton Abbot.

25 November 1887. The Will with a Codicil of Mary Simpson COLERIDGE late of Eldon Lodge Torquay in the County of Devon Widow who died 11 September 1887 at Eldon Lodge was proved at Exeter by the Reverend Jerome John MERCIER of Kemerton Rectory Tewkesbury in the County of Gloucester Clerk Alfred Charles KING of 4 Cathcart-road South Kensington in the County of Middlesex Esquire and Christabel Rose COLERIDGE of Torquay Spinster the Daughter the Executors. Personal Estate £6,423 9s. 2d.

 

1891 census for Devon

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Tormoham	Christabel R COLERIDGE	47	Head	Author

1901 census for Devon

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Tormoham	Christable COLERIDGE	59		Living On Own Means

1911 census for Devon

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Torquay	Christobel Rose COLERIDGE Mary MENHENICK Alice May HEATE	67 57 46	Head Servant Visitor	Author & Editor Domestic Servant Ladies Maid

In 1891, 1901 & 1911 Derwent & Mary's daughter Christobel is recorded in Torquay.

There is a record of her death and a probate summary:

Christabel R COLERIDGE's death, aged 78, was registered in December 1921 in Newton Abbot.

Christabel Rose COLERIDGE of Cheyne Bridge-road Torquay spinster died 14 November 1921 Probate London 10 January 1922 to the reverend Gerard Hartley Buchanan COLERIDGE clerk. Effects £4615 10s 2d.