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 & Mary Simpson PRIDHAM – Marriage 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 – Baptism 21st November 1828.

Emily COLERIDGE – Baptism 8th March 1834 in Helston.
Emily COLERIDGE – Burial 11th March 1834 in Helston. Noted as infant. [†]

Emily Gillman COLERIDGE – Baptism 5th August 1835 in Helston.
Emily Gillman COLERIDGE – Burial 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 – Birth registration June (Q2) 1843 in Chelsea.

Henry Nelson Praed COLERIDGE – Birth registration September (Q3) 1845 in Chelsea.
Henry Nelson Praed COLERIDGE – Death registration September (Q3) 1845 in Chelsea, aged 3 months. [†]

Ernest Hartley COLERIDGE – Birth registration June (Q2) 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 & Emma TAYLOR – Marriage 1879 in Sydney, New South Wales.

Derwent M COLERIDGE – Death 1880 in Redfern, New South Wales.

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

Derwent COLERIDGE – Death registration March (Q1) 1883 in Newton Abbot, aged 82.

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 – Death registration September (Q3) 1887 in Newton Abbot, aged 79.

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 Alice May HEATH Mary MENHENICK	67 46 57	Head Servant Visitor	Author & Editor Domestic Servant Ladies Maid

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

1921 census for Devon

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Torquay⧉ Cheyne Bridge Road	Christobel Rose COLERIDGE Margaret Hestell WHITE Mary Rosenhagen PRIDHAM Alice Mary HEATH Mary MENHENICK	78 59 71 55 73	Head Boarder Visitor Servant Servant	Author Retired Kindergarten Teacher Retired Cook General Parlor Maid

In 1921 Derwent & Mary's daughter Christobel is recorded in Torquay shortly before her death.

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

Christabel R COLERIDGE – Death registration December (Q4) 1921 in Newton Abbot, aged 78.

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.