James & Frances COLERIDGE of Ottery St Mary

James COLERIDGE, born in 1759 in South Molton, is the second son of John & Ann COLERIDGE of Ottery St Mary, and there is a record of his marriage in Exeter:

James COLERIDGE & Frances Duke TAYLOR – Marriage 27th February 1788 in Exeter St Mary Arches.

Five baptisms of James & Frances's children are recorded in Tiverton St Peter parish register:

James Duke COLERIDGE – Baptism 22nd December 1789 in Tiverton St Peter. Date of birth 13th June 1789.

John Taylor COLERIDGE – Baptism 11th August 1790 in Tiverton St Peter. Date of birth 9th July 1790.

Bernard Frederick COLERIDGE – Burial 1791 in Tiverton St Peter. [No birth record found]

Bernard Frederick COLERIDGE – Baptism 15th May 1793 in Tiverton St Peter. Date of birth 30th October 1792.

Francis George COLERIDGE – Baptism 20th July 1796 in Tiverton St Peter. Date of birth 25th December 1794.

Frances Duke COLERIDGE – Baptism 20th July 1796 in Tiverton St Peter. Date of birth 3rd June 1796.

Two baptisms of James & Frances's children are recorded in the Ottery St Mary parish register:

Henry Nelson COLERIDGE – Baptism 11th June 1800 in Ottery St Mary. Date of birth 25th October 1798.

Edward COLERIDGE – Baptism 11th June 1800 in Ottery St Mary. Date of birth 11th May 1800.

James & Frances's daughter's marriage notice appeared in the Oxford Journal on 1st May 1824:

John PATTESON, Esq. of the Middle Temple, barrister at law, to Miss COLERIDGE, only daughter of Colonel COLERIDGE, of Heath's-court, Ottery St. Mary, Devon.

Frances Duke COLERIDGE & John PATTESON – Marriage 22nd April 1824 in Ottery St Mary.

There are records of the deaths of James & Frances:

James COLERIDGE – Burial 16th January 1836 in Ottery St Mary, aged 75.

Frances Duke COLERIDGE – Burial September 1838 in Ottery St Mary, aged 79.

The following notice appeared in the Exeter & Plymouth Gazette on 16th January 1836:

On Sunday last, at Heath's Court, Ottery St. Mary, in the 76th year of his age, James COLERIDGE, Esq. In early life Mr. COLERIDGE held a Commission in the army, and soon after the commencement of the war that followed the French Revolution, was appointed to the command of a corps of Volunteer Infantry, embodied at Ottery St. Mary. This corps became celebrated for its appearance and discipline, and increasing in strength, Mr. COLERIDGE was raised to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel Commandant…