Charles & Eliza Coleridge of West Teignmouth

Charles Colton COLERIDGE, born in 1834 in West Teignmouth, is the sixth son of James & Mary Ann COLERIDGE. He worked as a cabinet maker in Plymouth and later Birmingham. There is a record of his marriage and the births of 2 children:

Charles Colton COLERIDGE & Eliza Ann SAMBLES – Marriage registration June (Q2) 1856 in Newton Abbot.

1861 census for Devon

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Charles-the-Martyr⧉ 26 Hampton St	Charles COLERIDGE Eliza A COLERIDGE Charles COLERIDGE Eliza COLERIDGE	26 25 4 2	Head Wife Son Daughter	Cabinet Maker Dress Maker

In 1861 Charles & Eliza are recorded in Plymouth with 2 young children.

Charles Colton COLERIDGE – Birth registration December (Q4) 1856 in Newton Abbot.

Eliza Ann Augusta COLERIDGE – Birth registration March (Q1) 1859 in Newton Abbot.

1871 census for Devon

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Bodmin⧉ 43 Lower Bone St	Charles COLERIDGE	34	Lodger	Cabinet Maker

In 1871 Charles is widowed and recorded in Bodmin. There is a record of Eliza's death:

Eliza Ann COLERIDGE – Death registration March (Q1) 1869 in Plymouth, aged 33. [note that there is a duplicate entry in the index for September 1869]

1881 census for Warwickshire

Address	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation
Birmingham St Thomas⧉ 41 Stoke St	Charles COLERIDGE	45	Boarder	Cabinet Maker
Birmingham St Thomas Communication Row	Augusta COLERIDGE	22	Visitor

In 1881 Charles is recorded in Birmingham, and his daughter (Eliza Ann) Augusta is visiting.

There are records of Charles & Eliza's daughter's marriage and of Charles's death:

Eliza Ann A COLERIDGE & James Walker RILAT – Marriage registration December (Q4) 1889 in Wisbech, Cambs.

Charles COLERIDGE – Death registration June (Q2) 1887 in Bristol, Glos, aged 53.