My earliest known ancestral event in Axminster
was the 1785 marriage of
3XG-GF Mathew
CROSS to Susanna VIRGIN. Mathew was described as "of
Charmouth" which is in Dorset. Four children baptised at
Axminster: Sarah 1786, Elizabeth 1789, Mary 1796, GG-GF
George 1797/8, and 3 infants who lived a short time.
GG-GF George married Mary Ann GODDARD at Axminster in
1826, baptised five children at Membury, but was in Axminster for
the 1841 census where a son was born, and died there in 1881
Mathew may have had brothers Nicholas & Thomas"of
Charmouth" in Axminster 1779-c.1838.
Nicholas' son Robert 1784
married Elizabeth/Betty elsewhere, but lived at Castle Hill &
South St. Nich's son Job 1789 married Sarah GOLLOP in 1811, and
Job baptised at least six children in Axminster, including George
on 8 Feb 1821.
In the 1841 census of Axminster there were these CROSS entries -
|
Forename |
Related to me? |
Age* |
occupation |
Wife's name |
Address |
others present |
1851 census | 1881 census |
|
Mathew |
3XG-GF |
75 |
mason |
Susanna |
South St. |
George [85], Mary [45] |
||
| George 1797 | GG-GF | 45 | ag. lab. | Mary Ann | Castle Hill | Lydia, George, Sarah, John, James, William | Broadway Cottage | Pursbrook |
|
Robert 1779 |
4xg Uncle s/o Nicholas |
55 |
mason |
Betty m. 1820 |
South St. |
South Street | ||
|
Job 1789 |
4xg Uncle? s/o Nicholas |
50 |
draper, grocer |
Sarah m. 1811 |
Lyme St. |
Charles, Jane, George, Ann, Sarah, Robert |
Sarah @ Lyme St. | dtr. Jane @ Market Place, son Wm. @ South St. |
| William 1786 | 4xg Uncle? s/o Thomas | 53 | manservant | Trill tything | ||||
| Thomas 1794 | 4xg Uncle? s/o Thomas | 50 | ag.lab. | Jane | Tiverton |
GGF John CROSS lived in Axminter 1841-51 but moved to Combeinteignhead to marry Sarah SETTER in 1855
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