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Henry DELL

Henry DELL

Male Abt 1804 - 1876  (72 years)

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  • Name Henry DELL 
    Birth Abt 1804  Bow, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Baptism 8 Mar 1804  Bow, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    1841 Census Spreyton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    At 1841 Census, he is "37", occ "Mason" 
    1851 Census Mill, Spreyton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    At 1851 Census, he is 46, occ "Mason" 
    1861 Census Spreyton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    At 1861 Census, he is 57, occ "Mason employing 1 man" 
    1871 Census Spreyton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    At 1871 Census, he is 66, occ "Mason" 
    Death 1876  Spreyton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Burial 21 May 1876  Spreyton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I834  Webb
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2025 

    Father William DELL 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary HEARD,   b. 1757, Crediton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1837, Bow, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 15 Nov 1781  Bow, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Notes 
    • This marriage is the only sensible William Dell marrying a Mary in Devon on IGI. This matches the transcriptions from the Devon FHS. There is another marriage at Burrington, towards Barnstable, in 1795, but there is no reason to assume this is more likely. It leaves a gap on IGI between this and the firstborn in 1782.

      Some sites have the marriage year transcribed as 1792. I have picked 1781 as although the Bishops transcripts are just that, they are contemporaneous. IGI has the year of marriage transcribed as 1782.

      Note - although the bishops transcription of the marriage says William came from Clannaborough and Mary from Bow, the transcript for their son Richard says "son of Wm and Mary Delve of Clannaborough"
    Family ID F266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah BRADFORD,   b. Abt 1804, Bow, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1863, Spreyton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 13 Nov 1825  Nymet Tracey, Bow, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family Note At his marriage Henry gave his surname as DELVE. For baptisms of most of her children, Susannah gave her name as Susan 
    Children 
     1. Fanny DELVE,   b. Abt 1826, Bow, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Samuel DELVE,   b. Abt 1833, Bow, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Susan DELVE,   b. Abt 1836, Bow, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Henry DELVE,   b. Abt 1840, Spreyton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Samuel DELVE,   b. Abt 1831, Bow, Devon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Presumably dead by 1834  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. George DELVE,   b. Abt 1842, Spreyton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Mary DELVE,   b. Abt 1845, Spreyton, Devon Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1804 - Bow, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 8 Mar 1804 - Bow, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1841 Census - At 1841 Census, he is "37", occ "Mason" - - Spreyton, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1861 Census - At 1861 Census, he is 57, occ "Mason employing 1 man" - - Spreyton, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1871 Census - At 1871 Census, he is 66, occ "Mason" - - Spreyton, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Nov 1825 - Nymet Tracey, Bow, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1876 - Spreyton, Devon Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 May 1876 - Spreyton, Devon Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • At the 1871 Census, is Elizabeth, his wife, aged 55 and a grandaughter, Alice HALL, aged 4, born Bridgewater in Somerset.
      I do not actually believe Elizabeth was his wife, though she may have been a common law wife - there is no consistent marriage records (there is one for 1861, when Susannah was still alive, but in Crediton, and I think this Elizabeth is actually her daughter). This makes sense for a number of records of Elizabeth (nee WREFORD) b1816 in Morchard Bishop, who married (a different) Henry DELVE 31/12/1839, and they appear with the daugher in the 1841 Census. I think that the Elizabeth in this census is Elizabeth Wreford, though the birthplace of North Tawton does not fit.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1687] IGI record of Christening :- Henry Dell (1804).

    2. [S1692] 1841 Census :- Spreyton, Devon.

    3. [S1689] 1851 Census :- Mill, Spreyton, Devon.

    4. [S1691] 1861 Census :- Spreyton, Devon.

    5. [S1690] 1871 Census :- Spreyton, Devon.

    6. [S1688] Burial register :- Spreyton (1876-7).

    7. [S1789] IGI record of Marriage :- William Dell - Mary Parish (1782).

    8. [S1790] Bishops marriage transcript :- Bow (1781-2).

    9. [S1832] IGI record of Marriage :- Henry Dell - Susannah Bradford (1825).


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