Robert King Cross 1 was born 2 about 1833 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset. He died 3 in 1895 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset. He married 4, 5 Bessie Ellen Pearse in 1872 in Wellington, Somerset. Robert resided 6 in Apr 1881 in 3 Golden Hill, Wiveliscombe, Somerset. He resided 7 in Apr 1891 in Silver Street, Wiveliscombe, Somerset. He was employed 8 as draper & grocer in Apr 1881/1891.
Other marriages:Harrington, Sarah
Bessie Ellen Pearse [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 12 Feb 1846 in Axminster, Devon. She was christened 3 on 27 Aug 1847 in Spaxton, Bridgwater, Somerset. She died 4 in 1925 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset. She married 5, 6 Robert King Cross in 1872 in Wellington, Somerset. Bessie was baptized on 27 Aug 1847 in Spaxton, Bridgwater, Somerset. She was counted in a census 7 in 1851 in 8 Fore Street, Wellington, Somerset. She was counted in a census 8 in 1861 in 8 Fore Street, Wellington, Somerset. She was counted in a census 9 in 1871 in West Street, Wiveliscombe, Somerset. She resided 10 in Apr 1881/1911 in 3 Golden Hill, Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
In 1911, a trained nurse was also resident at her home.
Bessie and brothe William were christened on the same day at Spaxton Parish Church.
They had the following children:
M i Percy C. Cross 1 was born 2 about 1876 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset. M ii Sydney Cross 1 was born 2 about 1880 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
(Henry) George Pearse [Parents].(Henry) married Betty A. Garland.
Other marriages:Donnachie, Vera
Merson, Vera I.
Betty A. Garland [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 5 Jan 1928 in Bradford-On-Tone, Somerset. She died on 23 Jun 1989 in Taunton, Somerset. She was buried in Bradford-On-Tone, Somerset. She married (Henry) George Pearse.
Other marriages:Redman, Unknown
George and Betty Redman (nee Garland) met whilst working at Quantock House, Taunton. Betty moved to Bristol with him in 1967, living at 9, Maplestone Road, Whitchurch, Bristol. On their return to Wellington in 1970 they initially took up residence at 28 Beech Hill and then moved to 9 Hawthorne Road in September 1986.
Unknown Redman.Unknown married Betty A. Garland. The marriage ended in divorce.
Betty A. Garland [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 5 Jan 1928 in Bradford-On-Tone, Somerset. She died on 23 Jun 1989 in Taunton, Somerset. She was buried in Bradford-On-Tone, Somerset. She married Unknown Redman. The marriage ended in divorce.
Other marriages:Pearse, (Henry) George
George and Betty Redman (nee Garland) met whilst working at Quantock House, Taunton. Betty moved to Bristol with him in 1967, living at 9, Maplestone Road, Whitchurch, Bristol. On their return to Wellington in 1970 they initially took up residence at 28 Beech Hill and then moved to 9 Hawthorne Road in September 1986.
James Garland.James married 1 Amelia Louisa Cork in 1926 in Wellington Registration District, Somerset.
Amelia Louisa Cork 1 was born 2 in 1909 in Bridgwater Registration District, Somerset. She married 3 James Garland in 1926 in Wellington Registration District, Somerset.
They had the following children:
F i Betty A. Garland was born on 5 Jan 1928. She died on 23 Jun 1989.
Henry Branchflower 1 was born 2, 3 in 1855 in Monksilver, Somerset. He was christened 4 in 1855 in Elworthy, Somerset. He died on 23 Dec 1914 in Seven Ash, Combe Florey, Somerset. The cause of death was Blood poisoning. He married 5, 6 Harriet Lock in 1877 in Old Cleeve, Somerset. Henry resided 7 in Apr 1861 in Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset. He resided 8 in Apr 1871 in Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset. He resided 9 in Apr 1881 in Penn Elm, Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset. He resided 10 in Apr 1891 in Volis, Kingston, Somerset. He resided 11 in Apr 1901 in West Wood, West Bagborough, Somerset. He resided 12 in Apr 1911 in West Wood, West Bagborough, Somerset. He was employed 13 as agricultural labourer in 1871/1895. He was employed 14, 15 as stockman on farm in Apr 1901/1911 in West Bagborough, Somerset.
(Medical):Family history tells us that Henry died from blood poisoning after a hedge-cutting accident. His death certificate merely states that he died of heart failure. Daughter Alice was present at his death.
Harriet Lock [scrapbook] was born 1, 2, 3 on 10 May 1861 in Bishop's Lydeard, Somerset. She died 4 in 1938 in Somerset. She married 5, 6 Henry Branchflower in 1877 in Old Cleeve, Somerset. Harriet resided 7 in Apr 1871 in Penn Elm, Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset. She resided 8 in Apr 1881 in Penn Elm, Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset. She resided 9 in Apr 1891 in Volis, Kingston, Somerset. She resided 10 in Apr 1895 in Durston, Somerset. She was employed 11 as agricultural labourer in 1881.
1 NAME Harrett /Lock/
2 GIVN Harrett
2 SURN Lock
2 SOUR S49
Harriet is described as the niece of the Bond family - Charles Bond being her mum's brother.Harriet Lock was living with her mum's brother, Charles Bond, at the time of the 1871 Census.
Photos of her with George Pearse show that she was alive until at least 1930.
They had the following children:
F i Alice Maud Branchflower was born on 10 Aug 1895. She died on 27 Feb 1957.
Samuel Pearse [Parents] 1, 2 was born 3 about 1778 in Sidbury, Devon/Somerset. He was christened 4 on 29 Sep 1778 in Sidbury, Devon. He died 5 in 1864 in Woodbury, Devon. He married Arundel Webber on 30 Aug 1828 in North Petherton, Somerset. Samuel was counted in a census 6 in 1841 in Wellington Somerset. He was counted in a census 7 in 1851 in Woodbury Devon. He was counted in a census 8 in 1861 in Woodbury Devon.
Other marriages:Bowdige, Ann
Now aged 72, he has retired from his profession of watchmaker .
This was a hamlet located near the Halfway House and White Cross. Samuel was living alone as the widowed head of house.
The Deaths Register shows that Samuel Pearse died in the St Thomas registration district in Devon. This was abolished in 1936 but contained the following sub-districts: Alphington; Broad Clyst; Christow; East Budleigh; Exmouth; Heavitree; Kenton; St. Thomas; Topsham; Woodbury. The 1851 Census shows that Samuel was living at Woodbury with his youngest daughter, Caroline and her family. By 1861 he was in his own residence in the hamlet of Woodbury Salterton in the village of Woodbury.
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The following report appeared in the Bridgwater and Somersetshire Herald, March 1831WESTERN NEWS - Exeter and Devonshire
DEVON COUNTY SESSIONS.A General Sessions for the County was holden at the Castle on Tuesday last, before W. Nation, Esq. Chair-man; Baldwin Fulford, J. B. Butler, J. Sillifant, H. L. Toll, E. Divett, B. Fulford, jun. Esqrs., and the Rev. J. G. Coplestone, Justices.
The Chairman, in his charge to the Jury, referred to the improved state of the country since the last Sessions, and paid a deserved and handsome compliment to the memory of the late Mr. Lyon, whose death we recorded in our paper of the 5th inst.
John Rodd, a genteel looking youth, was indicted for stealing at Chulmleigh, on the 11th of Jany., 4 pieces of the current coin of the realm, called penny-pieces, the property of J. Pearse. The indictment was laid under a specific act of Parliament, the prisoner being an appren-tice to the prosecutor. Pearse said in his evidence, that when he charged the prisoner with the act, (which was admitted, the intent only being denied), he stated that he intended to return the money again, as he had merely taken it out of the till to pay for a parcel which he ex-pected from Barnstaple. This was the material fact on which the prosecution was grounded. The prosecutor underwent a most rigid cross-examination from Mr. Tyrrell, who conducted the defence, during which he appeared in anything but an enviable position, from the searching nature of the interrogatories, and the manner in which he answered them - having admitted that he never thought of instituting the present charge till the prisoner and his mother had consulted an attorney upon some matters connected with the prosecutor. The cross -examination was terminated by the Court, Mr. Tyrrell having asked the prosecutor if he was not at the time he was speaking of a certain transaction, courting a Miss Wreford - the Chairman stated that the learned gent. had already exceeded the fair bounds of a cross-examination. - Mr. Tyrrell said, that what he wanted to show, was, that malice existed on the part of the witness, and in so doing, he believed he was perfectly regular in the method he was pursuing. - The chairman said, that the hon, gent might ask the prosecutor whether he came forward to prosecute for the purpose of malice. He was exceedingly averse to stopping a cross-examination, es-pecially for the defence, but in the present instance, the learned gent. had far exceeded the bounds that could be fairly allowed. - Samuel Pearse, the brother of the prosecutor, was next examined. He deposed to seeing the money taken away from the till. This was the only material fact offered by this witness. He was then cross-examined at great length, respecting a written ac-count of the alleged theft, which had been taken at the time by his brother, the prosecutor, and copied by witness. On being asked when the copy was taken, he replied, yesterday, but exhibited a happy felicity in being unable to comprehend the meaning of many of the questions that were addressed to him. His bro-ther having attempted to prompt him, was ordered out of Court, when he made his appearance shortly afterwards up in the Grand Jury gallery, where he endeavoured to explain his brother's answers. The learned counsel drew attention most humourously to the elevated station which the expelled prosecutor had now attained, and a general and most hearty laugh was then excited through-out the Court, and which was only terminated by his re-expulsion, by the order of the Chairman. In speaking of the hand-writing, the witness said he could not say that it was his brother's hand-writing, although he had copied it word by word. His brother, he said, wrote different hands, and he could not tell which of them it was. The Chairman summed up, in the course of doing which, he grounded some observations on the manner in which Mr. Tyrrell had shaped his defence. The jury immediately returned a verdict of not guilty.
The prisoner, who during the whole of the trial maintained a very proper demeanour, appeared much affected by the result of the trial, covering his face with his hands a considerable time. The Chairman, previously to his going from the dock, said "he hoped that for the future period the verdict - which was a very proper one - would have a suitable effect on him. He was quite sure he would know how to value a good character, for on the presumption of that, the verdict was in a great measure delivered." - Mr. Tyrrell said be had in his hand a cha-racter signed by the whole parish in which the prisoner resided, but which he was prevented putting in as the law would not allow him to do so. - The Chairman : I do not know what that observation means, as it is quite that you were perfectly competent to put that character in evidence. - Mr. Tyrrell. - No, Sir! I pledge my professional reputation on the fact that I could not put that character. - The Chairman. - Well, you might have shown it to the Bench, which amounts to nearly the same thing. I am sorry to find that there was an idea on the part of the defence against this fact. - Mr. Tyrrell added that the prisoner was had been acquitted solely on the merits of the case and without any reference to character. - [Many persons in, and out of Court, testified by plaudits their approbation of the verdict.]
Arundel Webber [Parents] 1 was born about 1797 in Devon. She was christened 2 on 8 Oct 1797 in Halberton, Devon. She died 3 in 1847 in Exeter, Devon. She married Samuel Pearse on 30 Aug 1828 in North Petherton, Somerset. Arundel resided 4 in 1828 in St Davids, Exeter, Devon. She was baptized on 8 Oct 1797 in Halberton, Devon.
James Webber was christened 1 in 1754 in Modbury, Devon. He married 2 Elizabeth Crews on 22 Jun 1779 in Modbury, Devon.
Elizabeth Crews was christened 1 on 24 Mar 1751 in Newton Saint Cyres, Devon. She married 2 James Webber on 22 Jun 1779 in Modbury, Devon.
There are three possible Elizabeth Crews that could be married to James Webber, namely:
1) christened 12 Aug 1774 at Heavytree, Exeter, daughter of John and Elizabeth
2) christened 24 Mar 1751 at Newton Saint Cyres, daughter of John and Anne
3) christened 18 Oct 1752 at St Saviours, Dartmouth, daughter of Isaac.
They had the following children:
F i Arundel Webber was born about 1797. She died in 1847.
Steven Paul Beale [Parents].Steven married Angela Jean Beale.
Angela Jean Beale [Parents].Angela married Steven Paul Beale.
They had the following children:
M i Marc Beale. M ii Craig Beale.
She had the following children:
M i Henry James (Sonner) Beale was born on 7 Oct 1911. He died on 14 May 1991. M ii Gordon Beale.
Henry James (Sonner) Beale [scrapbook] was born 1, 2 on 7 Oct 1911 in Middlezoy, Somerset. He died on 14 May 1991 in West Monkton, Somerset. He was buried on 17 May 1991 in West Monkton, Somerset. He married Mary Margaret (Molly) Richards in Jul 1939 in St Mary Magdalen Church, Taunton, Somerset. He was employed 4 as gardener. He was employed 5 as cleaner of boilers on GWR steam engines..
In addition, he was a gardener at both Taunton museum and Musgove Park Hospital.
Brother Doug's recollections of Sonner were that he found it difficult to get on Sonner's best side until he was much older and married. He recalls that Sonner always seemed to be serious. Constantly engrossed in his work, which was also his hobby, Sonner had obviously inherited his father's green fingers because he became a professional gardener; show him a plant and he could give you the Latin name - enough to make anyone serious! Sonner worked as a gardener at Taunton museum and was the head gardener at Musgrove Park Hospital.
Prior to his gardening career, he worked for Great Western Railways cleaning the boilers on the steam engines. When he was a teenager, Sonner had trials for Bristol Rovers FC.
Sonner spent his war years in the Royal Artillery where he rose to the rank of Sergeant in 1941. Unfortunately, the Sergeant's Mess fees were too expensive so he asked his commanding officer to demote him back to the rank of Corporal.
Five years after Molly's death, Sonner remarried. His new wife, Edna Florence Greenslade, was born on 29th August 1924 and died on 5th October 1994 (aged 70) in West Monkton. She was a nurse by profession and had no children with Sonner).
Mary Margaret (Molly) Richards [scrapbook] was born on 2 Aug 1917. She died in 1963. She was buried in West Monkton, Somerset. She married Henry James (Sonner) Beale in Jul 1939 in St Mary Magdalen Church, Taunton, Somerset.
They had the following children:
F i Angela Jean Beale.