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Son of John George 1764 and Elizabeth Veal
George was baptised on 25 Apr 1790 (1) in Parkham, Devon. He married Mary Pickard on 7 Aug 1819 (1). Witnesses to the marriage were Phillip Tadrew and William Pickard.
Mary Pickard was baptised on 28 Jan 1787 (2) in Parkham, Devon. Her parents are William Pickard and Ann Gregg.
George was a Farmer. He and Mary had 5 children.
Anne George Baptised 17 Mar 1820 in Parkham (1) Elizabeth George Baptised 7 Oct 1821 in Alwington (3) Mary Jane George Baptised 11 May 1823 in Alwington (3) Edmund George Born about 1825 in Alwington (4) John George Born about 1828 in Alwington (4)
George died in 1858 (5) , Mary died in 1876 (6) aged 89 years.
Census details below
1841 Census HO107/242 George V George 50 Farmer y Mary George 50 y Ann George 20 y Edmund George 15 y John George 13 y Thomas Elvesdon 25 M S y John Clement 14 M S y George Dobbs 12 M S y William Mallett 20 Ag Ap y Mary Hearn 20 F S y Address: Chiddleham, Alwington, Devon 1851 Census HO107/1895 George Veal George Head m 62 Farmer 266 Acres employing 6 Labourers Parkham, Devon Mary George Wife m 64 Farmers Wife Parkham, Devon Edmund George Son u 26 Farmers Son Alwington, Devon John George Son m 23 Farmers Son Alwington, Devon Mary Grace George Daug in law m 21 Farmers Daughter Bradworthy, Devon Mary Ann Cleavedon Serv u 20 House Servant Hartland, Devon Samuel Manning Serv u 23 Agricultural Labourer Parkham, Devon Ruth Gilley Serv u 18 Agricultural Labourer Woolfardisworthy, Devon John Sanguine Serv u 17 Agricultural Labourer Bradworthy, Devon Richard Pickard Serv u 16 Agricultural Labourer Parkham, Devon William Pickard Serv u 14 Farm Servant Parkham, Devon John Fish Labr u 48 Agricultural Labourer Parkham, Devon Address: Horton, Bradworthy, Devon 1861 Census RG9/1507 Mary George Mother wid 74 Retired Farmer Widow Parkham, Devon (Living with son Edmund George 1825 who has taken over farm) Address: Horton Farm, Bradworthy, Devon 1871 Census RG10/2209 Mary George Mother wid 84 Annuitant Parkham, Devon (Still living with Edmund and his family) Address: Horton Farm, Bradworthy, Devon
Sources (1) Genogold - Online database for Parkham Parish Records (2) IGI Record (3) Transcript of Alwington Baptisms 1691 - 1824 by Ethelda Peshko (Genuki) (4) Census (5) GRO - JAS 1858 - 5b 319 - Bideford (6) GRO - OND 1876 - 5b 347 - Holsworthy Contact - Jacky Hockridge - juljacho@aol.com *****************************************************