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Family of William HEARD and Grace SHARLAND

Husband: William HEARD (1823-1885)
Wife: Grace SHARLAND (c. 1835-1893)
Children: Thomas William HEARD (1857-1938)
James HEARD (c. 1859- )
Mary HEARD (1860-1860)
Jane HEARD (1860-1860)
Lydia Ann HEARD (1862- )
Alfred HEARD (1865-c. 1866)
Frederick HEARD (1876- )
Marriage c. 1857 Puddington, Devon, England
Banns were published 29 March, 5 & 12 April, 1857 in Puddington - "both of this parish"

Husband: William HEARD

Name: William HEARD1
Sex: Male
Father: John HEARD (1798-1879)
Mother: Agnes HATTIN (1789-1858)
Birth 1823 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 7 Dec 1823 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Occupation Agricultural Labourer
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 17) Sandford, Devon, England2
Preston, Sandford
William seems to be in the household of Hannah Soper, aged 20, independent - more probably in the household of Henry Pitts at Preston, Hannah Soper being in the subordinate dwelling of that place.
Occupation 6 Jun 1841 (age 17) Male Servant; Sandford, Devon, England2
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 27) Newton St Cyres, Devon, England3
Newton Village
William is lodging with farm labourer Richard Haywood and his family at Newton Village.
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 (age 27) Agricultural Labourer; Newton St Cyres, Devon, England3
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 35) Sandford, Devon, England4
East Village, Sandford
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 (age 35) Agricultural Labourer; Sandford, Devon, England4
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 46) Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England5
Chilton Cottage
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 46) Agricultural Labourer; Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England5
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 56) Sandford, Devon, England6
Village
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 56) Pauper; Sandford, Devon, England6
Death 27 Sep 1885 (age 61-62) Sandford, Devon, England
Burial 27 Sep 1885 Sandford, Devon, England

Wife: Grace SHARLAND

Name: Grace SHARLAND1
Sex: Female
Father: Thomas SHARLAND (1800-1878)
Mother: Mary SKINNER (1804-1890)
Birth c. 1835 Puddington, Devon, England
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 6) Puddington, Devon, England7
Puddington
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 18) Stoodleigh, Devon, England8
Dipford, Stoodleigh
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 (age 18) House Servant; Stoodleigh, Devon, England8
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 28) Sandford, Devon, England4
East Village, Sandford
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 34) Sandford, Devon, England5
Chilton Cottage
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 47) Sandford, Devon, England6
Village
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 47) Pauper; Sandford, Devon, England6
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 56) Sandford, Devon, England9
Village
Grace is living with son Frederick and George Drew
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 56) Receiving relief from Parish; Sandford, Devon, England9
Death Oct 1893 (age 57-58) Sandford, Devon, England
Burial 5 Oct 1893 Sandford, Devon, England

Child 1: Thomas William HEARD

Name: Thomas William HEARD1
Sex: Male
Spouse: Emily WARREN (c. 1867-1925)
Birth Q3 1857 Copper Oak - Sandford, Devon, England10
Baptism 7 Oct 1857 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Copper Oak
Occupation Carter/Labourer
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 3) Sandford, Devon, England4
East Village, Sandford
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 13) Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England11
Lower Minchendown, Woolfardisworthy
Farm servant for William Gill
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 13) Farm Servant (Indoors); Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England11
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 22) Heavitree - Exeter, Devon, England12
Morgans Buildings, South Wonford Heavitree, Exeter
This is a possible entry for Thomas, a lodger with a Rogers family in Heavitree. If it is Thomas he is using his second name of William. There are no obvious other Heards that it could be.
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 22) Labourer on Farm; Heavitree - Exeter, Devon, England12
Occupation 17 Aug 1885 (age 26) Labourer; Exeter, Devon, England
John Street, Exeter
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 33) Crediton , Devon, England13
Baptist Court, Crediton
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 33) Carter; Crediton , Devon, England13
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 44) Sandford, Devon, England14
North Lakes, Sandford
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 44) Carter on Farm; Sandford, Devon, England14
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 54) Exminster, Devon, England15
Matford Cottage, Exminster
Thomas and Emily are living with Rhoda, Daniel, Reuben and Linda
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 54) Farm Labourer; Exminster, Devon, England15
Death 1938 (age 80-81)

Child 2: James HEARD

Name: James HEARD1
Sex: Male
Spouse: Emily DISCOMBE (1866- )
Birth c. 1859 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 11 Jul 1859 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Occupation Agricultural Labourer, Carter, 1901 Wine Merchant Carter
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 2) Sandford, Devon, England4
East Village, Sandford
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 21) Sandford, Devon, England6
Village
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 21) Agricultural Labourer; Sandford, Devon, England6
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 50) Exeter, Devon, England16
93 Clifton Street, Exeter
James and Emily are still in Clifton Street, Exeter, with children Mabel, Leonard, Winnie, Stanley and Leslie.
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 50) Hawler Labourer; Exeter, Devon, England16

Child 3: Mary HEARD

Name: Mary HEARD1
Sex: Female
Birth 1860 East Village - Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 21 Dec 1860 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Death 1860 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England

Child 4: Jane HEARD

Name: Jane HEARD1
Sex: Female
Birth 1860 East Village - Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 21 Dec 1860 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Death 1860 (age 0)

Child 5: Lydia Ann HEARD

Name: Lydia Ann HEARD1
Sex: Female
Spouse: Henry JACKMAN (1860- )
Birth 1862 East Village - Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 19 Feb 1862 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 9) Sandford, Devon, England5
Chilton Cottage

Child 6: Alfred HEARD

Name: Alfred HEARD1
Sex: Male
Birth 1865 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 23 Jul 1865 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Death c. Aug 1866 (age 0-1) Sandford, Devon, England
Burial 3 Aug 1866 Sandford, Devon, England

Child 7: Frederick HEARD

Name: Frederick HEARD1
Sex: Male
Birth 1876 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 5 Dec 1876 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Occupation General farm servant, then Railway labourer
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 4) Sandford, Devon, England6
Village
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 14) Sandford, Devon, England9
Village
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 14) Farm Servant; Sandford, Devon, England9

Note on Marriage

In 1891 Grace is a widow receiving Parish Relief, and living in the village with Frederick, and has George Drew as a boarder.

Note on Husband: William HEARD

In 1841 seems to be working as a servant for Hannah Soper, at Preston. In 1851 he is a farm labourer, lodging with Richard Haywood and his wife at Newton St Cyres. In 1861 he is an agricultural labourer at East Village, living with Grace and sons Thomas and James. In 1871 he is living at Chilton Cottage, Cheriton Fitzpaine, then by 1881 described as pauper, living in the Village, at Sandford or Cheriton

Note on Wife: Grace SHARLAND

In 1891 Grace is a widow receiving Parish Relief, and living in the village with Frederick, and has nephew George Drew as a boarder.

Sources

1"Nick Heard". www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
2"Census 1841 Sandford, Devon ED 14 HO107/216 Book 10 Folio 6 Page 6 (William Heard)".
Text From Source: Name Age Occupation Where Born
William Heard 17 Male Servant Devon
ED 14 HO107/216 Book 10 Folio 6 Page 6. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
3"Census 1851 Newton St Cyres, Devon ED1c HO107/1887 Folio 282 Page 18 (William Heard)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
William Heard Lodger Mar 27 Farm Labourer Sandford, Devon
ED1c HO107/1887 Folio 282 Page 18. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
4"Census 1861 Sandford, Devon ED 9 RG9/1474 Folio 73 Page 14 (William Heard)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
William Heard Head Mar 35 Agricultural Labourer Sandford, Devon
Grace Heard Wife Mar 28 Puddington, Devon
Thomas William Heard Son Unm 3 Copper Oak - Sandford, Devon
James Heard Son Unm 2 Sandford, Devon
ED 9 RG9/1474 Folio 73 Page 14. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
5"Census 1871 Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon ED4 RG10/2163 Folio 35 Page 4 (William Heard)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
William Heard Head Mar 46 Agricultural Labourer Sandford, Devon
Grace Heard Wife Mar 34 Puddington, Devon
Lydia Ann Heard Dau Unm 9 Scholar East Village - Sandford, Devon
ED4 RG10/2163 Folio 35 Page 4. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
6"Census 1881 Sandford, Devon ED12 RG11/2231 Folio 100 Page 9 (William Heard)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
William Heard Head Mar 56 Pauper Sandford, Devon
Grace Heard Wife Mar 47 Pauper Puddington, Devon
James Heard Son Unm 21 Agricultural Laboure Sandford, Devon
Frederick Heard Son Unm 4 Scholar Sandford, Devon
ED12 RG11/2231 Folio 100 Page 9. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
7"Census 1841 Puddington, Devon HO107/261 Book 2 Folio 8 Page 9 ED 1 (Thomas Sharland)".
Text From Source: Name Age Occupation Where Born
Thomas Sharland 40 Agricultural Labourer
Mary Sharland 30
Maria Sharland 9 Scholar
Grace Sharland 6 Scholar
Francis Sharland 4 Scholar
James Sharland 1
HO107/261 Book 2 Folio 8 Page 9 ED 1. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
8"Census 1851 Stoodleigh, Devon ED 6 HO107/1889 Folio432 Page 22 (Grace Sharland)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Grace Sharland Servant Unm 18 House servant Puddington, Devon
ED 6 HO107/1889 Folio432 Page 22. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
9"Census 1891 Sandford, Devon ED 9 RG12/1761 Folio 72 Page 7 (Grace Shorland)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Grace Heard Head W 56 Receiving relief from Parish Puddington, Devon
Frederick Heard Son S 14 General Farm Servant Sandford, Devon
George Drew Lodger S 18 Agricultural Labourer Sandford, Devon
ED 9 RG12/1761 Folio 72 Page 7. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
10"GRO". Crediton 5b 571. Cit. Date: Q3 1857.
11"Census 1871 Woolfardisworthy, Devon ED 7 RG10/2157 Folio 69 Page 4 (Thomas William Heard)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Thomas William Heard Servant Unm 13 Farm Servant (Indoors) Copper Oak - Sandford, Devon
ED 7 RG10/2157 Folio 69 Page 4. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
12"Census 1881 Heavitree - Exeter, Devon Exeter Heavitree ED 5 RG11/2143 Folio 93 Page 22 (Thomas Heard)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
William T Heard Lodgre Unm 22 Labourer on Farm Copper Oak - Sandford, Devon
Exeter Heavitree ED 5 RG11/2143 Folio 93 Page 22. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
13"Census 1891 Crediton, Devon ED 3 RG12/1760 Folio 44 Page 13 (Thomas Heard)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Thomas William Heard Head M 33 Carter Copper Oak - Sandford, Devon
Emily Heard Wife M 24 Crediton , Devon
Walter John Heard Son S 3 Sandford, Devon
Celina Heard Dau S 10 mths Upton Hellions, Devon
ED 3 RG12/1760 Folio 44 Page 13. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
14"Census 1901 Sandford, Devon ED 5 RG13/2131 Folio 40 Page 6 (Thomas Heard)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Thomas William Heard Head M 44 Carter on Farm Copper Oak - Sandford, Devon
Emily Heard Wife M 36 Crediton , Devon
Selina Heard Dau S 10 Scholar Upton Hellions, Devon
William Heard Son S 7 Scholar Sandford, Devon
Rhoda Heard Dau S 3 New Buildings - Sandford, Devon
ED 5 RG13/2131 Folio 40 Page 6. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
15"Census 1911 Exminster, Devon, England RG14/12661 RG78/727 RD270 SD6 ED4 SN147 (Thomas Heard)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Thomas William Heard Head Mar 54 Farm Labourer Copper Oak - Sandford, Devon, England
Emily Heard Wife Mar 44 Crediton , Devon, England
Rhoda Heard Dau Unm 13 Scholar New Buildings - Sandford, Devon, England
Daniel Heard Son Unm 9 Scholar Sandford, Devon, England
Reuben Heard Son Unm 7 Scholar Sandford, Devon, England
Linda May Heard Dau Unm 3 Exminster, Devon, England
RG14/12661 RG78/727 RD270 SD6 ED4 SN147. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
16"Census 1911 Exeter,Devon, England RG14/12676 RG78/728 RD271 SD1 ED8 SN248 (James Heard)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
James Heard Head Mar 50 Hawler Labourer Sandford, Devon, England
Emily Heard Wife Mar 45 Sandford, Devon, England
Frances Mabel Heard Dau Unm 18 Exeter,Devon, England
Leonard Victor Heard Son Unm 13 Scholar Exeter,Devon, England
Winifred Edith Heard Dau Unm 6 Scholar Exeter,Devon, England
Arthur Stanley Heard Son Unm 4 Scholar Exeter,Devon, England
Harold Leslie Heard Son Unm 2 Exeter,Devon, England
RG14/12676 RG78/728 RD271 SD1 ED8 SN248. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.