Richard Luxton
1813 - Richard was baptised in Brushford on
April 18, 1813
Richard Luxton was the forth
son of George Luxton (1770 - 1848) and his wife
Elizabeth Wreford of Steers Cottage, Brushford
- Richard was baptised on April 18, 1813. He
was a 27 year old labourer when her married
Elizabeth Baker, 25, spinster, daughter of Richard
Baker of Wembworthy on August 17, 1841. The
1851 census records Richard aged 37, agricultural
Labourer living at his parents' old home, Steers,
Brushford, Elizabeth his wife was a 33 year
old weaver and their children were
Richards' niece Mary 10 and
nephew William aged 12 the children of his brother
John Luxton were living with the family
and his sister in law, Grace Baker, 25
unmarried servant. The family moved about 1855
to Moorend, Wembworthy and were still there
in 1881 when Richard, 71 farm labourer, and
his wife Elizabeth 69, was a charwomen. The
children had grown and left home. Richard was
a 77 year old pauper at 8 Four Ways, Eggesford
in 1891, living with his married daughter, Annie
aged 38 and her husband John Gough, a
34 year old sawyer and their family. Richard
Luxton of Moorend Wembworthy died aged 81
and was buried at Wembworthy on February 11,
1894. Elizabeth who died aged 82 in the Crediton
area in July/September 1898 may have been his
wife
1851:
Census -Steers, Mooreland, Brushford, Devon
- Ho107/1886: folio 6: page 5.
Richard Luxton
- Head - age 37 - Ag Lab - born Brushford
Elizabeth Luxton - Wife - age 33 - Weaver
- born Brushford
George Luxton - son - age 9 - scholar
- born Coldridge
Elizabeth Luxton - dau - age 7 - scholar
- born Coldridge
Mary Luxton - dau - age 3 - born Brushford
Richard Luxton - son - age 3 months -
born Brushford
William Luxton - nephew - age 12 - scholar
- born Brushford - son
of John Luxton (1816) and Jane Pike
Mary J. Luxton - niec - age 10 - Scholar
- born Brushford - daughter
of John Luxton (1816) and Jane Pike
Grace Baker - sister-in-law - age 20
- servant - born Brushford
1861:
Census - Moorend - Wembworthy Ecclesiastical
Parish:
Piece: RG9/1470 Place: Morchard Bishop - Folio:
102 Page: 14 Schedule: 64
Richard Luxton
- Head age 52 - Labourer - born Brushford
Elizabeth Luxton - Wife - age 48 - born
Brushford
Mary Luxton - Dau - age 11 - born Brushford
Richard Luxton - Son -age 9 - born Brushford
Ann Luxton - Dau - age 7 - born Brushford
Eliza Luxton - Dau - age 5 - born Brushford
Ann & Eliza'a ages
appear to be the wrong way round from other
information I have.
Dec 12, 1864 -
a labourer
Jan 30, 1867 a labourer
1871: Census
Wembworthy Moorend
Richard Luxton Head -
age 57 - Ag Lab - born Brushford
Elizabeth Luxton - Wife - age 48 - born Brushford
Ann Luxton - dau - age 15 - born Brushford
Aug 13. 1878 - a labourer
1881: Census
- Wembworthy Moor End Cottage
Richard Luxton - Head
- age 71 - Farm Lab out of work - born Brushford
Elizabeth Luxton - Wife - age 69 - charwoman
- born Wembworthy
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- Child of Richard Luxton (1813)
and Elizabeth Baker |
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George Luxton ( 1842 - 1918?) born
in Coldridge - George Luxton was
a 22 year old bachelor labourer when he
married Sarah Bray Vernon 21, at
Wembworthy on December 12, 1864. George
signs the register and Sarah makes
her mark.Witnessed by: William Mitchell
& Mary Luxton - George Luxton
29, agricultural Labourer, lived at Grove
Pad Cottage, Brushford, in 1871, with
his wife Sarah B. a glove maker
, born Ashreigney, and their daughters
Sarah 2 and Emily aged 2 months. The growing
family were living at New House cottage,
Coldridge in 1881, but were at Moorend,
Wembworthy in 1891. Sarah Bray Luxton
died in January/March quarter in 1902
in the Crediton Area. George death has
not been established but it thought if
it was the George Luxton, road contractor,
who died aged 76 on October 10, 1918 at
Highborough Farm, Sutcombe, leaving his
pony and colt and insurance policy to
his married daughter Emily Jane Gifford.
April 9, 1865 - a labourer
at baptism of William and Richard living
at Moorend
1871:
Census - Brushford, Grove Pad Cottage
George Luxton
- Head - age 29 - Ag lab - bornBrushford
Sarah B.Luxton - Wife age 26 -
Glovemaker - born Ashreigny
Sarah Luxton - dau - age 2 - born
Brushford
Emily Luxton - dau - age 2mths
- born Brushford
1881:
Census - Coldridge, New House
George Luxton - Head - age 41 -
Ag Lab - born Brushford
Sarah B.Luxton - wife - age 35
- born Ashreigny
Emily Jane Luxton - dau - age 10
- born Brushford
George Luxton - son - age 8 - born
Wembworthy
Richard Luxton - son - age 6 -
born Wembworthy
Selina May Luxton - dau - age 3
- born Wembworthy
1891: Census - (transcript)
Moorend, Wembworthy
George Luxton - head - age 48 - lab (employee)
- born Brushford
Sarah A. Luxton - dau - wife - age 59
- born South Molton
Emily Jane d 22 dom. servant Brushford
Beatrice Maud d 8 Coldridge
1 -
Child of George Luxton (1842)
and Sarah Bray Vernon
William Richard Luxton, a son,
was baptised in Wembworthy on April
9, 1865, but he is probably the same
William Richard Luxton whose
death is recorded in the same quarter
- Believed to have died in infancy.
2 -
Child of George Luxton (1842)
and Sarah Bray Vernon
Sarah Luxton 1869 - born in Brushford
- Sarah was a 14 year old servant in
Coldridge Village in 1881.
3 -
Child of George Luxton (1842)
and Sarah Bray Vernon
Emily Jane Luxton 1871 - born
in Brushford married in Crediton Area
in 1894.
4 -
Child of George Luxton (1842)
and Sarah Bray Vernon
George Luxton (1873 - 1955) -
baptised at Wembworthy on March 9, 1873,
his parents lived a Lambs Cross, Wembworhy.
He married Elizabeth Landry form
North Hill, Cornwall and they had a
least 6 children. George who was a heavy
cider drinker moved jobs nearly every
year. In 1901 George and his wife Elizabeth
and 4 children were living at Newhouse,
Coldridge. The family were settled at
Labdon in Wembworthy, Cheldon c 1902
at Leigh in Chawleigh and Lapford after
1912. Elizabeth is said to have died
as a result of falling down stairs during
the war time blackout. The Lapford burial
register records Elizabeth aged 75 of
Forches, Lapford was buried on November
25, 1942. Her husband George Luxton
aged 81 of 8 Sidbury Place, High Street,
Crediton was buried at Lapford on Jenuary
26, 1955. The birth dates of their children
are taken from the Chawleigh School
Register,
1
- Child of George Luxton (1873)
and Elizabeth Landry
George Luxton (1894 - 1968)
- born April 21, 1894 - George a 25
year old farm labourer at King Weston,
Somerset married Charlotte Jane
Lavis 19, spinster daughter of
Albion Lavis, a stone cutter,
after banns in the parish church King
Weston, somerset on August 29, 1921.
George who died aged 74 was buried
at All Saints, King Weston on June
5, 1968. The couple had three daughters,
1
- Child of George Luxton
(1894) and Challotte Jane Lavis
Betty V. M. Luxton 1921 -
Betty married Mr Whitcombe
in the Bridgwater area in 1946.
2
- Child of George Luxton
(1894) and Challotte Jane Lavis
Ivy Doreen Luxton 1923 -
Ivy was born on May 9, 1923 at 73
King Weston, Langport, somerset
married Mr Francis in the
Bridgwater area in 1946
3
- Child of George Luxton
(1894) and Challotte Jane Lavis
Joyce M. Luxton 1928 - Joyce
married Mr Bird in 1952 in
the Bridgwater area.
2
- Child of George Luxton (1873)
and Elizabeth Landry
Selina Elizabeth Luxton 1897
- born January 22, 1897 - Selina attended
the school at Wembworthy and left
there on March 13, 1903. Selina married
Mr Palfrey in Crediton in 1919
and had eight children. Selina who
died in an Old Peoples' Bungalow in
Chulmleigh on February 20, 1986.
3
- Child of George Luxton (1873)
and Elizabeth Landry
Ethel Luxton 1899 - married
Mr Jeffrey and lived in Cornwall
- there were no children and Ethel
died on February 16, 1986.
4
- Child of George Luxton (1873)
and Elizabeth Landry
Richard Luxton 1901 - born
February 21, 1901 married and lived
in Spreyton, Devon, where one son
Albert Luxton was born.
5
- Child of George Luxton (1873)
and Elizabeth Landry
Elsie May Luxton (1903 - 1977)
- born on February 21, 1903 married
Sidney Tonkins at Spreyton
on May 14, 1922. The couple had six
children and Elsie died aged 74 on
June 28, 1977. Her Grandson is Mr
Phillip Tonkins of South Molton.
6
- Child of George Luxton (1873)
and Elizabeth Landry
Rose May Luxton 1905 - born
on March 26, 1905 at Chittlehamholt
Lapford married Lloyd Knight Yardley
from Exeter in 1936. Their son is
Mr Ray Yardley of Stoke Canon
near Exeter.
5 -
Child of George Luxton (1842)
and Sarah Bray Vernon
Richard Luxton 1875 - baptised
at Wembworthy on July 11, 1875 - His
parents lived at Lambs Cross . Richard
is a labourer aged 17 years and 10 months
joined the Devon Regiment on March 26,
1891. He was 5ft 2 inches with grey
eyes, light brown hair and weighed 121
llbs. A member of the Church of England,
his next of kin was his father George
Luxton of Lymington Cross, Wembworthy.
Army records produced in 1900 reveal
that he served in India.
6 -
Child of George Luxton (1842)
and Sarah Bray Vernon
Selina Mary Luxton 1877 - born
in Wembworthy was a 13 year old domestic
servant in 1891 with William Hawkins,
a farmer at East Heywood, Bondleigh.
7 -
Child of George Luxton (1842)
and Sarah Bray Vernon
Beatrice Maude Luxton 1883 -
Beatrice is believed to have married
John Henry Bird at Wembworthy
on March 30, 1898.
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- Child of Richard Luxton (1813)
and Elizabeth Baker |
| Elizabeth
Luxton 1844 - Born in Coldridge
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- Child of Richard Luxton (1813)
and Elizabeth Baker |
| Mary
Luxton (1847 - 1921) - born in Brushford
- Mary Luxton married John Ford
at the Parish Church, Wembworthy on January
30, 1867 (Crediton Mar quarter 5b 661).
This pair worked around local villages
before settling in Countess Wear where
John died on October 24, 1898 and Mary
on January 13, 1921.
Mary and John had children:
Information below supplied
by Stephen Stone
**Note:
Records not confirmed
Daughters of Mary Luxton
(1847) and John Ford -
Elizabeth (Lisa) Ford
- (Elizabeth Ann
- (1867 Cediton June quarter 5b 434)
Alice Ford - (1872
Crediton Mar quarter 5b 451)
Florence Ford - (
Florence Emma 1890 Crediton Mar quarter
5b 395)
Bessie Ford - (Bessie
Louisa 1888 Crediton Mar quarter 5b
380)
Emma Ford -
(Emma Jane 1871 Crediton Mar quarter
5b 422)
Sons
of Mary Luxton (1847) and John
Ford
Jack (Drummer) Ford -
(No record of
a Jack howabout John ?? as often Johns
were called Jack
(1871John Crediton
Jun quarter 5b 401)
or (John 1873 Crediton Mar quarter 5b
431)
or (John 1881 Crediton Sep quarter 5b
400)
or (John 1885 Crediton Mar quarter 5b
393)
or (John 1900 Crediton Sep quarter 5b
354)
*William Ford (father
of Edna Cissie) - (William
1868 Crediton Mar quarter 5b 423)
Richard Ford - No
record
George Ford - (1868
Crediton Jun quarter 5b 424)
Ernest Ford - (Ernest
George 1880 Crediton Jun quarter 5b
443)
Bert Ford - No
record
Alfred Ford - No
record
*William Henry
Ford AB Seaman HMS married Sarah
Ann Carder at ST Saviours Place
on July 1903 St Saviours Dartmoor
- (1903 Totnes
Sep quarter 5b 371).
William and Sarah had children:
Children of William
Ford and Sarah Ann Carder
1/ William Henry Ford 1907
- (William Henry
C. 1907 Totnes Dec quarter 5b 136)
2/ Iris Ford 1909 - (Iris
Julia - 1909 Totnes Dec quarter 5b
136)
3/ Samuel John Ford 1911 -
(St Thomas Jun
quarter 5b 38)
4/ * Edna Cissie Ford (mother
of Una Mary Ann) 1913 - (St
Thomas Mar quarter 5b 57)
5/ Frederick James Richard Ford
1919 - (St Thomas
Sep quarter 5b 58)
6/ Nancy Ford 1921- No
record
7/ John Ford 1923 - (St
Thomas Sep quarter 5b 61)
8/ Mary Ford 1928 - (St
Thomas Jun quarter 56)
* Edna Cissie
Ford married Stephen Patrick
Mulkerrins -
(1935 - St
Thoma Dec quarter 5b 100)
Edna and Stephen
had one
daughter and adopted - Rosemary
Child
of Edna Cissie Ford and
Stephen Patrick Mulkerrins
Una Mulkerrins -
(Una M A
Mulkerrins 1937 Exeter Mar quarter
5b 118)
Una Mulkerrins
married Clifford Stone
1954 -
(1955 Exeter
Sep quarter 7a 906)
Una and Clifford had children:
Children
of Una Mulkerrins and
Clifford Stone
1/ Gareth S. Stone (1957
Exeter Jun quarter 7a 396)
2/ Stephen (1960)
3/ Carole-Ann (1964)
Mary (DOB 1928) is still
alive and lives in Countess Weir
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- Child of Richard Luxton (1813)
and Elizabeth Baker |
| Richard
Luxton 1851 - born Brushford - died
in the April of 1869
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| 05
- Child of Richard Luxton (1813)
and Elizabeth Baker |
| Eliza
Luxton 1853 - Eliza Luxton
was an 18 year old domestic cook at Southernhay,
Exeter, St David in 1871. She married
a Mr Sharham.
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| 06
- Child of Richard Luxton (1813)
and Elizabeth Baker |
| Ann
Luxton (1856 - 1941) - Ann Luxton
married John Gough, a sawyer, at
Wembworthy on August 13, 1873. They settled
in the neighbouring parish of Eggesford,
where John Gough died aged 68 on
October 30, 1925.
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