Crispin Collings COLE

[Robholm]

I am looking for the birth or baptism of Crispin Collings (or Collins) Cole, a labourer, who died at Littlehempston, Devon, on 19 Jan 1844, aged 60.

On 11 Aug 1812 Crispin married Sarah Trant at Sherford, Devon. (Crispin, a bachelor of Cornworthy and Sarah, a spinster of Sherford). Sarah died the following year at Littlehempston and was buried at Sherford.

On 28 Jul 1814 Crispin married Eleanor Harris at Littlehempston where several children were born to them.

Despite an extensive search in Devon parish registers I have been unable to locate Crispin's baptism or his place of birth. If anyone has information about him I should be grateful for details.

Robin

[CaroleW]

Hi

The 1841 census confirms he was born in Devon but unfortunately no area is shown on this census - only the county.  He is shown as 58 occ ag labourer and Eleanor was 49

Children as follows:
James 24
Charles and Mary - both aged 8
Maria 6

On the same page, there is a Margaret Cole aged 25 occ cook and a Philip Cole aged 28 occ coachman

The address was just Littlehampton Village

[Robholm]

Hello Carole

Many thanks for this information. I already have it but it is useful to know that your reading of the census agrees with mine. If only Cripin had lived until 1851 when the census recorded places of birth the mystery might have been solved long before now.

Thank you very much for your interest.

Robin