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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Devon => Topic started by: philsearch on Friday 20 July 18 21:47 BST (UK)
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Hi all, working with a lady who knows on her dads side as far back as Henry Charles Phillips born Plympton 1885. I’m sure she would love it if there was any more info going back. As in were the family always in Devon. Cheers Phil.
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On the GRO index
birth
Henry Charles Philips June 1/4 1885 Plympton, St Mary Union, registration district Plympton vol 5b page 216/ Mother's maiden name Edwards
marriage June 1/4 1882 Plympton, Nicholas Henry H Phillips (father Nicholas HarrisPhillips) to Louisa Maria Edwards (father John Edwards) vol 5b page 435
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Birth
Nicholas Henry Harris Phillips
Dec 1/4 1851
Plympton St Mary Devon
Vol 9 Page 421
Mother's maiden name VOYSEY
Nicholas Henry Harris Phillips
Birth date 26 Oct 1851
Baptism date 3 Dec 1851 Anglican
Plymouth, Charles the Martyr
Father Nicholas Harris Phillips
Mother Jane
Mother's last name ?
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I only have freebmd with the birth as June qtr 1885, Phil
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Sorry yes it is 1885 I have modified it in my original post.
Record set Devon Marriages
Nicholas H Phillips
Marriage date 1 Oct 1830
Spouse's first name(s) Jane
Spouse's last name Veysey
Denomination Anglican
Place - Modbury Devon
Archive South West Heritage Trust
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1891 RG12 piece 1720 folio 89 page 24
Ratford Plympton St Mary
Nicholas H Phillips Married 39 Quarryman
Louisa M Phillips Wife 34
Daniel T Edwards Stepson 10 Scholar
Samuel J Phillips Son 7 Scholar
Henry C Phillips Son 6 1885 Scholar
Elizabeth D Phillips Dau 4
Clara L Phillips Dau 1
All born plympton
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Thank you very much Crisane, she will be delighted, Phil.
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Possible in 1841
1841 HO107 piece271 book 5 Folio 13 Page 21
Queen Ann Place and Cottages
Nicholas Phillips 35 labourer
Jane Phillips 34
George Phillips 8
Mary Phillips 6
Jane Phillips 3
Elizabeth Phillips 0
All born in county
Death (not the father as this one is 2 years old according to the GRO index)
Nicholas Harris Phillips Sept 1/4 1850 Plympton St Mary's vol 9 page 265 The birth record on GRO has his mother's maiden name as Voysey.
So the Nicholas born 1851 was given the extra name Henry to differentiate him from his older brother who died