I’m following the family of Eli Fogwell (sometimes Frogwell) b.1838 Southmoulton, Devon.
• 1851 census Eli aged 13, with mother Mary Ann b.1807, and sisters Elizabeth and Eleanor.
• 1861 census Eli, aged 24 with mother Mary Ann (widowed)
• 1871 census Eli, 35 an inmate of Barnstaple Union workhouse
• 1881 census Eli, aged 43, now married to Elizabeth tog. with 3 children (Fred, Ellen and Earnest) and a William Danch (I believe this is his wife’s relative – ‘Darch’).
There is a marriage record for Elizabeth Darch JFM qtr 1869 Barnstaple vol 5b pg 797 to Eli Fogwell.
Following Elizabeth Darch’s life:
• 1841 aged 4, with parents William b. and Ann at Landkey, with sister Mary and brother William. (listed as Durch)
• 1851 aged 14, with William and Ann at Swymbridge, with sisters, Mary 21, Susan 7 and Ann 5.
• 1861 aged 24, servant at household in Landkey, with Robert Boatfield 72, Emma Boatfield 30 and Robert Pethebridge.
• 1871 aged 29, lace mender in Swimbridge, unmarried daughter to William and Ann Darch, with 2 grandchildren.
• 1881 aged 40, married to Eli Fogwell, with 3 children (Fred, Ellen and Earnest) and William Danch (as above)
It is possible that if after Eli and Elizabeth married in 1869 they got into financial difficulty and Eli had to go to the workhouse, that Elizabeth may have gone back to live with her parents, but her age on the 1871 census (29) is out of sync and why is she listed as unmarried?
I would also be grateful for some information on Elizabeth’s parents William and Ann Darch. I’m looking for a marriage just prior to eldest daughter Mary’s birthday 1830, which would hopefully give me Ann’s maiden name. Thanks for reading and any help you can give.