Samuel Churchill was born on Sunday 9th April 1854, he was the one who brought the Churchill's to Devon.
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| 1861 census |
He was the eldest child of Robert and Mary Ann Churchill (nee Hoare), born in Curland, Somerset.
In the 1861 census he was aged 6 and living with his parents at a house called Britty.
In the 1861 census he was aged 6 and living with his parents at a house called Britty.
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| 1871 census |
In 1871 he was aged 16, now working as a farm servant for Thomas Hart at New House Farm.
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| Samuel Churchill's marriage certificate |
On Thursday 29th May 1975 at Bideford registry office, he married Grace Dunn. Samuel was 21 a farm labourer, Grace was 25 a domestic servant. Grace was illiterate as she left her mark, rather than sign. The wedding was witnessed by Mary Ann Hodge and Mary A. Crossman.
I don't know why Samuel left Somerset for North Devon?
Samuel and Grace had two Children James born in 1876 and Ann born in 1878.
Sadly Samuel died two days before Ann was born, he died on Monday 6th May 1878 of Typhoid fever.
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| Samuel Churchill's death certificate |
Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid_fever
Typhoid fever, also known simpley as typhoid, is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contamonated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella enterica enterica, serovar Typhit.
Typhoid fever, also known simpley as typhoid, is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contamonated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella enterica enterica, serovar Typhit.
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| Photo of Samuel and Grace Churchill's headstone |
Samuel is buried at Abbotsham church graveyard, along with his wife Grace
who died on the 5th November 1926.
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