A Compilation of Sercombe Families

If you are researching the surname Sercombe, or any of its variants such as Sircombe, Surcombe, or Sircom, I'd like to hear from you. My email address is at the top and bottom of every page on this site. You can use the table of contents at right to locate Sercombe families from various places in Devon, other parts of Britain, and countries around the world. I also suggest using the search feature of your browser (usually control-F) to look for your own Sercombe ancestors by name, place, occupation, and so on. If you have trouble finding them (or if you don't!) please send me an email.

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Frequency and Distribution of the Surname Sercombe

Sercombe is an unusual surname. In 1881, only about 500 people called Sercombe (including variant spellings) were alive in Britain, out of a total population of almost 30 million. There are probably only a few more today: about 150 Sercombe households are listed in British telephone directories, and a surname database based on official British government data counts 583 Sercombes, 20 Surcombes, and 11 Sircombes (and is said to overcount by about 7 percent). The name is found in even smaller numbers in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States, presumably all British emigrants and their descendants. (Switchboard has U.S. telephone listings for 40 Sercombes, 2 Sercombs, 1 Sircom, and 1 Sircomb.)

Within Britain, the name is quite geographically concentrated. In 1881, about 74 percent of the 500 British Sercombes were living in the county of Devon or had been born there. Many of the remainder were in nearby Gloucestershire and Somerset, which together accounted for another 11 percent. Thirty years earlier, in 1851, of the fewer than 300 Sercombes in Devon, almost all were in the city of Exeter (about 24 percent) or the nearby rural parishes to its south and west, particularly Dunsford (26 percent). The mobility of modern society has made the pattern less extreme, but it remains: in the decade from 1996 to 2005, 38% of Sercombe births in England and Wales were in Devon, and more than half of those were in just the Exeter registration district.

Major Family Groupings

Was there just one original family called Sercombe, from whom all subsequent Sercombes are descended, or were there several independent origins of the name? I am still far from finding out, but I hope that the information on this page and on the linked pages of source material (see Sources of Information, below) will eventually help to answer that question. I do already know that at least 163 of the 500 Sercombes alive in Britain in 1881 were descendants of John Syrcombe, who had six children christened at Dunsford between 1714 and 1730. At least another 33 were descendants of Richard Sercombe, possibly John's brother, who had 11 children christened at Dunsford between 1709 and 1752. (Richard's first wife died in 1739 when their eighth and youngest child was six years old. The youngest child of his second wife was a great-aunt before her ninth birthday!). At least another 75 British Sercombes in 1881 were descendants of Robert Sercombe, possibly Richard's son, who was married in 1756 at Dean Prior and whose sons raised large families at Cornwood. (Dean Prior and Cornwood are both southwest of Dunsford in the direction of Plymouth). Almost certainly more than half of all Sercombes alive today are descended from these three men.

My own Sercombe ancestors, who were in Richard's branch of the family, lived in Exeter in the mid-1800s. My great grandmother Alice Sercombe was born there in 1849, the youngest of eight children of a wine and spirits merchant. Her father and two uncles came to Exeter from Bovey Tracey, about 10 miles to the southwest on the edge of Dartmoor, where their father had been a soap boiler. The generation before that lived in Hennock, adjacent to Bovey Tracey, and the one before that came from Dunsford.

Spelling Variations and Confusion with Other Surnames

Spelling, even of surnames, was not standardized until at least the 19th century. Before then, people just spelled the way they heard. You may find the same person's name written as Sercombe, Sircomb, Surcum, Syrcombe, or even occasionally Sharcombe or Circum. Later, particularly as literacy became more universal, the spelling Sercombe became standard. Outside the Exeter area, however, where the name was less familiar to the keepers of official records, the standardization sometimes settled on other spellings, particularly Surcombe (in and near Plymouth), Sircombe (in Tewkesbury), and Sircom (in Bristol). Just because you find the same spelling for several generations of your ancestors, don't assume it was always that way.

The problem of irregular spellings has an interesting silver lining. Before about 1700, but only very rarely after that, it is common to find spellings like Shercombe and Shercom, with SH instead of S. This is surely a clue to the name's early pronunciation (especially because, as noted in the next section, some of the possible locations for the origin of the name are still spelled Shircombe today). Similarly, the frequent absence of the final B in records going back to at least the 1600s demonstrates that this letter was already silent by that time, despite its survival into the standard spelling today.

More puzzling, there is evidence of occasional confusion with the North Devon surname Southcombe. This confusion seems too frequent to be just an error, but is it another clue to pronunciation, or is it actually a hint that the two names share one origin? There are also examples of confusion with the mostly Cornish name Seccombe, but such cases appear to be isolated.

Places Called Sercombe

The surname Sercombe is clearly geographical in origin. The word combe means "a deep hollow or valley", or specifically, in the South of England, "a hollow or valley on the flank of a hill" or "a steep short valley running up from the sea coast" (OED). It is found as an element of many English place names, especially in and near Devon. When English surnames became established, typically in the 14th century, it was common to take the name of the place where one lived. (It was also common, especially in larger settlements, for migrants to take the name of where they came from but had now left. For our purposes, the two are equivalent.) So probably the surname originated in one or more places called something like Sercombe. Where?

Places in Devon

One intriguing possibility, considering the frequency of the surname in Dunsford, is a property there called Leate and Circombe, which is mentioned in the Fulford Estate rent book for 1776. The rent book for 1800 mentions Leate and Shercombe and Leat, Shercombe, and Northzeal. (In both 1776 and 1800 the tenants were named Connett, not Sercombe.) A modern Ordnance Survey map shows The Leat (grid reference SX818900) adjacent to South Zeal, about a mile northeast of Dunsford village. An 1890 map shows Leat at the same location and marks North Zeal next to South Zeal. Neither map shows anything nearby that resembles Circombe or Shercombe. Both Leat and South Leat (perhaps an error for South Zeal?) appear as residences in the 1821 census of Dunsford, but Circombe/Shercombe does not. In Southwest dialect a leat is "an open watercourse to conduct water for household purposes, mills, mining works, etc." (OED).

Dwellings called Sercombes and Sercombes Cottage in Dunsford and the nearby parish of Tedburn St. Mary seem to be named after a person called Sercombe rather than vice versa. So surely is Sercombes Gardens (map), a road in Starcross, Devon, that is probably named for one of the basket-making families descended from Thomas Sercombe or Southcombe.

An estate called Sercombe is mentioned in the 1749 will of Francis Hamlyn of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon. According to the Widecombe History Group, this is a local pronunciation of Southcombe (SX713764), which is a few hundred yards southwest of Widecombe village. (An abstract of Hamlyn's will appears in Worthy's Devonshire Wills. The original is now lost.)

George Lock of Sercombes at West Week is named as master in a 1773 apprenticeship indenture by the poor law overseers of Chulmleigh, Devon. (This is noted in a Devon Record Office catalog at Access to Archives.) West Week (SS732168) is about three miles northeast of Chulmleigh village. Neither a modern Ordnance Survey map nor one from 1891 shows anything nearby that resembles Sercombes. Perhaps the final s means that this place too was named for a person rather than vice versa.

There is a Sharcombe Farm near Luppitt, Devon (ST176063). The 1842 tithe apportionment for Luppitt noted that the farm included a Sharcombe Copse. Two early references to this farm are recorded on a website about the Rogers family of Luppitt: Mary Rogers of Sharcombe was buried at Luppitt in 1695, and Nicholas Rogers of Sharcombe was a Luppitt churchwarden in 1622.

Sherracombe (a farm, SS718358), Sherracombe (a wooded combe), Sherracombe Wood, Sherracombe Ford, and Sherracombe Lane are about two miles east of Brayford, Devon, in the parish of North Molton. There is an ongoing archeological dig at Sherracombe Ford, investigating a large iron smelting site from the late Iron Age or early Roman period.

Southcoombe (SS957059) and Southcoombe Bungalow are about two miles north of Silverton, Devon.

Places in Somerset

Crossing from Devon into Somerset, there is a Shircombe Farm (SS846308) about a mile west of Hawkridge, as well as Wester Shircombe, Shircombe Brake, and Shircombe Rocks nearby. (The rocks are shown on an 1891 Ordnance Survey map but not a modern one.) All these are on the left bank of Dane's Brook, which here forms the county boundary between Somerset and Devon. Could the element Shir- mean "shire" in this case? Although maps show the valley here to be quite steep, the tempting meaning of "sheer" seems unlikely since the OED gives no citations for that usage of sheer before 1800. About six miles to the east is another Shircombe Farm, on Shircombe Lane about a mile west of Brompton Regis, Somerset (SS935316). Nearby are Little Shircombe (SS936325) and (on an 1891 Ordnance Survey map but not a modern one) Shircombe Cottage.

A "mansion" called Sharcombe, in Dinder, Somerset, is mentioned in the book Somerset by G.W. and J.H. Wade (1949?). A modern Ordnance Survey map shows Sharcombe Farm, Sharcombe Park, and Sharcombe Grange on the north side of Dinder (ST576446). According to an estate agent website (viewed Aug 2006) there is also a Sharcombe Lane there. About two miles north of Dinder, another Sharcombe is the farmhouse of Middle Farm (ST575475) on the south side of West Horrington, Somerset. (This is mentioned in minutes from a 2005 meeting of the Mendip District Council Planning Board.) A business data website (viewed Aug 2006) lists a company with the address Sharcombe House, Peace Close Lane, West Horrington; that appears to be the same place.

Sercombe Park (map), a road in Clevedon, Somerset, is undoubtedly named for the family of William George Sercombe, who was editor of the Mercury newspaper in Clevedon.

Other Places in Britain

Much further afield is a Sharcombe on Old Guildford Road, Camberley, Surrey (SU902557). This place is unbuilt except for a cellphone mast, according to two documents from the Planning Applications Committee of the Surrey Heath Borough Council.

And rather improbably, Shire Combe (SS542874) is a crag on the coast about six miles west of Swansea, Glamorgan.

Places Outside Britain

In New Zealand, Sercombe Road in Geraldine (map) is presumably named for the family of Rupert Theodore Walton Sercombe, who is buried at Pleasant Valley, near Geraldine. Sircombe Road in Rangiatea, near Otorohanga (38°12'43" S, 175°20'10" E), is presumably named for the family of Richard Lewis Stanley Sircombe, who was of Rangiatea Road, Otorohanga, in 1915.

In Australia, there is a Sercombe Grove (map) in Hawthorn, Victoria (a suburb of Melbourne).

In the United States, North Sercombe Road (map) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is presumably named for the family of John Sercombe, who were early settlers in the Milwaukee area and became prominent local businessmen.

Sources of Information

The information on this page is derived from a variety of sources:

• censuses -- extracts from censuses of Britain, the United States, Canada, and Argentina
• vital records -- entries from parish and nonparochial registers, civil registration details, extracts from major indexes including all controlled-extraction entries from the International Genealogical Index, and other sources from Australia, Britain, Canada, and the United States
• memorial inscriptions -- details of graves and memorials in Australia, England, New Zealand, and the United States, as well as records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• immigration and emigration records -- passenger lists for ships leaving Britain, passenger lists for ships arriving in Australia, Canada, and the United States, and naturalization records
• directories -- from Australia, England, India, Scotland, and the United States
• newspapers and magazines -- from Australia, Canada, England, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States
• wills -- from England (especially Devon), New Zealand, Scotland, and the United States
• miscellaneous other written and online sources, including military records, land and tax records, apprenticeship records, and many others
• other researchers, whose names are shown below like this

Full references are given in the following section on my own family (see References at the end of the section). I intend to add similarly detailed references to all other sections eventually.

Descendants of Richard Sercombe of Dunsford and Ashton (My Family)

1. Richard SERCOMBE or SOUTHCOMBE, chr. 10 Apr 1709 at Dunsford, m1. 23 Mar 1735/6 at Dunsford, Ann BOUDON (bur. 19 Sep 1749 at Bridford, Devon), m2. 16 Apr 1750 at St. Mary Steps, Exeter, Mary CANNON (bur. 29 Dec 1772 at Bridford), bur. 6 Mar 1756 at Bridford. At his daughter's baptism in 1741, referred to as Richard Sercombe junior to distinguish him from his father. Southcombe rather than Sercombe only at his second marriage in 1750. Richard's will (now lost) was proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter in 1756. [ref. 1p,1v,1w,2f]
   1. The Family of Mary Harris

      Mary HARRIS, who married Jacob SERCOMBE, mentioned these relatives in her 1811 will: her half-brother John HARRIS, exciseman, residing in or near London; her half-brother Thomas HARRIS of London, builder; her half-sister Elizabeth WREFORD of Kingsbridge, Devon, widow; her half-sister Joanna MUTTON, wife of Joseph MUTTON of Teignmouth, Devon, gentleman; her cousin Mary LAMBSHEAD, wife of George LAMBSHEAD of Bovey Tracey, mariner. An 1815 codicil distributed a bequest from her late half-brother William HARRIS. The will of Mary's nephew William SERCOMBE (made 1809) mentioned John HARRIS senior of Bovey Tracey, yeoman. Both wills appointed John WEEKS of Bovey Tracey, yeoman, as a trustee.

      I have not yet been able to identify Mary's parents or where she was born. Two clues so far: (1) the will of Thomas HARRIS, builder, of 61 Green Street, Grosvenor Square, London, was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in 1826, and (2) George LAMBSHEAD and Mary FRENCH were married at Bovey Tracey in 1788.

      Jacob SERCOMBE, chr. 6 Apr 1738 at Dunsford, m. 26 Nov 1786 at St. Petrock, Exeter, Mary HARRIS (b. ca. 1749, d. 19 Jun 1816, bur. 22 Jun 1816 at Bridford), d. 19 Feb 1802, bur. 21 Feb 1802 at Bridford. At their marriage in 1786, Jacob and Mary were both of Exeter St. Kerrian; the marriage witnesses were Thomas SERCOMBE (probably Jacob's brother) and Joanna BASTARD (see sidebar). In the 1791 Universal British Directory, Jacob was listed as a grocer, in Fore Street, Exeter. In 1795, calling himself a grocer and salt merchant of Exeter, he erected a memorial to his parents at Bridford. At his burial in 1802, he was a grocer of Exeter St. Petrock. At Mary's burial in 1816, she too was of Exeter St. Petrock. Mary made her will on 26 Nov 1811. It was witnessed by John D. OSBORN and Thomas A. CAUSEY and included bequests for four of her half-siblings and one of her cousins, the residue being left in trust for John SERCOMBE, son of her late husband's nephew William. Edward EARDLEY of Exeter, china and earthenware dealer, and John WEEKS of Bovey Tracey, Devon, yeoman, were to act as executors and trustees. Mary added a codicil to this will on 1 Mar 1815 after receiving a bequest of £276 from another of her half-brothers. The will was proved at London in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 27 Feb 1817. [ref. 1p,1v,1x,2g,4b,8i]
   2. Susanna SERCOMBE, chr. 7 May 1741 at Dunsford. [ref. 1v]
      1. Connections to the Bastard Family

         Naboth BASTARD married Joanna SHILSON in 1749 at Bovey Tracey. They had four daughters baptized there: Joanna (1755), Julia (1756), Mary (1758), and Julian (1762). Naboth was a freeholder at Bovey Tracey in 1771 and 1783. His wife died in ____. In 1786, his daughter Joanna was a witness at the marriage of Jacob SERCOMBE. In 1787, Naboth remarried, but he died the next year, and in 1790 his young widow married Jacob's first cousin John SERCOMBE. In 1793, Naboth's daughter Julian married Jacob's nephew William SERCOMBE, with her sister Mary as a witness.

         Was there another connection between the SERCOMBE and BASTARD families that led to all these links?

         William SERCOMBE, chr. 2 Aug 1761 at Bridford, m. 18 Aug 1793 at St. Petrock, Exeter, by licence, Julian BASTARD, d. ca. 1809. Witnesses at William's marriage in 1793 were Jacob SERCOMBE (presumably his uncle) and Mary BASTARD. William's will, in which he called himself a salt merchant and grocer of Exeter, was proved in the Principal Registry of the Bishop of Exeter on 14 May 1809. In it he appointed as his trustee executors John HARRIS senior of Bovey Tracey, yeoman (possibly one of the half-brothers of Mary, widow of William's uncle Jacob SERCOMBE); John WEEKS of Bovey Tracey, yeoman (subsequently also a trustee of Mary's will); William CAWLEY of Exeter, gentleman; and William TAVENER of Dunsford, gentleman (possibly the husband of William's great-aunt Alice SERCOMBE). William left all his effects, with a total value of less than £3500, to his son John (or if John died without issue before the age of 21, which he did not, to John WEEKS). In 1811, described in Mary's will (posthumously) as a grocer of Exeter. The date 10 Dec 1816 is noted without explanation in the tax record of William's will. [ref. 1p,1v,1x,2e,2g]
         1. William SERCOMBE, chr. 15 Oct 1797 at St. Petrock, Exeter, d. 3 Jan 1805, bur. 6 Feb 1806 at Bridford. At his burial in 1805, of Exeter St. Mary Arches. [ref. 1p,1x,4b]
         2. John SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1798 at Bovey Tracey (according to the 1861 census), chr. 10 Feb 1799 at St. Petrock, Exeter, d. reg. Q2 1868 at St. Thomas R.D. In 1851, a gentleman, a patient at St. Thomas Hospital for Lunatics, Moreton Road, St. Thomas, Devon. In 1861, a grocer, a patient at St. Thomas Hospital for Lunatics, Brownhill House, St. Thomas. (The 1841 census return for St. Thomas Hospital for Lunatics is missing.) [ref. 1n,1x,3b,3c]
         3. George SERCOMBE, chr. 28 Sep 1800 at St. Petrock, Exeter, prob. d. by 1802. [ref. 1x]
         4. George Bastard SERCOMBE, chr. 11 Apr 1802 at St. Petrock, Exeter, prob. d. by 1809. [ref. 1x]
   3. Ann SIRCOMBE, chr. 8 Dec 1743 at Bridford, bur. 2 Nov 1755 at Bridford. [ref. 1p]
   4. Mary SIRCOMBE, chr. 26 Feb 1746/7 at Bridford, prob. d. by 1752. [ref. 1p]
   5. Thomas SIRCOMBE, chr. 17 Feb 1750/1 at St. Mary Steps, Exeter, m. 7 Nov 1779 by licence at St. Petrock, Exeter, Ann MATTHEWS. E. RAMSEY and George DENHAM witnessed the marriage in 1779. [ref. 1w,1x]
   6. Mary SURCOMBE, chr. 29 Oct 1752 at St. Mary Steps, Exeter. [ref. 1w]
2. Ann SYRCOMBE, chr. 30 Jan 1710/1 at Dunsford, Devon, m. 5 May 1731 at Dunsford, Richard MORTIMER (son of George MORTIMER). [ref. 1v]
3. William SYRCOMBE, chr. 14 Dec 1712 at Dunsford, bur. 22 Jul 1738 at Dunsford. [ref. 1v]
4. John SYRCOMBE, chr. 29 Nov 1716 at Dunsford, m. 1 Jul 1742 at Dunsford, Devon, Elizabeth PAYNE (bur. 28 Feb 1792 at Dunsford), bur. 18 Nov 1767 at Dunsford. In his daughter's baptism in 1745/6, known as "John Syrcome junior" to distinguish him from another John SYRCOMBE (relationship unknown). John's will (now lost) was proved in 1768 in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter. [ref. 1v,2f]
   1. Anne SERCOMBE, chr. 22 Apr 1743 at Dunsford, m. 12 Jun 1766 at Dunsford, James COX. At her marriage in 1766, Anne was of Dunsford; James was of Doddiscombsleigh, Devon; John SERCOMBE (presumably either her father or her brother) was a witness. [ref. 1v]
   2. Elizabeth SERCOMB, chr. 8 Nov 1744 at Dunsford, bur. 29 Jul 1755 at Dunsford. [ref. 1v]
   3. Mary SYRCOME, chr. 20 Feb 1745/6 at Dunsford. [ref. 1v]
   4. Susanna SYRCOME, chr. 26 Nov 1747 at Dunsford. [ref. 1v]
   5. John SERCOMBE, chr. 6 May 1750 at Dunsford. [ref. 1v]
   6. Sarah SERCOMBE, chr. 12 Mar 1751/2 at Dunsford, bur. 26 Jun 1755 at Dunsford. [ref. 1v]
   7. Samuel SERCOMBE, chr. 23 Mar 1755 at Dunsford, m1. 3 Jan 1780 at Dunsford, Jane SEAWARD (bur. 24 Jul 1795 at Dunsford), m2. 10 Sep 1807 at Bridford, Ann (b. ca. 1757, m1. GALE, wid. by 1807, bur. 28 Nov 1825 at Ashton), d. 16 Apr 1828, bur. 21 Apr 1828 at Ashton. At his marriage in 1780, a carpenter; Elizabeth SERCOMBE (presumably his mother) was a witness. At his remarriage in 1807, of Dunsford; Ann was of Bridford; the marriage witnesses were John EASTON and George BAILEY. In 1812, a witness at the wedding of his son John (or was that his other son Samuel?). Made his will on 11 Mar 1826, describing himself as a carpenter, of Ashton. Among other bequests to his children and grandchildren (noted below) the will left Skiddy estate in Ashton to be divided equally between his two sons. The will was proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Exeter on 25 Apr 1828. [ref. 1p,1v,1aa,2h]
      1. Rebecca SERCOMBE, chr. 20 Jul 1780 at Dunsford, bur. 28 Feb 1805 at Dunsford. [ref. 1v]
      2. John SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1783 at Dunsford, chr. 18 Sep 1783 at Dunsford, m. 9 Sep 1812 at Dunsford, Elizabeth CONNETT (b. ca. 1789 at Dunsford, d. reg. Q1 1864 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. 20 Feb 1864 at Dunsford), d. reg. Q4 1862 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. 3 Nov 1862 at Dunsford. His marriage in 1812 was witnessed by Samuel SERCOMBE (either his father or his brother) and George CRISPIN. At his son's baptism in 1813, a carpenter, of Kelland, Dunsford. At his son's baptism in 1815, a carpenter, of Kings Court, Doddiscombsleigh. At his daughter's baptism in 1817, a carpenter, of Joices Cott, Dunsford. In 1821, a carpenter, living at Joices Cott, Dunsford, with his wife Elizabeth, their children Samuel and Ann, and weekly servant James CONNETT (perhaps related to Elizabeth?). In 1828, a carpenter, of Dunsford, executor of his father's will. In that will, bequeathed half of Skiddy estate (in Ashton) and the residue remaining after other bequests. In 1841, a carpenter, living at Sercombes Cot, Dunsford, with his wife Elizabeth, their children Samuel, John, and Ann, and journeyman carpenter John GIBBINS (b. ca. 1815 in Devon). At his son's marriage in 1844, a carpenter. In White's directory for 1850, listed as a carpenter at Dunsford with his son Samuel. In 1851, a retired carpenter, living at Sercombes Cot, Dunsford, with his wife Elizabeth, their son John, and their daughter's son George SMALLRIDGE. In 1861, a retired carpenter, living at Sercombes Cottage, Dunsford, with his wife Elizabeth. [ref. 1n,1v,2h,3a,3b,3c,3x,8d]
         1. Samuel SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1813 at Dunsford, chr. 27 Jan 1813 at Dunsford, m. 12 Mar 1844 at Dunsford, m. reg. Q1 1844 at St. Thomas R.D., Susanna GREGORY (b. ca. 1816 at Crediton or Tedburn St. Mary, Devon, d. reg. Q2 1895 at Crediton R.D., daughter of miller John GREGORY), d. reg. Q1 1878 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. 4 Apr 1878 at Dunsford. In 1821, living with his parents. In 1828, bequeathed the working tools of his paternal grandfather (a carpenter). In 1841, living with his parents. In White's directory for 1850, listed as a carpenter at Dunsford with his father. In 1851, a carpenter master employing two men, living at Sercombes Cot, Dunsford, with his wife Susanna, their children John, Samuel, and Harriett, a servant, and his first cousin and apprentice Samuel SERCOMBE. In 1861, a carpenter employing one boy, living at Sercombes Cottage, Dunsford, with his wife Susanna and their children John, Samuel, Harriet, Henry, Emma, Ellen, and Mary. In Morris's directory for 1870, listed as a carpenter at Dunsford. At the census in Apr 1871, a carpenter, living at 2 Sercombes Cott, Dunsford, with his wife Susanna and their children Henry, Emma, and Mary. At his son's marriage later in Apr 1871, a carpenter. At his burial in 1878, of Sercombe's Cottage, Dunsford. In 1881, Susanna was an annuitant, living at Sercombes Cot with her children Henry and Mary. In 1891, she was living on her own means at Cheriton Cross, Cheriton Bishop, Devon, with her daughter Emma. [ref. 1n,1r,1v,2h,3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f,3x,8d,8f]
            1. John Gregory SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1845 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q1 1845 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 24 Feb 1845 at Dunsford, m. reg. Q4 1869 at St. Thomas R.D., Sarah COX (b. ca. 1845 at Dunsford, d. 8 Nov 1912, d. reg. Q4 1912 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. at Dunsford), d. 23 Mar 1910, d. reg. Q1 1910 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. at Dunsford. In 1851, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1861, a carpenter, living with his parents. In 1871, a carpenter and joiner, living at Improvement Place, St. Thomas, with his wife Sarah. In 1881, a master carpenter employing two men, living at Sercombes Cot, Dunsford, with his wife Sarah, their children Frederick, Herbert, and Elizabeth, two employee carpenters/joiners, and a lodger. At his sons' baptisms in 1883 and 1885, of Dunsford village. In 1891, a builder, living at Sercombes Cot, Dunsford, with his wife Sarah and their children Frederick, Herbert, Annie, Arthur, and Percival. At his son Frederick's marriage in 1894 and his son Herbert's marriage in 1900, a carpenter. In 1901, a carpenter, living at Sercombes Cot, Dunsford, with his wife Sarah, their son Percy, and boarder Georgina C. TYRRELL (an assistant teacher at the board school). At his daughter's marriage in 1907, a carpenter. [ref. 1n,1v,1ak,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g,4d]
               1. Frederick Gregory SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1871 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q3 1871 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 24 Sep 1871 at Dunsford, m. 18 Oct 1894 at Dunsford, m. reg. Q4 1894 at St. Thomas R.D., Emily SERCOMBE (relationship remote). In 1881, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1891, a carpenter, living with his parents. At his marriage in 1894, a carpenter of Dunsford; Emily was also of Dunsford; the witnesses were Walter SERCOMBE and Mary Ann SERCOMBE (probably Emily's brother and sister). At his son's baptism in 1895, of Butts, Dunsford. In 1901, a joiner, living at 7 Cecil Road, St. Thomas, with his wife Emily and their children Frederick, Florence, and Arthur. [ref. 1n,1v,3e,3f,3g]
                  1. Frederick Edwin SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1895 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q3 1895 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 1 Sep 1895 at Dunsford. In 1901, living with his parents. [ref. 1n,1v,3g]
                  2. Florence Mary SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1897 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q1 1897 at St. Thomas R.D. In 1901, living with her parents. [ref. 1n,3g]
                  3. Arthur John SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1898 at Exeter, b. reg. Q4 1898 at St. Thomas R.D. In 1901, living with his parents. [ref. 1n,3g]
               2. Herbert John SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1874 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q2 1874 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 24 May 1874 at Dunsford, m. 7 Jul 1900 at Hornsey, Middlesex, m. reg. Q3 1900 at Edmonton R.D., Mary Jane WEDLAKE (b. ca. 1875 at Dunsford, daughter of James WEDLAKE, a farm manager), d. 21 Mar 1909, d. reg. Q1 1909 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. at Dunsford. In 1881, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1891, a carpenter, living with his parents. At his marriage in 1900, a carpenter, of 15 Newlands Road, Hornsey; Mary Jane was of Hill Farm, Holcombe Burnell, Devon. In 1901, a carpenter, living at 4 St. Anns Circus, Hornsey, with his wife Mary and brother Arthur. Witnessed his sister Annie Elizabeth's marriage in 1907. [ref. 1n,1v,1ak,3e,3f,3g,4d]
                  1. Alice Elizabeth SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q3 1901 at Edmonton R.D. [ref. 1n]
                  2. Herbert James SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q2 1904 at Edmonton R.D., d. reg. Q3 1904 at Edmonton R.D. [ref. 1n]
                  3. James Gregory SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q4 1905 at Edmonton R.D., d. reg. Q2 1906 at Edmonton R.D. [ref. 1n]
                  4. Cecil Frank SERCOMBE, b. 29 Feb 1908, b. reg. Q1 1908 at Edmonton R.D., d. reg. Jan 1990 at Brent R.D. [ref. 1n]
               3. Elizabeth Rice SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1876 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q4 1876 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 20 Dec 1876 at Dunsford, d. reg. Q4 1881 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. 22 Sep 1881 at Dunsford. In 1881, living with her parents. [ref. 1n,1v,3e]
               4. William SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q3 1879 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 6 Jul 1879 at Dunsford, d. reg. Q3 1879 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. 28 Aug 1879 at Dunsford. [ref. 1n,1v]
               5. Bessie Cox SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q1 1882 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 22 Feb 1882 at Dunsford, d. reg. Q2 1882 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. 13 May 1882 at Dunsford. [ref. 1n,1v]
               6. Annie Elizabeth or Elizabeth Annie SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1883 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q3 1883 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 2 Sep 1883 at Dunsford, m. 1 Apr 1907 at Hornsey, m. reg. Q2 1907 at Edmonton R.D., Henry PALK (b. ca. 1881, son of William John PALK, a shoemaker). In 1891, a scholar, living with her parents. In 1901, a kitchenmaid in the BAILEY household at The Quarries, St. Thomas. In 1907, a parlormaid, of 4 St. Anns Circus, Hornsey (her brother Herbert's address in 1901); Henry was a joiner, of 36 Birkbeck Road, Hornsey. Annie's marriage in 1907 was witnessed by her brother Herbert and by Harry TYRRELL. (Was Harry related to her parents' boarder Georgina TYRRELL?) [ref. 1n,1v,1ak,3f,3g]
                  1. Lilian M. PALK, b. reg. Q3 1911 at Edmonton R.D. [ref. 1n]
               7. Arthur William or William Arthur SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1883 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q3 1883 at St. Thomas R.D., m. reg. Q4 1916 at Edmonton R.D., Dorothy A. MOODY. In 1891, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1901, a journeyman carpenter, living with his brother Herbert. [ref. 1n,3f,3g]
                  1. Irene D. SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q2 1918 at Edmonton R.D.
               8. Percival "Percy" Samuel SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1885 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q1 1885 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 18 Feb 1885 at Dunsford, m. reg. Q3 1923 at St. Thomas R.D., Maude M.W. PASSMORE. In 1891, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1901, a carpenter, living with his parents. [ref. 1n,1v,3f,3g]
            2. Samuel SERCOMBE, b. 16 Jan 1847 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q1 1847 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 31 Jan 1847 at Dunsford, m. 30 Apr 1871 at St. James, Exeter, m. reg. Q2 1871 at Exeter R.D., Emma GLIDDON (b. 30 Nov 1849 in England, d. 10 Jul 1917 at 888 Lorne Avenue, London, Ontario, daughter of lighterman Charles Edward GLIDDON), d. 18 Jan 1916 at 888 Lorne Avenue. In 1851 and 1861, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1871, a carpenter, lodging at 17 Russell Street, Exeter. At his marriage on 30 Apr 1871, a carpenter, of Summerland Street, Exeter; Emma was also of Summerland Street; the marriage witnesses were William Joseph WHITE and Elizabeth M.H. WHITE. Samuel and Emma immigrated to Canada later in 1871. In 1881, Samuel was a carpenter, living at London, Ontario, with his wife Emma. In 1901, he was a foreman car builder, living at London, Ontario, with his wife Emma. He and Emma were Methodists. [ref. 1n,1r,1v,1af,3b,3c,3d,13a,13b]
            3. Harriet SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1850 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q2 1850 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 21 May 1850 at Dunsford, m. reg. Q3 1874 at Doncaster R.D., William ARNELL (b. ca. 1849 at Terrington, Yorkshire). In 1851, living with her parents. In 1861, a scholar, living with her parents. In 1871, a parlour maid in the STEPHENS household at Culver House, Holcombe Burnell. In 1881, living at 63 The Strand, Starcross, Kenton, Devon, with her husband William (a tailor) and their children Clara and Edwin. [ref. 1n,1v,3b,3c,3d,3e]
               1. Clara ARNELL, b. ca. 1877 at St. Thomas. In 1881, living with her parents. [ref. 3e]
               2. Edwin ARNELL, b. ca. 1879 at Heavitree, Devon. In 1881, living with his parents. [ref. 3e]
            4. Henry Leonard SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1852 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q2 1852 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 1 Jun 1852 at Dunsford, d. reg. Q1 1889 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. 12 Jan 1889 at Dunsford. In 1861, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1871, an assistant to his father, living with his parents. In 1881, a rural letter carrier, living with his parents. At his burial in 1889, of Higher Butts, Dunsford. [ref. 1n,1v,3c,3d,3e]
            5. Emma Jane SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1854 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q4 1854 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 7 Nov 1854 at Dunsford. In 1861, a scholar, living with her parents. In 1871, living with her parents. In 1881, a general servant in the MILFORD household at Dunsford. In 1891, living with her mother. In 1901, living with her sister Mary. [ref. 1n,1v,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g]
            6. Ellen (or Helen) SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1857 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q2 1857 at St. Thomas R.D., chr. 30 Nov 1857 at Dunsford, d. reg. Q2 1863 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. 26 Apr 1863 at Dunsford. In 1861, living with her parents. [ref. 1n,1v,3c]
            7. Mary Elizabeth SERCOMBE, b. ca. Nov 1860 at Dunsford, b. reg. Q4 1860 at St. Thomas R.D., m. 28 Dec 1887 at Dunsford, m. reg. Q4 1887 at St. Thomas R.D., Samuel SHILSTONE (b. ca. 1858 at Tedburn St. Mary, son of James SHILSTONE, a carpenter). In 1861 and 1871, living with her parents. In 1881, a domestic servant out of employ, living with her parents. At her marriage in 1887, of Dunsford; Samuel was a carpenter, also of Dunsford; the witnesses were Henry Leonard SERCOMBE (Mary's brother) and Sarah PONSFORD. In 1891, living at Cheriton Cross, Cheriton Bishop, next door to her mother, with her husband Samuel (a carpenter and joiner) and their daughters Clara and Ethel. In 1901, living at Cheriton Cross with her husband Samuel (a carpenter and builder), their children Clare, Ethel, Minnie, Bessie, Percy, Edith, and Cecil, and her sister Emma. [ref. 1n,1v,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g]
               1. Clara or Clare SHILSTONE, b. ca. 1888 at Cheriton Bishop. In 1891 and 1901, living with her parents. [ref. 3f,3g]
               2. Ethel Kate SHILSTONE, b. ca. 1890 at Cheriton Bishop. In 1891 and 1901, living with her parents. [ref. 3f,3g]
               3. Minnie J. SHILSTON, b. ca. 1891 at Cheriton Bishop. In 1901, living with her parents. [ref. 3g]
               4. Bessie M. SHILSTON, b. ca. 1893 at Cheriton Bishop. In 1901, living with her parents. [ref. 3g]
               5. Percy Samuel SHILSTON, b. ca. 1895 at Cheriton Bishop, b. reg. Q4 1895 at Crediton R.D. In 1901, living with his parents. [ref. 1n,3g]
               6. Edith M. SHILSTON, b. ca. 1897 at Cheriton Bishop. In 1901, living with her parents. [ref. 3g]
               7. Cecil L. SHILSTON, b. ca. May 1900 at Cheriton Bishop. In 1901, living with his parents. [ref. 3g]
         2. John SERCOMBE, chr. 26 Feb 1815 at Dunsford, d. reg. Q3 1851 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. 14 Sep 1851 at Dunsford. Not enumerated with his parents on census night in 1821. In 1828, bequeathed £10 in his paternal grandfather's will. In 1841, living with his parents. In Mar 1851, a road contractor, living with his parents. At his burial in Sep 1851, of Higher Butts. [ref. 1n,1v,2h,3a,3b,3x]
         3. Ann SERCOMBE, chr. 3 Aug 1817 at Dunsford, m. 23 Jul 1844 at Dunsford, m. reg. Q3 1844 at St. Thomas R.D., Joseph SMALLRIDGE (son of blacksmith William SMALLRIDGE). In 1821, living with her parents. In 1828, bequeathed £5 in her paternal grandfather's will. In 1841, living with her parents. At her marriage in 1844, her husband Joseph was a blacksmith. [ref. 1n,1v,2h,3a,3x]
            1. George SMALLRIDGE, b. ca. 1844 at Dunsford. In 1851, a scholar, living with his maternal grandparents. [ref. 3b]
      3. Elizabeth SERCOMBE, chr. privately 8 Jan 1786 and publicly 15 Jan 1786 at Dunsford, bur. 20 Jun 1801 at Dunsford. [ref. 1v]
      4. Samuel SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1787 at Dunsford, m. 3 Aug 1830 at Bridford, Ann ROLESTONE (b. ca. 1795 at Bridford, d. by 1861), d. reg. Q2 1868 at Newton Abbot R.D. In 1828, bequeathed £15 and half of Skiddy estate (in Ashton) in his father's will. At his marriage in 1830, of Ashton; Betsy SMALRIDGE and Mary Ann MUGFORD witnessed the marriage. At his daughter's baptism in 1831, a farmer, of Ashton. At his son's baptism in 1833, a farmer, of Kiddons (a detached part of Exminster parish, subsequently transferred to Ashton civil parish -- see also John SERCOMBE). At his daughter's baptism in 1834, a farmer, of Ashton. At his daughter's baptism in 1836, a farmer, of Skidder, Ashton. In 1841, a farmer, living at Sciddow, Ashton, with his wife Ann, their children Mary, Samuel, Jane, and Elizabeth, and William ROLSTONE (b. ca. 1749 in Devon, perhaps Ann's father?). In White's directory for 1850, a farmer at Ashton. In 1851, a farmer of 9 acres leasehold, living at Skidda, Ashton, with his wife Ann and their daughters Maryann, Jane, and Elizabeth. At his children's marriages in 1853, 1857, and 1859, a farmer. In 1861, a retired farmer, living with his son-in-law Samuel SNELLING. (If Samuel had a previous marriage before Ann, is he the same person as Samuel SERCOMBE?) [ref. 1n,1p,1aa,1ai,2h,3a,3b,3c,8d]
         1. Mary Anne SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1831 at Ashton, chr. 26 Apr 1831 at Ashton, m. 15 May 1853 at St. Edmund, Exeter, m. reg. Q2 1853 at Exeter R.D., Samuel Morris SNELLING (b. ca. 1827 at Wolborough, Devon, son of John SNELLING, a cabinetmaker). In 1841, living with her parents. In 1851, a dressmaker, living with her parents. At her marriage in 1853, a dressmaker, of Edmund Street, Exeter; Samuel was a joiner, also of Edmund Street. In 1861, a builder's wife, living (presumably as a visitor) at Francis Street, Kenwyn, Cornwall, in the household of her husband's sister Hannah SNELLING (b. ca. 1832 at Newton Abbot in Wolborough parish, m. reg. Q3 1853 at Newton Abbot R.D., William Periam CURTIS); Samuel was a carpenter, living at Bridge Street, Newton Abbot, with Mary Anne's father Samuel and sister Elizabeth and three lodgers. In 1871, living at Edwards's Court, Wolborough, with her husband Samuel (a carpenter and joiner), her visiting brother Samuel and his family, and a lodger. [ref. 1n,1aa,1ai,3a,3b,3c,3d]
         2. Samuel SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1833 at Ashton, chr. 8 Apr 1833 at Ashton, m1. 1 Jun 1857 at St. Edmund, Exeter, m1. reg. Q2 1857 at Exeter R.D., Mary Catherine SNELLING (b. ca. 1829 at Newton Abbot, d. reg. Q1 1871 at Newton Abbot R.D., daughter of John SNELLING, a cabinetmaker), m2. Q2 1889 at Newton Abbot R.D., Sarah Elizabeth IVES (b. ca. 1841 at Puttenham, Hertfordshire, d. reg. Q1 1892 at Newton Abbot R.D.), d. reg. Q1 1894 at Newton Abbot R.D. In 1841, living with his parents. In 1851, a carpenter's apprentice in the household of his first cousin Samuel SERCOMBE. At his marriage in 1857, a joiner, of Bonhay, Exeter; Mary was also of Bonhay. In 1861, a carpenter, living at 24 Fairfield Terrace, Newton Abbot, with his wife Mary (a dressmaker), their daughters Florence and Kate, and visitor Mary A. CARNELL (b. ca. 1850 at Kingsteignton, Devon). In 1871, a carpenter and joiner, visiting his sister Mary Ann with his daughters Kate, Marianne, and Nellie. In 1881, a builder employing five men and two boys, living at 81 Queen Street, Wolborough, with his daughters Florence, Maryanne, and Nellie and his niece Henrietta MANN. In 1891, a carpenter and joiner, living at 31 Wolborough Street, Wolborough, with his wife Sarah (a grocer) and a servant. [ref. 1n,1aa,1ai,3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f]
            1. Florence SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1859 at Newton Abbot, b. reg. Q1 1859 at Newton Abbot R.D., m. reg. Q3 1888 at Sheffield R.D., Ernest Lewin WIGG (b. ca. 1860 at Wenhaston, Suffolk). In 1861, living with her parents. In 1871, a scholar, visiting her father's sister Elizabeth. In 1881, a milliner, living with her father. In 1891, living at 219 Shirebrook Road, Heeley, Yorkshire, with her husband Ernest (a hosier's traveller) and his brother Arthur. In 1901, living at 107 West Street, Grimsbury, Oxfordshire, with her husband Ernest (a draper's buyer and manager). [ref. 1n,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g]
            2. Kate Elizabeth SERCOMBE, b. ca. Nov 1860 at Newton Abbot or Wolborough, b. reg. Q4 1860 at Newton Abbot R.D., m. reg. Q1 1886 at Newton Abbot R.D., William WYATT (b. ca. 1860 at Brixham, Devon). In 1861, living with her parents. In 1871, a scholar, living with her father. In 1881, a housekeeper, visiting her father's sister Elizabeth. In 1891, a patient in the Devon County Lunatic Asylum, Exminster; William was a house carpenter, living at 28 Bolton Street, Brixham. In 1901, living at 50 Bolton Street, Brixham, with her husband William (a house carpenter and undertaker) and their children Nellie and William. [ref. 1n,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g]
               1. Alice Kate WYATT, b. ca. 1887 at Newton Abbot, b. reg. Q1 1887 at Newton Abbot R.D. In 1891, living with her father's mother at 2 Elm Tree Crescent, Torquay, Devon, together with her sister Nellie. [ref. 1n,3f]
               2. Nellie Sercombe WYATT, b. ca. 1889 at Brixham, b. reg. Q1 1889 at Totnes R.D. In 1891, living with her father's mother at 2 Elm Tree Crescent, Torquay, together with her sister Alice. In 1901, living with her parents. [ref. 1n,3f,3g]
               3. William Samuel S. WYATT, b. ca. Jul 1900 at Brixham, b. reg. Q3 1900 at Totnes R.D. In 1901, living with his parents. [ref. 1n,3g]
            3. Marianne SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1862 at Newton Abbot, b. reg. Q3 1862 at Newton Abbot R.D., m. reg. Q2 1886 at Newton Abbot R.D., Robert Frederick ATWILL (b. ca. 1860 at Torquay). In 1871, a scholar, living with her father. In 1881, a draper's assistant, living with her father. In 1891, living at School House, Brixton, Devon, with her husband Frederick (an elementary school master) and their children Harold and Freda. [ref. 1n,3d,3e,3f]
               1. Harold F. ATWILL, b. ca. 1886 at St. Thomas. In 1891, living with his parents. [ref. 3f]
               2. Freda M. ATWILL, b. ca. Jul 1890 at Brixton. In 1891, living with her parents. [ref. 3f]
            4. Samuel Snelling SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q1 1864 at Newton Abbot R.D., d. reg. Q4 1870 at Newton Abbot R.D. [ref. 1n]
            5. Nellie Snelling SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1868 at Wolborough or Newton Abbot, b. reg. Q1 1868 at Newton Abbot R.D., m. reg. Q2 1890 at Ecclesall Bierlow R.D., Charles Alfred CLARKE (b. ca. 1860 at Newton Abbot). In 1871, living with her father. In 1881, a scholar, living with her father. In 1891, living at 3 Aberdeen Place, Marylebone, London, with her husband Charles (a workhouse engineer) and his mother. [ref. 1n,3d,3e,3f]
         3. Jane SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1834 at Ashton, chr. 25 Dec 1834 at Ashton, m. 16 May 1859 at St. Edmund, Exeter, m. reg. Q2 1859 at Exeter R.D., William MANN (b. ca. 1835, son of Thomas MANN, a farmer). In 1841 and 1851, living with her parents. At her marriage in 1859, a dressmaker, of Edmund Street, Exeter; William was a cabinetmaker, also of Edmund Street. [ref. 1n,1aa,1ai,3a,3b]
            1. Henrietta MANN, b. ca. 1859 at Newton Abbot. In 1871, a scholar, visiting her aunt Elizabeth. In 1881, a milliner, living with her mother's brother Samuel. [ref. 3d,3e]
         4. Elizabeth SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1836 at Ashton, chr. 13 Nov 1836 at Ashton, m. reg. Q1 1865 at Totnes R.D., Thomas ROLSTONE (b. ca. 1833 at Brixham or Churston Ferrers, Devon, d. reg. Q3 1893 at Totnes R.D.). In 1841 and 1851, living with her parents. In 1861, a dressmaker, living with her father and her brother-in-law Samuel SNELLING. In 1871, living at the Shot Over Inn, Higher Street, Brixham, with her husband Thomas (the innkeeper), their children Thomas and Evelina, visiting nieces Florence SERCOMBE and Henrietta MANN, and a domestic servant. In 1881, living at Higher Street, Brixham, with her husband Thomas (an innkeeper), their children Thomas, Evelina, Kate, Edward, Louis, and Amelia, her visiting niece Kate (daughter of her brother Samuel), and a family of lodgers. In 1891, living at 44 Higher Street, Brixham, with her husband Thomas (a licenced victualler), their children Evelina, Ernest, Louis, Amelia, and Florence, and her (or Thomas's) niece Fanny A. STANBURY (a mother's help, b. ca. 1866 at Dittisham, Devon). In 1901, living on her own means at Cumters(?) Terrace, Brixham, with her children Ernest, Amelia, and Florence and her grandson Frederick ROLSTONE (b. ca. 1892 at Newton Abbot). [ref. 1aa,1n,3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g]
            1. Thomas William H. ROLSTONE, b. ca. 1867 at Brixham, b. reg. Q1 1867 at Totnes R.D. In 1871 and 1881, living with his parents. [ref. 1n,3d,3e]
            2. Evelina ROLSTONE, b. ca. Oct 1870 at Brixham, b. reg. Q4 1870 at Totnes R.D., m. reg. Q3 1899 at Totnes R.D., Sidney SKINNER (b. ca. 1870 at Brixham). In 1871, living with her parents. In 1881, a scholar, living with her parents. In 1891, a milliner, living with her parents. In 1901, living at 51 Fore Street, Brixham, with her husband Sidney (a baker) and their daughter Evalina. [ref. 1n,3d,3e,3f,3g]
               1. Evalina I. SKINNER, b. ca. Jul 1900 at Brixham. In 1901, living with her parents. [ref. 3g]
            3. Kate Elizabeth ROLSTONE, b. ca. 1872 at Brixham, b. reg. Q3 1872 at Totnes R.D., m. reg. Q4 1893 at Totnes R.D., Robert CARLILE (b. ca. 1869 at Brixham). In 1881, a scholar, living with her parents. In 1901, living a Lilliput Road, Parkstone, Dorset, with her husband Robert (a carpenter and joiner) and their daughter Freda. [ref. 1n,3e,3g]
               1. Freda CARLILE, b. ca. 1899 at Parkstone. In 1901, living with her parents. [ref. 3g]
            4. Ernest ROLSTONE, b. ca. 1875 at Brixham, b. reg. Q3 1875 at Totnes R.D. In 1881 (enumerated as Edward), a scholar, living with his parents. In 1891, a baker's assistant, living with his parents. In 1901, a carpenter, living with his mother. [ref. 1n,3e,3f,3g]
            5. Louis ROLSTONE, b. ca. 1877 at Brixham, b. reg. Q1 1877 at Totnes R.D. In 1881, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1891, a butcher, living with his parents. [ref. 1n,3e,3f]
            6. Amelia Ann ROLSTONE, b. ca. 1878 at Brixham, b. reg. Q4 1878 at Totnes R.D. In 1881, living with her parents. In 1891, a scholar, living with her parents. In 1901, a draper's assistant, living with her mother. [ref. 1n,3e,3f,3g]
            7. Florence ROLSTONE, b. ca. 1882 at Brixham, b. reg. Q4 1882 at Totnes R.D. In 1891, a scholar, living with her parents. In 1901, living with her mother. [ref. 1n,3f,3g]
      5. Jane SERCOMBE, chr. 20 Feb 1791 at Dunsford, m. 30 Aug 1812 at Doddiscombsleigh, James GIBSON (b. ca. 1790 in Devon). In 1811, living in the ARCHER household at Doddiscombsleigh. At Jane's marriage in 1812, her husband James was a husbandman. In 1828, Jane was bequeathed £15 in her father's will. In 1841, living at Willhayes, Doddiscombsleigh, with her husband James (an agricultural laborer) and their daughter Eliza. [ref. 1v,1ab,2h,3a,3w]
         1. (probably) Eliza GIBSON, b. ca. 1829 in Devon. In 1841, living with her parents. [ref. 3a]
   8. Elizabeth SERCOMB, chr. 14 Apr 1757 at Dunsford, bur. 29 Dec 1776 at Dunsford. [ref. 1v]
5. Mary SYRCOMBE, chr. 23 Apr 1718 at Dunsford, m. 29 Jun 1738 at Dunsford, John BRIMBLECOMBE. [ref. 1v]
   1. Thomas BRIMBLECOMBE, chr. 25 Oct 1739 at Tedburn St. Mary. [ref. 1aw]
   2. Mary BRIMBLECOMBE, chr. 26 Apr 1741 at Tedburn St. Mary, bur. 2 Nov 1741 at Tedburn St. Mary. [ref. 1aw]
   3. John BRIMBLECOMBE, chr. 18 Jul 1744 at Tedburn St. Mary. [ref. 1aw]
   4. Zachariah BRIMBLECOMBE, chr. 27 Mar 1746 at Tedburn St. Mary. [ref. 1aw]
   5. Ann BRIMBLECOMBE, chr. 25 Dec 1747 at Tedburn St. Mary. [ref. 1aw]
   6. Samuel BRIMBLECOMBE, chr. 19 Sep 1749 at Tedburn St. Mary. [ref. 1aw]
   7. Joseph BRIMBLECOMBE, chr. 27 Dec 1750 at Tedburn St. Mary. [ref. 1aw]
   8. James BRIMBLECOMBE, chr. 1 May 1753 at Tedburn St. Mary. [ref. 1aw]
   9. Mary BRIMBLECOMBE, chr. 11 Dec 1755 at Tedburn St. Mary. [ref. 1aw]
   10. Henry BRIMBLECOMBE, chr. 13 Jul 1758 at Tedburn St. Mary. [ref. 1aw]
6. Thomas SERCOMBE, chr. 24 Nov 1719 at Dunsford, bur. 22 Dec 1785 at Dunsford. In 1766, the Dunsford overseers of the poor apprenticed Charles COLDRIDGE to Thomas for Higher Cottley. Thomas occupied Higher Cottley from 1780 to 1786, and was assessed land tax on it of £1. 7s. per year. (From then until 1806, Higher Cottley was occupied by John SERCOMBE, but which one?) Thomas's will (now lost) was proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter in 1786. (Did Thomas marry in Exeter?) [ref. 1v,2f,17a,18]
7. Samuel Viol SIRCOMBE, chr. 27 Nov 1722 at Dunsford, m. 22 Nov 1750 at Bridford, Ann PEAR or LEAR, bur. 18 Jul 1801 at Hennock, Devon. In 1768, Samuel bought lands in Higher Yeo and Middle Yeo, Wreyland manor, Bovey Tracey. In 1769, of Hennock and owned freehold land worth at least £10 per year. In 1778 and 1783, of Hennock and either owned land worth at least £10 per year or had a long-term lease on land worth at least £20 per year. In 1786, he bought lands in South or Middle Yeo and Knowle, Wreyland manor. In 1794, he sold all the Wreyland lands for £1000. At his death in 1801, Samuel had until recently been of Slade, Bovey Tracey. [ref. 1p,1v,10b,20]
   1. Ann SERCOMBE, chr. 15 May 1755 at Hennock, m. 22 May 1776 at Hennock, by license, John FURSE. At Ann's marriage in 1776, John was of Drewsteignton, Devon; Ann's father Samuel SERCOMBE and Robert FURSE witnessed the marriage. [ref. 1q]
   2. William SIRCOMBE, chr. 24 Mar 1757 at Hennock. [ref. 1q]
   3. Samuel SIRCOMBE, chr. 26 Apr 1759 at Hennock, bur. 24 Jun 1759 at Hennock. [ref. 1q]
   4. Elizabeth SIRCOMBE, chr. 26 Jun 1760 at Hennock, m. 4 Aug 1791 at Hennock, after banns, James SOPER. Elizabeth's father Samuel SERCOMBE and younger sister Mary SERCOMBE witnessed the marriage in 1791. [ref. 1q]
      Connections to the Edwards Family

      At Hennock in 1793-4, within a period of less than 18 months, three siblings, Samuel, Mary, and Sarah Sercombe, married three siblings, Deborah, Gilbert, and Samuel Edwards. James Edwards, father of Deborah, Gilbert, and Samuel, was described at his burial in 1810 as a farmer of Warmhill, Hennock.

   5. Samuel SERCOMBE, chr. 21 Oct 1762 at Hennock, m. 30 May 1793 at Hennock, after banns, Deborah EDWARDS (chr. 13 Jul 1756 at Hennock, daughter of James EDWARDS and Deborah, bur. 5 Jul 1830 at Bovey Tracey), d. 27 Aug 1835 (1834?), bur. 1 Sep 1834 (1835?) at Bovey Tracey. James EDWARDS (probably Deborah's father) witnessed the marriage in 1793. At Deborah's burial in 1830, she was of Bradley. Some time before 1832, Samuel purchased from Richard GROSE the freehold estate and great tithes of Mr. HAMMICK's estate in Little Bovey. He made his will 10 Oct 1832, describing himself as a yeoman, of Bovey Tracey. At his burial in 1834, of Bradley. [ref. 1a,1q,2c]
      1. Ann SERCOMBE, chr. 31 Jul 1794 at Hennock, m. 19 Jan 1819 at Bovey Tracey, William JEWEL (d. by 1851). In 1819, Ann's marriage was witnessed by Mary SERCOMBE (probably her sister) and Samuel SERCOMBE (probably her father, perhaps her brother). In 1832, William was a yeoman of Bovey Tracey. In 1851, Ann was a farmer of 100 acres, employing two laborers, living at Middle Combe, Newton Abbot, with a daughter. [ref. 1a,2c,3b]
      2. Joseph SIRCOMBE, chr. 2 Jun 1796 at Bovey Tracey, bur. there 1 May 1797. [ref. 1a]
      3. Mary SIRCOMBE, chr. 2 Jun 1796 at Bovey Tracey, m. 31 May 1821 at St. David, Exeter, Richard SAVERY. In 1832, Richard was a gentleman of Bovey Tracey. [ref. 1a,1s,2c]
      4. James SIRCOMBE, chr. 9 Nov 1797 at Bovey Tracey, bur. there 16 Dec 1797. [ref. 1a]
      5. Samuel SERCOMBE, chr. 9 Nov 1797 at Bovey Tracey, m. 20 Mar 1827 (by license) at Bovey Tracey, Mary Ann JEWELL (b. ca. 1794 at Bovey Tracey, d. reg. Q4 1853 at Newton Abbot R.D.), d. 17 Nov 1844, d. reg. Q4 1844 at Newton Abbot R.D., bur. 23 Nov 1844 at Bovey Tracey. Samuel's marriage in Mar 1827 was witnessed by John JEWELL and Elizabeth HELLIER. At his daughter's baptism in Sep 1827, he was a yeoman, of Cumbe. At his children's baptisms in 1832 and 1836, a yeoman, of Bradley. In 1841, a farmer, living at Five Weeches(?) Farm, Bovey Tracey, with his wife Mary, their children Sarah, Mary, and Samuel, Sarah HELLIER (b. ca. 1827 outside Devon, relationship not stated), four apprentices, and a servant. Made his will on 13 Nov 1844, describing himself as a yeoman, of Bovey Tracey; the will named William JEWELL of Bovey Tracey, yeoman, and Josiah HELLIER of Bovey Tracey, yeoman, as his executors and trustees and if necessary guardians of his children. In White's directory for 1850, Mary Ann was listed as a farmer at Bradley, Bovey Tracey. In 1851, she was a farmer of 100 acres employing three laborers, living at Bradley with her children Sarah, Mary Ann, and Samuel, two house servants, and two farm servants. At his son's marriage in 1862, Samuel was (posth.) a yeoman. [ref. 1a,1n,1y,2c,2d,3a,3b,8d]
         1. Sarah Jewell SERCOMBE, chr. 28 Sep 1827 at Bovey Tracey, m. 11 Feb 1854 at St. Thomas, m. reg. Q1 1854 at St. Thomas R.D., Robert LUTLEY (b. ca. 1824, son of William LUTLEY), d. reg. Q2 1890 at Crediton R.D. In 1841, living with her parents. In 1851, living with her mother. At her marriage in 1854, of Cowick Street, St. Thomas; Robert was a yeoman, of Bovey Tracey; witnesses at the marriage were Josiah HELLIER (presumably Sarah's former guardian) and Mary Ann SERCOMBE (her sister). [ref. 1a,1n,1as,3a,3b]
         2. Mary Ann SERCOMBE, chr. 21 Jun 1832 at Bovey Tracey, m. reg. Q2 1858 at Crediton R.D., John TAPPER (b. ca. 1827 at Bovey Tracey). In 1841, living with her parents. In 1851, living with her mother. In 1861, living at Hulham Farm, Withycombe Raleigh, Devon, with her husband John (a farmer of 150 acres employing four men and a boy), their son George, her brother Samuel, two house servants, and a farm boy. In 1881, living at St. Johns Cottage, Withycombe Raleigh, with her husband John (a farmer of 300 acres employing seven men and two boys), three children, niece Mary Ann SERCOMBE, a visitor, and four servants. [ref. 1a,1n,3a,3b,3c,3e]
            1. George S. TAPPER, b. ca. Sep 1860 at Withycombe Raleigh. In 1861, living with his parents. [ref. 3c]
         3. Samuel SERCOMBE, chr. 30 Jun 1836 at Bovey Tracey, m1. 24 Apr 1862 at Ide, Devon, by license, m1. reg. Q 1862 at St. Thomas R.D., Christiana COPLESTONE (b. ca. 1842 at Ide, dau. of James COPLESTONE, a yeoman, d. 11 Nov 1879 at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario), m2. 1 Jan 1883 at Toronto, by license, Mary GEORGE (b. ca. 1846 in Wales, d/o Charles GEORGE and Ann). In 1841, living with his parents. In 1851, living with his mother. In 1861, a proprietor of houses, living with his sister Mary Ann. At his marriage in 1862 a yeoman, of Shobrooke, Devon; the marriage witnesses were his sister Mary Ann, her husband John, James COPLESTONE (probably the bride's father or brother), and Mary Elizabeth BONTLEY. At his daughter's baptism in 1863, a yeoman, of Shobrooke. In 1871, a farmer of 180 acres employing four men and a boy, living at Idestone Farm, Dunchideock, Devon, with his wife Christiana, their children Mary, Emily, Rebecca, Kate, and Samuel, Christiana's father, and three farm servants. At his second marriage in 1883, a farmer, of Toronto. Relative of researcher Marlene Knaap. [ref. 1a,1n,1y,1af,3a,3b,3c,3d]
            1. Mary Ann SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1862 at Shobrooke or Newton St. Cyres, Devon, b. reg. Q3 1862 at Crediton R.D., chr. 21 Jan 1863 at Ide. In 1871, a scholar, living with her parents. In 1881, living with her father's sister Mary Ann. [ref. 1y,3d,3e]
            2. Emily SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1864 at Shobrooke, b. reg. Q2 1864 at Crediton R.D., m. George IDDINGS (a doctor, d. by 1942), d. 28 Nov 1942 at Mentor, Lake County, Ohio, bur. 30 Nov 1942 in Lake View Cemetery. In 1871, a scholar, living with her parents. Immigrated to the United States ca. 1882. Resident of Mentor from ca. 1892. [ref. 1av,3d]
            3. Rebecca Ann SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1865 at Exmouth, Devon, b. reg. Q4 1865 at St. Thomas R.D., m. Jun 1913 at Newberry Methodist Episcopal church, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, J. Austin HALLOWELL. In 1871, a scholar, living with her parents. Immigrated to the United States in either 1879 or 1892. (Perhaps actually 1879 to Canada and 1892 to the United States?) In 1900, a nurse, rooming at 102 Spring Street, Rochester, New York. In 1910, a maid in the CLARK household at 28 Prince Street, Rochester. At her marriage in 1913, of Rochester; Austin was a manager at Elmira, New York, for Russell & Dexter, of Penn Yan, New York. [ref. 1n,3d,6i,13c,13g]
            4. Kate or Katherine M. SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1867 at Dunchideock, b. reg. Q2 1867 at St. Thomas R.D., d. 1893, bur. in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York. In 1871, a scholar, living with her parents. [ref. 1n,3d,4e]
            5. Samuel James SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1869 at Dunchideock, b. reg. Q4 1869 at St. Thomas R.D., m. 20 May 1896 at Toronto, Florence Maude MATTHEWS (b. Nov 1872 in England, immigrated to Canada 1884). In 1871, a scholar, living with his parents. At the births of his sons in 1896 and 1898, a teamster; Sarah MATTHEWS of rear 99 Maitland Street, Toronto (probably a relative of Florence) registered the births. In 1911, a Presbyterian house-building contractor, living at 30 Gibson Avenue, Toronto, with his wife Florence and their children Sidney, Gordon, and Laura. In 1918, Florence's address was 109 Lawton Boulevard, Toronto. [ref. 1n,1af,3d,13f,14]
               1. Sidney James SERCOMBE, b. 27 Aug 1896 at Toronto. In 1911, living with his parents. In 1918, an unmarried chauffeur and mechanic, listed his mother as his next of kin on an army form. Served as a private in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I. [ref. 1af,13f,14]
               2. Warren Francis SERCOMBE, b. 27 Feb 1898 at Toronto, d. 29 May 1905 at Toronto of tubercular peritonitis. In 1905, Baptist, of 28 Gibson Avenue, Toronto. [ref. 1af]
               3. Gordon Edgar SERCOMBE, b. 18 Nov 1899 in York County (which includes Toronto). In 1911, living with his parents. [ref. 1af,13f]
               4. Florence Christina (or Laura) SERCOMBE, b. 14 Jul 1906 in York County. In 1911, living with her parents. [ref. 1af,13f]
      6. Elizabeth SERCOMBE, chr. 21 Mar 1799 at Bovey Tracey, m1. 2 Aug 1821 at Bovey Tracey, by license and with consent of parents, Thomas SHEPHERD, m2. John REED. In 1821, Elizabeth's marriage was witnessed by Ann SOPER and Samuel SERCOMBE (probably her father, perhaps her brother), and Thomas was of Ashburton, Devon. In 1832, John was a baker at Bovey Tracey. [ref. 1a,2c]
   6. John SERCOMBE, chr. 15 Jan 1765 at Hennock, m. 11 Feb 1790 at Bovey Tracey, by license, Elizabeth CLAMPITT, bur. 31 Jul 1812 at Bovey Tracey. (See descendant chart.) Joseph WILLS and John's brother-in-law James SOPER witnessed the marriage in 1790. In Oct 1790, John and Elizabeth and Elizabeth's sister Mary sold lands they had inherited from Elizabeth's father, in Yeo and Knowle, Wreyland manor, for £800. In 1812, John was a soap boiler in Bovey Tracey and owned his dwellinghouse there in Mary Street, adjacent soap and ash houses and a stable, and an orchard and field at Still Head. John made his will on 14 Feb 1812, leaving his estate in trust for his children. His wife Elizabeth, their son John, and John's brother-in-law James SOPER of Hennock served as executors and trustees. Moses SAVERY, William SERCOMBE, and Samuel SERCOMBE witnessed the will. (William and Samuel were probably John's brothers.) The will was proved 4 Sep 1812 for under £100. (Is Elizabeth's first husband, Naboth BASTARD, related to Julian BASTARD, wife of William SERCOMBE, John's second cousin once removed?) [ref. 1a,1q,2a,10b]
      1. Mary BASTARD (stepdaughter by mother's first husband), chr. 14 Nov 1788 at Bovey Tracey, bur. 18 Jan 1791 at Bovey Tracey. [ref. 1a]
      2. Elizabeth SERCOMBE, b. 3 Dec 1790, chr. Jan 1791 at Bovey Tracey, m. 11 Aug 1814 at Bovey Tracey, Richard STRANGER. In 1814, Elizabeth's marriage was witnessed by J. SERCOMBE and Elizabeth TAPPER, and Richard was of Woodland. Ancestor of researcher Edward J. Davies. For Elizabeth's descendants, including John Sercombe STRANGER (c.1815-1882, seed merchant and draper) and George Sercombe DANIELS (1843-1892, Wesleyan minister, m. reg. Q3 1870 at St. Austell R.D., Epiphany Bullock RUNDELL), see Edward's webpages. [ref. 1a]
      3. John Clampitt SERCOMBE, chr. 21 May 1793 at Bovey Tracey, m. 24 Feb 1820 at Charles the Martyr, Plymouth, Devon, Ann MURCH (b. ca. 1793 at Totnes, Devon, daughter of James MURCH and Jane, d. 20 Apr 1864 at her residence, Colleton Crescent, Exeter), d. ca. 1856. In Pigot's directory for 1822-1823, listed as a retail linen draper at 243 Fore Street, Exeter. At his daughter's baptism in 1822, a draper, of Exeter St. Lawrence. By the time of Pigot's 1830 directory, John's wife Ann was running the linen business, which had become a child-bed and ready made linen warehouse, at 243 High Street, Exeter; John had gone into business with his brother George as merchants and commission agents, at Second Back Lane, Exeter. In 1841, John was of Exeter and subscribed to a book by J.C. Bidwell entitled Rambles. In 1844, John and George were merchants at the Quay, Exeter. John served as vice consul for Spain in 1844, 1850, and 1851, and for Prussia in 1844 and 1850. He was an Exeter magistrate in 1848-1849. In 1850, John lived at 7 Colleton Crescent, Exeter Holy Trinity, continued in business with George at the Quay as a merchant, including seed, hops, and possibly other goods, and had been elected for life as a Guardian of the Corporation of the Poor of the City of Exeter. In 1851, John was a general merchant and magistrate for the City of Exeter, living at 7 Colleton Crescent with his wife Ann (a gentlewoman), their children Harriet, Emily, Gertrude, Frederick, and Fanny, two visitors (Mary and Elizabeth FISHER, gentlewomen, b. ca. 1826 and 1828 at Barnstaple, Devon), a cook, a parlourmaid, and a housemaid. In 1852, he was of Exeter. John made his will on 12 Apr 1851, leaving his estate in trust for his wife and children. His wife Ann and sons Rupert, John, and James were to serve as executors and trustees, but James declined. The will was proved 6 Oct 1856. In 1861 (posth.), a general merchant. In 1861, Ann was living at 7 Colleton Crescent with her children Harriet, Gertrude, Frederick, and Fanny, a nurse, a housemaid, and a cook. In 1864 (posth.), a justice of the peace. [ref. 1a,1i,1j,2b,3b,3c,6c11,6d1,8a,8b,8c,8d,8e,12]
         The Connection to WHSmith

         Two brothers, Rupert Clampitt Sercombe and Edwin Sercombe, married two sisters, Louisa Smith and Emma Sophia Smith. Louisa and Emma were daughters of William Henry Smith, Sr., proprietor of the WHSmith chain of bookshops and stationers.

         Their brother, William Henry Smith, Jr., who took over the business from his father, went into politics, was elected to parliament, and held several cabinet posts. He served for several years as First Lord of the Admiralty, despite a complete lack of naval experience. This inspired the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta H.M.S. Pinafore, in which the character of Sir Joseph Porter has risen from newsboy to admiral without ever going to sea.

         The founder of the business was Louisa and Emma's grandfather, Henry Walton Smith. This is undoubtedly how Rupert's son came to be named Walton, and how Edwin's residence came to be Walton House, Bournemouth.

         1. Rupert Clampitt SERCOMBE, b. 23 Jan 1821 at Exeter, chr. 12 Feb 1821 at Mint Lane Wesleyan Methodist ("the Mint"), Exeter, m. 15 Jul 1847 at Willesden, Middlesex, by Faculty Office license 10 Jul 1847, m. reg. Q3 1847 at Hendon R.D., Louisa SMITH (b. ca. 1821 at Westminster, London, d. 28 Oct 1890 at Stanton House, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, d. reg. Q4 1890 at Tunbridge R.D., third daughter of William Henry SMITH and sister of Emma, wife of Rupert's brother Edwin), d. reg. Q2 1867 at St. Thomas R.D. In 1847, of Carlton Villas, Maida Vale, London. In the Post Office directory for 1851, a merchant, commission agent, and proprietor of Rupert C. Sercombe & Co., ship and insurance agents, at 66 Mark Lane, London. In 1851, a corn and seed merchant, living at 35 Carlton Villas, Paddington, London, with his wife Louisa and two house servants. In 1861, a corn, seed, and general merchant, living at 3 Fair Park, near Exeter, with his wife Louisa, their son Rupert, a visitor (Priscilla SMITH, b. ca. 1832 in London, perhaps a relative of Louisa's), a nurse, a housemaid, and a cook. In 1871, Louisa was living at 1 West Hill Terrace, Hastings, Sussex, with her son Rupert, her late husband's sister Gertrude, and a maid. In 1881, Louisa was living on income from houses, dividends, etc., in her sister Anna's household at 13 the Circus, Bath, Somerset, with her son Walton. [ref. 1b,1m,1n,2b,3b,3c,3d,3e,5,6c1,6c14,8e]
            1. Rupert Theodore Walton SERCOMBE, b. 3 Jan 1861 at Exeter, b. reg. Q1 1861 at Exeter R.D., m. 8 Aug 1893 at St. Mary Magdalene, Paddington, m. reg. Q3 1893 at Paddington R.D., Sophie Maria Eleanor COSSER (b. 1855 at Titchfield, Hampshire, m1. reg. Q2 1885 at Fareham R.D., Charles Ernest LAVIE [of Ceylon, d. by 1893], d. Feb 1940, bur. at St. Anne, Pleasant Valley, New Zealand; daughter of W.M. COSSER, vicar of Titchfield, Hampshire), d. Mar 1944, bur. at St. Anne, Pleasant Valley. In 1861, living with his parents. In 1871, a scholar, living with his mother. In 1881, an undergraduate at Exeter College, Oxford University, living with his mother. Matriculated at Exeter College, 22 Jan 1880; B.A., 1883. Barrister, Middle Temple, 1885. In 1901, a New Zealand farmer, living in a lodging house at 5 St. James Road, Surbiton, Surrey, with his wife Sophie, son Francis, and stepdaughter Sophie M. LAVIE (b. ca. 1885 in Ceylon). Relative of researcher Elizabeth Lancaster. [ref. 1n,3c,3d,3e,3g,4a,5a,6c3,6c18]
               1. Francis W. SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1895 in New Zealand. In 1901, living with his parents. [ref. 3g]
         2. Harriet Ann SERCOMBE, b. 22 Jul 1822 at Exeter, chr. 19 Sep 1822 at the Mint, d. reg. Q3 1883 at Kensington R.D. aged 60. In 1851, a gentlewoman, living with her parents. In 1861, living with her mother. In 1871, no occupation, living at 32 St. Marks Crescent, Kensington, with her sister Fanny (visiting), a maid, and a general servant. In 1881, living with her brother Edwin's widow Emma. [ref. 1b,1j,1n,3b,3c,3d,3e]
         3. John SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1824 at Exeter, chr. 7 Mar 1824 at the Mint, d. reg. Q2 1878 at Kingston R.D. In Apr 1851, described in his father's will as an accountant in London. In 1861, a Lloyds underwriter, lodging at 4 Trafalgar Square, Westminster. In 1871, a member of Lloyds, living at Hampton Court, Middlesex, with a servant and (apparently) two members of her family. [ref. 1b,1n,2b,3c,3d]
         4. James Murch SERCOMBE, chr. 29 Dec 1825 at the Mint, m. 10 Jun 1852 at St. Leonard, Exeter, m. reg. Q2 1852 at St. Thomas R.D., Ellen Bourne MUNK (b. ca. 1828 at Honiton, Devon, daughter of William MUNK, an ironmonger, of Mount Radford House near Exeter), d. 8 Dec 1875, d. reg. Q4 1875 at London City R.D. In 1850, an agent of the Star life and fire insurance company, at Colleton Terrace, Exeter. In 1851, a corn and seed merchant, living at 8 Queen Square, Bristol St. Nicholas, Gloucestershire, with two servants and the children of one of them. At his marriage in 1852, a merchant, of Bristol; Ellen was of Exeter St. Leonard; witnesses at the marriage were James's father, his sister Harriet, his brother John, Ellen's father, her unidentified relative H. MUNK, and Edwin FORCE. (Where in 1861?) In 1871, a cigar merchant, living at Granville House, Nelson Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, with his wife Ellen, their children Charles, Walter, Mabel, Arthur, and Belinda, and a general servant. In 1875, of Putney, formerly of Ryde. In 1881, Ellen was living at 22 Cambridge Road, Hastings Holy Trinity, Sussex, with her son Arthur visiting. In 1891, Ellen was living on her own means, visiting the GALLEY household at Pilton, 12 Albert Terrace, Albert Street, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, together with her daughter Bertha. In 1901, she was independent, living at Carfax House, Barrow on Humber, Lincolnshire, with her daughters Marie and Bertha and a servant. [ref. 1b,1n,1ar,2b,3b,3d,3e,3f,3g,6c12,6d1,8d]
            1. Charles Clampitt SERCOMBE, b. 15 Jul 1853 at Bristol, b. reg. Q3 1853 at Clifton R.D., m1. reg. Q4 1883 at Winchester R.D., Alice Mary BRICKNELL (b. ca. 1857 at Mayfair, London, m1. SELWYNE, wid. by 1881), "m2." Louisa or Louise (b. ca. 1866 at London), d. reg. Q3 1904 at Saffron Walden R.D. (Where in 1861?) In 1871, living with his parents. In 1881, an insurance broker, living at 12 Lime Villas, Upper Richmond Road, Putney, Surrey, with his sisters Maria and Bertha and a servant. In 1881, Alice was a dressmaker, lodging at 6 Russell Road, Wimbledon, Surrey, with her son Frank. In 1891, Charles was an insurance broker, visiting the CRUST family at 68 Galveston Road, Wandsworth, London, with his "wife" Louisa; Alice was living at Ashdown Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, with her children Frank and Muriel and her nephew Percy H. HUTTON (b. ca. 1884 at Upper Tooting, Surrey). In 1901, Charles was a stock broker agent, living in a boarding house at 42 Chelverton Road, Putney, with his "wife" Louise; Alice was living at 16 Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden, with her daughter Muriel. [ref. 1n,3d,3e,3f,3g,6h2]
               1. Frank Charles SELWYNE (stepson by mother's first husband), later Frank Charles Selwyn SERCOMBE, b. 23 Jun 1879 at Edenbridge, Kent, b. reg. Q3 1879 at Sevenoaks R.D., chr. 14 Jan 1887 at Hockerill, Hertfordshire. In 1881, living with his mother. In 1891, a scholar, living with his mother. In 1897, sailed from Liverpool to Quebec, Canada. In 1901, a farmer, living at Shell River, Marquette district, Manitoba. (Enumerated twice in the 1901 Canadian census, both times inaccurately: once as Charles SERCOMBE, b. 23 Jun 1876, immigrated 1894, and once as Frank C. SERCOMBE, b. 5 May 1872 [but age 26], immigrated 1893.). [ref. 1k,1n,3e,3f,11b,13b]
               2. Muriel Dorothy SERCOMBE, b. 22 May 1884 at Henham or Elsenham, Essex, b. reg. Q2 1884 at Bishops Stortford R.D., chr. 14 Jan 1887 at Hockerill. In 1891 and 1901, living with her mother. [ref. 1k,1n,3f,3g]
            2. William James SERCOMBE, b. Jan 1855 at Rock Ferry, Cheshire, b. reg. Q1 1855 at Eastham subdistrict of Wirral R.D., m. 26 Oct 1887 in Kane County, Illinois, Anna L. SCHLAGER (b. Dec 1861 in Illinois, d. 25 Oct 1945 at Elgin, Kane County), d. 8 Feb 1934 at Elgin. (Where in 1861?) In 1871, a scholar, living with his parents. (Enumerated as "Walter" in the 1871 census.) Immigrated to the United States in 1880, naturalized by 1900. In 1900, a publishing house foreman, living at 769 Highland Avenue, Elgin, with his wife Anna and their children Rupert and Nellie. In 1920, a worker for a publishing company, living at 769 Highland Avenue with his wife Anna and their children Rupert and Nellie. [ref. 1n,1z,3d,13c,13d]
               1. Rupert J. SERCOMBE, b. 1 Sep 1889 in Illinois, m. 29 Mar 1921 in Menard County, Illinois, Mabel HIETT (b. 1 Nov 1889, d. 20 May 1984), d. 1 Apr 1982. In 1900, at school, living with his parents. In 1920, a civil engineer for the government, living with his parents. In 1930, a civil engineer in the railway industry, living at 2947 Whitney Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, with his wife Mabel and son Arthur. In 1982, residence Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan. [ref. 1z,1ad,1ae,13c,13d,13e]
                  1. Arthur H. SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1922 in Detroit, Michigan, m. ca. 1963 Ruth, d. 20 Nov 2002 at Farmington Hills, Michigan. In 1930, living with his parents. Served in U.S. Air Force in World War II. An architect for the Detroit Planning Commission, mid-1950s to 1982. Lived in Royal Oak, Michigan, in 2002. See obituary in the Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov 2002. [ref. 6g,13e]
                     1. Paul SERCOMBE. [ref. 6g]
                     2. Sarah SERCOMBE. [ref. 6g]
               2. Nellie SERCOMBE, b. June 1898 in Illinois. In 1900 and 1920, living with her parents. [ref. 13c,13d]
            3. John Henry or John Marshall SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q4 1856 at Eastham subdistrict of Wirral R.D., d. reg. Q1 1871 at Ryde subdistrict of Isle of Wight R.D. [ref. 1n]
            4. Marie Louisa SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1858 at Southampton or Portswood, Hampshire, b. reg. Q3 1858 at South Stoneham R.D. (Where in 1861?) In 1871, a scholar, living with her parents. (Enumerated as "Mabel" in the 1871 census.) In 1881, living with her brother Charles. In 1891, living on her own means, visiting the household of an elderly widow at The Quarry, Kippington Coach Road, Sevenoaks, Kent. (Also in the household was the widow's widowed sister, Elizabeth MUNK, b. ca. 1800 at Newington, Middlesex -- perhaps a relative of Marie's mother?) In 1901, independent, living with her mother. [ref. 1n,3d,3e,3f,3g]
            5. Arthur Rupert SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1860 at Wandsworth or Walworth, Surrey, b. reg. Q2 1860 at Wandsworth R.D., d. 1897 in Sydney district, New South Wales. (Where in 1861?) In 1871, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1881, a marine insurance clerk, visiting his mother. Arrived at Victoria, Australia, in Dec 1884 aboard the ship Star of Russia. [ref. 1o,3d,3e,11a]
            6. Bertha SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1862 at Ryde, Isle of Wight, b. reg. Q1 1862 at Ryde subdistrict of Isle of Wight R.D. In 1871, a scholar, living with her parents. (Enumerated as "Belinda" in the 1871 census.) In 1881, living with her brother Charles. In 1891, living on her own means, visiting the GALLEY household with her mother. In 1901, independent, living with her mother. [ref. 1n,3d,3e,3f,3g]
         5. Edwin SERCOMBE, b. 1826, chr. 22 Jan 1827 at the Mint, m. 30 Aug 1855 at St. James, Paddington, London, m. reg. Q3 1855 at Kensington R.D., Emma Sophia SMITH (b. ca. 1827 at St. Clements Dane, Strand, London, d. 20 Mar 1908 at Bowenhurst, Church Crookham, Hampshire, fifth daughter of William Henry SMITH and sister of Louisa, wife of Edwin's brother Rupert), d. 1875, d. reg. Q2 1875 at Kensington R.D. aged 48. In 1851, a surgeon dentist at 36 Albion Street, Hyde Park, London. Admitted to membership in the Royal College of Surgeons, 3 Jun 1853. In 1853 and 1855, of Somers Place, Hyde Park. In 1858 and 1860, of 49 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, London. Dental Surgeon to St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, 1861-1866. In 1861, a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and a dentist in practice, living at 49 Lower Brook Street, St. George Hanover Square, with his wife Emma, their children William, Emily, and Annie, two housemaids, a charwoman, a cook, and two nurses. Surgeon dentist at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School (now part of Imperial College), 1867-1869. John GREENFIELD, an English-born dentist from Cleveland, Ohio, operated for Edwin, 1870-1873. In 1871, a dentist (M.R.C.S., R.C.S. England) living at Brook Street, Westminster, with his wife Emma, Emma's sister Anna A. SMITH (living on rents and dividends, b. ca. 1823 in London), his children William, Emily, Constance, and Adila, a butler, a footman, a page, a nurse, a cook, three housemaids, and a kitchenmaid. President of the Orthodontological Society, 1874. Editor of the Transactions of the Orthodontological Society. Of Walton House, Bournemouth, Hampshire. The website of the National Museum of American History, in Washington, D.C., discusses a letter Edwin wrote on 5 Dec 1872 to the inventor of the power-driven dental drill. In 1881, Emma was living at Durweston, South Cliff, Bournemouth, Hampshire, with her daughter Adela and sister-in-law Harriet. In 1883 (posth.), Edwin was of 41 Brook Street and 59 Gloucester Gardens. In 1891, Emma was living on her own means at Wohlgelegen, Braidley Road, Bournemouth, with her daughters Emily, Constance, and Adela, a cook, a parlormaid, two housemaids, and a groom. In 1901, she was of private means, living at Wohlgelegen with her daughter Emily, a sick nurse, a housemaid, a cook, a parlourmaid, and an under housemaid. A gardener and his wife lived in the adjacent Wohlgelegen Cottage in 1901. [ref. 1b,1d,1n,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g,5b,6a,6b1,6c2,6c7,6c9,6c13,6c21,7,8e,10a]
            1. William Hervey SERCOMBE, b. 7 Jul 1856 at 27 Gloucester Square, Paddington, the residence of his mother's father, b. reg. Q3 1856 at Kensington R.D., d. 2 Nov 1883 at Walton House, Bournemouth, d. reg. Q4 1883 at Christchurch R.D. Attended King's School, Canterbury, Kent. In 1861, living with his parents. In 1871, a scholar, living with his parents. Admitted as pensioner at Trinity College, Cambridge University, 1 Jun 1878; matriculated Michaelmas 1881. In 1881, an undergraduate at King's College, Cambridge University, lodging at Assington Villa, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, with his sisters Emily and Constance. [ref. 1n,3c,3d,3e,5b,6c8,6c13]
            2. Emily Anna SERCOMBE, b. 28 Feb 1858 at St. George Hanover Square, London, b. reg. Q2 1858 at St. George Hanover Square R.D., m. 18 Jun 1901 at St. Andrew, Marylebone, m. reg. Q2 1901 at Marylebone R.D., James Enderby APPLETON (son of James APPLETON, a merchant). In 1861, living with her parents. In 1871, a scholar, living with her parents. In 1881, lodging at Assington Villa with her brother William and sister Constance. In 1891 and Mar 1901, living with her mother. In Jun 1901, of 71 Wells Street, Oxford Street, London W.; James was a surgeon, of Linda, Bournemouth. [ref. 1n,1at,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g,6c9]
            3. Annie Edwina SERCOMBE, b. 3 Jan 1860, b. reg. Q1 1860 at St. George Hanover Square R.D., d. reg. Q1 1863 at Christchurch R.D. In 1861, living with her parents. [ref. 1n,3c,6c7]
            4. Constance Augusta (or Augustus?) SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1861 at St. George Hanover Square, b. reg. Q4 1861 at St. George Hanover Square R.D., m. 19 Jun 1900 at St. Matthew, Westminster, m. reg. Q2 1900 at St. George Hanover Square R.D., Rev. George Owen APTHORP (eldest son of Rev. George Francis APTHORP of Bedford). In 1871, living with her parents. In 1881, lodging at Assington Villa with her brother William and sister Emily. In 1891, living with her mother. [ref. 1n,3d,3e,3f,5c,6c20]
            5. Adela Emma SERCOMBE, b. 20 Jan 1864 at 49 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, b. reg. Q1 1864 at St. George Hanover Square R.D., m. reg. Q4 1891 at Christchurch R.D., Herbert Reginald SCOTT (b. ca. 1858 at Byfleet, Surrey). In 1871, living with her parents. In 1881 and 1891, living with her mother. In 1901, living at St. Wilfrids, Parkstone, Dorset, with her husband Herbert (a clergyman in the Church of England) and a cook. [ref. 1n,3d,3e,3f,3g,6c10]
            6. (probably) John SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q2 1865 at St. George Hanover Square R.D., d. reg. Q4 1866 at St. George Hanover Square R.D. [ref. 1n]
            7. Edwin or Henry Edwin SERCOMBE, b. 8 Sep 1866 at 49 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, London, b. reg. Q4 1866 at St. George Hanover Square R.D., d. 17 Feb 1868 at 41 Brook Street, d. reg. Q1 1868 at St. George Hanover Square R.D. [ref. 1n,6c4,6c5]
            8. (probably) Alfred Augustus SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q1 1869 at St. George Hanover Square R.D., d. reg. Q1 1869 at St. George Hanover Square R.D. [ref. 1n]
         6. Emily SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1828 at Exeter, chr. 1 Jan 1829 at the Mint. In 1851, a gentlewoman, living with her parents. [ref. 1b,3b]
         7. Gertrude SERCOMBE, b. 21 Oct 1831 at Exeter, chr. 17 Jan 1832 at the Mint, m. 20 Feb 1879 at Surbiton, Surrey, m. reg. Q1 1879 at Kingston R.D., Thomas Salkeld BORRADAILE (son of John Watson BORRADAILE). In 1851, a gentlewoman, living with her parents. In 1861, living with her mother. In 1871, living with her brother Rupert's widow Louisa. In 1881, living at Nyaghow, Adelaide Road, Kingston on Thames, Surrey, with her husband Thomas (an accountant), his 19-year-old son William M.L. BORRADAILE (a banker's clerk, born in Hong Kong), a cook, and a general servant. [ref. 1b,1g,1n,3b,3c,3d,3e]
         8. Frederick SERCOMBE, b. 4 Jan 1835 at Exeter, chr. 14 Jan 1836 at the Mint. In 1851, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1861, a general merchant, living with his mother. [ref. 1b,3b,3c]
         9. Fanny SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1836 at Exeter, d. 9 May 1891 at Wimbledon, d. reg. Q2 1891 at Kingston R.D. In 1851, a scholar at home, living with her parents. In 1861, living with her mother. In 1871, visiting her sister Harriet. In 1881, an annuitant, living at 46 Scarsdale Villas, Kensington, London, with two servants and visitor Mary HUTTON (an annuitant, b. ca. 1821 in the East Indies). In Apr 1891, living on her own means, a lodger at 66 Queens Road, Wimbledon, Surrey. [ref. 1n,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f,6c15]
         10. Perhaps another daughter, b. after ca. 1836, d. young. [ref. 6c15]
      4. Mary SERCOMBE, chr. 14 Jan 1796 at Bovey Tracey, m. 22 May 1820 at Bovey Tracey, Joseph DAYMOND. In 1820, Mary's marriage was witnessed by Elizabeth SERCOMBE and George SERCOMBE. Relative of researcher Jeni Martin. For Mary's descendants, including Elizabeth Sercombe DAYMOND (chr. 1821), Mary Sercombe DAYMOND (b. 1859, m. reg. Q3 1884 at Plympton R.D., William Andrew LEE, d. reg. Q1 1894 at Plympton R.D.), George Sercombe DAYMOND (1862-1935), and William Sercombe DAYMOND (1894-1895 in Ontario, Canada), see the IGI and Jeni's WorldConnect database. [ref. 1a,1n]
      5. George SERCOMBE, chr. 4 Jan 1798 at Bovey Tracey, m. 20 May 1824 at Kingsbridge, Devon, Grace ODGERS (b. ca. 1797 at Camborne, Cornwall, daughter of Rev. James ODGERS and Grace, m1. BAZELEY, d. 12 Apr 1854). In 1830, George was in business with his brother John as a merchant and commission agent at Second Back Lane, Exeter. In 1841, a merchant, living in Bartholomew Terrace, Exeter, with his wife Grace and their children James, Mary, George, Thomas, and Elizabeth. In 1844, George and John were merchants at the Quay, Exeter. In 1848-1849, George was a councillor for Trinity Ward, Exeter. In 1850, he was in business with his brother John at the Quay as a merchant, including seed, hops, and possibly other goods. In 1851, he was a general merchant, living at 4 Bartholomew Terrace, Exeter All Hallows on the Walls, with his wife Grace, their children James, Mary, George, Elizabeth, and Walter, and three servants. At his wife's death in 1854, a merchant, of Exeter. (Did George remarry in 1855?) At his daughter Elizabeth's marriage in 1856, a merchant. At his son George's second marriage in 1871 (perh. posth.), a seed merchant. [ref. 1a,1h,1ah,1aj,3a,3b,6d2,8b,8c]
         1. James O. SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1825 at Bovey Tracey. In 1841, living with his parents. In 1851, a general merchant, living with his parents. [ref. 3a,3b]
         2. Mary Odgers SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1826 at Bovey Tracey, d. 3 Apr 1853 at Bartholomew Terrace after a short illness, d. reg. Q2 1853 at Exeter R.D. In 1841 and 1851, living with her parents. [ref. 1n,3a,3b,6h1]
         3. Harriett SERCOMBE, b. 16 Nov 1828, chr. 1 Jan 1829 at the Mint. [ref. 1b]
         4. George SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1829 at Exeter, m1. Q3 1855 at Launceston R.D., Elizabeth CLEVERDON (b. ca. 1829 at North Hill, Cornwall, d. by 1871), m2. 21 Oct 1871 at St. Stephen, Exeter, m2. reg. Q4 1871 at Exeter R.D., Fanny Maria QUICKE (b. ca. 1830 at Exeter, daughter of Thomas QUICKE, a schoolmaster). In 1841 and 1851, living with his parents. In 1861, a corn, seed, and provision merchant, living at 4 Bartholomew Terrace with his wife Elizabeth, their daughter Emily, a nurse, and two servants. In Apr 1871, a seed merchant, living at Cleveland Place, Exmouth, with his son Sidney. In Oct 1871, a seed merchant, of Exeter St. David; Fanny was a schoolmistress, of Kings Lodge, Exeter. In 1881, a seed merchant, living at 5 Lower Summerlands, Exeter St. Sidwell, with his wife Fanny, son Arthur, and a general servant. In 1891, a seed merchant, living at 5 Lower Summerlands with his wife Fanny, her widowed sisters Elizabeth and Mary, Mary's daughter (a governess), and a servant. [ref. 1n,1aj,3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f]
            1. William Cleverdon SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q1 1857 at St. Thomas R.D., d. reg. Q2 1861 at Exeter R.D. [ref. 1n]
            2. Emily SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1858 at Exeter, m. reg. Q1 1883 at Launceston R.D., John William HARTLEY (b. 1853 at Snaith, Yorkshire, son of John HARTLEY of Snaith). In 1861, living with her parents. In 1871, a boarding scholar at Malborough House Ladies Boarding School, Exeter Holy Trinity. In 1881, a governess in the BRAY household, at Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, Devon. In 1891, living at Rock House, Hill Top, Grassington, Yorkshire, with her husband John (a Wesleyan minister), their children John, Ethel, George, Sarah, and Sydney, and a general servant. In 1901, living at 15d Park Street, Horsham, Sussex, with her sons John, Sidney, and Wilfred and a general servant; her husband John was a Wesleyan minister, visiting the BARNES family at 1 Woolwich Common, Woolwich, London. Address in 1912: Fairfield, Coleshill Street, Sutton Coldfield. [ref. 1n,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g,5d]
               1. John Sercombe HARTLEY, b. 1884 at Cirencester, Gloucestershire, b. reg. Q1 1884 at Cirencester R.D., m. reg. Q3 1912 at Northallerton R.D., Annie CHARLESWORTH (daughter of the Rev. Edward CHARLESWORTH). In 1891, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1901, a journalist in a weekly newspaper office, living with his mother. Educated at Kingswood and Headingley Methodist training college. Entered the Wesleyan Methodist ministry in 1903. Minister in the following circuits: Bedale, Kent Miss[ion?], South Petherton, Northallerton, Wath-on-Dearne, Tadcaster, Thirsk, Retford, Sheffield Thorncliffe, Ramsey (Isle of Man), and St. Mawes. Address in 1933: Wesley Manse, St. Mawes, Cornwall. [ref. 1n,3f,3g,5e]
                  1. In 1933, one son, one daughter. [ref. 5e]
               2. Ethel Mary HARTLEY, b. ca. 1885 at Cirencester, b. reg. Q4 1885 at Cirencester R.D. In 1891, a scholar, living with her parents. In 1901, a boarding pupil at Queenswood High School for Girls, Clapham, Surrey, together with her sister Sarah. [ref. 1n,3f,3g]
               3. George C. HARTLEY, b. ca. 1886 at Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland. In 1891, living with his parents. In 1901, a boarding pupil at Kingswood School, Charlcombe, Somerset. [ref. 3f,3g]
               4. Sarah E. HARTLEY, b. ca. 1887 at Montrose. In 1891, living with her parents. In 1901, a boarding pupil at Queenswood High School for Girls, together with her sister Ethel. [ref. 3f,3g]
               5. Sidney Arthur HARTLEY, b. ca. 1889 at Grassington, b. reg. Q2 1889 at Skipton R.D., d. reg. Q1 1902 at Horsham R.D. In 1891, living with his parents. In 1901, living with his mother. [ref. 1n,3f,3g]
               6. Wilfred Shaw HARTLEY, b. ca. 1893 at Knaresborough, Yorkshire, b. reg. Q3 1893 at Knaresborough R.D. In 1901, living with his mother. [ref. 1n,3g]
            3. Arthur SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1865 at Exeter, b. reg. Q4 1865 at Exeter R.D. In 1871, a scholar, boarding at a small private school at 42 Strand, Starcross, Kenton, Devon. In 1881, a scholar, living with his father and stepmother. [ref. 1n,3d,3e]
            4. Sydney Herbert SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1867 at Exeter, b. reg. Q4 1867 at Exeter R.D., d. reg. Q1 1888 at Exeter. In 1871, living with his father. In 1881, a boarding scholar at Brixton Grammar School, Brixton Oval, Lambeth, Surrey. [ref. 1n,3d,3e]
         5. Thomas SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1834 at Exeter, m. reg. Q3 1858 at Newton Abbot R.D., Henrietta Holman HICKS (b. ca. 1836 at Newton Abbot, Devon). In 1841, living with his parents. In 1851, a boarding student at the Wesleyan Collegiate Institution, Trull, Somerset, with his cousin Joseph SERCOMBE. In 1861, a seed, corn, and provision merchant, living at 1 Albert Terrace, Exeter St. Leonard, with his wife Henrietta, their daughter Nina, his brother Walter, a nurse, a house servant, and a charwoman. [ref. 1n,3a,3b,3c]
            1. Nina SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1859 at Exeter, d. reg. Q2 1866 at Depwade R.D. In 1861, living with her parents. [ref. 1n,3c]
         6. Elizabeth Clampitt SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1836 at Exeter, chr. 5 Mar 1837 at the Mint, m. 3 Mar 1856 at All Hallows on the Walls, Exeter, m. reg. Q1 1856 at Exeter R.D., Henry George HOLMAN (b. 22 Oct 1823, m2. 18 Jul 1865 at Bodmin, Cornwall, Hannah SYMONS, d. 23 Jul 1882 at Topsham, Devon; a ship builder, ship owner, and marine insurer, of Topsham, son of John HOLMAN, a ship owner, and Mary SYMONS; for information on the HOLMAN family see the Topsham Museum), d. reg. Q3 1857 at St. Thomas R.D., bur. 30 Jul 1857 at Topsham. In 1841 and 1851, living with her parents. [ref. 1b,1n,1ah,3a,3b,9b,9c]
            1. Henry George HOLMAN, b. 15 Feb 1857, d. 3 Jan 1858, bur. 8 Jan 1858 at Topsham. [ref. 9c]
         7. Walter John SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1842 at Exeter, b. reg. Q3 1842 at Exeter R.D., m1. 9 Jun 1869 at the Manse, Christchurch, New Zealand, Martha RICKARD (b. ca. 1846, d. 20 Jun 1879 of apoplexy at Dunedin, New Zealand, bur. 21 Jun 1879 in Northern Cemetery, Dunedin), m2. 1879 in New Zealand, Jane GRENFELL, d. 1920 in Redfern district, New South Wales, Australia. In 1851, living with his parents. In 1861, a merchant's assistant, living with his brother Thomas. At his first marriage in 1869, of Waimate, New Zealand; Martha was late of Cambridge, England. At Martha's death in 1879, she was of Leith Street, Dunedin, a native of England, and had been in New Zealand for 11 years. Mentioned in various lists of teachers in the New Zealand Gazette, 1880, 1883, 1899, and 1901. In 1881, a schoolmaster at Waituna, registered to vote in Waimate district. In 1883, a teacher at Mars Hill, near Wanganui, New Zealand. [ref. 1n,1o,1ap,1aq,3b,3c,6e,15,16]
            1. Hugh Noel SERCOMBE, b. 26 Aug 1875 in Riverton district, New Zealand, m. 1898 in Canterbury district, New South Wales, Florence Matilda PHELPS (d. 1967 in Penrith district, New South Wales, daughter of George and Emma), d. 11 Jul 1957 in Balmain district, New South Wales. Attended school at Waituna, then at Mars Hill from 12 Jun 1883, then at Porewa School in Rangitikei, New Zealand, from 16 May 1884 until 1887. [ref. 1o,1ap,6j,15]
               1. Beatrice E.J. SERCOMBE, b. 1899 in Nyngan district, New South Wales, m. 1920 in Gunnedah district, New South Wales, Nigel George HOWES. Ancestor of researcher Jill Howes. [ref. 1o]
               2. Clarence G. SERCOMBE, b. 1901 in Leichhardt district, New South Wales, m. 1930 in Petersham district, New South Wales, Irene V. WARNER. [ref. 1o]
               3. Stanley W. SERCOMBE, b. 1903 in Granville district, New South Wales, m. 1929 in Burwood district, New South Wales, Margaret A. BATEY. [ref. 1o]
            2. Dora SERCOMBE, b. 16 Apr 1877 in Riverton district, New Zealand. Attended Porewa School, left 1886. [ref. 1ap,9d,15]
            3. Albert Edward "Bertie" SERCOMBE, b. 7 May 1879 in Timaru district, New Zealand. Attended Porewa School starting 15 Nov 1886. [ref. 1ap,9d,15]
            4. Ruth Bernice McDonnell SERCOMBE, b. 1882 in Dunedin district, New Zealand. [ref. 1ap]
            5. Blanche SERCOMBE, b. 1884 in Christchurch district, New Zealand. [ref. 1ap]
            6. Alice Cecilia George SERCOMBE, b. 1885 in Wellington district, New Zealand. [ref. 1ap]
      6. Ann SERCOMBE, b. 3 May 1800, chr. 27 May 1802 at Bovey Tracey, m. 14 Nov 1822 at Bovey Tracey, John MUGFORD. In 1822, Ann's marriage was witnessed by George SERCOMBE and Elizabeth Mary MURCH. (Note that Ann's brother John married a MURCH.) In 1822, John was a cordwainer. [ref. 1a]
      7. James SERCOMBE, chr. 27 May 1802 at Bovey Tracey, m. 1826 at St. Sepulchre, London, Mary STACY (b. ca. 1805 at Exmouth, Devon). In 1826, a bachelor; Mary was a spinster. At his daughter's baptism in 1831, a shoemaker, of Hennock. In 1841, a grocer, living at Old Town Street, Dawlish, Devon, with his wife Mary and their daughters Sophia and Mary. In 1851, Mary was a draper and hosier, living at 48 Hackney Road, St. Leonard Shoreditch, Tower Hamlets, London, with her daughter Mary.  [ref. 1a,1q,1al,3a,3b]
         1. James Stacy SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1827 at Smithfield, London, m. reg. Q1 1860 at Greenwich R.D., Julia Ann SHORT (b. ca. 1832 at Bampton, Devon, d. reg. Q4 1873 at Hastings R.D.), d. reg. Q4 1877 at Camberwell R.D. In 1841, a shopman for a linen draper, living with his employer at Strand, Dawlish. In 1851, an outfitter's warehouseman, living with many other outfitter's employees at 63 & 64 Houndsditch, St. Botolph without Bishopsgate, London. In 1861, a commercial traveller in drapery, living at 14 Hamilton Terrace West, Deptford, Kent, with his wife Julia, their son Henry, a servant, and a milliner's apprentice (probably Julia's). In 1871, a traveller, living at 27 Bentham Road, Hackney, with his wife Julia (a milliner), their children Henry, Frederick, Herbert, and William, Julia's father Thomas SHORT (a retired draper, b. ca. 1808 at Bampton), and a servant. At his son Herbert's marriage in 1889 (posth.), a draper. [ref. 1n,1an,3a,3b,3c,3d]
            1. Henry James SERCOMBE, b. ca. Nov 1860 at Deptford or New Cross, Kent, or Exeter (?), b. reg. Q1 1861 at Greenwich R.D., m. reg. Q2 1881 at Potterspury R.D., Hannah WISE (b. ca. 1858 at Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire). In 1861, living with his parents. In 1871, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1881, a hosier's assistant, living with other employees at 14 Westbourne Grove Terrace, Paddington, London. In 1889, witnessed his brother Herbert's marriage. In 1891, a clothier's manager, living at 12 George Street, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, with his wife Hannah, their children Walter, Ethel, and Florence, his brother William, and a general servant. In 1901, an outfitter's manager, living at 50 Bridge Street, Cambridge, with his wife Hannah, their children Walter and Florence, a general servant, and a boarder. [ref. 1n,1an,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g]
               1. Ethel Daisy SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1882 at Northampton, b. reg. Q2 1882 at Northampton R.D. In 1891, living with her parents. In 1901, a draper's apprentice, living with other draper's employees at 153-161 Lewisham High Road, Deptford. [ref. 1n,3f,3g]
               2. Walter Stanley SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1884 at Maidstone, Kent, b. reg. Q4 1884 at Maidstone R.D. In 1891, living with his parents. In 1901, a grocer's apprentice, living with his parents. [ref. 1n,3f,3g]
               3. Florence Alice SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1887 at Maidstone, b. reg. Q1 1887 at Maidstone R.D. In 1891 and 1901, living with her parents. [ref. 1n,3f,3g]
            2. Frederick Thomas SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1862 at Southwark, Surrey, b. reg. Q3 1862 at St. Olave R.D., m. reg. Q4 1893 at Croydon R.D., Fanny Elizabeth ENSOM (b. ca. 1860 at Redhill, Surrey). In 1871, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1881, a painter, boarding in the BOWER household at 14 Ingestre Road, St. Pancras, London. (Where in 1891?) In 1901, a compositor, living at 17 Washington Road, Kingston on Thames, Surrey, with his wife Fanny and their daughter Edith. [ref. 1n,3d,3e,3g]
               1. Edith Rebould SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1897 at Norbiton, Surrey, b. reg. Q2 1897 at Kingston R.D., d. reg. Q2 1913 at Kingston R.D. In 1901, living with her parents. [ref. 1n,3g]
            3. Herbert SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1866 at Ealing or St. Olaves, Surrey, m. 1 Jan 1889 at St. Laurence, Reading, Berkshire, m. reg. Q1 1889 at Reading R.D., Mary Ann JONES (b. ca. 1862 at Buckingham, Buckinghamshire; daughter of Charles JONES and Sarah). In 1871, living with his parents. In 1881, a scholar at South Metropolitan District School, Sutton, Surrey, along with his brother William. In 1889, a tobacconist, of Vachel Road, Reading. In 1891, a tobacconist, living at 32 St. Mary Butts, Reading, with his wife Mary, their son James, and Mary's visiting mother. In 1901, a clothier's manager, living at 2 Peach Street, Wokingham, Berkshire, with his wife Mary, their son Alfred, Mary's mother, a general servant, and an assistant. [ref. 1n,1an,3d,3e,3f,3g]
               1. James Reginald SERCOMBE, b. ca. Oct 1889 at Reading, b. reg. Q4 1889 at Reading R.D. In 1891, living with his parents. In 1901, a boarding pupil at Gordon House School, Gloucester Road, Kingston on Thames, not far from his uncle Frederick. [ref. 1n,3f,3g]
               2. (probably) Lily SERCOMBE, b. reg. Q3 1892 at Reading R.D., d. reg. Q3 1892 at Reading R.D. [ref. 1n]
               3. Alfred Herbert SERCOMBE, b. ca. Apr 1900 at Wokingham, b. reg. Q2 1900 at Wokingham R.D. In 1901, living with his parents. [ref. 1n,3g]
            4. William SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1869 at Kilburn, Middlesex, or Hackney. In 1871, living with his parents. In 1881, a scholar at South Metropolitan District School, along with his brother Herbert. In 1891, living with his brother Henry. In 1901, a hotel boots, lodging at 7 Town Place, Reading. [ref. 3d,3e,3f,3g]
         2. Sophia SERCOMBE, chr. 26 Dec 1831 at Hennock. In 1841, living with her parents. [ref. 1q,3a]
         3. Mary J.S. SERCOMBE, b. ca. 1834 at Dawlish or Exminster. In 1841, living with her parents. In 1851, an assistant to her mother. In 1881, a dressmaker, lodging in the NELSON household at 11 Walnut Tree Walk, Lambeth, Surrey. In 1901, a dressmaker, lodging at 95 Page Street, Westminster, London. [ref. 3a,3b,3e,3g]
         4. Ellen Stacey SERCOMBE, b. 15 Aug 1835, chr. 13 Sep 1835 at the Independent chapel, Dawlish, Devon. [ref. 1am]
      8. Samuel SERCOMBE, chr. 24 Jun 1804 at Bovey Tracey, bur. there 10 Jan 1805. [ref. 1a]
         Some Heirlooms from this Family

         · Sugar tongs hallmarked Exeter 1826/1827, now worn but possibly once engraved JB, probably for Joseph Burge (Jane's father).

         · Four miscellaneous spoons and a sauce ladle, all hallmarked Exeter 1842/1843 and engraved TJS, probably for Thomas and Jane Sercombe. Also a fish slice hallmarked London 1845/1846 and a spoon hallmarked London 1850/1851, both engraved TJS.

         · A spoon hallmarked Exeter 1838/1839 and engraved JB to JBS, perhaps a christening present for Jane Burge Sercombe from her grandfather Joseph Burge. Also a spoon hallmarked London 1840/1841 and two forks hallmarked Exeter 1850/1851, all engraved JBS.

         · A spoon hallmarked Exeter 1844/1845 and engraved FS, perhaps a christening present for Frank Sercombe.

         · A spoon hallmarked Exeter 1846/1847 and engraved KS, perhaps a christening present for Kate Sercombe.

      9. Thomas SERCOMBE, chr. 8 Jan 1808 at Bovey Tracey, m. 22 Sep 1832 at Crediton, Devon, Jane BURGE, d. 9 Dec 1892 at 33 Longton Grove, Sydenham, d. reg. Q4 1892 at Lewisham R.D. In 1841, a porter merchant, living at Bridge Street, Exeter, with his wife Jane, their children Anna, Lucy, Joseph, and Jane, his wife's mother, and two servant. In 1844, a wine, ale, and porter merchant, tobacconist, and agent for Bass & Co. ales, at 15 New Bridge Street, Exeter. In 1849, a wine and spirits merchant, at Bridge Street, Exeter. In 1850, a tobacconist and merchant of porter, ale, wine, and spirits, at 15-16 New Bridge Street, Exeter. In 1851, a wine merchant, living at Walnut House, St. Davids Hill, Exeter St. David, with his wife Jane, their children Anna, Lucy, Jane, Frank, Kate, and Alice, his mother-in-law, a nursemaid, and a cook. In 1855, defrauded of £158 15s. 2d. worth of tobacco by Thomas Moore SHARP, who was convicted and sentenced to eight months in prison. In 1861, a wine merchant, living at 26 Wellington Road, Marylebone, London, with his wife Jane, their children Joseph, Jane, Frank, and Alice, his wife's niece and nephew Lucy and Aubrey LUXTON, and two servants. In 1868, of 19 Longton Grove, Sydenham, Kent. In 1871, a wine merchant, living at 19 Longton Grove, Upper Sydenham, with his wife Jane, daughters Jane, Kate, Alice, Anna, and Lucy, Anna's husband Edward, Lucy's son Sydney, and two servants. In 1876, a wine merchant. In 1881, a retired wine merchant, living at 38 Longton Grove with his wife Jane, their daughters Jane and Kate, a cook, and a housemaid. In 1891, a retired wine merchant, living at 38 Longton Grove with his wife Jane, their daughter Jane, a cook, and a housemaid. [ref. 1a,1c,1e,1f,1n,3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3f,6b2,6c6,6c16,8c,8d]
         1. Anna SERCOMBE, b. 23 Nov 1833 at Exeter, chr. 15 Dec 1833 at the Mint, m. reg. Q3 1855 at Marylebone R.D., Edward PEARSE (b. ca. 1823 at Exeter, d. by 1881). In 1841 and 1851, living with her parents. In 1861, living at 4 Prospect Terrace, Exeter St. Sidwell, with her husband Edward (a clerk in the West of England Fire and Life Assurance Society), their children James, Alice, and Edward, her mother-in-law Elizabeth C. (an annuitant, b. ca. 1794 at Exeter, m. PEARSE, wid. by 1861), and two house servants. In 1871, Anna and Edward (a rag merchant) were living with her parents. In 1881, living at 13 Friars Walk, Exeter Holy Trinity, with her children James, Alice, Edith, Louisa, and Mabel and a general domestic servant. Listed in White's 1890 directory as Mrs. E. Pearse of Melbourne House, 13 Friars Walk; her husband's business, which must have survived him, was listed as "Edward Pearse, metal, skin, rag, and waste paper merchant, Shilhay, Commercial road; 13-14 West street and Sun street; and Teignmouth and Torquay; h[ome] Melbourne house, Friars walk". (Where in 1891? Not either Friars Walk or Gertrude Terrace.) In 1901, living on her own means at 5 Gertrude Terrace, Exmouth, Devon, with her children James and Edith, her granddaughter Catherine WHEATLEY, and a general domestic servant. [ref. 1b,1j,1n,3a,3b,3c,3d,3e,3g,8g]
            1. James PEARSE, b. ca. 1856 at Exeter, b. reg. Q2 1856 at Exeter R.D. In 1861, a scholar, living with his parents. In 1871, a scholar, living in his parents' house at 13 Friars Walk with his six younger sisters and two general servants. In 1881, a rag and metal merchant, living with his mother. In 1891, a wholesale rag merchant, living at 11 Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, with his sister Louisa and a general domestic servant. In 1901, a wholesale rag and metal merchant, living with his mother. [ref. 1n,3c,3d,3e,3f,3g]
            2. Anne Lucy "Annie" PEARSE, b. reg. Q2 1857 at Exeter R.D., m. reg. Q2 1878 at Exeter R.D., Timothy WHEATLEY (b. ca. 1849 at Lanchester, Co. Durham). In 1861, living with her uncle Mountjoy PEARSE (an iron ship builder and coal fitter) at Seaton Carew, Co. Durham. In 1871, a scholar, living in her parents' house. I