A South Devon TUCKER family

Eighth Generation

8.1 Margaret TUCKER (John (1) TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born on 22 Oct 1854 in Brixham, Devon, and was christened there on 10 Dec 1854.

Margaret seems to have lived all her life in Brixham. She grew up in Drew Street and after her marriage lived at 4 Upton Cottage (1881) and 34 Fore Street (1891). She was also living with her husband in Brixham in 1901 and 1911.

James was a shipwright, like his father, reaching foreman status by 1901.

	9.1	F	i	Minnie COUCH was born in 1876 in Brixham.
+	9.2	M	ii	John James COUCH was born in 1877 in Brixham.
+	9.3	F	iii	Polly COUCH was born in 1881 in Brixham.
	9.4	M	iv	Charles Richard COUCH was born in 1884 in Brixham. He married  Florence JEFFERYS in 1909 in Brixham. Florence was born in 1885 in Brixham, daughter of fisherman Phillip JEFFERYS and his wife Sarah. By 1911, the couple had moved to Devonport.
+	9.5	M	v	Fred Tucker COUCH was born in 1886 in Brixham.
+	9.6	F	vi	Elsie Margaret B COUCH was born in 1891 in Brixham.

8.4 Mary Ann Roberts TUCKER (Robert (2) TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born on 13 Feb 1863 in Middle Street, Brixham. She died on 4 Feb 1888 at 17 Hilda Street, New Clee, Lincolnshire.

Mary moved to Grimsby with her family some time in the 1870s, living initially at 15 Hilda Street, New Clee. She probably met her future husband while  he was lodging there with her parents.

Mary married William JOLLEY on 1 Jun 1883 in Wesleyan Chapel, Duncomber Street, Great Grimsby. William was born on 20 Jan 1859 at 6 Little Hermitage Street, Wapping, son of John JOLLEY and his wife Grace née MCPHERSON.

William was a Grimsby fisherman. After Mary Ann died, he lived with her parents until he was confined to Bracebridge Heath Lunatic Asylum, Lincoln, some time before 1901. William remained in the asylum until he died of kidney cancer on 2 Aug 1920.

Mary and William had the following children:

+	9.7	F	i	Annie JOLLEY was born on 16 May 1884.
	9.8	M	ii	Ernest W JOLLEY was born in 1886 in Grimsby.

8.5 George Henry (2) TUCKER (Robert (2) TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born in 1867 in Dartmouth, Devon.

In 1881, George was a "Cook (Ship)(Fishing)" living with his parents in 15 Hilda Street, Clee with Weelsby (now Old Clee), Grimsby. In 1891, he was living with his wife, children and mother-in-law at 6 Newport Street, Glanford Brigg, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire (just up-river from Grimsby). He and his family moved to Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire (just down-river from Grimsby) before 1896. In the 1901 census, his family was living at Cleethorpes but George was recorded as a ship's mate in Grimsby.

	9.9	M	i	John Robert TUCKER was born in 1888 in Barton-upon-Humber.
+	9.10	M	ii	Harry George TUCKER was born in 1890 in Barton-upon-Humber.
	9.11	F	iii	Gertrude TUCKER was born in 1896 in Cleethorpes.
	9.12	F	iv	Gladys TUCKER was born in 1899 in Cleethorpes.

8.6 Elizabeth (1) TUCKER (Robert (2) TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, in 1872. She died there in 1901, apparently in childbirth.

Elizabeth married Thomas (1) STUBBINGS in 1894. Thomas was born in 1871 in Grimsby.

In 1901, Thomas was recorded as a brickmaker living in Clee with his mother Betsy and his three children. In 1911, the same family was still living in Grimsby.

Elizabeth and Thomas had the following children:

	9.13	F	i	Elsie STUBBINGS was born in 1895 in Grimsby.
+	9.14	M	ii	Thomas (2) STUBBINGS was born in 1898 in Grimsby.
	9.15	M	iii	Arthur STUBBINGS was born in 1901 in Grimsby.

8.7 Hannah George TUCKER (Robert (2) TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born in 1875 in Grimsby.

By 1891, Hannah had moved from Grimsby to live with her cousin Phyllis HAWKETT and her family at 27 King Street, Great Crosby, Liverpool. Phyllis (née SALSBURY) was a daughter of Hannah's mother's sister Phyllis, who had been living near them in Grimsby in 1881 and herself moved to Waterloo, Great Crosby, in 1901. After her marriage, Hannah and her family also lived in Waterloo.

Hannah married Hugh Nevine (or Nevin) HARRIS on 12 Apr 1897 at the Congregational Chapel, Waterloo, Liverpool. Hugh was born on 30 Jan 1867 in Belfast, Ireland, the son of contractor Mervyn Henry HARRIS. He died on 14 Jan 1912 at 13 Thorndale Road, Waterloo.

Hugh was yet another mariner, and sailed mainly in steam ships engaged in foreign trade. Before his marriage, he lived in Belfast but at the time of his marriage in 1897, he was aboard the SS Barrowmore at Victoria Docks, London. He obtained his second mate's certificate on 7 Nov 1889, when he was resident at 23 Eia Street. On 28 Apr 1892, when he was living at 2 Duncairn Gardens, he obtained his first mate's certificate. Hugh received a silver medal from the Norwegian government "in recognition of his services in rescuing the crew of the barque 'Christina' on 5 Feb 1894" (see below). By 19 Oct 1895, when he received his master's certificate, he was back on Eia Street, living at 17 Steinberg Terrace.

Stamp on Hugh's First Mate's Certificate		Hugh's Certificate of Competency as Master

Hannah and Hugh had the following children:

	9.16	F	i	Doris Georgina HARRIS was born in 1899 in Waterloo, Liverpool.
	9.17	M	ii	Mervyn John HARRIS was born in 1902 in Waterloo, Liverpool.

8.9 Fanny Tucker HEATH (Mary Yandell TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born in 1868 in Brixham.

Fanny was living with her mother and grandparents in Furzeham Terrace, Brixham, in 1871 and with her grandparents at 4 Mount Pleasant, Brixham, in 1881. By 1891, she had become a dressmaker and was living with her mother and stepfather at 1 Collyend Terrace, Paignton, Devon. In 1901 and 1911, she was living with her husband and daughter at 12 Tower Road, Paignton.

In 1911, Fanny and John had a visitor Fanny Elizabeth PALMER, who may have been her stepfather's granddaughter (called Fanny FREER in 1891).

William was a postman.

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Ethel Mary PALMER was born in 1894 in Brixham.

Before her marriage, Caroline was an agricultural dairymaid living with and working for her grandparents James & Grace POPE in Croter's Hill (now Crowther's Hill), Dartmouth.

After her marriage, Caroline lived at first in Lower Street, in the same building as her husband's parents and business, moving to "Orcana", 15 Newcomin Road, Dartmouth, in 1897. Caroline served in the shop and art gallery attached to her husband's workshop. After Charles's death in 1918, she announced that she intended to continue his painting business. But in 1920 she sold it and used the shop as a draper's.

Caroline's bible records the dates (and many times) of birth of all her children and the eight of her nine grandchildren who were born before she died.

According to a notice in the Dartmouth Chronicle, Caroline died at the home of her daughter Ivy at Shoreton Valley Road, Preston, Paignton. The funeral service took place at Preston Baptist Church, but she was buried at Dartmouth Cemetery.

Caroline married Charles Frederick MITCHELMORE, son of Dartmouth painter and decorator Nathaniel MICHAMORE and his wife Elizabeth née HOLE and himself a painter, on 24 Nov 1887 in the Congregational Church, Paignton. An announcement appeared in the Dartmouth Chronicle. Charles was born on 28 Dec 1867 in Torquay, Devon, and died on 28 Apr 1918 in Dartmouth. For further details on Charles and his family history, as well as information on Caroline and Charles's descendants, please transfer to the MITCHELMORE line.

Caroline and Charles had the following children:

+	9.17	M	i	Frederick Thomas Nathaniel MITCHELMORE was born on 16 Mar 1888 in Dartmouth.
+	9.18	M	ii	William Charles John MITCHELMORE was born on 14 Oct 1889 in Dartmouth.
+	9.19	M	iii	Albert Ernest MITCHELMORE was born on 24 Nov 1892 in Dartmouth.
+	9.20	M	iv	Arthur Edward MITCHELMORE was born on 9 Mar 1896 in Dartmouth.
+	9.21	F	v	Ivy Elizabeth MITCHELMORE was born on 18 Jan 1900 in Dartmouth.

8.11 William Henry (2) TUCKER (Thomas (2) TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born in 1865 in Dartmouth, and was killed in action on 13 May 1915.

No trace of William has been found in the 1891 or 1901 censuses––he was probably at sea––but in 1911 he was living with his wife and children in Dartmouth.

In World War 1, he became Petty Officer 1st Class 118635 on the battleship HMS Goliath. In April 1915, the ship was sent to the Dardanelles to support the ill-fated Gallipolli landings. On 13 May 1915, she was sunk by 3 torpedoes fired from the Turkish torpedo boat Muavanet-i-Miliet which was commanded by a German officer at the time. 570 of her complement, including William, were lost. Click here for further details of the action.

William's memorial on Panel No. 5 of the Plymouth Naval Memorial (reproduced with permission)

William married Louisa ABRAHAM (known in the family as Lucy) in 1894. Lucy was born in 1866 in Loddiswell, Devon. 

Lucy left home and moved to Dartmouth early in her life. In 1881, she was a general servant in the household of John WAY at Spithead. Then she seems to have entered the service of Colonel Edward JENNINGS and his Dartmouth-born wife, for she was a housemaid in their household at "The Chestnuts", Beckenham, Kent in 1891. In 1901, she was back in Dartmouth and living with her children Florence and William. In 1915 and 1930, she was recorded as living at "Culloden," Higher Victoria Road, Dartmouth.

William and Lucy had the following children:

	9.22	F	i	Florence Elizabeth TUCKER was born in 1895 in Dartmouth.
	9.23	M	ii	William Henry (3) TUCKER was born in 1899 in Dartmouth. William married Ruby Adeline REYNOLDS in 1924. Ruby was born in 1902, daughter of Dartmouth tailor Thomas REYNOLDS and his wife Annie Langmaid née HICKEY.
	9.24	M	iii	Leslie John TUCKER was born about 1904. He married Eveline May TOZER in 1935. She was born in 1908, daughter of Dartmouth coal lumper Thomas Osmand TOZER and his wife Ellen née BELEMY.
	9.25	F	iv	Hilda May TUCKER was born in 1905.
	9.26	M	v	Ernest Abraham TUCKER married a CHAPMAN. Ernest was tower captain of the St Saviours / St Petrox band of bellringers in Dartmouth. He is believed to have had two daughters who moved up-country.

8.13 John James TUCKER (Thomas (2) TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER), known in the family as Jack, was born in 1869 in Dartmouth.

In 1881, Jack was an agricultural labourer living in the household of Edwin UNDERHAY, farmer, Lower Norton, Townstall, and by 1891 was a general labourer living with his parents at Bayard's Cove, Dartmouth. In 1901, he was an engineer's driller living with his wife and children; the family was still living in Dartmouth in 1911.

Jack married (1) Elizabeth Jane POUND in 1893. Jane was born in 1873 in Dartmouth, daughter of tailor Philip POUND and his wife Elizabeth, and died in 1918.

Jack and Elizabeth had the following children.

	9.27	M	i	Fredrick John TUCKER was born in 1894 in Dartmouth.
	9.29	F	iv	Janey Elizabeth TUCKER was born on 31 Aug 1902 in Dartmouth and died there on 30 Jul 1981. She married Albert BROCK on 17 Nov 1923 in Totnes, Devon.
	9.30	F	v	Vera Annie TUCKER was born in 1908 and died on 6 Mar 1929.
	9.31	M	iii	Cyril Philip TUCKER was born in 1911 in Dartmouth and died there in 1928.
	9.32	F	vi	Lillian A TUCKER was born in 1913.
	9.33	M	vii	Ernest George TUCKER was born in 1916 and died in Jul 1918 in Dartmouth.

Jack married (2) Amy J MOORE in 1919. They had the following child:

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Ruby J TUCKER

8.15 Laura (1) TUCKER (Thomas (2) TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER ) was born in 1873 in Dartmouth.

Laura lived with her parents in Dartmouth until her marriage. After her marriage, she moved with her husband to Thaxted, Essex, about 1894 and to Manor Park, London, after 1897. In 1911, the family was living in Sindlesham, a tiny hamlet near Wokingham, Berks. According to her father's obituary, in 1930 she and her family were living at "Lauraville", Yately (just over the border in Hampshire).

Laura married Robert SHADBOLT, known in the family as Bob, in 1892. Bob was born in 1865 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, the son of William SHADBOLT and his wife Elizabeth.

 In 1881, Bob was a farm labourer living with his parents at Main Street, Somersham, Huntingdonshire. This must have been a temporary job, because gas manufacture was in the family: His father, his uncle and his grandfather were all gas engineers in the Cambridge area. For some reason, Bob's entry into the gas business brought him to Dartmouth, where he was recorded as a gas stoker in 1891. By 1901, he had progressed to the status of gas engineer.

+	9.34	F	i	Laura Tucker SHADBOLT was born in 1893 in Dartmouth.
+	9.35	M	ii	William Thomas SHADBOLT was born in 1896 in Thaxted, Essex.
+	9.36	M	iii	Robert Edward SHADBOLT was born in 1898 in Thaxted, Essex.
	9.37	F	iv	Winifred May SHADBOLT was born in 1901 in Manor Park, Essex. She married James M MACFARLANE in 1926 in Hartley Wintney, Hants.
	9.38	M	v	Ernest Victor SHADBOLT was born in 1902 in West Ham, London.
	9.39	M	vi	Leonard Reginald SHADBOLT was born in 1904 in Wokingham.
	9.40	F	vii	Henrietta Maria SHADBOLT was born in 1910 in Wokingham. She married Henry F HOPPER in 1942 in Aldershot.
	9.41	M	viii	Herbert L SHADBOLT was born in 1912 in Wokingham. He married Constance F M LONG or HERSEY in 1935 in Aldershot.

8.16 Henry (2) TUCKER (Thomas (2) TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER), known in the family as Harry, was born in 1876 in Dartmouth.

Harry may have lived all his life in Dartmouth. In 1891, he was a farmworker living with his parents in Bayard's Cove. In 1901 he was a carter for a coal merchant, in 1911 he was also living in Dartmouth, and in 1930 he was living at Clarence Hill.

Henry married Susanna WOTTON in 1899. Susanna was born in 1871 in Dartmouth, the daughter of Dittisham agricultural labourer George WOTTON and his wife Selina née ROWSE.

In 1891, Susanna was a housemaid in the household of sisters Harriett and Sophia FORD in Clarence Hill, Dartmouth.

Henry and Susanna had the following children:

	9.42	F	i	Annie Evelyn TUCKER was born in 1900 in Dartmouth.
	9.43	M	ii	George Henry (1) TUCKER was born in 1902 in Dartmouth.
	9.44	M	iii	William Thomas TUCKER was born on 23 Jun 1906 in Dartmouth and died on 3 Dec 1978. William married Mary Jane Marjorie WELLINGTON on 2 Sep 1944. Mary was born on 18 Apr 1905. They had no children.
	9.45	F	iv	Evelyn TUCKER
	9.46	M	v	Jack TUCKER

8.17 Alfred TUCKER (Thomas (2) TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born in 1878 in Dartmouth.

In 1901, Alfred was a plumber living with his parents in Dartmouth. After his marriage, he continued to live in Dartmouth. He is reputed to have been a good rugby player.

Alfred married Sarah Elizabeth G WOTTON in 1902. Sarah was born in 1879 in Capton, Dittisham, and was a sister of the wife of Alfred's brother Henry.

Alfred and Sarah had the following child:

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Alfred Rodney TUCKER was born in 1902 in Dartmouth.

8.18 Charles TUCKER (Thomas (2) TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born in 1879 in Dartmouth, and was killed in action in France on 23 Apr 1917.

Charles seems to have lived in Dartmouth all his life. In 1901 he was a postman, and in 1911 he was also living in Dartmouth. His father's obituary states that "Pr. C. Tucker [was] killed in action in 1916", but a gravestone in Dartmouth St Petrox churchyard indicates that he went missing on 23 Apr 1917. He was Private 26698, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, and his official Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial is at Abbas, Pas de Calais, France.

Charles married Georgina PEPPERELL in 1902 in Wareham, Dorset. Georgina, known in the family as Ena, was born in 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, daughter of James PEPPERELL and Georgina née MARTIN.

Ena's father, a Leading Seaman on the Royal Navy corvette HMS Thetis in 1881, later became a coast guard. Ena followed him around from Plymouth to The Lizard, Cornwall; Wyke, Dorset; Dartmouth; and then Chaldon Herring, Dorset. Charles presumably met her while she was in Dartmouth (about 1897), but they married in Chaldon Herring. In 1928, she was living in St Michaels Road, Paignton, with her daughter Doris and her family.

Charles and Ena had the following children:

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Doris May TUCKER was born in 1903.

8.24 Helena Mary HATSWELL (Elizabeth Ball TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born in 1874 in Brixham.

In 1891, Helena was a servant in the household of retired shipowner William VARWELL at 4 New Road, Brixham. After her marriage, she moved to 1 Polsham Cottages, Paignton, and the family was still living in Paignton in 1911. In 1929, she was living in Dendy Road, Paignton.

Helena married Arthur Vivian HARRIS in 1896. Arthur was born in 1876, the son of Paignton coachman John Henry HARRIS and his wife Caroline née VIVIAN. He died at 21 Dendy Road, Paignton.

In 1891, Arthur was an apprentice joiner living with his parents at Garfield Terrace, 7 Station Road, Paignton. By 1901, he had qualified as a cabinet maker.

Helena and Arthur had the following children:

+	9.49	M	i	Frederick Arthur HARRIS was born in 1897 in Paignton.
+	9.50	F	ii	Vera Helena HARRIS was born on 15 May 1901 in Paignton.

Olive was born at 64 Milton Street, Brixham, where she was living in 1881. In 1901, she was living with her mother and her first son in New Street, Brixham.

In 1891, Frank was a shipwright's apprentice living with his parents at 5 Furzeham Road, Brixham. A year later, he was baptised by full immersion at Brixham Baptist Church. By 1901, he was working as a shipwright in Devonport and living at 24 Camperdown Street.

Olive and Frank had the following children:

+	9.51	M	i	Albert Frederick MILLER was born on 24 Mar1899 in Devonport.
	9.52	M	iii	Frank Aubrey MILLER was born in 1901 in Devonport. He married Ann EXCEL on 14 Feb 1939.

8.27 Herbert Harold HATSWELL (Elizabeth Ball TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born in 1883 in Brixham.

Herbert was a carpenter. In 1901 he was living with her mother and siblings in New Street, Brixham. In 1911, he was living in Paignton on his own.

Herbert married Lily ROBERTSON in 1904. Lily was born in 1882 in Brixham.

In 1911, Lily was living with her husband's parents in Brixham.

Herbert and Lily had the following children:

	9.53	M	i	Harold Reginald HATSWELL married Ruby M LANGMAID.
	9.54	M	ii	Leslie A HATSWELL

Leonard went to Calcutta, India, as Assistant Harbourmaster in 1912 and remained there until 1938.

Leonard married (1) Minnie FOOT in 1908. Minnie died in Calcutta in 1915.

Leonard married (2) Ethel AMBLER. Ethel was born in 1886 in Castleford, Yorkshire.They had the following children:

+	9.55	F	i	Joan Victoria HATSWELL was born in Calcutta in 1919.
	9.56	M	ii	William Ralph HATSWELL
	9.57	M	iii	Leslie HATSWELL
	9.58	M	iv	Patrick Alan HATSWELL

Vera lived with her parents in Brixham until she married George H DOUGHTY in 1914.

Vera and George had the following child:

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Betty DOUGHTY married John ACKROYD.

8.30 Ellen Tucker STEER (Margaret Ann TUCKER , John (2) TUCKER , Thomas (3) TUCKER , John (7) TUCKER , Thomas (5) TUCKER , John TUCCAR , Gilbert TUCKER) was born in 1877 in Brixham.

Ellen lived with her parents until she married. Sometime between 1908 and 1911, she moved with her husband and children to Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire.

Ellen married George James FRIEND in 1902, probably in Brixham. George was born 1876 in Brixham, the son of fisherman George Stephen FRIEND and his wife Susan née ADAMS.

In 1901, George was recorded as a Brixham smack owner.

Ellen and George had the following children:

	9.60	F	i	Winifred Margaret S FRIEND was born in 1904 in Brixham.
	9.61	F	ii	Ellen Doris FRIEND was born in 1908 in Brixham.

Sidney married Alice Margaret HOCKINGS (sometimes spelt HOCKING) in 1907. Alice was born in 1883 in Brixham, daughter of fisherman William HOCKINGS and his wife Alice née BROCKENSHIRE.

Sydney and Alice had the following children:

+	9.63	M	i	Sydney Ernest STEER was born on 2 May 1909 in Brixham.
+	9.64	F	ii	Alice Margaret STEER was Sydney's twin.
+	9.65	F	iii	Phyllis M STEER
+	9.66	F	iv	Ethel N STEER
+	9.67	M	v	William John STEER

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