Name:
Thomas Henry Couldridge
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
1867
The 1891 census gives his birthplace as Devonport. However, both the 1881 and the 1911 Censuses give his birthplace as Totnes. It is therefore thought that there was a recording error in the 1891 Census. All three Censuses agree on his year of birth, however, his birth registration could not be found.
Census 1881:
3 Apr 1881 (age 13-14)
4 Pollimore Square, St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon4
The household consisted of Eliza Street, her daughter Caroline Couldridge and her grandson Thomas Couldridge who was presumably Caroline's son. The family were sharing the property with another family of three where the father and son were tailors. It would appear from the trades given for the residents of the surrounding properties that the Pollimore Square properties were shops and the residents were shopkeepers and their families and sometimes employees. Thomas, although only 14 is working as a tailor.
Parents:
13 Jun 1894 (age 26-27)
Thomas and Eveline Couldridge were present at the burial of their child Beatrice on 13 June 1894 in St Andrew's Churchyard, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devon according to the Church of England rite. The minister at the burial was the Rev. W Mautte. It is virtually certain that her parents attended the service and the interment and her older sister Evelyn may also have been present.
Occupation:
btw 1897 and 1927 (age 29-60)
-; H. M. Dockyard, Devonport, Devon5
an electrical wireman|| An electrical wireman was classified as a skilled labourer. When he started is not known but in view of his occupation given in the 1891 Census it is assumed around the age of 30. It is also assumed that he worked until he was 60 which would have been the normal retirement age for an established worker in the Dockyard.
Death:
1928 (age 62)
Devonport, Devon6
1891, 1891 Census for Household of Thomas Couldridge in Devonport, Devon
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
1888 (age 20-21)
Stoke Damerel, Devon7
Census for household:
5 Apr 1891 (age 23-24)
Stoke Damerel, Devon8
Address: 31 Pembroke Street
The household consisted of Thomas, his wife Evelyn and their two daughters (Evelyn and Beatrice). The family occupied a single room in a 10 roomed house. There were 5 other families in the house; two occupied one room, one occupied one room and two occupied three rooms. In all 17 people lived there. Thomas is described as a Domestic Servant, R.N.. Whether this means that he was a Steward in the Royal Navy or a civilian servant in the Wardroom of one of the Navy's shore establishments is not known. Although the return has the annotated Sea R.N. the latter is considered more likely as a Naval record could not be found.
Census for household (not recorded):
31 Mar 1901 (age 33-34)
No trace of Thomas, Evelyn or their children Evelyn and Beatrice could be found in the 1901 Census although all were known to be alive at the time. As they were shown living in Pembroke Street, Devonport in the 1891 and 1911 Censuses it is possible that they were living in Pembroke Street at the time of the Census but were missed.
Census for household:
2 Apr 1911 (age 43-44)
Devonport, Devon9
Address: 104 Pembroke Street
The household consisted of Thomas, his wife Evelyn, and their children Violet (age 17), Florrie (age 15) and Harry (age 13). They were living in a 2 roomed tenement.
1891 England Census for Household of Thomas Harry Couldridge, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG12/1741, Folio 50, Page 50, Schedule 439; Thomas Harry Couldridge age 24, born in 1867 in Devonport, Devon. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1741.
1911 England Census for Household of Thomas Harry Couldridge, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: RG14/13024, Schedule 160; Thomas Harry Couldridge age 44 born in Totnes, Devon. National Archives. Call Number: 14/13024.
1881 England Census for Household of Eliza Sleep in Exeter, Devon, Census Type: 1881 England, Census Place: Exeter, Devon, Folio: 58, Page: 61. Thomas H. Couldridge age 14 born in 1867 in Totness, Devon. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2150.
Ibid. County:Registration District:Sub-DistrictCity or Borough:Municipal Ward:DevonExeter---ExeterSt David'sParliamentary Borough:Sanitary District:Ecclesiastical Parish:ExeterExeter---Address:4, Pollimore Square, Exeter St SidwellId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere BornEliza StreetHeadWidow68NeedlewomanExeter St Sidwells, DevonCaroline CouldridgeDaugMarried42NeedlewomanWonford, Devon294Thomas H. CouldridgeG'son14TailorTotness, Devon. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2150.
1911 England Census for Household of Thomas Harry Couldridge, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: RG14/13024, Schedule 160; Thomas Harry Couldridge employed as an electrical wireman in the Government dockyard. Skilled labourer. National Archives. Call Number: 14/13024.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Thomas H. Couldridge, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Death 1928 Q4 Devonport Vol. 5b, Page 383; Cit. Date: Q4 1828. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of Thomas Harry Couldridge and Evelyn Elizabeth Luscombe, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Marriage 1888 Q3 Stoke Damerel, Vol. 5b, Page 550; Cit. Date: Q3 1888. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.
1891 England Census for Household of Thomas Harry Couldridge, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG12/1741, Folio 50, Page 50, Schedule 439; Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1741.
1911 England Census for Household of Thomas Harry Couldridge, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: RG14/13024, Schedule 160; Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. National Archives. Call Number: 14/13024.