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Richard Sleep (1849-1910)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 28 Dec 1849

  • Penpont, Altarnun, Cornwall1 2

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  • His mother was unmarried and he was born in his grandparent's cottage. There is no indication such as a second Christian name as to who his father might be.

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Jan 1850 (age 0)

  • St Nonna's Church3

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  • Address: Alternun, Cornwall

    His mother Isabella (his father is unknown), his grandparents Samuel and Eliza Sleep and possibly his mother's brother Samuel would have been present but who else is not known.

  • Birth Registration:

  • 3 Jan 1850 (age 0)

  • the Register Office4

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  • Address: Launceston District

    As Altarnun was small village she almost certainly had to travel to Launceston to register her son's birth and considering the time of year it was probably a cold journey and may heve contributed to her death.

  • Census (living with grandparents):

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 1)

  • 1851 Census - living with grandparents

  • Census (living with grandparents):

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 11)

  • 1861 Census - living with grandparents

  • Census 1871:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 21)

  • Castle Street, Bodmin, Cornwall5

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  • He is employed as a travelling tally draper and is living with the other tally men in the house of the draper's daughter.

  • Occupation:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 31)

  • Draper; Stoke Damerel, Devon6

  • Parent:

  • 19 Mar 1884 (age 34)

  • Baptism of son Richard John

  • Death:

  • 1910 (age 61)

  • Plymouth, Devon7

Marriage (1)

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1891, 1881 Census for Household of Richard Sleep in Plymouth, Devon

  • Spouse:

  • Emily Frances Prideaux (1861?-1930)

  • Children:

  • Richard John Sleep (1884- )

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  • Ernest F. Sleep (1885?- )

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  • Ethel Sleep (1887-1944)

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  • Emma Sleep (1890?- )

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  • Kate Sleep (1894?- )

  • Marriage:

  • 1883 (age 33-34)

  • Plymouth, Devon8 9 10

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  • This was Richard's second marriage and the registration dates of the death of his first wife in the quarter ending March 1883 and his second marriage in the quarter ending June 1883 indicate that there was at the most 6 months between them.

  • Census for household:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 41)

  • Plymouth, Devon11

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  • Address: 4 Granby Lane, Milbay

    The household consisted of Richard, his wife Emma and their 4 children Richard (age 7), Ernest (age 6), Ethel (age 2) and Emma (age 1). The family lived in two rooms sharing the house with three other families. In all there were 13 people living in a 7 roomed house.

  • Census 1901:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 51)

  • 4 Granby Lane, Milbay, Plymouth, Devon12

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  • The household consisted of Richard, his wife Emma and their children Ernest (age 15) and Kate (age7). The family seem to have fallen on hard times as Richard is now worked as a carter and they were living in one room in a four roomed house which they shared with 3 other families, i.e. each family had one room. In all there were 14 people living there.

Marriage (2)

  • Spouse:

  • Kate Bray (1858-1883)

  • Marriage:

  • 1876 (age 26-27)

  • The Parish Church (St Andrew), Stoke Damerel, Devonshire13

  • Marriage:

  • Mar 1876 (age 26)

  • Stoke Damerel, Devon13

  • Census 1881:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 31)

  • 40 Pembroke Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon14

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  • The household consisted of Richard and his wife Kate who shared the house with 5 other families. In all there were 20 people in the house. The size of the house and the number of rooms is unknown but Richard & Kate probably only had one room.

Sources

1.

General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Birth for Richard Sleep, (General Register Office on 14 Jan 2005 in reponse to Application No COL482354). Custom Id: BXCA 761991; Cit. Date: 28 December 1849. Pat Ward.

2.

1851 Census for Household of Samuel Sleep in Altarnun, Cornwall, (FMP website). Custom Id: HO107/1899, Folio 33, Page 21, Schedule 73; Age & place of birth. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/1899.

3.

Rev. R H Tripp, Baptism of Richard Sleep in St Nonna's Parish Church, Altarnun, Cornwall, (FamilySearch (LDS) website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1850; Cit. Date: 1 January 1850. Cornwall County Records Office, Turo.

4.

General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Birth for Richard Sleep, (General Register Office on 14 Jan 2005 in reponse to Application No COL482354). Custom Id: BXCA 761991; When Registered. Cit. Date: 3 January 1850. Pat Ward.

5.

1871 England Census for Household of Julia Milroy in Bodmin, Cornwall, Census Type: 1871 England, Census Place: Bodmin, Cornwall, Folio: 42, Page: 15 & 16. Richard Sleep Tally draper Traveller living at Castle Street Bodmin with propeter. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/2249.

6.

1881 England Census for Household of Richard Sleep in Stoke Damerel, Devon, Census Type: 1881 England, Census Place: Stoke Damerel, Folio: 56, Page: 30. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2208.

7.

CRI(E&W) for Death of Richard Sleep, Event Type: Death, Registration District: Plymouth, Volume: 5b, Page: 128, (Period, Jul-Sep 1910). Quarter and Year Jul-Sep 1910Surname SleepGiven Names RichardAge 61Registration District Plymouth. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

8.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of Richard Sleep and Emily Frances Prideaux, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Marriages 1883 Q2 Plymouth Vol. 5b, Page 467; Cit. Date: Q2 1883. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.

9.

CRI(E&W) for Death of Kate Sleep, Event Type: Death, Registration District: Stoke Damerel, Volume: 5b, Page: 240, (Period, Jan-Mar 1883). Quarter and Year Jan-Mar 1883Surname SleepGiven Names Kate. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

10.

1891 England Census for Household of Richard Sleep in Plymouth, Devon, (FindMyPast website). Custom Id: RG12/1731, Folio 96, Page 37, Schedule 299; Emma F. Sleep wife of Richard Sleep. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1731.

11.

Ibid. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. National Archives. Call Number: RG12/1731.

12.

1901 England Census for Household of Rchard Sleep in Plymouth, Census Type: 1901 England, Census Place: Plymouth, Devon, Folio: 39, Page: 69. Administrative County:Administrative District:Sub-District:DevonPlymouthSt AndrewCivil Parish:Ecclesiastical Parish:County Borough:PlymouthSt PeterPlymouthWard:Parliamentary Borough:MillbayPlymouthAddress:4 Granby Lane, PlymouthId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWorkingWhere Born467Richard SleepHeadMarried51CarterWorkerAltarnun, Cornwall697Emily F. SleepWifeMarried39Plymouth, Devon699Ernest A. SleepSon15Labourer at breweryPlymouth, Devon702Kate SleepDaug7Plymouth, DevonThe family lived in one room in a four roomed house which they shared with 3 other families, i.e. each family had one room. In all there were 14 people living there. National Archives. Call Number: RG13/2099.

13.

CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Richard Sleep (467) and Kate Bray (238), Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Stoke Damerel, Volume: 5b, Page: 559, (Period, Jan-Mar 1876). Quarter & Year Mar 1876Registration DistrictStoke DamerelGroom's NameRichard SleepBride's NameKate Bray. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.

14.

1881 England Census for Household of Richard Sleep in Stoke Damerel, Devon, Census Type: 1881 England, Census Place: Stoke Damerel, Folio: 56, Page: 30. County:Registration District:Sub-DistrictDevonStoke DamerelSt AubynCivil Parish Municipal Borough:Municipal Ward:Stoke DamerelDevonportClowanceParliamentary Borough:Sanitary District:Ecclesiastical Parish:DevonportDevonporSt StephenAddress:40 Pembroke StreetId NamesRelCondAge OccupationWhere Born467Richard SleepHeadMarried31DraperAltarnun, Cornwall238Kate SleepWifeMarried22MillinerDevonport, DevonThey shared the house with 5 other families and in all there were 20 people in the house. The size of the house and the number of rooms is unknown but Richard & Kate probably only had one room. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/2208.