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‎May 1868 Portsmouth Station, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England;

George Barnden was recorded as "Left Employment as Food Clerk"

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man Francis Cory‏‎ 1)
Born ‎± 1755 Bradworthy, Devon, England‎ 2) 3)
Baptised ‎21 Jan 1755 Bradworthy, Devon, England 3)
Died ‎Jun 1833 Bradworthy, Devon, England‎, approximately 78 years 2)
Buried ‎7 Jun 1833 Bradworthy, Devon, England 2)

Notes: Francis Cory Junior (i.e. the Francis who married Margaret Hopper) is known to have been born in Woolsery and had a brother William. William was baptised at Woolsery to Francis Cory and Margaret. Evidence to support Francis being the father of Francis includes various newspaper articles where Sarah Cory (his granddaughter) provides details of her ancestry.

Francis was firstly married to Joanna Barriss at Woolfardisworthy.

Married ‎± 1786 (approximately 47 years married)
to:

woman Margaret Unknown‏‎


Notes: There is a marriage at Hartland, in 1786 for Frances Cory and Margaret Bagilhole.
There is a marriage at South Petherwin in 1787 for Frances Cory and Margaret Johns,

Which of the two marriages is the correct marriage for Francis is unclear. Francis's grandaughter, Sarah, would be bound parish apprentice to Thomas Johns, who may have been a relative of Margaret. However, the Cory family move to Hartland in subsequent generations, and have no other known link to South Petherwin - in favour for the first option.

Children:

1.
woman Mary Cory‏‎
Born ‎± 1791 Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England‎
2.
man Francis Cory‏ 4) 1)
Born ‎between 1786 and 1791 Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England‎ 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)
Died ‎27 Feb 1870 Morwenstow, Cornwall, England‎ 6) 9) 10)
Buried ‎2 Mar 1870 Hartland, Devon, England 9) 10)
Occupations: ‎between 1815 and 1823 Hartland, Devon, England; Labourer 4) 11), ‎between 1841 and 1851; Labourer 5) 7), ‎1861; Farm Labourer 8)
Residences: ‎between 1841 and 1861 Ball Hill, Hartland, Devon, England 5) 8), ‎1851 Boutport Street, Barnstaple, Devon, England 7)


Notes: "Many elderly people remember Mr. Francis Cory and his wife, Margaret, living at West Ballhill, just below Devil's Corner. They attended Harton Independent Chapel regularly. There was a son, William, but as far as we can discover, he must have died years ago. Mr. F. Cory used to be remarked as a wonderfully neat and clean man, 'fit at any time to go straight from the stone-heap where he worked to Church.'"

Hartland and West Country Chronicle, 26 Feb 1816.

'Her father, Francis Cory, was a farm labourer in receipt of only five shillings a week wages, and yet he managed to bring up four children, one son and three daughters. He was billeted out for the winter with one farmer or another.'

The Devonian Yearbook, 1916.
3.
man William Cory‏‎
Born ‎± 1793 Woolsery, Devon, England‎

Sources

1) Source: Hartland and West Country Chronicle "The names of her two sisters were Margaret and Anne...She had a brother named William who died at Hartland... her mother's maiden name was Hopper, and her Grandfather's name was Robert Hopper. He lived at Cheristow and owned two houses there, but both were burnt down. She thinks that her grandmother's name was Bond... Francis's father's name was also Francis as well as she can remember, but she did not know much about them. John Downing, the old lady's husband, was a labourer, and worked many years for Parson Hawker.". Reference: No 234 Page 6 (Questionable reliability of evidence)
2) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers Francis Cory buried 7 June 1833, aged 77, resident of Woolfardisworthy. Reference: Woolfardisworthy PRs (Data from secondary evidence)
3) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Frances the son of Frances and Mary Cory was baptized the 21 day of January". Reference: Bradworthy PRs (Data from secondary evidence)
4) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Sarah daughr of Francis, labourer of Hartland, and Margaret Cory, baptized 24th March 1816". Reference: Hartland (Data from direct source)
5) Source: 1841 England Census Record for Francis Cory. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece 223; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Hartland; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 4; Page: 3; Line: 13; GSU roll: 241312. (Data from direct source)
6) Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Record for Francis Cory. Reference: Database online. (Data from secondary evidence)
7) Source: 1851 England Census Record for Francis Cory. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece: 1892; Folio: 134; Page: 10; GSU roll: 221043. (Data from direct source)
8) Source: 1861 England Census Record for Frank Cory. Reference: Database online. Class: RG9; Piece: 1505; Folio: 17; Page: 27; GSU roll: 542823. (Data from direct source)
9) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Francis Cory, Morwenstow, March 2nd 1870, aged 83". Reference: Hartland (Data from secondary evidence)
10) Source: Hartland and West Country Chronicle "The following entries are found in her family bible:-Francis Cory [her father] born 1790Francis Cory, died at Morwenstow Feb.27 1870" " buried at Hartland Mar.2, 1870Margaret [her mother] born March 1st, 1795" " died Feb 8th, 1866" " buried Feb., 11th 1866Sarah, daughter of Francis and Margaret Cory Born [at Beckland] Feb. 26, 1816". Reference: No. 232 Page 9 (Data from secondary evidence)
11) Source: England, Devon Parish Registers "Francis Cory of this parish Labourer and Margaret Hopper of this parish Spinster were married in this church by Banns with Consent of Parents this ninth day of March in the Year One thousand eight hundred and fifteen by me W Chanter MrThis marriage was solemnized by us The Mark of Francis Cory, The Mark of Margaret HopperIn the presence of Samuel Cloutman, Thos Pillman". Reference: Hartland (Data from direct source)