The Family of Caleb Searle

Caleb was born 25 May 1807 and baptised 21 June 1807 at Chertsey, a son of William Searle and Ann formerly Spong.

 

He married Elizabeth Fory (born about 1812 at Sunbury) 14 May 1831 at Stanwell, Middx. 

 

In the census of 1841, at Lower Halliford, Shepperton, Middx, Caleb was aged 30-34, a carpenter not born in the county.  With him were Elizabeth was aged 25-29, Caleb was aged 9, Elizabeth was aged 7, Ann was aged 6, William was aged 4 and Eliza was aged 1.

 

In the census of 1851 at Hersham Green, Hersham, Caleb was aged 43, a carpenter and born at Chertsey.  With him was his wife, Elizabeth, aged 39 and born at Sunbury, Middx.  Their children were Caleb aged 19, a carpenter born at Chertsey, Ann aged 15 a servant, William aged 13, Eliza aged 11, Emma aged 9 and George aged 7 all born at Shepperton, James T aged 5, Frank aged 3 and Zebulun aged 1 all born in Hersham.

 

In the census of 1861 he was living at Hersham Green, Hersham aged 52, a carpenter and joiner, born at Chertsey.  With him was his wife Elizabeth, aged 49 and born at Sunbury, Middx and children Ann aged 35 (? but probably 25), a laundress, born Shepperton, Rebecca? (but probably Emma) aged 19, a house servant, born Shepperton, George aged 17, a carpenter, born at Shepperton, James T aged 15, a plasterer's labourer, born at Hersham, Frank aged 13, born at Hersham, Zebulun aged 11 born at Hersham, Clara A aged 9, born at Hersham and Rosa J aged 5, born at Hersham and grandchildren Gertrude aged 3, born at Hersham, and Cornelius A aged 1, born at Chersey.

Elizabeth's death was registered in the Chertsey district in the December quarter 1866. She was aged 54.

In the 1871 census he was living at Hersham Village, aged 64, a widower and carpenter, born at Chertsey, with his unmarried daughters Clara Agnes aged 19 and Rosa Jane, aged 16, both laundresses and born at Hersham.

In the 1881 census he was living in Station Road, Walton, (widower, 76, carpenter, born Chertsey). With him was Rosa Jane (25, housekeeper, Hersham) and granddaughter (sic) Caleb A. (7, born Hersham).

His death was registered in the March quarter 1882 in the Chertsey district. He was aged 78.

Caleb and Elizabeth's children were:

  1. Caleb, born about 1831 at Chertsey. He married Mary Ann. In 1861 he was living at Cobham Road, Hersham (29, house carpenter and joiner, born Chertsey), with wife Mary Ann and daughter Mary Jane (6, born Wandsworth).
  2. Elizabeth born about 1833.
  3. Ann, born about 1835 at Shepperton, Middx.
  4. William, born about 1837 at Shepperton, Middx.  In the census of 1881, at Hayes Bottom, Hayes, Kent, he appears to be a married boarder, aged 46, a carpenter born at Haliford, Middx, in the household of William J. Baines aged 50 and his wife Eliza, aged 41.
  5. Eliza, born about 1839 at Shepperton, Middx.
  6. Emma, born about 1841 at Shepperton, Middx.
  7. George, born about 1843 at Shepperton, Middx.
  8. James Tilliard, born about 1845 at Hersham, Surrey.
  9. Frank, born about 1847 at Hersham.
  10. Zebulon, born about 1849 at Hersham.
  11. Clara Agnes, born about 1851 at Hersham.
  12. Rosa Jane, born about 1855 at Hersham.

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