A HISTORY OF THE QUICK FAMILY FROM THE COUNTY OF DEVON
GENERATION 1
JOHN QUICK
31 January 1727/28 - He married Grace Hookway in the parish church at Shebbear, Devon (see parish register).
7 July 1728 - Their daughter Susannah was baptised in the parish church at Sheepwash, Devon (see parish register).
Known child/children - Susannah.
The parish church of St Lawrence, Sheepwash
GRACE QUICK (NÉE HOOKWAY)
31 January 1727/28 - She married John Quick in the parish church at Shebbear, Devon (see parish register).
GENERATION 2
JAMES QUICK
1 April 1752 - He married Susannah Quick in the parish
church at Highampton, Devon (see parish register).
9 May 1754 - Their son William was baptised at Black Torrington.
3 April 1755 - Their son William was buried at Black Torrington.
1 January 1756 - Their son William was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington, Devon (see parish register).
22 February 1758 - Their son John was baptised in the parish church at Highampton (see parish register).
25 February 1761 - Their son James was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington, Devon (see parish register).
1 January 1776 - A James Quick was buried at Great Torrington parish church (see parish register).
Known child/children - William, William, John and James.
SUSANNAH QUICK (NÉE QUICK) (daughter of John and Grace Quick)
7 July 1728 - She was baptised in the parish church at
Sheepwash, Devon (see parish register).
1 April 1752 - She married James Quick in the parish church at Highampton (see parish register).
31 July 1787 - A Susanna Quick, a pauper, was buried at Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
GENERATION 3
WILLIAM QUICK (son of James and Susanna Quick)
9 May 1754 - He was baptised at Black Torrington.
3 April 1755 - He was buried at Black Torrington.
WILLIAM QUICK (son of James and Susanna Quick)
1 January 1756 - He was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
12, 19 & 26 February 1786 - He was from Black Torrington when the banns of his marriage to Judith Hatherleigh were published in Black Torrington (see parish register).
28 February 1786 - He made his mark in the register when he married Judith Hatherley in Sheepwash parish church (see parish register).
17 September 1786 - Their daughter Joanna was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
1 November 1786 - Their daughter Elizabeth was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
15 February 1789 - He was a pauper when his daughter Susanna was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
26 February 1792 - Their daughter Ann was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
22 June 1796 - Their son James was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - He was an agricultural labourer aged 85 (rounded) living at Cottage Rowe, Black Torrington with his daughter Ann, Mary Norman, Judith Quick, Ann Norman, and Elizabeth and Eleanor Chapple (see 1841 census).
9 August 1842 - He was a labourer when he died aged 86 in Black Torrington of old age (death certificate).
11 August 1842 - Mary Ward, who had been in attendance at his death, advised the registrar (death certificate). He was from Black Torrington when he was buried aged 82 at Black Torrinmgton parish church (see parish register).
Known child/children - Joanna, Elizabeth, Susanna, Ann and James.
JUDITH QUICK (NÉE HATHERLY)
C 1753 - She was born (based on age at burial).
30 July 1770 - Her base daughter Mary, "by Jn Hill", was baptised in Sheepwash parish church (see parish register).
28 February 1786 - She made her mark in the register when she married William Quick in Sheepwash parish church. She was from Sheepwash (see parish register).
15 September 1836 - She was from Black Torrington when she was buried aged 83 at Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
Known child/children - Mary.
JOHN QUICK (son of James and Susanna Quick)
22 February 1758 - He was baptised in Highampton parish church (see parish register).
JAMES QUICK (son of James and Susanna Quick)
25 February 1761 - He was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
6 November 1785 - He made his mark in the register when he married Jane Parsons in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
18 April 1786 - Their son William was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
10 February 1787 - A James Quick was buried at Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
Known child/children - William.
JANE QUICK (NÉE PARSONS)
C 1764 - She was born in Black Torrington (see 1851 census).
6 November 1785 - She made her mark in the register when she married James Quick in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - She was a female servant aged 75 (rounded) living with William Quick, a farmer aged 55 (rounded) and his children at Higher Kettle, Bradford (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - She was a visitor, a widow aged 87 and a pauper, with James Parsons and his family at Allicott, Torrington (see 1851 census).
19 June 1852 - She was living at Shebbear when her brother James included her in his will. He left her £5 (see will).
26 May 1859 - She died aged 99 of natural decay in Shebbear. She was (wrongly) shown as the widow of William Quick (death certificate).
28 May 1859 - James Parsons of Shebbear, who had been present at her death, advised the registrar (death certificate).
GENERATION 4
MARY GRATER (NÉE HATHERLEIGH) (daughter of Judith Hatherleigh and Jn Hill).
30 July 1770 - She was baptised in Sheepwash parish church (see parish register).
1 April 1819 - She was from Sheepwash when she married Philip Grater in Sheepwash parish church. She made her mark in the register (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - She was a servant aged 70 (rounded) living alone in East St, Sheepwash (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - She was a pauper and a widow aged 81 living alone in Sheepwash (see 1851 census).
2 December 1852 - She was a domestic servant aged 83 when she died in Sheepwash of gradual decay (death certificate).
4 December 1852 - Anne Sanders of Sheepwash, who had been in attendance at her death, notified the registrar (death certificate).
4 December 1852 - She was buried at Sheepwash parish church (info from Jane Taylor 11/7/06).
PHILIP GRATER
21 November 1767 - He was baptised in Sheepwash parish church. He was the base child of Mary Grater (info from Jane Taylor 11/7/06).
27 March 1794 - He married Elizabeth Daw in Sheepwash parish church (IGI).
15 July 1813 - His wife Elizabeth was buried at Sheepwash parish church (info from Jane Taylor 11/7/06).
1 April 1819 - He was from Sheepwash when he married Mary Hatherley in Sheepwash parish church. He made his mark in the register (see parish register).
11 June 1831 - He was from Sheepwash town when he was buried aged 63 at Sheepwash parish church (info from Jane Taylor 11/7/06).
ELIZABETH GRATER (NÉE DAW)
27 March 1794 - She married Philip Grater in Sheepwash parish church (IGI).
15 July 1813 - She was the wife of Philip Grater when she was buried at Sheepwash parish church (info from Jane Taylor 11/7/06).
JOANNA QUICK (daughter of William and Judith Quick)
17 September 1786 - She was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington (see parish register).
ELIZABETH CHAPPLE (NÉE QUICK) (daughter of William and Judith Quick)
1 November 1786 - She was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
23 April 1820 - She was from Great Torrington when she married Thomas Chapple in Great Torrington parish church. She made her mark in the register (see parish register).
8 June 1841 - Aged 45 (rounded), she was living with her husband Thomas and children William and Albert in New St, Great Torrington (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - Aged 64, she was living in Well St, Great Torrington, with her husband Thomas and children Elizabeth, Albert and Elenor (see 1851 census).
1 January 1860 - She was present at the death of Susan Norman in New St, Great Torrington (SN's death certificate).
3 January 1860 - She was living in Well St, Great Torrington, when she advised the registrar of the death of Susan Norman (SN's death certificate).
7 April 1861 - She was a former laundress aged 74 living in Well St, Great Torrington, with her husband Thomas, daughter Ellen L and grand daughter Ann (see 1861 census).
6 December 1869 - She was a widow aged 83 when she died in Great Torrington (death certificate).
8 December 1869 - John Henry Toller, Deputy Coroner for Devonshire, conducted an inquest into her death. The conclusion was that she drowned herself whilst labouring under temporary insanity (death certificate).
13 December 1869 - Her death was registered (death certificate). She was a widow aged 83 when she was buried in grave F of Torrington cemetery (Torridge District Council web-site).
15 December 1869 - An entry in Trewman’s Exeter Flying Post read “TORRINGTON – Mrs Elizabeth Chapple, who was more than 80 years old, drowned herself yesterday week in the canal. The poor old creature was subject to mental aberations, and had twice previously attempted self-destruction. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict that the deceased drowned herself whilst suffering from temporary insanity (see newspaper).
The parish church of St Michael, Great Torrington
THOMAS CHAPPLE
C 1797/98 - He was born in Frithelstock (see 1851 census).
23 April 1820 - He was a glove cutter from Great Torrington when he married Elizabeth Quick in Great Torrington parish church. He signed the register (see parish register).
18 February 1825 - Their daughter Elizabeth was baptised in Great Torrington parish church (info from Deborah O'Brien 22/7/03).
14 October 1827 - Their son Albert was baptised in Great Torrington parish church (info from Deborah O'Brien 22/7/03).
C 1830/31 - Their daughter Elenor was born in Great Torrington (see 1851 census).
8 June 1841 - He was a glove cutter aged 40 (rounded) living with his wife Elizabeth and children William, a glove cutter aged 15 (rounded) and Albert, a glove cutter aged 10, in New St, Great Torrington (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - He was a journeyman glove manufacturer aged 53 living in Well St, Great Torrington, with his wife Elizabeth and children Elizabeth, a glover aged 26, Albert, a journeyman brightsmith aged 23, and Elenor, a glover aged 20 (see 1851 census).
7 April 1861 - He was a kid and cotton glove cutter aged 63 living in Well St, Great Torrington, with his wife Elizabeth, their daughter Ellen L, a kid and cotton glove maker, aged 30, and their grand daughter, Ann, aged 6, who had been born in the West Indies (see 1861 census).
25 February 1864 - He was a glover cutter aged 66 when he died of dropsy in Well St, Great Torrington (death certificate).
1 March 1864 - Mary Blake, of Well St, Great Torrington, who had been present at his death, notified the registrar (death certificate). He was a glover aged 66 when he was buried in grave F of Torrington cemetery (Torridge District Council web-site).
Known child/children - Elizabeth, Albert and Elenor.
SUSANNA NORMAN (NÉE QUICK) (daughter of William and Judith Quick)
15 February 1789 - She was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
8 May 1814 - She was from Great Torrington when she married William Norman in Great Torrington parish church (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - Aged 50 (rounded), she was living in New St, Great Torrington, with her husband William, and children Elizabeth, John and William, and Thomazin Shortridge, a female servant (see 1841 census).
4 June 1850 - Her son William was a currier when he died aged 19 in New St, Great Torrington, of phthisis (WN's death certificate).
30 March 1851 - She was a widowed laundress aged 62 living in New St, Great Torrington with her daughter Anne aged 27 a glover (see 1851 census).
1 January 1860 - She was the widow of William Norman, a farmer's labourer, when she died in New St, Great Torrington, aged 70, of age (death certificate).
3 January 1860 - E Q Chapple, of Well St, Great Torrington, who had been present at her death, notified the registrar (death certificate).
WILLIAM NORMAN
C 1778/79 - He was born (based on age in the 1841 census).
8 May 1814 - He was a husbandman from Great Torrington when he married Susannah Quick in Great Torrington parish church (see parish register).
C 1819 - Their daughter Mary was born (see 1851 census).
C 1820/21 - Their daughter Elizabeth was born (1841 census).
14 March 1824 - He was a labourer from Torrington when their daughter Ann was baptised in Great Torrington parish church (see parish register).
26 November 1826 - He was a labourer from Torrington when their son John was baptised in Great Torrington parish church (see parish register).
C 1831/32 - Their son William was born (1841 census).
6 June 1841 - He was an agricultural labourer aged 62 living in New St, Great Torrington, with his wife Susan, and children Elizabeth, aged 20 (rounded), John, aged 13, and William, aged 9, and Thomazin Shortridge, a female servant, aged 60 (rounded) (see 1841 census).
Known child/children - Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, John and William.
ANN QUICK (daughter of William and Judith Quick)
26 February 1792 - She was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington (see parish register).
13 June 1824 - A Thomas Quick, son of an Ann Quick of Bradworthy Moor, was baptised in the parish church at Shebbear (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - She was a schoolmistress aged 45 (rounded) living at Cottage Rowe, Black Torrington with her father William, Mary Norman, Judith Quick, Ann Norman, and Elizabeth and Eleanor Chapple (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - She was an unmarried school mistress aged 56 living in Black Torrington with her niece Mary Norman, a glover, aged 32 (see 1851 census).
7 April 1861 - She was an unmarried school mistress aged 69 living at 15 East St, Blacktorrington with her niece Mary Norman, aged 41, a b…. of kid gloves (see 1861 census).
2 April 1871 - She was a schoolmistress aged 79 living in Road Cottage, Blacktorrington with her niece Mary Norman, a school assistant aged 46 (see 1871 census).
21 March 1877 - She was a schoolmistress aged 85 when she died of natural decay in the village, Black Torrington (death certificate).
26 March 1877 - Mary Norman, an inmate of the house, who had been present at her death, advised the registrar (death certificate).
JAMES QUICK (son of William and Judith Quick)
22 May 1796 - He was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington (see parish register).
8 May 1814 - A James Quick signed his name as a witness to the wedding of William Norman and Susannah Quick in Great Torrington parish church (see parish register).
19 November 1820 - He was a labourer, a sojourner and signed his name when he married Grace Ward in the parish church at Black Torrington (see parish register).
1 July 1821 - He was a labourer from Ditsham when their daughter Ann was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington (see parish register).
6 January 1824 - He was a labourer from Black Torrington when their son John was baptised in the parish church at Sheepwash, Devon (see parish register).
5 March 1826 - He was a labourer from Ditsham when their daughter Judith Hatherley was baptised in Sheepwash parish church (see parish register).
21 October 1827 - He was a labourer from Ditsham when their son James was baptised in the parish church at Sheepwash, Devon (see parish register).
27 September 1829 - He was a farmer from Ditsham when their daughter Elizabeth was baptised in the parish church at Sheepwash, Devon (see parish register).
14 August 1831 - He was a farmer from Ditsham when their son William was baptised in the parish church at Sheepwash, Devon (see parish register).
19 May 1833 - their son Stephen Ward was baptised at Black Torrington (IGI).
16 April 1837 - He was a farmer from Black Torrington when their daughter Mary Grace was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington (see parish register).
23 May 1841 - He was a farmer from Ditsham, Black Torrington when their son Lewis Ward Quick was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - he was a farmer aged 45 (rounded) living in Ditsham with his wife Grace and their children John, James, Elizabeth, William, Stephen, Mary and Lewis (see 1841 census).
1850 - He was a farmer in Black Torrington (see page 780 0f White's History, Gazeteer and Directory of Devonshire 1850).
30 March 1851 - he was a farmer of 40 acres employing 2 labourers, aged 55 and living in Ditsham, Black Torrington with his wife Grace and children Elizabeth, Stephen, Mary, and Lewis and grand daughter Mary Shobbrook (see 1851 census).
7 April 1861 - he was a farmer of 30 acres aged 66 living in Black Torrington with his wife Grace and grand daughter Ann Shobbrook (see 1861 census).
2 April 1871 - He was a retired farmer aged 74 living with his wife in the village of Black Torrington (see 1871 census).
3 April 1881 - He was a retired farmer and a widower aged 84 living in Black Torrington with his daughter Judith Hooper (see 1881 census).
26 November 1885 - he died aged 89 at Ditsham, Highampton, Devon of senile decay (death certificate). He was buried shortly thereafter at the parish church at Black Torrington (headstone).
27 November 1885 - his son Stephen, who had been present at his death, advised the registrar (death certificate).
Known child/children - Ann, John, Judith, James, Elizabeth, William, Stephen Ward, Mary Grace and Lewis.
GRACE QUICK (NÉE WARD) (daughter of John and Ann Ward)
See also the Ward family history.
19 November 1820 - She was a sojourner and made her mark in the register when she married James Quick in the parish church at Black Torrington. John Ward, her father or brother, was one of the witnesses (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - She was aged 40 (rounded) and living in Ditsham with her husband James and eight of their children (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - She was aged 55 and living in Ditsham, Black Torrington with her husband James and children Elizabeth, Stephen, Mary, and Lewis and grand daughter Mary Shobbrook (see 1851 census).
7 April 1861 - She was a farmer's wife aged 64 living in Black Torrington with her husband James and grand daughter Ann Shobbrook (see 1861 census).
2 April 1871 - She was aged 73 and living with her husband in the village of Black Torrington (see 1871 census).
18 March 1878 - she died in Black Torrington aged 80 of apoplexy effuscon on the brain (death certificate).
19 March 1878 - Richard Balsdon, her son-in-law, advised the registrar (death certificate).
21 March 1878 - She was from Black Torrington and aged 80 when she was buried in Black Torrington (see parish register).
The grave of James and Grace Quick in the churchyard of the parish church at Black Torrington
GENERATION 5
ANN SHOBBROOK (NÉE QUICK) (daughter of James and Grace Quick)
1 July 1821 - She was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - Aged 20, she was a servant in the household of William Ward junior, a wheelwright, in Exbourne (see 1841 census).
20 April 1843 - She married Thomas Shobbrook at Black Torrington (marriage certificate).
See also the history of the Shobbrook family.
THOMAS SHOBBROOK
See the history of the Shobbrook family.
JOHN QUICK (son of James and Grace Quick)
6 January 1824 - he was baptised in the parish church at Sheepwash, Devon (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - Aged 15, he was living with his parents and siblings in Ditsham (see1841 census).
28 November 1849 - He was a labourer of full age living in Blacktorrington when he married Jane Gay in the parish church at Highampton, Devon. He signed his name in the register (marriage certificate).
19 May 1850 - He was a labourer from Highampton when their daughter Lavinia was baptised in Highampton parish church (see parish register).
30 March 1851 - He was an agricultural labourer aged 25 living with his wife Jane, their daughter Levina aged 11 months, and his parents-in-law, William and Elizabeth Gay in Highampton, Devon (see 1851 census).
4 April 1852 - He was a labourer from Highampton when their daughter Mary Jane was baptised in Highampton parish church (see parish register).
8 December 1860 - Their daughter Elizabeth was born (1901 census info from Gail Collins 21/4/02).
27 January 1861 - He was a labourer from Highampton when their daughter Elizabeth Grace was baptised in Highampton parish church (see parish register).
7 April 1861 - He was an agricultural labourer aged 34 living in Highampton village with his wife Jane and their daughters Levina aged 10 and Elizabeth Grace aged 4 months (see 1861 census).
1862 - He emigrated to Ontario, Canada with his wife and family (1901 census information from Gail Collins 21/4/02).
2 April 1871 - He was a pedlar aged 43 living with his wife Jane and children Levina, aged 20, and Eliza, a labourer, aged 10, in Elgin, Ontario (see 1871 census).
27 March 1872 - He was a tin pedlar when he died aged 47 of inflammation of the bowels from which he had suffered for 3 weeks. He was a Methodist and had lived in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario (see register).
25 April 1872 - George Southwick M.D. of St Thomas advised the registrar (see register).
March/April 1872 - He was buried at St Thomas, West Avenue, Elgin, Yarmouth, Ontario, Canada (info from Sheila Howard 14/4/02).
Known child/children - Levina and Elizabeth.
JANE QUICK (NÉE GAY) (daughter of William and Elizabeth Gay)
12 November 1826 - She was baptised in Beaworthy parish church. Her father was a labourer from Beaworthy (see parish register)
20 October 1827 - She was born (sic) (see 1901 census).
6 June 1841 - Aged 14, she was living in the Old Parsonage, Highampton with her parents John, an agricultural labourer aged 30 (rounded) and Elizabeth aged 30 (rounded), and Emma Giles aged 15 (see 1841 census).
28 November 1849 - She was a spinster of full age living in Highampton when she married John Quick in the parish church at Highampton. She signed her name in the register (marriage certificate).
30 March 1851 - Aged 24, she was living with her husband John Quick, their daughter Levina and her parents in Highampton, Devon (see 1851 census).
7 April 1861 - Aged 34, she was living in Highampton village with her husband John and their daughters Levina and Elizabeth Grace (see 1861 census).
1862 - She emigrated to Canada (1901 census info from Gail Collins 21/4/02).
2 April 1871 - Aged 43, she was living in Elgin, Ontario with her husband John and two of their children (see 1871 census).
4 April 1881 - She was a widow aged 52 living in St Thomas, Elgin East, Ontario, Canada with Eli and Elizabeth Hatherly. She was shown as being born in England and her religion as Church of England (1881 census information from Cathy Willms 17/4/02).
31 March 1901 - She was living in St Thomas with her daughter Elizabeth Hatherly, her son-in-law Eli Hatherly and their son Clause (see 1901 census).
27 August 1906 - She was a widow and had been living at 37 Myrtle St, St Thomas, when she died aged 74 from paralysis from which she had suffered for 21 weeks. She was a housekeeper and a member of the Church of England. P. R. Williams advised the registrar (see register).
August/September 1906 - She was buried at St Thomas, West Avenue, Elgin, Yarmouth, Ontario, Canada (OCFA web-site).
JUDITH HATHERLY HOPPER (NÉE QUICK) (daughter of James and Grace Quick)
5 March 1826 - She was baptised in the parish church at Sheepwash (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - She was a glover aged 15 living in Cottage Rowe, Black Torrington, with her grandfather William Quick, her aunt Ann Quick, her cousins Mary and Ann Norman, and Elizabeth and Eleanor Chapple (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - aged 25, she was an unmarried cook working in the household of John G. Maxwell, a mine proprietor, in Bridgeland St, Bideford (see 1851 census).
30 December 1858 - She was an unmarried servant aged 32 living in Swimbridge when she married John Hopper in the parish church at Swimbridge (see parish register).
7 April 1861 - She was a married cook aged 36 living with John Gullanwell, a mines and railway proprietor, his wife Elizabeth and family at Bydown, Swymbridge (see 1861 census).
2 April 1871 - She was a married servant seamstress aged 46 living at 6 & 7 Park Villa, Okehampton with John G Maxwell, Justice of the Peace, and family (see 1871 census).
3 April 1881 - She was married housekeeper aged 54 living with her father in Black Torrington (see 1881 census).
5 April 1891 - Aged 64, she was married and living at the New Inn, Exbourne, with her nephew James Shobbrook and her sister Ann Shobbrook. Her surname was shown as Hooper (see 1891 census).
31 March 1901 - She was a widow aged 74 living on her own means with her nephew Edward Hopper, a farmer, his Aunt, Jemima Hopper, aged 68, and John German, a domestic gardener, aged 35, in East Wonford, Milton Damerell (see 1901 census).
11 May 1913 - She was the widow of John Hopper when she died aged 90 of senile gangrene of left foot, 2 months, and exhaustion, at Wonford House, Milton Damerell (death certificate).
14 May 1913 - Her Nephew, W G Wait Hopper, of Wonford House, Milton Damerell, who had been present at her death, advised the registrar (death certificate).
JOHN HOPPER (son of John and Elizabeth Hopper)
14 October 1821 - He was baptised in Holsworthy parish church (IGI).
6 June 1841 - Aged 15 (rounded), he was living with his parents and siblings William, Jemima, Joseph and Benjamin at Boracot, Bradford. His father was a farmer (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - He was an unmarried domestic servant aged 29 living at The Rectory, Broadwoood Kelly (see 1851 census).
30 December 1858 - He was an unmarried servant aged 37 living in Swimbridge when he married Judith Hatherly Quick in the parish church at Swimbridge. The witnesses were (his brothers) Joseph and Benjamin Hopper (see parish register).
3 April 1881 - (NB to be confirmed) He was an agricultural labourer aged 60 living at Mucklebridge House, Fremington with the Crocker family. His place of birth was shown as Stoke Rivers and a Mary Hopper, married, aged 58 was there also (see 1881 census).
16 September 1899 - He was a farmer aged 78 when he died at East Wonford, Milton Damerell, of cerebral apoplexy 3 months (last attack 4 hours) (death certificate).
20 September 1899 - His nephew W G W Hopper of East Wonford, who had been in attendance at his death, notified the registrar (death certificate).
Known child/children - none known.
JAMES QUICK (son of James and Grace Quick)
21 October 1827 - He was baptised in the parish church at Sheepwash, Devon (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - aged 13, he was living with his parents and siblings in Ditsham (1841 census).
30 March 1851 - He was a waggoner aged 23 living and working at Venton, Highampton for John Garland a farmer of 230 acres (see 1851 census).
1 August 1851 - He was a labourer aged 24 born in England when he arrived in New York aboard the Colombo. He was bound for Baltimore (see passenger list).
11 June 1852 - He was from Delaware when he married Georgina Patterson by licence in Middlesex County, Ontario (info from Sheila Howard - Wesleyan Methodist London District records – 23/12/06).
C 1852/53 - Their daughter Mary was born in Ontario (1861 census info from Sheila Howard 23/12/06).
C 1854/55 - Their daughter Elizabeth was born in Ontario (1861 census info from Sheila Howard 23/12/06).
C 1858/59 - Their son James was born in Ontario (1861 census info from Sheila Howard 23/12/06).
1861 - He was a farmer aged 30 born in England living in Mosa, Middlesex, Ontario, with his wife Georgina and their children Mary aged 8, Elizabeth aged 6, and James aged 2 (census info from Sheila Howard 23/12/06).
C 1862/63 - Their daughter Grace was born in Ontario (LDS 1881 census web-site).
C 1864/65 - Their son James was born (1871 census info from Sheila Howard 23/12/06).
? - He married Mary McKay.
9 September 1868 - Their daughter Margaret was born in Ekfrid, Middlsex, Ontario (info from Sheila Howard 23/12/06).
1871 - He was a farmer aged 40 born in England living in Ekfrid, Middlesex, Ontario, with his wife Mary and their children Mary aged 18, Elizabeth aged 16, Grace aged 8, James aged 6 and Margaret aged 1 (see 1871 census).
17 September 1871 - Their son William was born in Ekfrid (info from Sheila Howard 23/12/06).
March 1875 - Their daughter Fanny J was born in Ekfrid (info from Sheila Howard 23/12/06).
C 1875/76 - Their son Hugh was born in Ontario (LDS 1881 census web-site).
1878 - He was living at Concession 1, Lots 19 & 20 Ekfrid (online historical atlas).
22 September 1878 - Their daughter Mary Anne was born (see register of births).
25 September 1878 - He was a farmer living at Lot 19, Concession 1 Ekfrid when he registered the birth of their daughter Mary Ann. His wife’s maiden name was McKay (see register of births).
24 March 1881 - He was a farmer and a Presbyterian when he died from pneumonia aged 54 after an illness that lasted 10 days (see register of deaths).
25 March 1881 - Hugh Cameron, a clergyman, registered his death in Ekfrid, Middlesex County, Ontario (see register of deaths).
GEORGINA aka ANN QUICK (NÉE PATTERSON) (daughter of James and Mary Patterson)
C 1830/31 - She was born in Dumfries, Scotland (info from Sheila Howard 23/12/06).
1851 - Aged 21, Ann was living in Delaware, Ontario with her parents James, a labourer aged 66, and Mary aged 63, and her brother Andrew aged 21 (1851 census info from Sheila Howard 23/12/06).
11 June 1852 - She was from Delaware when she married James Quick by licence in Middlesex County, Ontario. Andrew Patterson was a witness (info from Sheila Howard - Wesleyan Methodist London District records – 23/12/06).
1861 - Aged 30 and born in Scotland, she living in Mosa, Middlesex, Ontario, with her husband James and their children Mary, Elizabeth and James (census info from Sheila Howard 23/12/06).
MARY QUICK (NÉE McKAY) (daughter of John and Jane McKay)
C 1842/43 - She was born in Upper Canada (1861 census info from Joanna Waugh 26/12/06).
C 1844/45 - She was born in Ekfrid. Her father was John Quick (sic). Her mother Jane’s maiden name was McGregor (see death register).
1861 - Aged 18, she was living in Ekfrid with her parents John, a farmer aged 60, and Jane aged 57, and her brother Robert aged 21. She was shown as being born in Upper Canada. Their religious denomination was shown as Free Kirk (1861 census info from Joanna Waugh 26/12/06).
1871 - Aged 26, she was living in Ekfrid, Middlesex, Ontario, with her husband James and children Mary, Elizabeth, Grace, James and Margaret (see 1871 census).
1881 - She was a farmer and a widow aged 37 living in Ekfrid with children James aged 14, Grace aged 18, Margaret aged 12, William aged 9, Fanny aged 7, Hugh aged 5, and Mary Ann aged 2 (LDS 1881 census website).
23 July 1897 - Her daughter Mary Ann died aged 18 years 10 months and 2 days (transcription of Oakland Cemetery, Mosa Township records).
1901 - She was living in Glencoe with her niece Maggie Stackhiouse aged 10 (info from Joanna Waugh 26/12/06).
1911 - She was a widow aged 63 of independent means living alone in Glencoe. She had been born in April 1849 (sic). She was a Canadian of Scottish descent (see 1911 census).
17 January 1919 - She was a widow when she died in Glencoe aged 75 from cardiac apoplexy. She had suffered from a fatty deperuation of the heart for several years. The cardiac apoplexy lasted a few minutes. William Quick from Glencoe reported her death (see death register).
1919 - She was buried in row 3 plot 27 of Oakland Cemetery, Mosa Township (transcription of Oakland Cemetery, Mosa Township records).
ELIZABETH TALLAMY (NÉE QUICK) (daughter of James and Grace Quick)
27 September 1829 - She was baptised in the parish church at Sheepwash (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - Aged 11, she was living with her parents and siblings in Ditsham (1841 census).
30 March 1851 - Aged 21, she was living in Ditsham, Black Torrington with her parents and siblings (see 1851 census).
5 August 1858 - She was a spinster aged 28 from Blacktorrington when she married George Tallamy in Blacktorrington parish church. She signed the register. Her brother Stephen Ward Quick was one of the witnesses (marriage certificate).
7 April 1861 - Aged 33, she was living at Filleighmoor Gate, Buckland Filleigh, with her husband George and children Grace and James (see 1861 census).
2 April 1871 - Aged 41, she was living at Filleighmoor Gate, Black Torrington, with her husband George and children Grace, James, Lewis, Philip and Mary (see 1871 census).
3 April 1881 - Aged 51, she was living in Buckland Filleigh with her husband George and children Phillip and Elizabeth (see 1881 census).
5 April 1891 - Aged 60, she was living in Filleigh Moor Gate, Buckland Filleigh, with her husband George and their daughter Elizabeth (see 1891 census).
31 March 1901 - Aged 71, she was living in Filleigh Moor Gate, Buckland Filleigh with her husband George, their daughter Elizabeth and their grandchild Maud (see 1901 census).
25 March 1904 - She was the widow of George Tallamy when she died aged 73 at Filleigh Moor Gate, Buckland Filliegh, of natural causes and apoplexy (death certificate).
29 March 1904 - Her son James of Spurfield, Exminster, notified the registrar (death certificate).
GEORGE TALLAMY (son of William and Grace Tallamy)
? January 1835 - He was baptised in Buckland Filleigh parish church (IGI).
6 June 1841 - Aged 7, he was living in Filliemor Gate, Buckland Filliegh with (his parents) William, a mason aged 55 (rounded) and Grace aged 45 (rounded), and (his siblings) John and Fanny, both aged 20 (rounded), James aged 15, Phillip aged 12, and Mary aged 10 (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - He was a mason aged 18 living at Fillemore Gate, Buckland Filleigh, with his parents William, a mason aged 69, and Grace aged 59, and his siblings Christopher, a mason aged 24, Philip, a mason aged 22, Fanny, a glover aged 28, and Mary, a glover aged 20 (see 1851 census).
5 August 1858 - He was a mason aged 24 from Buckland Filleigh when he married Elizabeth Quick in Blacktorrington parish church. He signed the register (marriage certificate).
C 1858/59 - Their daughter Grace was born in Bucklandfilleigh (see 1871 census).
C 1860/61 - Their son James was born in Bucklandfilleigh (see 1871 census).
7 April 1861 - He was a mason aged 24 living at Filleighmoor Gate, Buckland Filleigh, with his wife Elizabeth and children Grace aged 2 and James aged 8(?) months (see 1861 census).
C 1862/63 - Their son Lewis was born in Bucklandfilleigh (see 1871 census).
C 1864/65 - Their son Philip was born in Buckland Filleigh (see 1871 census).
C 1867/68 - Their daughter Mary was born in Buckland Filleigh (see 1871 census).
2 April 1871 - He was a mason aged 36 living at Filleighmoor Gate, Black Torrington, with his wife Elizabeth and children Grace aged 12, James aged 10, Lewis aged 8, Philip aged 6 and Mary aged 3. His widowed mother, Grace, lived next door, with her unmarried daughters Frances and Mary (see 1871 census).
C 1873/74 - Their daughter Elizabeth was born in Buckland Filleigh (see 1891 census).
3 April 1881 - He was a mason aged 46 living in Buckland Filleigh with his wife Elizabeth and children Phillip aged 15, and Elizabeth aged 6 (see 1881 census).
5 April 1891 - He was a mason (employee) aged 55 living in Filleigh Moor Gate, Buckalnd Filleigh, with his wife Elizabeth and daughter Elizabeth, aged 17 (FreeCEN 1891 census web-site).
31 March 1901 - He was a mason aged 64 living in Filleigh Moor gate, Buckland Filleigh with his wife Elizabeth, their unmarried daughter Elizabeth aged 27 and their grandchild Maud, aged 10 months (see 1901 census).
Known child/children - Grace, James, Lewis, Philip, Mary and Elizabeth.
13 August 1902 - He was a journeyman stonemason aged 65 when he died at Filleigh Moor Gate, Buckland Filleigh, of cerebral apoplexy (death certificate).
14 August 1902 - His son James, of Spurfield, Exminster, notified the registrar (death certificate).
WILLIAM QUICK (son of James and Grace Quick)
14 August 1831 - He was baptised in the parish church at Sheepwash (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - Aged 9, he was living with his parents and siblings in Ditsham (1841 census).
1849 - He arrived in Canada (see 1901 census).
1851/52 - A William Quick, a pedlar aged 20, was living in Caradoc Township, Middlesex. He was Curch of England and had been born in England (info from the 1851 census provided by Cathy Moir 21/4/2002).
4 October 1856 - A William Quick married Elizabeth Potter in London (info from the Ontario Marriage Notices, Christian Guardian 1855-56 provided by Cathy Moir 21/4/2002).
1857 - A William Quick was a labourer living off Mark Lane, London, Middlesex. A second William Quick was a blacksmith in Mount Brydges (info from the 1857 Directory of Ontario provided by Cathy Moir 21/4/2002).
18 April 1861 - He was aged 31 and from Mosa Township when he married Winifred Moorhouse in Lambton County, Ontario (info from Cathy Moir 21/4/2002).
10 May 1862 - Their son William J was born in Ontario (info from Marie Mitchell 26/8/04 and LDS 1881 census).
C 1863/64 - Their son Edward J was born in Ontario (LDS 1881 census).
C 1864/65 - Their son Edgar was born in Ontario (LDS 1881 census).
10 June 1866 - Their daughter Sarah J was born in Ontario (LDS 1881 census and see 1901 census entry for Sarah J Weeks).
14 February 1868 - Their son Thomas H was born in Ontario (see 1901 census).
7 December 1869 - Their son Alfred was born in Mosa (Wesleyan Methodist baptisms index web-site).
27 December 1869 - Their son Alfred was born in Ontario (see 1901 census).
10 July 1870 - Their son Alfred was baptised in the Wesleyan Methodist church in Mosa (Wesleyan Methodist baptisms index web-site).
April 1871 - He was a farmer and a Wesleyan Methodist aged 39 living in Mosa with his wife Winifred and children William J aged 8, Edward J aged 7, Edgar aged 5, Sarah J aged 4, Thomas H aged 3, and Alfred aged 1 (see 1871 census).
27 November 1871 - Their son Stephen was born in Mosa (Wesleyan Methodist baptisms index web-site).
28 April 1872 - Their son Stephen was baptised in the Wesleyan Methodist church in Mosa (Wesleyan Methodist baptisms index web-site).
25 February 1874 - Their daughter Lorenda was born in Ontario (see 1901 census).
1874 - He received title of land (the east half of the south half of lot 8 concession 6) in Mosa Township from the Canada Company. (The Canada Company received their Patent for this land in 1841. It was their method of enticing settlement, to rent the land to the early settlers for a small fee and apply a portion against a predetermined price, which always contained the proviso that the person would clear 'X' # of acres each year and grow crops on all of the cleared land. When the final payment and work agreement was completed , they would then transfer title to the settler. Thus, even though William consummated the sale in 1874, it is quite probable that he was on the property prior to that date).
C 1876/77 - Their daughter Matilda was born in Ontario (LDS 1881 census).
4 June 1878 - Their daughter Mary W was born in Ontario (see 1901 census).
4 April 1881 - He was a farmer and a Wesleyan Methodist aged 49 living in Mosa with (his wife) Winefred and (children) William J aged 18, Edward J aged 17, Edgar aged 16, Sarah J aged 15, Thomas H aged 13, Alfred aged 11, Stephen aged 9, Lovinda aged 7, Matilda aged 4, and Mary aged 2 (LDS 1881 census web-site).
1 March 1883 - Their daughter Alice Lovina was born in Mosa (info from Marie Mitchell 26/8/04 and see 1901 census).
3 June 1883 - Their son Edward J died aged 19 years and 8 months and was buried shortly thereafter in row 7 plot G7 of Kilmartin cemetery, Metcalfe township (Kilmartin cemetery records transcription from David Thompson 20/8/04).
The grave of Edward J Quick in Kilmartin Cemetery, Metcalfe Township, Ontario, Canada
1887 - He purchased a further piece of land (the north half of lot 7 concession 6) from an earlier settler, Abraham Secord (information transcribed from Kilmartin Pioneers 1815 - 1855, written by D Kenneth MacKellar, by Roger Harries 20/8/04).
14 June 1888 - Their daughter Annie L was born in Ontario (see 1901 census).
2 April 1891 - Stephen Quick (their son) a farmer from Mosa aged 19 years and 4 months died from the effects of measles. He had been ill for 2 months (see register of deaths).
April 1891 - Their son Stephen was buried in row 7 plot G7 of Kilmartin cemetery, Metcalfe township (Kilmartin cemetery records transcription from David Thompson 20/8/04).
31 March 1901 - He was a farmer and a widower aged 69 living in Mosa with his children Thomas H aged 33, Alford aged 32, Lorenda G aged 26, Mary W aged 22, Alace aged 17, and Annie L aged 12 (see 1901 census).
26 April 1908 - He was a widower, a Methodist and a farmer aged 76 when he died from senile decay. He was from lot 8, 6th concession, Mosa (see register of death).
27 April 1908 - Alfred Quick (his son), registered his death (see register of deaths).
? - He was buried in row 7, plot G7 of Kilmartin cemetery, Metcalfe township (Kilmartin cemetery records transcription from David Thompson 20/8/04).
Known child/children - William J, Edward J, Edgar, Sarah J, Thomas H, Alfred, Stephen, Lorenda, Matilda, Mary W, Alace and Annie L.
The grave of William and Winnifred Quick in Kilmartin Cemetery, Metcalfe Township, Ontario, Canada
WINIFRED QUICK (NÉE MOORHOUSE) (daughter of John and Lovina Moorhouse)
C 1840/41 - She was born in Euphemia Township, Ontario (info from Cathy Moir 21/4/2002 and LDS 1881 census web-site).
18 April 1861 - She was from Euphemia Township when she married William Quick in Lambton County, Ontario (info from Cathy Moir 21/4/2002).
April 1871 - She was a Wesleyan Methodist aged 29 living in Mosa with her husband William and 6 children (see 1871 census).
4 April 1881 - She was a Wesleyan Methodist aged 49 living in Mosa with (her husband) William and (children) William J, Edward J, Edgar, Sarah J, Thomas H, Alfred, Stephen, Lovinda, Matilda, and Mary (LDS 1881 census web-site).
7 October 1891 - She was farmer’s wife and a Methodist when she died aged 51 from consumtion of the bowels. She had been ill for 4 months (see register of deaths).
? - She was buried in row 7, plot G7 of Kilmartin cemetery, Metcalfe township (Kilmartin cemetery records transcription from David Thompson 20/8/04).
17 March 1892 - Robert MacDonald from Mosa registered her death in Mosa (see register of deaths).
STEPHEN WARD QUICK (son of James and Grace Quick)
19 May 1833 - He was baptised at Black Torrington (IGI).
6 June 1841 - Aged 7, he was living with his parents and siblings in Ditsham (1841 census).
30 March 1851 - Aged 18, he was living in Ditsham, Black Torrington with his parents and siblings (see 1851 census).
22 July 1858 - He was a farmer aged 25 living in Black Torrington when he married Thirza Vanstone in the parish church at Black Torrington. He signed his name in the register. His brother Lewis Ward Quick was one of the witnesses (marriage certificate).
5 August 1858 - He signed the register when he witnessed the wedding of his sister Elizabeth to George Tallamy in Blacktorrington parish church (GT/EQ's marriage certificate).
C 1860/61 - Their son Stephen George was born in Black Torrington (see 1871 census).
C 1863/64 - Their son Lewis was born in Black Torrington (see 1881 census).
C 1865/66 - Their son James Clemets was born in Black Torrington (see 1871 census).
C 1867/68 - Their daughter Laura Ann was born in Black Torrington (see 1871 census).
2 April 1871 - He was living at East Hamlet, Dittisham with his wife and children (see 1871 census): -
| Name | Relationship | Condition | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Stephen Quick | Head | M | 37 | Farmer | Black Torrington |
| Thirza Quick | Wife | M | 35 | Ditto | |
| Stephen George Quick | Son | 10 | Scholar | Ditto | |
| Laura Ann Quick | Dau | 3 | Ditto | ||
| James Clemets Quick | Son | 5 | Scholar | Ditto | |
| William Henry Quick | Son | 9m | Ditto | ||
| Joseph Lane | Serv | Unm | 15 | Farm servant indoor | Sheepwash |
| Dinah Netherway | Serv | Unm | 18 | Genr Serv | Hatherleigh |
C 1872/73 - Their daughter Emily J was born in Black Torrington (see 1891 census).
C 1876/77 - Their son Albert J was born in Black Torrington (see 1891 census).
31 December 1878 - His daughter Thirza was born (based on age at death).
6 January 1879 - He was in attendance when his wife Thirza died (TQ's death certificate).
9 January 1879 - His daughter Thirza died aged 9 days of milk fever and convulsions 3 days (TQ's death certificate).
12 January 1879 - He advised the registrar of the death of his wife (TQ's death certificate). Thiza C Quick (his daughter), from Black Torrington, aged 8 days, was buried at Sheepwash parish church (see parish register).
4 February 1881 - He was a widower, and a yeoman aged 46 living in Black Torrington when he married May Ann Johns in the parish church at Huish (see marriage certificate).
5 April 1881 - Aged 47, he was a farmer of 120 acres employing 1 labourer and living in Ditsham, Black Torrington with his wife Mary A and children James aged 20, Lewis aged 17, Laura aged 13, Emily aged 8 and John aged 4 (see 1881 census).
26 November 1885 - he was present at the death of his father James (JQ's death certificate).
27 November 1885 - he was living at Ditsham, Highampton when he advised the registrar of the death of his father (JQ's death certificate).
5 April 1891 - He was a farmer aged 57 living at Lower East Kimber, North Lew with his wife Mary A, and their children Emily J, aged 18, and Albert J, aged 14 (see 1891 census).
14 June 1891 - He was a yeoman aged 58, late of Ditsham, when he died at Lower East Kimber, North Lew.
18 June 1891 - He was buried aged 58 in the graveyard of the parish church at Sheepwash (see parish register). His son Albert John who died aged 16 on 1 August 1893 was buried in the same grave on 4 August 1893 (headstone and see parish register).
Known child/children - James, Lewis, Laura, Thirza, Emily and Albert John.
The grave of Stephen Ward Quick (and his son Albert John) in the churchyard of the parish church at Sheepwash
THIRZA QUICK (NÉE VANSTONE) (acknowledged daughter of James Clemett and Ann Vanstone)
C 1834/35 - She was born in Sheepwash, Devon (see 1851 census).
30 March 1851 - She was a farmers daughter aged 16 living with her parents James and Ann Clemmetts, her brother George, Susanna Clemmetts, a relation aged 80 (rounded), and William Balsdon, a servant, in Westover, Sheepwash (see 1851 census).
22 July 1858 - She was aged 24 and living in Sheepwash when she married Stephen Ward Quick in the parish church at Black Torrington. She signed her name in the register (marriage certificate).
2 April 1871 - See 1871 census entry above.
6 January 1879 - She died aged 44 at Ditsham, Black Torrington of peritonitis of the bowell resulting from childbirth (death certificate). She was buried shortly thereafter in the parish church at Sheepwash (headstone).
7 January 1879 - Her brother George Clemett from Sheepwash, who had been present at her death, advised the registrar (death certificate).
The grave of Thirza Quick (and her infant daughter Thirza) in the churchyard of the parish church at Sheepwash
MARY ANN QUICK (NÉE JOHNS) (daughter of John and Mary Johns)
15 September 1839 - She was baptised in Black Torrington parish church. Her father was a farmer from Whiteley in Black Torrington (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - Aged 4, she was living with (her parents) John, an agricultural labourer aged 25 (rounded) and Mary aged 20 (rounded), (her brother) Samuel aged 3, (her grandmother?) Lucretia Down (?) aged 45, in Adelaide Cottage, Bradford (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - Aged 11, she was living with her parents John, an agricultural labourer aged 35, and Mary aged 32, and her siblings Samuel aged 13, Maria aged 8, John aged 6, Joseph aged 4, and Marialucratia aged 6 months in Bowden Park, Torrington (see 1851 census).
7 April 1861 - Aged 21, she was living with her parents John, a farmer aged 45, and Mary aged 42, and her siblings Samuel aged 23, Maria Fishley aged 19, John aged 16, Joseph aged 14, Sarah aged 10, Thomas aged 7, Matilda aged 5, Lucila Salvina aged 3, and James aged 1, and her brother-in-law Robert Fishley aged 29, at East Graddon, Black Torrington (see 1861 census).
4 February 1881 - She was an unmarried servant aged 41 living in Huish when she married Stephen Ward Quick in the parish church at Huish, Devon (marriage certificate).
5 April 1881 - Aged 41, she was living in Ditsham, Black Torrington, with her husband Stephen and his children (see 1881 census).
5 April 1891 - Aged 51, she was living in Lower East Kimber, North Lew, with her husband Stephen and his children Emily J and Albert J (see 1891 census).
MARY GRACE BALSDON (NÉE QUICK) (daughter of James and Grace Quick)
16 April 1837 - She was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington (see parish register).
6 June 1841 - Aged 4, she was living with her parents and siblings in Ditsham (1841 census).
30 March 1851 - Aged 14, she was living in Ditsham, Black Torrington with her parents and siblings (see 1851 census).
2 October 1856 - She was a spinster aged 21 living in Black Torrington when she married Richard Balsdon in the parish church at Black Torrington. She signed her name in the register (marriage certificate).
7 April 1861 - Aged 24, she was living at South True, Blacktorrington, with her husband Richard, his parents and sister, a James Balsdon (possibly her son), and a boarder (see 1861 census).
2 April 1871 - Aged 33, she was living at South True, Black Torrington, with her husband Richard, their children James, Mary Jane, John, Richard and Daniel, and William Phillips, a general farm servant (see 1871 census).
3 April 1881 - Aged 46, she was living at South Trues, Black Torrington with her husband Richard and children (see 1881 census).
5 April 1891 - Aged 56, she was living in South True, Black Torrington with her husband Richard and children (see 1891 census).
31 March 1901 - She was a widowed poultry dealer aged 64 living in London House, Black Torrington, with her children Rosa G, aged 24, Emily, aged 22, and William, aged 20 (see 1901 census).
7 November 1906 - She was the widow of Richard Balsdon, a farmer, when she died, aged 69, of a cerebral haemorrhage and coma, at 29 Edgcumbe Park Rd, Peverall, Plymouth (death certificate).
8 November 1906 - Her son-in-law, Wm Sanders, of 29 Edgecumbe Park Rd, Peverell, Plymouth, advised the registrar (death certificate).
RICHARD BALSDON (son of John and Grace Balsdon)
5 February 1832 - He was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (IGI).
6 June 1841 - Aged 9, he was living with (his parents) John, a farmer aged 40 (rounded) and Grace aged 30 (rounded), and (his siblings) Mary aged 11, Jane aged 7, Ann aged 4, and John aged 2, and William Hatherley, and (his grandfather?) Richard Balsdon aged 80 at South Trew, Black Torrington (see 1841 census).
30 March 1851 - Aged 19, he was living with his parents John, a farmer of 67 acres aged 50, and Grace aged 41, his siblings Jane aged 17, John aged 11, Grace aged 8, Daniel aged 6 and Susannah aged 4, and Nora Perkin a visitor at South Trew, Black Torrington (see 1851 census).
2 October 1856 - He was a farmer aged 25 living in Black Torrington when he married Mary Grace Quick in the parish church at Black Torrington. He signed the register (marriage certificate).
C 1858/59 - Their son James was born in Black Torrington (see 1871 census).
1 February 1861 - He was a labourer from Longcross, Black Torrington, when their daughter Mary Jane was baptised in Black Torrington parish church (see parish register).
7 April 1861 - He was a farmer's son aged 28 living with his parents, John and Grace, his wife Mary, his parents, their grandson James (actually their son), and William Cardey, a boarder (see 1861 census).
C 1863/64 - Their son John was born in Black Torrington (see 1871 census).
C 1866/67 - Their son Richard was born in Black Torrington (see 1871 census).
C 1869/70 - Their son Daniel was born in Black Torrington (see 1871 census).
2 April 1871 - He was a farmer aged 38 living at South True, Black Torrington, with his wife Mary Grace, their children James aged 12, Mary Jane aged 9, John aged 7, Richard aged 4 and Daniel aged 1, and William Phillips, a general farm servant (see 1871 census).
C 1873/74 - Their daughter Ann was born (1881 census).
C 1876/77 - Their daughter Rosa G was born in Black Torrington (see 1901 census).
18 March 1878 - He was in attendance at the death of Grace Quick his mother-in-law (GQ's death certificate).
19 March 1878 - He notified the registrar of the death of Grace Quick (GQ's death certificate).
C1878/79 - Their daughter Emily was born in Black Torrington (see 1901 census).
C December 1880 - Their son William was born in Black Torrington (see 1881 census CD-ROM).
3 April 1881 - He was a farmer of 67 acres aged 49 living at South Trues, Black Torrington with his wife Mary G and children Mary J aged 19, John aged 17, Richard aged 13, Daniel aged 11, Ann aged 7, Rosia G aged 4, Emily aged 2 and William aged 3 months. All the children were born in the village (see 1881 census).
5 April 1891 - He was a farmer and provisions dealer aged 59 living in South True, Black Torrington, with his wife Mary Grace and children Richard aged 23, Daniel aged 21, Nora Grace aged 14, Emily aged 12 and William aged 10 (see 1891 census).
17 October 1897 - He was a farmer aged 65 when he died of heart disease at South Trew Farm, Black Torrington (death certificate).
20 October 1897 - His son Daniel of Beacon Down Highampton, who had been present at his death, advised the registrar (death certificate).
Known child/children - (possibly James, Mary J, John, Richard, Daniel, Ann, Rosia G (Nora Grace(?)), Emily and William.
LEWIS WARD QUICK (son of James and Grace Quick)
March/April 1841 - He was born at Black Torrington
23 May 1841 - He was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington (see parish register)..
6 June 1841 - Aged 2 months, he was living with his parents and siblings in Ditsham (1841 census).
30 March 1851 - Aged 9, he was living in Ditsham, Black Torrington with his parents and siblings (see 1851 census).
22 July 1858 - He signed his name as Lewis Ward Quick when he was a witness to the wedding of his brother Stephen and Thirza Vanstone in the parish church at Black Torrington (SWQ/TV's marriage certificate).
OTHER QUICKs IN THE BLACK TORRINGTON PARISH REGISTERS
(Information from Sheila Howard 13 August 2001)
23 March 1715 - William Quick married Joan Wiles.
14 September 1718 - John son of William Quick was baptised.
9 April 1721 - Joan daughter of William Quick was baptised. NB the IGI shows
7 April 1721.
5 December 1734 - William Gay married Grace Quick.
4 February 1735 - John son of William Quick was baptised.
?/?/1735 - William Quick married Elizabeth ????lake.
6 September 1749 - William Parsons married Susanna Quick.
11 April 1755 - John Hare married Joanna Quick.
?/?/1756 - John Quick married Sarah Mancombe a widow.
8/?/1788 - James son of James Quick was baptised.
OTHER INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE IGI
7 January 1680 - Margret daughter of Lamuell Quick was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington.
27 December 1685 - Charitie daughter of Lamuell Quicke was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington.
9 February 1688 - Will son of Lamie Quicke was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington.
25 February 1690 - Grace daughter of Lamie Quicke was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington.
26 August 1695 - Anne daughter of Lamuell Quicke was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington.
25 May 1729 - Ann daughter of William Quick was baptised in the parish church at Black Torrington.
OTHER QUICK INFORMATION
ELIZABETH QUICK
25 January 1869 - She was from Kennaland in Black Torrington when she was buried aged 79 in Black Torrington (see parish register).
ELIZABETH QUICK
? - She married George Quick.
GEORGE QUICK
? - He married Elizabeth (?).
9 October 1831- He was a farmer from Black Torrington when his daughter Mary
was baptised in the parish church at Cookbury, Devon (see parish register).
27 July 1834 - He was a farmer from Black Torrington when his daughter Mary
Ann was baptised in the parish church at Cookbury, Devon (see parish register).
Known child/children - Mary and Mary Ann.
GRACE HALLETT (NÉE QUICK)
22 October 1716 - She married Robert Hallett in Bradford parish church (see parish register).
JOHN QUICK (son of Philip and Mary Quick)
24 September 1725 - He was buried at Dolton parish church (D&CRS).
JOHN QUICK
C 1828 - He was born in Black Torrington (1851 census CD-ROM).
30 March 1851 - He was a farmer of 160 acres living at Lower Kennaland, Black Torrington with his wife Susanna aged 22 (born Milton), Elizabeth Quick a widowed visitor aged 66 (born Cookbury), their daughter Mary Ann aged 1 (born Bradford) as well as 6 servants/farm workers (1851 census CD-ROM).
23 November 1869 - he was from Kennaland, Black Torrington, when he died aged 44. He was a farmer aged 44 who died cause unknown at Goosgreen, Bradford, Devon (death certificate).
26 November 1869 - He was from Kennaland in Black Torrington when he was buried aged 44 at the parish church at Black Torrington (see parish register).
MARY QUICK (daughter of Grace Quick)
1684 - She was baptised in the parish church at Sheepwash (IGI).
MARY QUICK (daughter of George and Elizabeth Quick)
9 October 1831 - She was baptised in the parish church at Cookbury (see parish register).
MARY ANN QUICK (daughter of George and Elizabeth Quick)
27 July 1834 - She was baptised in the parish church at Cookbury (see parish register).
MOSES QUICK
14 May 1729 – He was from Black Torrington when he was buried at Bradford parish church (see parish register).
WILLIAM QUICK
C 1756 - He was born (based on age at burial).
6 June 1826 - He was from Shebbear town when he was buried aged 70 at Shebbear parish church (see parish register).
WILLIAM QUICK
? - He married Sarah (?).
25 December 1831 - He was a yeoman from Higher Kitthill when their son James was baptised in Bradford parish church (see parish register).
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