Pidgeons of Branscombe & Sidbury, Devon

PIDGEONs of Branscombe & Sidbury, Devon William Pidgeon was born at Cotleigh in 1709 (see the PIDGEONs of COTLEIGH family tree), but wandered down to Branscombe, where he married Susanna Boyling in 1732. William and Susannah settled at Sidbury, but their sons Samuel and Daniel settled at Branscombe. Daniel's son Samuel married at Broadhembury and settled at Woodbury, but his family was subject to a removal order and forced to settle at Broadclyst . Note: ab. = about, b. = born, bp. = baptised, bu. = buried, d. = died, m. = married, (+) = extramarital relationship Places in Italics – Registration Districts

William PIDGEON (bp.15/5/1709, Cotleigh – bu?1/6/1796, 87y, Sidmouth) m.(8/6/1732, Branscombe) Susanna BOYLING (b.1/1703, Branscombe – bu.) | |– William PIDGEON (bp.17/6/1733, Sidbury – bu.) | |– Elizabeth PIDGEON (bp.12/1/1734 /5 , Sidbury – bu.) | |– Samuel PIDGEON (bp.25/5/1737, Sidbury – bu.18/5/1785, 48y, Branscombe) mason, husbandman | m.(6/2/1764, Branscombe) Mary BROWN (bp?12/4/1745, Branscombe – bu.22/9/1791, 46y, Branscombe) | | | |– Annamariah PIDGEN (bp.25/12/1764, Branscombe – bu.29/5/1774, 9y, Branscombe) | | | |– Anne PIDGEON (bp.22/2/1767, Branscombe – bu.1/4/1781, 13y, Branscombe) | | | |– Mary PIDGEON (bp.22/2/1767, Branscombe – d.) | | m.(14/12/1791, Branscombe) John BASTONE (b. – d.) | | | |– Elizabeth PIDGEON (bp.Branscombe – d.) | | m.(5/12/1784, Branscombe) Daniel WHITE (b. – d.) | | | | | |– Sarah WHITE (bp.5/6/1785, Branscombe – d.) | | | | | └ Mary WHITE (b.6/1/1788, Branscombe – bu.22/3/1789, 14m, Branscombe) | | | |– Samuel Boyling PIDGEON (bp.22/10/1769, Branscombe – d.20/3/1774, 4y, Branscombe) | | | |– Charity PIDGEON (bp.6/9/1772, Branscombe – d.) | | m.(7/1/1793, Branscombe) William BROWN (b. – d.) | | | |– Samuel Boyling PIDGEON (bp.26/3/1776, Branscombe – bu.2/2/1777, 11m, Branscombe) | | | |– Jenny (Jane) PIDGEON (bp.14/12/1777, Branscombe – d.) | | m.(30/1/1798, Branscombe) John CLARKE (b. – d.) | | | |– Sarah PIDGEON (bp.4/9/1781, Branscombe – d.) | | | └ Phoebe PIDGEON (bp.5/9/1784, Branscombe – d.1865, Honiton) | m.(11/10/1808, Salcombe Regis) John EASTERLING (b.1782, Otterton – d.) | | | |– John EASTERLING (bp.9/4/1809, Salcombe Regis – d.) | | | |– James EASTERLING (bp.27/12/1812, Branscombe – d.) | | | |– Elizabeth EASTERLING (bp.7/5/1815, Salcombe Regis – d.) | | | └ Louisa EASTERLING (bp.7/5/1815, Salcombe Regis – d.) | |– William PIDGEON (bp.9/1741, Sidbury – bu.31/3/1816, 75y, Buckerell) | |– Benjamin PIDGEON (bp.27/2/1742 /3 , Sidbury – bu.26/4/1747, 4y, Sidbury) |

|– Daniel PIDGEON (bp.1743, Sidbury – d.1/4/1812, 68y, Branscombe) | m.(22/7/1775, Branscombe) Ancilla BAMPFIELD (bp.12/8/1753, Branscombe – d.5/2/1805, 48y, | | Branscombe) | | | |– Anna Maria PIDGEON (bp.29/10/1775, Sidbury – d.1859, Honiton ) | | m.(27/6/1797) Edward WICKER (b.24/4/1772 – d.19/6/1848, Honiton) labourer | | | 1851: at Little Culverhole, Branscombe Anna | | | | | |– Isaac WICKER (b.21/7/1798, Branscombe – d.) Mariner | | | m.(23/12/1823, Poole, Dor) Jane CAMMELL (b.ab.1806 – d.) | | | | | |– Mary WICKER (b.3/3/1800, Branscombe – d.) Lacemaker | | | m.() James PERRYMAN (b.28/11/1804, Branscombe – d.) postman | | | | | |– Ancilla WICKER (b.2/4/1803, Branscombe – d.) Laundress | | | | | |– Elizabeth WICKER (b.27/11/1805, Branscombe – d.) | | | | | |– John WICKER (b.14/2/1808, Branscombe – d.1891, 83y, Honiton ) Ag Lab | | | m.(1832, Whimple) Frances GOSLING (b.ab.1809, Axminster – d.10/9/1882, 73y, | | | | | |– Susannah WICKER (b.21/2/1809, Branscombe – d.25/5/1891, Branscombe) washerwoman | | | m.() James BACON (b. – d.) | | | | | |– Sophia WICKER (b.1811, Branscombe – d.) | | | | | └ Rachel WICKER (b.1813, Branscombe – d.) | | | |– Elizabeth PIDGEON (bp.12/6/1778, Branscombe – d.) | | m.(27/1/1806, Colyton) John CARTER (b. – d.) farmer | | | | | |– William CARTER (b.14/8/1806, Colyton – d.) | | | | | |– John CARTER (b.29/7/1810, Colyton – d.) farmer | | | m.(1/6/1834, Colyton) Ann NORTH (b. – d.) | | | | | |– Emanuel CARTER (b.29/7/1810, Colyton – d.) | | | m1.(18/5/1834, Colyton) Mary PULMAN (b. – d.) | | | m2.(1845, Colyton) Sarah MAUNDER (b. – d.) lacemaker | | | | | |– Harriet CARTER (b.1/8/1812, Colyton – d.) lacemaker | | | m.() John WHITE (b.ab.1804, Colyton – d.) farmer | | | | | |– James CARTER (b.11/10/1814, Colyton – bu.27/7/1817, 2y, Colyton) | | | | | |– Charlotte CARTER (b.10/8/1817, Colyton – d.) | | | m.(15/2/1837, Colyton) James LONG (b. – d.) ag. lab. | | | | | └ James CARTER (b.7/2/1823, Colyton – d.) | | m.(3/7/1849, Axminster) Mary Ann LOVE (b.ab.1824, Axminster – d.) | | | |– Robert PIDGEON (bp.31/12/1780, Branscombe – d.20/6/1862, 81y, Branscombe) ag. lab. | | m.(12/3/1812) Ann PERRYMAN (bp.31/7/1785, Branscombe – d.) lacemaker | | 1841: at North the Church, Branscombe – Robert & Ann | | 1851: at Higher Cott, Branscombe – Robert & Ann | | 1861: at Vicarage, Branscombe – Robert & Ann (paupers) | | | |– William PIDGEON (bp.22/5/1785, Branscombe – d.) | | | | | |

| |– Samuel PIDGEON (bp.27/5/1792, Branscombe – bu.18/11/1847, 56y, Broadclyst) labourer, | | : 1802: apprenticed to Robert SPILLER husbandman | | m.(21/1/1818, Broadhembury) Sarah FARLEY (b.ab.1794, Kentisbeare – bu.6/6/1861, 66y, | | | 1823: Removal Order for family from Woodbury to Broadclyst Broadclyst) | | | | | └ See PIDGEONs of BROADCLYST family tree [ TOP ] | | | |– Daniel PIDGEON (b.12/4/1795, bp.17/5/1795, Sidbury – d.) | | | └ Daniel PIDGEON (b.18/9/1797, Branscombe – d.1865, 67y, Wincanton ) dairyman, bailiff, | m.() Sarah ? (b.ab.1800, Hammoon, Dor – d.1869, 71y, Wincanton ) farmer of 20 acres | 1841: at Stowell, Som – Daniel & Sarah; + John (15, MS, nephew?) | 1851: at North Cheriton, Som – Daniel & Sarah | 1861: at Hardings Lane, North Cheriton, Som – Daniel & Sarah + Maryanne REX (14, niece), | + servantt └ Susannah PIDGEON (bp.9/7/1749, Sidbury – bu.) m.(3/9/1775, Harpford) William PODBURY (bp. – bu.) Overseer for the Poor, Harpford | |– John Podbury PIDGEON (bp.23/1/1775, Awliscombe – bu.) | |– James PODBURY (bp.5/4/1776, Harpford – bu.) | |– Thomas PODBURY (bp.2/2/1778, Harpford – d.1855, Harpford) Farmer | └ Elizabeth PODBURY (bp.5/11/1783, Harpford – bu.)