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Is William WREFORD atHead Weir Mills,Exeter, the same guy as William Wreford atExeter Customs House

Posted by anne on 23/2/2019, 5:26 pm

Aug. 1816 William WREFORD was 25yrs when his step father, William ELLIS 49yrs died. William ELLIS, victualler was buried at St Sidwell, said to be of St Mary Major.

28th March 1818 - William WREFORD was appointed as a Civil Servant - 2nd clerk at Exeter Custom House, salary £100 p.a. Ref: Parliamentary Papers- Civil officers, clerks and others (online)

1823 Hannah ELLIS, formerly WREFORD nee HARRIS, died. William WREFORD, 32yrs, was Exec of his Mothers Will which she wrote in 1823, describing herself of Head Weir, St Edmunds. She was buried at St Sidwell's but desc of St Sidwell.

Various of William's half-sisters were married at St Edmonds, William Wreford was involved in their Marriage Settlement arrangements.

1828 Besley’s ‘Exeter Itinerary and General Directory’ - William WREFORD, Accountant of Head Weir, Bonhay.

Is this the same guy as the civil servant at Exeter Customs House?

Members of the ELLIS family and HARRIS family were at Head Weir paper mills for brief periods in 1820s and 1830s

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Re: Is William WREFORD atHead Weir Mills,Exeter, the same guy as William Wreford atExeter Customs House

Posted by Judith on 24/2/2019, 7:56 am, in reply to "Is William WREFORD atHead Weir Mills,Exeter, the same guy as William Wreford atExeter Customs House"

Where is he in 1841/51 census? He could have changed jobs between 1818 & 1828, both jobs seem to be in the same profession, so could be him.

Re: Is William WREFORD atHead Weir Mills,Exeter, the same guy as William Wreford atExeter Customs House

Posted by anne on 24/2/2019, 11:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Is William WREFORD atHead Weir Mills,Exeter, the same guy as William Wreford atExeter Customs House"

1841 my William Wreford is on Exeter Quay with his wife and youngest son - customs

1851 my William Wreford is Collector of Customs at Fowey, Cornwall.

I rather hoped someone might have evidence of 2 guys called William Wreford, living in Exeter at the same time 1815-1830. As you say my guy could be described differently on different documents but surely if employed as a Civil Servant (customs) this would be a full time job and he wouldn't be a paper manufacturer, on the side!

Re: Is William WREFORD atHead Weir Mills,Exeter, the same guy as William Wreford atExeter Customs House

Posted by Brian on 4/3/2019, 8:37 am, in reply to "Re: Is William WREFORD atHead Weir Mills,Exeter, the same guy as William Wreford atExeter Customs House"

The marriage licence dated 29/8/1828 of William Wreford and Ann Bodly shows William Wreford as an accountant of the parish of St Edmund on the Bridge and Ann Bodly of the parish of St Mary Steps.
The newspaper entry in the Exeter Flying Post of 4/9/1828 for the marriage shows William Wreford of Custom House.

It must be more likely than not that the William Wreford shown as accountant in the June 1828 Besleys Exeter Directory and William Wreford, accountant, shown on the marriage licence of 29/8/1828, two months later, are one and the same.
Subsequently, William Wreford seems to have had financial problems relating to Head Weir, which you may already be aware of.

Brian

Re: Is William WREFORD atHead Weir Mills,Exeter, the same guy as William Wreford atExeter Customs House

Posted by Brian on 4/3/2019, 11:28 am, in reply to "Re: Is William WREFORD atHead Weir Mills,Exeter, the same guy as William Wreford atExeter Customs House"

I overlooked the reference for William Wreford's marriage licence, my apologies.
The reference is DEX/7/b/1/1828/345 and it is at the Devon Heritage Centre.

Brian

Re: Is William WREFORD atHead Weir Mills,Exeter, the same guy as William Wreford atExeter Customs House

Posted by Anne on 23/3/2019, 9:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Is William WREFORD atHead Weir Mills,Exeter, the same guy as William Wreford atExeter Customs House"

Thanks for this Brian. Do you think accountant at head weir mills is the same guy as the one at the Custom House?

I know by this time the Mills were not making much money, if anything. Could William have used his skills in two seperate places at the same time?.

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