Frederic and Harriet Halls (nee Shergold) of Bristol
FREDERIC
HALLS my great, great grandfather born 22nd December 1840 Castle St, Great
Torrington?, Devon; died abt March 1923 Bristol. He was the son of JOHN
AVERY HALLS and MARY
ANN HALLS (nee HILL) of Castle Street, Gt Torrington, Devon.
His birth certificate gives the spelling Frederic. His father at the time of
Frederic's birth was an auctioner of Great Torrington. His father John died
in 1843 and his mother married again to James Cox Dilling. His mother died in
1846 aged about 34 and is buried in the family grave at Great Torrington, Devon..
It seems that Frederic and his brothers then went to live in the household of
their uncle and aunt George and Charlotte Hearson (nee Halls) in Barnstaple.
Frederic was about 2 when his father died and 6 when his mother died. What a
start in life!
.. 1 FREDERIC HALLS b: 22 Dec 1840 Great Torrington, Devon
....... +HARRIET SHERGOLD b: 19 Jun 1842 Bristol
...... 2 HARRIET
HALLS b: Abt. 1876 St Phillip and St Jacob Parish, Bristol d 1930
........... +GEORGE
LLOYD GIBBONS b: Dec 1873 Ebbw Vale, South Wales d 1923
...........3 LILIAN GIBBONS
b:1897 Bristol
................ +SIDNEY
GEORGE TAYLOR b1895 4 Bristol
...............4 NORMAN SIDNEY TAYLOR
b: 1926 Bristol
.................... +JOAN MARGARET CREESE
b 1931 Bristol
.................... 5 PAUL b 1963
Bristol
Frederic married (1) HARRIET SHERGOLD daughter of THOMAS
MERRIS SHERGOLD and ELIZA
SHERGOLD (nee
WEAR) of Bristol (originally from Salisbury, Wiltshire) on March 7th
1866 in Temple Church, Bristol.
He married
secondly at Barton Regis in October/Nov/Dec Quarter 1891 Sarah Roberts (nee?)
and had a second family. Harriet his first wife my gt, gt grandmother died in
June/July/August Quarter 1891
In 1901 the second family are living at Brixton Road, Easton. By 1911 Frederic
and his second wife have moved to 49 Owen St, Easton, Bristol. But where are
their children? They are alive according to the census. But where are they living?
Frederick
was very keen on attending church. Aunt Elsie Hancock (nee Gibbons) remembers
him as being an old man with a long white beard. I think the Halls family attended
St Phillip and St Jacob, Bristol. There was an old Bible and silver (plate?)
cigarette case in the family when I was a child which I think was connected
with him.
| JOHN AVERY HALLS of Barnstaple, Devon. Grocer, Draper, Dealer and Chapman, prayer for and appointment of commisioners 14 May 1829 ref 53/6 Box 75 Mr. William Hobson Furlong, Solicitor, Northernhay, Exeter Commision 2nd June 1829 P28 John Avery Halls 1834, 6,10 Bankrupt dated 14th May 1829, suspended under The Great Seal |
| 1841
Census Castle Street, Great Torrington John Halls 45 Auctioner ......................................................... Born County Mary Halls 30 ............................................................................. Born County Edwin Halls 9 ............................................................................ Born County John Halls 3 .............................................................................. Born County Mary Halls 2 ............................................................................... Born County FREDERICK HALLS 6mths ................................................... Born County William Dingle 14 ...................................................................... Born County Fanny Beer 17 ........................................................................... Born County ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HO107; Civil Parish: Great Torrington; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 1; Page: 1; Line: 1; GSU roll: 241311. |
Questions Who are Fanny Beer and William Dingle? are they related? are they servants?
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The grave in Great Torrington churchyard, Devon of gt,gt,gt grandfather John Avery Halls
| 1851
Census 118 Litchdon Street, Barnstaple, Devon George Hearson Head M 57 Cabinet Maker (Employing 4 men) ..............Ilfracombe. Devon Charlotte Hearson Wife M 50 ...............................................................................Tawstock, Devon John Halls Hearson Son U 23 Cabinet Maker ............................................. Barnstaple, Devon Ellen Hearson..........Dau 16 Milliners App ..................................................... Barnstaple, Devon Mary Hearson ........Dau 14 Scholar ................................................................ Barnstaple, Devon William Henry Hearson Son 12 Scholar ....................................................... Barnstaple, Devon Charles Edward Heaarson 5 Scholar ......................................................... Barnstaple, Devon John Halls (Hill) Nephew 14 Errand Boy ...................................................... Torrington, Devon FREDERICK HALLS (Hill) Nephew 10 Scholar ........................................... Torrington, Devon William Halls (Hill) Nephew 8 Scholar ............................................................ Torrington, Devon JOANNA HALLS Mother in Law Widow 85 Annuitant ................................ Warkleigh, Devon .Ann H Ball Servant Unm 28 House Servant .......................................... South Molton? Devon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HO107; Piece: 1892; Folio: 348; Page: 28; GSU roll: 221043. |
There are no traces in any
other census returns for Frederic Halls Hill or William Halls Hill or John Halls
Hill. I am certain this is Frederic Halls and his brothers as everything else
ties up. Particularly as their mothers maiden name was Hill. Charlotte Hearson
(nee Halls) was born at Tawstock and was their fathers sister.Joanna Hall is
Frederic's grandmother.
Frederic Halls was first cousin of British inventor Charles Edward Hearson. Charles was the son of his aunt Charlotte Hearson nee (Halls) of Barnstaple.See 1851 census above.
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1861 Where are Frederic Halls and Harriet Shergold? no trace of either of them!
1866
Frederic and Harriet Shergold marry in Bristol
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1871
Census 15 Frome Street, Bristol St James and St Paul |
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1881
Census 7 Catherine St Bristol St Philip & Jacob Out, Gloucester, England |
| 1891
Census 7 Catherine Street St Phillip and St Jacob Out Gloucester, England Frederick Halls Head M 51 Corn Porter (Docks)............................... Torrington Devon Harriet Halls Wife M 50 ....................................................................................... Bristol, Glos Mary Ann Halls Dau S 19 Boot Machinist................................................................ Bristol Harriet Halls Dau S 16 Boot Machinist .................................................................... Bristol John Avery Halls Head M 24 Smiths Drummer...................................................... Bristol Frances Halls Wife M 26............................................................................................... Bristol 'Frederick John Avery Halls Son 1 ........................................................................... Bristol -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG12; Piece: 1982; Folio 129; Page 19; GSU |
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1901
Census 10 Brixton Road, Easton, Bristol By coinicidence in 1901 my maternal gt, gt, gt grandfather William Bateman is living with his second wife and family at 17 Brixton Road. A few houses along frompaternal gt, gt grandfather Frederic Halls and his second wife and second family. They must have known each other if only by sight. But would have no idea that in 1954 their gt, gt granddaughter and gt grandson would marry and become my parents. |
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1911
Census 49 Owen St, Bristol |
Where are
Frederic and Sarah's children? George and Violet Halls in 1911?
HARRIET
SHERGOLD, baptised June 19th 1842 St Phillip and St Jacob, Bristol daughter
of THOMAS
MERRIS SHERGOLD and ELIZA
SHERGOLD (nee WEAR) of Bristol, both formerly of Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Harriet was the first wife of FREDERIC HALLS she died abt June 1891 in
Bristol aged abt 49 years.
| 1851
Census 2 Melsoms Buildings, Pipe lane, Temple, Bristol. Thomas Merris Shergold Head M 43 Porter............................................ Wiltshire, Salisbury Eliza Shergold Wife M 43 None...................................................................Wiltshire, Salisbury Louisa Shergold Dau 15 None .................................................................. Wiltshire, Salisbury Eliza Shergold Dau 12 Scholar ......................................................................................... Bristol HARRIET SHERGOLD Dau 10 Scholar............................................................................ Bristol Ann Shergold Dau 6 Scholar.............................................................................................. Bristol ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HO107; Piece: 1947; Folio: 401; Page: 15; GSU roll: 87347. |
1851 Pipe Lane is very near Temple Meads Station, Bristol
1861 census where is Harriet Shergold?
Children
of FREDERIC HALLS and HARRIET HALLS (nee SHERGOLD) are:
(1)
John Avery Halls, born abt 1867 in Bristol; married Frances
| 1891
Census 7 Catherine Street St Phillip and St Jacob Out Gloucester, England Frederick Halls Head M 51 Corn Porter (Docks)................................. Torrington Devon Harriet Halls Wife M 50 .........................................................................................Bristol, Glos Mary Ann Halls Dau S 19 Boot Machinist................................................................. Bristol Harriet Halls Dau S 16 Boot Machinist ...................................................................... Bristol JOHN AVERY HALLS Head M 24 Smiths Drummer................................................ Bristol Frances Halls Wife M 26................................................................................................. Bristol 'Frederick John Avery Halls Son 1 ............................................................................ Bristol ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG12; Piece: 1982; Folio 129; Page 19; GSU |
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1901 Census 15 Morley Terrace, Newtown, Bristol John Halls Head M 32 Black Smith's Labourer ................... Bristol, Gloucestershire Frances Halls Wife M 34 ............................................................ Bristol, Gloucestershire Fredrick Halls Son 12 ............................................................... Bristol, Gloucestershire Florence Halls Dau 10 ................................................................ Bristol, Gloucestershire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class: RG13; Piece: 2381; Folio: 48; Page: 22 |
(2)
Mary Ann Halls, born abt 1872. I believe she had descendants .
(3)
HARRIET
HALLS, born abt 1876 in Bristol St Phillip and St Jacob; died in 1930
Bristol in the 1930's; married GEORGE
LLOYD GIBBONS (1873 - 1923) died aged 50. My gt grandparents
Gt grandmother Harriet Gibbons (nee Halls) born 1876 Bristol. After the death
of her husband George in 1923 Harriet who still had young children worked very,
very hard to keep her family together; scrubbing floors and bringing in washing.
Harriet was very keen on a family Christmas and liked all of her children and
their partners and her grandchildren to come together at Christmas at kennilworth
Place, Newtown, Bristol. She died in the 1930's at her daughter Edith's home
in Southmead, Bristol.
In 1891 Gt, Gt Grandfather Frederick
Halls married secondly Sarah (nee Roberts) who had
been born in Derby and raised a second family
Children
of FREDERIC HALLS and Sarah Halls (nee Roberts) half brother
and sister of my gt grandmother Harriet Gibbons (nee Halls) although
similar in age to my grandmother's generation.
(4) George
Halls born abt 1894 Bristol
(5) Violet Halls born abt 1899 Bristol