John and Mary Clapp (nee Irish) of Harcombe, Sidbury, Devon
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JOHN CLAPP bapt March 25th 1781 in Sidbury, Devon. He
was the son of ROBERT
CLAPP and JENNY
(JANE)
CLAPP
(nee HERN/
HORN). He married MARY IRISH 19th April 1808 in Sidbury, Devon.
Clapp
Family
MARY IRISH baptised
May 15th 1785 Salcombe Regis, Devon. She was the daughter of JAMES
IRISH and MARY
IRISH
(nee GODFREY?) of Salcombe Regis, Devon.
1 JOHN CLAPP b: 25 Mar 1781 in Sidbury, Devon d: Aft. 1841 in Sidbury, Devon
.. +MARY IRISH b: 15 May 1785 in Salcombe Regis, Devon d: Aft. 1851 in Sidbury,
Devon? Father: JAMES IRISH Mother: MARY GODFREY?
...... 2 ELIZABETH
CLAPP b: 08 Dec 1813 in Sidbury, Devon d: 22 Sep 1857 in Sidbury, Devon
........... +ROBERT
TAYLOR b: 19 Oct 1810 in Sidmouth, Devon d: 21 Aug 1862 in Sidbury, Devon
........... 3 JOSEPH
TAYLOR b: 13 Mar 1838 in Harcombe, Sidbury, Devon d: 04 May 1911 in Sandy
Park, Bristol?
................ +ELIZABETH
FARRANT b: 17 Jul 1833 in Rockebeare, Devon d: Abt. 1917 in St Joseph's
Home, Cotham Hill, Bristol
............... 4 ROBERT
GEORGE TAYLOR b: 17 Mar 1863 in Cliftonwood, Bristol. d: 23 Nov 1936 in
Bristol Royal, Infirmary
.................... +MATILDA
LUKE b: 1862 in Clifton, Bristol d: 1941 in Gatton Road, St Werburgh's,
Bristol
....................5 SIDNEY GEORGE
TAYLOR b: 14 Feb 1895 in 4 Southernhay Crescent, Cliftonwood, Bristol d:
1963 in Ham Green, Somerset?
......................... +LILIAN
GIBBONS b: 07 Mar 1897 in 15 Waterloo Terrace, Old Market, Bristol d: 1960
in St Werburghs, Bristol
........................ 6 NORMAN SIDNEY
TAYLOR b: 30 Dec 1926 in Bristol d: v 1980 Bristol
............................. +JOAN MARGARET
CREESE b: 18 Jan 1931 in Bristol d: 09 Sep 1974 in Bristol
.............................
7 PAUL b: 01 Aug 1963 in Bristol
The
IRISH family of Salcombe Regis, Devon
| From
the 1829 Census of Harcombe, Sidbury Devon JOHN CLAPP 46 Carpenter Sidbury, Devon MARY CLAPP 45 John Clapp 20 Mary Clapp 14 (died in 1829) Elizabeth Clapp 16 Susan Clapp 12 |

1834 Mary's father James
Irish
| 1841
Harcombe (Farm?) Sidbury, Devon John Clapp 50 Carpenter ............................................... Born County Mary Clapp 50 ................................................................... Born County Susan Clapp 20 Lace Maker........................................... Born County Elizabeth Irish 20 Lace Maker........................................ Born County -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HO107; Civil Parish: Sidbury; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 22; Page: 1; Line: 19; GSU roll: 241304. |
The
Clapp family are living next door to Mary Clapp's brother James Irish in 1841.
| 1841
Harcombe Farm ? Sidbury, Devon James Irish 50 Agricultural Labourer ...................... Born County Elizabeth Irish 50 .......................................................... Born County Elizabeth Irish 20 Lace Maker ................................... Born County William Irish 21 Agricutural Labourer ...................... Born County Henry Irish 20 Agricultural Labourer ....................... Born County ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HO107; Civil Parish: Sidbury; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 22; Page: 1; Line: 19; GSU roll: 241304 |
| 1851
Harcombe Farm ? Sidbury, Honiton Devon Mary CLAPP Head W 66 F Pauper School Mistress Sidbury-DEV Address: Harcombe, Census Place: Sidbury Honiton, Devonshire --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRO Reference: HO/107/1864 Folio: 270 Page: 7 FHL Film: 0221012 |
Children of JOHN CLAPP and MARY CLAPP (nee IRISH) are:
(1) John Clapp,
born Sept 1811 in Sidbury, Devon; baptised Oct 1811 at Sidbury, Devon
he married Elizabeth Bucknell
| 1841
Census Land? Sidmouth, Devon John Clapp 25 Carpenter ........... Born in County Elizabeth Clapp 25........................ Born in County Henry Clapp 3................................ Born in County ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HO107; Civil Parish: Sidmouth; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 15; Page: 12; Line: 1; GSU roll: 241304. |

1851 History, gazetteer,
and directory of Devonshire. Google Books.
| 1851
Census 62 Temple Street, Sidmouth, Devon John Clapp Head M 39 Cooper .................................................. Sidbury, Devon Elizabeth Clapp Wife M 39 Cooper's Wife ............................. Sidmouth, Devon Henry Clapp Son Unm 16 Scholar .......................................... Sidmouth, Devon John Clapp Son Unm 9 Scholar .............................................. Sidmouth, Devon George S Bucknell Nephew Unm 18 .......................................................... Bristol Elizabeth Mogford Visitor Unm 56 Servant House .......... Rackenford, Devon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HO107; Piece: 1864; Folio: 353; Page: 18; GSU roll: 221012 |
| 1861
Census 153? Temple Street, Sidmouth, Devon John Clapp Head Married 49 Builder and Cooper ......................... Sidbury Elizabeth Clapp Wife married 48 ...................................................... Sidmouth Henry Clapp Son Unmarried 23 Builder and Cooper ................. Sidmouth John Clapp Son Unmarried 19 Builder and Cooper ................... Sidmouth Lousia Smith Niece Unmarried 15 Scholar ................................... Sidmouth ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG9; Piece: 1379; Folio: 88; Page: 33; GSU roll: 542804. |
| 1871
Census Temple Street Sidmouth, Devon John Clapp head Married 59 Master Carpenter Born ......... Devon, Sidbury Elizabeth Clapp Wife Married 57 ............................................ Devon, Sidmouth John Clapp Son 29 Unmarried Cooper Master .................. Devon, Sidmouth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG10; Piece: 2044; Folio: 27; Page: 29; GSU roll: 831765. |
| 1881
Census Temple Street, Sidmouth, Devon, England John CLAPP Head M Male 69 Sidbury, Devon Builder Master Employing 2 Men Elizabeth CLAPP Wife M Female 68 Sidmouth, Devon Henry CLAPP Son U Male 43 Sidmouth, Devon Builders George J. BUCKNELL Nephew U Male 21 Stonehouse, Devon Builders ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RG11 Piece / Folio 2135 / 78 Page Number 16 |
(2)
ELIZABETH
CLAPP, born December 8th, 1813 in Sidbury, Devon; died September 22nd
1857 probably Sidmouth, Devon.
Married ROBERT
TAYLOR in 1834 at Sidbury according to the Family Bible copied by their
daughter Elizabeth Jane Taylor. But the marriage is not in Sidbury according
to the parish records!
(3) Mary
Clapp, born circa 1815.Sidbury, Devon died aged 14 at Sidbury in 1829 the
same time as the census was being taken.
(4) Susan Clapp, born 1821.Sidbury, Devon.
1 JOHN CLAPP
b: 25 Mar 1781 Sidbury, Devon d: Aft. 1841 Sidbury, Devon
... +MARY IRISH b: 15 May 1785 Salcombe Regis, Devon m: 19 Apr 1808 Sidbury,
Devon d: Aft. 1851 Sidbury, Devon?
.. 2 John Clapp b: Abt. 1809 Sidbury, Devon
....... +Elizabeth Bucknell b: Sidmouth , Devon
....... 3 Henry Clapp b: Abt. 1838 Sidmouth, Devon
....... 3 John Clapp b: Abt. 1842 Sidmouth, Devon
.. 2 ELIZABETH CLAPP b: 08 Dec 1813 Sidbury, Devon d: 22 Sep 1857 Sidbury, Devon
....... +ROBERT TAYLOR b: 19 Oct 1810 Sidmouth, Devon m: 1834 not at Sidbury,
Devon d: 21 Aug 1862 Sidbury, Devon
....... 3 Mary ann Taylor b: 16 Aug 1835 Greenhead, Sidbury, Devon? d: Abt.
Mar 1903 Cliftonwood, Bristol?
............ +George Herbert b: Northam, Hertfordshire d: london?
....... 3 JOSEPH TAYLOR b: 13 Mar 1838 Harcombe, Sidbury, Devon d: 04 May 1911
Cliftonwood, Bristol
............ +ELIZABETH FARRANT b: 17 Jul 1833 Rockebeare, Devon m: 30 Jun 1861
St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol d: Abt. 1917 St Joseph's Home, Cotham Hill,
Bristol
....... 3 Elizabeth Jane Taylor b: 21 Feb 1842 Sidbury, Devon d: Mar 1920 263
Broadway, Bexley buried Heath Cemetry
............ +John Wise b: 12 Jul 1834 Wokingham m: 22 Mar 1880 Reading , Berkshire
d: 20 Nov 1896
.. 2 Mary Clapp b: Abt. 1815 Sidbury, Devon
.. 2 Susan Clapp b: Abt. 1821 Sidbury, Devon