George CAUNTER

Abt 1782 - 1862  (~ 80 years)

• Name	George CAUNTER  [1]
  Born	Abt 1782	Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [2]
  Christened	19 Feb 1782	St. Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [3]
  	George CAUNTER, son of George and Elizabeth (in parish records); son of George and Joan (in Bishop's transcripts).
  Gender	Male
  Died	1862	Thamesford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Thamesford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	George and Alice are commemorated on the same stone as John and Mary NORSWORTHY.
  Notes	See attached sources. [3]
  Person ID	I4219	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	George CAUNTER,   b. Abt 1752, Devon, England ,   d. Abt Dec 1802  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Mother	Joan NORRISH,   b. Abt 1748,   d. Abt May 1828  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1778	St. Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [3, 4]
  	George CAUNTER and Joan NORRISH were married 18 June 1778, by license, in Widecombe in the Moor. Witness: Wm. NORRISH. [3]
  Family ID	F1385	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Alice CLEAVE,   b. Abt 1782, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 1854  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1801	St. Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England   [3]
  	George CAUNTER and Alice CLEAVE, both of this parish, were married in this church by Banns on 4 October 1801. Both signed the register. Witnessed by John TREMILLS (signed others) and the mark of John POTTER. [5]
  Address	1814  [3]
  	Ponsworthy, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  	Address at the time of Richard's baptism.
  Address	1814-1821  [3]
  	Bittleford, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  Address	1841  [6]
  	Lynchaford, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  Address	1851  [2]
  	Lynchaford, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon
  	They were living beside their married son, John.
  Children	1. George CAUNTER,   b. Abt 1802, Lydford, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edward CAUNTER,   b. Abt 1804, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 12 Nov 1872  (Age ~ 68 years)   3. Elizabeth CAUNTER,   b. Abt 1806, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Richard CAUNTER,   b. Abt 1808, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary CAUNTER,   b. 31 Mar 1809, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. 18 Jan 1901, Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   6. Henry CAUNTER,   b. Abt 1812, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Richard CAUNTER,   b. Abt 1814, Devon, England ,   d. 11 Mar 1905, North Dorchester Twp., Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 91 years)   8. John CAUNTER,   b. Abt 1816, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Charles CAUNTER,   b. 3 Mar 1819, Kingsbridge, Devon, England ,   d. 19 Jun 1887, Belleville, Republic, Kansas, U.S.A.  (Age 68 years)   10. James CAUNTER,   b. Abt 1821, Devon, England ,   d. Canada
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F1193	Group Sheet

  
  

• Headstones

  COUNTER GEORGE COUNTER Died in the Year 1862 Aged 81 years ALICE His wife Died in the Year 1854 aged 70 years Natives of Devonshire, England Came to Canada in the year 1850.

  
  

• Sources

  [S676] Personal communication. [S696] Census of England, 1851. [S208] Parish Register, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, Rev. E. C. WOOD; H. TAPLEY- SOPER, (Exeter, Devon and Cornwall Record Society, 1938.). [S318] Genealogical report on CAUNTER: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, C. F. Belam, M.A., (Professional genealogist, Buckfastleigh, Devon; citing from parish records; rec'd Oct. 2005.). [S246] Parish Register, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon. [S137] Census of England, 1841.