Birthplace
Stoke St Gregory, Somerset
Died
15 May 1931 (Taunton; GRO 5c/371) (aged c. 79)
Place of death
Taunton (Taunton & Somerset Hospital), Somerset, England

{SRC-baptism:FreeREG record}

Baptism record

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Record of Baptism Parish Register · Transcription
Name of ChildGeorge Charles Chedzoy
When Baptised18 Apr 1852, Stoke St Gregory
AbodeStoke St Gregory, Somerset
Name of FatherMichael Chedzoy
Name of MotherElizabeth Coate
Father's Quality, Trade or Profession---
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Marriage record

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Record of Marriage Marriage Register · Transcription
BridegroomGeorge Charles Chedzoy
BrideElizabeth Ann Sophia Pipe
When Married---
Where Married---
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Census records

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Census of England and Wales, 1891 Stoke St Gregory, Somerset. District 11
No. Name and Surname Relation to Head Condition Age Sex Profession or Occupation Employer / Worker Marriage: yrs / children born / living Where Born Nationality Infirmity
1 George Chedzoy Head Married 39 M Farmer Stoke St Gregory
2 Elizabeth Chedzoy Wife Married 38 F Stoke St Gregory
3 Edward Chedzoy Son 13 M Scholar Stoke St Gregory
4 Herbert Chedzoy Son 10 M Scholar Stoke St Gregory
5 Henry Chedzoy Son 6 M Stoke St Gregory
6 Hugh Chedzoy Son 4 M Stoke St Gregory
1891 Census of England and Wales, The National Archives RG12/1874. Transcribed by chedgzoy.com.. The original record image is Crown copyright and is not reproduced here.

Sources & research

[2026-06-13 verify] Existence well-evidenced: son of Michael #100 + Elizabeth Coate; m. Elizabeth Ann Sophia Pipe #1862 (GRO marriage Jan 1878 Taunton); children Howard #173/Herbert #172/Hugh #174 (all verified); d.1931 Taunton (Find A Grave/GRO). Marked Done. (DOB still to pin: member sources say 18 Apr 1852.) [2026-06-14 Find A Grave] EXACT DEATH + obituary. d. 15 May 1931, at Taunton & Somerset Hospital (after an operation), aged 79; of "Fairholm", Stoke St Gregory. A WELL-KNOWN AGRICULTURIST: born Stoke St Gregory, started in the willow industry, later farmed at Fivehead ~20 years; was secretary of the Stoke St Gregory Friendly Society. Wife Elizabeth Ann Sophia Pipe (1855-1939) -- confirms #1862. Sources: Find A Grave memorial #209821281 + a newspaper obituary ("DEATH OF MR. G.C. CHEDZOY"). >>> HEADSTONE PHOTO captured + attached as PRIVATE evidence (FamilyDocument #1, admin-only). [2026-06-14 obituary] Full obituary captured (FamilyDocument #%d, private). Detail: born Collickshire, Stoke St Gregory; willow industry; secretary of the (now defunct) SSG Friendly Society (with Rev. H.F.S. Gurney); farmed Fivehead 20yr; represented the parish on LANGPORT RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL ~10-12yr; long-serving PARISH COUNCILLOR + SCHOOL MANAGER; took over SLOUGH FARM (SSG) ~12yr; honorary DEACON of the Baptist Church; retired North Curry then SSG (a bungalow near Slough Farm). Names his son Mr. HUGH CHEDZOY (=#174) as now farming Slough Farm -- corroborates that link. [2026-06-14 merge] Absorbed duplicate #1709 (FreeREG baptism capture): baptised 18 Apr 1852 at Stoke St Gregory, parents Michael (#100) + Elizth -- corroborates parentage. FreeREG source recorded. (Baptism, not birth: true DOB still unconfirmed but ~1852.) {CENSUS} Very well documented. Son of Michael Chedzoy (#100) + Elizabeth Coate (brother of Walter Robert #130). Married Elizabeth Ann Sophia Pipe (#1862) in 1878; son Howard (#173 Howard John). Full census trail: 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 at Stoke St Gregory, then 1901 and 1911 at Fivehead/Swell, 1921 in Somerset. Died 15 May 1931 (Death Index Apr 1931 Taunton; Find A Grave; confirms our 1931). NB a separate George H Chedzoy at Up Cerne, Dorset (wife Louisa, dau Fanny) is a different man. [Ancestry, transcription pass]. {CENSUS-IMG} 1911 Census GOT: George Charles Chedzoy, Head, age 59, Farmer, b.Stoke St Gregory; wife Elizabeth Ann (#1862, age 56, married 29 years); children Hugh C (23, farmers son), Ethel (21, housekeeper), Kate Annie (18); + visitor George Henry Phillips (Baptist Minister, b.Drybrook Glos). 6 rooms at Swell/Fivehead. TNA RG14/14338 sch.12. [image attached] {CENSUS-IMG} 1901 Census GOT: George Charles Chedzoy, Head, age 49, Farmer (employer), b.Stoke St Gregory; at Fivehead with his children incl. Howard (22, #173), plus Henry, Hugh (13), Ethel, Kate (8) - confirms this generation as #127s children. (Herbert #172, age 20, expected in same household.) TNA RG13/2287-2289 District 6. [image attached] {BMD} Death Q2 1931 Taunton, age 79, GRO 5c/371 [FreeBMD, 22 Jun 2026].

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