Born
1856
Birthplace
Stoke St Gregory (baptised there)
Died
13 Dec 1931 (Taunton; GRO 5c/353) (aged c. 75)
Place of death
Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Baptism record

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Record of Baptism Parish Register · Transcription
Name of ChildSamuel Chedzoy
When Baptised1856
AbodeStoke St Gregory (baptised there)
Name of FatherJames Chedzoy
Name of MotherElizabeth Hoel
Father's Quality, Trade or Profession---
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Marriage record

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Record of Marriage Marriage Register · Transcription
BridegroomSamuel Chedzoy
BrideSelina Gapper Musgrove
When Married---
Where Married---
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Census records

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Census of England and Wales, 1861 Stoke St Gregory, Somerset. District 13
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 James Chedzey Head Married 40 M Mason Stoke St Gregory
2 Elizabeth Chedzey Wife Married 39 F North Curry
3 Samuel Chedzey Son 5 M Stoke St Gregory
4 Mary Ann Chedzey Daughter 3 F Stoke St Gregory
5 Cuthbert Chedzey Son 1 M Stoke St Gregory
1861 Census of England and Wales, The National Archives RG9/1615. Transcribed by chedgzoy.com.. The original record image is Crown copyright and is not reproduced here.

Sources & research

Baptised 1856 Stoke St Gregory [FreeREG parish register, Chedzoy spelling]. (Documented Chedgzoy not yet linked to parents.) Death from WikiTree Chedzoy-11 (WikiTree profile), Jun 2026. Burial: St. Gregory's Churchyard, Stoke St Gregory, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England (died 13 Dec 1931). Evidence: Find A Grave Find A Grave. Retrieved 9 Jun 2026. [2026-06-14 verify] EXISTENCE + role CONFIRMED. Samuel Chedzoy b.1856/57 SSG (baptised); m. SELINA GAPPER MUSGRAVE #1875; d. 13 Dec 1931, Taunton (GRO Death Index Q4 1931 + Find A Grave + member sources). Parents James + Elizabeth Hoel (Manley tree). Lived at Meare Green, SSG (1901 census; WWI service record 1915). >>> The TRUE father of the 11 children wrongly linked to #102 -- re-parented here. Their individual existence/dates still to verify from his census household. [2026-06-14 verify] PARENTS LINKED (100%, census-proven): "Samuel", age 4, in James #98 + Elizabeth Hoel's 1861 SSG household (RG9/1615/55/7). So Samuel #597 = son of James #98 + Elizabeth Hoel #1805. This links the #102-error family (Samuel + Selina's 12 children incl. Eli Samuel #194) up onto the James #1767 spine: James #1767 -> James #98 -> Samuel #597. [2026-06-14 marriage fix] Marriage to Selina Gapper Musgrove #1875 now linked (was wrongly on #102; also merged duplicate wife stub #1808). Their 12 children already point here. {CENSUS} Lifelong Stoke St Gregory (Meare Green). Son of James Chedzoy (#98) + Elizabeth Hoel (brother of Cuthbert #103). Married Selina Gapper Musgrave; daughter Florence May, son William. Census 1861, 1871, 1881 (in widowed mother Elizabeths household), 1891, 1901 (Meare Green, with wife Selina and mother Elizabeth), 1911 and 1921 all at SSG. Died 13 Dec 1931 (Death Index Oct 1931 Taunton; Find A Grave; confirms our 1931). [Ancestry, transcription pass]. {CENSUS-IMG} 1901 Census GOT: Samuel Chedzoy #597 (Head, ~44), Meare Green, Stoke St Gregory; household incl. children Eli Samuel #194 (~12), Ada Lillian #191, plus siblings (Eliza Mary, Edith Maud, Frank Carl, William J, etc.) and a widowed grandmother Selina (78). Confirms #194/#191 as Samuel #597 children. TNA RG13/2273-2275 sch.5. [image attached] {BMD} Death Q4 1931 Taunton, age 75, GRO 5c/353 [FreeBMD, 22 Jun 2026].

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