Individual Details
William FRANKLIN
(Abt Sep 1800 - 25 Sep 1874)
Events
| Birth | Abt Sep 1800 | Cumnor, Berkshire, England | |||
| Baptism | 26 Oct 1800 | Cumnor, Berkshire, England |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Feb 1822 | Cumnor, Berkshire, England - Maria LYPSCOMB | | ||
| Census | 1841 | Farmer - Swinford, Cumnor, Berkshire, England |  | | |
| Marriage | Bef 1851 | Martha (FRANKLIN) | |||
| Census | 1851 | Farmer of 305 acres - 7 Labs - Swinford Farm, Cumnor, Berkshire, England | | | |
| Census | 1861 | Farmer - Red House, Wood Street, Wallingford, Berkshire, England | | | |
| Census | 1871 | Farmer of 766 acres - employing 8 Men & 4 Boys - Swinford Farm, Cumnor, Berkshire, England | | | |
| Death | 25 Sep 1874 | Swinford Farm, Cumnor, Berkshire, England | | | |
| Probate | 14 Nov 1874 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Maria LYPSCOMB (1800 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin FRANKLIN (1823 - 1881) |
| Child | Mary Anne FRANKLIN (1823 - ) |
| Child | William Henry FRANKLIN (1824 - 1883) |
| Child | Elizabeth FRANKLIN (1826 - ) |
| Child | Maria Sarah FRANKLIN (1827 - 1892) |
| Child | James FRANKLIN (1830 - ) |
| Child | John FRANKLIN (1832 - ) |
| Child | Henry Abram FRANKLIN (1834 - ) |
| Spouse | Martha (FRANKLIN) (1801 - 1888) |
| Father | James FRANKLIN (1770 - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth (FRANKLIN) (1770 - ) |
Notes
Census
No wife present?Census
Birthplace: Woodend, Berks - At the same address:Sarah Butler 11 - Visitor - Farmer's daughter - born: Blechling?, Oxon
John Berker 16 - - Ag Lab - Born: Handborough, Oxon
John Floyd 19 - Servant - Ag Lab - Born: Woodend, Berks
Daniel Rinder 13 - - Ag Lab - Born: Hillend, Berks
Elizabeth Wane 27 - Servant - House servant - born: Buckland, Berks
Census
Listed as a visitor with his wife Martha in the following household:William Hilliard 82 - Head - Alderman landed proprietor - born: Crowmarsh, Oxon
Elizabeth Hilliard 77 - Wife - - born: Wantage, Berks
Elizabeth Hilliard 44 - Daughter - - born: Wallingford, Berks
Mercey Holloway 22 - Servant - Servant - born: South Moreton, Berks
John Jenkins 56 - Visitor (Widower) - Retired merchant - born: Chiswick, Middlesex
Census
Birthplace: Cumnor, Berks - At the same address his grandson Thomas Franklin (aged 20) plus:Jane Hownslow 22 - Servant - General servant domestic - born: Ducklington, Oxon
Louisa Suman 20 - Servant - General servant domestic - born: Stanton Harcourt, Oxon
Thomas Beck 69 - Servant - Carter - born: Cassington, Oxon
Death
Martha is a widow in the 1881 census.Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1874Franklin William - 14 November. The will of William Franklin late of Swynford Farm in the parish of Cumnor in the County of Berks Farmer who died 25 September 1874 at Swynford Farm was proved at Oxford by the Reverend Francis George Henley of Cumnor Clerk and William Franklin of Charlgrove (sic) in the County of Oxford Farmer the son two of the Executors. Effects under: £12,000
Endnotes
1. England & Wales - Christening Records (1530-1980) (AKA Christening Index), Place: Cumnor, Berkshire, England; Date Range: 1795 - 1835; Film Number: 1279456..
2. England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 (1988), Place: Cumnor, Berkshire, England; Date Range: 1815 - 1835; Film Number: 1279456.
3. 1841 Census of England and Wales, Class: HO107; Piece: 20; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Cumner; County: Berkshire; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 5; Page: 5.
4. 1851 Census of England and Wales, Class: HO107; Piece: 1688; Folio: 410; Page: 2.
5. 1861 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG 9; Piece: 740; Folio: 21; Page: 36.
6. 1871 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG10; Piece: 1264; Folio: 35; Page: 25.
7. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1874 - Franklin, William.
8. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1874 Jul/Sep - Abingdon - Vol: 2c Page: 156.
9. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1874 - Franklin, William.