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The
Hayward-Osborne material from 1955, of which many Stentifords have
copies, barely mentions Herman or his family and, indeed, gives the year
of his birth incorrectly - it should state 1892 not 1896. In that
document, his name is spelt Hermon, and throughout his short life
his name could have caused him this problem. Some people may think
of Herman as a German name, but any searcher of Parish
Registers will tell you that as far back as the 18th century it was in
wide use, certainly in Devon, where it is also met with as a surname.
It seems likely that Herman Owen was named after his aunt's husband,
Herman Melhiush, who originally came from the village of Cheriton
Fitzpaine. In 1883, Herman Melhuish married Louisa Plummer Stentiford ,
daughter of Owen Stentiford, in Torquay. And now we can see how the
younger Herman's second name originated - it came from his grandfather -
Owen Stentiford - who we first met in Issue 7. |
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Babbacombe
Beach c.1850
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William Archibald Stentiford
b 28 Dec 1859
Newfoundland
m 1883 Dec
Torquay
d 1945 Mar
Torquay (84) |
Helena Louisa Harding Pitts
ba 22 Sep1858 Sidbury
m 1883 Dec
Torquay
d 1940 Mar
Torquay (81) |
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John
Archibald |
b 29 Sep
1887 Torquayv m (1) 5 Apr 1915 Torquay d? |
1. Winifred Lily Madders
2. Ethel Rose Harding |
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Herman Owen |
b 30 Oct 1892 Torquay
d 29 Aug 1916 France (24)
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William
Stentiford was a painter and decorator by trade and his wife, known as
"Lena" in the family, had a trade too. She was a book-binder
and the Census Returns consistently show her as a working woman, first
in Plymouth and after her marriage, in Torquay. Traditionally,
outworkers like Lena, carried on the process of assembling book interiors
at home, preparing them for the attachment of leather bindings
elsewhere. If you are interested in the details, there is an excellent
description of the process on the Ferdinand Family History site - www.ferdinando.org.uk.
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Sidbury - the
village pub
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William,
like his mother Harriet, was a Non-Conformist and he brought up his sons
to follow his beliefs. All the family attended the Wesleyan Methodist
Church in Babbacombe Road, Torquay for many years, and William was the
organ blower there. Organs today have power-driven pumps, but then, without him sitting next to the organ patiently and
regularly pumping away, there would have been no sound at all from the instrument.
With the exception of Herman, William's family are buried in Torquay
Cemetery in a special section of unconsecrated ground reserved for those
who do not share the beliefs of the Church of England. Details of such
burials are recorded in separate registers. |
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Wesleyan
Church, Babbacombe Rd. Torquay
©
Terry Leaman |
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With reference to the Hayward-Osborne History of
1955:
Blue = Corrected information
Red = Additional information |
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