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Birth Name Wadland, Eleanor
Married Name Cockwell, Eleanor
Gender female
Age at Death about 82 years, 2 months
Birth date about 1814 (Dowland, Devon, England, United Kingdom)
Death date 1896-03 (Langtree, Devon, England)

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  1. England & Wales, Index of Wills and Probates, 1853-1943
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Source text:

        Eleanor Cockwell
        Gender: Male
        Event Year: 1870
        Residence: Devon, England
        Death: June 16 1870 - Devon, England
        Record Type: Letter of Administration
        Wife: Eleanor Cockwell
        Beneficiaries:
        Name Relation
        Eleanor Cockwell Widow

         

  2. FamilySearch Family Tree
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Source text:

        Eleanor Cockwell (born Wadland)
        Also known as: Ellen Cockwell
        Gender: Female
        Birth: 1814 - Dowland, Devon, England
        Christening: July 31 1814 - Dowland, Devon, England
        Marriage: Apr 6 1869 - Petrockstow, Devon, England
        Residence: 1841 - Dowland, Devon, England
        Residence: 1851 - Iddesleigh, Devon, England
        Residence: 1881 - Langtree, Devon, England
        Death: Mar 1896 - Langtree, Devon, England
        Burial: Mar 4 1896 - Langtree, Devon, England
        Parents: John Wadland, Mary Wadland (born Bond)
        Husband: William Cockwell
        Siblings: Mary Stanbury (born Wadland), Grace Millward (born Wadland), Hannah Isaac (born Wadland), John Wadland, William Wadland, Thomas Wadland, Henry Wadland
          Additional information:

        LifeSketch: Eleanor was born at Ridges Upcott Farm in Dowland, Devon in July 1814. Her parents were John Wadland and Mary Bond. Eleanor was named after her grandmother, Eleanor Molland, who was her mother's mother.leanor had older siblings: Mary (born 1797), Grace (1800), Hannah )1804), John (1807), and William (1809). died when she was 23, in Nov 1837, in Dowland. . Their servant was Joseph Cockwell...and Eleanor would eventually marry a William Cockwell. This is where we find them in 1841. (Bond) Wadland (60, widow), John (30), Thomas (25), Eleanor (22), Henry (20), along with William Millward (3, illegitimate son of his sister Grace) and Joseph Cockwell (40, widower). Millward Wadland was the illigitmate son of Eleanor's sister, Grace Wadland. Grace was a servant in the Millward household and became preganant while working there. Go to Grace's profile for more on her story. Grace's son, William, was raised by her mother and sister, Eleanor.s Upcott Farm had moved to Iddesleigh, Devon.They built a relationship that lasted throughout her life. She would later marry, but she was too old to have children. What a blessing for her to have had the opportunity to raise her sister's son. Grace, William's mother, was not so lucky.h, Devon: Relationship: Nephew: William (13, Scholar)Living on Coomb Farm with his uncle John Wadland (45, farmer of 75 acres, employing 1 laborer), Thomas (30, Ploughman), and Henry Wadland (28, Ploughman), his aunt Ellen Wadland (35, Farmer's daughter. The servant was Joseph Cockwell (60, farm laborer). (Ellen would marry a Cockwell.). They married on 6 April1859 in Petrockstowe, Devon. Eleanor and her husband settled in Petrockstowe. The farm they lived on was called Chilsdon Farm. ell (46), son of Robert Cockwill, married Eleanor Wadland (40). Of course we know that age was often mis-stated, probably because they didn't actually know their age.ilsdon Farm in Petrockstowe, Devon: William Cockwill (45, Farmer of 26 acres, born Dowland) and Elinor (43, born Dowland). Right next door were William and Susanna Bond, who were probably relatives.William Cockwell left Eleanor a widow in 1870. He died on 16 Jun 1870 at Upcott in Dowland. Eleanor moved to Langtree, Devon to live with her nephew, William Millward Wadland, and his family at Watertown Farm. ion of the Personal estate and effects of William Cockwell late of Dowland in the County of Devon, Yeoman, deceased, who died 16 June 1870 at Upcott in Dowland aforesaid were granted at Exeter to Eleanor Cockwell of Dowland, aforesaid Widow, the Relict of the said Deceased, she having been first sworn."the 1881 census, living at Watertown Farm in Langtree, Devon: William Wadland (42, Farmer of 114 acres, employing a man and a boy), Martha (39), Mary (3), and Ellen Cockwell (67, aunt). All were born in Dowland except young Mary, who was born in Langtree. Cephias Richards (14, born St. Ive, Cornwall) was their indoor farm servant, and lived with them. Farm, Langtree: William Wadland (52, Farmer, born Dowland), Martha J. (49, born Dolton), Mary E. (12, scholar, born Langtree), and Elenor Cockwell (75, widow, aunt, living on her own means). Also living with them was James Hutchings (14, Farmer's servant, born Great Torrington).

  3. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Source text:

        Eleanor Wadland
        Gender: Female
        Christening: July 31 1814 - Dowland, Devon, England
        Father: John Wadland
        Mother: Mary
        Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05084-1
        System Origin: England-ODM
        GS Film number: 917196

  4. England & Wales, Death Index, 1837-2005
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Source text:

        Eleanor Cockwell
        Death date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1896
        Death place: Torrington, Devon, England
        Birth date: Circa 1815
        Age: 81
        Volume: 5b
        Page: 337