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Philip TRANT
1776 - 1846 (~ 69 years)
Has 4 ancestors and 69 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Philip TRANT Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born - Between 1775 and 1781 from the 1841 census where shown as aged 60
Baptised 23 Jun 1776 St. Paul’s Church, Staverton, Devon, England 
- From PR entry (viewed on FMP, 25 Apr 2015)
Gender Male Occupation From 1813 to 1824 Horsebrook, South Brent, Devon, England Yeoman - At the time of the baptism of all of his children.
Occupation 1841 Horsebrook, South Brent, Devon, England Land Surveyor and Auctioneer Will 13 Feb 1844 Written Died Mar Q 1846 Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England - GRO ref: Trant, Philip q1 1846 Kingsbridge RD 9 215; GRO online index shows age at death as 69
Buried 19 Feb 1846 St. Lawrence’s Church, Bigbury, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on DFHS website, members' area; viewed 26 Oct 2016)
"Philip Trant No. 351.; abode: Bigbury Hingston farm; buried: February 19th.; aged 70; W: H: Tucker Curate"
Probate 20 Jun 1846 Archdeaconry Court of Totnes, Devon, England - Shows Philip as 'of Bigbury' so probably this one.
(Not yet seen the will, only the DHC catalogue entry, 1078/IRW/T/558)
Siblings4 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Philip TRANT, b. Est 1715, d. Yes, date unknown (Grandfather)
Elizabeth WEBBER, bur. 17 Aug 1805, St. Paul’s Church, Staverton, Devon, England (Mother) Notes - (Research):** I am guessing that Philip was the son of Philip and Elizabeth nee Webber **
This is based on this Philip giving his son Francis the middle name Webber.
Also, the burials at Staverton and the date between the mariage of Philip and Elizabeth Webber and known baptisms of their children suggest I am missing some baptisms.
I did at first think that the Philip who married Mary Freeman was probably the one bapt in West Alvington in 1769, but the burial records (with ages) suggest he died in 1826, and overlapping baptisms make it clear there were 2 Philip and Marys.
The 1841 census, though, is confusing.
It appears that this Philip was still living in Horsebrook with some of his family, while his wife was in Bigbury with daugher Charlotte and son Philip and his family. The children's names (including the unusual Myra) as well as the son Philip's birthplace are evidence of what is clearly the same family in subsequent censuses; South Brent, strongly point to it being this Philip's wife and son in Bigbury, not the family of the other Philip and Mary.
Philip of Bigbury died in 1846 leaving a will; I am hoping that seeing this will clarify the situation.
Person ID I12681 All Last Modified 13 Apr 2018
Father Philip TRANT, b. 1744, West Alvington, Devon, England , bur. 28 Apr 1810, St. Paul’s Church, Staverton, Devon, England (Age ~ 66 years) Mother Elizabeth WEBBER, bur. 17 Aug 1805, St. Paul’s Church, Staverton, Devon, England Married 20 Feb 1776 St. Paul’s Church, Staverton, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 5 Jun 2014)
Three children of this couple were buried between the baptisms of William in 1778 and Sarah in 1784. I have not yet browsed the register for baptisms, but 2 different transcriptions lack baptisms for these children. I suspect that they were buried so soon after birth they had not been baptised, or that they were baptised at home and the priest neglected to write it in the register.
(The 2 sets of transcriptions are those by FMP and those by David Horwill, in the SOG database)
Family ID F5582 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Mary FREEMAN, b. Abt 1778, Rattery, Devon, England , d. Mar Q 1862, Newton Abbot Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 84 years) Married 9 Feb 1802 The Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Rattery, Devon, England - From DFHS index of PR entries
An Elizabeth Trant was buried in Rattery in 1805 - daughter, mother or some other relation? Mother seems most likely
Children13 children Last Modified 4 May 2013 Family ID F4845 Family Group Page | Family Chart