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Eleanor ("Ellen") TRANT
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Name Eleanor ("Ellen") TRANT Nickname Ellen Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 24 Jul 1832 East Allington, Devon, England
- Date from baptism entry in PR
East Allington birthplace in census and abode in PR at time of baptism
Baptised 19 Aug 1832 St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England
- From DFHS CD (name given as Eleanor)
Gender Female Residence 1891 Venn, East Allington, Devon, England
- With her husband (a farmer), his sister Emma Geyle (aged 35, single) and her nephew 18 year old farm assistant Henry Trant; also a farm servant Philip Hutchings (aged 11)
Venn is where Eleanor's parents had farmed; given that she had 5 brothers it is perhaps a little surprising that it is she and her husband who were there subsequently (and were then followed by her nephew)
Probate 28 Jul 1894 Exeter, Devon, England
Calendar entry - "Geyle, Ellenor of " Venn " East Allington Devonshire widow died 9 May 1904 Probate Exeter 30 July to Henry Trant farmer and Philip Trant merchant Effects £1575 18s."
Died 9 May 1904 Venn, East Allington, Devon, England
- GRO ref: Geyle, Eleanor q2 1904 aged 71 Kingsbridge RD 5b 131
Siblings5 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
John TRANT, b. Est 1715, d. Abt Oct 1781, Sherford, Devon, England
(Age ~ 66 years) (Great Grandfather) 
Mary Anne EDWARDS, b. Abt 1786, Sherford, Devon, England
, d. Yes, date unknown (Mother) 
Notes - Name spelt Elen in 1851 census (when with parents).
Person ID I5665 All Last Modified 18 Feb 2020
Father William TRANT, b. Abt 1786, Sherford, Devon, England
, d. 6 Dec 1869, Venn, East Allington, Devon, England
(Age ~ 83 years) Mother Mary Anne EDWARDS, b. Abt 1786, Sherford, Devon, England
, d. Yes, date unknown Married 9 Jan 1812 St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 24 Apr 2015)
Family ID F111 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Henry Steer GEYLE, b. Abt 1838, Woodleigh, Devon, England
, d. 23 Jan 1894, Venn, East Allington, Devon, England
(Age ~ 56 years) Married Mar Q 1876 Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England
- GRO ref: Trant, Eleanor = Geyle, Henry Steer q1 1876 Kingsbridge RD 5b 373
No children with them at the time of the 1891 census, suggesting they probably had no children (not surprisingly given age at marriage), or at least no children who survived childhood.
Last Modified 24 Apr 2015 Family ID F5375 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Date from baptism entry in PR
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Born - 24 Jul 1832 - East Allington, Devon, England 


Baptised - 19 Aug 1832 - St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England 


Married - Mar Q 1876 - Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England 


Residence - 1891 - Venn, East Allington, Devon, England 


Probate - Calendar entry - 28 Jul 1894 - Exeter, Devon, England 


Died - 9 May 1904 - Venn, East Allington, Devon, England 

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