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Emma Elizabeth Hillman ISSELL
1853 - 1914 (~ 61 years)
Has 64 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Emma Elizabeth Hillman ISSELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Dec Q 1853 Dartmouth, Devon, England 
- GRO ref: ISSELL, Emma Elizabeth Hillman q4 1853 Totnes RD 5b 159; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Hillman
Gender Female Education 1861 Dartmouth, Devon, England Scholar Residence From 1871 to 1891 Slapton, Devon, England - Orphaned in 1865, it may have been then that she moved to live with her childless great uncle and aunt, Thomas Efford Issell (b c 1798) and his wife Elizabeth; with whom she was living at the time of the 1871 census.
In 1861, though, her maternal grandmother (Elizabeth Hillman) was living with her and her father, and Elizabeth Hillman didn't die until 1876, at the age of 87, so it may be that she continued to look after Emma for a while. Elizabeth, though, may have acquired physical or mental infirmities which meant she herself needed caring for; not found so far in the 1871 census.
In 1874 Emma's great uncle died and in 1881 she was with the widowed Elizabeth. In 1884, the same year that her great aunt died, Emma married. Her great uncle had specified in his will that the property they lived in in Slapton, "Holditches", was to go to Emma after his wife's death, so in 1891 and 1901 she was still there, now with her husband and 3 children. Whilst most of the neighbouring dwellings are shown as having only 3 or 4 rooms, this column is not filled in for Emma's house, indicating it had at least 5.
In all years an adjacent census entry was for the the Lamberts (or, in 1901, widower John Lambert alone). The wife, Jane, had first been married to Robert Issell, a first cousin of Emma's father.
Bequest 1884 “Holditches”, Slapton, Devon, England House, garden, orchard, field and workshop etc. called “Holditches” - When her great uncle Thomas Efford Issell wrote his will in 1870 he left a bequest to Emma, but only after his (TEI's) wife's death. This didn't occur until 1884.
"I give and devise all my freehold dwelling house garden orchard field and workshop together with the appurtenances thereto belonging called "Holditches" situate at Slapton aforesaid and now in the occupation of myself and tenants And also the tithe rent charge issuing out of or payable in respect of this same unto Emma Hillman Issell Daughter of my deceased Nephew Thomas Issell late of Dartmouth aforesaid to and for her own absolute use and benefit".
Thomas also directed that Emma should receive the residue of the estate if his wife didn't make provision for it's disposal at her death. Since there was a grant of administration following the deat of Thomas's wife it looks like she didn't leave a will and so Emma would have received any residue of Thomas's estate.
Died Dec Q 1914 Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England - GRO ref: Popplestone, Emma E q4 1914 aged 61 Kingsbridge RD 5b 233; GRO online index shows middle name as Elizabeth
Patriarch & Matriarch 
John ISSELL, b. Est 1600, d. Aug 1638, Stokenham, Devon, England (Age ~ 38 years) (6 x Great Grandfather) 
Elizabeth, b. Abt 1789, Dartmouth, Devon, England, d. Dec Q 1876, Totnes Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 87 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I755 All Last Modified 3 Aug 2023
Father Thomas ISSELL, b. 21 Apr 1823, Dartmouth, Devon, England , d. Dec Q 1865, (probably), Dartmouth, Devon, England (Age 41 years) Mother Mary Ann Maria HILLMAN, b. Abt 1821, Dartmouth, Devon, England , d. Mar 1859, (probably), Dartmouth, Devon, England (Age ~ 38 years) Married Jun Q 1850 Totnes Reg Dist, Devon, England - GRO ref: Issell, Thomas to Hillman, Mary Ann q2 1850 Totnes RD 9 608
Family ID F721 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Henry POPPLESTONE, b. Abt 1859, Kingsbridge, Devon, England , d. Sep Q 1935, Totnes Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 76 years)
Other Partners: Mary Adelena BRAGG m. Jun Q 1920Married Sep Q 1884 Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England - GRO ref: Issell, Emma Hillman to POPPLESTONE, Henry q3 1884 Kingsbridge RD 5b 356
Children4 children Last Modified 10 Feb 2020 Family ID F756 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Dec Q 1853 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 
Education - Scholar - 1861 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 
Residence - From 1871 to 1891 - Slapton, Devon, England 
Married - Sep Q 1884 - Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England Child - Hedley Issell POPPLESTONE - 28 Jun 1885 - Slapton, Devon, England Child - Cyril Arthur John POPPLESTONE - Sep Q 1888 - Slapton, Devon, England Child - Ethel Marion POPPLESTONE - Abt Apr 1890 - Slapton, Devon, England Child - Thomas Henry Norman (“Harry”) POPPLESTONE - Dec Q 1892 - Slapton, Devon, England Died - Dec Q 1914 - Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Wills (transcripts) 
The will of Emma's great uncle, Thomas Efford Issell
Thomas left Emma his freehold property in Slapton, “Holditches”, This was a dwelling house with garden, orchard, field and workshop, large enough to be occupied by Thomas, his wife and Emma, and tenants. The also left her the appurtenances belonging to the property and the rents arising from it. (All this after the death of his wife, which occured in 1884)