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Caroline TRANT
Abt 1813 - 1879 (~ 66 years)
Has 16 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name Caroline TRANT Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1813 Sherford, Devon, England 
- Data from the 1851 and 1861 censuses. Abode given as Frogmore when she was baptised, so she was probably born at Frogmore in Sherford Parish.
Shown as aged 32 in 1851, she was aged 46 in 1861!
Baptised 10 Mar 1814 St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England - On DFHS CD
Gender Female Occupation 1861 Public House, Frogmore, Devon, England Inn Keeper - Living in Sherford with her parents at the time of the 1851 census. By 1861 her father had died and Caroline and her mother were still living at the public house in Frogmore, with Caroline shown as the Inn Keeper.
Kingsbridge local paper of 22 Nov 1879 shows that following her death the Globe Inn was to be sold at auction. (to see)
Died 13 Jun 1879 Frogmore, Devon, England - Actual date and place from probate calendar entry (died in that part of Frogmore in Sherford parish)
GRO ref: Trant, Caroline q2 1879 aged 68 Kingsbridge RD 5b 154
Buried 17 Jun 1879 St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England - Gravestone at Sherford: "In affectionate remembrance of Caroline Trant, who died June 13th 1879 aged 68 years"
Date of burial from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 23 Apr 2015)
Probate. 3 Jul 1879 Exeter, Devon, England Calendar entry - "TRANT Caroline.
Personal Estate under £100.
3 July. The Will of Caroline Trant late of Sherford in the County of Devon Spinster who died 13 June 1879 at Frogmore in Sherford was proved at Exeter by Charlotte Crocker of Sherford Spinster the sole Executrix."
Patriarch & Matriarch 
John TRANT, b. Est 1715, d. Abt Oct 1781, Sherford, Devon, England (Age ~ 66 years) (Great Grandfather) 
Ann, d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother)Notes - Probably the Caroline mentioned in Elizabeth's will (1822)
- (Research):Does Caroline exist? - I suspect I have Caroline as a daughter of William when there was only one, the daughter of William's brother John.
Person ID I869 All Last Modified 5 May 2022
Father John TRANT, bap. 21 Jun 1778, St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England , d. 13 May 1854, Frogmore, Devon, England (Age ~ 75 years) Mother Mary JARVIS, b. Abt 1776, East Portlemouth, Devon, England , d. Jun Q 1863, Kingsbridge Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 87 years) Married 30 Mar 1809 St. Winwaloe’s Church, East Portlemouth, Devon, England - From DFHS CD, more info in PR
PR entry shows John Trant was 'of Sherford'
Family ID F4287 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Data from the 1851 and 1861 censuses. Abode given as Frogmore when she was baptised, so she was probably born at Frogmore in Sherford Parish.
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Born - Abt 1813 - Sherford, Devon, England 
Baptised - 10 Mar 1814 - St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England 
Died - 13 Jun 1879 - Frogmore, Devon, England Buried - 17 Jun 1879 - St. Martin’s Church, Sherford, Devon, England 
Probate. - Calendar entry - 3 Jul 1879 - Exeter, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Wills (transcripts) 
The will of Caroline's grandmother, Elizabeth Trant (nee Foal)
Elizabeth seems to have had at least 2 granddaughters called Caroline, both of whom were living when she died. They would only have been aged about 9 and 7 when Elizabeth died, and only about 6 and 4 when she wrote her will, so it seems a little odd one of them should have been selected amongst her grandchildren to be left a clock and warming pan. I wonder if there was another, older Caroline I haven't discovered? Or maybe there was only one, and I have accidentally shown her as the daughter of…