Name Index    HOME  


Charles Harry Barfoot                        1833-                                     (1st Husband)
Charles was born abt 1833, the son of William Barfoot and Sarah Hood, in London.

Elizabeth Harfield                               1835-1908
Elizabeth was born about 1835, the daughter of Robert Harfield and Charlotte Ford, at Yelvertoft, Northampton.
I have not identified any children.

Birth of Parents
Charles Harry Barfoot b: abt 1833  c: 1 Jan 1834     Saint Mary, Bryanston Square, Westminster, London
son of William Barfoot and Sarah Hood, 12 Great Quebec Street

Elizabeth Harfield b: abt 1835  c: 29 Mar 1835       Yelvertoft, Northampton
daughter of Robert Harfield and Charlotte Ford

Marriage
19 Feb 1855
Charles Harry Barfoot   (21)
Elizabeth Harfield            (20)
Saint Mary's Hampshire       1855 1Q Portsea Island 2b 434

Death
Charles Harry Barfoot No Data



Henry Ponsford                                       1831-1893           (2nd Husband)
Henry was born on 17 January 1831, the son of James Ponsford and Ann Chapman, at St. James, Paddington, Westminster, London.
I have not identified any children.

Birth of New Husband
Henry Ponsford b: 17 Jan 1831  c: 20 Feb 1831       St. James, Paddington, Westminster, London
son of James Ponsford, Builder, and Ann Chapman

Marriage
29 Mar 1862
Henry Ponsford   (31)
Elizabeth Barfoot (27)
Hampshire       1862 1Q Alverstoke 2b 452

1871 Census RG10-2182 3 April 1871 Swimbridge, Devon
Stowford House
Henry Ponsford
Elizabeth (Wife)
Lucy A. Ford (Niece)
Amy C. Morton (Visitor)
Plus 2 Servants
Age 40
Age 36
Age 17
Age 13
Farmer, Late H.M. Capt. Paddington
Yelvertoft
Gosport
Chittlehampton
Middlesex
Northampton
Hampshire
Devon
17 Jan 1831
abt 1835
abt 1853
abt 1858

1881 Census RG11-2243 4 April 1881 Swimbridge, Devon
New House
Henry Ponsford
Elizabeth (Wife)
Lucy Annie Ford (Niece)
Robert William Barfoot (Nephew)
Violet Maude Barfoot (Niece)
Florence E. Barfoot (Niece)

Plus 3 Servants
Age 49
Age 43
Age 27
Age 14
Age 7
Age 5
Retired, H. M. Service


Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Paddington
        ---
Southsea
Brockhurst
Brockhurst
Brockhurst
Middlesex
Northampton
Hants
Hants
Hants
Hants
17 Jan 1831
abt 1835
abt 1853
abt 1866
abt 1872
abt 1874

1891 Census RG12-1780 6 April 1891 Swimbridge, Devon
Newland House
Henry Ponsford
Elizabeth (Wife)
Marguerite E. (Niece)(s)
Plus 3 Servants
Age 60
Age 53
Age 23
Formerly Capt. in Royal Irish Dragoon Guards Paddington
Yelvertoft
Kingsbury
Middlesex
Northampton
Middlesex
17 Jan 1831
abt 1835
22 Dec 1868

Death
Henry Ponsford 30 Dec 1893, Age 62,       1894 1Q Barnstaple 5b 443

The Times, Thursday, Jan 4, 1894                         DEATHS
  PONSFORD - On the 30th ult., at Newland House, Swimbridge, Devon, Captain Henry Ponsford, formerly Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, aged 62.
LONDON   25 Apr 1894                         Probate
PONSFORD, Henry, of Newland house, Swymbridge, Devon, esquire, died 30 December 1893, Probate, London, 25 April, to Elizabeth Ponsford, widow, and William Henry Toller, solicitor.   Effects £13,286 6s. 8d.

1901 Census RG13-2153 1 April 1901 Swimbridge, Devon
Newland House
Elizabeth Ponsford (Widow)
Ann Dottrill (Sister)(Widow)
Plus 2 Servants
Age 63
Age 67
Living on own means
Living on own means
Yelvertoft
Ordley
Northampton
Northampton
abt 1835
abt 1833

Death
Elizabeth (Barfoot) Ponsford Died 28 Sep 1908, Age 73,       1908 4Q Barnstaple 5b 277

LONDON   25 Jan 1909                         Probate
PONSFORD, Elizabeth, of Newland House, Swimbridge, Devonshire, widow, died, 28 September 1908, Probate, London, 25 January, to William Henry Toller, solicitor.   Effects £3,641 11s. 2d.   Resworn £4,575 0s. 9d.

SPECIAL THANKS   to Michael Pullinger, a descendant of Florence Emma Barfoot (1874-1948), for many of the details provided above.