Superscripted numbers are references to source citations at the bottom of this page.
Richard Coleman:
Born 1816, Ermington1
Died 21 February 18992
At the 1881 census he was living with his son George and family, occupation given as postmaster.
Catherine
Born about 18092
Died June 18792
Nicholas Coleman = Sarah Hingston > Family
Nicholas Coleman:
Born 1839, Ermington Devon3
Occupation: Commercial Traveller in Gas Fittings hardware3
The CD index of the 1881 census has the description as commercial traveller in gas fittings hardware under his wife Sarah, but this is presumably a transcription error.
Sarah Hingston:
Alias Sarah Coleman
Baptised 24 April 1842, Aveton Gifford4
Richard Coleman = Honour Hingston > Family
Richard Coleman:
Born 18435
Died 27 December 1879, Ermington6
A H Crispin said he was relieving officer for Totnes district
Honour Hingston:
Alias Honour Coleman
Born 1835
Baptised 13 November 1835, Aveton Gifford
Died 11 May 1888, Ermington7
Occupation: Grocer's assistant (1881)
In the 1881 census, then widowed, she was living with her sister Mary and family and evidently helping in the shop in Ermington.
George Coleman = Mary Hingston > Family
George Coleman:
Born 1846, Ermington8
Died 6 February 19219
Occupation: Shopkeeper & sub-postmaster10
A H Crispin called Mary's husband Jack, and said he was brother of Dick; he describes him as organist & choir leader of Ermington Church & musician of note.
Mary Hingston:
Born 1 February 1838, Aveton Gifford11
Baptised 23 February 1838, Aveton Gifford
Died 23 April 1901, Ermington12
note
In the 1901 census there was a Samuel Coleman, aged 51 and born in Ermington, living two doors away from George and with his occupation given as master baker. He may have been another son, as Richard and Catherine had a son Samuel George who died in 1842 at 10 months. The only other occupant of that household is Emma Tidbalt, aged 34, his housekeeper.
2 : Gravestone
5 : Gravestone says aged 36
6 : Gravestone
7 : Gravestone
8 : Grave gives age as 74. 1901 census describes him as aged 54 and born in Ermington.
9 : Gravestone at Ermington
10 : 1881 & 1901 census, 1905 postcard
12 : Gravestone