William Edwin Lapthorn

1854 -

• Name	William Edwin Lapthorn
  Born	16 Mar 1854	East Portlemouth
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I2609	Salcombe
  Last Modified	26 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Edwin Lapthorn,   b. 1830, East Portlemouth Devon ,   d. 28 Sep 1898, Salcombe, Devon, England  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Edmonds,   b. 1826, Chivelstone ,   d. 10 Jun 1913, Salcombe  (Age 87 years)
  Notes	At the time of her death in 1913 Mary Jane a widow was living at No.2 Courtenay St Salcombe. William Edwin was granted probate on 30 June of £604 6s 6d
  Family ID	F792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Bushell,   b. 1857, East Portlemouth ,   d. 4 Apr 1937, Salcombe  (Age 80 years)
  Married	15 Mar 1877	East Portlemouth Church
  Notes	In the 1911 Census of Wales, William Edwin was in Cardiff and was Master of "The Effort" of Salcombe. He was married and had been for 34 years and had 11 living children. In the 1911 Census Alice was at home at 6 Robinsons Row with 4 of her 11 children William (Herbert) 25 a house painter - single Richard (Henry) 18 apprentice boat builder Gladys 13 Sydney 10 both at School
  Children	1. Mary Augusta Lapthorn,   b. 1878, Salcombe ,   d. 1959, Cardiff Wales  (Age 81 years)   2. Ethel Alice Lapthorn,   b. 1880, Salcombe   3. Hilda Jane Lapthorn,   b. 30 Jul 1881, Salcombe ,   d. 1970, registered Plymouth  (Age 88 years)   4. Caroline Ellen Lapthorn,   b. 1883, Salcombe   5. William Herbert Lapthorn,   b. 1886, Salcombe ,   d. 26 Oct 1960, Greenbank Hospital  (Age 74 years)   6. Isabel Lapthorn,   b. 30 Sept 1888, Salcombe ,   d. 26 Oct 1930, Dawlish  (Age 42 years)   7. Beatrice Emily Lapthorn,   b. 1891, Salcombe ,   d. 1975, Torbay  (Age 84 years)   8. Richard Henry Lapthorn,   b. 1893, Salcombe   9. James Edwin Lapthorn,   b. 1896, Salcombe   10. Gladys Annie Lapthorn,   b. 29 Jun 1898, Salcombe ,   d. 1 Jan 1992  (Age 93 years) + 11. Sydney Lapthorn,   b. 1901, Salcombe ,   d. 18 Aug 1963, Salcombe  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	26 May 2012
  Family ID	F791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Mar 1854 - East Portlemouth Married - 15 Mar 1877 - East Portlemouth Church  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Courtesy of John Grundy / Niall C E J o'Brien. Effort The Effort was a wooden ketch registered at Salcombe in the 1880s and onto the 1930s. She was built in 1880 by W. Date of Kingsbridge, Devon and measured 67.7 X 18.6 X 8.2 feet. Her tonnage was 31 tons net. Her official number was 81757 and her signal hoist was MFZX.[3] In 1881 she was owned by William S. Hannaford of Salcombe and had 66 registered tons.[4] Other sources say that Henry Grant, Esq., of Kingsbridge, Devon, was the owner of the Effort in 1881 and subsequent years. In November 1881 the crew were Edwin Lapthorn (aged 50) of Salcombe, master; William Lapthorn (aged 27), boatswain; Thomas Collins (aged 35), able-seaman; Richard Henry (aged 24), able-seaman and John Milton (aged 16), cook. The Effort was the first ship of John Milton while the other crew members had served on the Effort previously.[5] Courtesy of John Grundy / Niall C E J o'Brien. The Effort In 1887 Henry Grant of Kingsbridge, Devon, was listed as the owner of the Effort.[6] In 1889 Edwin Lapthorn (aged 58) of Courtney Street, Salcombe, was the master of the Effort. The crew were William Lapthorn (aged 35) boatwain; Charles Bootyman (aged 21) ordinary seaman; Charlie Bonken (aged 17) cook; Edward Quick (aged 17), ordinary seaman, and James Gloyns (aged 18) cook/ordinary seaman. The Effort was the first ship of Edward Quick and James Gloyns.[7] In 1913 Henry Grant was described as the owner/manager of the Effort.[8] In 1916 John Lidstone became owner/manager of the Effort.[9] In 1918 Norman S. Furneaux of Eastville, Penryn in Cornwall, became the owner/manager of the Effort. He gave the vessel a new signal hoist of JMKW.[10]