Covington History Generations Report
Descendents of: WILLIAM
COVENTON. Ref:3110. Born: around 1776 at Barnstaple Compiled 19/08/2010
GENERATION One
WILLIAM COVENTON. Ref:
3110. Born: around 1776 at Barnstaple. Father: not known, Father Ref: 0.
Mother: not known, Mother Ref: 0. Mar:
8
Sep 1800 at Barnstaple
to Pasmore, Mary 4191.
WILLIAM. Ref: 3404. Born 1800- 1801 at Upper
Helions. Mother: Pasmore, Mary, Ref: 4191
JOHN. Ref: 3109. Born Jan-Mar 1807 at
Lympstone. Mother: Pasmore, Mary, Ref: 4191
GENERATION Two
WILLIAM COVENTON. Ref:
3404. Born: 1800- 1801 at Upper Helions. Father: William, Father Ref: 3110.
Mother: Pasmore, Mary, Mother Ref: 4191.
Died: Oct-Dec 1860 at St Thomas aged 59.
Christened: 8 Feb 1801 at Upper Helions.
JOHN COVENTON. Ref:
3109. Born: Jan-Mar 1807 at Lympstone. Father: William, Father Ref: 3110.
Mother: Pasmore, Mary, Mother Ref: 4191.
Mar: 26 Jun 1830 at
Exeter St Edmunds to Lemon, Elizabeth 4268. Christened: 5 Apr 1807 at
Lympstone. In 1881 Census living at 1 Lower Chester
Street, Greenwich, Kent
employed as a Baker.
WILLIAM HENRY MANSFIELD. Ref: 3111. Born
during 1831 at Lympstone. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Ref: 4268
JOHN. Ref: 3112. Born 1832- 1833 at
Lympstone. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Ref: 4268
HENRY WILLIAM. Ref: 493. Born May 1835 at
Lympstone. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Ref: 4268
LUCINA MARY. Ref: 1748. Born Oct-Dec 1837 at
Lympstone. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Ref: 4268
ELIZABETH LEMON. Ref: 1750. Born Apr-Jun 1840
at St Thomas. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Ref: 4268
SOPHIA. Ref: 1809. Born Oct-Dec 1842 at
Lympstone. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Ref: 4268
AUGUSTA PENGELLY. Ref: 1792. Born Apr-Jun
1845 at Lympstone. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Ref: 4268
JOHN GEORGE. Ref: 616. Born Oct-Dec 1847 at
Lympstone. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Ref: 4268
GENERATION Three
WILLIAM HENRY MANSFIELD
COVENTON. Ref: 3111. Born: during 1831 at Lympstone. Father: John, Father Ref:
3109. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth,
Mother Ref: 4268. Christened: 13 Mar 1831 at
Lympstone.
JOHN COVENTON. Ref:
3112. Born: 1832- 1833 at Lympstone. Father: John, Father Ref: 3109. Mother:
Lemon, Elizabeth, Mother Ref: 4268.
Died:
Oct-Dec 1838 at St Thomas aged 5. Christened:
14 Apr 1833 at Lympstone.
HENRY
WILLIAM COVENTON. Ref: 493. Born: May 1835 at Lympstone. Father: John, Father
Ref: 3109. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Mother Ref:
4268. Died: Oct-Dec 1876 at Tendring aged 41. Mar: 15 Jun 1856 at Brentford to Youd, Agnes
4338. Known as William. Christened: 17 May 1835
at Lympstone. A boat
builder & boatman. Thought to have drowned in the River Thames. His wife
also gave birth to 3 other still-born babies, a son
in Oct 1868, another son
Aug 1869 and a daughter Apr 1875.
MARY EMILY. Ref: 1749. Born 12 Apr 1857 at
Lympstone. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Ref: 4338
JOHN WILLIAM. Ref: 637. Born Apr 1859 at
Lympstone. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Ref: 4338
HENRY ARTHUR. Ref: 1368. Born 8 Dec 1860 at
Lympstone. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Ref: 4338
ELEANOR. Ref: 3509. Born Oct 1862 at
Lympstone. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Ref: 4338
EDWARD EATON. Ref: 1364. Born Jul-Sep 1864 at
Lympstone. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Ref: 4338
EDWARD CHARLES. Ref: 233. Born Aug 1865 at
Lympstone. Mother: Agnes, Ref: 4338
AGNES EMELINE. Ref: 1022. Born Apr 1867 at
Shoreditch. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Ref: 4338
EMMA AUGUSTA. Ref: 1261. Born Oct-Dec 1870 at
Camberwell. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Ref: 4338
GEORGE LEONARD. Ref: 425. Born Aug 1873 at
Tendring. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Ref: 4338
LUCINA MARY COVENTON.
Ref: 1748. Born: Oct-Dec 1837 at Lympstone. Father: John, Father Ref: 3109.
Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Mother Ref:
4268. Mar: 10 Jul 1862 at Lympstone to Hockins,
Louis . Christened: 17 Dec 1837 at Lympstone.
ELIZABETH LEMON
COVENTON. Ref: 1750. Born: Apr-Jun 1840 at St Thomas. Father: John, Father Ref:
3109. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Mother
Ref: 4268. Mar: 31 Jan 1861 at Lympstone to Oldridge,
Richard .
SOPHIA COVENTON. Ref:
1809. Born: Oct-Dec 1842 at Lympstone. Father: John, Father Ref: 3109. Mother:
Lemon, Elizabeth, Mother Ref: 4268.
Mar: 31 Dec 1862 at
Lympstone to Sharland, John . Christened: 18 Dec 1842 at Lympstone.
AUGUSTA PENGELLY
COVENTON. Ref: 1792. Born: Apr-Jun 1845 at Lympstone. Father: John, Father Ref:
3109. Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth,
Mother Ref: 4268. Mar: Oct-Dec 1871 at Greenwich to name not
known . Christened: 4 Apr 1845 at Lympstone.
JOHN GEORGE COVENTON.
Ref: 616. Born: Oct-Dec 1847 at Lympstone. Father: John, Father Ref: 3109.
Mother: Lemon, Elizabeth, Mother Ref:
4268. Died: Oct-Dec 1930 at Lympstone aged 82. Mar: Oct-Dec 1877 at St Thomas to Martha Ann
4378. Christened: 14 Jan 1848 at Lympstone.
Appears in 1901 Census
living in Lympstone but shown as aged 50 employed as a Builder Carpenter.
AUGUSTA HANNAH. Ref: 1303. Born Jan-Mar 1878
at St Thomas. Mother: Martha Ann, Ref: 4378
HARRY. Ref: 454. Born Apr-Jun 1879 at
Lympstone. Mother: Martha Ann, Ref: 4378
GEORGE LEMON. Ref: 424. Born Oct-Dec 1880 at
Lympstone. Mother: Martha Ann, Ref: 4378
GILBERT. Ref: 444. Born Jul-Sep 1882 at
Lympstone. Mother: Martha Ann, Ref: 4378
EVAN JAMES. Ref: 306. Born 31 Aug 1884 at
Lympstone. Mother: Martha Ann, Ref: 4378
KATE ELLEN. Ref: 676. Born Oct-Dec 1886 at
Lympstone. Mother: Martha Ann, Ref: 4378
ELIZABETH JANE. Ref: 255. Born Oct-Dec 1888
at Lympstone. Mother: Martha Ann, Ref: 4378
GENERATION Four
MARY EMILY COVENTON.
Ref: 1749. Born: 12 Apr 1857 at Lympstone. Father: Henry William, Father Ref:
493. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Mother Ref:
4338. Died: Feb 1867 at Shoreditch aged 9.
Christened: 3 May 1857 at Lympstone.
Buried at Liford Cemetery, London grave number 17952.
JOHN
WILLIAM COVENTON. Ref: 637. Born: Apr 1859 at Lympstone. Father: Henry William,
Father Ref: 493. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Mother Ref:
4338. Died: during 1898 at Hammersmith aged
39. Mar: Apr-Jun 1879 at Christchurch to
Annie Mary 4978. Christened 1 May 1859 at Lympstone.
Appears in 1881 Census
aged 23(?) living at 1 Leith Cottage, Holdenhurst, Hampshire employed as a
Joiner. Wife shown as Mary Annie on Census
record. Buried at
Hammersmith Cemetery number 6.
EVELYN MARY. Ref: 703. Born Oct-Dec 1880 at
Bournemouth. Mother: Annie Mary, Ref: 4978
DOROTHY MARGARET. Ref: 220. Born Apr-Jun 1896
at Christchurch. Mother: Annie Mary, Ref: 4978
HENRY ARTHUR COVENTON.
Ref: 1368. Born: 8 Dec 1860 at Lympstone. Father: Henry William, Father Ref:
493. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Mother
Ref: 4338. Died: 26 Apr 1932 at Port Angeles WA aged
71. Mar: around 1891 at Ennis Creek Vly
WA to Burns, Edna 12542. Known as Harry in
later life. Christened:
1 Jan 1861 at Lympstone. Went to sea 1877, ticket number 99891 with British
Navy.
Is described as follows:
"He had been a British sailor who came across the Strait of Juan de Fuca
in a row boat in 1883. He went from here to
California and returned
and joined the colony in 1887. " the article in the Pioneers Obits
descriptions for his wife's death continues, "The young
couple first lived in
Ennis Creek Valley. He became one of the operators in the city's first
electrical plant. They later moved to 2nd St. between
Laurel and Oak. Later
they homesteaded in the Upper Elwah Valley where he developed a farm and did
logging.
Her husband became
custodian of the Clallam County Court House and the family moved back to Port
Angeles where the family home was at Chase
and Liberty St. Mr. Coventon was custodian of
the court house until his death in 1932. "
Info on dates from great
grandaughter Leslie Forsberg (leslie.forsberg@yahoo.com)
MARJORIE. Ref: 12546. Born 9 Apr 1811 at Washington
WA. Mother: Burns, Edna, Ref: 12542
ARTHUR. Ref: 2768. Born 2 Jun 1892 at Port
Angeles WA. Mother: Burns, Edna, Ref: 12542
DOROTHY. Ref: 12544. Born 12 Dec 1893 at Port
Angeles WA. Mother: Burns, Edna, Ref: 12542
WILLIAM. Ref: 6549. Born 12 Feb 1900 at Port
Angeles WA. Mother: Burns, Edna, Ref: 12542
MARION ROSE. Ref: 12545. Born 3 May 1902 at
Port Angeles WA. Mother: Burns, Edna, Ref: 12542
AGNES EDNA. Ref: 16592. Born 28 Nov 1903 at
Washington WA. Mother: Burns, Edna, Ref: 12542
HARRY ERNEST. Ref: 6540. Born 5 Apr 1909 at
Washington WA. Mother: Burns, Edna, Ref: 12542
LINLEY. Ref: 12547. Born 22 Jun 1915 at
Washington WA. Mother: Burns, Edna, Ref: 12542
KATHLEEN BETTY. Ref: 12543. Born 26 Oct 1918
at Washington WA. Mother: Burns, Edna, Ref: 12542
ELEANOR COVENTON. Ref:
3509. Born: Oct 1862 at Lympstone. Father: Henry William, Father Ref: 493.
Mother: Youd, Agnes, Mother Ref: 4338.
Died: Apr-Jun 1866 at
Shoreditch aged 3. Christened: 30 Nov 1862 at Lympstone. Birth registered as
Covenson. Buried at Liford Cemetery, London
Grave number 17683
EDWARD EATON COVENTON.
Ref: 1364. Born: Jul-Sep 1864 at Lympstone. Father: Henry William, Father Ref:
493. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Mother
Ref: 4338. Died: Oct-Dec 1864 at St Thomas aged 0.
Christened: 1 Aug 1864 at Lympstone. Buried in Lympstone Churchyard.
EDWARD CHARLES COVENTON.
Ref: 233. Born: Aug 1865 at Lympstone. Father: Henry William, Father Ref: 493.
Mother: Agnes, Mother Ref:
4338. Died: May 1866 at Shoreditch aged 0.
Christened: 27 Aug 1865 at Lympstone.
Buried at Liford Cemetery, London Grave number 17705
AGNES EMELINE COVENTON.
Ref: 1022. Born: Apr 1867 at Shoreditch. Father: Henry William, Father Ref:
493. Mother: Youd, Agnes, Mother Ref:
4338.
Mar: Apr-Jun 1887 at Hampstead to Cornish, William(?) . Working as an
Under Nurse in 1881 UK Census. Had 2 children Fred & Lily Cornish,
who later married Fred Smith and lived at 31
South Ave, Oldfield Park, Bath. They had a daughter Agnes who later married
Hunter. (info from
Leslie Forsberg Jan 2010
- leslie.forsberg@yahoo.com))
EMMA
AUGUSTA COVENTON. Ref: 1261. Born: Oct-Dec 1870 at Camberwell. Father: Henry
William, Father Ref: 493. Mother: Youd, Agnes,
Mother Ref: 4338. Died: Dec 1954 at Ontario, Canada aged
84. Mar: Apr-Jun 1898 at Bath to Smith .
Known as Gussie. Children: Emma Georgina
Y(278)
illegitimate. Emigrated to Ontario Canada and had 2 daughters Evelyn
& Dorothy Smith.
EMMA GEORGINA Y. Ref: 278. Born Oct-Dec 1891
at Bath. Mother: Covington,Emma Augusta, Ref: 1261
GEORGE LEONARD COVENTON.
Ref: 425. Born: Aug 1873 at Tendring. Father: Henry William, Father Ref: 493.
Mother: Youd, Agnes, Mother Ref:
4338.
Died: Feb 1874 at Tendring aged 0. Buried at Walton on the Naze, Essex.
AUGUSTA HANNAH COVENTON.
Ref: 1303. Born: Jan-Mar 1878 at St Thomas. Father: John George, Father Ref:
616. Mother: Martha Ann, Mother
Ref: 4378. Appears in 1911 Census living in
Honiton aged 33.
HARRY COVENTON. Ref:
454. Born: Apr-Jun 1879 at Lympstone. Father: John George, Father Ref: 616.
Mother: Martha Ann, Mother Ref: 4378.
Died: 12 Jun 1917 at WW1
Army aged 38. Mar: Oct-Dec 1904 at
Williton to Hannah 4958. Appears in 1901 Census living in Lympstone aged 21
employed as a Builder
Carpenter. Appears in 1911 Census living in Exeter.
Sergeant No.865006,
Royal Field Artillery, Killed in action WW1. Bunyans Cemetery,
Tilloy-les-Mofflaines, France Row D, Grave 6. Wife lived in
Cheltenham at time of
his death
GEORGE LEMON COVENTON.
Ref: 424. Born: Oct-Dec 1880 at Lympstone. Father: John George, Father Ref:
616. Mother: Martha Ann, Mother
Ref: 4378. Died: Jan-Mar 1941 at Gloucester aged 60.
Appears in 1901 Census living in Lympstone aged 20 employed as a Gardener.
Appears in
1911 Census living in
Chepstow. Worked at Electricity Works, Chepstow, Monmouthshire. Entry in The
Times 12/5/1913.
Interesting record of
birth of 2 children in same year but by different mothers. Appears to have
married neither Agnes K Bennett or Miss Noble.
EVA DORIS. Ref: 2042. Born Jul-Sep 1905 at
Exeter. Mother: Bennett, Agnes K, Ref: 0
EVAN GEORGE. Ref: 305. Born 20 Nov 1913 at
Exeter. Mother: Bennett, Agnes K, Ref: 0
MAJORIE. Ref: 731. Born Apr-Jun 1913 at
Chepstow. Mother: Noble, Ref: 0
JAMES HENRY. Ref: 563. Born 13 May 1915 at
Okehampton. Mother: Bennett, Agnes K, Ref: 0
BRENDA. Ref: 133. Born Apr-Jun 1916 at
Chepstow. Mother: Noble, Ref: 0
GILBERT COVENTON. Ref:
444. Born: Jul-Sep 1882 at Lympstone. Father: John George, Father Ref: 616.
Mother: Martha Ann, Mother Ref: 4378.
Died: Oct-Dec 1949 at
Bristol aged 67. Mar: Jul-Sep 1912 at St
Thomas to England, Blanche 4440. Appears in 1901 Census living in Lympstone
employed as a Gardener
JOYCE. Ref: 671. Born Oct-Dec 1914 at
Bristol. Mother: England, Blanche, Ref: 4440
JOHN GILBERT. Ref: 1209. Born Apr-Jun 1922 at
Bristol. Mother: England, Blanche, Ref: 4440
EVAN JAMES COVENTON.
Ref: 306. Born: 31 Aug 1884 at Lympstone. Father: John George, Father Ref: 616.
Mother: Martha Ann, Mother Ref:
4378. Died: Oct-Dec 1976 at Honiton aged 92. Mar: Jan-Mar 1910 at Okehampton to Flora 590.
2nd Mar: Oct-Dec 1965 at Devon Central to
Dewar, Lucy 3738.
Appears in 1901 Census living in Lympstone employed as a Gardener. Appears in
1911 Census living in Exeter. Served in Royal
Field Artillery 46
Sergeant, No 865005 (1914-20)
KATE ELLEN COVENTON.
Ref: 676. Born: Oct-Dec 1886 at Lympstone. Father: John George, Father Ref:
616. Mother: Martha Ann, Mother Ref:
4378. Appears in 1901
Census as living in Clyst St Mary employed as a General Domestic aged 14.
ELIZABETH JANE COVENTON.
Ref: 255. Born: Oct-Dec 1888 at Lympstone. Father: John George, Father Ref:
616. Mother: Martha Ann, Mother
Ref: 4378. Appears in
1911 Census but shown as Jane Elizabeth living in St Pancras. In 1937 lived at
37 Southfield Rd, Middlesborough (Kellys
GENERATION
Five
EVA DORIS COVENTON. Ref:
2042. Born: Jul-Sep 1905 at Exeter. Father: George Lemon, Father Ref: 424.
Mother: Bennett, Agnes K, Mother Ref:
0. Appears in 1911
Census living in Exeter but not with parents who were living in Chepstow
according to Census. Harry Coventon (454) & Evan
James Coventon (306)
were living in Exeter at same time so perhaps either of these were the fathers.
EVAN GEORGE COVENTON.
Ref: 305. Born: 20 Nov 1913 at Exeter. Father: George Lemon, Father Ref: 424.
Mother: Bennett, Agnes K, Mother
Ref: 0. Died: Jan-Mar 1976 at Waltham Forest aged
62. Mar: Jan-Mar 1940 at Essex SW to
Johnson, Daisy K 4613. Known as George
EVAN H. Ref: 1107. Born Jan-Mar 1941 at
Essex. Mother: Johnson, Daisy K, Ref: 4613
COLIN C. Ref: 1234. Born Jan-Mar 1943 at
Essex. Mother: Johnson, Daisy K, Ref: 4613
JEANNETTE K. Ref: 2268. Born Apr-Jun 1946 at
Essex. Mother: Johnson, Daisy K, Ref: 4613
MAJORIE COVENTON. Ref:
731. Born: Apr-Jun 1913 at Chepstow. Father: George Lemon, Father Ref: 424.
Mother: Noble, Mother Ref: 0.
JAMES HENRY COVENTON.
Ref: 563. Born: 13 May 1915 at Okehampton. Father: George Lemon, Father Ref:
424. Mother: Bennett, Agnes K,
Mother Ref: 0. Died: Jun 1995 at Eastbourne aged 80. Mar: Jul-Sep 1939 at Thanet to Holbrook, Ada
Florence 4607. In early 1990s lived at 12
Grange Close, Horam,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
JILL. Ref: 2178. Born Jul-Sep 1940 at
Gloucester. Mother: Holbrook, Ada Florence, Ref: 4607
LINDA. Ref: 2263. Born Oct-Dec 1945 at
Thanet. Mother: Holbrook, Ada Florence, Ref: 4607
BRENDA COVENTON. Ref:
133. Born: Apr-Jun 1916 at Chepstow. Father: George Lemon, Father Ref: 424.
Mother: Noble, Mother Ref: 0.
JOYCE COVENTON. Ref:
671. Born: Oct-Dec 1914 at Bristol. Father: Gilbert, Father Ref: 444. Mother:
England, Blanche, Mother Ref: 4440.
JOHN GILBERT COVENTON.
Ref: 1209. Born: Apr-Jun 1922 at Bristol. Father: Gilbert, Father Ref: 444.
Mother: England, Blanche, Mother Ref:
4440. Mar: Apr-Jun 1953 at Bristol to McCarthy,
Kathleen Louise 4709.
EVELYN MARY COVENTON.
Ref: 703. Born: Oct-Dec 1880 at Bournemouth. Father: John William, Father Ref:
637. Mother: Annie Mary, Mother
Ref: 4978. Died: Jul-Sep 1957 at Bournemouth aged 76.
Age shown in Records Office death Index as being 72 but thought to be
incorrect. Appears
in 1901 Census living in Bournemouth aged 20
employed as a School Teacher. Age again questionable by entry in 1911 Census
where she is
found living in
Christchurch aged 27 with mother.
DOROTHY MARGARET
COVENTON. Ref: 220. Born: Apr-Jun 1896 at Christchurch. Father: John William,
Father Ref: 637. Mother: Annie Mary,
Mother Ref: 4978.
Appears in 1901 Census living in Bournemouth and in 1911 Census living with
mother & sister in Christchurch.
EMMA GEORGINA Y
COVENTON. Ref: 278. Born: Oct-Dec 1891 at Bath. Father: not known, Father Ref:
1261. Mother: Covington,Emma Augusta,
Mother Ref: 1261. Died: Oct-Dec 1891 at Bath aged 0. Mother's name
Emma Augusta (1261).
MARJORIE COVENTON. Ref:
12546. Born: 9 Apr 1811 at Washington WA. Father: Harry William, Father Ref:
1368. Mother: Burns, Edna, Mother
Ref: 12542. Mar: June 1935 at Washington WA to DeSoer,
Eric . Known as Marge. Lived in Ellensburg at time of mother's death in 1960
and also
at time of brother Harry
E's death in 1980. (Pioneer Obits)
ARTHUR COVENTON. Ref:
2768. Born: 2 Jun 1892 at Port Angeles WA. Father: Henry Arthur, Father Ref:
1368. Mother: Burns, Edna, Mother Ref:
12542. Died: 18 Jul 1959 at Port Angeles WA aged
67. Mar: 8 Dec 1923 at Port Angeles WA
to Leyendecker, Ella 16614.
DOROTHY COVENTON. Ref:
12544. Born: 12 Dec 1893 at Port Angeles WA. Father: Harry William, Father Ref:
1368. Mother: Burns, Edna, Mother
Ref: 12542. Died: 10 Dec 1988 at Forks WA aged 94. Mar: around 1928 at Washington WA to
Reynolds, Arthur . Lived in Tacoma at time of
mother's death in 1960
and at Olympia at time of brother Harry E's death in 1980. (Pioneer Obits)
WILLIAM
COVENTON. Ref: 6549. Born: 12 Feb 1900 at Port Angeles WA. Father: Harry
William, Father Ref: 1368. Mother: Burns, Edna, Mother
Ref: 12542. Died: 17 Oct 1968 at Port Angeles WA aged
68. Mar: during 1938 at Port Angeles WA
to Jacobson, Lillian Helen 16615. Known as
Bill. US Social Security
Number 533-22-2788 issued Washington. Was private in US Army WW1. Lived in
Seattle for some time around 1960. Burial:
Ocean View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Clallam
County WA
WILLIAM. Ref: 6550. Born 6 Sep 1926 at
U.S.A.. Mother: not known, Ref: 0
MARION ROSE COVENTON.
Ref: 12545. Born: 3 May 1902 at Port Angeles WA. Father: Harry William, Father
Ref: 1368. Mother: Burns, Edna,
Mother Ref: 12542. Mar: during 1925 at Port Angeles WA to
Mansfield, Thomas . Lived in Forks WA at time of mother's death in 1960 and
also at
time of brother Harry
E's death in 1980. (Pioneer Obits)
AGNES EDNA COVINGTON.
Ref: 16592. Born: 28 Nov 1903 at Washington WA. Father: Harry William, Father
Ref: 1368. Mother: Burns, Edna,
Mother Ref: 12542. Died: 25 Jun 1992 at Washington WA aged
88. Mar: around 1925 at Washington WA to
Forsberg, Clarence . Known as Nessie.
Info from grandaughter Leslie
Forsberg (leslie.forsberg@yahoo.com)
HARRY ERNEST COVENTON.
Ref: 6540. Born: 5 Apr 1909 at Washington WA. Father: Harry William, Father
Ref: 1368. Mother: Burns, Edna,
Mother Ref: 12542. Died: 5 Apr 1980 at Port Angeles WA aged
71. Mar: 17 Sep 1947 at Tacoma WA to
Gastman, Bernice 12541. US Social
Security Number
533-10-8311 issued Washington.
"Funeral services
for Harry E Coventon, 71, retired businessman and Clallam County Housing
Authority commissioner, will be at 11am at Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Norman Landvik
and Mike Parker officiating. Mr. Coventon died Saturday in Port Angeles.
Cremation is under
direction of Ridgeview
Funeral Chapel.
He was born at the
Coventon homestead on Herrick Road, April 5, 1909 to Harry and Edna Burns
Coventon. He attended Old Central School as a
child and later the
University of Washington. His home since the age of 5 was at 2410 S Chase St.
Mr. Coventon was the
co-owner of the former Street Shop sporting goods store on East First St for 17
years and the co-owner of Abe-Al Tackle. He
then owned the Coventon
tackle shop for 5 years. He was affiliated with Naval Lodge of Elks, Eagles
Lodge, Port Angeles Salmon Club, and was an
officer of the Port
Angeles Men's Bowling Association.
On Sep 17, 1947, he
married Bernice Gastman in Tacoma. Mrs. Coventon survives. Other survivors are
2 sons, David L. Gastman of Everett; Chris J
H Coventon of Port
Angeles;4 daughters; Mrs. Carl Sexton, KS; Mrs. Willie Lavallee in CA; Mrs.
Sheldon Kline and Carole Pearce, both of Port
Angeles. There also are
6 sisters, Dorothy Reynolds of Olympia; Marion Mansfield of Forks, Agnes
Forsberg of Port Angeles, Marjorie DeSoer of
Ellensburg, Linley
Storey of IL; and Kathleen Mills of Seattle. There are 12 grandchildren and 1
great-grandchild. " (Pioneer Obits)
LINLEY COVENTON. Ref:
12547. Born: 22 Jun 1915 at Washington WA. Father: Harry William, Father Ref:
1368. Mother: Burns, Edna, Mother Ref:
12542. Died: 13 Jun 1996 at Lake Zurich IL aged
80. Mar: around 1937 at U.S.A to Storey,
Harry . Lived in Chicago at time of mother's death in
1960 and at Illinois at
time of brother Harry Edward's death in 1980. (Pioneer Obits)
KATHLEEN BETTY COVENTON.
Ref: 12543. Born: 26 Oct 1918 at Washington WA. Father: Harry William, Father
Ref: 1368. Mother: Burns, Edna,
Mother Ref: 12542. Died: 20 Jan 1999 at U.S.A aged 80. Mar: around 1940 at U.S.A to Kauffman,
Richard . 2nd Mar: around 1970 at Seattle IL to
Mills, Frank . Lived in Seattle at time of
mother's death in 1960 and also at time of brother Harry E's death in 1980.
(Pioneer Obits)
GENERATION Six
EVAN H COVENTON. Ref:
1107. Born: Jan-Mar 1941 at Essex. Father: Evan George, Father Ref: 305.
Mother: Johnson, Daisy K, Mother Ref: 4613.
Mar: Apr-Jun 1971 at Whitehaven to Relph,
Dorothy A 4805. In late 80s possibly lived at 32 Marlborough Rd, Falmouth,
Cornwall TR11 3LN and in
1993 tel. dir check lived at 2 Trelawne Close,
Maenporth, Falmouth
ADRIAN EVAN. Ref: 748. Born 16 Jun 1971 at
Thanet. Mother: Relph, Dorothy A, Ref: 4805
COLIN C COVENTON. Ref:
1234. Born: Jan-Mar 1943 at Essex. Father: Evan George, Father Ref: 305.
Mother: Johnson, Daisy K, Mother Ref: 4613.
Mar: Sept 1998 at Hillingdon to Carpenter,
Elizabeth 5843. Birth shown as Colin C but marriage shown as Colin G
JEANNETTE
K COVENTON. Ref: 2268. Born: Apr-Jun 1946 at Essex. Father: Evan George, Father
Ref: 305. Mother: Johnson, Daisy K, Mother Ref:
4613. Mar: Jul-Sep 1969 at Thanet to Morgan .
JILL COVENTON. Ref:
2178. Born: Jul-Sep 1940 at Gloucester. Father: James Henry, Father Ref: 563.
Mother: Holbrook, Ada Florence, Mother Ref:
LINDA COVENTON. Ref:
2263. Born: Oct-Dec 1945 at Thanet. Father: James Henry, Father Ref: 563.
Mother: Holbrook, Ada Florence, Mother Ref:
4607. Mar: Jan-Mar 1969 at Croydon to Reed .
WILLIAM COVENTON. Ref:
6550. Born: 6 Sep 1926 at U.S.A.. Father: William, Father Ref: 6549. Mother:
not known, Mother Ref: 0. Died: 29 May
1998 at Port Angeles WA
aged 71. US Social Security Number 537-22-8127 issued Washington
GENERATION Seven
ADRIAN EVAN COVENTON.
Ref: 748. Born: 16 Jun 1971 at Thanet. Father: Evan H, Father Ref: 1107.
Mother: Relph, Dorothy A, Mother Ref: 4805.
Died: Apr-Jun 1971 at Thanet aged 0.
GENERATION Spouses
Mary COVENTON. Ref:
4191. Born: around 1776 at Barnstaple. Father: Pasmore, Father Ref: 0. Mother:
not known, Mother Ref: 0. Mar: 8 Sep
1800 at Barnstaple to
William 3110.
Elizabeth COVENTON. Ref:
4268. Born: 1805- 1806 at Exeter. Father: Lemon, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not
known, Mother Ref: 0. Died: Jan-Mar
1876 at St Thomas aged
70. Mar: 26 Jun 1830 at Exeter St
Edmunds to John 3109.
Agnes COVENTON. Ref:
4338. Born: 1835- 1836 at Exmouth. Father: Youd, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not
known, Mother Ref: 0. Mar: 15 Jun 1856
at
Brentford to Henry William
493. Appears in 1881 Census as head of household (widow) working as Care of
Mission House at Axe Place, 19 Nuthall
St, London.
Martha Ann COVENTON.
Ref: 4378. Born: 1849- 1850 at Lympstone. Father: not known, Father Ref: 0.
Mother: not known, Mother Ref: 0. Died:
Jul-
Sep 1932 at St Thomas
aged 82. Mar: Oct-Dec 1877 at St Thomas
to John George 616.
Annie Mary COVENTON.
Ref: 4978. Born: during 1861 at Christchurch. Father: not known, Father Ref: 0.
Mother: not known, Mother Ref: 0. Died:
Jan-Mar 1922 at
Christchurch aged 60. Mar: Apr-Jun 1879
at Christchurch to John William 637. Shown as Mary Annie in 1881 Census record
and
again in 1911 Census
living in Christchurch with her 2 daughters.
Edna
COVENTON. Ref: 12542. Born: 4 Jul 1872 at Birmingham. Father: Burns, Ernest
James, Father Ref: 0. Mother: Barrett, Edna, Mother Ref: 0.
Died: 29 Nov 1960 at
Forks WA aged 88. Mar: around 1891 at
Ennis Creek Vly WA to Harry William 1368. "Funeral services for Mrs. Edna
Burns
Coventon, 88, were held
at the McDonald Funeral Home at 1pm today with the Rev. Lloyd F Holloway
officiating. Cremation followed.
Mrs. Coventon, resident
of Clallam County 70 years, died Thursday at Forks.
She was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Burns born at Birmingham, England, July 4, 1872. She came to
Port Angeles with her parents early in
1890. Her parents were
members of the Puget Sound Cooperative Colony which settled at Ennis Creek here
in 1887.
The year of her arrival
Edna Burns taught music at the newly established Old Central School that stood
on the site of the present Washington
School.
In 1894 (?) she married
Harry Coventon, a colony member. He had been a British sailor who came across
the Strait of Juan de Fuca in a row boat in
1883. He went from here
to California and returned and joined the colony in 1887.
The young couple first
lived in Ennis Creek Valley. He became one of the operators in the city's first
electrical plant. They later moved to 2nd St.
between Laurel and Oak.
Later they homesteaded in the Upper Elwah Valley where he developed a farm and
did logging.
Her husband became
custodian of the Clallam County Court House and the family moved back to Port
Angeles where the family home was at Chase
and Liberty St. Mr. Coventon was custodian of
the court house until his death in 1932.
Although the mother of 9
children, Mrs. Coventon was active in community work. She was a member of the
Port Angeles School Board 5 years
previous to 1935. For
her work on the school board she was awarded a life membership pin by the
Clallam County PTA. Other activities included aid
in establishing Camp David Junior at Lake
Crescent and the Estelle Henson Memorial Fund for children. She was an early
member of the Altruistic
Club and the Delphian
society. The Port Angeles Public Library has an Edna Coventon Memorial book
shelf. She was a life member of the Dry
Creek and Pomona
Granges.
Both Mrs. Coventon and
her late parents were musicians who took part in many of the early day social
activities over a period of many years.
Surviving relatives
include 2 sons, Harry Coventon, Port Angeles and William Coventon, Seattle; 6
daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Kauffman, Seattle; Mrs.
Arthur Reynolds, Tacoma; Mrs. Thomas
Mansfield, Forks; Mrs. Eric DeSoer, Ellensburg, and Mrs. Harry Story, Chicago;
25 grand-children and 26
great-grandchildren.
" (Pioneer Obits)
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Info received from
Leslie Forsbergincludes an extract from a book entitled "The Grand
Experiment" and reads:
Edna Burns who later
married Harry Coventon, arrived with her parents from Birmingham, England on
February 14 1890 on the steamboat Garland
at Morse's Wharf in Port
Angeles.
"I saw men standing
there dressed in a peculiar hunter's costume," she said. "Each put
his head through a hole in the center of a blanket, then
belted the blanket down
around the waist. The men wore no hats and they wore their hair
shoulder-length, carefully curled in ringlets. I saw others
dressed like that
afterward and took it that hunters couldn't get to barber shops that often and
that, if they had curly hair, they prided it.
My parents lunched with
Judge Smith that first day. He had the only safe in town and complained that so
many persons brought him their money to
keep he could not find
room for his own. I remember later walking along the beach to colony
headquarters, located at Ennis Creek, east of the
village. In between the
two settlements was a federal reservation.
A magnificent fir and
cedar forest came down to the shore everywhere we looked. Timber had been
cleared at Ennis Creek. There four buildings
stood. Those with two
floors contained apartments on the second floor. Nearby was the colony sawmill.
It employed 20 men. There was also a wharf
where sailing ships
docked to load lumber. We were assigned a three-room apartment upstairs in the
building which had the assembly hall and the
printing press of The
Model Commonwealth, the newspaper that had moved from Seattle.
Within a few months our
family moved to a house. My father got work as a carpenter and my brother
worked at the mill. We enjoyed life in the
colony. Social life was
gay. The folks entertained themselves. Among us was literary, musical &
theatrical talent, and there was a library, an opera
house, a nursery and
kindergarten. The future looked bright"
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Her parents were Ernest
James Burns, son of William Burns, born 20 Oct 1844 in Birmingham, England who
in 1869 lived at 298 Great Russell
Street, Birmingham.
Married Edna Barrett, daughter of John Barrett, who had been born in Stafford,
England on 22 Feb 1848. They married in
Birmingham on 17 Jan
1869 and emigrated to Port Angeles WA in 1889. He died 17 Jan 1919. She died
Aug 1918 both at Port Angeles WA. They
had 3 other children,
Ernest born 1870, died Aug 1959, Rosa born 1878 & Holyoke.
Hannah COVENTON. Ref:
4958. Born: 14 May 1878 at U.K.. Father: not known, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not
known, Mother Ref: 0. Died: Jul-Sep
1971 at Cheltenham aged
93. Mar: Oct-Dec 1904 at Williton to
Harry 454.
Blanche COVENTON. Ref:
4440. Born: 6 May 1881 at St Thomas. Father: England, Father Ref: 0. Mother:
not known, Mother Ref: 0. Died: Oct-Dec
1969 at Bristol aged 88. Mar: Jul-Sep 1912 at St Thomas to Gilbert
444.
Flora COVENTON. Ref:
590. Born: 1886- 1887 at U.K.. Father: not known, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not
known, Mother Ref: 0. Died: Jul-Sep 1949
at
Thanet aged 62. Mar: Jan-Mar 1910 at Okehampton to Evan James
306.
Ella COVENTON. Ref:
16614. Born: during 1900 at U.S.A. Father: Leyendecker, Father Ref: 0. Mother:
not known, Mother Ref: 0. Died: during
1958
at Port Angeles WA aged 58. Mar: 8 Dec 1923 at Port Angeles WA to Arthur
2768.
Lucy COVENTON. Ref:
3738. Born: around 1900 at U.K.. Father: Dewar, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not
known, Mother Ref: 0. Mar: Oct-Dec 1965
at
Devon Central to Evan
James 306. 2nd wife.
Lillian Helen COVINGTON.
Ref: 16615. Born: 1 Sep 1905 at Northfield MN. Father: Kinder, Henry, Father
Ref: 0. Mother: Curren, Jane, Mother Ref:
0. Mar: during 1938 at Port Angeles WA to
William 6549.
Ada Florence COVENTON.
Ref: 4607. Born: 10 Dec 1912 at U.K.. Father: Holbrook, Father Ref: 0. Mother:
not known, Mother Ref: 0. Died: Sep
2001 at Tunbridge Wells
aged 88. Mar: Jul-Sep 1939 at Thanet to
James Henry 563. In 90s lived at 12 Grange Close, Horam, Heathfield, East
Sussex TN21 0EE, tel
0145-812699
Daisy K COVENTON. Ref:
4613. Born: around 1913 at U.K.. Father: Johnson, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not
known, Mother Ref: 0. Mar: Jan-Mar 1940
at Essex SW to Evan
George 305. In 1995 telephone directory check she may have lived at 18 Dumpton
Lane, Ramsgate, Kent. from tel. dir. 333
Kathleen Louise
COVENTON. Ref: 4709. Born: 5 Nov 1914 at U.K.. Father: McCarthy, Father Ref: 0.
Mother: not known, Mother Ref: 0. Died:
Jun
1995 at Weston aged
80. Mar: Apr-Jun 1953 at Bristol to John
Gilbert 1209.
Bernice COVINGTON. Ref:
12541. Born: around 1920 at U.S.A.. Father: Gastman, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not
known, Mother Ref: 0. Mar: 17 Sep
1947 at Tacoma WA to
Harry Ernest 6540. May have been previously married, name of Heckendorn.
Dorothy A COVENTON. Ref:
4805. Born: around 1941 at U.K.. Father: Relph, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not
known, Mother Ref: 0. Mar: Apr-Jun 1971
at Whitehaven to Evan H
1107.
Elizabeth COVENTON. Ref:
5843. Born: around 1975 at U.K.. Father: Carpenter, Father Ref: 0. Mother: not
known, Mother Ref: 0. Mar: Sept 1998
at Hillingdon to Colin C
( or G) 1234.