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Family of Thomas Capon and Mary Elvin

Husband: Thomas Capon

  • Name:

  • Thomas Capon

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Thomas Capon (c. 1757-1841)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Hall (c. 1755-1821)

  • Note:

  • Will of Thomas Capon of Dennington, Suffolk, farmer, 26 Jun 1854. Jephta Smith of Laxfield farmer, my brother George Capon, my eldest son Thomas Elvin Capon and Thomas Crisp of Chillesford Lodge Suffolk farmer execs.; to John Claxton and Betsy Claxton children of my deceased sister Lydia Claxton £50 each at 21 or to be applied for the children’s benefit or advancement during their minorities if execs think proper; to my wife Emily Capon £100; execs to sell and dispose of all my freehold copyhold and leasehold messuages farms cottages lands etc (except any farm or farms which may be in my occupation at the time of my decease as tenant at rack rent), and I empower my execs to carry on the business of any farm or farms which may belong to me or be in my occupation as tenant at the time of my decease for as long as they shall think proper and with the further power to give up and relinquish to any of my children any of such last mentioned farms, such child or children paying the money valuation upon taking the farm and accounting for the amount of such valuation as part of their shares in my residuary estate; execs shall stand possessed of the monies to arise from sales as aforesaid from the rents and profits of the said real and leasehold estates until sale thereof and from the profits of the farming business and all monies that I shall die possessed of or entitled to, on trust to pay to my wife Emily an annuity of £150 for life; after decease of my wife the residue to be invested on trust for my children who shall attain the age of 21 and their issue; I declare that I have already advanced to my said son Thomas Elvin Capon the sum of £2,000 but without any interest thereon; my execs to be considered trustees of my real and personal estate [rest of will contains detailed provisions for the management and trusteeship of the estate and the various legacies].

    Witnesses: Ellen Trusson, John Crabtree

    Codicil, 3 Mar 1855: I appoint my son Robert Capon exec jointly with the existing execs.

    Witnesses: Frederic Cross, Joseph Butcher

    Proved at London with Codicil, 3 Jul 1856 to execs.

    PROB 11/2235

  • Birth:

  • 8 Dec 1798

  • Dennington, Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 9 Dec 1798 (age 0)

  • Dennington, Suffolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 42-43)

  • Farmer, Dennington, Suffolk

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 52-53)

  • Farmer Of 1434 Acres, Maypole Green, Dennington, Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 1856 (age 57-58)

  • Dennington, Suffolk

  • Burial:

  • 16 Apr 1856

  • St Mary, Dennington, Suffolk (aged 57)

Wife: Mary Elvin

  • Name:

  • Mary Elvin

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • c. 1805

  •  

  • Death:

  • 1829 (age 23-24)

  • Dennington, Suffolk

  • Burial:

  • 27 Jun 1829

  • St Mary, Dennington, Suffolk (aged 24)

Child 1: Thomas Elvin Capon

  • Name:

  • Thomas Elvin Capon

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Note:

  • CAPON Thomas Elvin, 11 May 1877. The Will with a Codicil of Thomas Elvin Capon late of Dalton Road Ipswich in the County of Suffolk Gentleman who died 23 April 1877 at Ipswich was proved at Ipswich by Robert Capon of Dennington near Framlingham in the said County Farmer the Brother and Charles Read of Brundish Hall in the Parish of Brundish near Framlingham in the said County Farmer the Executors. Effects under £16,000.

  • Birth:

  • 1824

  • Dennington, Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Jun 1824 (age 0)

  • Dennington, Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 23 Apr 1877 (age 52-53)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk

  • Burial:

  • 27 Apr 1877

  • St Mary, Dennington, Suffolk (aged 52)

Child 2: Newson George Capon

  • Name:

  • Newson George Capon

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1826

  • Dennington, Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Oct 1826 (age 0)

  • Dennington, Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 1827 (age 0-1)

  • Dennington, Suffolk

  • Burial:

  • 2 Mar 1827

  • St Mary, Dennington, Suffolk (inf)

Child 3: George Capon

  • Name:

  • George Capon

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Jane Woolnough (c. 1834-1902)

  • Children:

  • Mary Jane Capon (1857-1935)

  • Note:

  • CAPON George of Woodbridge Suffolk gentleman died 16 August 1897. Probate Ipswich 29 October to Jane Capon widow and Charles Pratt farmer. Effects £4102 10s. 7d.

  • Birth:

  • 1829

  • Dennington, Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 24 Jun 1829 (age 0)

  • Dennington, Suffolk

  • Census (1):

  • 1851 (age 21-22)

  • Living with parents

  • Census (2):

  • 1861 (age 31-32)

  • Farmer Of 640 Acres Employing 6 Boys 7 Girls, Street, Westleton, Suffolk

  • Census (3):

  • 1871 (age 41-42)

  • Farmer of 104 acres, Hall Farm, Carlton, Suffolk

  • Census (4):

  • 1891 (age 61-62)

  • Retired farmer, 2 Crown Villas, Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 16 Aug 1897 (age 67-68)

  • Woodbridge, Suffolk

Note on Husband: Thomas Capon

Will of Thomas Capon of Dennington, Suffolk, farmer, 26 Jun 1854. Jephta Smith of Laxfield farmer, my brother George Capon, my eldest son Thomas Elvin Capon and Thomas Crisp of Chillesford Lodge Suffolk farmer execs.; to John Claxton and Betsy Claxton children of my deceased sister Lydia Claxton £50 each at 21 or to be applied for the children’s benefit or advancement during their minorities if execs think proper; to my wife Emily Capon £100; execs to sell and dispose of all my freehold copyhold and leasehold messuages farms cottages lands etc (except any farm or farms which may be in my occupation at the time of my decease as tenant at rack rent), and I empower my execs to carry on the business of any farm or farms which may belong to me or be in my occupation as tenant at the time of my decease for as long as they shall think proper and with the further power to give up and relinquish to any of my children any of such last mentioned farms, such child or children paying the money valuation upon taking the farm and accounting for the amount of such valuation as part of their shares in my residuary estate; execs shall stand possessed of the monies to arise from sales as aforesaid from the rents and profits of the said real and leasehold estates until sale thereof and from the profits of the farming business and all monies that I shall die possessed of or entitled to, on trust to pay to my wife Emily an annuity of £150 for life; after decease of my wife the residue to be invested on trust for my children who shall attain the age of 21 and their issue; I declare that I have already advanced to my said son Thomas Elvin Capon the sum of £2,000 but without any interest thereon; my execs to be considered trustees of my real and personal estate [rest of will contains detailed provisions for the management and trusteeship of the estate and the various legacies].

Witnesses: Ellen Trusson, John Crabtree

Codicil, 3 Mar 1855: I appoint my son Robert Capon exec jointly with the existing execs.

Witnesses: Frederic Cross, Joseph Butcher

Proved at London with Codicil, 3 Jul 1856 to execs.

PROB 11/2235

Note on Child 1: Thomas Elvin Capon

CAPON Thomas Elvin, 11 May 1877. The Will with a Codicil of Thomas Elvin Capon late of Dalton Road Ipswich in the County of Suffolk Gentleman who died 23 April 1877 at Ipswich was proved at Ipswich by Robert Capon of Dennington near Framlingham in the said County Farmer the Brother and Charles Read of Brundish Hall in the Parish of Brundish near Framlingham in the said County Farmer the Executors. Effects under £16,000.

Note on Child 3: George Capon

CAPON George of Woodbridge Suffolk gentleman died 16 August 1897. Probate Ipswich 29 October to Jane Capon widow and Charles Pratt farmer. Effects £4102 10s. 7d.