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Family of Thomas Capon and Mary Elvin

Husband: Thomas Capon (1798-1856)
Wife: Mary Elvin (c. 1805-1829)
Children: Thomas Elvin Capon (1824-1877)
Newson George Capon (1826-1827)
George Capon (1829-1897)
Marriage 19 Sep 1823 Langham, Suffolk

Husband: Thomas Capon

Name: Thomas Capon
Sex: Male
Father: Thomas Capon (c. 1757-1841)
Mother: Mary Hall (c. 1755-1821)
Birth 8 Dec 1798 Dennington, Suffolk
Baptism 9 Dec 1798 (age 0) Dennington, Suffolk
Census 1841 (age 42-43) Farmer, Dennington, Suffolk
Census 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
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)
Birth 1829 Dennington, Suffolk
Baptism 24 Jun 1829 (age 0) Dennington, Suffolk
Census 1851 (age 21-22) Living with parents
Census 1861 (age 31-32) Farmer Of 640 Acres Employing 6 Boys 7 Girls, Street, Westleton, Suffolk
Census 1871 (age 41-42) Farmer of 104 acres, Hall Farm, Carlton, Suffolk
Census 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