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CALEB CAKEBREAD1842-1909 |
Larie** | 1867 | illeg. | Mother not found |
William | 1870 | Born Jun QTR 1870 at 51 Radford,
Coventry. Chr. 16 Aug 1872 |
It is believed that William did not marry and lived with his father until Caleb died. William stayed on at the house in Radford. He was a Miner and later a Labourer. He died in 1946. |
Caleb | 1872 | Chr. 16 Aug 1872 | He married Frances Louisa Asplin in Jun QTR 1894 at Coventry (6d 632). (Caleb's descendants) |
James | 1874 | Died in 1942 | James married Mary Green in Dec QTR 1894 at Coventry. |
Thomas | 1880 | Born at 51 Radford, Coventry. Died in 1942 at Whitefriars St, Coventry. | Thomas was a Barber and was believed to have stayed single. He was made a Freeman of the City of Coventry in 1900 and lived all his adult life in central Coventry. |
George | 1881 | My Grandfather | |
Charles | 1883 | Charles married Emma Asplin in Dec QTR 1904 at Coventry (Charles's descendants) | |
Sarah | 1886 | Born at 57 Radford, Coventry | In 1911 Annie was a Tube Drawer. She married Charles Rothwell at Radford, Coventry Mar QTR 1917. |
Annie | 1889 | Born at 57 Radford, Coventry | In 1911 she was a Domestic Servant. She married Thomas England at Coventry Jun QTR 1911. |
GENERAL Caleb was a good sportsman and there are newspaper reports of him between 1874 and 1894 playing cricket and soccer for his place of work, Leigh Mills as well as appearing in a Rifle Club competition
Around 1890 Caleb's wife, Eliza, ran off with her lover, taking young Sarah with her, and leaving Caleb to raise the young family including baby Annie.
Known Places of Residence:
As a child Caleb lived at Spring Grove (near the present Cox
Street), Coventry.
From 1861 until 1869 the family were at Leicester
Street, Coventry about a mile away, and from 1870 to 1877 Caleb and wife
Eliza were living close by at Hill St. I
By 1880 they had moved out
from the city centre a short distance to Radford near the Common where
Caleb remained until his death.
Death: Caleb died on 24 January 1909 from Bronchitis exhaustion at his home at 57 Radford.