EXTRACT FROM 1841 TIVERTON CENSUS (From film no. 241325 Salt Lake
City):
James Stoyel Christened 7/1/1810 (mother Betty nee Bray) was 24
when he married Ann Blake. Both were 30 at the time of the census and
lived in West Essex Street Tiverton in a house. They had 4 children at the time of
the census, James age 7, Elizabeth age 4, Ann age 2 and William 4
months, all born in Devonshire.

James STOYEL was baptised on 7 Jan 1810 in St Mary
the Virgin Parish Church, Washfield, Tiverton, Devon, England, died in Jun 1875 in Tiverton,
Devonshire, England3 at age 65, and was buried in St Peter's Churchyard, Tiverton, Devonshire,
England. Other names for James were STEYETT,1871 English Census STOYELL,1851 English Census. and John STYLE.British Death Certificate, Tiverton 1875 Vol 5B, p. 302; Apr-Jun
Noted events in his life were:
• He was baptised in 1810 in St Peter's Parish Church, Tiverton, Devonshire, England.
• He worked as a shoemaker in 1841 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.1841 English Census.
• He worked as a cordwainer in 1851 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.1851 English Census
A cordwainer (or cordovan) is somebody who makes shoes and other articles from fine soft leather. The word is derived from 'cordwain', or 'cordovan', the leather produced in Córdoba, Spain. The
term cordwainer was used as early as 1100 in England. Historically, there was a distinction
between a cordwainer, who made luxury shoes and boots out of the finest leathers, and a
cobbler, who repaired them. This distinction gradually weakened, particularly during the
twentieth century, when there was a predominance of shoe retailers who neither made nor
repaired shoes.
• He worked as a cordwainer in 1861 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.1861 English Census.
• He worked as a boot & shoe manufacturer in 1871 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.1871 English Census. He employed 4 hands.
James married Anne BLAKE about 1833 in Tiverton, Devonshire, England.