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BILLING, Charles
1848 - 1929 (81 years) Has 4 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
1818 - 1877 (59 years)-
Name BILLING, Charles Birth 1848 St. Germans, Cornwall, England 
Gender Male Death 1929 Plymouth Registration District, Devon Person ID I2084 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Father BILLING, George, b. Abt 1818, St. Germans, Cornwall, England d. 1877, St. Germans Registration District, Cornwall (Age 59 years) Mother HOSKING, Mary, b. 1818, Landrake, Cornwall, England d. 1877, St. Germans Registration District, Cornwall (Age 59 years) Marriage 1839 Plymouth Registration District, Devon Family ID F1099 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family RICHARDS, Emily, b. 1854, Liskeard, Cornwall, England d. Aft 1911 (Age > 58 years) Marriage 1874 Plymouth Registration District, Devon Children 1. BILLING, Edith Emily, b. 1874, Plymouth, Devon, England d. 1891, Plymouth, Devon, England (Age 17 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. BILLING, Ernest Charles, b. 1876, Plymouth Registration District, Devon d. 1876, Plymouth Registration District, Devon (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. BILLING, Maud, b. 1877, Plymouth Registration District, Devon d. 1877, Plymouth Registration District, Devon (Age 0 years)4. BILLING, Francis Charles, b. 1878, Plymouth Registration District, Devon d. 1879, Plymouth Registration District, Devon (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. BILLING, Charles Edwin, b. 1879, Plymouth Registration District, Devon d. 1880, Plymouth Registration District, Devon (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. BILLING, Cyril, b. 1881, Plymouth, Devon, England d. 10 Mar 1943, Aldershot Registration District, Hampshire (Age 62 years)Family ID F560 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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CHARLES BILLING 1848-1929
The birth of Charles BILLING was registered in 1848.
(GRO December Q 1848 St. Germans 9 105)
From the 1851 census of Tideford, St. Germans, Cornwall:
George BILLING, head, aged 33, agricultural labourer, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
Mary BILLING, wife, aged 32, born at Landrake, Cornwall;
Jane Ann BILLING, daughter, aged 10, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
George BILLING, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Devonport, Devon;
*Charles BILLING, son, aged 2, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
Elizabeth BILLING, daughter, aged 5 months, born at St. Germans, Cornwall.
Honor HOSKING, mother-in-law, widow, aged 60, pauper, born at Bodmin, Cornwall.
(HO107/1900/293/14)
The marriage between Charles BILLING and Emily RICHARDS was registered in 1874.
(GRO March Q 1874 Plymouth 5b 492)
The 1881 census return for 5 Hollywood Terrace, Plymouth St. Andrew, Devon:
*Charles BILLING, head, aged 32, railway porter, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
Emily BILLING, wife, aged 37, born at Liskeard, Cornwall;
Edith Emily BILLING, aged 6, born at Plymouth, Devon;
Cyril BILLING, son, aged 1 month, born at Plymouth, Devon.
(RG11/2195/24/43)
The family were living at 80 King Gardens, Plymouth, Devon, in 1891:
*Charles BILLING, head, aged 42, G.W. railway porter, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
Emily BILLING, wife, aged 37, born at Liskeard, Cornwall;
Cyril BILLING, son, aged 10, born at Plymouth, Devon.
(RG12/1732/106/21)
The 1901 census of 7 Penrose Street, Plymouth, Devon:
*Charles BILLING, head, aged 52, GWR guard, born at St. Germans, Cornwall;
Emily BILLING, aged 47, born at Liskeard, Cornwall;
Cyril BILLING, aged 20, stationer's assistant, born at Plymouth.
(RG13/2101/167/36)
From the 1911 census of Tideford, St. Germans, Cornwall:
*Charles BILLING, head, aged 62, pensioner G. W. Railway, born at Tideford, Cornwall;
Emily BILLING, wife, aged 57, married 37 years, 6 children (1 living), born at Pensilva, Cornwall;
Cyril BILLING, son, aged 30, single, stationer's manager, born at Plymouth, Devon.
(RG14/13601)
*Charles BILLING died in 1929 aged 80.
(GRO March Q 1929 Plymouth 5b 469)
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