Family
Caleb was born in the spring of 1841 at Bishops Nympton, South Molton, Devon, to parents William Tapp, a mason & seedsman (1861), and Sarah Rodd, a baker (1861).
Census returns identify the following occupations for Caleb.
- 1861 pupil teacher
- 1871 schoolmaster at Chudleigh, Devon
- 1881 elementary schoolmaster at Thornton, Bradford
- 1891 elementary teacher
- 1901 elementary schoolmaster
- 1911 retired schoolmaster
He married Frances Mary Stocks (1849-1916) in late 1867 in the Newton Abbott Registration District, Devon. Census returns identify six children.
- William Caleb (1870-1940) – a hairdresser (1901)
- Frances Mary S (1872-1955) – a music teacher (1891); professional singer (1901); married Walter Spencer, a letterpress printer (1911), in 1901
- Sarah Elizabeth (1877-1955) – elementary assistant teacher (1901); married Richard Henry Rendell in 1905
- Wilfred Burnett (1880-1976) – assistant schoolmaster (1911); head teacher (1939)
- Alfred George (1882-1961) – an engineer pattern maker (1911)
- Winifred (1892-1984) – dressmaker (1911); married Herbert Robinson in 1914
Caleb died in late 1916 at Thornton, Bradford, Yorkshire.
Circuits
- 1862 London III
- 1863 Peterborough
- 1864 Saffron Walden
- 1866 disappears
References
W Leary, Directory of Primitive Methodist Ministers and their Circuits, 1990
Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers
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