• Born: 1803, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
• Christened: 12 Jun 1803, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England ¹
• Married: 30 Mar 1835, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England ²
• Died: 25 Mar 1888, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England ³
• Buried: 27 Mar 1888, Wootton Bassett St. Bartholomew & All Saints, Wiltshire, England ⁴

  Research Notes:

Family name also spelled JEFFERIS and JEFFERIES.

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At the time of the 1841 England Census Richard Jefferies, aged about 35, born in the county, yeoman, and wife Jane, aged about 40, born in the county, were living in Beamans Lane, Wootton Bassett Wilts. With them were Ann Jefferies (25), Catharine Jefferies (20), Charles Jefferies (15), ag lab, and Frederick Jefferies (10), ag lab.

At the time of the 1851 England Census Richard Jefferies, aged 48, born in Wootton Bassett Wilts, farmer of 52 acres [employing] 2 labourers, and wife Jane, aged 60, born in Lyneham Wilts, were living in High Street, Wootton Bassett. Visiting was James Edward (6) of London Middlesex.

At the time of the 1871 England Census Richard Jefferies, aged 67, born in Wootton Bassett Wilts, widower, farmer, was in High Street, Wootton Bassett.

At the time of the 1881 England Census Richard Jefferies, aged 77, born in Wootton Bassett Wilts, widower, farmer, was in High Street, Wootton Bassett.

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Richard Jefferies of Wootton Bassett died aged 84 years (burial record).

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The Will of Richard Jefferies late of Wootton Bassett in the county of Wilts, farmer, who died 23 March 1888 at Wootton Bassett, was proved 25 May at Salisbury by Edmund Belcher of 65 Midgbury-road Swindon in the said county, tailor, one of the executors. Personal estate £76 13s. ³