His father William was killed while out hunting, and Simon and his brothers and sisters were brought up by their grandfather John Pidsley, who died in 1801.
Simon Pidsley held many estates and livings in Devonshire. Great Wootton in the parish of Colnbrooke, Devon, belonged to him and had been in his family for some 200 years. The Manor of Barne Court, Lustleigh, was acquired by Simon, including a moiety of the advowson of the rectory. He was patron of and incumbent of the rectory of Samford Peverell in the deanery of Tiverton. He also owned the barton of Deascombe, in Drews Teignton, in which tin deposits had been discovered. He was patron of and incumbent of the rectory of Uplowman. All these properties, with the exception of the livings of Sampford Peverell and Uplowman passed to his eldest son John PIdsley who, in his sister Eliza's words, ran through them all.
A letter written by Edgar Jacob from San Francisco on 16th September 1883, after spending some time at Salt Lake City, where he wrote extensively about the Mormons, is illuminating as far as Eliza's brother John is concerned. Edgar spent much time in the company of an Anglican Bishop Tuttle. Mrs Tuttle's brother, a Mr Foote, had spent 4-5 years at Salt Lake City building the church there; he was married to the only daughter of an English clergyman a Mr Pidsley, who is naturalized and lived at San Jose. Mr Pidsley, now an old man, has retired from active duty but helps his son in law a good deal. His sister married Dr Jacob, late of Christ's Hospital, and they correspond regularly. I lunched with old Mr Pidsley who was most kind and hospitable and glad to see me.
Harry Pidsley.
How he fits into the family
tree I don't know.
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