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Elizabeth Ann Luscombe (1826- )

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • Jul 1826

  • Totnes, Devon1

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  • Elizabeth was born before the registration of births, marriages and deaths started in 1837 and thus she did not have a birth certificate. The date of her birth is based on the date of her Baptism (4 August 1826). As it was normal practice for a child to be baptised shortly after the birth Elizabeth's birth date is estimated to be July 1826.

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Aug 1826 (age 0)

  • the Parish & Priory Church of St Mary, Totnes, Devon2

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  • ||As her parents names are recorded in the Baptismal Register it is assumed that they were present.

  • Census 1841:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 14)

  • Fore Street, Totnes, Devon3

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  • She was apprenticed to William Snell who was a Linen Draper and living with William and his wife Jane who was a milliner.

  • Witness:

  • 9 Oct 1907 (age 81)

  • Elizabeth witnessed the Marriage of Henry Northcott Luscombe and Ellen Maud Hawkins

Marriage

  • Spouse:

  • (unknown)

  • Marriage:

  • 1861 (age 34-35)

  • the Parish and Priory Church, Totnes, Devon4

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  • Elizabeth could have married either Richard Hill Horswill or Samuel Pearson. Without a marriage certificate or a copy of the register entry it is not possible to determine who she married. A search of the 1861 and 1871 Census was unsuccessful.

  • Marriage:

  • Jan 1861 (age 34)

  • Totnes, Devon4

Sources

1.

Register Entry for the Baptism of Elizabeth Ann Luscombe, Record Type: Baptism, Name Of Person: Elizabeth Ann Luscombe, Parish: Totnes, Devon, (4 Aug 1826). Devon Record Office, Great Moor House,Bittern Road,Sowton, ExeterDevonEX2 7NL. Tel: 01392 384253, Call Number: Parish Registers.

2.

Ibid. CountyDevonPlaceTotnesChurchParish & Priory Church of St MaryDenominationChurch of EnglandDate of Baptism4 Aug 1826ForenameElizabeth AnnFather's NameJohn LuscombeMother's NameEleanor Luscombe. Devon Record Office, Great Moor House,Bittern Road,Sowton, ExeterDevonEX2 7NL. Tel: 01392 384253, Call Number: Parish Registers.

3.

1841 England Census for Household of William Snell in Totnes, Devon, Census Type: 1841 England, Census Place: Totnes, Devon, Folio: 6, Page: 6. County:DevonRegistration District: TotnesCivil Parish: TotnesBorough: TotnesAddress: Fore Street, TotnesId NamesAgeTradeBorn in County?William Snell45Linen DraperYesJane Snell40MillinerYes376Elizabeth Luscombe15ApprenticeYes. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/21.

4.

CRI(E&W) for Marriage of Elisabeth Ann Luscombe, Event Type: Marriage, Registration District: Totnes, Volume: 5b, Page: 310, (Period, Jan-Mar 1861). A search of FreeBMD for the marriage of Elizabeth Ann Luscombe in the Totnes registration district producedQuarterRegistration DistrictApr-Mar 1861TotnesSurnameFirst name(s)HorswillRichard HillLuscombe Elizabeth AnnPearson SamuelSteer Emma Vincent. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.