Name:
John Luscombe1
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
btw 1782 and 1796
Occupation:
frm 1819 to 1848 (age 22-66)
victualler and publican||; The Commercial Inn, Lower Main Street, Totnes, Devon2 3 4
Parent:
29 Aug 1821 (age 24-39)
Baptism of son John
Death:
btw Dec 1832 and May 1833 (age 35-51)
Totnes, Devon5
He does not appear in the 1841 Census and research by the Devon Records Offices show that two John Luscombes were buried between 1830 when he was recorded as the landlord of the Commercial Inn and April 1841 when the Census was taken. Census records are not entirely reliable, however, further evidence that he probably died before 1841 is provided by the 1844 Pigot's Directory which no longer list him as the landlord of the Commercial Inn.
One was buried on 26 December 1832 aged 50 and the other on 1 June 1833 aged 37. Which is John's burial has not yet been determined.
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 45)
Totnes, Devon
Burial:
Totnes, Devon6
Son: John Luscombe, c. 1880, age 59
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
Dec 1818 (age 21-36)
From research carried out by the Devon Records Office it is known that John and Eleanor were not married in Totnes although they lived and had their children there. It is therefore probable that they were married in one of the neighbouring parishes in the year before the birth of their first child Eleanor in December 1818 - say December 1817.
General Register Office, Certified Copy for an Entry of Marriage for John Luscombe and Amelia Sleep, (20 Oct 1848). Custom Id: MXB516940; 20 OCT 1848. Pat Ward.
Ibid. Date Married20 Oct 1848Groom's FatherJohn LUSCOMBEGroom's Father's OccupationPublican. Pat Ward.
Name Listing from the Totnes SectionPigot's 1822-3 Directory for Devonshire - Totnes Section, Directory Type: Devonshire, Totnes, (Pigot, 1822-3). Name Listing from the Totnes SectionLuscombe, John: Tavern/Inn (Commercial).
Pigot's 1830 Directory for Totnes, Devon, Directory Type: Directory for Totnes, (Pigot, 1830). TAVERNS & PUBLIC HOUSES.Commercial Inn, John Luscombe, Lower Main street.
Devon Records Office, Research into Parents & Siblings of John Luscombe, Recipient: J P W Ward, (26 Jan 2006).
Ibid. Burials 1830-1833I then turned to the possible burial of John Luscombe to confirm if he died as you suggested from 1830-1837.I found the following entries:26th December 1832John Luscombe, Totnes, aged 50And1st June 1833John Luscombe, Totnes, aged 37.
Register Entry for the Marriage of John Luscombe and Eleanor, Record Type: Marriage, Name Of Person: John Luscombe, Second Person: Eleanor, Parish: ?, (c. 1818). DenominationChurch of EnglandGroom's NameJohn LuscombeBride's NameEleanor. Devon Record Office, Great Moor House,Bittern Road,Sowton, ExeterDevonEX2 7NL. Tel: 01392 384253, Call Number: Parish Registers.
Devon Records Office, Research into Parents & Siblings of John Luscombe, Recipient: J P W Ward, (26 Jan 2006). Totnes Parish RegisterMarriages 1815-1820I next looked at the parish register for the marriage of John and Eleanor but could find no entry for them.