Showing posts with label Mathew. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mathew. Show all posts

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

The data behind 1851 Census story for the Ebbott family


Earlier today I posted another up date  for the Family history writing challenge entitled  The Ebbott Family in 1851 Census to see the full story, but behind that story is a lot of supporting data.  It takes a lot of data to build a story without which the story is just a myth or so I'm lead to believe, which is why I try to document all before beginning to write the story. Before I begin I thought it would be timely to show how I am connected to the person that I am writing about on my associated Blog "The Life of John Ebbott"
Living in Cornwall within a 5 mile radius of Tresmeer

Philip & Mary Ebbott were living in the same place where they had been in 1841 in Trerummer, Tresmeer, Cornwall, England as they were in 1841 (Cornwall Online Census Project-1851) 
(Transcript of Piece HO107/1899 (Tresmeer & Tremaine); Enumeration District 3 & 5; Civil Parish of Tresmeer accessed http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/51899a.html#ED3 on Friday 22 July 2005). )
1.  Philip Ebbott aged 76 a Retired Farmer
2.  Mary Ebbott, Philip's Wife aged ,68
3.  William Ebbott aged 21, their youngest son is unmarried and working as a Farm Servant was still living at home with his retired father.

Philip Ebbott has moved from his in-laws house in Trengane, Warbstow and is now living on the same property to his retired father.  In 1841, Philip had been living with his wife’s widowed mother  as a newly married couple, in Trengane, Warbstow.  Grace’s mother has retired and come with them to the farm.
(source: Cornwall Online Census Project-1851 (Transcript of Piece HO107/1899 (Tresmeer & Tremaine); Enumeration District 3 & 5; Civil Parish of Tresmeer accessed http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/51899a.html#ED3 on Friday 22 July 2005))
1.  Philip Ebbott,Head,M,41,,Farmer 90 Acres 4 Labs
2.  Grace Ebbott,Wife,M,,40
3.  Elizabeth Ebbott,Dau,,,9
4.  Philip Ebbott,Son,,3
5.  Grace Ebbott,Dau,,,1
6.  William Reed,Servnt,U,18,,Farm Servant
7.  Philippa Jenkin,Servnt,U,,16,House Servant
8.  Elizabeth Piper,Ma-Law,W,,66,Retired Farmers widow

Next door in the home of Mr & Mrs Daw there is an Elizabeth Ebbott who is 5 months old, a nurse child although to which Ebbott she belongs has not yet been established.

Margery (Bluett) was living with her family in Congheale, Alternon, Cornwall, England
(1851 Cemsus of England and Wales; digital images, The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, "HO107/1899," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/uk). )
1.        William Bluett  38 farmer of 100 acreas
2.        Margery Bluett 29
3.        Mary Ann Bluett    12
4.        Lydia Bluett     10 scholar
5.        William Bluett  8  scholar
6.        Elizth Bluett     7  scholar
7.        John Bluett       4 scholar
8.        George Rice     21 farm servant
9.        Jame Cobbledick              17 farm servant
10.     Jane Robert      17 farm servant

Gregory Ebbott’s wife and child has returned to Tresmeer without him, possibly in 1849.
Church Town, Tresmeer and living a few doors away from Philip and Grace Ebbott.
(Cornwall Online Census Project-1851 (Transcript of Piece HO107/1899 (Tresmeer & Tremaine); Enumeration District 3 & 5; Civil Parish of Tresmeer accessed http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/51899a.html#ED3 on Friday 22 July 2005).)
1.        Uriah Mathew,Head,M,73,,Farmer 120 Acres 1 Lab
2.        Catherine Mathew,Wife,M,,59,,Tresmeer Cornwall
3.        Thomas Mathew,Son,U,28,,,Tresmeer Cornwall
4.        Uriah Mathew,Son,U,24,,,Tresmeer Cornwall
5.        Catherine Ebbott,Dau,M,,33,,Tresmeer Cornwall
6.        Caroline Ebbott, Grndau,,,5 who was born in West Leonia America Overseas Brit. Subj
7.        Mary Luxton,Servnt,W,,43,House Servant)

Preparing to leave Australia
Still living in Cornwall but slightly further afield having moved since 1841 is John and Sarah Ebbott who are possibly preparing to leave we Australia which he and his family finally do a year later.

John & Sarah Ebbott are now living in West Gate, Launceston St Mary, Cornwall, with their young family
(Ancestry.com, "1841 England Census," database online, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Ancestry.com.  (www.ancestry.com.au : accessed 27 Dec 2009), entry for Family of John & Sarah Ebbott, Badharick, Lines 7- 9, Civil Parish: Egloskerry; County: Cornwall;; PRO HO107/134/6; Page: 7.)
1.  John Ebbott aged,42 and a Farmer
2.  Sarah Ebbott,Wife aged 33
3.  John Ebbott aged 11
4.  Emma Ebbott aged 4
5.  William Ebbott aged 11m
Phillip, their youngest son is living with his Uncles Julius  Bone who is living next daughter to William Bone at Polhilsa, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall some 6.5 Miles (10.4 Kms) away to the North West
(Cornwall Online Census Project—1851, Transcript of Piece HO107/1899 (Part 8) (Folio 559 Page 8, Enumeration District 4a, Civil Parish of Stoke Climsland, Eccl. District of - ; Transcription/Checking Team was Mike Beck (UK), Paul Brewer (UK) and Andy Chenhall (UK); accessed at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/51899g.html). )
1.  William Bone,Head, single, 34, Jointly Farms 70 Acres 4 Men
2.  Julius Bone,Head,single, 33,,Jointly Farms 70 Acres 4 Men
3.  Philip Ebbott, Nephew, 8
4.  Mary Ann Lemon, Servnt, single, 23, House Keeper
Both of John’s uncles are single and jointly farming the property however according to the 1851/52 Voters List for Stoke Climsland, in the Polling District of Callington it is Julius BONE who has rents the Polhilsa  house and land as occupier[i]

Already Living Abroad
Henry Ebbott had migrated to Canada in 1846 as a Methodist Minister. (mentioned in The Canadian Almanac and Directory 1852-1853 page 41 accessed at http://www.archive.org/details/canada18525300unknuoft on 5/2/2013)

Gregory Ebbott had migrated to the US in 1845
(but his wife had returned and was living back in Cornwall with her father

Mary (Uglow) had migrated to the USA  with her husband possibly as early at 1844 to Sullivan, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States[ii]
1.        Edward Uglow 47  farmer on quite a large property
2.        Mary Uglow     46
3.        Wilmar Uglow  18
4.        Wm Uglow       18
5.        Edward Uglow 4
6.        Ellen Uglow     4
7.        Elizabeth Uglow   20

Passed away
1.        Wilmot had already passed away

2.        Elizabeth (Reed) died in 1843, the family that she left behind in Tregathman, Sithney, Cornwall with only the eldest and youngest girls leaving home, the youngest girl Charlotte has gone two doors away to live with her uncle’s family Joseph Reed.

3.        Mary Jane Fryan had died on 15 Apr 1847 and was buried in Badharlick, Egloskerry, 4 years after her only son died.



[i] 1851/52 Voters List for Stoke Climsland, in the Polling District of Callington http://www.cornwall-opc.org/Records/parishes/Q-T/stoke_climsland_voters_list_1851_52.php
[ii] (Ancestory.com  Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Year: 1850; Census Place:  Sullivan,  Jefferson,  Wisconsin; Roll:  M432_1000; Page:  184A; Image:  365.)

Sunday, 3 February 2013

Photo 3 - The grave of Catherine Ebbott nee Mathew

Tresmeer church is situated down a little dead-end road that runs into someone’s farm.
It was very peaceful wandering around reading the gravestones, the church as you would expect was sitting on top of the rise looking down over the country side, we could even see the kids playing football in the adjacent back yard
I was very excited when we located an Ebbott grave in the yard; however I had no idea who Catherine Ebbott was.  But I was soon to learn that she was the wife of my third great granduncle!  It was the only grave that I could find that had any connection to my family, in that particular churchyard, there may have been others but after a while it becomes overwhelming trying to remember all the possible connections.




Transcription of the grave of Catherine Ebbott nee Mathew.

 “In Loving Memory of
Catherine Ebbott
of this Parish
who died 24th May 1902
Aged 85 years. Thy will be done”

The person behind the gravestone of Catherine Ebbott nee Mathew
After a little research I was able to find the following - Catherine was born in 1817 as Catherine Mathew and christened in 6 Apr 1817 in Tressmeer.

In the 1841 Census I found her living in Tresmeer Church Town with her parents.
(Ancestry.com, "1841 England Census," database online, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Ancestry.com.  (www.ancestry.com.au : accessed 3 Feb 2013), entry for The Mathew family; Parish: Tresmeer; County: Cornwall Class: HO107/14/:; Page: 7)
  1. Uriah Mathew,65, Farmer
  2.  Catharing Mathew, 50,
  3. William Mathew,25
  4.  Catharine Mathew, 20
  5. Thomas Mathew,15,
  6. Sally Mathew, 15,
  7. Uriah Mathew,13

Living not very far away from the Ebbott family in Trerimince, Tresmeer, Cornwall, England
(Source:- Ancestry.com, "1841 England Census," database online, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Ancestry.com.  (www.ancestry.com.au : accessed 1 Jan 2010), entry for Philip & Mary Ebbott & family, Tressmeer, line 19 - 24, Parish: Tresmeer; County: Cornwall; PRO HO107/134/14/: ; Page: 7.  )
  1. Philip Ebbott aged 65, Farmer 
  2. Mary Ebbott aged 55 
  3. Wilmit Ebbott, aged 85, Ind 
  4. Henry Ebbott, aged 20, Tailor 
  5. Gregory Ebbott, aged 20 
  6. William Ebbott, aged 11 
  7. William Congdon, aged 20, Male Servant 
  8. William Cory, aged 15, Servant 
  9. John Reed, aged 11, Male Servant 
  10. Elizabeth French, aged 15, Female Servant 
  11. Mary A. Rundle, aged 20, Female Servant 
  12. Henry Harris, aged 7, male servant

The Ebbott family has had a long association with the Tresmeer Church of England.  Looking through the parish records it looks as through there were several generations Gregory Abbott who was buried in the churchyard according to the parish records on the 19 May 1778 (source OPC site), unfortunately I didn't find a headstone marking any of the graves that I saw.  Gregory Abbott father in law Paul Upton was also baptised in that very church as well on 3 Nov 1679 (source OPC site). 

It was probably through this church in which Gregory Ebbott from Tremaine, met Catherine Mathew, the two churches were only 1.4 Miles/2.2 Kms travelling distance apart, if not in the church perhaps in Tresmere town centre while picking something up or visiting the tailor, Thomas Ferrett, perhaps some sort of relation of his mother(?).

The couple's marriage was announced in The West Briton And Cornwall AdvertiserF on Friday 4 April 1845 
“At Northpetherwin, on Tuesday last, Mr, Gregory EBBOTT, of Trerummer, in the parish of Tresmeer, yeoman, to Miss MATTHEW, of the same parish.” 
the church in which the event took place has yet to be identified.

The couple migrated to America sometime shortly after, and their first child Caroline was born in 1846 in Wisconsin, United States of America in the first year of their marriage, both mother and child returned possibly sometime in 1849 to England.  Catherine may have been pregnant with her second child, Elizabeth Ann (although I am unable to verify this) when she returned. It would appear that Gregory never returned to England, as he applied for a divorce in 1854.
The divorce however may not have been common knowledge back in England, as Catherine is still listing herself as married at least up until 1871.
  • In the 1851 Census Catherine is living with her parents and eldest daughter, Carolene who was 5 years old. Carolene was listed in the census as being born in America. Although Catherine is listed as married her husband is not present. 
Cornwall Online Census Project-1851 (Transcript of Piece HO107/1899 (Tresmeer & Tremaine); Enumeration District 3 & 5; Civil Parish of Tresmeer accessed http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/51899a.html#ED3 on Friday 22 July 2005).  
  • In 1861 Catherine appears to be living by herself in the house next to her parents. 
Cornwall Online Census Project—1861 Transcript of Piece RG9/1518 (Part 2) (Folio 49 Page 8, Enumeration District 4, Civil Parish of Egloskerry, Eccl. Parish of -).
  • In 1871 Catherine is still listed as married but is living by herself and listed as an annuitant 
Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.  Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871.  Class:  RG10; Piece:  2223; Folio:  62; Page: 12;
  • In 1881 - Catherine is living by herself next to the Bluett family still married but still no husband listed and she is listed as retired. 
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 1881 Class:  RG11; Piece:  2275; Folio:  47; Page: 1
  • In 1891 Catherine is 73 Living On Her Own Means
Cornwall Online Census Project—1891, Transcript of Piece RG12/1802 (Folio 43 Page 7 Enumeration District 1, Civil Parish of North Petherwin, Eccl. Parish of North Petherwin).  
  • In 1901 Visiting John & Elizabeth Fryan and listed as single.
Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.  Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901.  Class:  RG13; Piece:  2182; Folio:  6; Page: 3


I wonder how the extended Ebbott family felt with their kinsman’s wife leaving him behind in a foreign land – I am sure they were happy  about the state of affairs, but they must have known, as Catherine and her daughter moved back to her home town.