Mary (Abbott) Lewin (bef. 1808 - 1885)

Born before 28 May 1808 in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Lewin — married 4 Apr 1831 in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 4 Jan 1885 after age 76 in Stepney, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Mary (Abbott) Lewin migrated from England to Australia.

Mary married John Lewin on 4 Apr 1831 in Burton Latimer.^[3][4] The couple set sail aboard the ship John Renwick from London on 17 Oct 1836. They sailed into Holdfast Bay, Australia, on 8 Feb 1837. Also aboard the same ship were Mary's parents, Giles and Hannah, brothers Thomas and Jacob and their families and sister Mercy.^[5][6][7]

Mary passed away in 1885.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Burton Latimer : St Mary the Virgin : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58189932e93790eca3720916 : viewed 16 Dec 2019) baptism Mary Abbott 28 May 1808
2. ↑ Northamptonshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812. Name Mary Abbott; Event Type Baptism; Baptism Date 28 May 1808; Baptism Place Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England; Parish as it Appears Burton Latimer; Register Type Parish Registers; Father Giles Abbott; Mother Hannah Abbott. https://www.ancestry.com.au/
3. ↑ Burton Latimer bishop’s transcripts. John Lewin, bachelor of the parish of Tur Langton, Leicestershire, and Mary Abbot, of this parish spinster, were married by banns, 4 Apr 1831. Neither signed. Witnesses John Henman and Eli Lady.
   Ancestry.com. Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1912 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Northamptonshire Anglican Parish Registers and Bishop’s Transcripts. Textual records. Northamptonshire Record Office, Northampton, England.
4. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973. Name: John Lewin; Spouse's Name: Mary Abbot; Event Date: 04 Apr 1831; Event Place: Burton-Latimer, Northampton, England. "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNGK-H9P : 10 February 2018), John Lewin and Mary Abbot, 04 Apr 1831; citing Burton-Latimer, Northampton, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,999,035.
5. ↑ Family History SA, South Australian Shipping & Passenger Lists by Barry Leadbeater. LEWIN John, Mary ABBOTT arrived in SA 1837-02-10 aboard John Renwick from London.
6. ↑ http://www.slsa.ha.sa.gov.au/bsa/1837JohnRenwick.htm
7. ↑ Passengers in History 1837. Vessel: JOHN RENWICK; Masters: Linnington, William; Origin: London; Depart Date: Monday, October 17, 1836; Destination: Holdfast Bay; Arrive Date: Wednesday, February 8, 1837.
8. ↑ Genealogy South Australia: Death. 1885; 143/256; LEWIN Mary; John LEWIN (DH); Norwood.
9. ↑ LEWIN.—On the 4th January, at the residence of her brother, Pastor Jacob Abbott, Henry-street, Stepney, Mary, relict of the late John Lewin, aged 77 years. A colonist of 48 years. Trove. Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) Sat 10 Jan 1885 Page 24. Accessed 16 Dec 2019

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159894569/mary-lewin : accessed 15 February 2022), memorial page for Mary Abbott Lewin (1808–4 Jan 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 159894569, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Chris Abbott (contributor 49895910) .