Henry Whitburn Merch Navy (1821 - 1888)

Born 1821 in Coombe near Kea, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Nodder) Whitburn — married 22 Aug 1854 in The Parish Church, St. Clement, Truro, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1888 at about age 67 in 1, Dunstanville Terrace, Budock, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

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Biography

Captain Henry Whitburn (1821-1888) was the son of Robert Whitburn and Ann Scoble.

He was baptised on the 7th of January 1824 at Kea, Cornwall, England

He was a Master Mariner (Ships Captain-Merchant Navy).

His Master's Certificate of Service No.48455 was issued at Falmouth, 25 Jan 1851.

He married Rebecca Nodder on the 22nd of August 1854 in the Parish Church, St. Clement, Truro, Cornwall.

He died aged 67 on 2 Jun 1888 at Falmouth and was buried on the 5th of June All Hallows churchyard, in the same grave as his wife Rebecca WHITBURN née NODDER & his sister-in-law Ann NODDER both of whom predeceased him.

Ships that Henry Whitburn was asassociated with.

Census

1851 census of England, Wales & Scotland
Bridge Street, St Clement, Truro, Cornwall, England

1861 census of England
1, Eclipse of Wick (Schooner Coasting), Glasgow 5 Clyde, Lanarkshire, Scotland

1881 census of England
1, Dunstanville Terrace, Budock, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Sources

Cornwall OPC Baptism Record

Day Month 07-Jan

Year 1824

Parish Or Reg District Kea

Forename Henry

Surname WHITBURN

Sex Male

Father Forename Robert

Mother Forename Ann

Residence Combe

Father Rank Profession Waterman

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBQY-NNT : 11 February 2018, Henry Whitburn, 07 Jan 1824); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,941.

Church register image

Cornwall OPC Marriage Record

Solemnized At The Parish Church Parish St. Clement, Truro, Cornwall

Day Month 22 August

Year 1854

Grooms Name Henry WHITBURN

Groom Age Major

Groom Condition Bachelor

Groom Rank Profession Master Mariner

Groom Residence St. Clement, Truro

Grooms Fathers Name Robert WHITBURN

Grooms Father Rank Profession Gardener

Brides Name Rebecca NODDER

Brides Age Major

Brides Condition Spinster

Brides Residence St Mary Truro

Brides Fathers Name John NODDER

Bride Father Rank Profession Cabinet Maker

Banns / Licence (B/L) Licence

Groom Signed / Marked (S/M) Signed

Bride Signed / Marked (S/M) Signed

Witness 1 Name John NODDER

Witness 2 Name Ann NODDER

freeBMD Deaths Jun Q 1888 Falmouth 5c 116 WHITBURN Henry Age 67

England Deaths & Burials 1538-1991

First name(s) Henry

Last name Whitburn

Gender Male

Event year 1888

Birth year 1821

Age at death 67

Burial year 1888

Burial date 05 Jun 1888

Burial place Kea, Cornwall, England

Place Kea

County Cornwall

Country England

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 April 2021), memorial page for Henry Whitburn (1821–2 Jun 1888), Find a Grave Memorial no. 215513136, citing All Hallows Churchyard, Kea, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.