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Thomas Dunstone (1783 - 1862)

Thomas Dunstone
Born in Rame, Cornwall, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 5 Feb 1808 in Rame, Cornwall, Englandmap
Died at about age 78 in St Germans Registration District, Cornwall, Englandmap
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Biography

Thomas Dunstone was born to Thomas Dunstone and Mary (Ivey) Dunstone and christened on 25 October 1783 in Rame, Cornwall, England.[1] He was the fifth of eleven children; an older brother Thomas was born in 1782 and died a young child.

Thomas became a fisherman, like his father before him - and, in fact, like most men in that area.

On 5 February 1808 Thomas married Elizabeth Copplestone in Rame [2] and the couple had six children: Thomas, William, Joseph, Ann, William Caril, and John.

Thomas, Elizabeth, and their children are living in Back Street, Cawsand on the 1841 census,[3] although since the youngest, John, is 5 years old and his next brother is 14, perhaps he is a grandchild rather than a son?

The family is still at 32 Back Street, Cawsand on the 1851 census, with 67-year-old Thomas still working as a fisherman. All the children have left home, except Ann, who is described as having 'needlework' as an occupation.[4]

Age 77, Thomas has finally retired, but is described as a widower on the 1861 census. He is being looked after in Back Street, Cawsand by faithful daughter, Ann, who is now 36 and unmarried.[5]

Thomas died in 1862.[6] He was 79.

Sources

  1. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMYM-5JC : 11 February 2018, Thomas Dunstone, 25 Oct 1783); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,982.
  2. Parish marriage register (Rame)
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQY5-24T : 3 September 2017), Thos Dunstone, Rame, Cornwall, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  4. "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2R-D2D : 29 July 2017), Thomas Dunstone, Rame, Cornwall, England; citing Rame, Cornwall, England, p. 24, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  5. "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M74Y-Y87 : 28 September 2016), Thomas Dunstone, Rame, Cornwall, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  6. UK death registration: St Germans, Volume 05C, Page 28, March quarter 1862




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