Elizabeth (Ferris) Newman (abt. 1745 - 1806)

Born about 1745 in Kent, England

Wife of Thomas Newman — married 29 Dec 1766 in Lympne, Kent

Descendants

Died 1806 at about age 61 in Lympne, Kent, England

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Biography

groom's name: Thomas Newman

bride's name: Elizabeth Ferris

marriage date: 29 Dec 1766

marriage place: Lympne, Kent, England^[1]

Kent Burials

Lympne with West Hythe, St Stephen, Kent, England

First name(s) Elizabeth

Last name Newman

Burial year 1806

Burial date 01 Jun 1806

Place Lympne with West Hythe, St Stephen

County Kent

Country England

Archive Kent History & Library Centre

Archive reference P240/1/A/4

Register type Baptisms, marriages & burials

Year range 1755-1812

Record set Kent Burials

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Burials

Collections from England, Great Britain

Research Notes

There is some confusion about her birth and parents. There are several possible baptisms in Lympne, Kent, England

A

Kent Baptisms

Lympne with West Hythe, St Stephen, Kent, England

First name(s) Elizabeth

Last name Ferris

Baptism date 14 Aug 1748

Baptism year 1748

Place Lympne with West Hythe, St Stephen

Father's first name(s) Benjamin

Mother's first name(s) Mary

County Kent

Country England

Archive Kent History & Library Centre

Archive reference P240/1/A/1

Register type Baptisms, marriages & burials

Year range 1617-1755

Page 40

Record set Kent Baptisms

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Baptisms

Collections from England, Great Britain

B

England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975

Lympne, Kent, England

First name(s) Elisabeth

Last name Ferris

Sex Female

Baptism year 1751

Baptism date 04 Aug 1751

Residence Kent, England

Place Lympne

County Kent

Country England

Father's first name(s) Thomas

Father's last name Ferris

Mother's first name(s) Martha

Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Baptisms

Collections from England, Great Britain

C

Kent Baptisms

Lympne with West Hythe, St Stephen, Kent, England

First name(s) Elizabeth

Last name Ferris

Baptism date 05 Jan 1752

Baptism year 1752

Place Lympne with West Hythe, St Stephen

Father's first name(s) Benjamin

Mother's first name(s) Mary

County Kent

Country England

Archive Kent History & Library Centre

Archive reference P240/1/A/1

Register type Baptisms, marriages & burials

Year range 1617-1755

Page 41

Record set Kent Baptisms

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Baptisms

Collections from England, Great Britain

D

Kent Baptisms

Hythe, St Leonard, Kent, England

First name(s) Elizabeth

Last name Ferris

Baptism year 1755

Baptism date 12 Feb 1755

Place Hythe, St Leonard

Father's first name(s) Richard

Mother's first name(s) Mary

County Kent

Country England

Archive Canterbury Cathedral Archives

Archive reference CCA/U3/282/1/A/1

Register year range 1566-1675

Record set Kent Baptisms

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Baptisms

Collections from England, Great Britain

D

An on-line tree has an Elizabeth Ferris born 1741 in Lympne, Kent, England, daughter of Thomas and Martha Ferris, and the website claims she married Thomas Newman^[2][3]. But I have not found a 1741 baptism of Elizabeth Ferris in Lympne, on either Find My Past or Family Search. I suspect the 1741 is a transcription error.

If A or C refer to her, she is the daughter of Benjamin Ferris, and great aunt of Elizabeth Ferris, who married her son William Newman

C and D are probably too late, because

If she were born in 1752, she would only be 14 when she married in 1766

if she were born in 1755, she would only be 11 when she married in 1766

A is problematic, because Benjamin and Mary baptised two daughters named Elizabeth, one in 1748 and one in 1752. It seems likely that the one born in 1748 died before 1752, but I have not been able to find a burial for her.

That leaves B (1752, dau of Thomas and Martha) as the most likely, but it is by no means certain.

Sources

1. ↑ [: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NN4R-R82 Family Search]

   indexing project (batch) number: I04954-0

   system origin: England-EASy

   source film number: 1736875

   reference number: Item 3

   Collection: Thomas Newman, "England, Marriages, 1538–1973 "

2. ↑ Harvey Family Tree - Thomas Newman
3. ↑ Harvey Family Tree - Elizabeth Ferris

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