Nicholas Norrish (1795 - 1860)

Born 27 Jul 1795 in Widecombe in The Moor, Devon, England

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Easterbrook) Norrish — married 27 Mar 1821 in Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1860 at age 64 in Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Nicholas was the son of Joan Andrews and William Norrish. He was Christened on 27 Jul 1795 in Widecombe in The Moor, Devon, England.^[1]

Siblings:

1. William Norrish 1780–1833
2. Mary Norrish 1782–1864
3. Joan Norrish 1786–1869
4. Elizabeth Norrish 1789–1862
5. John Norrish 1791–Deceased
6. Richard Norrish 1793–Deceased
7. George Norrish 1798–Deceased
8. Ann Norrish 1800–1879
9. Joshua Norrish 1803–1890

He married Susannah Easterbrook in 1821 in Widecombe in The Moor, Devon, England .^[2]

Children:

1. Joshua, bp. 09 Sep 1821^[3]
2. Nicholas, bp. 25 May 1823^[4]
3. Elizabeth, bp. 24 Apr 1831^[5]
4. George, b. 1830; bp. 24 Apr 1831^[6]-d.1912^[7]

The family was found in the 1841 England and Wales Census.^[8]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Nicholas Norrish Male 45
• Susanna Norrish Female 45 Devon
• Joshua Norrish Male 15 Devon
• Nicholas Norrish Male 15 Devon
• Elizabeth Norrish Female 15 Devon
• George Norrish Male 10 Devon

Nicholas had leased a few acres of the Huccaby estate on which he kept a horse, a cow and 100 sheep that were pastured in Dartmoor. His father William had left him a legacy of 50 pounds and his wife's father a legacy of 40 pounds. That money plus the sale of the sheep, wheat, furniture and farm implements enabled them to migrate to Canada.

They sailed on the Cosmopolite, a three masted ship, from Plymouth, Devon on Friday April 1, 1843, landing in Quebec City 4 weeks later (April 28th 1843).

The family went to Kingston, Ontario, to spend a few days with Nicholas's brother, Joshua, who had been in Canada for a few years. The family arrived in Nassagaweya around June 1, 1843 and met up with their relatives, the Easterbrooks who had been living there for a dozen years and were waiting for them.

Nicholas passed away at age 65 in 1860 and was interred in the Ebenezer United Church Cemetery, Campbellville, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JC-C4G : 4 February 2023), Nicholas Norrish, 1795.
2. ↑ "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-5DNZ : 15 March 2018), Nicholas Norrish and Susanna Easterbrook, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom; citing Marriage, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
3. ↑ "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-58NH : 15 March 2018), Susanna Norrish in household of Joshua Norrish, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom; citing Baptism, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
4. ↑ "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-56K9 : 15 March 2018), Susanna Norrish in household of Nicholas Norrish, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom; citing Baptism, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
5. ↑ "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-5692 : 15 March 2018), Elizabeth Norrish, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom; citing Baptism, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
6. ↑ "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-58PK : 15 March 2018), Susanna Nonish in household of George Nonish, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom; citing Baptism, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
7. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD5T-C5N : 26 March 2020), Susannah Easterbroak in entry for George Norrish, 05 Jun 1912; citing Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, yr 1912 cn 33003, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,928.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTV-QBX : 22 May 2019), Joshua Norrish in household of Nicholas Norrish, Holne, Devon, England, United Kingdom; 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.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40524887/nicholas-norrish: accessed 11 February 2023), memorial page for Nicholas Norrish (27 Jul 1795–21 Mar 1860), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40524887, citing Ebenezer United Church Cemetery, Campbellville, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Marilyn Smith Favaro (contributor 47157858).