Nehemiah Stoneman (1868 - 1938)

Born 28 Nov 1868 in Werrington, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia Jane (Darling) Stoneman — married about 1889 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Died 1 Jun 1938 at age 69 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Nehe was born about 1868. He is the son of William Stoneman and Elizabeth Reed.^[1]

His naval record describes Nehemiah as 5 foot 8 inches tall, with dark hair, and hazel eyes. He’s described as having a number of tattoos: on his left forearm “Britannia”; on his right forearm a ballet girl; and in his right hand locked hands over heart with M + S over it.

Naval Career

Nehemiah was employed in the trade of Stoker on a number of vessels - beginning on the Indus in Feb. 1888 and finishing aboard the HMS Aurora (1887) in March of 1895.

He then was in Northern Ireland it would seem doing coast guard work, serving in a number of locations, including: Limerick, Lough Swilly, Greystones, and finally Western Cawsand in Cornwall.

He received a naval pension in 1910/1911 and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve (R.F.R.) Devonport on Oct. 1911. But he was never called back into service, as in Sept. 1914 he was considered medically unfit to serve in World War I.

Nehemiah was awarded the Testimonial on Vellum by the Royal Humane Society for saving a life at Greystones on Oct. 26, 1907.

He is remembered in his obituary as a naval pensioner, and a prominent member of the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe Lodge, R.O.A.B. of which he was S.P.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ GRO Reference: 1868 D Quarter in LAUNCESTON Volume 05C Page 24
2. ↑ Obituary for Mr. N. Stoneman of Millbrook published in the Western Morning News on June 7, 1938.

• Chas Reed household, Werrington, Cornwall, England. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch.

• William Stoneman household, Werrington (Devon), Cornwall, England. "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch.

• Marriage registration for Nehemiah Stoneman and Sophia Jane Darling, Jul-Aug-Sept 1889, Plymouth, Devon, England. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch.

• "Ireland Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPBL-CBSW : 30 January 2019), Sophia Jane Stoneman, Achill, County Mayo, Ireland; citing Census, Achill, County Mayo, Ireland, 0000358943, Public Record Office of Ireland, Belfast.

• Nehemiah Stoneman household, Rame, Cawsand Plymouth, Cornwall, England. "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch.

• Death registration for Nehemiah Stoneman, Apr-May-Jun 1938, St. Germans, Cornwall, England. "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch.