Mary (Unknown) Newcombe (abt. 1835)

Born about 1835 in Blackwater, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Mary Dunston (aka Dunstan, Dunstone, etc) was born in about 1835 in Blackwater, St Agnes parish, Cornwall, England to William Dunston and Mary (Truran) Dunston.

In 1841 Mary Dunstan (age 6) lived at Blackwater in St Agnes with her father William (40-44, Miner Copper), mother Mary (40-44), and seven siblings: Ann (15-19, At The Mines), William (15-19, At The Mines), Edward (13, At The Mines), John (11, At The Mines), Elizabeth (8), Thomas (3), and James (8 months).^[1]

In 1851 Mary Dunstan (age 16, Work to Mines) lived in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall with her widowed mother Mary (53) and six siblings: Ann (26, Work to Mine), William (24, Miner), John (20, Miner), Thomas (12, Work to Mines), James (10, Work to Mines), and Richard (8, School), as well as two lodgers: Thomas Vincent (21, Miner) and William Pryor (21, Blacksmith).^[2]

In 1861 Mary Dunston (age 21 [~26], Domestic Servant) lived at Pyder Street in St Marys, Cornwall with her employer Amelia Harris (29, Farmer Employing 19 Men & 3 Boys) - also in the household were Amelia's five children, a boarder, and one other servant.^[3]

Mary married the widower John Newcombe between 1866 and 1870.

Mary and John had three children:

1. William Thomas Newcombe (1870-)
2. Polly Newcombe (1873-)
3. Annie Newcombe (1878-)

In 1871 Mary Newcombe (age 36) lived at Horsebridge in Sydenham Damerel, Devon with her husband John (38, Agricultural Labourer), stepson John J (13, Copper Miner), stepdaughter Elizabeth (10, Scholar), and son William T (0).^[4]

In 1881 Mary Newcombe (age 46) lived in Sydenham Damerel with her husband John (48, Smith Labourer in Copper Mine) and three children: William Thomas (10, Scholar), Polly (7, Scholar), and Anne (2).^[5][6]

Mary's husband passed away in 1887.

In 1891 Mary Newcombe (age 56, Nurse) was a visitor at Down Gate in Stoke Climsland in the household of her widowed sister Ann Millman (68, Charwoman) - also in the household were Ann's married daughter Pamela Hairs (30, Charwoman) and granddaughter Maud B Hairs (2).^[7]

In 1901 Mary Newcombe (age 66, Monthly Nurse) lived in Sydenham Damerel.^[8]

In 1911 Mary Newcombe (age 76, Old Age Pensioner) lived in Sydenham Damerel.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902942ae9379091b183d468 : viewed 21 Aug 2023), Mary DUNSTAN in household of William DUNSTAN, Blackwater, Cornwall, England; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/149, Folio 26, Page 15, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKB-G6N : 9 November 2019), Mary Dunstan in household of Mary Dunstan, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England; citing Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England, p. 10, 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.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7CG-19K : 3 March 2021), Mary Dunston in household of Amelia Harris, Saint Marys, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; 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.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5TT-RK8 : 25 June 2022), Mary Newcombe in entry for John Newcombe, 1871.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-4FMX : 13 December 2017), Mary Newcombe in household of John Newcombe, Sydenham-Damerel, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 18, Piece/Folio 2220/112, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,782.
6. ↑ "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 2220; Folio: 112; Page: 18; GSU roll: 1341535; ED, institution, or vessel: 9
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #3441974 (accessed 19 August 2023)
   Mary Newcombe (46), wife, in household of John Newcombe (48) in Horsebridge, Sydenham Damerel in Tavistock registration district in Devon, England. Born in Blackwater, Cornwall, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WXYR-S6Z : 22 February 2021), Mary Newcombe in household of Ann Millman, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cornwall county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSW5-7VN : 21 May 2019), Mary Newcombe, Sydenham Damerel, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Milton Abbot subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW92-SDR : 3 July 2019), Mary Newcombe, Sydenham Damerel, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.