Rosina Martha Viney (1808 - abt. 1855)

Born 16 May 1808 in Honiton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died about 3 May 1855 at about age 46 in At Sea [uncertain]

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Biography

Rosina was born in 1808. She was baptised in Honiton, Devon, on 4 Aug 1809. She is the daughter of Benjamin Viney and Jemima Holway.

Rosina was living in King Street, Honiton, in 1841, along with other family members. She was in her thirties and unmarried at this time.

She (or someone with the same name) appears as a single woman on the passenger list of the Barque John, heading for Canada.

The John was wrecked on 3 May 1855 on the Manacles off the coast of Cornwall, with much loss of life. More about the shipwreck can be read here.

As a death or marriage record for Rosina has not been found in England or elsewhere, it appears likely she was lost in the shipwreck.

Sources

• Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N595-5SW : 4 February 2023), Rosina Martha Viney, 1809.
• Census 1841: "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT6-YCP : 22 May 2019), Roseina Viney, Honiton, 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.