Mary (Worden) Billing (1780 - 1838)

Born 1780 in St Kew, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Billing — married 25 Feb 1800 in Endellion, Cornwall, England

Died 1838 at about age 58 in Endellion, Cornwall, England

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Biography

Mary Worden was baptized in St Kew,⁠^[1] in Cornwall, on 19 November 1780. The names of her parents were Samuel and Jane.⁠^[2]⁠^[3]

Mary was the first of fourteen children of Samuel Worden and Jane Calloway, who were married in St Kew on 24 May 1780.⁠^[4]⁠^[5]

The first five children of Samuel and Jane Worden were baptized in St Kew, the remaining nine in Endellion.⁠^[6] The move from St Kew to Endellion apparently took place in about 1786.

Mary Worden married Samuel Billing in Endellion on 25 February 1800. The marriage register entry says that Samuel Billing was a bachelor and a ship builder, Mary Worden was a spinster, and the marriage was by licence. Bride and groom both signed their names, and the marriage was witnessed by Samuel Worden and Jenneyfor Worden, who also both signed.⁠^[7]

The witness Samuel Worden was presumably Mary's father, although her grandfather and second brother were also both Samuels. The second witness was surely her eldest sister.

Samuel and Mary had seven children, as follows:

• Pascoe Billing, baptized 20 June 1802;⁠^[8]
• William Billing, baptized 15 July 1804,⁠^[9] buried 26 October 1804;⁠^[10]
• Mary Ann Billing, baptized 12 October 1806;⁠^[11]
• William Billing, baptized 16 July 1809;⁠^[12]
• John Billing, baptized 28 June 1812;⁠^[13]
• Joseph Billing, baptized 27 August 1815;⁠^[14]
• Jane Worden Billing, baptized 26 March 1821.⁠^[15]

Because of new laws passed in 1812, baptism and burial records from 1813 on usually have more information than the earlier records. In particular the baptism records for Joseph Billing and Jane Worden Billing say that the family lived at Port Isaac (as we might have guessed from Samuel's profession). At Jane's baptism Samuel was described as a shipwright, which to me sounds less grand than ship builder: I would expect that a ship builder would be the boss employing quite a few workers, whereas a shipwright might merely be one of the workers. But maybe in the early nineteenth century "ship builder" and "shipwright" carried exactly the same connotations.

At Joseph's baptism Samuel was described as an Inn Keeper.

Samuel Billing is mentioned in the 1833–1834 document The History of Port Isaac and Port Quin, written by Dr Frederick Trevan of Port Isaac.⁠^[16] It says that he was a shipwright, married Mary Worden, and had four sons and two daughters.

Mary was buried in Endellion on 18 September 1838.⁠^[17] Her age at death was recorded as 57, which is consistent with the 1780 baptism date if she was over two months old when baptized.

Samuel can be found in 1841 census records, still living in Port Isaac. He was described as a Ship Carpenter. The others in the household were Samuel's son Joseph and daughter-in-law Susan, and Joseph and Susan's three young children.⁠^[18]⁠^[19] Samuel Billing of Port Isaac, aged 72, was buried in Endellion on 7 January 1848.^[20]

Sources

1. ↑ St Kew: information from GENUKI.
2. ↑ Mary Worden baptism, 19 November 1780: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 14 April 2015), Cornwall > St Kew > Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1680-1794 > image 91 of 200; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
3. ↑ Mary Worden baptism, 19 November 1780: Exeter Bishop's Transcripts for St Kew, FamilySearch film # 005749793, image 61 of 128.
4. ↑ Marriage of Samuel Worden and Jane Calloway, 24 May 1780: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 14 April 2015), Cornwall > St Kew > Marriage banns, marriages, 1754-1890 > image 26 of 59; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
5. ↑ Samuel Worden and Jane Calloway, 24 May 1780: Exeter Bishop's Transcripts for St Kew, FamilySearch film # 005749793, image 62 of 128.
6. ↑ St Endellion: information from GENUKI.
7. ↑ Marriage of Samuel Billing and Mary Worden, 25 February 1800: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Marriage banns, marriages, 1755-1812 > image 28 of 39; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
8. ↑ Baptism of Pascoe Billing, 20 June 1802: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, marriages, 1732-1806 > image 53 of 56; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
9. ↑ Baptism of William Billing, 15 July 1804: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, 1803-1812 > image 3 of 8; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
10. ↑ Burial of William Billing, 26 October 1804: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Burials, 1749-1812 > image 20 of 22; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
11. ↑ Baptism of Mary Ann Billing, 12 October 1806: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, 1803-1812 > image 4 of 8; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
12. ↑ William Billing baptism, 16 July 1809: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, 1803-1812 > image 7 of 8; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
13. ↑ Baptism of John Billing, 28 June 1812: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, 1803-1812 > image 8 of 8; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
14. ↑ Baptism of Joseph Billing, 27 August 1815: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, 1813-1827 > image 11 of 56; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
15. ↑ Jane Worden Billing baptism, 26 March 1812: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, 1813-1827 > image 31 of 56; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
16. ↑ The History of Port Isaac and Port Quin, by Dr Frederick Trevan, transcribed by Jonathan Remick Richards.
17. ↑ Burial of Mary Billing, 18 September 1838: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Burials, 1813-1856 > image 33 of 53; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
18. ↑ Samuel Billing's household at the 1841 census (piece 152 book 8, folio 6, page 4). Ancestry sharing link, with high resolution image.
19. ↑ Samuel Billing's household at the 1841 census, as transcribed for FamilySearch.
20. ↑ Burial of Samuel Billing, 7 January 1848: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Burials, 1813-1856 > image 42 of 53; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.

See also:

Mary Worden's profile in FamilyTree on FamilySearch.org.