Balsom family - Devon or possibly Cornwall up to c1840

[Isobelruss]

Walter Symons married Mary Harvie 5 Apr 1779 Stoke Damerel
Walter Symons shipwright in the Yard and Mary Harvie spinster both of this parish,were married in this church by Banns this fifth day of April in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine.
witnesses John Harvie and Fran Dingle(best guess)
Walter was also a witness to a marriage same day of a John Easterbrook(quarreyman)

[Abygail]

Thank you for the information, it clears up a couple of things for me.   I had wondered which spelling re Harvie/Harvey to be correct.  At least I know which variation was in use at the time.
Having a maiden name for Mary Ann Balsom's mother is a bonus as well, makes it possible to sneak back another generation.   Thank you for your time.
Abygail

[JEANNIE JACKSON]

Regarding your enquiry about members of the Balson family of Devon (mistakenly called Balsom sometimes); my grandmother was BEATRICE LOUISE BALSON who married GEORGE McDONOUGH in Stoke Damerel in the early 1900s.  They had 5 children, Olive, Beatrice, George (my father), Donald and Ruby. She died of cancer in 1925 and I have tried, without any success, to trace her roots before she married.  Her husband, my grandfather George, was born in Stoke Damerel, his father was James McDonough and his mother Deborah Alice.  Is this of any help to you?
Jeannie

[JaneyCanuck]

Hello and welcome Jeannie 

You would probably have done better to start your own thread unless you are sure your people are related, but since we are here ...

Do you have your grandparents' marriage certificate? It should tell you her age and her father's name and occupation. You can find the registration details at FreeBMD

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

and order the certificate from

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

The marriage was in 1906 in Devonport registration district and her surname has been transcribed both ways, with 'm' and 'n'.

Her birth is also easily found there: 1883 in Stoke Damerel registration district. The certificate would give both her parents' names.

In 1891, Anc*y.com has transcribed the surname as Belson. The household is:

William T Balson, 53, labourer
Jane Balson, 45
George H Balson,    14
Maude M Balson, 10
Beatrice Balson, 7
James Balson, 1

With that info you can find her parents' marriage at FreeBMD and I won't spoil your fun by doing it.

... Oh, except that he is recorded as Balsom in the index!

[Bigrigbalsom]

Christopher Balsom married Ann Henly 11 Mar 1791 Combeinteignhead,
I am Chris Balsom and a direct descendent of Chris and Mary

[Bigrigbalsom]

Thank you for the information, it clears up a couple of things for me.   I had wondered which spelling re Harvie/Harvey to be correct.  At least I know which variation was in use at the time.
Having a maiden name for Mary Ann Balsom's mother is a bonus as well, makes it possible to sneak back another generation.   Thank you for your time.
Abygail
I am Chris Balsom and i live in Paignton Devon and a direct descendant of Chris Balsoms family 😊

[sarah]

Hi JEANNIE JACKSON,

You will find the blue reply button just below this message. On my screen it is directly below the word "button" in my last sentence

Regards

Sarah