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I think the intrigue goes on. Robert Chown married Mary Dyer in 1813. They had several children the last one was born in 1835. I have now found them both in the 1861 census with some of their children  so I am now thinking these are not my William's parents. By coincidence I did find a baptism in Plymouth for a Mary Dyer in 1773 so thought I was on ther correct track, but I think she is a different one. Eleanor Coombs Heathman Ford, I haven't found out where the name Heathman originated but as you say their witnesses were named Heathman, that name entered the family when Eleanor's sister Mary Ann married Thomas Heathman. Within the Chown/Heathman Ford family I also have the following names that I cannot source, Coombs, Horn and Byron although Byron may have been a christian name. They loved different names There are two different Adelaide Heathman Chown's in the extended family. The Ford family came from Burrington in Mid Devon, Eleanor's father Francis Ford married Ann Bolt.

There is a tree on Ancestry which gives William parents from a different area, but William always said he came from Plymouth.

Thank you for your interest and help

Regards, Sue

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2197153

Try the above web site.

I would be wary of the trees on Ancestry a lot are muddled and there are several Augustin (e) Tuson's around.

There is another baptism on Findmypast which may be for another child CHESTINA Tuson, Father Austin, mother Chestina, dob 06/12/1803, bpt 29 Apr 1804, Father was a carpenter, address Fore Street,  and the baptism took place St Anne, Limehouse. This is a transcription.

A John Legg married an Elizabeth Miffling 2 Jan 1848, Exeter, St John. Elizabeth's father was called John. If you have access to FindMyPast you can download the certificate from the church in which they were married.