William Henry Newson Yealmpton

[basa364]

Hello,
 can anybody please help.  I'm trying to find out about my gg grandfathers parents.
His name is William henry Newson and he was a merchant seaman born 02/08/1835 to Robert Newson and Elizabeth in Yealmpton Devon.
  i can't find any details of a marriage for them or anything in the 1841 census.
Theres possibly a record of a marriage for Robert Newson in Devon 1834 on GenesReunited but im signed up to ancestry.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
                Thank you, kevan

[DOB7]

A Robert NEWSON married an Elizabeth WYNHALL at East Stonehouse Church (St George) on 11 Feb 1834. Elizabeth was also baptised at Yealmpton 23 Jul 1813, dau of John & Mary - John was a carpenter and their abode was Brixton Turnpike Gate.

[basa364]

Hello,
     Thanks for this information, where did you find it, was it the entry in Genes Reunited? This subject has been driving me nuts so i really appreciate you taking the time to look it up for me. I wonder why they married in East Stonehouse.
                 Thanks again, Kevan.
       

[DOB7]

Information from parish registers. East Stonehouse is a parish within the Plymouth area - see http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/EastStonehouse/index.html
The name NEWSON is not a common Devonshire name - mainly Suffolk - perhaps Robert was a mariner?

[basa364]

Thanks,
           William was also married in the exact same church even though he is listed as being from Yealmpton which isn't anywher near East Stonehouse.
 Robert is shown as a carpenter on their wedding  certificate.
     i just need to pin down a death or age to get Roberts birth year.
         Really helpful information, thanks a lot.
                                Kevan 

[DOB7]

Well it's only 8 miles from Yealmpton to East Stonehouse, so not too far for the wedding. I tried to find burials - no luck, even using variant spellings for NEWSON.

[basa364]

yes,
       i suppose it's not that far but it seems odd because there's a big old church in either Yealmpton or Brixton. The family name does morph a bit over time with Newson, Newsom and Newsome all making appearances over the years.
     I decided to make a tree going back to all my ggg grandparents and Roberts birth and death dates are the only things missing,most annoying, he just seems to disappear.
                  Thanks for looking though, Kevan.

[DOB7]

Did some more digging:
When William Henry was baptised in 1835, Robert's occupation was given as labourer.
A Robert NEWSON was buried at Newton Ferrers aged 9 months 5 Jun 1822 - this child was probably the son of John & Elizabeth NEWSON. The name then evolved into NEWSAM at Newton Ferrers.
John NEWSON was buried 7 Nov 1847 aged 66 - so born 1781. His wife Elizabeth was buried 1 Dec 1848 aged 60, so born ca 1788.
John NEWSON married Elizabeth HILL at Bigbury in 1819 - a baptism for an ELizabeth HILL was recorded there in 1786 - so it looks as though they went to the bride's home parish. Could this John NEWSON be a brother of your Robert?
I then checked for other NEWSON marriages at East Stonehouse - a William NEWSON married there in 1828 and 1836. (He was born in Plympton per census) An Elizabeth NEWSEN married there in 1818. There was definitely a connection/attraction with the Church.

[basa364]

Very intriguing,
                   I'd come across the Newson family in Newton Ferrers and guessed there was a connection but couldn't tie it to Robert, maybe John is Roberts brother, i might collate what i've got on Robert and see what i can turn up at the WDRO.
                   Happy Hunting, Kevan.