Mary BABBIDGE

[AndrewMartin]

Hello, I'm looking to tie up some more info on one of my ancestors was a Mary Babbidge from Holborne Rogus, Devon. She was born in approximately 1816 and went on to marry Samuel Burnell, moving with him to neighbouring Somerset (Coombe Florey).

This surname is the only one that i have in Devon so i will only be looking back at this part of the site periodically, please drop me a message if you have any info.

There's a little more information on my website at www.familytreeuk.co.uk

thanks,
Andrew

[borneo]

Hi,

Marriage of Samuel Burnell and Mary Babbidge: Dec qtr 1839 Taunton (vol 10 page 681)

1841 Census Somerset:
Samuell Burnell: age 25: ag lab.
Mary Burnell: age 25:
Sarah Burnell: age 1.

Address: Sandings, Lydeard St Lawrence.

Birth of Sarah Bunell: Sept 1840 Taunton (vol X page 595)

If you obtain the marriage cert, this will give you their fathers names.

There are 45 Babbidges's in the 1841 Census, Devon.

Don't you mean Holcombe Rogus ?

Brian

[AndrewMartin]

Hi,

Marriage of Samuel Burnell and Mary Babbidge: Dec qtr 1839 Taunton (vol 10 page 681)

1841 Census Somerset:
Samuell Burnell: age 25: ag lab.
Mary Burnell: age 25:
Sarah Burnell: age 1.

Address: Sandings, Lydeard St Lawrence.

Birth of Sarah Bunell: Sept 1840 Taunton (vol X page 595)

If you obtain the marriage cert, this will give you their fathers names.

There are 45 Babbidges's in the 1841 Census, Devon.

Don't you mean Holcombe Rogus ?

Brian

Brian, you are a gem.

Yes, i do mean Holcombe Rogus... that'll serve me right for speed typing whilst drinking a cup of tea!


"Lydeard St Lawrence" has cropped up already in my research clues, so i'm glad to see it appear again.

Thank you VERY much for your kindness.

many thanks,
Andrew

[AndrewMartin]

i recently received the marriage certificate, which revealed that Samuel Burnell's father was named ROBERT BURNELL and that Mary Babbidge's father was named JOHN BABBAGE.

The marriage took place on Christmas Day 1839 at Coombe Florey, Somerset and both were noted as being resident of the parish.

Mary's surname is spelt as BABBAGE as opposed to BABBIDGE, as some records have already shown (including the birth certificate of her son, my Gt Gt Grandfather).

So, armed with earlier info that the Babbage/Babbidge family stopped off in Holcombe Rogus, Devon, i'm now looking for a Mary Babbage, born circa 1817 there, the daughter of John Babbage.

[borneo]

Marriage:
Groom- Rob Burnell: status soj lab.
Bride- Martha Evans: spin of Otp.
Married on 4th Jan 1816.
Parish Combe Florey.
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Burial:
Dec qtr 1908
BURNELL, Maria: age 71:  Taunton    5c   21[39]   
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Marriage:
Mar qtr 1852 (a possibility) ?
Burnell,    Caroline:   Taunton    5c   581   
Radford, John:     Taunton   5c      581
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Obtain certs for verification

Did the marriage cert give John Babbage's occupation ?

Brian

[AndrewMartin]

Did the marriage cert give John Babbage's occupation ?

Thanks Brian!

Yes, the occupation of both fathers of the couple were.... "Labourer".

[AndrewMartin]

I just googled for BABBAGE in Devon and stumbled across these pages about a Charles Babbage, a mathematical forefather of the computer.

http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Babbage.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babbage and http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Mathematicians/Babbage.html. Interesting reading but of no obvious connection (yet).

[debbi2k]

Dear Andrew,

this might not be of any use to you but just outside Barnstaple,Devon in a village called Fremington,there is a street called Babbages!

Best Wishes

Debbi

[AndrewMartin]

hi Debbi,
Thanks for that. A quick search on www.familysearch.org shows that in the late 1700s, there were a Philip, Joan and John Babbedge in Fremington.

I have no idea if these are at all related but it is encouraging to see the John Babbedge as christened in 1795, which may help point towards the birth of my Mary Babbidge in about 1817.