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William NEWCOMBE

William NEWCOMBE

Male Abt 1797 - 1856  (~ 59 years)


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  • Name William NEWCOMBE  [1] 
    Birth Abt 1797  Bulkworthy, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1851  Hankford Barton, Bulkworthy, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • There were 6 children in the family other than William, who was the oldest:

      Henry, 20
      Susan, 18
      James, 13
      Catherine, 11
      Elizabeth, 9
      Octavius, 4

      All of the brothers and at least one sister (Kate), along with their mother, emigrated to Toronto after their father died, and at least for a time, all lived together at the same place, apparently 107 Church at the corner of Richmond. Octavius became quite prominent in Toronto as a dealer in Pianos, and is perhaps the only one to have had offspring who survived and had offspring of their own.
    SW Group 1 
    UKC 1881 N 
    Death 1856  Hankford Barton, Bulkworthy, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Octavius' obituary says that he was born at "Hankford Barton", and that his father died in 1856.
    Person ID I2118  Southwest
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2012 

    Family Susan NANCEKEVILLE,   c. 7 Mar 1801, Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1877, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Marriage Est 1828  Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Dr William NEWCOMBE,   c. 5 Feb 1829, Bible Christian, Shebbear, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1898 (Age ~ 68 years)
    Family ID F686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1797 - Bulkworthy, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1851 - Hankford Barton, Bulkworthy, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1856 - Hankford Barton, Bulkworthy, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S323] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/), household of William Newcombe, Hankford, Bulkworthy, (Bideford), Devonshire, Class HO107, Piece 1895, Folio 692, Page 8, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).

    2. [S336] Octavius Newcombe Obituary, The Globe, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 9, 1905, Page 14. Film N-11 R159P, Archives, Province of Ontario, 3rd Floor, 77 Granville Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1B3, 1-800-668-9933. Hereinafter cited as The Globe.