William Newton

[Joy Dean]

born in Princes Risborough

Date and place of baptism -
He was christened in Princes Risborough, 17 November 1799.

Names of parents
Edward Newton and Elizabeth Woodbridge

Details of his marriages -
He married Hannah Picton in Monks Risborough, 19 April 1824. Banns were called 4, 11, 18 April. William was a bachelor of the town, Hannah was a spinster of Monks Risborough. Witnesses were Jane Darvell and Jesse East.

He married Jane Coles in Princes Risborough Parish Church, 25 October 1856. Witnesses at the wedding were John Lacey and Charlotte Lacey.

Occupation(s) -
Agricultural labourer

Addresses
1831 census Princes Risborough Town
1841 census the Poorhouse, Saunderton
1851 census Summerleys, Princes Risborough
1861 census High Street, Princes Risborough
all in Buckinghamshire, England.

Date, place and cause of death
William died 8 March 1874 in Wycombe Union Workhouse, Saunderton. Cause of death: 'Cancer in the Face', he was age 75, formerly a Farm Labourer. The informant was James Dancer, in Attendance, of Wycombe Union Workhouse, Saunderton.

Date and place of burial
12 March 1874 in Princes Risborough. Of Wycombe Union, age 75.

[kiterunner]

Is this him in 1871?

Culverton, Princes Risboro, Buckinghamshire

William Newton Head Mar 71 Agricultural Labourer Bucks Princes Risboro
Mary " Wife " 81 Oxon Blackthorn

Piece1409 Folio 69 Page 9

[kiterunner]

There is a Jane Newton death in Wycombe district (the one for Princes Risborough) in Jul-Sep 1862 and then a possible marriage in the same district in Apr-Jun 1866 between William Newton and Mary Ray. I'll see if I can find a matching Mary in previous censuses ...

[kiterunner]

Ooh yes indeed, on the 1861 there is Mary Ray age 76, lace maker, born Oxon Blackthorne, wife of Edmund Ray, and they are living at Culverton, Princes Risborough. And there is an Edmund Ray death Oct-Dec 1861 Wycombe district.

[kiterunner]

Possible marriage for Edmund and Mary on the IGI, taken from Oxfordshire Marriage Transcripts:

Edmund Ray married Mary Rayson 1817 Ambrosden, Oxford. Ambrosden isn't far from Blackthorn.

[kiterunner]

Mary Newton's death was registered Oct - Dec 1872 Wycombe district, age 84.

[Joy Dean]

Well. I am gobsmacked! :) Thank you very much. I shall go and look at the 1871 census. I might have seen a William with a Mary in 1871 before now but thought no he is not mine :)

It never occurred to me that he might have married again after Jane had died - she died 25 August 1862 in Princes Risborough, at 69 years of age.

[kiterunner]

And Mary must have been in her seventies when they got married!

[Joy Dean]

Indeed!!
Thinking back, I am not sure that I had searched much online for my Mum's Newton ancestral family in the census. I am almost sure that I had printouts of William and family from the census (other than 1841 and pre 1841) when we used to go to the (late lamented) Family Records Office in London.
Well, three marriages. Wish Mum was here to tell her :-)

I shall check the parish registers to make sure :-)

Thank you very much again.

[kiterunner]

They might have married at the register office, both being widowed.

[Joy Dean]

They might have married at the register office, both being widowed.


Yes, they might, but William and Jane were both widowed, too.

I shall update in due course :)

[Joy Dean]

Well, they didn't marry in Princes Risborough parish church, so the search is continuing :)

[Joy Dean]

I emailed Buckinghamshire County Council again to ask if I could be told if the father of William that married Mary was Edward, and it is not; his father's name is Henry.

[kiterunner]

Interesting.

[Joy Dean]

Interesting.


Yes :)
And still he cannot be found in 1871.