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Mary Gubbins[1]

Female 1779 - Aft 1861  (83 years)


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  • Documents
    John Gubbins Turner - Christening record.
    John Gubbins Turner - Christening record.
    Name: John Gubbins Turner
    Birth Date: 5 Nov 1817
    Event Type: Baptism
    Father: John Turner
    Mother: Mary Turner
    Baptism Date: 18 Nov 1817
    Baptism Place: Tavistock, Devon, England
    Denomination: Independent
    Piece Title: Piece 0451: Tavistock (Independent), 1796-1837

    Source Citation
    The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 451

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
    John Turner - Christening record
    John Turner - Christening record
    Name: John Turner
    Birth Date: 20 Jan
    Event Type: Baptism
    Father: John Turner
    Mother: Mary Turner
    Baptism Date: 4 Feb 1819
    Baptism Place: Tavistock, Devon, England
    Denomination: Independent
    Piece Title: Piece 0451: Tavistock (Independent), 1796-1837

    Source Citation
    The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 451

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
    Matilda Turner - Baptism record
    Matilda Turner - Baptism record
    Name: Matilda Turner
    Birth Date: 1 Jul 1822
    Event Type: Baptism
    Father: John Turner
    Mother: Mary
    Baptism Date: 14 Aug 1822
    Baptism Place: Tavistock, Devon, England
    Denomination: Independent
    Piece Title: Piece 0451: Tavistock (Independent), 1796-1837

    Source Citation
    The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 451

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
    Elizabeth Turner - Baptism record
    Elizabeth Turner - Baptism record
    Name: Elizabeth Turner
    Birth Date: 20 Nov
    Event Type: Baptism
    Father: John Turner
    Mother: Mary Turner
    Baptism Date: 19 Dec 1816
    Baptism Place: Tavistock, Devon, England
    Denomination: Independent
    Piece Title: Piece 0451: Tavistock (Independent), 1796-1837

    Source Citation
    The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 451

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
    1851 England Census - John Turner family
    1851 England Census - John Turner family
    Name: John Turner
    Age: 67
    Estimated birth year: abt 1784
    Relation: Head
    Spouse's name: Mary Turner
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Nth Petherwin, Devon, England
    Civil Parish: Tavistock
    County/Island: Devon
    Country: England
    Registration district: Tavistock
    Sub-registration district: Buckland
    Household schedule number: 22
    Piece: 1883
    Folio: 320
    Page Number: 5
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    John Turner 67
    Mary Turner 71
    Elizabeth Turner 35

    Source Citation
    Class: HO107; Piece: 1883; Folio: 320; Page: 5; GSU roll: 221032

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

    Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851.

  • Name Mary Gubbins  [2
    Birth 1779  Bayton, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    FamilySearch ID M6QW-S91 
    FamilySearch URL https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M6QW-S91 
    Death Aft 1861  Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I9936  Main
    Last Modified 19 May 2020 

    Family John Turner,   b. Abt 1784, Petherwin, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    Married:
    • There are two boys named John (John #3 and John #4 below) whose parents are listed on original documents as John and Mary Turner, baptised by W. Rooker, in the same church register, in Tavistock, Devon.

      John #1 Turner - possible father of John #2
      John #2 Turner - husband of Mary, listed as father of John #3 and
      John #3 Gubbins - b.5 Nov c 18 Nov 1817 (the "s" is clearly visible in the record)
      John #4 Turner - b. 20 Jan 1819 c.4 Feb 1819

      Soome possibilities:

      John (#3) Gubbins Turner died young - His parents (John #2 and Mary) re-used his name for John #4 as was common in that era. Following the British Isles naming convention, John #2 Turner's first son should be named after his father - John #1.  One problem with this theory is that a John Gubbins Turner with the same birth date as John #3 Gubbins was transported to Australlia and died there in 1888.  One problem with this theory is that John #4 Turner was not listed as John Gubbins in the christening book.  Perhaps an omission, or by design to differentiate, but an anomaly either way since the parents and the minister were the same.

      John (#3) Gubbins Turner was adopted - His biological mother possibly died when he was born, and perhaps his father (a Gubbins), was dead or unable to provide care.  Mary and John #2 would have reason to adopt him if John #3 Gubbins was Mary's nephew, possibly the son of her brother and his deceased wife. One additional point  supporting the adoption theory is Elizabeth "Eliza" Turner was b. 20 Nov 1816 slightly less than one year before John #3 Gubbins was born. It's somewhat unusual for births to be this close even at that time.  Subsequent children were more spaced out.  This theory is compatible with John #3 Gubbins dying in Australia in 1888.

      John (#4) - was John #2 and Mary's first biological son.  In this case "John #4 Turner" was not re-used, it was required by convention that he be named after John #1. [5]
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Turner, "Eliza",   b. 20 Nov 1816, Tavistock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1902, Barnstaple, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. John Gubbins Turner,   b. 5 Nov 1817, Tavistock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1888, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     3. John Turner,   b. 20 Jan 1819, Tavistock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Matilda Turner,   b. 1 Jul 1822, Tavistock, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1905, Mountain View, Santa Clara Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     5. Jane Turner,   b. 1824   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F2627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2020 

  • Notes 
    • See attached sources. [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).

    2. [S1807] 1851 England and Wales Census, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1851&indiv=try&h=6781544.
      Name:      Mary Turner
      Age:      71
      Estimated birth year:      abt 1780
      Relation:      Wife
      Spouse's name:      John Turner
      Gender:      Female
      Where born:      Bayton, Cornwall, England
      Civil Parish:      Tavistock
      County/Island:      Devon
      Country:      England
      Street address:
      Occupation:
      Condition as to marriage:
      Disability:     
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      Registration district:      Tavistock
      Sub-registration district:      Buckland
      ED, institution, or vessel:      2a
      Neighbors:      View others on page
      Household schedule number:      22
      Piece:      1883
      Folio:      320
      Page Number:      5
      Household Members:     
      Name      Age
      John Turner      67
      Mary Turner      71
      Elizabeth Turner      35

    3. [S1701] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 May 2020), entry for Mary Gubbin, person ID LBB5-VW2.
      ;Contributor: LauraSmart

    4. [S1714] Laura Smart, Laura Smart tree on Ancestry as of 17 May 2020.

    5. [S518] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com), research notes.

    6. [S1600] Ellen Smart, Ellen Smart, (ellensmart@mac.com), email to JSH 13 May 2020.