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William Fursdon

Birth Name William Fursdon 1a
Gender male
Age at Death about 69 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth about 1798    
 
Baptism 29 April 1798 Hatherleigh, Devon, England  
2a
Partner 1819 Hatherleigh, Devon, England Had child out of wedlock, Thomas Treneman

17.05.1819 - Bastard Order made,
naming William Fursdon as the father
(He "beget the said bastard child on her body")
and ordering Him to pay -
Two pounds 4 shillings and 4 pence towards the cost of the birth Plus
1 shilling and 4 pence per week till the child should no longer be chargeable to the Parish.

Elizabeth to pay 8 pence a week to the Overseers of the Poor,
till the child should no longer be chargeable to the Parish,
in case she does not look after the child herself.

3a 1a
Marriage 15 May 1825 Hatherleigh, Devon, England  

After Banns
Both of this parish.
Susanna signed with her mark.
Witnesses
John Beny and John Collacott

2b 4a
Death 1867    
 
Burial 1 August 1867 Hatherleigh, Devon, England aged 69
5a 6a
  Occupation  
 
Occupation 1819   Labourer
3a 1a
Occupation 1841   Farmer
7a
Occupation 1851 Hatherleigh, Devon, England Farmer 70 Acres
8a
Occupation 1861 Hatherleigh, Devon, England Farmer Of 70 Acres
9a
  Addresses  
 
Residence 1841 Hatherleigh, Devon, England Spears Hannaborough

William Fursdon Male 40 1801 Devon
Susanna Fursdon Female 30 1811 Devon
Elizabeth Fursdon Female 10 1831 Devon
Ann Fursdon Female 10 1831 Devon
Susanna Fursdon Female 9 1832 Devon
William Fursdon Male 6 1835 Devon
Grace Fursdon Female 3 1838 Devon
John Fursdon Male 1 1840 Devon
Richard Rook Male 20 1821 Devon

7a
Residence 1851 Hatherleigh, Devon, England House name, Hanaborough

William Fursdon Head Married 54 1797 Farmer 70 Acres
Susannah Fursdon Wife Married 47 1804
Grace Fursdon Daughter Unmarried 12 1839
John Fursdon Son 1841
Thomasin Fursdon Daughter 8 1843
Rebecca Fursdon Daughter 6 1845
William Fursdon Son 3 1848
Thomas Fursdon Grand Son 7 1844

8a
Residence 1861 Hatherleigh, Devon, England Hanaborough, Lookspark

William Fursden Head Married Male 63 1798 Farmer Of 70 Acres Hatherleigh, Devon
Susan Fursden Wife Married Female 55 1806 Farmers Wife Holsworthy, Devon
John Fursden Son Unmarried Male 20 1841 Farmers Son Hatherleigh, Devon
Rebecca Fursden Daughter Unmarried Female 16 1845 Farmers Daughter Hatherleigh, Devon
William Fursden Servant Unmarried Male 14 1847 Farmers Son Hatherleigh, Devon

9a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Abraham Fursdon
Mother Mary Murrain
    Brother     Thomas Fursdon
         William Fursdon
    Sister     Mary Fursdon
    Sister     Elizabeth Fursdon
    Sister     Rebecca Fursdon
    Brother     William Fursdon
    Brother     John Fursdon
 
Father Abraham Fursdon
Stepmother Grace Treneman
    Half-sister     Joanna Fursdon
    Half-sister     Ann Fursdon
    Half-brother     John Fursdon
    Half-sister     Grace Fursdon
    Half-brother     Abraham Fursdon
    Half-sister     Thomasin Fursdon
    Half-sister     Joanna Fursdon

Families

    Family of William Fursdon and Elizabeth Trenaman [T-3x-ggp]
Partner Partner Elizabeth Trenaman [T-3x-ggp]
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Partner (Primary) 1819 Hatherleigh, Devon, England Had child out of wedlock, Thomas Treneman

17.05.1819 - Bastard Order made,
naming William Fursdon as the father
(He "beget the said bastard child on her body")
and ordering Him to pay -
Two pounds 4 shillings and 4 pence towards the cost of the birth Plus
1 shilling and 4 pence per week till the child should no longer be chargeable to the Parish.

Elizabeth to pay 8 pence a week to the Overseers of the Poor,
till the child should no longer be chargeable to the Parish,
in case she does not look after the child herself.

3a 1a
Marriage (Primary) 29 May 1834 Hatherleigh, Devon, England  

Married after Banns.
John short a Widower.
Both of this parish
Both signed with a mark
Witnesses
William Treneman [used his mark] and John Bewes.

Possible one child
Ann Short Baptised 31 Dec 1835

4b 10a
  Children
  1. Thomas Treneman
    Family of William Fursdon and Susanna Collacott
Married Wife Susanna Collacott
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage (Primary) 15 May 1825 Hatherleigh, Devon, England  

After Banns
Both of this parish.
Susanna signed with her mark.
Witnesses
John Beny and John Collacott

2b 4a

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Narrative

Abraham Fursdon married Grace Treneman 05.01.1804 in Hatherleigh, Devon.
Was it Abraham's brother who got Elizabeth Trenaman [1791] pregnant with her son Thomas ? [Father William Fursdon]

Elizabeth Trenaman b.1791 and Grace Treneman b.1782, fairly close in age, were probably good friends as well as relatives, and it is very likely that Elizabeth was in the Fursdon household quite a lot and that is where she became so involved with William, stepson and relative of Grace on the Murrain and White family lines, and grandson of John Murrin and Anne White. This must have placed Grace in an impossible position when she learned that Elizabeth was expecting William’s baby and the fact that he could not, or did not, want to get married.  Added to this problem is the fact that Grace Fursdon, being the daughter of Thomas Trenaman b.1729, would have been a first cousin of William Trenaman bapt.1761, father of Elizabeth b.1791, and it is highly likely that Elizabeth's son born in 1819 was named Thomas after the father that Grace Fursdon nee Treneman never knew.
Joy E-mail 24.12.2015

Pedigree

  1. Abraham Fursdon
    1. Mary Murrain
      1. Thomas Fursdon
      2. William Fursdon
        1. Elizabeth Trenaman [T-3x-ggp]
          1. Thomas Treneman
        2. Susanna Collacott
      3. Mary Fursdon
      4. Elizabeth Fursdon
      5. Rebecca Fursdon
      6. William Fursdon
      7. John Fursdon

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Parish Council / Overseers of the Poor: Parish Bastard Records
      • Date: 17 May 1819
      • Page: Book 3a / Documents / page.10a - Thomas Treneman
      • Confidence: Very High
  2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Familysearch web site
      • Date: 19 April 1798
      • Page: Book 3a / Baptism / page.34a - William Fursdon
      • Source Reference Note:

        Indexing Project (Batch) Number: ............C05104-1
        System Origin: ..........................................England-ODM
        Source Film Number: ................................917141

      • Date: 15 May 1825
      • Page: Marriage - Susannah Collacott and William Fursdon
      • Source Reference Note:

        Indexing Project (Batch) Number: ....M05104-1
        System Origin: ..................................England-ODM
        Source Film Number: ........................917141

  3. Joy Walker nee Barker: E-mails from Joy Walker nee Barker
      • Date: 24 May 2011
      • Page: /home/les/.gramps-2/E-mails/
      • Confidence: Very High
  4. Parish Records: Certificate - Marriage - Parish Record
      • Date: 15 May 1825
      • Page: William Fursdon and Susanna Collacott at findmypast.co.uk
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        Record set Devon Marriages
        Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
        Record collection Marriages & divorces
        Collections from Great Britain
        Devon Family History Society
        Transcriptions © Devon Family History Society

      • Date: 13 March 2011
      • Page: Elizabeth Trenaman and John Short at findmypast.co.uk
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        Record set Devon Marriages
        Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
        Record collection Marriages & divorces
        Collections from Great Britain
        Devon Family History Society
        Transcriptions © Devon Family History Society
        Book 3a / Marriage / page.2 - Elizabeth Trenaman and John Short

  5. English Government: Death Registration - Find my Past
      • Date: 30 October 2011
      • Page: 1867-Okehampton-3q-Vol.5b-page.237
      • Confidence: High
  6. Parish Records: Certificate - Burial - Parish Record
      • Date: 1 August 1867
      • Page: William Fursdon at
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        Archive reference 2917A/PR/1/20
        Record set Devon Burials
        Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
        Record collection Deaths & burials
        Collections from Great Britain

  7. English Government: 1841 Census - Find my Past
      • Date: 7 June 1841
      • Page: William Fursdon
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        Registration district Okehampton
        Archive reference HO107
        Piece number 257
        Book number 7
        Folio number 7
        Page number 8
        Record set 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census

  8. English Government: 1851 Census - Find my Past
      • Date: 31 March 1851
      • Page: Registration district Okehampton-Archive reference HO107-Piece number 1885-Folio 118-Page 6-Record set 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
      • Confidence: Very High
  9. English Government: 1861 Census - Find my Past
      • Date: 8 April 1861
      • Page: William Fursdon
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        Registration district Okehampton
        Enumeration district 2 B
        Piece number 1466
        Folio number 17
        Page number 6
        Record set 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census

  10. Parish Records: Devon Family History Society
      • Date: 5 March 2011
      • Page: Church Records index - Marriage - Elizabeth Trenaman and John Short
      • Confidence: Very High