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mary ann gribble 1831-1903

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malyon

malyon Report 26 Oct 2018 23:03

please can you help find the birth of mary ann gribble she married charles elley in 1850 devon
looking to find her parents and where she was born

greyghost

greyghost Report 26 Oct 2018 23:10

https://www.genesreunited.co.za/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1348554

which also refers to this related thread - https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1348381

malyon

malyon Report 26 Oct 2018 23:57

thank you greyghost the links don't give me the father's name i wanted to go further back with the gribble's

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 27 Oct 2018 00:50

Did you miss this, or wasn't it the correct marriage?

KathleenBell 15 Jan 2015 16:46

This gives Mary Ann's father as Charles Gribble:-

First name(s) Charles
Last name Elley
Age 27
Birth year 1823
Marriage year 1850
Marriage date 25 Nov 1850
Place Devonport, Stoke Damerel
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Elley
Spouse's first name(s) Mary Ann
Spouse's last name Gribble
Spouse's age 20
Spouse's father's first name(s) Charles <<<<
Spouse's father's last name Gribble <<<<<
County Devon

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The image states that Charles Gribble was a Blacksmith.
Her address was 18 George St
Witnesses weren't Gribbles :-0
William Johnston (his mark) X
John Symonds

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 27 Oct 2018 01:02

Kathleen also posted the 1861, suggesting that Mary Ann was born in Plymouth

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
3, Deptford Place, Charles, Plymouth, Devon, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Charles Elley Head Married Male 45 1816 Pensioner Labourer Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Mary A Elley Wife Married Female 35 1826 - Plymouth, Devon, England<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Richard Elley Son Unmarried Male 9 1852 - Manchester, Lancashire, England
Charles Elley Son - Male 7 1854 Scholar Isle of Wight, England
John Elley Son - Male 4 1857 - Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Mary A Elley Daughter - Female 1 1860 - Plymouth, Devon, England
Simon Belling Head Married Male 57 1804 Labourer Chagford, Devon, England
Mary Belling Wife Married Female 59 1802 - St Budeaux, Devon, England
Simon Belling Son - Male 28 1833 Labourer Egg Buckland, Devon, England

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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Oct 2018 09:33

If she knew her father, his name will be on her marriage cert

Please stick to one thread per topic

malyon

malyon Report 27 Oct 2018 09:52

Thank you mary ann's age must be wrong on some of the census

her father was named as charles gribble trying to find the marriage to ann

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 27 Oct 2018 22:56

The following site can be very useful when looking for blacksmiths

http://blacksmiths.mygenwebs.com

It seems that there were several blacksmiths named Gribble in Devon

http://blacksmiths.mygenwebs.com/devonag-1.php#G

But I don't see one called Charles.

Could Mary Ann have invented a father???

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malyon

malyon Report 27 Oct 2018 23:17

i never found charles on the census with wife ann

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 28 Oct 2018 01:10

that's why I'm wondering if she invented a father!

There is an Ann Gribble on the 1841 with son John Andrew and daughter Mary Ann, but checking their baptisms, the father's name was John

It is possible that father died young, or left the family, and Mary Ann only thought he was called Charles or her grandfather was called Charles ........... we all know those stories!!!!

However, as I posted, it does seem that there was quite a large family of Gribbles working as Blacksmiths in Devon over the relevant period.

Did you check those links I gave you??????

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