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Judging by this was Betsey married twice?

Well, she certainly was married to John Blight, who died in 1839.
I can't see a marriage to John Arnold, but she was at least his partner from the early 1840's onwards.

There's this marriage of a Betsey Blight - but unless John has been given the wrong surname by mistake on the parish record, it's not her. Or some names haven't been transcribed , which I think is possible:

Betsey Blight
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: Betsey Blight
Registration Year: 1843
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Bideford
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 10
Page: 104
Records on Page:
Name
Betsey Blight
Elizabeth Brannan
Harriett Brinsmead
John Sapley Cole
John Tapley Cole
Mary Ann Hopper
James Jewell
John Jury
Robert Squire


In fact, I think there may be more than just (maybe) John Arnold's name missing.

From later records:

Elizabeth Brannan married John Tapley Cole.
Harriet Brinsmead married Robert Squire.
James Jewell seems to have married a Frances/Fanny Cole (that's from censuses and children's births )

So, Frances Cole and (maybe) John Arnold seem to be missing from the list, and I don't know who Betsey Blight, Mary Ann Hopper, or John Jury married.

??
Am looking at this as the 1841 census shows John with a daughter Jane born c 1837. They are in Monkleigh where Jane is said to be born.

So presumably before John and Betsy got together as Betsy also on her own with her children. in 1841

A 20 year old John Hookaway is also at Salter's Cottages

John is an Ag, Lab. here, so either not the same man or he changed occupation before the 1851 census

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Salterns Cottage, Monkleigh, Bideford, Devon, England

First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
John Arnold Male 40 1801 Devon, England Ag. Lab
Anna Arnold Female 15 1826 Devon, England Glover
Eliza Arnold Female 10 1831 Devon, England
Jane Arnold Female 5 1836 Devon, England


Devon Baptisms

Record set Devon Baptisms
First name(s) Eliza
Last name Arnold
Birth year 1832
Baptism year 1832
Denomination Anglican
County Devon
Baptism place Monkleigh
Mother's first name(s) Ann
Father's first name(s) John
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Birth date 05 Feb 1832
Father's occupation Labourer
Residence Slew

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Devon Burials

First name(s) Ann
Last name Arnold
Age 34
Birth year 1805
Death year 1839
Burial year 1839
Burial date 11 May 1839
Denomination Anglican
Burial place Monkleigh
County Devon
Country England
Archive reference 3445A/PR/1/7
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Record set Devon Burials

from image - resident of Monkleigh

The daughter Jane would match the daughter Jane in 1851 census - and was clearly born before John and Betsey got together.


Baptism of the daughter Eliza:

Eliza Arnold
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Eliza Arnold
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 05 Feb 1832
Christening Date (Original): 05 FEB 1832
Christening Place: MONKLEIGH,DEVON,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Arnold
Mother's Name: Ann


Here's the name John Jury/Jewry cropping up again - could this be the baptism of the daughter Ann? Did John change his name at some point?

Anna Arnold Jewry
in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Anna Arnold Jewry
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 13 Feb 1825
Baptism Place: Monkleigh,Devon,England
Father: John Jewry
Mother: Anne
FHL Film Number: 916865

???

John Jewry
England Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: John Jewry
Spouse's Name: Ann Berman
Event Date: 13 May 1824
Event Place: Monkleigh,Devon,England

Sister of Anna Arnold Jewry:

Mary Anne Jewry
in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Mary Anne Jewry
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 16 Mar 1828
Baptism Place: Monkleigh,Devon,England
Father: John Jewry
Mother: Anne
FHL Film Number: 916865

Re Jewry/Jury and Arnold question:

there are pages and pages ( 10) about this family (although some of it seems to be from trees, therefore suspect) here:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=496394.0

A couple of snippets from that thread:

"The second 9 mystery us that John Arnold barge man married Mary Blight nee Hookway f Samuel HOOKWAY a bargeman giving his father as John Arnold a bargeman John Arnold formally John Jury
We have found John Jury baptised in Ashreigney in 1801 to Hannah Jury single woman.
Did Hannah marry an Arnold or was his biological father John Arnold was he brought up by a John Arnold or what? More to the point how do I find evidence of any of the above "

"A fellow researcher G has contacted me asking about John Arnold basically because he can't understand the name change anyway John Arnold married twice 1 Jane BLIGHT and 2betsey BLIGHT daughter of Samuel Hookway
Their marriage is registered Dec qtr 1843 as John JURY his baptism name G has the certificate which says his father was John Arnold a bargeman after that they appear on censuses as ARNOLD 1851 HO107/1895 fo355 p3 I'll ask G for a copy of the certificate
G is the grandson of William on this census"

And a tree for John Arnold - though how correct it is goodness knows.


https://sites.rootsweb.com/~pooleyrus/ppl/3/0/e28416031d8b885d98cf4e9b03.html

Goodness AG, that all looks very complicated !!

Yes, very!
I can't see the records mentioned in those bits above - baptism for John Jury in 1801 with mother Hannah, nor a marriage to Jane Blight. (Tried Ancestry and FS)

Hi guys, sorry i have been at work so catching up. I looked up on a different site related to weare gifford and it said John Jury and then the children thereafter were called Arnold. All very complicated! I wonder if there will be any parish records? I havent got access to them on here.But, thank you all for your help xx

The baptism -

Devon Baptisms

First name(s) John
Last name Jury
Birth year -
Baptism year 1801
Baptism date 22 Mar 1801
Denomination Anglican
Baptism place Ashreigney
Father's first name(s) -
Mother's first name(s) Hannah
Mother's last name -
County Devon
Country England
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference 2990A/PR/1/2
Record set Devon Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain

?????? - only one showing in time frame

Devon Marriages And Banns

First name(s) Jane
Last name Blight
Age -
Birth year -
Residence Langtree
Denomination Anglican
Marriage year 1819
Marriage date 01 Sep 1819
Place Langtree
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Arnold
Spouse age -
Spouse's residence Langtree
County Devon
Country England
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference 2971A/PR/1/7
Record set Devon Marriages And Banns

From image - Bachelor/Spinster both of the Parish
Witnesses - Thomas Nankivill and William Torvill (latter probably a Church official as he signs the previous and following marriage records as witness.

Lang tree about 4 miles SW of Great Torrington and 8 miles S of Bideford