Mary Bessie FURSE
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Name Mary Bessie FURSE [1, 2] Birth Abt 1855 East Putford, Devon, England 
[1] Gender Female Census 1881 Brindon, Thornbury, Devon, England [3] - He was a Farmer of 240 acres employing 2 Labs and 2 Serv. Lewis' brother Richard Banbury, an Annuitant, age 40, lives with them. Rather young to be an annuitant. Perhaps there was something wrong with him, but it doesn't say so in the census. There are no children listed.
Census 1891 Brindon, Thornbury, Devon, England [4] - Lewis was a Farmer with 3 domestic servants. Lewis' brother Richard still lived with them, and there were no children. Richard and Lewis' ages don't jibe with the 1881 census. Lewis was 25 in 1881, 40 in 1891; Richard was 40 in 1881 and only 45 in 1891.
Census 1901 Bovey, Chipstable, Somerset, England [1] - Reuben was still a Farmer and employer on Bovey. Daughter Mary was working at home, but no occupation was given. The whereabouts of the 2 boys is unknown. Mary B Banbury, sister in law, widow, living on own means, was with them, as was a visitor William H A Vickers, a "Congregational Evangelist".
UKC 1881 Y SW Group 1 UKC 1881 N Alternate Name Mary Bessie Banbury Person ID I2053 Southwest Last Modified 21 Aug 2012
Father William Bray FURSE, b. Abt 1819, East Putford, Devon, England Mother Mary MALLETT, b. 15 Apr 1823, Langtree, Devon, England d. Abt Dec 1876, Bideford, Devon, England (Age 53 years) Marriage Est 1850 Family ID F234 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lewis BANBURY, b. Abt 1856, Launcells, Cornwall, England d. Between 1891 and 1901 (Age ~ 35 years) Marriage Abt Mar 1877 Bideford, Devon, England [2, 3] Family ID F663 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - Abt 1855 - East Putford, Devon, England 
Marriage - Abt Mar 1877 - Bideford, Devon, England 
Census - 1881 - Brindon, Thornbury, Devon, England Census - 1891 - Brindon, Thornbury, Devon, England 
Census - 1901 - Bovey, Chipstable, Somerset, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S244] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901", database with images, Census Records Online, (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/census-records.htm), household of Reuben Jewell, Bovey, Chipstable, (Wellington), Somerset, England, Class RG13, Piece unknown piece, Folio 30, Page 4, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).
- [S241] "Civil Registration Index of England and Wales: 1837 - 1983", database, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/), Marriage, Mary Bessie Furze / Lewis Banbury, registered Mar. 1877, Bideford, Devon, England, volume 5b, page 785, original record held by Office of National Statistics (ONS), General Register Office (GRO), UK.
- [S239] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881", database with images, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org), household of Lewis Banbury, Brindon, Thornbury, Devon, England, Class RG11, Piece 2264, Folio 48, Page 1, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).
- [S240] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/), household of Lewis Banbury, Brindon, Thornbury, (Holsworthy), Devon, England, Class RG12, Piece 1791, Folio 40, Page 4, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).
- [S244] "Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901", database with images, Census Records Online, (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/census-records.htm), household of Reuben Jewell, Bovey, Chipstable, (Wellington), Somerset, England, Class RG13, Piece unknown piece, Folio 30, Page 4, original record held by The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO.).
