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Nancy HAMBLING
Abt 1783 - Aft 1831 (~ 49 years) Has 36 ancestors and 17 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name Nancy HAMBLING Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1783 Blackawton, Devon, England - Age given as 1 when lease was arranged in 1784.
Gender Female Died Aft 1831 Siblings 1 brother and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch John HAMBLING, b. Est 1654, d. Nov 1732, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England (Age ~ 78 years) (2 x Great Grandfather)
Wilmot, b. Est 1691, d. Mar 1762, Blackawton, Devon, England (Age ~ 71 years) (Great Grandmother)Notes - (Research):I do not now believe the Ann / Nancy who ws married to John LAKE was the Nancy LAKE who subsequently married James BURWOOD. Both marriages were in Dartmouth, both men were mariners, which makes it seem likely at first glance. However, in the PR for the marriage of Nancy Lake to James Burwood, Nancy is shown as a spinster. This could be a mistake but in addition in both cases the bride signed, but the signatures appear to be those of different people. ('Ann Hambling' and 'Nancy Lake' only have the letters 'n' and 'a' in common, making a comparison hard, but these 2 seem quite different, and in addition 'Ann's' signature shows mostly letters not joined to the next, whilst 'Nancy's' flows).
Person ID I224 All Last Modified 25 Mar 2023
Father James HAMBLING, b. Abt 1761, Blackawton, Devon, England , d. 14 Jul 1837, Blackawton, Devon, England (Age ~ 76 years) Mother Ann BURGOIN, b. Abt 1758, d. 1836, Blackawton, Devon, England (Age ~ 78 years) Married 16 Jun 1783 St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England [1] - Witness George Lavers was probably a friend from childhood, not a relation; he was born the same year as James in Blackawton. He was to become linked by marriage, as James's daughter-in-law Elizabeth Baker's mother was a Lavers. George may have been her first cousin; I'm not certain which of two John Lavers her father was.
Family ID F23 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 John HEAD, d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1806 - When Reuben married he gave his father's name as John Head. Those who were illegitimate often seemed to name fictional fathers on marriage certs., probably to hide the fact they were illegitimate. However, in that case the surname would be expected to be the same. Reuben married with the surname Hambling, so there is no obvious reason why he would name his father as John Head unless he understood him to be.
There were John Heads baptised near Blackawton of an age that they could well have been his father.
(One baptised in Dartmouth in 1769, one in Halwell in 1785, another in Halwell in 1752. A John Head was 'of Blackawton' when he married in Dartmouth in 1807 - possibly one of these baptisms, and clearly in Blackawton around the right time to be Reuben's father)
Married? Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry Children 1. Reuben HAMBLING, bap. 18 Feb 1807, St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England , d. Dec Q 1854, Southampton Reg Dist, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 46 years) ▻ Eliza MASON m. 29 Nov 1846Last Modified 25 Mar 2023 Family ID F149 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 CREW[?], d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1808 - Nancy's first two children were born outside of marriage.
Her second son Henry also used the surname CREW(S) as well as HAMBLING (or variant). As it was clearly not his step-father's surname, it might have been his biological father's surname.
Married? Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry Children + 1. Henry CREW, b. 1809, Blackawton, Devon, England , d. 17 Feb 1857, Tasmania, Australia (Age 48 years) ▻ Mary Ann Jeans OSBORN m. 30 Sep 1834Last Modified 25 Mar 2023 Family ID F1811 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 3 John LAKE, d. Yes, date unknown Married 7 May 1816 St. Saviour’s Church, Dartmouth, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2 Mar 2021)
"John Lake of this Parish Mariner Bachelor and Ann Hambling of this Parish Spinster
were married in this Church by Banns both being of age this seventh Day of May in the Year One thousand eight hundred and sixteen
By me Thos. Tanner Officg: Minister
This Marriage was solemnized between us John Lake, Ann Hambling
In the Presence of William Fox, Henrietta Hyne"
Was the marriage this Nancy (Ann) Hambling? I think it probably was. Searching the index on FMP there appear to be a couple of other Ann Hamblings. However, one shown as Ann HAMBLING, daughter of Joan Blight HAMBLING baptised in Blackawton in 1782 seems to be Ann Hambling BLIGHT, daughter of Joan. The other, baptised in Slapton in 1784, appears to have married in that parish.
Children 2 children Last Modified 2 Mar 2021 Family ID F168 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 4 James BURWOOD, d. Yes, date unknown Married 16 Mar 1831 St. Saviour’s Church, Dartmouth, Devon, England Last Modified 2 Mar 2021 Family ID F706 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Event Map Click to hide Born - Abt 1783 - Blackawton, Devon, England Child - Reuben HAMBLING - 18 Feb 1807 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England Child - Henry CREW - 1809 - Blackawton, Devon, England Married - 7 May 1816 - St. Saviour’s Church, Dartmouth, Devon, England Child - John Christopher LAKE - 12 Feb 1817 - St. Saviour’s Church, Dartmouth, Devon, England Married - 16 Mar 1831 - St. Saviour’s Church, Dartmouth, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend
Wills (transcripts) The will of Nancy's father, James Hambling
Nancy was to receive £4 a year for the rest of her life, to be paid her by her brother who was the main beneficiary of their father's will.
Sources - [S199] Blackawton - St Michaels Church - m/f images, St. Michael’s Church (Blackawton, Devon), Marriage of James HAMBLING and Ann BURGOIN 1783; DE/REG/57869/1-16 m/f 10 (Reliability: 3).
"No 201
James Hambling of this Parish Blacksmith and Ann Burgoin of this Parish Spinster were Married in this Church by Banns this Sixteenth Day of June in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty three by me Thoms. Adams Vicar.
This Marriage was solemnized between Us { James Hambling
{ The mark of \\ Ann Burgoin
In the Presence of { George Lavers
{ Thomas Hyne"
The Register is one for combined Banns / Marriage entries, but the banns part of this was left blank - like it would be for a marriage by licence. While most were filled in, a couple of other entries were left blank in 1783/84 for marriages said to be by Banns. Whether the Vicar forgot to fill these in, or accidentally wrote Banns when he meant Licence, I'm not sure.
(Thomas Hyne was a witness at most marriages at this time and was probably Parish Clerk)