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William Baker HAMBLING

William Baker HAMBLING

Male Abt 1812 - 1862  (~ 50 years)    Has 77 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name William Baker HAMBLING 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born Abt 1812  Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptised 18 Aug 1812  St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence From 1841 to 1851  Fore Street, Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • William was living with his wife and 3 children, a gunsmith and a carpenter in Fore St., Totnes (1841 census).
      Still in Fore Street in 1851, now with his wife and 7 children, the family may have been living in a house between 2 inns - the previous census entry was for the Devonport Inn and the following entry for the South Devon Inn.
    Occupation From 1841 to 1862  Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Gunsmith 
    • Employing 1 man in 1851.
      Went bankrupt in 1859.
      Still working as a gunsmith in 1861, as was his 16 year old son who was living with him and presumably learning the trade from him.
    Residence 1861  Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Living with son Charles and daughters Sarah and Caroline - the only 3 of his 9 children still living. Also present was a housekeeper 52 year old Mary Watson (born, like William, in Blackawton)
    Died 5 Jun 1862  Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: Hambling, William Baker q2 1862 Totnes RD 5b 132; GRO online index shows age at death as 49
    Buried 9 Jun 1862  St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    William Baker Hambling and his daughter Elizabeth Susan    		 William Baker Hambling and his daughter Elizabeth Susan
    This is unusual in being a gravestone engraved on 2 sides (on the other are the earlier inscriptions to William's wife and 2 children)

    On the right of the photo, just behind the fence, can be seen the left edge of the gravestone in memory of 3 other children of William and Susan.
    The square topped stone that can just be seen behind this stone is that of William's maternal grandparents, James and Sarah Baker; the small round topped stone to the left of that is his uncle, another James…
    Plot: A6
    Administration 5 Jul 1862  Exeter, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate calendar entry 
    • 5 July.  Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of William Baker Hambling late of Totnes in the County of Devon Gunsmith a Widower deceased died 5 June 1862 at Totnes aforesaid were granted at Exeter under the ususal Limitations to William Bartlett Hambling of Blackawton in the said County Gunsmith the Grandfather and Guardian of Charles Baker Hambling Sarah Baker Hambling Spinster and Caroline Hambling Spinster Minors the only Children of the said Deceased he having been first sworn.

      Effects under £50.
    Siblings 6 brothers and 5 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John HAMBLING,   b. Est 1654,   d. Nov 1732, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    Johane BASTARD,   b. Est 1628,   d. Yes, date unknown  (4 x Great Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • This must be one of the most tragic families on my tree.
      Although he died aged only 50, William's wife and 6 of his 9 children pre-deceased him. On William Baker Hambling's death his father became guardian to the 3 remaining children (who were all still minors); when their grandfather died some 2 years later I guess their Hambling grandmother took over; their other grandmother was still alive, but living in Islington in London. Two of the remaining 3 children died before either of their grandmothers; both died in Devon.
    Person ID I225  All
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2024 

    Father Clerk William Bartlett HAMBLING,   b. 1787, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1864, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth BAKER,   b. Abt 1794, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1880, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1812  St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • both signed, James Hambling witnessed
    Family ID F22  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan PROUT,   b. Abt 1815, Milcombe, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1855  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1836  St. Mary’s Church, Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From DFHS index of PR entries and from newspaper report.
      By banns.
    Newspaper Announcement 1 Feb 1836 
    In “The Western Flying Post, Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury” 
    • January 28, at Totnes, Mr. Hambling, gunsmith, to Miss Susanna Prout, daughter of Mr. Prout, of the Bay Horse Inn, Blackauton.
    Children 9 children 
    Last Modified 4 May 2013 
    Family ID F150  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1812 - Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBaptised - 18 Aug 1812 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Susan HAMBLING - Abt 1836 - Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Jan 1836 - St. Mary’s Church, Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Ann HAMBLING - Mar Q 1838 - Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - William Bartlett HAMBLING - Dec Q 1839 - Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1841 to 1851 - Fore Street, Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gunsmith - From 1841 to 1862 - Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Fanny Maria HAMBLING - Dec Q 1841 - Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Charles Baker HAMBLING - Sep Q 1844 - Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Baker HAMBLING - Dec Q 1846 - Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - James HAMBLING - Abt Jan 1849 - Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Caroline HAMBLING - Sep Q 1851 - Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Selina HAMBLING - Apr 1853 - Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Jun 1862 - Totnes, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Jun 1862 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsAdministration - Probate calendar entry - 5 Jul 1862 - Exeter, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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  • Wills (transcripts)
    The will of James Hambling (c. 1762 - 1837)     		The will of William's grandfather, James Hambling
    William was left all of his grandfather's working tools except for a lathe left to his brother James. One of four of James's grandsons to follow in his footsteps as a gunsmith, but at 25 the only one old enough to have started in business by the time of his grandfather's death, these tools were presumably very useful. (The others who became gunsmiths were aged only about 4 to 15 when their grandfather died)

    William was also left a bed. He had married the year before his grandfather wrote his…

  • Sources 
    1. [S199] Blackawton - St Michaels Church - m/f images, St. Michael’s Church (Blackawton, Devon), Baptism of William Baker HAMBLING 1812; DE/REG/57869/1-16 m/f 9 (Reliability: 3).
      "Willm Baker Son of Willm Bartlett Hambling & Eliz his wife, was Baptized August the 10" (under heading '1812')