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Mary JUSTHAM
Abt 1819 - 1892 (~ 73 years)
Has 41 ancestors and 230 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Mary JUSTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1819 Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England 
Baptised 7 Mar 1819 St. Andrew’s Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England - PR entry shows "Mary Jetsome", dau of John and Elizabeth
Gender Female Residence 1839 - Residence at time of 1st marriage given as 8 Boot(?) Lane. Mary was also shown as "of full age" which if true means she was born by 2nd Dec 1818.
Residence 1861 - Name looks odd in 1861 census - more like Clary - C not like other Cs, but Cl not like other Ms! But census taker deaf? - see Isaac widr in 1861 living in cottage at Rickshill [Rix Hill], Whitchurch with dau Eliza and 4 youngest sons;
Occupation From 1861 to 1871 Needle woman Residence 1871 - widow in 1871, living by herself at Ri(p?) [Rix] Hill, Whitchurch, age 52.
Residence 1881 - widowed for a second time in 1880, so in 1881 she was in Tamerton Foliot (Louds? Cottage), a nurse, living with 2 stepsons.
Occupation From 1881 to 1891 Nurse Residence 1891 Cann Cottage, Tamerton Foliot, Devon, England - Several near-by cottages were occupied by families with the surname Cann in 1881 and in 1891 Mary was living alone, one of several whose address was described as "Cann Cottage"
Died 7 Oct 1892 Tamerton Foliot, Devon, England Cause: Bronchitis - 7 days, Chronic Bronchitis & Emphysema - many years - GRO ref: Bowe, Mary q4 1892 aged 73 Plympton RD 5b 151
(n.b. Plympton RD included Tamerton)
Death was registered by her daughter Mary Ann who was present at the death.
Death certificate for Mary Justham Buried 12 Oct 1892 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England - From PR (seen image on FMP)
'Mary Bowe', abode: Tamerton, aged 73
Siblings4 brothers and 8 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Richard ? PIKE ?, b. Est 1736, (probably), Devon, England, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandfather) 
Elizabeth OLIVER, d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother)Notes - Made her mark when registering Nicholas' birth and when she married John Jury.
Person ID I988 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 27 Nov 2023
Father John JUSTHAM, b. Abt 1795, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England , d. 28 Mar 1866, Milton Combe, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England (Age ~ 71 years) Mother Elisabeth OLIVER, b. Abt 1794, Whitchurch, Devon, England , d. 3 Aug 1864, Milton Combe, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England (Age ~ 70 years) Married 20 Apr 1814 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 24 Nov 2018)
Shows John Justham of Buckland Monachorum, Elizabeth Oliver otp, married by Banns, John signed, Elizabeth made her mark, witnesses Richard Justham made his mark, Nicholas Symons signed.
Family ID F861 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 John JURY, b. Abt 1815, Horrabridge, Devon, England , d. 8 Jul 1857, Rix Hill, Whitchurch, Devon, England (Age ~ 42 years) Married 2 Dec 1839 The Parish Church, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England - GRO ref: JURY, John to GUSTHAM, Mary q4 1839 Stoke Damerel RD 9 506 - have seen marr cert
From PR entry (image is on FMP)
Certificate for the marriage of John Jury to Mary Justham Children10 children Last Modified 31 Mar 2023 Family ID F600 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 John BOW, b. Abt 1823, St. Budeaux, Devon, England , d. 23 Feb 1880, Tamerton Foliot, Devon, England (Age ~ 57 years)
Other Partners: Maria JUSTHAM m. Dec Q 1844Married Mar Q 1873 Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England - GRO ref: JURY, Mary to BOW, John q1 1873 Tavistock RD 5b 539
Although Mary and John went through the formalities of getting married their marriage was in fact void, as the prohibited degrees meant a man may not marry his deceased wife's sister. (The law was changed to permit this in 1907). Up until 1835 such a marriage would have been voidable: if it was challenged while both of the couple were still living it would have been declared void, but if unchallenged once one of them had died it was considered valid. There were potential consequences in terms of inheritance and settlement and parish relief, and so couples in these marriages lived with some uncertainty on what the future consequences might be. An attempt to make these marriages permissible in 1835 resulted in the opposite - the law changed to say they were always void.
The main potential consequence on Mary was likely to be that had she needed parish relief her legal place of settlement would be that of her husband John Jury when he died rather than that of John Bow, unless after John's death she acquired her own. It is not clear where John Jury's place of settlement was, but it seems probable it was a parish in Tavistock Poor Law Union, while Tamerton Foliot or St. Budeaux may be where John Bow had legal settlement; these were both in Plympton St. Mary Poor Law Union. Had John Bow and Mary been unable to look after themselves in old age and both needed to go into the workhouse they could have found themselves in different workhouses miles apart.
Fortunately the need did not arise and they both seem to have died at home in Tamerton Foliot.
Family This couple had no children together Last Modified 8 Nov 2022 Family ID F3376 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1819 - Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England 
Baptised - 7 Mar 1819 - St. Andrew’s Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England 
Married - 2 Dec 1839 - The Parish Church, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England Child - John JURY - Sep Q 1840 - Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England 
Child - Elizabeth JURY - 15 Jan 1842 - Rix Hill, Whitchurch, Devon, England 
Child - Richard JURY - Jun Q 1843 - Whitchurch, Devon, England Child - Mary Ann JURY - Abt 1845 - Whitchurch, Devon, England Child - Eliza JURY - Jun Q 1847 - Whitchurch, Devon, England Child - Susanna Grace JURY - Jun Q 1849 - Whitchurch, Devon, England Child - Isaac Justham JURY - Mar Q 1853 - Whitchurch, Devon, England Child - Robert James JURY - Sep Q 1854 - Whitchurch, Devon, England Child - William Henry JURY - Jun Q 1856 - Whitchurch, Devon, England 
Died - Cause: Bronchitis - 7 days, Chronic Bronchitis & Emphysema - many years - 7 Oct 1892 - Tamerton Foliot, Devon, England 
Buried - 12 Oct 1892 - St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
