William ROW

  General Notes:

Extract from Topsham baptisms
William Row, son of William & Mary, boat builder, born 21 Sep 1830 6 Dec 1837

1841 churchwardens census, topsham
Rowe William 36 Mariner
Rowe Mary 30
Address Near Presbyterian Chapel
# children 4
Jane 13
William 11
Mary Ann 3
Lucy 1/2
Parish Topsham

1841 census
HO107/265/22 F20 P34
Fore Street, Topsham, Devon
Jane Row, 55, Hair dresser
George do, 30, Mariner
James do, 25, Rope M
Ellen do, 20, Seamstress
Caroline do, 15, Seamstress
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Robert Bowpate, 20, Mason
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William Row, 35, Ship Carpenter
Mary do, 30, Dress M
Mary do, 4,
Lucy do, 10 months
William do, 11,

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WILLIAM ROW
Male


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Event(s):
Birth: 21 SEP 1830

Christening: 06 DEC 1837 Topsham, Devon, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: WILLIAM ROW Family
Mother: MARY


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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.


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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

P001841 1600 - 1837 0962976 Film 1145585 Film

1851 census
Head: ROW, William Neighbors 17058
NameRelationshipMarAge SexOccupation Birthplace
William ROWHeadM46MBoat BuilderTopsham-DEV
Mary ROWWifeM41F---Axminster-DEV
William ROWSonU21MBoat BuilderTopsham-DEV
Lucy Hannah ROWDaur-10F---Topsham-DEV
Martha ROWDaur-7F---Topsham-DEV
Robert ROWSon-5M---Topsham-DEV
Bessy ROWDaur-3F---St Thomas-DEV
Address:Haven Banks, St. Thomas
Census Place:St Thomas Apostle St. Thomas, Devonshire
PRO Reference:HO/107/1867Folio:75Page:2FHL Film:0221015

1861 census
RG9/4492 F14 P2
HMS Nimble, Anglesey Holyhead (also says Plymouth Sound, Cornwall)
Wm Row, Carpenters Mate, Single, 31, Topsham Devonshire

1881 census
Dwelling:6 Kent Rd
Census Place:Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Source:FHL Film 1341533 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2212 Folio 70 Page 17
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
William ROWM50 MTopsham, Devon, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Naval Pensioner & Grocer
Elizabeth ROWM53 FSidbury, Devon, England
Rel:Wife
Matilda ROWU21 FDevonport, Devon, England
Rel:Daur
Occ:Milliner


Western Morning News December 14th, 1907
A Crimean Veteran
Mr William Row, whose photograph we reproduce below, resides at 12, Edith-Street, St. Budeaux. he was born at Topsham in the year 1830. and joined the Royal Navy as a shipwright on May 29th, 1853. His first ship was H.M.S. Queen, Capt. Mitchell, which was ordered to the East at the outbreak of the Crimean War. Mr. Row was present at the bombardment of Odessa, took part in the landing of troops at the battle of Alma and landed in the trenches on October 1st 1854. He fought at the battle of Balaclava, October 25th; the battle of Inkerman, November 5th; and was in the trenches at the siege of Sebastopol until its fall on September 8th, 1855. For these services he received the English and Turkish medals with bars for Inkerman and Sebastopol.
His next ship was the Royal Albert, from August 1858, to January 1861, flagship of the Channel fleet, under Admiral Sir Charles Fremantle. He then joined the Nimble, tender to the Nile, flagship of Admiral Milne, on the West India Station, as carpenter's mate, and remained in her from 1861 to 1864, after which he was appointed to the Gladiator, Captain Short on particular service, 1864 to 1866. On promotion to chief carpenters mate he joined the Griffon gunboat, Captain Davidson, and proceeded to the West Coast of Africa, but had only been on that station a few months when Griffon went ashore in the Bight of Benin and became a total wreck. Fortunately no lives were lost, but excepting the clothes they wore at the time the crew lost everything.
Mr. Row was next appointed to the Speedwell, gunboat, Captain Parry, in which he served from 1867 to 1871, and again proceeded to the West Coasr of Africa. He was absent from England for four years and four months, half of which time was spent on the South-East Coast of America. Returning to England, he joined the Indus, and afterwards the Implacable, training ship for boys, from which he was pensioned in June, 1875, receiving the medal for long service and good conduct, with the gratuity. Soon afterwards he rejoined, and served as a pensioner for four years, finally retiring from the service in 1879. Mr. Row will be remembered by many of the inhabitants of Ford, Devonport, where for many years he carried on the business of a grocer at 6, Kent-Road.

William married Elizabeth (ROW). (Elizabeth (ROW) was born circa 1828 in Sidbury, Devon, England.)