Thurza NORTON

  General Notes:

Births Mar 1851
NORTON Thurza St Thomas 10 267

Marriages Sep 1874 Stoke D. 5b 570
Bontrena John
Bontrend John
Dyer Mary
Norton Thirza
Sandon Stephen

Marriages Mar 1905 Barnstaple 5b 777
Bonkem Thirza
DISCOMBE George
FRENCH George William

Death Jun 1946
Swansea 11a 880 Discombe Thurza, age 95

1871 census
RG10/2051 F68 P17
White Street, Topsham, Devon
Daniel Norton, Head, Mar, 59, ???, Devon Topsham
Catherine Norton, Wife, Mar, 58, do wife, Devon Topsham
Thirza Norton, Daur, Unm, 20, Lace Maker, Devon Topsham
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Catherine Murphy, Lodger, Mar, 28, Ship Carpenters Wife, Devon Topsham
Catherine A do, Lodger, , 1.4mo, , Devon Topsham

Probably this John
1881 census
RG11/2142 F76 P5
Fore Street, Topsham, Devon
John B Bonkem, Head, Mar, 45, Merchant (China & Earthenware, Devon Topsham
Thirza do, Wife, Mar, 30, Dressmaker, Devon Topsham
Courtenay do, Son, , 5, Scholar, Devon Topsham
Gertrude do, Daur, , 4, Scholar, Devon Topsham
Eleanor do, Daur, , 2, Infant, Devon Topsham
Eliza Colwill, Ser, Unm, 14, General Servant (Domestic), Devon Topsham

1891 census (indexed as Bonkern)
RG12/1680 F41 P8
4a Goldsmiths Place, Heavitree, Devon
John B Bonkem, Head, M, 46, Shoemaker, Devon Topsham
Thirza do, Wife, M, 40, , Devon Topsham
Hedley G do, Son, , 9, , Devon Topsham
Josephine do, Daur, , 7, , Devon Topsham
Nettie V do, Daur, , 5, , Devon Topsham
Elsie do, Daur, , 2, , Devon Topsham

1901 census
RG13/2034 F6 P4
21 Higher Roselands Terrace, Heavitree, Devon
Thirza Bonkem, Head, Wid, 50, Seamstress, Devon Topsham
Headley do, Son, S, 19, Joiner, Devon Topsham
Nettie V do, Daur, S, 15, Servant Domestic, Devon Topsham
Winnifried do, Daur, S, 9, , Devon Heavitree
Dora do, Daur, S, 7, , Devon Heavitree

1911 census
RG14PN32364 RG78PN1853A RD589 SD4 ED36 SN69
69 Court Street, Tonypandy, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (7 rooms)
George Discomb, Head, 58, Mar 6 years, Bootmaker, Sandford Devonshire
Thurza Discomb, Wife, 60, Married 6 years, , Topsham Devonshire
Elsie Bonkem, Step Daught, 22, Single, , Topsham Devonshire
Dora Bonkem, Step Daught, 17, Single, , Heavitree Devonshire
Courtney Bonkem, Grand Son, 4, , , Barnistaple Devonshire
Nellie Wheatley, Visitor, 1, , , Tony Pandy Glamorgan
Kathleen Bonkem, Grand Daugh, 1, , , Tony Pandy Glam
- against George it states 7 children born alive, 3 living and 4 had died
- against Thurza it states 9 children born alive, 8 living and 1 had died
- both these entries crossed through and "none" inserted against Thurza

Thurza married John Buncombe BONKEM, son of John Stone BONKEM and Sarah Vincent ROW, Sep Q 1874 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England. (John Buncombe BONKEM was born circa 1843 in Topsham, Devon, England and died Jun Q 1893 in St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England.)

Thurza next married George DISCOMBE circa Mar 1905 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. (George DISCOMBE was born circa 1852 in Sandford, Devon, England.)