Mary Ann ROWE ¹

  General Notes:

Baptism record from Devon FHS transcription of Burrington Registers 1813-1839
ROW Mary Ann, Henry & Alice, Tailor, Town, 15 12 1822 [ie 15 December]

There is an entry in a handwritten list of gravestones at Burrington (created in 1917) stating
BLACKMORE Mary Anne wife of Richard, Station Master of Fremington
d July 15 1872 aged 19
The next entry is:
ROWE Henry d Dec 2 1866 aged 67
ROWE Alice his wife d Dec 24 1868 aged 55
- There are several errors in this, but Mary Anne's gravestone is no longer to be found to check the wording
a) Mary was the wife of William and she was 49
b) Alice died in 1848 - this is quite clear on the gravestone

Marriages Jun 1847 S.Molton 10 293
Blackmore William
Davey James
Rowe Mary Ann

Marriage at Burrington, 1847, Page 31 entry 61
April 3rd
William Blackmore, 23,Bachelor, Farmer's Son, Burrington. Father Thomas Blackmore, Yeoman
Mary Ann Rowe, 25, Spinster, - , Burrington. Father Henry Rowe, Tailor
Witnesses Charles Manning and John Bendle (signed many)

Deaths Sep 1872
BLACKMORE Mary Ann 49 Barnstaple 5b 303

Burial at Burrington, 1872, page 10, entry 73
Mary Ann Blackmore, Fremington, July 18, 49

North Devon Journal, 18 July 1872, page 8
Blackmore - on the 14th, at the Railway Station at Fremington, Mary Anne, the wife of Mr William Blackmore, station master, aged 50

1841 census
HO107/250/16 F11 P17 & F12 P18
White Oak Cottage, Burrington, Devon
Betty Rowe, 76, Ind, Y
John do, 11, , Y
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Henry Rowe, 43, Tailor, Y
Alice do, 47, , Y
Charles do, 21, , Y
Mary Ann do, 18, , Y
Henry Rowe, 15, , Y
-several cottages seem to have the same name - White Oak Cottage

1851 census
HO107/1891 F357 P21 & F358 P22
White Oak, Burrington, Devon
Henry Rowe, Head, Widower, 51, Tailor (Master), Devon Burrington
John do, Son, U, 20, Tailor Journeyman, Devon Burrington
Mary Ann Blackmore, Daur, Mar, 27, Agricul Laborers Wife, Devon Burrington
William Blackmore, Son in Law, Mar, 27, Agricul Lab, Devon Burrington
Charles Kingdon, Visitor, U, 23, Farm Servant, Devon Burrington
John Kingdon, Visitor, U, 21, Farm Servant, Devon Burrington
Elizabeth Rumbelow, Visitor, Un, 19, House ServantDevon Burrington
- Elizabeth emigrated to USA and married William Blackmore's brother John

1861 census
RG9/1495 F23 P10
Railway Station Fremington
William Blackmore, Head, Mar, 37, Railway Clerk, Devon Chittlehampton
Mary Ann Blackmore, Wife, Mar, 38, Clerks Wife, Devon Burrington
Henry Rowe, Father in Law, Widower, 62, Tailor, Devon Burrington
Mary Ann Blackmore, Sister, Un, 27, Glove Maker, Devon Burrington

1871 census (indexed under Blackmar)
RG10/2192 F17 P26
Station Masters House, Penhile, Fremington
William Blackmore, Head, Mar, 47, Railway Station Agent, Burrington Devon
Mary Ann, Wife, Mar, 48, Wife, Burrington Devon - no surname stated
Norah Abbott, Serv, Un, 15, General Serv't Domestic, Burrington Devon
John Battler, Visitor, Mar, 50, Carpenter, Burrington Devon
Sarah, do, Un, 21, Dress Maker, Burrington Devon - no surname stated
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On same page
Clampit Penhile, Fremington
William Bennett, Head, Mar, 55, Labourer, St Giles in the Wood Devon
Betsy, Wife, Mar, 49, Laundress, Yarnscombe Devon
Richard Blackmore, Father in law, Wwr, 77, Labourer, Burrington Devon
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William Bennett, Head, Mar, 26, Carpenter, Alverdiscott Devon
Ann, Wife, , 34, Laundress, Fremington Devon
Polly, Daur, , 2, -, Fremington Devon

Mary married William BLACKMORE, son of Thomas BLACKMORE and Elizabeth RICE, on 3 Apr 1847 in Burrington, Devon, England. (William BLACKMORE was born in 1823 in Chittlehamholt, Chittlehampton, Devon, England, baptised on 20 Jul 1823 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England, died on 29 Oct 1887 in Fremington, Devon, England and was buried on 2 Nov 1887 in Fremington, Devon, England.)