William Blight of Grenifer
(1752-1834)
Elizabeth Bolitho
(1753-1805)
Ralph Knight
(-)
Jane George
(-)
William Blight of Pool
(1783-1876)
Ann Knight
(Abt 1786-1843)
Keturah Blight
(1816-1895)

 

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Spouses/Children:
James Williams

Keturah Blight

  • Born: 1816, Illogan, Cornwall 1
  • Christened: 27 Mar 1816, Illogan, Cornwall 1
  • Married: 25 May 1840, Illogan, Cornwall 2 4
  • Died: 11 Sep 1895, Ishpeming, Marquette, MI, USA 3

  Research Notes:

In 1841 Keturah Williams, aged about 25, born in the county, and husband James Williams, aged about 25, born in the county, sexton, were living in Church Town, Illogan, Cornwall. With them was daughter Marianne (2 mo).

In 1851 Keturah Williams, aged 35, born in Illogan Cornwall, and husband James Williams, aged 37, born in Illogan, sexton, were living in New Row, Illogan. With them were children (born in Illogan) Marianne (9), scholar, James (7), scholar, Philip (5), scholar, and William B. (1).

In 1861 Keturah Williams, aged 45, born in Illogan, domestic affairs, and husband James Williams, aged 47, born in Illogan, sexton, were living in New Row, Illogan. With them were children (born in Illogan) Mary Ann (19), domestic affairs, James (17), miner, Phillip (15), miner, William B. (11), miner, John B. (6), scholar, and Elizabeth (4).

In 1871 Keturah Williams, aged 56, born in Illogan, sexton's wife, and husband James Williams, aged 57, born in Ireland [sic], sexton of Illogan, were in Robarts Terrace, Illogan. With them were children (born in Illogan) Philip (25), tin miner, John (16), carpenter, and Eliza (14), scholar.

In 1881 Keturah Williams, aged 66, born in Illogan, widow, was at 26 Robartes Terrace, Illogan. Present were daughter Eliza (23) of Illogan, unmarried, grocer's assistant, son John (21), married, railway laborer, daughter-in-law Emma J. Williams (18) of Illogan, and grandson William J. Williams (6 mo) of Illogan.

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Katuriah Williams died aged 79 years. 3

  Marriage Information:

Keturah married James Williams, son of Samuel Williams and Jane Sampson, on 25 May 1840 in Illogan, Cornwall. (James Williams was christened 17 Dec 1812 in Illogan, Cornwall and died on 30 Jan 1878 in Illogan, Cornwall, aged 65 years.)

Sources


1 Cornwall OPC.

2 Royal Cornwall Gazette, Friday, 29 May 1840, p. 3.

3 Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897. Presumably Keturah had been staying with her son John and his family in Ishpeming.

4 England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005, Redruth district, 2nd quarter, vol. 9, p. 274.


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