Abraham Bidgood (abt. 1807 - 1881)

Born about 1807 in Newtown, Tavistock, Devon, England

Husband of Joan Smith (Dawe) Bidgood — married 2 Jan 1834 in Tavistock, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1881 at about age 74 in Sumas, Dist of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Abraham Bidgood or Turner

Confess I'm still confused as to whether Abraham is Bidgood or Turner, but on the balance of probablities, and common usage for children, Bidgood seems to be the preferred name

Born abt 1807

Married 2 Jan 1834 Tavistock, Devon, England

Abraham Turner, labourer, Joan Smith Dawe, b.o.t.p. married by banns, both signed; Witnessed by Robert Gulley and Ann Dockett. The prior marriage, same day, was that of Robert Gulley, maltster and Elizabeth Gale (X her mark), b.o.t.p. witnessed by Abraham Turner and Ann Dockett.

Banns were called at St Eustachius, Dec 8th, 15th, 22nd Dec 1833 ^[1]

Census

1851 Newton Mill, Tavistock, Devon, England

BIDGOOD: Abm 44 miller b Newton, DEV; wife Joan 43 b Lamerton; Children: Abraham 13 scholar b Tavistock; Richard 9 scholar b Plymouth; Mary Jane 7 scholar b Tavistock; Emma 5 scholar b Tavistock; Lodger Samuel Bowden unm, 25 copper mining lab b Kingsbridge, DEV. (Abraham's mother Mary is still living near the mill. Abraham looks to have been working with Joan's brother Isaac DAWE as miller at Newton) ^[2]

Immigrated

Letters from Sampson's brother, Hector, in Chilliwack enticed the Sampson Toop Family to leave England with the hope of a more prosperous future. Emma's father and two brothers joined the Sampsons when they moved to Chilliwack The voyage was rough... they were at sea for two months (the vessel on which they travelled sank on its return voyage to England with only one survivor, found after 50 years on a remote island)

I (LornaHen) have assumed that one of the brothers is Nicholas given a dtr was born in Canada and that the other was Isaac. Isaac's emigration details in 1900 fit this, but Nicholas' don't, the dtr being born c 1867, which is too early. However the Chilliwack book says Emma's brothers Richard and John, and I"ve no information on a John at all. Richard is presumed to be Nicholas Richard. They sailed from Plymouth to New York, the voyage across the Atlantic being very rough, and taking nearly 2 months. ^[3]

Buried: Yarrow, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

1. ↑ Source #S2: Marr. 2 Jan 1834 Abraham TURNER & Joan Smith DAWE, Tavistock, DEV
2. ↑ 1851 Census images via Ancestry.com, hsehold of Abm & Joan BIDGOOD, Newton, Tavistock, Devon
3. ↑ Source #S3: Booklet The Sampson Toop Family, Chilliwack Valley Pioneers of 1876, by Mildred HALL, 1984, George Robert CAMPBELL's copy in possession of his grddtr Lois TWARDY, scanned copy rcvd Apr 2006

• Source S1 Certificates for England/Wales ex GRO
• Source S2 Devon Parish Registers - images via FindMyPast
• Source S3 The Sampson Toop Family, Chilliwack Valley Pioneers of 1876, by Mildred HALL, 1984,

• WikiTree profile Bidgood or Turner-1 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson. (Reference 42667)