Jane (Courtis) Skewes (abt. 1827 - 1881)

Born about Oct 1827 in Beer Alston, Devon, England

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Dawe Skewes — married 1 Apr 1856 in Tavistock, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 24 Apr 1881 at about age 53 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England

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Biography

Jane was born about 1827. She was the daughter of Thomas Courtis aka Metters and Mary Metters. She passed away in 1881.^[1]

Born abt 1827 Beeralston, Devon, England or Creber, Tavistock, Devon, England

see research notes and baptism sources

Baptized 9 Nov 1827 Beer Ferris nr Tavistock

entry #882 reads: Jane daughter of Thomas Courtis (shop keeper) and Mary Metters, abode Beeralston ^[2]

12 Jan 1828 St Eustachius, Tavistock, Devon, England

entry #2299 reads: Jane Courtis d/o Thomas Courtis (farmer) and Mary METTERS, abode Creber ^[3]

Family

Husband: Samuel Skewes

Wife: Jane Courtis

Married 1 Apr 1856 Brook St Chapel, Tavistock, Devon, England

cert. shows Samuel Daw SKEWES as 24, chemist, s/o Daniel Hodge SKEWES, tin mine agent and Jane COURTIS as 28, d/o Thomas COURTIS, dec. yeoman; Both were resident Beeralston, Beerferris, both signed. Married according to "the Rites and Ceremonies of the Independents" by William Major PAULL, Wit by Marian MAYNARD, Marianne Lipson SKEWES and John COURTIS ^[4]

Children:

Mary Anna Courtis Skewes (1858-1881)

Jane (Skewes) Wright (1860- 1953)

Alice (Skewes) Tonkin (1862 - )

John Courtis P Skewes

Ellen Maud Skewes (1866 - )

Florence Rosalie Skewes (1868 - 1874)

Howard Skewes

Arthur Daw Skewes

Census

1841 Fore St, Beer Ferris, Devon England

COURTIS: Thomas 50 Ind; Mary 55; Jane 13; Also Mary DAWE 20 F.S., MANNERY, JACKSON. ^[5]

(Next hsehold assumed to be mother Mary's sister Honour)

1871 Fore St, Bere Alstone, Par. of Bereferris, Devon, England

SKEWES: Samuel 39 drugist & grocer b St Austel, CON; wife Jane 42 b Beer Alston; Children: Mary A C 12, Jane 11, Alice K 9, John C, 7, Ellen 5, Florence R 3, all scholars, Howard 6mths, All b Bere Alstone ^[6]

Research notes

How many daughters Jane of Thomas Courtis & Mary METTERS are there?

Or how many Thomas Courtis METTERS married to Mary are there?

Was Thomas Courtis METTERS a shop keeper or a farmer, or both? (See the two baptisms)

There is only one Thomas Courtis METTERS marrying in Devon 1815+/- 5, to Mary METTERS; banns called Tavistock, married Beer FerrisHenderson-2297 02:51, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ FreeBMD: Dth 1881 Jane SKEWES, aged 53, reg. Tavistock Jun qtr 5b/233
2. ↑ Parish Register Beer Ferris, Devon, image available FindMyPast, © Images courtesy of South West Heritage Trust and Parochial Church Council
3. ↑ Parish Register St Eustachius, Tavistock, image available FindMyPast, © Images courtesy of South West Heritage Trust and Parochial Church Council
4. ↑ Marr. 1856 Jane COURTIS & Sameul Daw SKEWES, reg. Dist of Tavistock DEV, copy held
5. ↑ 1841 Census: Beer Ferris, Sub Dist Buckland Monachorum, Dist Tavistock, DEV, HO107/240/2 Folio 8 ED 1 Pg 9, hsehold of Thomas & Mary COURTIS, image available Ancestry.com
6. ↑ 1871 Census: Bere Ferrers, Sub Dist Buckland Monachorum, Dist of Tavistock, DEV RG10/2142 Folio 23 ED 2 Pg 20 Sched 131, hsehold of Samuel & Jane SKEWES, image available Ancestry.com

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 April 2020, 01:56), entry for Jane COURTIS(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZXF-4ZR); contributed by various users.