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John Belsham

John Belsham

Male Abt 1834 - 1900  (~ 66 years)

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  • Name John Belsham  [1] 
    Born Abt 1834  Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1841  Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Census 1871  Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1881  High St Cottage, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Thatcher 
    Buried 17 May 1900  Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I2084  Main Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 

    Father Benjamin Belsham,   b. Abt 1805, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1880, Linton Registration District, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Hannah Free,   b. Abt 1807, Shudy Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1886, Linton Registration District, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 23 Sep 1826  Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Their marriage was witnessed by another Hannah Free.
    Family ID F375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Carlton,   b. Abt 1843, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1863  Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Frederick Belsham,   b. Abt 1863, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Eliza Belsham,   b. Abt 1867, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Benjamin Belsham,   b. 1870, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Minnie Belsham,   b. Abt 1872, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Priscilla Belsham,   b. Abt 1875, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Harry Belsham,   b. Abt 1877, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 
    Family ID F465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • It is assumed that John was Benjamin and Hannah's son as he appears with them on the 1841 census, but as this census does not give the relationship to the head of the household this is not proven. However, with children named Benjamin and Priscilla and the occupation of thatcher it is very unlikely he is not related.

  • Sources 
    1. [S37] 1841 Census - Cambridgeshire & the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire Family History Society, (2002;), HO 107/66/6 f.12A (Reliability: 3).
      Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire
      Benjamin BELSHAM, 31, Thatcher, Y
      Hannah BELSHAM, 29, Y
      Alfred BELSHAM, 14, Y
      Priscilla BELSHAM, 12, Y
      Benjmin BELSHAM, 9, Y
      John BELSHAM, 6, Y
      Elizabeth BELSHAM, 4, Y
      Charles BELSHAM, 2, Y

    2. [S106] 1881 British Census and National Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (1999 (CD-ROM), 2002 (Website - www.familysearch.org);), RG 11/1672 f.118 p.2 (Reliability: 3).
      High St Cottage, Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire
      John BELSHAM, Head, M, Male, 46, Castle Camps, Cambridge, England, Thatcher
      Mary BELSHAM, Wife, M, Female, 37, Castle Camps, Cambridge, England
      Frederick BELSHAM, Son, U, Male, 17, Castle Camps, Cambridge, England, Thatcher
      Benjamin BELSHAM, Son, Male, 10, Castle Camps, Cambridge, England, Scholar
      Minnie BELSHAM, Daur, Female, 8, Castle Camps, Cambridge, England, Scholar
      Priscilla BELSHAM, Daur, Female, 5, Castle Camps, Cambridge, England, Scholar
      Harry BELSHAM, Son, Male, 3, Castle Camps, Cambridge, England

    3. [S104] 1871 Census Returns of England and Wales, General Register Office, (2 April 1871;), RG 10/1592 f.138 p.19 (Reliability: 3).
      Castle Camps
      John Belsham, Head, Mar, 38 [or 36], Thatcher, Cambs Castle Camps
      Mary Belsham, Wife, Mar, Dressmaker, Cambs Castle Camps
      Frederick Belsham, Son, 7, Scholar, Cambs Castle Camps
      Eliza Belsham, Daur, 3, Scholar, Cambs Castle Camps
      Benjamin Belsham, Son, 8m, Cambs Castle Camps

    4. [S56] Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire - Transcript of Parish Register, 1563-1950, (Cambridgeshire Family History Society, CD-ROM, 2004;), burial of John Belsham 65, 17 May 1900 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S55] Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire - Transcript of Parish Register, marriage of Benjamin Belsham [x] bac & Hannah Free [x] sp botp, wits: John Wells, Hannah Free [x] (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S42] Births, Marriages and Deaths - Cambridgeshire Index Project, Cambridgeshire County Council, (http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/sub/register/cambsindex.htm;), marriage of John Belsham and Mary Calton, 1863 (Reliability: 2).