The following was written by Martha Blewett Clark of Pasadena, CA on Feb 2, 1994 in a letter to my mother Irene R. Blewett Ferguson.
Stephen Noall Blewett writes of his paternal Grandmother, Esther Ann Harry Blewett. In his autobiography there is some information about her. Additionally, I was fortunate enough to make a connection with a cousin who lives in England. Her name is Maureen Rowse. She generously has provided some names and dates about Esther Ann and other related family members. Ms. Rowse writes that her Grandmother was Adela Harvey Blewett. Her Great Grandfather was Francis Richard Blewett who was born Mar. 14th 1845. He was married in 1873 to Adela Harvey. Francis died in 1914 and Adela, Maureen's great grandmother, died in1919. Francis' oldest brother was Stephen Blewett who was born Mar.21, 1824. He married Ester Ann Harry in 1854. It is reported that he died Dec. 1, 1875. Their children were Esther Ann, born 1858, Naomi Jane, born 1861 and died in1863, Stephen Charles and Frank. It was Frank who married Jane Penberthy Noall, in 1889. Frank Blewett and Jane Penberthy Blewett were Grandpa's parents.
There were other brothers and sisters between Stephen and Francis. I haven't sorted out all the information that Ms.Rowse passed on to me. It is noted that there was Charlotte Richards Blewett, John Blewett, Mary Blewett (who died at age 5), Jane Richards Blewett, Charles Blewett, Richard Sterling Blewett, Mary Pascoe Blewett and Naomi Blewett. Ms. Rowse states that Stephen's father was also named Stephen and he was born Mar.22, 1775 and married to Jane Pascoe in 1797. He died in 1856 and she in 1834. This Stephen's father was John Blewett, born Oct.11, 1741. He married Jane Huffam in 1765. John's father was William Blewett (Bluet) who married Elizabeth Bundy on May 24, 1733. This is where Maureen's records stop. From Grandpa's autobiography: "My paternal grandfather (Stephen Blewett) died at about 40 years, shortly after father was born, and Grandma Blewett (as I called her) was thrown on her own resources. There was little to do in the small village to eke out a living. She had been trained to be a school teacher, so she started a kindergarten class. With this work and raising a young family she had her hands full indeed. When I came into the world, she was living with us. I was the eldest of a family of six children (one dying in infancy). She was a kind, loving and deeply religious person. She loved her bible, and taught me to read at an early age. I could recite the second chapter of St. Matthew, long before I went to school. Whenever father and mother would go out for the evening, and the other children were put to bed, she would get out the big family bible and would read passages from it. She was not only deeply devout, but cherished the highest ideals of living. She lived to be about 87 years and almost to the last would write to me frequently about the interesting things going on around her."
Additionally, my Grandfather noted the following: "My father was born in the little town of Mousehole, near Penzance in the Country of Cornwall, England on July 10, 1867. His mother was Esther Ann Harry. His father, Stephen Blewett, was a sea captain, who went away on long voyages on a sailing vessel, one to Australia, which took three months. There were three children of the marriage, Esther Ann whom I knew as Aunt Hetty. She became a governess for a wealthy family, Charles or Uncle Charlie, as we knew him, who became an Insurance Agent and my father, Frank, who was a sailor as a young man."
Continuing along with Frank's life. He was also fated to die before he reached old age. Grandpa continues, "Going back to my dear Father, to whom I said 'Good-bye' on that April day in New York in 1903, he went to Braddock, Pennsylvania. Some boyhood friends of his had gone there and had written him of the opportunities in the Steel Mills, which were operated then 'by Andrew Carnegie. However, he was doomed to disappointment. He was not fitted for the type of work required, The long hours (10 hours a day), the small wages, and the hard grueling grind; also the choking coal dust; the heat of the blast furnaces, and the extreme cold of winter were too much for him. He longed for the fresh sea breezes, the blue waters of Mounts Bay; the green hills of his native land, and most of all, his family and friends. He was homesick and discouraged, and decided it was no place to bring up his family. So he suddenly booked passage for home. Uncle had written him to come to California, but that seemed so far away, so he decided against it for the time being. However, he never changed his mind. When but 42 years old, he contracted pneumonia from over -exposure while working on a lighthouse during a storm and on the 24th of November, 1909, passed away. He is buried in the local cemetery at St. Ives, Cornwall, England, I visited his grave in 1954."
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Died at age 80
Jane Penberthy Noall married Frank Blewett in Cornwall County England and they had 6 children. Rosabelle, Mary Anne, Stephen N., Esther, Frank and John.
Links to:
The Blewett Family
England's FreeBMD web site
England's FreeCen
England's Free Parish Registers
Stephen Noall Blewett writes of his paternal Grandmother, Esther Ann Harry Blewett. In his autobiography there is some information about her. Additionally, I was fortunate enough to make a connection with a cousin who lives in England. Her name is Maureen Rowse. She generously has provided some names and dates about Esther Ann and other related family members. Ms. Rowse writes that her Grandmother was Adela Harvey Blewett. Her Great Grandfather was Francis Richard Blewett who was born Mar. 14th 1845. He was married in 1873 to Adela Harvey. Francis died in 1914 and Adela, Maureen's great grandmother, died in1919. Francis' oldest brother was Stephen Blewett who was born Mar.21, 1824. He married Ester Ann Harry in 1854. It is reported that he died Dec. 1, 1875. Their children were Esther Ann, born 1858, Naomi Jane, born 1861 and died in1863, Stephen Charles and Frank. It was Frank who married Jane Penberthy Noall, in 1889. Frank Blewett and Jane Penberthy Blewett were Grandpa's parents.
There were other brothers and sisters between Stephen and Francis. I haven't sorted out all the information that Ms.Rowse passed on to me. It is noted that there was Charlotte Richards Blewett, John Blewett, Mary Blewett (who died at age 5), Jane Richards Blewett, Charles Blewett, Richard Sterling Blewett, Mary Pascoe Blewett and Naomi Blewett. Ms. Rowse states that Stephen's father was also named Stephen and he was born Mar.22, 1775 and married to Jane Pascoe in 1797. He died in 1856 and she in 1834. This Stephen's father was John Blewett, born Oct.11, 1741. He married Jane Huffam in 1765. John's father was William Blewett (Bluet) who married Elizabeth Bundy on May 24, 1733. This is where Maureen's records stop. From Grandpa's autobiography: "My paternal grandfather (Stephen Blewett) died at about 40 years, shortly after father was born, and Grandma Blewett (as I called her) was thrown on her own resources. There was little to do in the small village to eke out a living. She had been trained to be a school teacher, so she started a kindergarten class. With this work and raising a young family she had her hands full indeed. When I came into the world, she was living with us. I was the eldest of a family of six children (one dying in infancy). She was a kind, loving and deeply religious person. She loved her bible, and taught me to read at an early age. I could recite the second chapter of St. Matthew, long before I went to school. Whenever father and mother would go out for the evening, and the other children were put to bed, she would get out the big family bible and would read passages from it. She was not only deeply devout, but cherished the highest ideals of living. She lived to be about 87 years and almost to the last would write to me frequently about the interesting things going on around her."
Additionally, my Grandfather noted the following: "My father was born in the little town of Mousehole, near Penzance in the Country of Cornwall, England on July 10, 1867. His mother was Esther Ann Harry. His father, Stephen Blewett, was a sea captain, who went away on long voyages on a sailing vessel, one to Australia, which took three months. There were three children of the marriage, Esther Ann whom I knew as Aunt Hetty. She became a governess for a wealthy family, Charles or Uncle Charlie, as we knew him, who became an Insurance Agent and my father, Frank, who was a sailor as a young man."
Continuing along with Frank's life. He was also fated to die before he reached old age. Grandpa continues, "Going back to my dear Father, to whom I said 'Good-bye' on that April day in New York in 1903, he went to Braddock, Pennsylvania. Some boyhood friends of his had gone there and had written him of the opportunities in the Steel Mills, which were operated then 'by Andrew Carnegie. However, he was doomed to disappointment. He was not fitted for the type of work required, The long hours (10 hours a day), the small wages, and the hard grueling grind; also the choking coal dust; the heat of the blast furnaces, and the extreme cold of winter were too much for him. He longed for the fresh sea breezes, the blue waters of Mounts Bay; the green hills of his native land, and most of all, his family and friends. He was homesick and discouraged, and decided it was no place to bring up his family. So he suddenly booked passage for home. Uncle had written him to come to California, but that seemed so far away, so he decided against it for the time being. However, he never changed his mind. When but 42 years old, he contracted pneumonia from over -exposure while working on a lighthouse during a storm and on the 24th of November, 1909, passed away. He is buried in the local cemetery at St. Ives, Cornwall, England, I visited his grave in 1954."
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Died at age 80
Jane Penberthy Noall married Frank Blewett in Cornwall County England and they had 6 children. Rosabelle, Mary Anne, Stephen N., Esther, Frank and John.
Links to:
The Blewett Family
England's FreeBMD web site
England's FreeCen
England's Free Parish Registers
The following was written by Martha Blewett Clark of Pasadena, CA on Feb 2, 1994 in a letter to my mother Irene R. Blewett Ferguson.
Stephen Noall Blewett writes of his paternal Grandmother, Esther Ann Harry Blewett. In his autobiography there is some information about her. Additionally, I was fortunate enough to make a connection with a cousin who lives in England. Her name is Maureen Rowse. She generously has provided some names and dates about Esther Ann and other related family members. Ms. Rowse writes that her Grandmother was Adela Harvey Blewett. Her Great Grandfather was Francis Richard Blewett who was born Mar. 14th 1845. He was married in 1873 to Adela Harvey. Francis died in 1914 and Adela, Maureen's great grandmother, died in1919. Francis' oldest brother was Stephen Blewett who was born Mar.21, 1824. He married Ester Ann Harry in 1854. It is reported that he died Dec. 1, 1875. Their children were Esther Ann, born 1858, Naomi Jane, born 1861 and died in1863, Stephen Charles and Frank. It was Frank who married Jane Penberthy Noall, in 1889. Frank Blewett and Jane Penberthy Blewett were Grandpa's parents.
There were other brothers and sisters between Stephen and Francis. I haven't sorted out all the information that Ms.Rowse passed on to me. It is noted that there was Charlotte Richards Blewett, John Blewett, Mary Blewett (who died at age 5), Jane Richards Blewett, Charles Blewett, Richard Sterling Blewett, Mary Pascoe Blewett and Naomi Blewett. Ms. Rowse states that Stephen's father was also named Stephen and he was born Mar.22, 1775 and married to Jane Pascoe in 1797. He died in 1856 and she in 1834. This Stephen's father was John Blewett, born Oct.11, 1741. He married Jane Huffam in 1765. John's father was William Blewett (Bluet) who married Elizabeth Bundy on May 24, 1733. This is where Maureen's records stop. From Grandpa's autobiography: "My paternal grandfather (Stephen Blewett) died at about 40 years, shortly after father was born, and Grandma Blewett (as I called her) was thrown on her own resources. There was little to do in the small village to eke out a living. She had been trained to be a school teacher, so she started a kindergarten class. With this work and raising a young family she had her hands full indeed. When I came into the world, she was living with us. I was the eldest of a family of six children (one dying in infancy). She was a kind, loving and deeply religious person. She loved her bible, and taught me to read at an early age. I could recite the second chapter of St. Matthew, long before I went to school. Whenever father and mother would go out for the evening, and the other children were put to bed, she would get out the big family bible and would read passages from it. She was not only deeply devout, but cherished the highest ideals of living. She lived to be about 87 years and almost to the last would write to me frequently about the interesting things going on around her."
Additionally, my Grandfather noted the following: "My father was born in the little town of Mousehole, near Penzance in the Country of Cornwall, England on July 10, 1867. His mother was Esther Ann Harry. His father, Stephen Blewett, was a sea captain, who went away on long voyages on a sailing vessel, one to Australia, which took three months. There were three children of the marriage, Esther Ann whom I knew as Aunt Hetty. She became a governess for a wealthy family, Charles or Uncle Charlie, as we knew him, who became an Insurance Agent and my father, Frank, who was a sailor as a young man."
Continuing along with Frank's life. He was also fated to die before he reached old age. Grandpa continues, "Going back to my dear Father, to whom I said 'Good-bye' on that April day in New York in 1903, he went to Braddock, Pennsylvania. Some boyhood friends of his had gone there and had written him of the opportunities in the Steel Mills, which were operated then 'by Andrew Carnegie. However, he was doomed to disappointment. He was not fitted for the type of work required, The long hours (10 hours a day), the small wages, and the hard grueling grind; also the choking coal dust; the heat of the blast furnaces, and the extreme cold of winter were too much for him. He longed for the fresh sea breezes, the blue waters of Mounts Bay; the green hills of his native land, and most of all, his family and friends. He was homesick and discouraged, and decided it was no place to bring up his family. So he suddenly booked passage for home. Uncle had written him to come to California, but that seemed so far away, so he decided against it for the time being. However, he never changed his mind. When but 42 years old, he contracted pneumonia from over -exposure while working on a lighthouse during a storm and on the 24th of November, 1909, passed away. He is buried in the local cemetery at St. Ives, Cornwall, England, I visited his grave in 1954."
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Died at age 80
Jane Penberthy Noall married Frank Blewett in Cornwall County England and they had 6 children. Rosabelle, Mary Anne, Stephen N., Esther, Frank and John.
Links to:
The Blewett Family
England's FreeBMD web site
England's FreeCen
England's Free Parish Registers
Stephen Noall Blewett writes of his paternal Grandmother, Esther Ann Harry Blewett. In his autobiography there is some information about her. Additionally, I was fortunate enough to make a connection with a cousin who lives in England. Her name is Maureen Rowse. She generously has provided some names and dates about Esther Ann and other related family members. Ms. Rowse writes that her Grandmother was Adela Harvey Blewett. Her Great Grandfather was Francis Richard Blewett who was born Mar. 14th 1845. He was married in 1873 to Adela Harvey. Francis died in 1914 and Adela, Maureen's great grandmother, died in1919. Francis' oldest brother was Stephen Blewett who was born Mar.21, 1824. He married Ester Ann Harry in 1854. It is reported that he died Dec. 1, 1875. Their children were Esther Ann, born 1858, Naomi Jane, born 1861 and died in1863, Stephen Charles and Frank. It was Frank who married Jane Penberthy Noall, in 1889. Frank Blewett and Jane Penberthy Blewett were Grandpa's parents.
There were other brothers and sisters between Stephen and Francis. I haven't sorted out all the information that Ms.Rowse passed on to me. It is noted that there was Charlotte Richards Blewett, John Blewett, Mary Blewett (who died at age 5), Jane Richards Blewett, Charles Blewett, Richard Sterling Blewett, Mary Pascoe Blewett and Naomi Blewett. Ms. Rowse states that Stephen's father was also named Stephen and he was born Mar.22, 1775 and married to Jane Pascoe in 1797. He died in 1856 and she in 1834. This Stephen's father was John Blewett, born Oct.11, 1741. He married Jane Huffam in 1765. John's father was William Blewett (Bluet) who married Elizabeth Bundy on May 24, 1733. This is where Maureen's records stop. From Grandpa's autobiography: "My paternal grandfather (Stephen Blewett) died at about 40 years, shortly after father was born, and Grandma Blewett (as I called her) was thrown on her own resources. There was little to do in the small village to eke out a living. She had been trained to be a school teacher, so she started a kindergarten class. With this work and raising a young family she had her hands full indeed. When I came into the world, she was living with us. I was the eldest of a family of six children (one dying in infancy). She was a kind, loving and deeply religious person. She loved her bible, and taught me to read at an early age. I could recite the second chapter of St. Matthew, long before I went to school. Whenever father and mother would go out for the evening, and the other children were put to bed, she would get out the big family bible and would read passages from it. She was not only deeply devout, but cherished the highest ideals of living. She lived to be about 87 years and almost to the last would write to me frequently about the interesting things going on around her."
Additionally, my Grandfather noted the following: "My father was born in the little town of Mousehole, near Penzance in the Country of Cornwall, England on July 10, 1867. His mother was Esther Ann Harry. His father, Stephen Blewett, was a sea captain, who went away on long voyages on a sailing vessel, one to Australia, which took three months. There were three children of the marriage, Esther Ann whom I knew as Aunt Hetty. She became a governess for a wealthy family, Charles or Uncle Charlie, as we knew him, who became an Insurance Agent and my father, Frank, who was a sailor as a young man."
Continuing along with Frank's life. He was also fated to die before he reached old age. Grandpa continues, "Going back to my dear Father, to whom I said 'Good-bye' on that April day in New York in 1903, he went to Braddock, Pennsylvania. Some boyhood friends of his had gone there and had written him of the opportunities in the Steel Mills, which were operated then 'by Andrew Carnegie. However, he was doomed to disappointment. He was not fitted for the type of work required, The long hours (10 hours a day), the small wages, and the hard grueling grind; also the choking coal dust; the heat of the blast furnaces, and the extreme cold of winter were too much for him. He longed for the fresh sea breezes, the blue waters of Mounts Bay; the green hills of his native land, and most of all, his family and friends. He was homesick and discouraged, and decided it was no place to bring up his family. So he suddenly booked passage for home. Uncle had written him to come to California, but that seemed so far away, so he decided against it for the time being. However, he never changed his mind. When but 42 years old, he contracted pneumonia from over -exposure while working on a lighthouse during a storm and on the 24th of November, 1909, passed away. He is buried in the local cemetery at St. Ives, Cornwall, England, I visited his grave in 1954."
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Died at age 80
Jane Penberthy Noall married Frank Blewett in Cornwall County England and they had 6 children. Rosabelle, Mary Anne, Stephen N., Esther, Frank and John.
Links to:
The Blewett Family
England's FreeBMD web site
England's FreeCen
England's Free Parish Registers
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