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Elizabeth Newcomb 1805 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 DEC 1805

Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham

Death Date: 25 JUN 1881

Death Location: Clark's Yard, Skinnergate, Darlington, Co. Durham

Father: George Newcomb

Mother: Mary Oliver

Spouse(s): Joseph Hughff

Children(s): Ann Hughff, George Hughff, Margaret Hughff, Mary Hughff, William Hughff, Elizabeth Hughff, Dorothy Hughff, Joseph Hughff, John Hughff

In 1805, Elizabeth Newcomb entered the world in Heighington, Co. Durham, born to George Newcomb and Mary Oliver. In 1851, Elizabeth Newcomb was recorded in the census in Heighington, Co. Durham. Elizabeth Newcomb married Joseph Hughff, and had children including Ann Hughff, George Hughff, Margaret Hughff, Mary Hannah Hughff, William Newcomb Hughff, Elizabeth Newcomb Hughff, Dorothy Hughff, Joseph Hughff, John Hughff. Elizabeth Newcomb passed away in 1881 in Clark's Yard, Skinnergate, Darlington, Co. Durham.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Elizabeth Newcomb entered the world in Heighington, Co. Durham, born to George Newcomb and Mary Oliver.
  • In 1851, Elizabeth Newcomb was recorded in the census in Heighington, Co. Durham.
  • Elizabeth Newcomb married Joseph Hughff, and had children including Ann Hughff, George Hughff, Margaret Hughff, Mary Hannah Hughff, William Newcomb Hughff, Elizabeth Newcomb Hughff, Dorothy Hughff, Joseph Hughff, John Hughff.
  • Elizabeth Newcomb passed away in 1881 in Clark's Yard, Skinnergate, Darlington, Co. Durham.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Newcomb's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Newcomb
1805 – 1881
Birth Place: Heighington, Co. Durham
Parents
George Newcomb
1770 – 1849
Heighington, Co. Durham
Mary Oliver
1775 – 1844
Red Rowe, Washington, Co. Durham
Grandparents
Thomas Newcomb
1737 – 1783
Heighington ?, Co. Durham
Dorothy Oliver
1742 – 1795
Heighington, Co. Durham
Nicholas Oliver
1746 –
Oxclose, Washington, Co. Durham
Anne Hume
Great-Grandparents
John Newcomb
1699 – 1762
Elizabeth Tuart
1704 – 1788
John Oliver
1711 –
Elizabeth Wilson
George Oliver
– 1772
Mary Sharper
1716 – 1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Newcomb
1669 – 1742
Mary Meabourne
1671 – 1736
William Teward
1680 –
Katherine Nicholson
1679 –
Thomas Oliver
Richard Sharper
1677 – 1722
Eleanor Stephenson
1682 – 1760

Elizabeth Newcomb's Descendants

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Elizabeth Newcomb (23 DEC 1805 – 25 JUN 1881) m. Joseph Hughff (24 AUG 1800 – JUN 1841)
  1. 1. Ann Hughff (ABT 1824 – 1906) m. John Bland
  2. 2. George Hughff (ABT 1825 – JUN 1841)
  3. 3. Margaret Hughff (ABT 1827 – ) m. William Newby (ABT 1821 – )
    1. 1. John Newby (ABT 1850 – )
    2. 2. James Newby (ABT 1851 – )
  4. 4. Mary (Hannah) Hughff (ABT 1829 – ) m. William Cotton (1836 – 13 JUN 1913)
  5. 5. William (Newcomb) Hughff (ABT 1831 – ABT 1891) m. Mary Goldsbrough (ABT NOV 1837 – )
    1. 1. John Hughff (ABT DEC 1860 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Newcomb) Hughff (1832 – ) m. John Johnson
  7. 7. Dorothy Hughff (1838 – ) m. William Sheffield
  8. 8. Joseph Hughff (1839 – 11 APR 1882) m. Mary Title (1838 – 28 SEP 1919)
    1. 1. George (Newcomb) Hughff (1867 – 1897) m. Lily (Alice) Daffern
      1. 1. Reginald (George) Hughff (30 OCT 1892 – ) m. Gertrude (Eleanor) White
      2. 2. Gwendoline (Alice) Hughff
      3. 3. William ((Billy)) Hughff
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Newcomb) Hughff (1870 – ) m. Herbert Wells
      1. 1. Kathleen Wells
      2. 2. Winifred Wells
    3. 3. William Hughff (1872 – )
    4. 4. Joseph Hughff (1875 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Hughff (9 DEC 1878 – ) m. Florence (Emily) Wray (6 NOV 1882 – )
      1. 1. Gladys (Mary) Hughff (21 NOV 1906 – ) m. Herbert (Kendall) Howe (18 MAR 1899 – 10 FEB 1950) m. James\Jack (Calvert) Stephens
      2. 2. Florence (Gwendolin) Hughff (30 JUN 1910 – ABT MAY 1995) m. Arthur Coad (18 APR 1911 – ABT AUG 1967)
      3. 3. Horace Hughff (3 NOV 1911 – ) m. Winifred Walsh ( – 1952) m. May Halliday ( – 1981)
      4. 4. Joseph (Edward) Hughff (21 MAY 1916 – ) m. Mary Stannett ( – 1984)
    6. 6. John Hughff
  9. 9. John Hughff (ABT OCT 1840 – 19 FEB 1897) m. Jane (May or Mary Jane) Goldsbrough (ABT MAY 1849 – 30 DEC 1894)
    1. 1. Annie Hughff (ABT FEB 1885 – )
    2. 2. Jane Hughff (ABT AUG 1887 – )

Elizabeth Newcomb's Timeline

3 Records

1805
23 DEC 1805
Birth of Elizabeth Newcomb in Heighington, Co. Durham
Heighington, Co. Durham
1851
30 MAR 1851
Age 46
Elizabeth Newcomb appeared in census in Heighington, Co. Durham
Heighington, Co. Durham
1881
25 JUN 1881
Age 76
Death of Elizabeth Newcomb in Clark's Yard, Skinnergate, Darlington, Co. Durham
Clark's Yard, Skinnergate, Darlington, Co. Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 DEC 1805
    Event Place: Heighington, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
    Event Place: Heighington, Co. Durham
    Record Source: she was a widow, living with her 4 children, and she was an Agricultural Labourer
    Age:
    45y

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JUN 1881
    Event Place: Clark's Yard, Skinnergate, Darlington, Co. Durham

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