Plews
Name | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
PLEWS Christopher | 65 | Tailor | Yks |
THOMPSON Henry | 25 | Cordwainer | Yks |
THOMPSON Letitia | 2 | | Yks |
ALDERSON Mary | 30 | Female Servant | Yks |
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Christopher Plews was baptized 24 March 1776, the son of
William and Elizabeth. He was the second son of theirs to
be named Christopher - the first, baptized 18 August 1767
died 7 December 1773 aged 6, and is remembered by one of
the older memorials in Redmire churchyard:
Here lies the body of Christopher son of William and Elizabeth
Pluse of Bolton who died 7 December 1773 in the 7th year of
his age.
Christopher married Isabella Metcalfe, 21 February 1814. Isabella was
baptized 12 August 1774, daughter of Christopher Metcalfe and
Isabella, nee Hammond. Isabella was buried 16 April 1838, aged 63.
Christopher and Isabella Plews had one child baptized: Isabella, 1
October 1815. The above Henry Thompson is her husband, young Isabella
(Letitia) being Christopher's granddaughter. Henry is a widower here,
Isabella having being buried in Redmire 25 March 1840. Young Isabella
died shortly after the census, buried in Redmire 3 October 1841.
Name | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
PLEWS David | 30 | Leadminer | Yks |
PLEWS Mary | 30 | | Yks |
PLEWS Ann | 7 | | Yks |
PLEWS Cathrine | 3 | | Yks |
PLEWS John | 10mo | | Yks |
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David Plews was baptized 16 June 1811, son of David Plews and Ann, nee
Thompson. David married Mary Regan, 24 September 1832 at Marske.
Their children to 1841 are:
- Ann: baptized ??
- Mary: baptized 11 February 1836; buried 13 February 1836
- Catherine: baptized 9 July 1837
- John: baptized 24 August 1840
Name | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
PLEWS Jane | 25 | Independent | Yks |
PLEWS David | 2 | | Yks |
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Jane was baptized 30 January 1814, the daughter of David Plews and Ann
Thompson. David is her illegitimate son, baptized 30 June 1839.
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
PLEWS David | Head | 39 | Labourer on High Road, formerley Leadminer | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Mary | Wife | 40 | | Marsk |
PLEWS Catharine | Daughter | 13 | | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS John | Son | 10 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Mary | Daughter | 9 | | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS David | Son | 7 | | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Elizabeth | Daughter | 3 | | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Christopher | Son | 1 | | Castle Bolton |
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David and Mary's new children are:
- Mary Jane: baptized 27 March 1842
- David: baptized 7 April 1844
- Elizabeth: baptized 26 September 1847
- Christopher: baptized 21 October 1849
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
RUSSELL John | Head | 31 | Leadminer | Castle Bolton |
RUSSELL Jane | Wife | 31 | | Castle Bolton |
PLUSE David | Stepson | 11 | Leadminer | Castle Bolton |
RUSSELL James | Son | 2 | | Castle Bolton |
RUSSELL Clara | Daughter | 1 | | Castle Bolton |
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Jane Plews married John Russell in January 1848. Her son
David (seen in 1841) is still living with them, now a
leadminer at only 11 years old.
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
PLUSE Christopher | Head, Widower | 76 | Tailor | Castle Bolton |
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Christopher was buried 7 June 1860 in Redmire, age 86.
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
PLEWS David | Head | 49 | Leadminer | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Mary | Wife | 50 | | Marsk |
PLEWS John | Son, Unmarried | 20 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Mary J. | Daughter, Unmarried | 19 | | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS David | Son, Unmarried | 17 | | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Elizabeth | Daughter | 13 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Christopher | Son | 11 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
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Daughter Catherine has married William Park (see the Park chapter for
more details). According to the parish register, David Plews Senior
hanged himself in the Castle and was buried in Redmire 30 August 1868.
Other than David Junior, who appears in the village in 1871, this
family disappear from Castle Bolton at this time.
By 1881, Christopher is married with 6 children, living in Houghton le
Spring, DUR, as a photographer. He has been well travelled, having
two children born in the United States.
The only other Plews in the village is David, son of Jane:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
RUSSELL John | Head | 41 | Leadminer | Castle Bolton |
RUSSELL Jane | Wife | 47 | | Castle Bolton |
RUSSELL James | Son | 12 | Leadminer | Castle Bolton |
RUSSELL Clarah | Daughter | 11 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
RUSSELL Lousa | Daughter | 8 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS David | Son in law, Unmarried | 21 | Leadminer | Castle Bolton |
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Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
PLEWS Mary | Head, Widow | 28 | Farmer 9 Acres | Mateby |
PLEWS Annie | Daughter | 7 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS James | Son | 5 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Thompson | Son | 4 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Mary Jane | Daughter | 2 | | Castle Bolton |
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Mary is the widow of David Plews, who died 19 March 1868 aged 28
years, David being the illegitimate son of Jane Plews. Mary
is unknown XXX.
Their children are:
- Anne: baptized 24 May 1864
- James: baptized 24 September 1865
- Thompson: baptized 12 May 1867
- Mary Jane: baptized 21 February 1869
Next, John, son of David and Mary (Regan):
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
PLEWS John | Head, Married | 30 | Leadminer, Local Preacher | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Alice | Wife, Married | 26 | | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Margaret | Daughter | 6 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Ann | Daughter | 4 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Elizabeth | Daughter | 9m | | Castle Bolton |
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John married Alice Russell in September 1863, Alice being the
illegitimate daughter of Ann Russell, baptized 7 July 1844.
John and Alice's children were baptized in the methodist
chapel:
- Margaret Mary: born 20 September 1864; baptized 21 September 1864
- Ann: XXX
- Elizabeth: born 12 June 1870; baptized 1 February 1871
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
PLEWS Alice | Head, Widow | 36 | Farmer 8 Acres | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Anne | Daughter | 14 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Ada | Daughter | 9 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS John | Son | 7 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Ethel Jane | Daughter | 4 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
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Alice is now a widow, as John Plews was buried in Redmire 22 May 1878,
age 37, the parish register listing typhoid as the cause of death.
Their children since 1871, baptized at the Methodist chapel are:
- Ada Alice: born 1 November 1871; baptized 25 April 1872
- John: born 31 December 1873; baptized 1 July 1874
- Ethel: XXX
John and Alice's child Elizabeth is living nearby, with her
grandmother (Ann Tomlin being Alice's mother, subsequently
married and widowed):
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
TOMLIN Ann | Head, Widow | 58 | Farmer | Castle Bolton |
PLEWS Elizabeth | Granddaughter | 10 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
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©2005 David W.J. Stringer-Calvert