The Orys and Cook Family Tree » William Discombe (1783-????)

Personal data William Discombe 

  • He was born in the year 1783.
  • He was baptized on September 10, 1783 in Kenton, Exeter, Devon, England.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: East Town, Kenton, Devon.
      Name: William Discomba Age: 60 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1781 Gender: Male Where born: Devon, England
      Civil parish: Kenton Hundred: Exminster County/Island: Devon Country: England Registration district: St Thomas
      Sub-registration district: Kenton Neighbors: Piece: 220 Book: 3 Folio: 15 Page number: 24
      Household Members (Name) Age
      William Discomba 60
      Betty Discomba 65
    • in the year 1851: Kenton, Exeter, Devon, England.
      Name: William Discombe Age: 63 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1788 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Elizth Discombe Gender: Male Where born: Kenton, Devon, England Civil Parish: Kenton County/Island: Devon
      Country: England Registration District: St Thomas Sub-registration District: St Thomas ED, institution, or vessel: 4a
      Neighbors: Household Schedule Number: 179 Piece: 1867 Folio: 597 Page Number: 47 Household Members:
      Name Age
      William Discombe 63
      Elizth Discombe 76
  • A child of John Discombe and Mary Tapper
  • This information was last updated on December 8, 2022.

Household of William Discombe

He is married to Elizabeth Legg.

They got married on February 3, 1818 at Kenton, Exeter, Devon, England, he was 35 years old.

Name: William Discombe
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 3 Feb 1818
Marriage Place: Kenton,Devon,England
Spouse:
Elizabeth Legg
FHL Film Number: 916851

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Discombe

Thomas Discombe
± 1727-1800
Mary Ann Hill
± 1731-1798
John Discombe
± 1757-1837
Mary Tapper
± 1756-1796

William Discombe
1783-????

1818

Elizabeth Legg
± 1780-????


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    Historical events

    Christening day September 10, 1783

    • The temperature on September 10, 1783 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1783: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 3 » Spain–United States relations are first established.
      • February 5 » In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
      • February 7 » American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
      • April 15 » Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War (or American War of Independence) are ratified.
      • July 25 » American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement.
      • September 3 » American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

    Day of marriage February 3, 1818

    • The temperature on February 3, 1818 was about -1 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1818: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 15 » A paper by David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals. On the same day, Augustin-Jean Fresnel signs a "supplement" (submitted four days later) on reflection of polarized light.
      • February 5 » Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
      • April 4 » The United States Congress, affirming the Second Continental Congress, adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (20 at that time).
      • April 16 » The United States Senate ratifies the Rush–Bagot Treaty, limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
      • December 3 » Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
      • December 24 » The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.

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