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Priss Family

Posted by Iain Wittwer on 23/2/2023, 9:32 am

I am trying to find information about my biological 3 x Great Grandfather, Richard Priss for my half brother and myself.
It is my belief that he was born in Paignton about 1790 but have not been able to find any baptism records for him or anything related to his parents.
What I do know for certain is that he married Jane Drew on 14 July 1812 in St John the Baptist Parish Church.
Richard and Jane had 9 children all born in Paignton except for one son who was born in Dartmouth,
One son, Charles (1826 – 1896) moved to Barrow in Furness.
It is possible that the original surname may not have been “Priss” but a variant such as “Price”; “Preiss”; “Priess” or even “Priest”
Is anyone able to help solve this problem?
Thanks in advance
Iain Wittwer

Re: Priss Family

Posted by Deborah on 23/2/2023, 3:52 pm, in reply to "Priss Family"

There's a Richard TRIST bapt at Rame, Cornwall in 1789, son of Richard & Marjerey.

Re: Priss Family

Posted by Sally Topliss on 23/2/2023, 12:20 pm, in reply to "Priss Family"

Hi Iain,
I have found Richard on 1841 census, wrongly transcribed as "Criss" with last two children, Maria and Mary. Jane appears to have died 1839. He is a Sawyer, NOT born in Devon. On 1851, there is a Richard "Price" born Raham? Cornwall, a sawyer, Widower. Could this be him? Cannot find a Raham in Cornwall.
Sally

Re: Priss Family

Posted by Jeff Ellis on 23/2/2023, 12:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Priss Family"

"Cannot find a Raham in Cornwall."

? Possible parishes 1 Rame or 2 Ruan

Re: Priss Family

Posted by Judith on 23/2/2023, 1:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Priss Family"

There is a parish called Rame by Plymouth, which is on Plymouth Sound. on family search there is a couple called Richard and Elizabeth, having children there, and spelling has varied from Priss to Prest and Prist. Names of children coinciding with the names your Richard has used for his children. I have searched the parish and he is not listed there, but could be that the family moved about a bit and he is listed in one of the nearby parishes, even Plymouth.

Re: Priss Family

Posted by Iain Wittwer on 23/2/2023, 12:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Priss Family"

Thanks, Sally

Raham, Cornwall could be Rame and was just how the enumerator thought it should be spelled

Couldn't find a Priss anywhere in the baptismal records but will look at alternative spellings

Iain

Re: Priss Family

Posted by judith on 23/2/2023, 2:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Priss Family"

Look on ordinance survey maps for adjacent parishes, as he could have been born in one parish at grandparents home, and baptised elsewhere.
Also Genuki has links to Cornish registers opc look ups. Could not find him at Rame baptisms, but if father was in the navy could have moved into Plymouth/Devonport etc at some stage, or moved to Rame after he was born, perhaps brought up there.

Re: Priss Family

Posted by Judith on 23/2/2023, 12:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Priss Family"

found a Richard Prys in Denbighshire Wales, son of Robert and Jane, of Llanfwrog.
in 1851 the people he is visiting are John and Elizabeth Linnard with a son John 39 Born Paignton, so might have been friends.

Re: Priss Family

Posted by Judith on 23/2/2023, 11:45 am, in reply to "Priss Family"

Richards death reg Totnes 1860 aged 75, so he was born 1784/5 he is a widower in 1841 a sawyer, with Maria 9 and Mary 7

Re: Priss Family

Posted by Sally Topliss on 23/2/2023, 1:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Priss Family"

Further to Judith's message re death of Richard, his burial record in Paignton, on 2nd January, 1861 says he was 70 not 75. It also states he was from the Union Workhouse.
Sally

Re: Priss Family

Posted by judith on 23/2/2023, 2:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Priss Family"

GRO entry has him at 75.Might be worth getting the death cert.

Re: Priss Family

Posted by Judith on 23/2/2023, 3:06 pm, in reply to "Re: Priss Family"

Wife Jane death reg 1839 her age 48, which gives approx year of birth as 1790/91 so she would have been early 20s, when she married in 1812, would imagine he was same age or a little older, with age of 62 on 1851 census would be 1789 ish.
Try genuki Rame for links to Cornish family history society, and opc look ups

Re: Priss Family

Posted by Roger Donne on 12/3/2023, 9:50 am, in reply to "Re: Priss Family"

The Cornwall OPC site at https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org lists a baptism on 26-May 1790 at Rame for Richd. PRIST, son of Richd. and Elizth. The source is Exeter BTs which are actually on line and you can check out the image at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93K-K93N-1?i=50&cat=1833668 . To my eyes, the surname looks more like PRISH than PRIST.

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