Research Notes

The family tree going backwards from George Rumsam(1) is based on assumptions made from the following parish records from Combe Martin. These were copied from transcripts and microfiche records held in the North Devon records office in Barnstaple.

I've kept the family name Rumsam in the tree details for simplicity but included the transcribed names below from the registers which do not always match.

Bishops transcripts and Parish Records - Combe Martin

Baptisms

John son of Alexander Rumsham - 12 June 1601
Joan's daughter of John and Agnis Romsom - 19 May 1631
John son of Humphry and Ann Romsam - 10 January 1668
John son of John and Elizabeth Rumsham - 4 December 1694
Henry and Elizabeth (twins) of John and Elizabeth Rumpsham - 13 May 1698

Christenings

Jane daughter of John and Elizabeth Rumsham - 29 June 1700
Henry son of Humfrey Rumsom and Ann - 4 November 1708
Humfrey son of Humfrey Rumsom and Ann - 29 June 1714
Ann daughter of Humfrey Rumsom and Ann - 26 April 1718
John son of John Rumsam jnr. and Elizabeth - 29 September 1720
Elizabeth daughter of John Rumsam and Elizabeth - 7 May 1723
William son John Rumsam and Elizabeth - 5 December 1724
Elizabeth daughter of John Rumsam and Elizabeth - 1731
John son of John Rumsom and Elizabeth - 24 September 1750
George son of John Rumsom and Elizabeth - 1 Apr 1753
Elizabeth daughter of William Rumpsom and Grace - 16 October 1757
Elizabeth and Grace (twins) of William Rumsam and Grace - 21 March 1760
Simon Son of William Rumsam and Anne - 10 September 1764
William son of William Rumpsom and Anne - 2 January 1767
Mary daughter of William Rumpsom and Anne - 30 October 1772
Ann daughter of William Rumpsom and Anne - 16 June 1776
Robert son of William Rumpsom and Anne - 6 October 1778
George son of George Rumsam and Christian - 26 Jan 1783
Jenny daughter of George Rumsam and Christian - 11 December 1785
John son of George Rumsam and Christian - 16 December 1787
Thomas son of George Rumsam and Christian - 16 May 1790
Richard son of George Rumsam and Christian - 28 June. 1795
Elizabeth daughter of George Rumsam and Christian - 26 April 1801
Mary daughter of George Rumsam and Christian - 31 July 1803

Marriages

John Reed and Joan Rumsham dau. of Francis - 25 April 1685
John Rumsham son of Humphry and Elizabeth Norman relict of Gabriel Norman - 14 April 1692
Humphry Rumsum and Ann May - 7 Feb 1707
John Rumsam and Elizabeth Harris - 6 Feb 1719
William Rumsom and Sarah Jones (of Pilton) - 9 Jan 1743
John Rumsom and Elizabeth Smith - 10 December 1749
William Rumsum and Ann Pugsley (wit. John Rumsam and Thomas Gubb) - 3 February 1761
John Ley of Chittlehampton and Elizabeth Rumsum, widow (wit. Robert Willis and Tomas Gubb) -11 February 1761

Burials

Alice Rompsom dau of Alexander - 2 April 1621
Francis Rumpsham - 21 August 1689
William son of Humfrey Rumsom - 11 August 1713
Humfrey son of Humfrey Rumsom - 10 September 1717
Elizabeth Rumsam (infant) - 8 May 1723
John Rumsam (senior) - 25 August 1731
Ann Rumsom - 18 May 1739
Elizabeth Rumsom - 20 Jan 1740
Grace Rumsam - 22 March 1760
Grace Rumsam (jnr) - 13 April 1760
Elizabeth Rumsam - 29 June 1760
Elizabeth Rumpsom - 1 July 1758
Humphry Rumsam - 9 September 1762
John Rumsam - 6 June 1766
William Rumsam (pauper) - 23 December 1790