Eleanor JOHNSON b. Abt May 1761 Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England d. 26 Mar 1836 Danby, North Yorkshire, England: Mewburn

Abt 1761 - 1836 (~ 74 years)

Name	Eleanor JOHNSON
Born	Abt May 1761	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Gender	Female
Baptism	10 May 1761	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]
Occupation	actress
Will	23 Dec 1834	Stokesley, Yorkshire, England [2]
Died	26 Mar 1836	Danby, North Yorkshire, England [3, 4]
Buried	30 Mar 1836	Danby, North Yorkshire, England [5]
Probate	16 Aug 1836	York, England [2]
Person ID	I2701	Mewburn
Last Modified	9 Mar 2024

Father	John JOHNSON
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F678	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Dr Francis MEWBURN, b. Abt Oct 1748, Catterick, Yorkshire, England , d. 19 Sep 1833, Danby, North Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 84 years)

Married poss 31 Mar 1784

Children

	1. Eleanor MEWBURN, b. 30 Nov 1785, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England , d. 2 Apr 1788, Durham, Durham, England (Age 2 years) [natural]
	2. Francis MEWBURN, b. 30 Nov 1785, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England , d. 11 Jun 1867, Darlington, Durham, England (Age 81 years) [natural]
	3. James Bowyer MEWBURN, b. 7 Aug 1787, Bishop Middleham, Durham, England , d. Abt Apr 1788, Durham, England (Age 0 years) [natural]
	4. Col Dr John MEWBURN, b. 25 Jul 1788, Bishop Middleham, Durham, England , d. 12 Apr 1864, Stamford, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) [natural]
	5. Ann MEWBURN, b. 17 Oct 1789, Bishop Middleham, Durham, England , d. 28 Feb 1809, Boston, Lincolnshire, England (Age 19 years) [natural]
	6. Jane MEWBURN, b. 26 May 1791, Bishop Middleham, Durham, England , d. 28 Oct 1791, Bishop Middleham, Durham, England (Age 0 years) [natural]
	7. Eleanor MEWBURN, b. 1 Jun 1792, Bishop Middleham, Durham, England , d. INFANT [natural]
	8. Eleanor MEWBURNE, b. 1 Jul 1793, Trimdon, Durham, England , d. 24 Apr 1805, Danby, North Yorkshire, England (Age 11 years) [natural]
	9. Elizabeth MEWBURN, b. 17 May 1794, Trimdon, Durham, England [natural]
	10. Bowyer MEWBURN, b. 1 Nov 1795, Danby, North Yorkshire, England , d. 12 Nov 1850, Clerkenwell, London, England (Age 55 years) [natural]
	11. Jane MEWBURN, b. 11 Feb 1797, Danby, North Yorkshire, England , d. 3 Dec 1801, Danby, Yorkshire, England (Age 4 years) [natural]

Last Modified 9 Mar 2024

Family ID F442 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - Abt May 1761 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
	Baptism - 10 May 1761 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
	Will - 23 Dec 1834 - Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

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Notes

Eleanor's birth is deduced from several pieces of evidence. Her year of birth is given by husband Francis giving her age at time of death. She had her first children at Newcastle indicating she had gone home to her mother for suppoer as was often the case with the first birth. Four Johnsons came to stay at various times. Alex and Thomas are recorded staying at Bishop Middleham in 1789 and then join Captains in 1792, so presumably are seamen. A John stays in 1793 and also joins a Captain. A Francis arrived at Whitby in 1813 and Joining the Aurora in 1816. There is also a note of a Thomas Johnson, ships captain, being murdered by his crew in 1816.
The Eleanor baptised in 1861 at All Saints, Newcastle was the daughter of a John. Baptisms for a John at All Saints include a Thomas in 1766 and a Francis in 1813 (the latter a fairly unusual name). There is no matching Alexander though there is a Chelsea Pensioner record for one born c1771. Cumulatively there is a case for Eleanor being the daughter of John Johnson and with Thomas, Alexander, John and Francis as her brothers - all seamen.
John Mewburn Levien claims that Eleanor was an actress (Whitby Gazetter 08 Nov 1929).

Sources

[S160] Baptisms index (PR) England. Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.co Operations Inc; Location: Utah, USA; Date: 2012;;;;), 10 May 1761, Newcastle, Northumberland. Batch C00429-5; system England-EASy; film 1068939.

"at All Saints
Eleanor Johnson
father: John Johnson"
[S281] Testamentary records. England. Collection: Wills and Probate Records at York pre-1855, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Borthwick Institute, University of York; Location: York, Yorkshire, England;;;;), 23 Dec 1834, Stokesley, Yorkshire. Borthwick Inst. Ref. vol.194; f.148.

"Eleanor Mewburn late of the Howe in Danby, now of Stokesley, widow. Will 23 December 1834. The £40 pounds willed to me by Elizabeth Carling of Whitby to come on the death of John Carling is to go £10 to Ann Mewburn daughter of son John Mewburn, £10 divided between the rest of John's children, £5 each to Bowyer Mewburns two sons; £10 to daughter-in-law Mary Johnson of Whitby, widow. Most of the rest to Mary Johnston"
[S37] Monumental inscriptions, England. St Hilda, Danby, North Yorkshire, Carol McLee, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Cleveland, N. Yorkshire & South Durham Family History Society; Location: Cleveland; Date: 1997;;;;), MI 102, page 10.

"To the memory of James Mewburn who d. Jul 29 1802 in 85 yrs of his age. Also Francis his son who d. Sep 19 1833 in 85 yrs of his age. Also Eleanor his wife who d. Mar 26 1836 aged 75 yrs"
[S169] Burials index England. National Burial Index, 3rd Edn, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Federation of Family History Societies & Associates; Location: Manchester; Date: 2010;;;;).

"30 Mar 1836, Eleanor Mewburn, age 75, county of Yorks N/R, Danby with Castleton, St Hilda"
[S169] Burials index England. National Burial Index, 3rd Edn, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Federation of Family History Societies & Associates; Location: Manchester; Date: 2010;;;;), 30 Mar 1836, Danby with Castleton, Yorkshire.

"St Hilda
Mewburn, Eleanor; age 75"