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From the birth notice in The West Briton, 3 December 1836 can be inferred as the date of birth of twins to Gabriel and Ruth Blewett. On Edward Blewett's death certificate his date of birth is given as 4 December 1836. I have gone with Edward's death certificate. The notice in The West Briton also states the twins were sons. Could sons have been a mistake?
Census, marriage and death records indicate Grace was born in Penzance in 1829.
Cause of death - breast cancer. There must have been some doubt about whether Emma's husband was still living. On the death certificate it states that Emma was ‘Wife or widow of…’, with 'Wife or' added as an afterthought. Had William left them seeking work elsewhere perhaps and then disappeared? It is clear that his daughter Emma didn’t know whether her father was dead or alive at this point. The 1881 census indicates that this was the case for at least two years prior to his wife’s death.
By the time of the 1881 census the Redman family were completely separated – all three women living in separate households, with no sign of William. The wording of the Emma's death notice in The Cornish Telegraph indicates that William may still have been alive. What circumstances led to the separation of the family by 1881? Their daughter Emma (16) was listed as a dressmaker and visitor at 43 Queen St, Penzance. Her mother Emma (48) was listed as a servant (occupation given as seamstress) at 4 South Parade, Penzance. Mary (19) was listed as one of four servants at a lodging house at 1, Marine Terrace, Penzance (10 doors down from the former home of her grandparents Gabriel and Ruth Blewett, where her mother Emma grew up and lived until 1859).
William Redman junior, aged 33, born Penzance, occupation painter (with a cast in his right eye) was admitted to and discharged from Bodmin Gaol in December 1869 for debt. (Cornwall, England, Bodmin Gaol Records, 1821-1899 - Ancestry).