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PLOWRIGHT, Betsey
1837 - 1920 (73 years) Has 15 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1807 - 1891 (84 years)-
Name PLOWRIGHT, Betsey Birth 1837 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire 
Gender Female Death Between 1910 and 1920 USA Person ID I7520 Edgoose Last Modified 5 Feb 2026
Father PASSMORE, Thomas, b. 1807, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire d. 12 Apr 1891, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire (Age 84 years) Mother SIMPSON, Eliza, b. Abt 1816 d. 1840, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire (Age 24 years) Marriage 25 Jul 1833 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire Family ID F2728 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family DOUBLEDAY, Charles Love d. Aft 1920, USA Marriage 19 May 1858 West Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire Family ID F2753 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Birth - 1837 - Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire 
Death - Between 1910 and 1920 - USA = Link to Google Earth
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BETSY DOUBLEDAY née PASSMORE or PLOWRIGHT 1837-
The birth of Betsy PASSMORE was registered in 1837.
(GRO September Q 1837 Spalding 14 390)
From the 1841 census of Small Drove Lane, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire:
Thomas PLOWRIGHT, aged 30, farmer, born in Lincolnshire;
Thomas PLOWRIGHT, aged 7, born in Lincolnshire;
John PLOWRIGHT, aged 5, born in Lincolnshire;
*Betsy PLOWRIGHT, aged 3, born in Lincolnshire;
Mary PLOWRIGHT, aged 2, born in Lincolnshire;
Charlotte SIMPSON, aged 20, female servant, born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/609/8/23/14)
From the 1851 census of Small Drove Lane, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire:
Thomas PLOWRIGHT, head, married, aged 44 [i.e. born 1806-1807], farmer of 7 acres, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Charlotte PLOWRIGHT, wife, married, aged 31, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
John PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 15, agricultural labourer, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
*Betsy PLOWRIGHT, daughter, aged 14, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Mary PLOWRIGHT, daughter, aged 12, scholar, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Sarah PLOWRIGHT, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire.
(HO107/2096/26/15)
Charles Love DOUBLEDAY, son of John DOUBLEDAY, married Betsey [sic] Plowright PASSMORE, daughter of Thomas PLOWRIGHT, at West Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 19 May 1858.
(Lincolnshire Post 1837 Marriage Index)
(GRO June Q 1858 Spalding 7a 506)
She immigrated to Wisconsin, USA, in 1858 at the age of 21.
From the 1860 US Federal Census of Harmony, Rock County, Wisconsin:
Charles Doubleday, aged 26;
*Betsy DOUBLEDAY, aged 23.
From the 1870 US Federal Census of Wisconsin:
Charles DOUBLEDAY, aged 36, born in England;
*Betsey [sic] DOUBLEDAY, aged 33, born in England;
Eliza DOUBLEDAY, aged 11, born in Wisconsin;
Mary DOUBLEDAY, aged 10, born in Wisconsin.
An unnamed son of Charles and Betsy DOUBLEDAY was born at Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA, on 12 June 1874.
(Wisconsin Births and Christenings 1826-1926)
From the 1875 Wisconsin State Census of Harmony, Rock County:
DOUBLEDAY:
White Males 3
White Females 3
From the 1880 US Federal Census of Harmony, Rock County, Wisconsin:
Charls [sic] DOUBLEDAY, aged 46, born in England;
*Betsy [sic] DOUBLEDAY, aged 42, born in England;
Elizabeth DOUBLEDAY, aged 21, born in Wisconsin;
Mary DOUBLEDAY, aged 20, born in Wisconsin;
Charles DOUBLEDAY, aged 6, born in Wisconsin.
Lizzie DOUBLEDAY married Martin B. BENNETT in Rock County on 22 November 1882.
(Wisconsin Historical Society)
Marie DOUBLEDAY married E. Forest SPEAR in Rock County on 11 August 1891.
(Wisconsin Historical Society)
Charles Jackson DOUBLEDAY, son of Charles DOUBLEDAY and Betsy [sic] PLOWRIGHT, married Betsy Mary HANSON, daughter of Michael HANSON, at Rock, Wisconsin, USA, on 30 November 1898.
(Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930)
From the 1900 US Federal Census of ED165, Bradford Town, Rock, Wisconsin:
Charles DOUBLEDAY, aged 66, born in England in December 1834, married 44 years [sic];
*Betsy [sic] DOUBLEDAY, aged 63, born in England.
From the 1910 US Federal Census of Janesville, Ward 4, Rock County, Wisconsin:
Charles DOUBLEDAY, aged 76, born in England in 1834, immigrated 1858;
*Betsey [sic] DOUBLEDAY, aged 72.
Betsy died at some time between the 1910 US Federal Census and 1920.
(revised 21.07.2013)