James Tubb (bap. 1809), son of
William Tubb and Sarah Chard and younger brother of this
William Tubb, married
Sarah Pearce, daughter of
Thomas Pearce and Sarah Hall, at
Alverstoke, on 27 Oct 1830.
James and Sarah had nine children, the first two of whom were baptised in the 12th Century, first
St Mary's Church, Portsea.
- Sarah Pierce (sic) Tubb b. 26 Feb 1830, bap. 18 January 1835
- James Thomas Tubb b. 6 November 1833, bap. 18 January 1835
- Emma Tubb b. 1838 M Quarter in PORTSEA Volume 07 Page 143
- William Tubb b. 1840 D Quarter in PORTSEA Volume 07 Page 109
- Alfred Tubb b. 1843 J Quarter in PORTSEA Volume 07 Page 122 (Died 1844 M Quarter in PORTSEA Volume 07 Page 102)
- Caroline Tubb b. 1844 D Quarter in PORTSEA Volume 07 Page 122
- Henry Edward Tubb b. 1847 J Quarter in PORTSEA Volume 07 Page 126
- Mary Ann Tubb b. 1849 D Quarter in PORTSEA Volume 07 Page 173
- Elizabeth Tubb b. 1853 J Quarter in PORTSEA Volume 02B Page 401
Once again, as civil registration was introduced, baptisms were abandoned.
In 1851, we find this family living in
Upper Church Road, Portsea with James Tubb (42) Shipwright at Dock Yard; wife Sarah Tubb (40), daughter Sarah Tubb (20), James Tubb (17), Shipwright's Apprentice; Emma Tubb (13), William Tubb (10), Caroline Tubb (6), Henry Tubb (4), Mary Tubb (1) and Sarah's father, Thomas Pearce (74), Widower, Retired Grocer.
In 1871, James Tubb (61) Superannuated Shipwright, Sarah Tubb (60), Mary A Tubb (21) and Elizabeth Tubb (17), were at Church Path, North, Portsea.
Shortly before his 65th birthday, James Tubb, DOB 30 Apr 1809, from Portsea, Hampshire, 5ft 7in tall, with grey hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion, enlisted in the Royal Navy as a Shipwright. From 1 Jan 1874 until 13 Feb 1875, he was assigned to
HMS Asia, flagship of the Admiral-Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard. From 31 Mar 1875 to 31 Mar 1876 and from 1 Apr 1876 to 9 Jun 1877, he was assigned to
HMS St Vincent, which had been commissioned as a training ship in 1862, and specifically as a training ship for boys, moored permanently at
Haslar from 1870. He may have been maintaining the vessel, or perhaps teaching. If I were to speculate, my feeling is that this already long-standing dockyard employee had been taken into Royal Navy service at such a 'ripe age' to provide him with a pension.
In 1881, James Tubb (73), Shipwright Pensioner and Sarah Tubb (70), were living at 2, Charles Street, Portsea, with William Jeffery (7), listed as their nephew. He was their grandson, William James Jeffery, born 1874, son of their youngest daughter, Elizabeth, who married William Jeffery in 1872.
In 1891, James Tubb (81), Retired Shipwright and Sarah Tubb (80) were living in Church Path North, Portsea, with the house to themselves.
After more than 65 years of marriage, both James Tubb (87) and Sarah Tubb (85) died in the same, third, quarter of 1896, on Portsea Island.