Forum: Cornwall county-wide forum

Obviously from my location in Canada, I cannot see originals and hvave in recent months bombarded the OPC. She is entitled to a life, particularly as we are heading into the festive season and probably has other responsibilties. I am researching the Champion family and have stumbled over some...

A man by the name of George Knight married in 1851. Sadly he died in 1857. Before he died he fathered 2 children. A few years after his death, his widow married again and that is my connection to him According to freeBMD a George Knight married an Ann BENNY in the Truro R.D. in the Oct-Dec.q....

Hello everyone,please can anyone help me find out more about my 3rd Great Grandfather.He was bap 19/04/1807 in St Mary Magdalene i believe.I believe he married an ELIZABETH,as in the 1851 census he was living in STOKE DAMEREL with her.Their children were LEONALD abt 1844,JOHN WILLIAM abt...

The above couple are my 4th great-grandparents and were married in Gorran on the date specified above. The date of the wedding was provided to my late mum by a private firm of genealogists, but nothing else was mentioned. I have had some modest success in finding some details of this couple, but...

Abraham Jacka was baptised 4 May 1769, St Sithney, Cornwall, England son of Thomas Jacka and Elizabeth Gilbert. I have assumed that Abraham didn't die as either a child or a bachelor (my direct ancestor is Abraham’s older brother, Thomas). Abraham was also listed as one of the legatees in his...

I have no idea how to post "links", but there is a Facebook page called "Old Cornwall In Pictures" which has a good photo of "Villagers in Paul 1893" in the Penzance section. May be of interest to someone researching that time & date? Jane

Grace Gill married John Maddern on 5 October 1809 in Madron, Cornwall. He was Of the Parish and she was from the town of Penzance. Both were still alive in 1851 and were living in Newlyn, Cornwall. The image -HO107/1918/356/48 - is very faint and her name is transcribed as Maddren. She...

I don't know if anyone can help but are there any earlier images of the Mylor PR's than the ones at Family Search that start at 1673-1720, I have three generations hiding in there somewhere before 1673, I know from various court documents that one, Andrew Ley died in 1670, his son Hugh died...

Hi there, |wave| I am currently researching my Vivian family tree and have found that my great grandparents lived in a home called Apple Tree Cottage in Polgooth. I know in fact that my great grandmother's obituary indicated that she passed away at this cottage and lived in the Polgooth area...

William Bassett and Jane Mathews were married on the 13 September 1783 in the Madron parish church, and had the following children christened in the same church:- 1. “4 Jan 1784 Anne d/o William Basset at Madron” – I am not sure what happened to Anne 2. “11 Sep 1785 Francis s/o William Bassett,...

do anyone know where these got married william simmons and mary victor jan qtr penzance. william is a widower from st buryan and mary is from sancreed

To me this is rare - but there may be others yet to be uncovered: On 25 December 1834 one George Michell married a lady by the name of Elizabeth Michell. Neither had been previously married. He was aged 18 and she was aged 17. They had 11 children. Her parents were Edward Michell and...

My great grandfather was William John Alfred Penelrick, born 1862 Withycombe Raleigh in Devon and a GWR engine driver. His father was William Henry Penalurick born 1835 in Wendron. He was a gardener. William Henry's father was John also born in Wendron. His mother was Jane Thomas born at Breage. ...

I am fully aware that literacy was not a high requirement for Ag. Lab.'s and Miners in Cornwall in the early 19th century and as a result there are several variations of the Eustice/Eustace/Eustis surname What is also compounding my problem is the close proximity of parishes and the same given...

The couple named above are my 2nd great grandparents. While I don't have the marriage certificate as yet, I do know that they married in 2nd q. 1847 in St. Austell and in the 1851 census, they are living in Churchtown, Gorran with their 2 children Charles born 1848 and Mary A. born 1850. The ref....

Who did Percy Ball marry? This isn't quite as crazy as it sounds. A Percy Ball married a Lily Wallace in 2nd q. 1920 in Redruth R.D. vol. 5c. page 479. I've traced Lily back - in 1901 she is aged 15months - and her dad says she was born in Redruth. In 1911 she is aged 12 and still born...

Would anyone know if there are any MI's for Mylor, Constantine, St Gluvias and Mawnan, as the early 1600's PR's are illegible and also fragmented (especially Mylor) and I thought I might find some info on my Ley family on the headstones as I know that they were in the district at that time, late...

If anyone is planning to visit the CRO anytime in the near future, I’d be most grateful for a lookup. I am trying to confirm the possible baptism of a Josiah Epps (Apps, Eppes) in Fowey on October 30, 1721, who I believe may be my 5xgreat-grandfather. His parents Josiah Epps and Ann (née...

Hi, I am researching a John Bawden who was bapt 1796 in Breage. can anyone tell me if his parents were Edward Bawden & Mary Walters. John married Elizabeth Williams in 1819 in Breage. Does anyone have these people in their tree? Janice

Wile checking the 1911 census for various folks, I came across as a birth place Cornwall. The head completd the censu and this relates to his wife -under item #15 of the schedule - he quotes "by Territory" I always thought of Cornwall as a County of England. Am I wrong? It has a Duke -...