The West Briton (Friday, 29 Jan 1858) reported the following birth at Lelant: > BIRTHS > > At Beersheba, in the parish of Lelant, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr. > Richard HOSKING, of a son. This is an apparent case of gender confusion. It is likely that the child was Blanch Curgenven HOSKING, whose birth was registered at Penzance during 1Q1858. She was the first child of Richard HOSKING and his wife Mary SANDOW, who were married at Uny Lelant on 19 Mar 1857. Blanch C. HOSKING, age 3, was with her parents at the 1861 Census at Beersheba, Uny Lelant, where her father was farming 30 acres. She was again with her parents at Beersheba at the 1871 Census, age 13. Blanch Curgenven HOSKING died at Beersheba at age 19, just prior to her 20th birthday, and was buried at Lelant on 15 Jan 1878. She was apparently named for her mother's maternal grandmother Blanch CURGENVEN (Mrs. Henry HOSKING). Bill Curnow Port Charlotte, FL, USA