In todays entry I noticed this item below. This is the first mention of Pigmoor that I have ever seen prior. My Grandmother Jemima Trewhella always said she was from Pigmoor and I spent countless hours trying to locate Pigmoor and when I finially did it now consists of one home and a lane marker. It is my understanding the one home is two cottages put together by adding between them and some remains of a possible mining operation. Obviously it was just a Hamlet at one time. I would be interested in any Pigmoor information that anyone on the list might like to share.---Bob At Nancledra, in the parish of Towednack, the wife of Mr. Robert ROACH, of a son; also the wife of Mr. Thomas WARREN, Pig Moor, of a daughter. ____________________________________________________________ Do THIS before eating carbs (every time) 1 EASY tip to increase fat-burning, lower blood sugar & decrease fat storage http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/52a88a8d4ddc5a8d68d9st04duc
Bob, Pigmoor is actually on the Ludgvan side of the Red River, although it is often referred to as being in Towednack. It is just about one kilometer from Nancledra, slightly south of due west. It is just a half kilometer from Georgia, which is definitely in Towednack. I get the sense that folks at Pigmoor felt more a part of Towednack than Ludgvan, and the Towednack parish church was certainly closer to them and probably more easily accessible. The OS Pathfinder 1364 map shows a shaft adjacent to Pigmoor, suggesting a history of mining in the immediate vicinity. I've gone through my data base and found 22 people from the 19th and early 20th century whose records include a reference to Pigmoor. Let me list them, because doing so will give you a sense of the families that came and went from that small dot on the map over the course of the years: BONETTO, Mary Jane (b. 1864) Born at Pigmoor BONETTO, William Thomas (b. 1866) Born at Pigmoor BURT, James (1873-1874) Of Pigmoor at baptism FEBY, James (1866-1904) Died at Pigmoor GILBERT, Sarah (1832-1910) At Pigmoor at 1891 Census MARTIN, Isaac (b. 1854) Born at Pigmoor MARTIN, James (b. 1855) Born at Pigmoor MARTIN, John (b. 1859) Born at Pigmoor MARTIN, Joseph (1870-1872) Born at Pigmoor MATTHEWS, John (b.ca. 1842) He & family at Pigmoor at 1881 Census MORRIS, Eva Ann (1865-1866) Born at Pigmoor MORRIS, Richard John (1863-1867) Died at Pigmoor MORRIS, Jeremiah (1806-1875) Died at Pigmoor MORRIS, Mary (1813-1880) Died at Pigmoor OATS, Nicholas Thomas (1864-1885) Died at Pigmoor OSBORN, Robert (b.1828) He & family at Pigmoor at 1861 Census PHILLIPS, Charles (1822-1879) He & family at Pigmoor at 1861 Census PHILLIPS, James (b.1856) Of Pigmoor at baptism PHILLIPS, Elizabeth Ann (b.1858) Born at Pigmoor TREWHELLA, Jemima (1867-1949) Born at Pigmoor TRUDGEN, Gwendoline (b. 1918) Born at Pigmoor WARREN, John (1817-1890) Died at Pigmoor As you've said, it was apparently always a tiny hamlet. But it had a life, families came and went, and I hope the above will add a bit to your understanding of Pigmoor. Bill Curnow Ludgvan OPC Port Charlotte, FL, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <bobmarval@juno.com> To: <cornish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [CORNISH] West Briton, 25 December 1857 - BMDs > In todays entry I noticed this item below. This is the first mention of > Pigmoor that I have ever seen prior. My Grandmother Jemima Trewhella > always said she was from Pigmoor and I spent countless hours trying to > locate Pigmoor and when I finially did it now consists of one home and a > lane marker. It is my understanding the one home is two cottages put > together by adding between them and some remains of a possible mining > operation. Obviously it was just a Hamlet at one time. > > I would be interested in any Pigmoor information that anyone on the list > might like to share.---Bob > > At Nancledra, in the parish of Towednack, the wife of Mr. Robert ROACH, > of a son; also the wife of Mr. Thomas WARREN, Pig Moor, of a daughter. > > ____________________________________________________________ > Do THIS before eating carbs (every time) > 1 EASY tip to increase fat-burning, lower blood sugar & decrease fat > storage > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/52a88a8d4ddc5a8d68d9st04duc > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com > with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, > MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message