West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - 1857 transcribed by Philip Green 18th December 1857 . Births . At Falmouth, on the 1st instant, Mrs. A . LASHBROOK, of a daughter. . At Penzance, on Friday last, the wife of Mr, Richard WHITE, of twin sons; and on the same day, the wife of Mr. Mark ROWE, of a son. . At Lock, Ludgvan, on Tuesday last, the wife of Mr. Henry BANFIELD, of a son. . At St. Ives, the wife of Mr. John Bennetts AYE, of a daughter; the wife of Mr. QUICK, of a daughter; the wife of Mr. Richard GRENFELL, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. Thomas ROSEWALL, of the schooner "Martha," of a daughter. . At Underhill Cottage, Kerton Wood, St. Erth, the residence of her mother, on Sunday last, Mrs. SINGLETON, of Acton Castle, in this county, of a son. . At West-end, Hayle, the wife of Mr. Thomas KEMP, of a son; and the wife of Mr. William TREGONNING, of a daughter. . At East-end, Hayle, the wife of Mr. William STEPHENS, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. Henry MASTERS, of a son. . At Kerland, Gwinear, the wife of Mr. George TAYLOR, of a daughter. . At Tregortha, Gwinear, the wife of Mr. John HARVEY, of a son. . At Redruth, the wife of Mr. James WILLOUGHBY, of twin daughters; the wife of Mr. H. BODILLY, of a daughter; the wife of Mr. Martin MICHELL, of a son; and the wife of Mr. John NICHOLLS, of a son. . At Grampound, on Friday last, the wife of Mr. William ANDREW, of a daughter. . At Mevagissey, the wife of Capt. James JOHNS, of a daughter. . At St. Austell, on Tuesday last, the wife of Mr. George MENEAR, of a daughter. . At East Polmear, Tywardreath, on Wednesday last, the wife of Mr. John PENROSE, of a son. . At Roche, on Friday last, the wife of Mr. BENNETTO, of a son. . At Tremain, in the parish of Pelynt, on the 6th instant, the wife of Mr. John SLADE, of a son. . At Whitton Mill, in the parish of Pelynt, on the 6th instant, the wife of Mr. John LIBBY, of a daughter. . At Doody Cross, Menheniot, on the 3rd instant, the wife of Mr. Charles COOK, of a son. . At Treneath Cottage, St. Cleer, on the 8th instant, the wife of Mr. Henry BINNY, of a son. . At Honeycombe House, Calstock, on the 10th instant, the wife of E. WILLIAMS, Esq., of a son. . At Tregoodwell, near Camelford, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. John STATT, of a daughter. . At Tavistock, on the 12th instant, the wife of Mr. Thomas CHAVE, of a daughter. . At Tavistock, on the 14th instant, the wife of Mr. John PRYER, of a son. . At Stoke, Devon, on Tuesday last, the wife of Albert SMITH, Esq., of a son. . At 69 Westbourne-terrance, Hyde-park, London, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. John TREVAN, of a son. . At Kennington, London, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. C. J. PROUT, late of Truro, of a son. . At Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales, on the 10th instant, the wife of Mr. Morgan JAMES, of a son. . At Hillside, near Perth, Scotland, on Friday last, the wife of Mr. William KERR, formerly of Truro, of a son. . Marriages . At St Keverne, on the 6th instant, Mr. John CARLYON to Mrs. Mary PENTECOST, of the White Hart Inn. . At Creed Church, on Saturday last, Mr. John HEARLE, of Probus, to Fanny, daughter of Mr John WILLIAMS, of Grampound; and on Saturday last, Mr. Henry TEAGUE to Miss MOCK, both of Hewas Water, near Grampound. . At Mevagissey, on the 9th instant, Mr. John BARRON to Miss Catherine BROKENSHAW. . At the Registrar's Office, St. Austell, on the 3rd instant, Mr. James SIMMONS to Cecelia Ann, only daughter of Mr. Nicholas CROCKER. . At Lanteglos Church, on Friday last, Mr. R. TUCKER of Lescrow, in the parish of Fowey, to Miss S. LEACH, of Polruan, in the parish of Lanteglos. . At St. Mary's Church, Devonport, on the 7th instant, Mr. Samuel HARVEY, steward to the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, to Jane, third daughter of Mr. Thomas EVERY, Devonport. . At the Registrar's Office, Plymouth, Mr. KINGSLAND, of Tavistock, to Eliza, third daughter of the late Mr. James CHEEK, engineer, Plymouth. . At St. Mary's Church, Melcomb Regis, on the 8th instant, William Henry Purcell WESTON, Esq., eldest son of the late Robert WESTON, Esq., of the Belvidere, Weymouth, and Kilcorney, county Cork, Ireland, to Alda Gertrude, fifth daughter of Sir John Hasketh LETHBRIDGE, Bart., of Weymouth and Sandhill Park, Somersetshire. . At Singapore, India, on the 19th of October, Liet. T. MAGNAY, 38th Regiment M.N.T., to Loveday Caroline, eldest daughter of Colonel POOLEY, 38th Regiment M.N.T., and grand-daughter of the late Rev. Henry POOLEY, vicar of Newlyn, and rector of Lansallos, in this county. . Deaths . At Calenick-street, Truro, on Friday last, Mrs. JAMES, aged 76 years. . At Falmouth, on the 7th instant, Mr. Richard COTTON, aged 58 years; on the 10th instant, the wife of Mr. Martin BAILEY, aged 46 years; . At Helford, Manaccan, on the 5th instant, Mr. Richard WAKENHAM, late of H. M. S. "Imperieuse," aged 30 years. . At Penzance, on the 8th instant, the infant son of Mr. Joseph JAGO; on the 9th instant, aged 4 years, John Henry, son of Mr. Wm. ROWE; on Sunday last, Mary, daughter of Mr. Thomas ROWE, aged 3 years; and on Monday last, James Michell, son of Mr. William ROWE, aged 2 years. . At Sheffield, Paul, on the 9th instant, Catherine, wife of Mr. Richard REMFRY, aged 66 years. . At Lowerquarter, in the parish of Ludgvan, on Tuesday last, Thomas, son of Mr. W. H. ROACH, aged 2 years. . At Ludgvanlease, in the parish of Ludgvan, on Saturday last, Mr. Richard DUNN, aged 57 years. . At Porthmear, Zennor, on the 8th instant, Mr. William NEWTON, aged 72 years. . At St. Ives, on the 10th instant, Mrs. Cordelia TICKLER, aged 78 years; and on Saturday last, Mr. John HOSKING, aged 52 years. . At West-end, Hayle, the daughter of Mr. John MILLS, aged 8 years. . At Hayle, the infant daughter of Mr. John LOBB; and James, son of Captain Trenery. . At East-end, Hayle, Mr. T. BAWDEN, aged 32 years. . At Angarrack, the infant son of Mr. William MILES. . At Manor Downs, Gwinear, Mr. Ralph MICHELL, aged 72 years. . At Tregortha, Gwinear, the infant son of Mr. Matthew PERLEW. . At Camborne, on Tuesday last, Miss Mary Ann RAWLINGS, aged 58 years. . At Camborne, on the 10th instant, Solomon, son of Mr. James WILLIAMS, aged 7 years; and Mary, relict of Mr. John HOSKING, aged 81 years; on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. CLEMO, aged 51 years; and on Sunday last, the infant son of Mr. TERRILL. . At Porth Towan, on Friday last, Mr. Samuel DANIEL, innkeeper, aged 62 years. . At Redruth, on the 9th instant, Mr. Uriah KEMP, aged 51 years; and on Saturday last, the infant daughter of Mr. C. GUNDRY. . At Grampound, recently, Mrs. Sally FORD, aged 96 years; and on Monday last, Miss Eliza LUKE, aged 61 years. . At Fowey, on Wednesday last, Mr. Henry COUCHE, aged 60 years. . At Foreland in the parish of Landreath, on the 3rd instant, Mrs. Mary CAWRSE, aged 89 years. . At Liskeard, on the 7th instant, aged 2 years, Thomas, son of Mr. M. MORCOM. . On Sunday last, in her 77th year, Ann, widow of the late Mr. W. DUNSTAN, of Meadars, Southhill. . At his residence Stoketor House, near Saltash, on the 9th instant, Thomas EDWARDS, Esq., aged 80 years. . At Padstow, Mrs. Blanch TREBILCOCK, aged 85 years; Mrs. John GEORGE, aged 19 years; Mr. Thomas CARTER, aged 58 years; and Miss Ann HARRIS, aged 18 years. . At Penrose, in the parish of St. Ervan, on the 9th inst., Mr. James HAWKEN, aged 79 years. . At Jericho, Van Diemen's Land, on the 18th of July last, aged 17 years, James, son of Mr John RODDA, late of Marazion, in this county. .......................................... Julia M. 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The West Briton (Friday, 18 Dec 1857) included the following birth at St. Ives: "At St. Ives, the wife of Mr. John Bennetts AYE, of a daughter..." The birth was also reported by The Royal Cornwall Gazette (Friday, 18 Dec 1857): "At St. Ives, the wife of Mr. John BENNETT, of a daughter..." The child was Mary Major BENNETTS, d/o John BENNETTS & Mary Major HARRIS. She was baptized at Halsetown, St. Ives on 22 Dec 1857, and the baptism record helpfully indicates that the family was of Ayr, St. Ives. So "AYE" appearing in The West Briton was probably meant to have been "of Ayr". It was definitely not the child's surname. Bill Curnow Port Charlotte, FL, USA