WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER 23 October 1857 . BIRTHS . At Rosewarne, Gwinnear, the wife of Mr. William JENKYN, of a daughter; at Carnehell, in the same parish, the wife of Mr. William HOCKEN, of a daughter. . At Gwithian, the wife of Mr. George THOMAS, of a son; the wife of Mr. John HOSKEN, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. W. JAMES, of a daughter. . At Camborne, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. T. TONKIN, of a daughter. . At Valunusen, in the parish of Crowan, on the 10th instant, the wife of Mr. Walter MOYLE, of a son. . At Redruth, the wife of Mr. E. W. PENGILLY, of a son; the wife of Mr. John CLEMO, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. H. ARTHUR, of a son. . At Chacewater, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. N. WORRALL, of twin boys - since dead. . At Pencoose, in the parish of Cuby, on Friday last, the wife of Mr. George Henry TROUNCE, of a son. . At St. Austell, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. Wm. HORT, of a son. . At Pentewan, last week, the wife of Captain KELLOW, of the schooner "Thomas Varcoe," of Pentewan, of a daughter. . At Mount Charles, in the parish of St. Austell, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. Edward BENNETT, of a son. . At Trevenna, in the parish of Tywardreath, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. James ARTHUR, of a son. . At Bugal, in the parish of St. Austell, on Tuesday last, the wife of Mr. Thomas VERCOE, of a daughter. [that would be Bugle, now] . At Treoar, in the parish of Endellion, last week, the wife of Mr. Nathaniel HAWKEN, of twin sons. . At Gluvian, in the parish of Mawgan in Pydar, on the 14th instant, the wife of Mr. Robert DREW, of a son. . At Westbrook, near Tamerton, on the 14th instant, the wife of H. PRIDEAUX, Esq., of a son. . At Plymouth, the wife of Mr. J. B. KERNICK, of a daughter. . At Plymouth, on Tuesday last, the wife of Mr. Francis FOX, engineer of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, of a daughter. . At Dinapore, India, on the 1st of September, the wife of Lieut. Col. FENWICK, of a son. . MARRIAGES . At Manaccan Mr. BOLITHO, of St. Keverne, to Elizabeth Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. T. SEMMENS, of Tregonnel Mill, in the former parish. . At Madron, Mr. William EDDY, of St. Just, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Richard GRENFELL, of Sancreed. . At Madron, Mr. William Henry HARRIS, to Miss Catherine HANCOCK, both of Penzance; also Mr. B. MADDERN to Miss Catherine OLDS, both of Madron; and also Mr. Francis TAYLOR to Miss Emily KESSELL, both of Penzance. . At Ludgvan, on Sunday last, Mr. John SMITH, of Tredrea, to Miss Mary Jane MICHELL, both of Hayle. . At the Wesleyan Chapel, East-end, Hayle, Mr. Thomas CHAMPION to Miss Nanny MICHELL, both of Hayle. . At St. Hilary, on Saturday last, Mr. W. MARKS to Miss Eliza THOMAS, of New Dairy. . At Camborne, on Saturday last, Mr. Francis VIVIAN to Miss Elizabeth Jane VIVIAN. . At Probus, Mr. DINNIS, of Redruth, to Miss GRIEVE, of Probus. . At the Registrar's Office, St. Austell, on Saturday last, Mr. Martin WATERS, of St. Blazey, to Miss Elizabeth THOMAS of Tywardreath. . At the Wesleyan Chapel, St. Austell, on Saturday last, Mr. John R. HAWKEY to Miss Jane BEST, both of Tywardreath. . At Bodmin, on Sunday last, Mr. Martin MAGOR to Miss SANDERS, both of Bodmin. . At Lower St. Columb, on the 11th instant, Mr. Joseph MICHELL to Miss Priscilla AYERS, both of St. Austell. . At the Wesleyan Chapel, Launceston, on Monday last, Mr. John POWELL, to Ann, daughter of Mr. Elsworthy TAPSON, both of Launceston. . At Kingsbridge, on Friday last, Mr. John R. SHEPHARD, of Launceston, to Isabella Catherine, eldest daughter of Mr. ANDREWS, and grand-daughter of the late Mr. Robert MARTIN, of Launceston. . At Milverton, Somersetshire, on the 15th instant, Henry SYMONDS, Esq., of Birmingham, son of John SYMONDS, Esq., of Symondsbury, Dorsetshire, to Mary Eliza, the eldest daughter of George LEEKEY, Esq., of Milverton. . At Shermanbury, Sussex, on Tuesday last, De Castro Fisher LYNE, Esq., of the Middle Temple, to Penelope WHEELER, youngest daughter of John COTTON, Esq., of Westbourne Terrace, London. . At the Sardinian Chapel, Lincoln's-inn-fields, and at St. George's, Bloomsbury, on Saturday last, Mr. Joseph Af Z. HULLOT, Ex-Militaire, of Paris, to Maria, widow of the late Dr. James WOODFORD, of the Hon. E. I. Company's Service, and daughter of the late Henry CLUTTERBUCK, Esq., M.D., of London. . DEATHS . At Perranarworthal, on Sunday last, Mrs. Grace MARTIN, aged 80 years. . At Trefusis, Mylor, on Saturday last, Mr. PRICE, of London, aged 25 years. . At Helston, on Saturday last, Mrs. PARKES, aged 68 years; and Mrs. Jane GILBERT, aged 68 years. . At Crowsanwray, Buryan, on the 15th instant, Mr. Martin WILLIAMS, of Numphra, St. Just, aged 48 years. . At Penzance, Mr. Philip WILLIAMS, compositor. . At Nancealverne, Penzance, Mary, the beloved wife of John SCOBELL, Esq., aged 82 years. . At Tolcarne, on the 15th instant, the infant son of Mr. Benjamin MADDERN. . At Penderleath, in the parish of Towednack, on Friday last, Mr. Richard JAMES, aged 64 years. . At Lelant Downs, on Friday last, Mr. Thomas WARMINGTON, aged 51 years. . At Camborne, on Friday last, the infant daughter of Mr. Emanuel RICHARDS; on Friday last, Mr. James FORD, aged 30 years; on Friday last, Miss Mary PASCOE, aged 43 years; on Tuesday last, aged 2 years, Fanny, daughter of Mr. BENNY; and on Tuesday last, Miss Jane LUGG, aged 32 years. . At Gwinear Downs, Mr. C. ROGERS, aged 69 years. . At Redruth, on the 14th instant, Mr. John RICHARDS, aged 75 years; and on Friday last, Mr. S. POLKINGHORNE, aged 38 years. . At Nanpean, St. Stephens in Branwell, ont he 7th inst., Grace, the wife of Mr. James TRUSCOTT, aged 72 years. . At Tregoodwell, near Camelford, on the 14th instant, Mrs. Mary PAULL, aged 85 years. . At Davidstow, on Friday last, Mr. Richard RICKARD, aged 27 years. . At St. Minver, last week, Mr. Roger Gill HAWKEN, aged 53 years. . At Plymouth, on Tuesday last, aged 26 years, Harriet Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr. John EDMONDS, solicitor. . At 1, Monte-le-grand, Heavitree-road, Exeter, on the 1th instant [date as printed], the Lady Jane ERSKINE, daughter of the late John Francis, Earl of Mar, aged 73 years. . At Cotham Rood, Bristol, on Monday last, Mr. Jacob B. STURGE, a member of the Society of Friends, and whose loss will be greatly regretted by his fellow citizens. . At Stourbridge, on Saturday last, Alfred Herbert, the infant son of A. KEEP, Esq. . At Upper Wakefield, Water Vale, Adelaide, South Australia, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. George OATES, late of Sheveock, Kenwyn, in this county, aged 64 years. Julia M. West Briton Transcriptions, 1836-1856 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad St. Austell Area History and Genealogy at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell

The West Briton (Friday, 23 Oct 1857) inaccurately reported the following marriage at Ludgvan: > MARRIAGES > > At Ludgvan, on Sunday last, Mr. John SMITH, of Tredrea, to Miss Mary Jane > MICHELL, both of Hayle. The groom was actually John Smith TREDREA (bap. 25 Jan 1835 Ludgvan, miner, s/o Henry & Ann TREDREA). The bride was Mary Jane MICHELL (bap. 02 Jul 1837 St. Ives, d/o Samuel MICHELL and his wife Martha TREWHELLA). Their marriage took place at Ludgvan on 08 Oct 1857, and the civil registration at Penzance was recorded during 4Q1857. There were at least four children born to their marriage. Bill Curnow Ludgvan OPC Port Charlotte, FL, USA

At Probus, Mr. DINNIS, of Redruth, to Miss GRIEVE, of Probus. That was John DINNIS of Redruth (b. 1793) who married Grace GRIEVE (b. 1805) of Probus on October 6 1857. She was a daughter of Phillip Andrew GRIEVE (Senior) and Grace HOTTEN, both of Probus