Last of the October BMDs - Also want to remind folks that if they have a question re our transcriptions (including spelling, etc.) please let me know, and I'll be glad to send the image of the original to you. You can see all our transcriptions, from January 1837 onward, on our website, (see the link at the bottom of this post), and in the Archives of this list, in case you haven't been able to follow them as they were posted. Never know what brick wall might be brought down. WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER - transcribed by J. Mosman 30 October 1857 . BIRTHS . At Truro, on the 22nd instant, the wife of Mr. Thomas CALF, of a son; on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. William NORTON, of a son; and on Wednesday last, the wife of Mr. R.S. REED, of a son. . At Falmouth, on the 22nd instant, the wife of T. BEAUCHANT, Esq., of a daughter. . At Mullion Vicarage, near Helston, on Friday last, the wife of the Rev. H. B. BULLOCKE, vicar of that parish, of a son. . At Madron, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. F. A. COCKS, of a daughter; and on the same day, the wife of Mr. John RICHARDS, of a daughter. . At Church-town Lane, Ludgvan, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. Richard HOSKING, of a son. . At Lowerquarter, Ludgvan, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. John CADDY, of a son; and on Wednesday last, the wife of Mr. Richard CHELLEW, of a son. . At Crowlas, Ludgvan, on Wednesday last, the wife of Mr. James JOHN, of a son. . At East-end, Phillack, the wife of Mr. Goldsworthy, of a son. . At Angarrack, the wife of Mr. J. TREBILCOCK, of a son. . At Drannack, Gwinear, the wife of Mr. H. ROGERS, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. William KEMPE, of a daughter. . At St. Austell, on Tuesday last, the wife of Mr. Francis LAKEMAN, of a daughter. . At St. Blazey, on Tuesday last, the wife of Mr. James BENNETT, of a son. . At Callywith Turnpike Gate, near Bodmin, last week, the wife of Mr. William JANE, of a daughter. . At Liskeard, on the 21st instant, the wife of Mr. E. W. P. KITT, of a daughter. . At the Railway Terrace, in the parish of St. Cleer, on the 22nd instant, the wife of Captain Nicholas RICHARDS, of West Caradon mine, of a son. . At the Falcon Hotel, STratton, the wife of Mr. T. O. BURTON, of a daughter. . At Newquay, on the 21st instant, the wife of Mr. Joseph FLAMMACK, of a son. . At Newlyn, lately, the wife of Mr. Elisha TIPPETT, of a daughter. . At the Ordnance Place, Chatham, on the 22nd instant, the wife of Mr. H. RICHARDS, jun., of Scorrier, in this county, of a son. . At Trichinopoly, on the 26th of August, the wife of John H. GWATKIN TRIST, Esq., Madras Army, of a daughter. . MARRIAGES . At the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Falmouth, on the 22nd instant, Mr. peter LEWIS to Miss Mary Jane LEWIS, of Flushing. . At Camborne, on Sunday last, Mr. Samuel WHTAR to Miss Jane PASCOE; and on Tuesday last, Mr. John B. KARKEEK, late of Australia, to Miss Jane ADAMS, of Camborne. . At St. Stephens, on Tuesday last, Mr. John NICHOLLS to Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr. Jeremiah BARTLETT, both of Lostwithiel. . At Lostwithiel, on Thursday last, Mr. John NICHOLLS to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Lewis TRUSCOTT, of Court, St. Stephens. . At Lostwithiel, on Thursday last, Mr. John NICHOLLS to Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr. Jeremiah BARTLETT, both of Lostwithiel. . At St. Keyne Church, on the 22nd instant, Mr. William MICHELL, of Liskeard, to Miss Jane Ann Pengelly, of St. Keyne. . At St. Stephens-by-Saltash, on the 22nd instant, Mr. C. P. LAMPEN, of Gravesend, to Mary Sophia, third daughter of Mr. Joseph MARTYN, of Wiveliscombe. . At the Wesleyan Chapel, Camelford, on Sunday last, Mr. George ELLICOTT to Miss Penelope CHENNOWTH. [as printed] . At St. Columb Minor, on the 22nd instant, Mr. Alfred TRETHEWEY, to Miss Mercy CARNE, both of the same parish. . At Newlyn, on Tuesday last, Mr. James CHAMPION, of Tavistock, to Mary, only daughter of Mr. Wm. HICKS, of Degembris, Newlyn. . At Maker Church, on the 22nd instant, Mr. W. E. L. VEALE, paymaster, R.N., to Jane Bray, only daughter of the late Mr. Edward LYNE, of Millbrook. . At Charles Church, Plymouth, on Monday last, Lieut. William SAMWELL, R.N., to Susanna, eldest daughter of the late Mr. W. BROOM, of Sladesbridge. . At Wanstead, Essex, on the 22nd instant, the Rev. T. S. STEPHENS, curate of Wanstead, and only son of Mr. Thomas STEPHENS of Penzance, in this county, to Eliza, second daughter of Mr. Henry TREACHER, of Wanstead. . DEATHS . At Truro, on Tuesday last, Mr. John LEWARNE, aged 73 years. . At Penryn, Mr. Jacob WARREN, formerly of Falmouth, aged 47 years. . At Falmouth, on Tuesday last, Mr. John MATTHEWS, aged 58 years. . At Helston, on Tuesday last, the infant child of Mr. John TOY; and on Wednesday last, Mr. Simon WILLS, aged 49 years. . At Penzance, on Sunday last, aged 12 years, Annie, only surviving daughter of Mr. James DENNIS; and on Friday last, Mr. John OLIVER, aged 45 years. . At Paul, on the 21st instant, the infant son of Mr. James COLLINS, aged 2 years. . At St. Ives, on the 20th instant, Blanche, relict of Mr. Richard QUICK, of Pulmanter. . At East-end, Hayle, Mr. H. HUTHNANCE, aged 82 years. . At East-end, Hayle, Mr. S. TROUNCE, aged 41 years. . At Ninnevah, Phillack, the infant son of Mr. J. BRANCH. . At Carlew, Gwinear, Ann, daughter of Mr. J. SHUGG, aged 4 years. . At Camborne, on the 22nd instant, aged 2 years, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Joseph TREVILLION; on Friday last, Miss Mary GILBERT, aged 23 years; on Friday last, Elizabeth, relict of Mr. Thomas OLIVER, aged 69 years; on Sunday last, Kitty, wife of Mr. William MICHELL, aged 65 years; and Grace, wife of Captain William LEAN, aged 50 years. . At Carvath, in the parish of st. Austell, on Tuesday last, Mr. James HARRIS, at an advanced age. . At Berry, St. Germans, on the 15th instant, aged 36 years, Ann, wife of Mr. R. MARTIN. . At Callington, on the 32nd inst. [yes, the date is as printed], Mrs. Elizabeth COLMER, aged 87 years. . At Camelford, Mary, wife of Mr. Joseph BLANK, aged 52 years. . At Summercourt, on the 17th instant, Mrs. Judith TREVITHICK, aged 76 years. . At Newlyn, on Tuesday last, Mrs. Mary TRENERRY, aged 84 years. . At Plymouth, on Sunday last, after a protracted and painful illness, Mr. James HALL, formerly of Crowan, in this county, aged 59 years. . At Mannamead, near Plymouth, on Monday last, Florence, daughter of Mr. John W. SPARROW. . At Tedburn St. Mary, near Exeter, Mr. P. PRIGGS, formerly of Uny Lelant, in this county, aged 29 years. . At Christow, Devon, Mr. Edward GILBERT, aged 45 years, formerly of Illogan, in this county. . At Cowes, on Sunday last, Lady GRAHAM, wife of Sir James GRAHAM, Bart. of Netherby. . At Liverpool,on Tuesday last, Mr. Charles COTESWORTH, formerly of Falmouth. END of BMDS for the 30 Oct. 1857 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, 30 Oct 1857) reported the following death in Devon: > DEATHS > > At Tedburn St. Mary, near Exeter, Mr. P. PRIGGS, formerly of Uny Lelant, > in this county, aged 29 years. This man's name was actually Paul TRIGGS. He lived alone at Lelant at the 1851 Census, with the record identifying him as an unmarried schoolmaster, age 21, born at Tedburn St. Mary, Devon. Bill Curnow Port Charlotte, FL, USA