WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER - transcribed by J. Mosman 7 AUGUST 1857 . BIRTHS . At Truro, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. Charles WORTH, jun., of a son; and on Friday last, the wife of Mr. John GIBSON, of a daughter. . At Falmouth, the wife of Mr. Edward BANKS, of a son; and the wife of Mr. BASSET, of a son. . At Madron, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. John DUGDALE, jun., of a son. . At St. Ives, the wife of Mr. Thomas KEMP, of a daughter; the wife of Mr. Edward MURT, of a son; the wife of Mr. Thomas CARE, of a son; the wife of Mr. R. TREVORROW of a son; and the wife of Mr. Thomas TANNER, of a son. . At Hayle Foundry, the wife of Mr. R. ROWE, of a son. . At Copperhouse, Phillack, the wife of Mr. W. CHINN, of a son. . At High Lanes, Phillack, the wife of Mr. Samuel WILLIAMS, of a son. . At Penlu, Tuckingmill, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. Thomas DAVEY, of a daughter. . At Redruth, the wife of Mr. Joseph HOCKING, of a son; and the wife of Mr. Edward EVANS, of a son. . At Rose Cottage, Heligan, St. Austell, on the 25th ult., the wife of Mr. PASCOE, of a daughter. . At Callington, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. Peter ROBERTS, of a son. . At Bude Haven, the wife of Mr. James HALLETT, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. SHARROCK, of the Coast Guard, of a daughter. . At Kingsand, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. P_ct BLAIR, of the London Inn, of a son. . At 41 Wyatt Street, Clerkenwell, London, the wife of Mr. William THOMAS, formerly of Redruth, of a daughter. . At St. John's, Newfoundland, on the 7th of July, the wife of Mr. Alfred JENKINS, of a son. . MARRIAGES . At St. Mary's Church, Truro, on Monday last, Mr. Joshua THOMAS, of Melbourne, late of Truro, to Jane, youngest daughter of Mr. Thomas JOHNS, of Truro. . At St. Just in Roseland, on Wednesday last, Mr. Thomas CROWLE, of Feock, to Miss D. NAPTON, of St. Mawes. . At the Registrar's Office, Penzance, on Saturday last, Mr. Richard OXNAM, of Higher Downs, St. Hilary, to Miss Isabella UREN, of Penzance. . At Madron, on Sunday last, Mr. Thomas MATTHEWS to Miss Margaret DAY, both of Chyandour, Penzance; and on Wednesday last, Mr. John BARNES, of H.M. Dockyard, Devonport, to Harriet, youngest daughter of the late Mr. George MUMFORD, of Scilly. . At Ludgvan, on the 26th ult., Mr. James H. PENBERTHY to Miss Sarah RESEIGH, both of that parish. . At the Wesleyan Chapel, Foundry, Hayle, Mr. J. JAMES to Mrs. Jane BATERS. . At Camborne, on Saturday last, Mr. James GLANVILLE to Miss Hannah GLANVILLE; Mr. Thomas PASCOE to Miss Grace HOCKING; and on Wednesday last, Mr. William MARKS to Miss Jane HOSKING. . At Redruth, on Tuesday last, Mr. John PENBERTHY, jun., surgeon, to Nanny, youngest daughter of Mr. John DINNIS, late of Truro. . At Mevagissey, on Tuesday last, Mr. Edward MIDDLETON to Mrs. Mary Ann LORD. . At St. Stephens by St. Austell, on Sunday last, Mr. Edwin TRUSCOTT, to Jane, third daughter of Mr. James THOMAS, of St. Stephens Coombe. . At St. Merryn, Captain COCK, of Falmouth, to Mary BENNETT, third daughter of the late Mr. John Bennett OLD, of St. Merryn. . At Calstock, on Saturday last, Mr. Samuel VOSPER, of stonehouse, to Ellen, only daughter of Mr. CURNOW, of Dimson Cottaqge, Gunnislake, Calstock. . At the Bethesda Chapel, St. Columb, Mr. Benjamin HOCKEN to Miss Mary SOLOMON, both of Wadebridge. . At Charles Church, Plymouth, Frederick PAULL, Esq., surgeon, Sunderland, to Elizabeth Mary DRAKE, youngest daughter of the late Henry DAYNHAM, Esq. . At St. James's, Exeter, on the 28th ult., Mr. John TUTCHER, of Okehampton, to Adelaide, youngest daughter of the alte Mr. PRATER. . At Highweek Church, Devon, on the 29th ult., Joseph SHEPPARD, Esq., of Cowley, Devon, to Elizabeth Anne, eldest daughter of the late William LESLIE, Esq., Paymaster Royal Artillery. . At Ashburton, on the 29th ult., Mr. Robert COARD TUCKER, solicitor, to Catherine Margaret, eldest daughter of the late Rev. Walter Cartwright KITSON, incumbent of St. James, Exeter. . At Stoke-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, on Tuesday last, Mr. William VARCOE, clay merchant, of St. Dennis, in this county, to Mary Walker, third daughter of Mr. Charles BAINES, secretary to the Staffordshire Potteries Water Works Company. . At St. Thomas's Church, Liverpool, on Saturday last, Mr. B. NEWTON, to Louise Josephine, only daughter of the late Capt. HARVIE, R.N. . DEATHS . At Falmouth, Mr. Joseph THOMAS, aged 21 years; and the infant son of Mr. Edward MEDLIN. . At her residence, De Dunstanville Terrace, Falmouth, on the 30th ult., aged 77 years, Sally, widow of the late Admiral KEMPE, of Polsue, in this county. . At Gyllyngvase, Falmouth, aged 64 years, Grace, wife of Mr. James PASCOE. . At Gulval, on Saturday last, Mr. Edward HARVEY, of Penzance, aged 65 years. . At Bowl, in the parish of Lelant, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. Isaac PEARCE. . At St. Ives, Mr. William DAVIS, aged 82 years; and the infant son of Mr. William VEAL. . At Hayle Copperhouse, Mr. J. JENKYN, aged 59 years. . At Hayle Copperhouse, the infant son of Mr. John PHILLIPS; and the infant daughter of Mr. William REECE. . At Camborne, on Wednesday last, John, son of Mr. Christopher HENDRA, aged 5 years; and the infant son of Mr. William TEMBY. . At Redruth, on the 30th ult., Mr. Oliver WILLIAMS,aged 36 years; on the same day, aged 76 years, Mary, relict of the late Capt. T. ROSCROW; on the 31st ult., the infant son of Mr. PASCOE; and on Saturday last, Miss Elizabeth VIVIAN, aged 60 years. . At Lanner, in the parish of Gwennap, on the 28th ult., Mr. Nehemiah NICHOLLS, aged 59 years. . At Mevagissey, on Tuesday last, Mrs. Mary Ann ROWE, aged 32 years. . At Bodmin, on Saturday last, William, infant son of Mr. John DUNN; and on Tuesday, Mr. William ELLICOTT. . At St. Mabyn, on Sunday last, aged 21 years, Mary, youngest daughter of the late Mr. William HARRY. at Trevollard, Lanreath, Mr. W. WOOLCOCK, aged 72 years. . At St. Martin's by Looe, on the 26th ult., Mr. Richard ROSEVEAR, aged 60 years. . At Moditonham, in the parish of Landulph, on the 31st ult., Mr. William ELLIOTT, aged 77 years. . At Carhallack, St. Cleer, on the 27th ult., aged 17 years, Samuel, third son of Mr. Richard BAKER. . At the Vicarage, Landrake, on Saturday last, the infant daughter of the Rev. S. RUNDLE. . At Poughhill, near Bude, on Friday last, Mr. Thomas BAYLY. . At Devonport, on Monday last, Mary, widow of the late Mr. James LITTLE, surgeon, R.N., aged 70 years. . At Paddington, London, on sunday last, Mr. Charles STEWART, formerly of Penzance, aged 45 years. . On the 28th ult., Mr. Thomas Edward DEATH, of Camberwell, aged 70 years. . On the 26th ylt., aged 77 years, Mr. H. B. MITCHELL, of No. 4 Northumberland Street, Strand, London, and late of Falmouth. . At Haverhill, Suffolk, on the 29th ult., Mr. Thoms LEY, aged 35 years.[as printed] . At Swansea, at the house of her daughter, on the 18th ult., Sophia, widow of the late Mr. John Joseph STOCKDALE, publisher, of Pall Mall, London, aged 76 years. . At Tailbach, Port Talbot, on the 10th instant, Mr. Wm. BOWEN, pay clerk at Messrs. Vivian and Sons' Copper Works, aged 32 years. . At the Island of Tortola, on the 13th ult., aged 39 years, Anna, wife of Thomas PRICE, Esq., President administering the Government of the British Virgin Islands, and youngest son of the late Sir Rose PRICE, Bart., of Trengwainton, in this county. . At Brighton, Adelaide, Australia, on the 20th of May, Mr. Peter HALL, aged 27 years, youngest son of the late Mr. George HALL, of Truro, in this county. 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, 07 Aug 1857) reported the following marriage: > MARRIAGES > > At Calstock, on Saturday last, Mr. Samuel VOSPER, of Stonehouse, to Ellen, > only > daughter of Mr. CURNOW, of Dimson Cottaqge, Gunnislake, Calstock. The groom, Samuel VOSPER (b.ca.1827, Lewannick, s/o Richard VOSPER), was a wine merchant at the time of the marriage and subsequently a brewer. Ellen, the bride, was Eleanor Halse CURNOW (b.1830 Gwennap, d/o William CURNOE & Eleanor HALSE), and her father was a copper miner and subsequently a mine agent as of 1857.. Samuel and Ellen/Eleanor were the parents of Sydney Curnow VOSPER (1866-1942), who was born at East Stonehouse, Devon. He became a noted and well respected artist who painted in Wales and Brittany. According to Wikipedia, "Vosper's most famous work is 'Salem,' a [1908] watercolour of the interior of Salem Baptist chapel in Cefncymerau (modern day Llanbedr, Wales), with its central figure [an old woman] dressed in traditional Welsh costume, wrapped in a shawl and clutching a Bible." This masterpiece achieved wide appeal in Britain when it was used to promote Lever Brothers' 'Sunlight' soap! Sydney Curnow VOSPER married Constance JAMES in 1902 in the Kensington District of London. He died in 1902, age 75, in the Newton Abbot District of Devon. Bill Curnow Port Charlotte, Florida, USA