The West Briton (Friday, 26 Dec 1856) seized a final opportunity to garble a marriage report before the old year ended: > MARRIAGES. > > At St. Hilary, on Tuesday last, Mr. Richard MICHELL, to Miss Jane > TRUSCOTT, both of Marazion. The groom was indeed Richard MICHELL, 21, bachelor, carpenter of Marazion, s/o Richard & Elizabeth MICHELL. However the bride was actually Grace TRUSCOTT, 18, spinster, of Marazion, d/o John & Isabella TRUSCOTT. Grace did have an "eligible" sister Jane who was a year older than herself, which may explain the confusion. However, the parish marriage register and the civil registration at Penzance both accurately identified the bride as Grace. A correct version of the marriage appeared in The Royal Cornwall Gazette (Friday, 26 Dec 1856): "At St. Hilary, on Tuesday, Mr. Richard Michell, Jun., carpenter, to Miss Grace Truscott, both of Marazion." Bill Curnow Port Charlotte, FL, USA

Is Truscott a Cornish name? I worked at Camp Truscott in Salzburg when I was with occupation forces in '50s. It was named for an American general. Carol in Maryland -----Original Message----- From: cornish-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cornish-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill Curnow Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 9:14 AM To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com; cornish@rootsweb.com Subject: [CORNISH] The West Briton, 26 Dec 1856, BMDs, MICHELL/TRUSCOTT marriage at St. Hilary The West Briton (Friday, 26 Dec 1856) seized a final opportunity to garble a marriage report before the old year ended: > MARRIAGES. > > At St. Hilary, on Tuesday last, Mr. Richard MICHELL, to Miss Jane > TRUSCOTT, both of Marazion. The groom was indeed Richard MICHELL, 21, bachelor, carpenter of Marazion, s/o Richard & Elizabeth MICHELL. However the bride was actually Grace TRUSCOTT, 18, spinster, of Marazion, d/o John & Isabella TRUSCOTT. Grace did have an "eligible" sister Jane who was a year older than herself, which may explain the confusion. However, the parish marriage register and the civil registration at Penzance both accurately identified the bride as Grace. A correct version of the marriage appeared in The Royal Cornwall Gazette (Friday, 26 Dec 1856): "At St. Hilary, on Tuesday, Mr. Richard Michell, Jun., carpenter, to Miss Grace Truscott, both of Marazion." Bill Curnow Port Charlotte, FL, USA ------------------------------- 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