> > WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER - transcribed by Lorena Loubsky > > 23 Jan 1857 > . > > WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL > > BIRTHS > > At Carnbrea, near Redruth, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. John CARPENTER, > late of Carnbrea, but now in Australia, of a daughter. > This would have been Elizabeth, daughter of John and Betsy CARPENTER, (nee STEVENS). John was the son of Richard and Sarah nee RULE; Betsy the daughter of Joseph & Sarah (no maiden name). According to a note I've made in my file, John "went away for work" and was never heard of again. Indeed in the 1861 census, Betsy and Elizabeth were living with Joseph and Sarah in Carn Brae. As ever, if anyone recognises these names, please drop me an email. I've not got anything more on the STEVENS family, but have done a lot of work on the CARPENTER line. Yvonne in Plymouth, waiting for snow!

Buried in St Just in Penwith Wesleyan Methodist cemetery - Herbert WATERS died 12 Jan 1934 Bosorne Street Elizabeth Ann LAWRY aged 86 died 5 Mar 1934 Fore Street Alfred SEMMENS died 30 Apr 1934 West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance John CURNOW aged 76 died 13 Apr 1934 43 Princess Street Elizabeth HARRY aged 54 died 9 Jun 1934 Boscean Farm James EDDY aged 62 died 12 Jul 1934 Hoe Park Nursing Home, Plymouth Elizabeth A H EDDY died 26 Jul 1934 William HOCKING aged 53 died 28 Jul 1934 King's College Hospital, London James ELLIS aged 60 died 12 Aug 1934 Nanjulian Farm John Charles Gwennap ROWE aged 58 died 20 Aug 1934 18 Carn Bosavern William NANKERVIS aged 63 died 19 Sep 1934 West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance John JAMES died Sep 1934 Nancherrow William Bolitho TRAHAIR aged 79 died 4 Sep 1934 17 Thornparp, Plymouth Elizabeth Jane ANGWIN aged 75 died 7 Oct 1934 1 Queen Street James TROON aged 74 died 2 Nov 1934 Truthwall Margaret MURRISH aged 64 died 5 Nov 1934 John ROWE aged 62 died 12 Dec 1934 30 Chapel Street Samuel ROWE aged 81 died 10 Dec 1934 West Place Details from The Cornishman newspaper. This is not a comprehensive list. Bob Bolitho OPC St Just in Penwith

Sorry for the delay in posting these - had a computer virus! 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 Cornwall Online Parish Clerks - helping people discover links - please contact our volunteers for free help! at http://cornwall-opc.org ..................................................................... WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER - transcribed by Lorena Loubsky 23 Jan 1857 . WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL (checkDeaths – Zennor? And one other) BIRTHS At Edward-street, Truro, on Tuesday last, the wife of Mr. Edward FERRIS, of a daughter. At Truro, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. Edward Thomas SLOCKET, compositor, formerly of Flushing, of a daughter; and on Sunday, the wife of Mr. Edwin COODE, of twin sons. At Moresk Mill, Truro, on the 9th instant, the wife of Mr. TANK, of a daughter. At Garrack, in the parish of Mylor, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. Alfred ROWLINSON, of a daughter. At Penzance, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. Nicholas ANDREW, of a daughter. At Camborne, on Wednesday last, the wife of Mr. W. C. TYACK, draper of a son. At the New Inn, Redruth, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. T. MURTON, of a daughter. At Redruth, the wife of Mr. Joseph ARTHUR, of a son; the wife of Mr. Williams TRESEDER, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. Thomas JAMES, of a son. At Carnbrea, near Redruth, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. John CARPENTER, late of Carnbrea, but now in Australia, of a daughter. At Trecarne, in the parish of Crantock, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. Robart HOUSE, of a daughter, since dead. At Trelucky, in the parish of Cuby, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. Thomas WILLIAMS, of a daughter. At Holmbush, in the parish of St. Austell, on Wednesday last, the wife of Mr. John NICHOLLS, Naptha Works, of a daughter. At Hendra, in the parish of Cardinham, on the 16th instant, the wife of Mr. William RICHARDS, of a son. At Camelford, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. R. HASKIN, excise officer, of a son. At Marke Valley Mine, on the 10th instant, the wife of Capt. TRUSCOTT, of a daughter. At Bodbrane, Dulow, on the 12th instant, the wife of Mr. James OLVER, of a daughter. At Liskeard, on the 11th instant, the wife of Mr. Wm. STEPHENS, of a son; and on the 13th, the wife of Mr. Wm. EWSTON, of a son. At Tremar, on the 12th instant. the wife of Mr. PHILLIPS, of twins. At Underhill, Stokeclimsland, on the 15th instant, the wife of Mr. WALKAM, of a son. At Devonport, on the 14th instant, the wife of R.J. LAITY, Esq., surgeon, of a son. At Crescent-place, Plymouth, on the 14th instant, the wife of Mr. James MILTON, R.N., of H.M.S. "Cruiser," of a son. At the Parsonage, Temple Guyting, Gloucestershire, on the 13th instant, the wife of the Rev. Edward DU PRE, of a daughter. At the Hotel de Lille et d'Albion, Paris, on the 9th instant, the wife of Captain LAFFAN, R.F., of a son. At Mirzapore, on the 18th of November last, the wife of Walter Raleigh Gilbert HICKIE, Esq., of a daughter   MARRIAGES   At St. Clement, on Tuesday last, Mr. Henry WHITE to Miss Jane LUKE, both of Truro. At the Registrar's Office, Penzance, on Tuesday last, Mr. William ROWE, of Canon's Town, to Miss Margaret KNEEBONE, of Rose-an-grous, Lelant. At Madron, on Saturday last, Mr. John DUNCALF, of Penzance, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Thomas JAMES, of Penzance. At St. John's Church, Hayle, on Wednesday last, Mr. Richard DANIEL to Miss Emily ROTHEW; and Mr. James CURTIS to Miss Mary JENKYN At the Registrar's Office, St. Columb Major, on the 16th instant, Mr. Henry HOUSE to Miss Ann TREBILCOCK, both of St. Columb Minor. At Bodmin, on the 11th instant, Mr. William SPEAR to Mrs. Elizabeth BURDON. At Cardinham, on the 13th instant, Mr. Joseph VOSS to Miss Jane BUNT, both of that parish. At Lanteglos by Fowey, on the 14th instant, Thomas SELLERS, of Lomyns Coppice Farm, Devon, and eldest son of Thomas PYLE, Esq., Rockbeare, Exeter to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. George HICKS, of Polruan, in this county. At Liskeard, on the 15th instant, Mr. John PASCOE, of Trevecca, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. SHORT, of Hornatops, near Liskeard. At St. Germans, on the 15th instant, William DAUBENY, Esq., of Stratton, near Cirencester, third son of the Rev. G.W. DAUBENY, of Seend House, Wilts, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the Rev. Tobias FURNEAUX, incumbent of the parish of St. Germans. At Stonehouse, on Friday last, Mr. John PLEMING, late of St. Mewan, in this county, to Miss Jane PLEMING, of Truro. At St. Georges Chapel, Stonehouse, on Tuesday last, Mr. Thomas Brown RESTARICK, merchant, only son of Thomas Restarick, Esq., of Devonport, to Ellen, second daughter of Mr. BOULTER, of the Manor Office, Stonehouse. At Stoke Church, on Monday last, Alfred NORMAN, Esq., architect, Devonport, to Mary Caroline, eldest daughter of J.B. WILCOCKS, Esq., of Stoke Cottage, Stoke. At St. Mary's Church, Brooklyn, United States, on the 28th of December last, Mr. John EARLE, of FALMOUTH, in this county, to Harriet E., daughter of the late Mr. W. WYVILLE, of Nottingham.   DEATHS.   At Truro, on the 10th instant, Mary Ann, relict of the late Mr. Henry CROSSMAN, shoemaker, aged 78 years; and on the 22nd instant, Mr. Ralph HALSE, aged 74 years. At Falmouth, on Saturday last, Miss E. LIGHTFOOT, aged 61 years. At Penzance, on Friday last, Mary, wife of Mr. Thomas RUNNALLS, aged 53 years. At Mill Downs, in the parish of ZENNOR, on the 8th inst., Mrs. Elizabeth BROOKHAM, aged 36 years.(Zerror was shown) At Trelissick, near Hayle, on Monday last, Mrs. LEWIS. At Camborne, on the 13th instant, Mary, wife of Mr. William ROWE, aged 69 years; and Mr. Bennett MOYLE, aged 48 years; on Friday last, Mr. George WALLIS, aged 70  years; and William John, son of Mr. BARKER, aged 4 years; on Sunday, Mr. Thomas WILLIAMS, aged 63 years; on Monday, Mr. Edward TAYLOR, aged 37 years; and on Tuesday, Henry, son of Mr. James DAVIES, aged 17 years. At Troon, near Camborne, on the 14th instant, Mr. Wm. TEMBY, aged 51 years; and Benjamin, son of Mr. Benjamin DENNIS, aged 4 years. At Redruth, on the 12th and 17th instant, Henry and Jane, children of Mr. James RALPH, cabinet-maker. At Pencoyse, in the parish of Creed, on the 13th inst., highly respected and lamented, Mr. John WILLS, aged 42 years, for upwards of fourteen of which he was collector and assistant overseer, of that parish. At Mevagissey, on Monday last, Mrs. Mary REDMAN, aged 90 years. At St. Austell, on Monday last, Mr. Joshua GENCH, aged 70 years; and Annie, eldest daughter of Mr. Richard GLANVILLE, aged 11 years. At Mount Charles, in the parish of St. Austell, on the 15th instant, Harriet, wife of Mr. Henry THOMAS, aged 45 years. At Charlestown, on Sunday last, Mr. William CLEMES, jun. At Kilkhampton, near Bude on the 15th instant, the Rev. John DAVIES, rector of that parish, and magistrate for this county, aged 76 years. At Prior's Barn Turnpike Gate, near Bodmin, on the 13th instant, Mary, wife of Mr. Samuel SANDERCOCK, aged 59 years. At Camelford, on Monday last, Melicent, daughter of Mr. John COOMBE, aged 2 years; and on Tuesday, Ann, wife of Mr. John EVELYN, sen., aged 66 years. At Winswood, Kilkhampton, on the 15th instant, Henry ADAMS, Esq., aged 63 years. At Wallis, in the parish of St. Keyne, on the 15th inst., Mr. Samuel PENGELLY, aged 29 years. At Morval, on the 12th instant, Mrs. Jane HARDING, wife of Mr. Charles HARDING, aged 57 years. At Tregarthian Hall, on Friday last, Isabel Lucy Susan, relict of the late Walter Tregarthian SIMONS, Esq., of Tregarthian Hall, and Ham, in this county, and of Windsor, county Berks, aged 58 years. At Cox Park, Calstock, on the 11th instant, Mr. William KNIGHT, aged 62 years. At Gunnislake, on the 10th instant, Mrs. Elizabeth GORDON, wife of Mr. John Gordon, aged 80 years; and on the 13th, Eliza, wife of Mr. Oliver MATTHEWS, mine agent, aged 51 years. At Windsor-terrace, Plymouth, on the 8th instant, Rear-Admiral Robert Henley ROGERS, R.N., third son of the late Sir Frederic Leman ROGERS, Bart., aged 74 years. At Plymouth, on the 9th instant, Agnes Emma, daughter of Mr. William Henry TUCKETT, aged 1 year. At the Hermitage, Westbury, near Bristol, on Friday, last, Mrs. Loveday Lakes MICHELL, wife of  Mr. James MICHELL formerly of Lemon street, Truro, aged 73 years. At Booheap, near Nopburi in Siam, on the 3rd of October last, of jungle fever, Mr. Matthew John MOYLE, formerly of Truro, aged 34 years. ......................................

I think it is a second name.  The first letter looks like L (see the word Labourer) but I can't make out a recognisable name (it looks like Lomb).   Joy ________________________________ From: Hilton Doidge <[email protected]> To: CORNISH-GEN <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 19 January 2013, 22:54 Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010, Calstock FamilySearch England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010 Cornwall, Calstock Shows... https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11852-54991-61?cc=1769414&wc=MMVH-N1C:569942177 Page 60 Baptism, Calstock, Cornwall Year 1836 Number 475 June 19... reveals... Child's Christian Name: James... Query... Is the word(s) below James, in the same box... "Son of" ? Hilton Doidge Waikato New Zealand ------------------------------- Listmom:  [email protected] or [email protected] Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Hilton I would not say its "son of" as no other entry has it, or "daughter of" I would say its a second forename of Lamb Compare the L's Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 19/01/2013 22:54, Hilton Doidge wrote: > FamilySearch > England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010 > Cornwall, Calstock > > Shows... > > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11852-54991-61?cc=1769414&wc=MMVH-N1C:569942177 > > Page 60 > Baptism, Calstock, Cornwall > Year 1836 > Number 475 > June 19... > > reveals... > Child's Christian Name: James... > > Query... > Is the word(s) below James, in the same box... "Son of" ? > > > Hilton Doidge > Waikato > New Zealand

For years this has been a 'bone of contention' for me... I have a John DOIDGE thought to be born c1750 - 1755... South Petherwin/Saint Dominick/Calstock areas??? Fact... I have a John DOIDGE married Jane DIAMOND 2 May 1774, Calstock, Cornwall... [4x Great-grandparents] Jane DOIDGE nee DIAMOND died Feb 1788... There is a burial for a Jane DOIDGE, 16 Feb 1788, Calstock, Cornwall... At this time Jane and John DOIDGE's youngest child was aged 17 months... There is a marriage for a John DOIDGE, Widower, 27 June 1789, Calstock, Cornwall to a Mary RICE, Widow... My query is... Who are the parents of the John DOIDGE who married Jane DIAMOND? Is the John DOIDGE, widower of Jane DOIDGE nee DIAMOND, indeed the same John DOIDGE who married Mary RICE, widow? Family lore has it that the parents of John DOIDGE were a William DOIDGE and Mary WOODMAN, I have never confirmed this... Marystow, Devon, Parish Register shows a marriage for William DOIDGE and Mary WOODMAN, 1746... However I have not confirmed any children for this couple... I am aware of a John DOIDGE Christening: 05 FEB 1748 Calstock Parish, Cornwall Father: Samuel Doidge Mother: Mary I do not have confirmation if indeed this is the John DOIDGE who married Jane DIAMOND... I do not have confirmation if indeed this is the John DOIDGE who married Mary RICE... I am also not discounting the fact that maybe the John DOIDGE birth/christening I am looking for did not occur in the areas South Petherwin/Saint Dominick/Calstock... But where to look???... Hoping some one can assist with this one... I appear to be the only DOIDGE, currently in captivity, researching this DOIDGE/DIAMOND line...??? Thank you Hilton Doidge Waikato New Zealand

Hi Hilton, It's a second forename. I agree that the first letter is an upper case "L". The rest looks like 'Lomb; to me too. OPC database transcriber also picked it up as "Lomb". In the case of an unusual middle name, it's frequently a mother's maiden name. Sure enough, Calstock marriage on September 21, 1829 John DOIDGE to Jane LOAM, both sojourners. In 1851 census, Jane DOIDGE's birthplace is given as St Agnes c.1810. OPC database has the baptisms of two daughters of James and Grace in St Agnes: Mary LOAM (December 25, 1807) and Jenifer LOAME (April 30, 1809). Joanne Toronto, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Langdon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010, Calstock I think it is a second name. The first letter looks like L (see the word Labourer) but I can't make out a recognisable name (it looks like Lomb). Joy ________________________________ From: Hilton Doidge <[email protected]> To: CORNISH-GEN <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 19 January 2013, 22:54 Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010, Calstock FamilySearch England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010 Cornwall, Calstock Shows... https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11852-54991-61?cc=1769414&wc=MMVH-N1C:569942177 Page 60 Baptism, Calstock, Cornwall Year 1836 Number 475 June 19... reveals... Child's Christian Name: James... Query... Is the word(s) below James, in the same box... "Son of" ? Hilton Doidge Waikato New Zealand ------------------------------- Listmom: [email protected] or [email protected] Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Listmom: [email protected] or [email protected] Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The OPC database records Morvah burials 1813-1938, thanks to generously donated transcripts. I have taken a small sample and added inferred parents to help people researching Morvah families. Please verify information before using. Burial date, Name, Age, Residence, Father, Mother 22 Jan 1880, William Dennis Lawry TREMBATH, 15m, Penzance, Humphry TREMBATH, Jane Ellis LAWRY 30 Mar 1880, Laura Elizabeth STRICK, 6m, Trigominion, Thomas STRICK, Eliza Jane OSBORNE 17 Apr 1881, Cordelia STEVENS, 16m, Chypraze, William STEVENS, Mary Jane TREMBATH 4 Jul 1881, Abednego MATTHEWS, 57, Chypraze Morvah, Abednego MATTHEWS, Mary HARVEY 1 Feb 1882, Mary Philippa WHITE, 14, Bojewan St Just, Richard WHITE, Phillis Vingoe THOMAS 5 Apr 1882, Matthew DANIEL, 81, Rosemergy Morvah, James DANIEL, Jane EDWARDS 6 Dec 1882, John GENDALL, 68, Keigwin Hill St Just, Anthony GENDALL, Margaret MADDERN 28 Jan 1883, Mary CASLEY, 88, Chypraze Morvah, Julian MATTHEWS 28 Mar 1884, Thomas, STRICK, 15m, Tregominion Morvah, Thomas STRICK, Eliza Jane OSBORNE 9 Apr 1884, Caroline MATTHEWS, 5m, Bosellow, William MATTHEWS, Eliza Jane NOY 3 Aug 1884, James WILLIAMS, 6w, Pendeen, James WILLIAMS, Cordelia OSBORNE 7 Nov 1884, Grace STEVENS, 62, Sancreed, Thomas WALES, Mary EDMONDS 23 Jan 1885, Emily Jane DANIEL, 4, Rosemergy Morvah, Richard Davey DANIEL, Emily BONE 3 Mar 1885, Grace Charity HARVEY, 8m, Chegwyddyn Hill, John HARVEY, Catherine CHRISTOPHER 8 Mar 1885, Jane WHITE, 77, Bojewyan St Just, James TREZISE, Grace ROWE 21 Mar 1885, John THOMAS, 4m, Tregaminion Morvah, Martin THOMAS, Peggy ELLIS 6 Jun 1885, John MATTHEWS, 60, Choon Morvah, John MATTHEWS, Mary MANN 26 Jul 1885, Mary GENDALL, 87, Newbridge, Richard JAMES, Mary HENDY 1 Aug 1885, William TRATHEN, 86, Carne Bonbrook?, William TRATHEN, Mary PERRY 27 Aug 1885, Jane OATS, 78, Trevowan Morvah, John WILLIAMS, Catherine JAMES 5 Mar 1886, Elizabeth, WHITE 77, Waterloo Morvah, John WILLIAMS, Christian WILLIAMS 18 Jun 1886, Nicholas WHITE, 57, Bojewyyan, Nicholas WHITE, Elizabeth WILLIAMS 26 Nov 1886, Laura Elizabeth STRICK, 18m, Waterloo Place, Thomas STRICK, Eliza Jane OSBORNE 26 Mar 1887, Annie STRICK, 7m, Waterloo Place, Thomas STRICK, Eliza Jane OSBORNE 15 May 1887, Edith OSBORNE, inf, Chypraze, Edward OSBORNE, Mary Jane STEVENS 18 Jun 1887, William STEVENS, 50, Bojewyan, Edward STEVENS, Ann CASLEY nee TREMBATH 9 Jul 1887, Mary GREEN, 87, St Just, ? TONKIN, 18 Jan 1888, Richard JENKIN, 65, Carutha, William JENKIN, Margaret PHILLIPS 4 Mar 1888, Charles OSBORNE, 62, Trevowan, John OSBORNE, Jane PROWSE 18 Apr 1888, Elizabeth HALL, 72, Newbridge, Thomas HARRY, Mary STEVENS 3 Jun 1888, Margaret CASLEY, 85, Pendeen, Francis GENDALL, Frances POLLARD 5 Nov 1888, Mary OATS, 37, Tregominion, Richard ROBERTS, Mary TRATHEN 29 Mar 1889, Richard EDDY, 73, St Just, Thomas EDDY, Elizabeth SAUNDRY 7 Jun, 1889, William OSBORNE, inf, Chypraze, Edward OSBORNE, Mary Jane STEVENS 26 Aug 1889, Henry WHITE, 85, Bojewyyan, Nicholas WHITE, Jane THOMAS 13 Sep 1889, Henry Stephen SERRES, 65, Morvah, John Edmund Dominic SERRES, Elizabeth MADDEN 16 Oct, 1889, Richard Henry PAUL, 14, Morvah, William Robert PAUL, Elizabeth Ann EDDY Bob Bolitho OPC St Just in Penwith, Pendeen, Morvah

I don't know how you can prove whether your ancestor is the John Doidge who married Mary Rice although if there was no other John Doidge marrying, baptising children and burying a wife in Calstock at the same time it seems highly probable.      Marystow baptisms are on Genuki Devon: http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Marystowe/# A William and Mary DOIDGE baptised a son John 11 Mar 1746 but that pre-dates the marriage which took place in April (although the transcriber notes that the paper is damaged here).     One way to decide where to look for possible baptisms is to look at "Nearby places" on the Genuki page for Calstock etc. and radiate out from there.  Just about anywhere both sides along the Tamar Valley if my ancestors are anything to go by!  I looked at the transcriptions on Genuki for Milton Abbot and there are some baptisms there: 21 Dec 1748 son of John and Miriam 29 May 1749 son of James and Dorothy 29 May 1751 son of Richard and Honour http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/MiltonAbbot/index.html#ChurchRecords   The surname also occurs in Lamerton and my great grandmother's sister, Mary Worden, married Henry Doidge there in 1884.   You may find Neil Stanton's website helpful for some of the parishes on the Devon side of the Tamar: http://opcdev.co.uk/   Regards,   Joy ________________________________ From: Hilton Doidge <[email protected]> To: CORNISH-GEN <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 19 January 2013, 8:09 Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] John DOIDGE... Jane DIAMOND... For years this has been a 'bone of contention' for me... I have a John DOIDGE thought to be born c1750 - 1755... South Petherwin/Saint Dominick/Calstock areas??? Fact... I have a John DOIDGE married Jane DIAMOND 2 May 1774, Calstock, Cornwall... [4x Great-grandparents] Jane DOIDGE nee DIAMOND died Feb 1788... There is a burial for a Jane DOIDGE, 16 Feb 1788, Calstock, Cornwall... At this time Jane and John DOIDGE's youngest child was aged 17 months... There is a marriage for a John DOIDGE, Widower, 27 June 1789, Calstock, Cornwall to a Mary RICE, Widow... My query is... Who are the parents of the John DOIDGE who married Jane DIAMOND? Is the John DOIDGE, widower of Jane DOIDGE nee DIAMOND, indeed the same John DOIDGE who married Mary RICE, widow? Family lore has it that the parents of John DOIDGE were a William DOIDGE and Mary WOODMAN, I have never confirmed this... Marystow, Devon, Parish Register shows a marriage for William DOIDGE and Mary WOODMAN, 1746... However I have not confirmed any children for this couple... I am aware of a John DOIDGE Christening:  05 FEB 1748  Calstock Parish, Cornwall Father:  Samuel Doidge Mother:  Mary I do not have confirmation if indeed this is the John DOIDGE who married Jane DIAMOND... I do not have confirmation if indeed this is the John DOIDGE who married Mary RICE... I am also not discounting the fact that maybe the John DOIDGE birth/christening I am looking for did not occur in the areas South Petherwin/Saint Dominick/Calstock... But where to look???... Hoping some one can assist with this one... I appear to be the only DOIDGE, currently in captivity, researching this DOIDGE/DIAMOND line...??? Thank you Hilton Doidge Waikato New Zealand ------------------------------- Listmom:  [email protected] or [email protected] Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Buried in St Just in Penwith Wesleyan Methodist cemetery - Thomas THOMAS aged 78 died 2 Jan 1933 Bollowal Place Thomas LEGGO died 19 Jan 1933 Nancherrow Farm Elizabeth Jane ROWE died 2 Feb 1933 Truthwall Nanny DANIEL aged 77 died 16 Feb 1933 55 Daniel Place, Penzance William H S HARVEY aged 82 died 4 Mar 1933 16 Victoria Row Eliza Bennetts ANGWIN aged 70 died 18 Mar 1933 20 Chapel Street Martha SAMPSON aged 59 died 22 Apr 1933 The Corner House Richard Tonkin SAMPSON aged 62 died 30 Apr 1933 Henry Shakerley BENNETTS died 3 May 1933 Lafrowda Terrace James T CHENHALLS aged 77 died 22 Jun 1933 Ilfracombe Edmund THOMAS aged 40 died 10 Jul 1933 Leswidden China Clay Works John Grills EDDY died 3 Sep 1933 Queen Street Archelaus THOMAS aged 78 died 11 Nov 1933 Bosorne Street William R NICHOLLS aged 43 died 16 Nov 1933 Foundry Row, Tregeseal Estella M REID aged 32 died 28 Nov 1933 Bank Square Annie HARRY aged 73 died 27 Dec 1933 Truthwall Details from The Cornishman newspaper. This is not a comprehensive list. Bob Bolitho OPC St Just in Penwith

Hi Diana, You might want to look at the marriage taking place in the parish of Pillaton. That was the parish given in the 1851 census for Margaret's birthplace. A daughter, Caroline, was baptised there on November 23, 1828. She was buried in St Dominick parish on October 7, 1829, aged 11 months. Both of these are on the OPC database, as is the baptism of a daughter who is likely to be the 2nd Caroline (transcribed as Cataline) in St Dominick on January 30, 1831. I suspect that this is the 10 year old Caroline in the 1841 census. Genuki page for Pillaton parish states that the OPC database has marriages for Pillaton from 1557 to 1812 and 1838 to 1911 so the marriage you're looking for won't be covered. See the Genuki page for other places you can try to find the marriage. Also, as someone has recently posted, Findmypast is offering free credits until Feb.2nd - that might be another route for you to find the marriage. See http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/offers/tv-offer At the very least you may be able to find the births of the subsequent children and get Margaret's maiden name. Joanne Toronto, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deep Waters" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 5:25 PM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Fw: Bennet(t) William and Margaret > > Hi all > > Looking for marriage of the above circa 1830. > > 1841 Census shows them living at ''Quarry'' St Dominick with eldest child > Caroline as aged 10. > > Possible parents of William are John and Joan Bennet(t). > > Thank you > > ... Diana > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: [email protected] or [email protected] > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi all Looking for marriage of the above circa 1830. 1841 Census shows them living at ''Quarry'' St Dominick with eldest child Caroline as aged 10. Possible parents of William are John and Joan Bennet(t). Thank you ... Diana

Buried in St Just in Penwith Wesleyan Methodist cemetery - Thomas THOMAS aged 78 died 2 Jan 1933 Bollowal Place Thomas LEGGO died 19 Jan 1933 Nancherrow Farm Elizabeth Jane ROWE died 2 Feb 1933 Truthwall Nanny DANIEL aged 77 died 16 Feb 1933 55 Daniel Place, Penzance William H S HARVEY aged 82 died 4 Mar 1933 16 Victoria Row Eliza Bennetts ANGWIN aged 70 died 18 Mar 1933 20 Chapel Street Martha SAMPSON aged 59 died 22 Apr 1933 The Corner House Richard Tonkin SAMPSON aged 62 died 30 Apr 1933 Henry Shakerley BENNETTS died 3 May 1933 Lafrowda Terrace James T CHENHALLS aged 77 died 22 Jun 1933 Ilfracombe Edmund THOMAS aged 40 died 10 Jul 1933 Leswidden China Clay Works John Grills EDDY died 3 Sep 1933 Queen Street Archelaus THOMAS aged 78 died 11 Nov 1933 Bosorne Street William R NICHOLLS aged 43 died 16 Nov 1933 Foundry Row, Tregeseal Estella M REID aged 32 died 28 Nov 1933 Bank Square Annie HARRY aged 73 died 27 Dec 1933 Truthwall Details from The Cornishman newspaper. This is not a comprehensive list. Bob Bolitho OPC St Just in Penwith

Some more free credits from Find My Past.  Offer expires 2 Feb: http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/offers/tv-offer   Joy

Parish of Landrake, county of Cornwall John WILLIAMS Banns Details here at Chudleigh, Devon http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Chudleigh/ChudleighBanns1754.html Bev

WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER23 January 1857 - Local Intelligence, part 2 . BODMIN ANNUAL BALL - This ball took place at the Town Arms Hotel, on Thursday the 15th instant (the use of the Guildhall having been refused for this purpose). The ball-room was most tastefully decorated with evergreens, and brilliantly illuminated, and the refreshment rooms were also laid out in good style, and tended to the comfort of all parties present. The first quadrille was led off at nine-o'clock, and was followed in succession by waltzes, polkas, and other dances, which were spiritedly kept up and maintained until near five o'clock in the morning. Dr. MICHELL, M.P., was present, and appeared thoroughly to enjoy the amusement. There was a numerous attendance, the youth of Bodmin being joined on the occasion by friends from Truro, Wadebridge, St. Austell, and other parts, and all united in the merry dance with the greatest hilarity and enjoyment. Great praise and thanks are due to the quadrille band (Royal Cornwall Rangers) for their excellent music, which afforded entire satisfaction. The company were highly delighted with the ball, and the whole of the arrangements, and expressed their mutual wishes to meet again on a similar occasion. . CAMELFORD GLEE CLUB - An amateur concert was given last week by the Camelford Glee Club, in the Town Hall, which was fashionably and numerously attended. Mr. DEMMITT and the Messrs. HAWORTH, of Exeter, gave their services, and each sang a song which deservedly obtained an encore. Mr. Demmitt presided at the piano, and also played two flute solos admirably. Mr. T. S. JONES sang the "Storm Fiend," which brought an encore, and Messrs. HAWKEN and HAWKEY sustained their parts in the glees effectively. It is pleasing to state that this, the first effort of the club, went off remarkably well, and that the audience were unanimous in its praise. Under the auspices and instruction of the worthy rector of Lanteglos, (to whom many thanks are due for the origin of, and music to, this club) great advancement has been made by those who have joined in so pleasant and laudable a pastime.......... DR. SHAW'S ENTERTAINMENTS - Dr. SHAW has been giving his entertainments on three evenings of the present week at the Assembly Room, Truro. His first performance, on Monday night, was introduced by the ascent of a fire balloon, from the High Cross, which threw out brilliant lights, and was witnessed by hundreds of people. . Dr. Shaw's performances that night in the Assembly Room were attended by a large assemblage, and much mirth and applause followed his clever "magical delusions", his singing in character, ventriloquism, and other entertainments. Some of his curious "magic feats" were accompanied with explanations of the manner in which he is enabled to deceive the sight of the spectators. The monochromatic and polychromatic lights and their effects were exhibited; and the magnificent colouring of the "fire cloud" was greatly admired. The entertainments were of a very varied character, and afforded much amusement to the numerous company present. Since the Wednesday evening's performance, we have received from Dr. Shaw a statement that he had prepared that night a display of coloured fires on an extensive scale; but in this he says, not only himself but the public were disappointed, as the teetotalers, who had a meeting in the front Assembly Room, refused to allow any one to pass through to the window to fire the train, so that only the fires in the Cross could be ignited.......... MR. H.W. SCHNEIDER, CHAIRMAN OF THE GREAT WHEAL VOR COMPANY - We observe that Mr. Henry W. Schneider, the chairman of the Great Wheal Vor Company, who are working the most important tin mine in the world, employing 1400 men, has become a candidate for the representation of Kingston-upon-Hull. Mr. Schneider is of liberal opinions, and a free trader, and on that ground, as well as from his being so largely connected with mineral interests, we wish him success in the step he has taken with the view of entering Parliament. [The article also mentioned "Mr. Schneider has been among the first to turn his attention to the mineral capabilities of Exmoor; his operations in North Lancashire for the supply of hematite iron ore to South Wales, are on a very large scale, and employ several steamers." He is also "well known as president of the Anglo-Mexican Mint, and one of the directors of the St. John del Rey company, the largest and most successful gold company in the world." As a a large steam ship owner, a merchant, and director of steam companies, Mr. Schneider has "advanced views on currency".].......... THE TIDES - The highest tides of the present year will be those of the 26th of February, the 27th of March, and the 25th of April, the 5th of September, the 5th of October, and the 3rd of November, corresponding with a day and half after the full and new moon, at or near the equinoxes. The highest tide for the year will be that of the 27th of March. .......... SCHOONER LAUNCHED - On Saturday week, a clipper schooner, called the "Marianne," of 200 tons burthen, built for Messrs. MICHELL and SON, Truro, to be commanded by Captain DONALD, was launched from the yard of Messrs. NICHOLLS and SON, at Fowey. She was named by Mrs. S. NICHOLLS, and glided into her future element in good style, amidst the cheers of the spectators............. SALVAGE - An arbitration case under the Mercantile Marine Act came before Mr. S. BORLASE and Mr. D.P. LeGRICE, at Penzance, on Tuesday, referred to them by the consent of all parties interested. The "Frederick Wilhelm IV" was salved off Scilly on the 15th, by Henry STIDDEFORD and six others, of the pilot boat "Rapid", of Grimsby, Bryer, one of the Isles of Scilly. The pilots found the ship in distress, with a French barque alongside, and part of the latter's crew on board. The Frenchmen returned to their vessel and the Scilly men brought the "Frederick Wilhelm" into Penzance harbour safe. They claimed GBP 600, but the Bench awarded GBP 150, each party to pay their own costs............. MONEY SECRETED - A few days since, an elderly female widow of a warrant officer, called THOMSON, died at Saltash, after only a few days illness. She had no relative in the place but an aunt by marriage, who, in collecting her various articles of clothing, &c., together, observed her stays to be missing, but after a more diligent search found them under the bed-tie on which she had died; and in examining them thought, from their appearance, there was money deposited in them, and on ripping them open, found, to her great surprise, the sum of GBP 101 secreted under the lining, all of which was paid over to a brother of the deceased, who resides in Exeter............. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT - William PERRY, four years in the service of Mr. E.S. POLKINGHORNE, of Penzance, brewer, as coachman and general servant, has been committed to the Quarter Sessions by Mr. T. COULSON, Mayor, and W. BORLASE, magistrate, for embezzlement. It appears that Mr. Polkinghorne dealt for butchers meat with Mrs. Catherine and Mr. Martin RODDA. The meat sent to his house one week was paid for the next through Perry. Mr. Polkinghorne had sent Mrs. Rodda a sovereign to liquidate a bill of 18s.4 ½ d., and Mr. Rodda a sovereign to pay 19s. 1d, both by Perry, but they were not paid............. HIGHWAY ROBBERY - On Wednesday night the 14th instant, about eight o'clock, Mr. HAMLIN, of Launceston, organist, on his return from Callington to Launceston, when about one mile and a half from Callington, on rather a lonely part of Hingston Common, was attacked by three men, who pulled him off his horse, and cut away one of his pockets containing between GBP 2 and GBP 3, which they made off with. A gold watch which Mr. Hamlin was carrying either escaped their notice or did not suit their purpose. Three suspicious characters were seen to pass Wooda Bridge Gate the same night............. PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE - The young vocalist the "Infant Florence" had a narrow escape from a fearful death on Monday last, at Truro. Mr. and Mrs. HAY, with the two children Alice and Florence, were proceeding to the train in one of the Red Lion flys, when owing to the culpable negligence of the driver, the opposite door to the one they entered by was left unfastened. They were proceeding rapidly down the street, when it suddenly flew open, and the little Florence was thrown out. Fortunately her father caught her by the foot as she was falling, and held her firmly by it for upwards of one hundred yards before the carriage could be stopped; but the fearful situation of the poor child may be imagined, her head within an inch of the ground, and in immediate contact with the hind wheel, which, had she not been so singularly and providentially caught, must have passed directly over her head. The neglect of the driver cannot be too highly censured, and we trust it will operate as a warning to him, and others. We are happy to say, although much bruised and frightened, the little creature escaped serious injury............... TRURO POLICE - On Wednesday last, JOHN GIDLEY, of Pydar-street, Truro, was charged before the Mayor and Mr. CHAPPEL, with assaulting Frederick DREW, sub-bailiff to the Truro County Court. It appeared from complainant's statement that he went to Gidley's house on Tuesday evening last, to levy a distress in pursuance of an order of the County Court. Gidley asked what the distress was for; and Drew replied, "you know very well." Some words followed, and Gidley turned round and struck Drew with his fist in the face. The assault was witnessed by BRAY, an assistant to Drew. Mr. Reginald ROGERs, the registrar of the Truro County Court, attended to watch the case. The defendant was convicted, and fined 10s. and costs. On Thursday, James DART and William TEAGUE, both of Truro, were charged before the Mayor, and Mr. CHAPPEL and Mr. PADDON, magistrates, with stealing two sovereigns from Samuel MASTERS, a sailor. On Tuesday evening last, the two lads and the sailor were drinking together at different public houses in the town, and about one o'clock on Wednesday morning they were met by police constable PAPPIN, who saw them go in the direction of the quay, where the vessel was lying to which the sailor belonged. On Wednesday the sailor found that he had been robbed of his purse and two sovereigns; he gave information at the police station, and police constable PAPPIN went and apprehended Dart and Teague. Dart admitted that they had taken ten shillings from Masters, but not two sovereigns; Teague said he had not taken anything from the sailor but he had received half-a-crown from Dart, knowing it was stolen. They were convicted under the Summary Jurisdiction Act; Dart was sentenced to two months' hard labour and Teague to fourteen days' hard labour. .............. DISTURBANCE IN A CHURCH PORCH - A young man named GWINWELL, of Tywardreath, and another person, were summoned to appear at the Perenpine Petty sessions on the 12th instant, for making a disturbance in the porch of Fowey Church on Sunday the 11th inst. Gwinwell, who appeared to the summons, was fined including costs GBP 1.1s. to be paid in a month, or go to prison. The other accused party did not appear, having absconded............... CHARGE OF SMUGGLING - At the Guildhall, Falmouth, on the 14th inst., before the Mayor Mr. BLIGHT, and Mr. ELLIS, magistrate, Capt. SOOSTE, of the Danish ship "Prince Adalbert," appeared to answer a Customs' information, suing for a penalty of GBP 100. The Collector of Customs at Falmouth appeared for the Crown, and Mr. TILLY for the defendant.. Henry James WEBSTER, tide-surveyor, said: On the 8th of January, after boarding the "Prince Adalbert," I asked Capt. Sooste as to his stores, and he told me he only had 3,000 cigars. On searching the cabin I found 175 more, which the chief and second mate had, and sealed them up. In the meantime Thomas PASKO had been searching in the fore-hold, and on my coming near he told me had just found a case, containing about seven boxes (23lbs.) of cigars. I at once asked the captain whose they were, when he answered "The crews'." . On asking the men, they said they belonged to the captain; again I asked the captain, who replied "they are my stores." . On being cross-examined by Mr. TILLY, the witness admitted that he boarded the vessel before she was at anchor. That on the discovery of cigars in the fore-hold he did not bring them to the captain for his inspection; nor was it till the second time of asking, that he described the case to the captain, when he at once admitted they were his ship's stores, and they might do their best. Witness declined giving any opinion as to the value of the cigars. . Thomas PASKO, tidewaiter, said: On rummaging in the fore-hold, I found an old case, containing 23 lbs of cigars. The mate told me they were the captain's. They were concealed amongst the cargo.. Cross-examined by Mr. Tilly: The cargo, composed of coffee, &c., was in bags and cases. The case of cigars was not under the cargo; never knew a box similarly placed to be intended for smuggling. The box was concealed by old rope and cases. Full twenty minutes before he found the box, which was loosely nailed down, an old rough case, which could easily be broken open. It would contain a great deal more than it then held. . Mr. Tilly then ably addressed the court, stating that the wretched trash, designated by the name of cigars, when produced, would utterly negative the probability of their being intended to be smuggled, and rested his defence on two grounds: - first, that the captain was in the port by unavoidable accident, being compelled to put in from the sickness of his crew, and that the vessel was not liable to forfeiture, by reason of having cigars in an illegal package; and secondly, that the cigars found were bona fide ship's stores, which had been used in the ship as such, and that they therefore came under the exemption contained in the 27th section of the Supplemental Customs Act, 1855, and the 214th section of the Consolidated Act; and called Mr. C. SCOTT, the boarding-clerk of Messrs. BROAD and SONS, who proved that the ship had received orders to proceed to London before she came to anchor, but that the captain was unable to proceed, in consequence of the illness of some of his crew, although the wind was fair. . Albert SWADGER, second mate, proved that the cigars found in the case were the remains of 12,000 cigars, purchased in Denmark three years ago, and had never been taken out of the ship, and were now reduced to 1,700, from being from time to time issued to the crew, and that they were placed in the fore hold, away from the others, because they had the worm. That the captain, before his arrival, had been on deck three nights, and about a day or two before they came to Falmouth, had given him orders to put all the tobacco into one place, to be sealed up by the custom-house officers. That the mate forgot it until they entered the harbour, when there was no time to attend to the cigars, as the custom-house officers boarded the vessel before the anchor was let go.. Mr. Tilly now ordered the cigars to be produced, when a large rough case was brought into court, loosely fastened, which, on being opened, was found to contain cigars of the commonest kind, in a wretched condition, and covered with worms. Edward LAWRENCE and Edward HAY, two of the seamen, corroborated the evidence of the preceding witness. Mr. A. SPARGO, chemist, carrying on a large trade in cigars, proved that the cigars in question were mere rubbish; that it would not be safe to keep them near other tobacco, for they would impart the worm, and ruin the whole. The Collector briefly replied to the case, pressing for a conviction. The bench, however, immediately decided that the defendant was entitled to an acquittal........... LETTER TO THE EDITOR - Mr. Henry BRADFIELD wrote a letter to the editor, regarding the Shipwrecked Sailor's Fund. Included in his message were these facts - "During the past year, 5995 persons suffering from shipwreck have been relieved at a cost of GBP 5905; this large number being composed of 2368 widows, orphans, and aged parents, and 3322 fishermen and mariners; and since the formation of the institution, in 1839, the large number of 57,604 persons have experienced the blessings of the society.".......... MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENTS - On Wednesday the 14th instant, at Redruth, an accident ....by which a poor woman named MARY HARRIS lost her life. It appears that she was in the act of passing across a street called Buller's-row, just as an omnibus from Falmouth was entering the town, and another carriage going in a contrary direction. The evening was dark, and no doubt she saw but the one vehicle. She was knocked down by the other which she could not have seen, otherwise she might have avoided it, and the wheels passed over her head. Mr. HARRIS, surgeon, was called in, who said he thought it was a little bruise, and would soon pass off again. There seemed to be no internal injury, but the poor woman gradually sunk and died on the second day after the accident. There appears to be no blame attached to any one but herself..Another correspondent says it is believed that if Buller's Row, so near the Gas Works, had been lighted at the time, this fatal accident would not have taken place. He states there is a very strong feeling upon this subject, and it is believed that the inhabitants will have no objection to pay a moderate and reasonable rate, so that the flourishing town of Redruth, Green Lane, and Buller's Row shall be lighted with gas. The verdict of the coroner’s jury on the above case was "Accidental Death".............. CORONER'S INQUESTS -. The following inquests have been held before Mr. Gilbert HAMLEY, county coroner; on Friday at Padstow, on the body of a man washed ashore near Trevose Head, on the day previous. From the evidence there was no doubt but that he was one of the unfortunate crew of the "Alpha," of Jersey, wrecked near Padstow, during the late gale. It was stated by one of the witnesses, that on Sunday morning, from information he received, he went to Trevose Head, and saw a vessel running for the shore, which was afterwards found to be the "Alpha," of Jersey; on nearing the bay, she was signaled to run into the bay, but from want of the main-sail lug she did not get so near into the bay as she ought. . She was then signaled to let go her anchor; she drifted one hundred fathoms before the anchor dropped; and it was half an hour before the crew let go her second anchor, which apparently had to be got up from below. By this time the tide had ebbed, and the sea began to break very near her. The crew then began to get the boat out, and a signal was hoisted on the west side of the bay, for the boat to come towards it, and men were there ready with ropes around them to render assistance. There was no other place in the bay in which a boat could land with a chance of safety. The boat was kept alongside the ship ten minutes while the crew were getting their clothes into her, and during that ten minutes the sea had decreased amazingly. The boat then left the ship, and made an effort to obey the signal, but the crew instantly stopped rowing. She then dashed into the breakers, and was at once capsized; none of the crew were saved. .Had there been a rocket apparatus, or a boat which could have been launched from the outer Medross Rocks, the vessel could have been boarded before the sea broke so heavily over her. It would be very desirable if a communication were effected from the shore to the outer rock, and a boat kept there in case of emergency; vessels could then be hailed and rockets thrown from this outer Island, in almost every case of a vessel running for the Bay in distress. N.W. Gales are the most dangerous on this coast, and the Polventen Bay is the only anchorage during the ebb tide on the north coast of Cornwall. It is absolutely necessary that a boat should always be kept there ready, as it would be impossible to get a boat over the high cliffs, and even if got over, it would be dangerous to launch her through the surf. A vessel anchoring at Polventon Bay on the ebb would have a chance to run for Padstow on the next flood, and in the majority of cases the crew would be safely got ahore even if the vessel were lost. .It appeared from the evidence of three pilots called BLAKE, COBBLEDICK, and FRENCH, that they went to the hills between one and two in the morning, and that they left about five. Their statements were very contradictory; they all however admitted having come away long before daylight, and before they were relieved by other pilots. They admitted that it was their duty to remain at their posts until twelve o'clock the Padstow Harbour Association having built two houses for them about two years since, they having represented they wanted shelter. There are fire places in both houses, so that they had no excuse for leaving their posts during such a heavy gale. Mr. HAWKEN, the collector, at Padstow, stated that there were six able pilots at the port, and that it was the duty of three of them to be at the hills looking out, and in case of emergency or very rough weather for all six to be there, and he considered that there was great neglect of duty on the part of the pilots, in leaving the hills on Sunday morning before daylight. The enquiry lasted a considerable time. . Mr. BRUNE who has always felt a deep interest in the proper regulations of the harbour was present, and it must have been satisfactory to him, and to the public, to find that the life-boat, and all the apparatus provided by the Padstow Harbour Association were in good order, and ready for immediate use. The jury found that deceased was washed ashore at newtrain, and expressed a hope that a boat and rocket apparatus would be placed on the outside of the Medross Rocks, on the north of Polventon Bay, and they considered there had been gross neglect of duty on the part of the pilots in leaving the hills long before daylight, and high water on Sunday morning last during a heavy N.W. gale. . On the 19th, at Port Isaac, on view of the body of Mary ADAMS, who was found dead in her bed, and supposed to have died under suspicious circumstances, it having been reported that a daughter with whom she lived had ill used her, and had threatened that she should not live long after Christmas. .It appeared from the evidence that deceased had been confined to her bed three months, and was supposed to have been out of her mind; she was very restless, and was continually hollowing on Friday last, and the daughter sent a woman called Margaret BATE to a druggist's shop in Port Isaac, to get a pennyworth of laudanum. This person being afraid to go herself, sent a little girl to the shop, and she was supplied by a woman called GUMMOE, an assistant in Mr. JOHNSON's shop; it was taken home, and the daughter in the presence of Margaret Bate, mixed a portion of the laudanum with some sugar and water, and give it to her mother about three o'clock in the afternoon. At five some tea was taken to her, and she appeared very cheerful; she was seen again at twelve o'clock, and was then apparently as well as usual. .The daughter and a servant girl slept in an adjoining room, and in the evening the daughter went into her room, and immediately came down stairs and told the servant, who was lighting the fires, that she was afraid something had happened to her mother. A person called Gregory TABB, who was passing by the door, was called in, and he went up stairs and found her quite dead. .Mr. TREVAN, a surgeon practicing at Port Isaac, stated that he had examined the body, and that he found every appearance of a person who had died from the effects of a narcotic poison. There being no evidence of any ill treatment on the part of the daughter, and several witnesses having stated that deceased had been properly treated, and there being but a small portion of the laudanum gone from the bottle, the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony, that the child died from taking an overdose of laudanum. [This is as written; not 'deceased', but 'child'. Also, clearly "Solomon's shop" not "Johnson's". Perhaps this report actually covered two cases?] The coroner sent for the assistants in Mrs. SOLOMON's shop, the principal being absent, and cautioned them as to sending out poisons without a label in future. .............. On the 20th, on the body of Ann ROBERTS, at Roche, who went to bed on the previous night quite well, and was found dead in her bed by her son in the morning. Verdict, "Visitation of God."........... LETTER TO THE EDITOR ALLEGED ASSAULT. SIR - As numerous exparte statements of an assault, alleged to have been committed by me against Mr. Mark Benjamin BENHAM, alias Mark BENJAMIN, have appeared in the weekly and daily papers, and as such partial accounts are calculated to do me injustice and injury, I have to request, until my defense is heard, which will entirely exempt me and my servant (to whose fidelity I owe my life) from blame, that your readers will suspend their judgment, especially on evidence so contradictory as that adduced by the complainant's witnesses. . I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, J. M. WINN 13 Finsbury Square, January 19, 1857........... DEVON TAVISTOCK COUNTY COURT - At their court on Saturday, before Mr. PRAED, the Judge, Mr. VERCOE, ad draper residing at St. Austle, who brought 43 plaints (tally cases) before the court at the last sitting, said he had an application to make to his honor under the 22nd section of the 10 and 20 Victoria, to have the venue changed from that court to the Court at Liskeard of all his cases that were coming on that day, on the ground that he could not obtain a fair and impartial trial under his honor. The paper he held in his hand was a copy of an affidavit which he had made to that effect.. His HONOR: I don't think I ought to entertain the application in that form. Mr. Vercoe: From my experience at the last court that I was here, I don't think I can obtain an impartial hearing before your honor. His HONOR: That is a matter of opinion. Mr. Vercoe: Your honor has shown yourself very much interested. His HONOR: How so? Mr. Vercoe: I consider you did not act with impartiality, but took the part of an advocate. His HONOR: What is my interest as an advocate? Mr. Vercoe: I am not aware of an interest, but your honor is unfair in your ruling. His HONOR: My interest is to do justice according to my conscience. Mr. Vercoe: Conscience is a very convenient term.. With his Honor's permission, Mr. Vercoe then read the following affidavit: In the County Court of Devonshire held at Tavistock, I, WILLIAM VERCOE, of Saint Austell, in the county of Cornwall, draper, the plaintiff in cases No. J9386, Vercoe v. JOHN LUXMORE - K2, WRIGHT and wife, executrix of D. BURN v. Thomas DUXMORE - No. 387, same v. George TREFFRY - No. 388 same v. George Treffry and wife - hereby make oath and say as follows, that I believe that I cannot obtain an impartial hearing and trial in this court, and I apply under sec. 22nd of the 19th and 20th Victoria, to change the venue from this court to the adjoining court of Liskeard, held in the county of Cornwall. W. Vercoe.". At the conclusion of it, Mr. Vercoe repeated his opinion that he did not obtain justice in that court. He was sorry to have to say so to his honor, but it was a duty he (Mr. V.) owed to his family and to his merchants. His Honor said it could not be shown that he had any interest whatever in the cases, and there would be no more convenience obtained by removing them to any other court - they must therefore proceed. 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

Hi all - am trying a different way to send these posts; hope they come through clearly! 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 ................................................................................................................................................. WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER 23 JANUARY 1857 FREEMASONRY - The festival of St. John the Evangelist was celebrated by the brethren of the Phoenix Lodge of Honor and Prudence, no. 415, Truro, on Monday last. The brethren met at the lodge room at noon, and after some preliminary business the W.M. for the ensuing year, Brother Augustus Smith, of Tresco Abbey, was installed by the P.D.P.G.M. of Cornwall, Brother Ellis, of Falmouth, assisted by the P.D.P.G.M. Brother PEARCE, of Penzance, and the P.M.'s of the Phoenix Lodge. [names then mentioned - Br. J.O. MAYNE, Br. Francis BASSETT, Br. MIDDLETON, Br. John MOYLE, the Hon. and Rev. John Townshend BOSCAWEN, Br. W.G. POWNING, Br. Trewbody CARLYON, Br. HARVEY, all invested as officers of the Lodge.] The Lodge was subsequently closed down, and the brethren shortly before four o'clock re-assembled at the Royal Hotel, where a most sumptuous repast was prepared by Mr. PEARCE, consisting of everything which the most fastidious taste could possibly desire, and the wines and dessert were as usual of the first-class character. The usual loyal, and a number of Masonic toasts were drunk, and the evening was passed with the greatest harmony and brotherly feeling. Several visitors were present from the "Fortitude," No. 153, and the "Druids," No. 859, and a visiting brother was also present from one of the New Zealand Lodges; and, as a whole, the day, from the opening of the Lodge to the dispersion of the brethren in the evening, passed off as one of the most pleasurable that Masons only know how to appreciate. TRURO IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION - At the ordinary meeting of the commissioners, held on Tuesday last, a long discussion took place in respect of complaints which had been repeatedly made by the inhabitants of Pydar Street, of the effluvia emitted by Messrs. FERRIS's tan-yard; and also as to the slaughter-house recently established behind Mr. THOMAS's premises, where a larger number of bullocks are slaughtered weekly than in any other slaughter-house in the town or neighbourhood. It may be remembered that some time since, when a second visitation of the cholera was apprehended, sanitary committees were appointed for the districts into which the town was divided for sanitary purposes; and it was at that time the unanimous opinion of those committees that no new slaughter-house should be permitted in the town. The commissioners on Tuesday had resolved that this recommendation of the committee should be adhered to, and that Mr. Thomas should therefore be required to forthwith remove the slaughter-house complained of. It was also resolved that the improvement committee should make the necessary inquiries with regard to the nuisance complained of through Messrs. Ferris's tan-yard, and report to the next meeting of the commissioners that such measures may be adopted as may be deemed desirable................ PENWITH ANNUITANT SOCIETY - The general annual meeting was held on Tuesday week at the Three Tuns, and (by adjournment) at the Corn Exchange. The accounts produced by the secretary, Mr. G. H. Bellringer, showed that GBP 9614.17s.10d. is invested in various ways, and there is in bank to the treasurer's credit, GBP 533.10s. - making GBP 10,148.10s.10d. ....the annuitants, 18; and the income GBP 1,080.3s.10d. GBP365 was paid to annuitants last year. Seven new members were admitted, and the principal officers re-elected, and the board of Direction and Committee chosen. After the transaction of business about forty members dined together at Hemmings' Hotel, Mr. Pearce in the chair, Mr. Bellringer in the vice-chair, and appropriate speeches followed................ WESLEYAN MISSIONS - On Tuesday the 13th inst., the anniversary services on behalf of the Wesleyan Missionary Society, were held in the Wesleyan Chapel, Mevagissey. There was a public tea at five o’clock in the vestry, and afterwards a public meeting in the chapel. The chair was taken by Mr. KERNICK, of Charlestown, and the meeting addressed by the ministers of the circuit, the Rev. Mr. SNELL, Independent minister, Mr. HILL, and Capt. John FURZE. Both the collections, and the proceeds of the tea, were in advance of last year................ TESTIMONIAL TO A TOWN MISSIONARY – A pleasing scene occurred on Saturday afternoon last at the Old Castle, Pendennis, by the presentation of a Silver Tea Service to Mr. Joseph KNIGHT, the Town Missionary of Falmouth. About three o'clock many of the residents, as well as several of the non-commissioned officers and gunners of the Royal Artillery, assembled in the room appropriated to divine service, when Mr. MARSHALL, barrack department, addressing Mr. Knight, said "Sir, - I feel honoured in being chosen by my friends and comrades now around me to present you with a testimonial as a mark of their esteem and respect for your kind and spiritual interest in their welfare; for the comfort and consolation afforded by you to the sick in our hospital, as well as the faithful cottage lectures on Sunday evenings. I feel assured you will value the articles presented more as the emanations of warm hearts than for their intrinsic worth." Mr. Knight, who appeared much affected, made an appropriate reply, after which Mr. PERKINS, (Royal Engineers) in expressing the good feelings of the company, said they only wished they were gold. The doxology was then sung, and the meeting closed with prayer by Mr. Knight. The inscription on the articles, which was neatly engraved by a non-commissioned officer, was as follows:- "Presented to Mr. Knight by the military at Pendennis Castle, January 1857, as a mark of their esteem."................ PENZANCE ANNUAL BALL - The annual Christmas Ball took place on Wednesday the 14th instant, at the Assembly Room, Union-Street, which was elegantly decorated for the occasion under the superintendence of Mr. F. CORNISH, one of the stewards. There were 107 present, a larger assemblage than has been known on any similar occasion for many years. Dancing commenced about nine, and was kept up with unintermitted spirit and enjoyment until nearly four the next morning. A new quadrille band, led by Mr. WEAVER, and supported by some of the best local musicians, performed in a manner which was universally admired. Mrs. BALL's refreshments also gave the utmost satisfaction, and altogether the ball was one of the most successful that has ever been known.................

Following my Dec 1 post on this subject, Jean Hamilton kindly visited the UBC Library, examined parts of the Humphrey Toms papers (details below)and sent me details of how to obtain copies.  As a result I now have a 69 page pdf copy of the Humphrey Toms file relating to the Braginton family - his correspondence with researchers, his handwritten notes, parish record extracts, and family trees.  All this was very quickly and efficiently e-mailed to me within 24 hours of contacting them by the friendly staff at UBC.  And all for just 15$ Canadian. UBC don't guarantee such a quick response to every request, especially at busy times but,if there is something of interest to you in the inventory below, send your enquiry to rare.books (at) library.ubc.ca (no spaces and @ required)  Humphrey Toms Research Papers - Call Number RBSC-ARC-1556 Inventory http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/AZ/PDF/T/Toms_Humphrey.pdf Nigel Bond

A couple of them have a note that they were dmitted into church at a later date so I think it means it was a private baptism.   Joy  ________________________________ From: Wesley Johnston <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 12:07 Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] "P" notation in baptismal record Here is one that was not mentioned in the recent discussion of "C" in burial records. Have a look at this St. Blazey baptismal record: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11049-202569-17 Several of the entries have a "P" in the margin. What does it mean? My best guess thus far is that it meant "parishoner". This is based on the remark added to the third entry on the left-hand page: "admitted into Church March 29th 1845". But this is just a guess. Does anyone have a solid meaning for this "P"? ------------------------------- Listmom:  [email protected] or [email protected] Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Wesley With Baptism registers a "P" is usually used to denote a Private Baptism, often used when the child was not expected to live The entering into the Church is the other part that completes the event There is plenty on it on it to be found Just one here <http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/FAQ.php?faq_id=40&category_id=5> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 15/01/2013 12:07, Wesley Johnston wrote: > Here is one that was not mentioned in the recent discussion of "C" in > burial records. > > Have a look at this St. Blazey baptismal record: > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11049-202569-17 > > Several of the entries have a "P" in the margin. What does it mean? > > My best guess thus far is that it meant "parishoner". This is based > on the remark added to the third entry on the left-hand page: > "admitted into Church March 29th 1845". But this is just a guess. > Does anyone have a solid meaning for this "P"?