If there are any DOIDGE living in Calstock, Cornwall area... Please contact me, off list... Thank -you... Hilton Doidge Waikato New Zealand [email protected]

Hope this helps some one - >At Adelaide, South Australia, on the 28th of May last, the wife of Mr. Alexander PAULL, late of Roskear House, Camborne, in this county, of a son. >. South Australian Births Index says this is Alexander Paull son of Alexander Paull and Annie Phillips. This couple also had - William Stanley 03 Jun 1858 Elizabeth Catherine 25 Mar 1860 Josiah 25 Feb 1864 >. >At Ballarat, Australia, on the 7th of August last, Mr. F. HOSKING, of Penzance, >to Miss Jane E. PAULL, of Perran Wharf, both of this county. Victorian Marriage Index - Francis Hosking to Jane Elizabeth Paull #1856/2925 This couple went on to have 9 children between 1857-1873 in Ballarat and Beaufort. Lyn in Melbourne

David posted: The groom was William Coppin Bray, born 29 July 1830 at Bodmin, the son of Robert Bray and Mary Ann Coppin. He was a bootmaker on Higher Bore Street in Bodmin and then moved to Stoke Damerel/Devonport. He died at Plymouth in 1916. The bride was baptized 9 May 1835 at Lostwithiel, the daughter of James Every Beswarick (also spelled Beswetherick) and Elizabeth Bennett. She died at Plymouth in 1918. This couple had 2 sons and one daughter, all born at Bodmin. In case there is an interest in the Beswetherick / Beswarick side of this union... James Every Beswarick was subject to an extensive settlement examination in 1847. James and his daughter Mary are mentioned. There is also testimony from James's father Thomas. This can be seen at the OPC website for Lostwithiel. Regards, Irene

The groom was William Coppin Bray, born 29 July 1830 at Bodmin, the son of Robert Bray and Mary Ann Coppin. He was a bootmaker on Higher Bore Street in Bodmin and then moved to Stoke Damerel/Devonport. He died at Plymouth in 1916. The bride was baptized 9 May 1835 at Lostwithiel, the daughter of James Every Beswarick (also spelled Beswetherick) and Elizabeth Bennett. She died at Plymouth in 1918. This couple had 2 sons and one daughter, all born at Bodmin. David Coppin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Julia Mosman Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:21 PM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] West Briton, 2 January 1857 BMDs West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, transcribed by Maurine Nuttall . January 2, 1857 . . At Bodmin, on the 25th ult., Mr. William Cappin BRAY to Miss Mary BESWETHERICK, both of Bodmin.

The West Briton (Friday, 02 Jan 1857) reported the following death: > At Spencer Port. Monroe Co., North America, in November last, Mr. John > BEAGLEHOLE, sen., late of Truro. The location was unfamiliar to me, but a quick check of Google Maps indicated that "Spencerport is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States, and a suburb of Rochester, New York." Bill Curnow Port Charlotte, FL, USA

West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, transcribed by Maurine Nuttall . January 2, 1857 . BIRTHS . At Falmouth, on the 1st instant, the wife of E. Clifton CARNE, Esq., of a son. . At Helston, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. William SLEEMAN, of a son. . At Tregiddle, in the parish of St. Keverne, on the 17th ult., the wife of Mr. Henry WILLIAMS, of a son. . At St. Just in Penwith, on the 26th ult., the wife of Mr. Nicholas WILLIAMS, of a son. . At St. Ives, the wife of Mr. Benjamin EDDY, of a son; the wife of Mr. Daniel UNDERWOOD, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. John KEMP, of a son. . At Chytodden, in the parish of Towednack, on the 11th ult., the wife of Mr. Matthew QUICK, of a daughter. . At Hayle, on the 9th ult., the wife of Mr. John Adams ROW, of a son; and on the 14th, the wife of Mr. John BONE, of a daughter. . At Rosewarne, in the parish of Gwinear, on the 1st ult., the wife of Mr. Jacob KNEEBONE, of a daughter. . At Connor Gate in the parish of Gwithian, on the 21st ult., the wife of Mr. Thomas GLASSON, of a daughter; and on the 25th, at Connor Downs, in the same parish, the wife of Mr. James ROGERS, of a son. . At Camborne, on Tuesday last, the wife of Mr. W. JOSE, of a daughter. . At Redruth, the wife of Mr. Henry WILLIAMS, of a son; the wife of Mr. William WATLING, of a son; the wife of Mr. John LAUNDER, of a son; the wife of Mr. John LANKSBURY, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. Samuel UREN, of a daughter. . At. St. Austell, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. William WILLIAMS, of the Railway Inn, of a son. . At Tywardreath, on the 25th ult., the wife of Mr. Thomas DADDOW, of a son; and at East Polmear, in the same parish, the wife of Mr. William LUCAS, of a still-born son. . At Lostwithiel, on the 13th ult., the wife of Mr. BELLAMY, of a son. . At East Looe, on the 21st ult., the wife of Mr. James CONGDON, of a son. . At Liskeard, on the 21st ult., the wife of Mr. Thomas KNIGHT, of a daughter. . At the Fir Hill, near St. Columb, on the 23rd ult., the wife of W. P. HOBLYN, Esq., of a daughter. . At Saltash, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. William DEACON, of a son. . At Bodmin, on the 24th ult., the wife of Mr. Simon HUGO, of a daughter. . At Pendoggett, near Wadebridge, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. W. H. F. STEPHENS, of a still-born son. . At 35 James-street, Plymouth, on the 22nd ult., the wife of Mr. F. SHORTMAN, of a son. . At Totnes, on the 25th ult., the wife of Mr. John HEATH, of the "Seven Stars Hotel," of a son. . At Heightley Villa, Torquay, on Sunday last, the wife of J. R. Race GODFREY, Esq., of a daughter. . At Adelaide, South Australia, on the 28th of May last, the wife of Mr. Alexander PAULL, late of Roskear House, Camborne, in this county, of a son. . MARRIAGES. . At Kenwyn, on Tuesday last, Mr. William JOHNS, late of Australia, to Miss Marianne HAWKEY, of Boscolla Mills, near Truro. . At St. Gluvias, on the 25th ult., Mr. W. MARTIN, of Perranarworthal, to Miss Eliza THOMAS, of Gluvias. . At Madron, on the 24th ult., Mr. Nicholas TROUNSON to Mrs. Elizabeth EDDY, both of Penzance; on Saturday last, Mr. Daniel James WILLIAMS to Miss Theresa RODDA, both of Penzance; and Mr. Richard MARKS to Miss Elizabeth TREWHELLA, both of Nanseglos, in the parish of Madron; and on Monday, Mr. F.A. COCKS, of Madron, to Isabella, second daughter of Capt. TRURAN, of Ding Dong Mine. . At St. Ives, Mr. Thomas Cocking VEAL to Miss Sophia Johns HALL, both of that town. . At St. Erth, on the 25th ult., Mr. Henry FORD, druggist, to Miss RICHARDS, of Foundry Hill, Hayle. . At St. John's Church, Hayle, on the 24th ult., Mr. Richard ROWE to Miss Jane Harris; and Mr. Richard PENBERTHY to Miss Margaret ROWE; and on Saturday last, Mr. William CLARK to Miss Nanny HAMMILL. . At the Wesleyan Chapel, HayleCopperhouse, on the 20th ult., Mr. James COCK to Miss Grace PHILLIPS. . At Camborne, on the 24th Ult., Mr. Thomas ROWE, lately from Australia, to Miss Caroline PASCOE. . At All Saints, Tuckingmill, on the 24th ultimo, Mr. Thomas Cock CAPPEL to Miriam Eudy, youngest daughtrer of Mr. Henry DUNSTAN, both of Tuckingmill. . At St. Columb Minor, on the 24th ult., Mr. Richard TREVITHICK to Lizetta, only daughter of Mr. George BURT, both of Newquay. . At Charlestown on the 24th ult., Mr. Elisha RICKARD to Miss Lukey NANKIVELL, both of Holmbush; on the 25th, Mr. James DAVIES to Miss Lydia HODGE, of Charlestown; Mr. John TREGONING to Mrs. Ann ROWSE, both of Cuddra; and Mr. James PHILLIPS to Miss Mary Ann PERRY. . At Roche, on the 25th ult., Mr. T. BASSETT, of St. Stephens in Branwell, to Miss Isabella DYER, youngest daughter of the late Mr. John DYER, of the former place. . At St. Stephens in Branwell, Mr. W. RICHARDS to Mary Jane, only daughter of Mr. J. YELLAND, of Coombe. . At Bodmin, on the 25th ult., Mr. William Cappin BRAY to Miss Mary BESWETHERICK, both of Bodmin. . At.St. Andrew's Church, Plymouth, on the 23rd ult., Mr. Frederick PEARCE, of Liverpool, to Miss Susan Elizabeth PORTEOUS, of Balmoral place, Plymouth. . At St. Stephen's, Saltash, on Saturday last, Mr. J. P. EDWARDS, of the Royal Albert Bridge Works, Cornwall Railway, to Mary Skinner, only daughter of John PORTER, Esq., of St. Stephens. . At St. John's Church, Waterloo-road, Lambeth, London, on Tuesday last, Mr. John ROBERTS, of Nottingham, to Sophia, third daughter of Henry R. OSBORN, Esq., R.N., of Falmouth. . At Ballarat, Australia, on the 7th of August last, Mr. F. HOSKING, of Penzance, to Miss Jane E. PAULL, of Perran Wharf, both of this county. . Deaths. . At Strangways Terrace, Truro, on Sunday last, Charlotte Beard, third daughter of the last Mr. TRAER. . At Fairmantle Street, Truro, on Wednesday last, highly and universally respected, Mr. William LIDGEY, aged 82 years. . At Truro, on Friday last, Miss Mary STONEMAN, aged 46 years; and on Wednesday, Mrs. Catherine ROUSE, aged 82 years. . At Falmouth, on the 24th ult., Mr. RENFREE, a much respected farmer, in Budock. . At Zanzague, in the parish of St. Just in Roseland, on Saturday last, Miss Ann CHENOWETH, aged 63 years. . At Lanhoose, in the parish of Gerrans, on the 24th ult., Mr. Jethro HARRIS. . At Trenethick, near Helston, on Tuesday last, Cassandra, second daughter of Mr. William WILLIAMS. . At St. Martin's in Meneage, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. William RICHARDS, aged 67 years. . At Clahar, in the parish of Mullion, on Sunday last, Mr. Joseph HENDY, formerly of Tredna. . At Wendron, on Sunday last, Mr. Thomas COMBELLACK, aged 28 years; and James, son of Mr. William RICHARDS, aged 14 years. . At Penzance, on Tuesday last, Henry NEWMAN, Esq., late of H.M. Customs, London, aged 79 years. . At Penzance, on the 24th ult., Tryphena Cock, daughter of Mr. Hugh Mason MOYLE, aged 35 years; and on Friday last, Caroline, wife of Mr. Edward WILLIAMS, aged 38 years. . At St. Ives, Prudence, wife of Mr. Billy TANNER, aged 70 years; and Mrs. Mary STEVENS, aged 78 years. . At Nancledra, in the parish of Towednack, on Friday last, Isaac, infant son of Mr. Thomas CURNOW; and on Wednesday, John, son of the above aged 6 years. . At Hayle, on the 20th ult., Mrs. Grace MORGAN, aged 27 years. . At Connor Gate, in the parish of Gwithian, on the 22nd ult., John William, son of Mr. Edward GONINAN, aged 16 years. . At Camborne, on the 22nd ult., Martha, relict of Mr. John JENKIN, aged 71 years; on the 24th, Mr. William SIMS, aged 65 years; and Mary Ann, daughter of Mr. James PRISK; on Saturday last, Miss Elizabeth DAVIES, aged 62 years; and on Monday, Elizabeth, daughter of the late Mr. John MARTIN, aged 16 years. . At Tuckingmill, on Sunday last, Miss Elizabeth PIDWELL, aged 29 years. . At Redruth, on the 24th ult., the son of Mr. William PASCOE, aged 3 years; on the 25th, Mrs. Jane TREWARTHA, aged 84 years; and Mr. Henry ROWE, aged 35 years; on Friday last, Mr. James MICHELL, aged 70 years; on Sunday, the infant son of Mr. James SNOW; and Mr. William PENPRAZE, aged 54 years. . At Tolgulla, the residence of her grandfather, on Wednesday last, Annie Pearce, infant daughter of Mr. William JENNINGS. . At Lanlivery, on Tuesday last, Mr. W. KESTLE. . At Cruvell, in the parish of Lanlivery, on Friday last, Mrs. A. ADAMS. . At Fowey, on the 20th ult., Mr. John Biggs JAMES, aged 72 years; Mary, wife of Mr. LACEY, aged 71 years; and on Monday last, Jane, widow of the late Mr. W. HICKS, of Fowey, aged 66 years. . At West Looe, on the 20th ult., Richard, son of Mr. Joseph NICHOLAS, aged 7 years. . At Addycraft, in the parish of Linkinhorne, on the 22nd ult., the infant son of Mr. Sampson HURRELL. . At Newquay, on Tuesday last, the infant son of Mr. Philip MORRISH. . At 35 James-street, Plymouth, on the 23rd ult., Mr. F. SHORTMAN, eldest surviving son of Mr. S. SHORTMAN, of Penzance, aged 35 years. . At No. 10 Milner-street, Milner-square, London, on Friday last, Mr. Edwin FITZE, son of the late Mr. Joseph FITZE, of Liskeard, aged 21 years. . At Spencer Port. Monroe Co., North America, in November last, Mr. John BEAGLEHOLE, sen., late of Truro. . On the 22nd ult., after a short illness, Mary Ann, the beloved wife of --. GRIFFITHS, Esq., surgeon, of Amlweh, in Anglesea, and daughter of the late James TREWEEK, Esq., formerly of Fernsplat, Gwennap, in this county. .

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So we're off on a New Year... 1857. I believe comments in FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT might fit today - we need a little Christmas spirit! And there's a new style of robbery - with chloroform!! Ah, the advantages of scientific progress. . Please enjoy! . Julia . ................................................. . WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER, transcribed by Julia Mosman . 2 JANUARY 1857 part 1 . NOTICE. WHEREAS my wife, ANN MILLS, having left her home, this is to give NOTICE, that I will not be answerable for any Debt or Debts that she may contract after this notice. . WILLIAM H. MILLS Witness: Henry CARBIS Ded. St. Day, December 31st, 1856 . .................................................. NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION - Return to an Order of the House of Commons, dal. 11th July 1855, of the number of Stamps issd. to newspapers in the United Kingdom from 31st day of December, 1854, to the 1st day of Ju. 1855. . West Briton.........................................88,500 The other papers printed in Cornwall................41,709 . We observe from this Return that the West Briton is at the head of all the newspapers printed in the four western counties: Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Dorset, and will be seen from the numbers given above that its circulation is more than double that of all Cornish contemporaries. It must, therefore, be obvious to advertisers that a very decided advantage is accrued[?] to them through the columns of the West Briton. . ................................................ . FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT - [just a paragraph of an entire essay] . The weather has been as favourable for the Christmas festivities as English weather could be expected to be. It has rained a little, frozen a little, thawed a little, but on the whole, (for a period so far removed from the "good old times"), the elements have behaved remarkably well. The oldest inhabitant has given us to know often enough - and by this time we know it, or ought - that things are not as they used to be, and that even the weather is not what it was in the good old days when George the Third was King. Why did that venerable monarch ever die? All the good luck seems to have died with him - even merry Christmases and fine Sundays. . LOCAL INTELLIGENCE . A CLERGYMAN TURNED ROMANIST - The Catholic Standard, of Saturday, states that the Rev. Russell HOWELL, of Christchurch, Oxford, and vicar of St. Veep, Cornwall, was last week received into the Catholic Church by the very Rev. Father COFFIN, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Clapham. Mr. Howell was formerly curate of Cuddesdon, the Bishop of Oxford's parish. . PERRAN WHARF INSTITUTION - On Friday evening last, the members of this institution invited their neighbours and friends to join then as usual at Christmas, in a "monster" tea party, and it is but justice to say, that never was a company presided over more charmingly than by the ladies who were present on this occasion. After the guests had done ample justice to the good things provided, a lecture on "Music" was volunteered by Mr. John BURGESS of Perran Wharf, and so well did this gentleman acquit himself, that the audience testified their approval by a unanimous vote of thanks. . CHRISTMAS BENEVOLENCE - St. Austell Union House - On Christmas-day, the inmates received their annual treat of roast beef and plum pudding, the gift of the Board of Guardians. . The annual distribution of bread and meat to 100 poor persons, as well as the dispensing of the Kempe Charity of GBP 5 in money, took place at the vestry room, St. Mary's, Truro, on Christmas Eve. . On the 26th instant, at the Commercial Hotel, the labourers of the roads of the parish of Camborne were regaled at the expense of Mrs. R. LANYON, with roast beef, plum pudding, beer, &c., as is her annual custom. They numbered thirteen, and their respective ages amounted to sixty-two years. . The Christmas charities of Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. RASHLEIGH, were distributed on Christmas eve, when one hundred and sixty poor families residing in the several parishes around Menabilly were supplied with beef and bread for their Christmas dinners. The inmates of the Rashleigh alms house in Fowey and Tywardreath received each one guinea and clothes, and to fifty poor persons in Fowey, one shilling each, through the vicar of that parish. . CLERICAL OPPRESSION - At the Pydar Petty Sessions, held at St. Columb, on the 30th ult., Philip HAWKE the younger, of St. Ervan, was summoned by the Rev. H.N. BARTON, incumbent of that parish, for absenting himself from the parish church on Sunday last, and also for neglecting to appear at the .... kitchen on the same day, he (the defendant) being in the complainant's service, as hind and manager of an extensive glebe farm attached to the benefits of St. Ervan.[as written] . The defendant is the son of one of the oldest and most respectable farmers in the parish of St. Ervan, and from his statement to the bench, it appeared that about Midsummer last, Mr. Barton applied to him to look after his farm, as his hind had left. Hawke consented to come with him for GBP 20 a year, with board, &c., but he entered into such engagement more with a view to serve Mr. Barton temporarily, than to remain with him permanently. . He had since given a month's notice to determine the service, and he attributed the present proceeding to Mr. Barton's chagrin at this desire to leave him. The Bench having heard the statements of both parties, expressed an opinion that the proceeding was one which ought never to have been brought before them, and they dismissed the summons. . THE CUSTOMS - Mr. EVANS, collector of customs at Scilly, has been removed to Cardigan, and is succeeded at Scilly by Mr. Richardson. . APPOINTMENT - The Secretary of War has appointed Mr. J.R. BARRY of St. Columb to be foreman of works in the engineer department at Birmingham. . GUANO - We observe with regret that the price is again advanced by the Peruvian government for this valuable manure. Circulars were issued on the 24th of last month, quoting for fifty tons in London GBP 14.5s.0d. per ton, and for any quantity over fifty tons GBP 13.0s.0d. per ton. . EXCISE PROSECUTIONS - On the 19th ult., William Hosking WHITING was summoned before the magistrates of Bodmin, on the information of William Nathan SOWDEN, an excise officer, charged with selling an eighth part of a pint of port wine without having a proper licence. Mr. Cummins appeared for the prosecution and Mr. J.B. Collins for the defendant. . It appears that the excise officer, who lives at Plymouth, had visited several public-houses in Bodmin on the 18th of October, and amongst others he went into defendant's house, and asked for a glass of sherry. His statement was that Mrs. Whiting said she had no sherry, but some port, and he then told her to get him a glass of port negus, which she did, and he paid for it. He rang the bell again, and told Mrs. Whiting the negus was weak, and asked her to bring him a glass of clean port wine, which she did and threw it in with the negus. He did not pay any more for it; he drank it up and left the house. . On cross-examination witness stated that Mrs. Whiting did not say, when he asked for the sherry, that she had some elder wine. Mr. Collins having addressed the bench for the defence, called Mrs. Whiting, who differed from Mr. Sowden as to the time of day when the occurrence took place, and stated that on his asking for sherry wine, she said "I have no sherry, but some elder and other home-made wines" and the former was what she sold him. The magistrates convicted the defendant, and fined him GBP 50, but mitigated the penalty to one-fourth. . Mrs. Mary WHITE, who keeps the London Inn, was summoned for a similar offence, which was also proved by Sowden, who said he went into defendant's house on the 18th October last, and asked for a glass of sherry, with which defendant's niece supplied him, and he paid 3d. for it. . Mrs. White, in defence, said she was at the time in great distress, having just buried a child and her husband, and that she was not aware of her niece having sold any wine. She discontinued a wine license only a few days before, and forgot to tell her niece of it. She was fined in the mitigated penalty of GBP 12.10s., and the magistrates said they would sign a memorial to the Board of Inland revenue for a further mitigation, if such memorial were prepared. . ROBBERY WITH CHLOROFORM - In this age of crime and enormity every available assistant to the robber seems to be turned to account in some form or other. . On Wednesday between three and four o'clock in the afternoon, a man wearing a large moustache and calling himself a French doctor and collector of herbs, visited several houses in the vicinity of Illogan, asking if any one was sick, or if they had any herbs to sell, at the same time enquiring if they knew of any one ill in the neighbourhood. It appears that a man called Edward MARTIN, at Illogan Church Town, was named as a bedlier, and considered incurable. . Thither the scoundrel hied immediately, stating that he had been desired to call upon him by several persons in the neighbourhood. He was consequently admitted, and had not been in the room many minutes before he had apparently surveyed every article in the place, and seemed very anxious to know further of the old gentleman's worldly circumstances. He was observed to use his handkerchief many times and throw it about in a very unusual manner. . Soon afterwards, the persons in the room complained of a very peculiar smell, and said they all felt faint and giddy; one of them fell heavily upon the floor, and the others were so giddy and stupefied that their senses were gone. The noise caused by the falling of one woman providentially aroused her husband, a miner, who was sleeping in the next room, and who rushed in half naked to ascertain the cause of the noise, when, on entering the room, he saw the herb gatherer helping himself to the contents of a desk in which was all the ready money they had, amounting to upwards of GBP 16, and all the family apparently dead about him. . The villain rushed over the stairs, and, unfortunately, there was no one to pursue him, so that he got clear off. All the parties are recovered from the effects of the fright and chloroform, but it might have been far otherwise. He [the robber] is represented to be a short man wearing a large black moustache, and speaking with a somewhat foreign accent, and used to have a stall in the Redruth market on market days. . TRURO POLICE - On Friday last, before the Mayor and Mr. PADDON, a travelling tinker called Walter STODDERN was fined 5s. and expenses for being drunk in the streets on the forenoon of Christmas-day. His brother, John STODDERN, also a tinker, was in a similar condition on Christmas-day, and on Monday last was fined 5s. and costs for the offence. . - On the same day, Susan WILLIAMS, fruit-seller, was charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance in Truro market on Saturday morning. She was ordered to find sureties, herself in GBP 10, and two in GBP 10 each, to be of good behavior for six months, or in default to be committed for fourteen days. She found the sureties and was discharged. - On Wednesday, before Mr. NANKIVELL, Elijah MOTT, of Writtle, in Essex, and John JONES of Whitechapel, London, were charged with wandering about the streets begging, and having no visible means of subsistence. They were committed as vagrants, Mott for twenty-one days, and Jones for fourteen days, with hard labour. . CHARGE OF SETTING FIRE TO CORN - We stated last week that a fire took place at Mr. HAWKEY's farm, at Short-Lane's-End, on the night of the 24th ult., when a mow of oats, worth about GBP 60 was consumed, and that the fire was believed to have been caused by an incendiary. . On Christmas day Mr. Hawkey came to Truro and communicated with the police, and the result was that Mr. NASH, superintendent, serjeant WOOLCOCK, and police-constable PAPPIN, were soon actively engaged in inquiries, which led, on Sunday night last, to the apprehension of two brothers, Thomas and Nicholas PLINT, who were taken before Mr. Prynn ANDREW, county magistrate, at Truro, on Monday last, when they were charged with the offence, and remanded until the following Thursday. . We may add that the prisoner, Thomas Plint, is a sawyer, with a wife and two children, and Nicholas Plint is a miner, and a single man. They are relatives of Mr. Hawkey and live about a quarter of a mile from his premises; and it appears there have been differences between Hawkey and the Plints for some time, arising partly from Thomas Plint having lived in a house belonging to Hawkey, when he proved a troublesome tenant, and paid no rent, and Mr. Hawkey had great difficulty in ejecting him. . Mr. Hawkey also added to the cause of ill-feeling by directing steps to be taken against Thomas Plint and others, for assaulting his man-servant and taking from him some porter which the servant was carrying to Mr. Hawkey's house from the public-house at Short-Lane's-end. A fire also occurred on Mr. Hawkey's premises about thirteen months ago, when corn and hay, a threshing machine, and other property were destroyed; which fire was then supposed to have been caused by an incendiary. . On Thursday the case was investigated before Mr. H.P. ANDREW, when evidence was given at considerable length, and after a hearing of about four hours, the prisoners were both committed to take their trial at the assizes for the offence. When asked what they had to say in their defence, each stated that he was innocent. Several witnesses were bound over to give evidence for the prosecution. . MORE SHEEP KILLED BY DOGS - On the night of Saturday last, some ravenous dogs got into a field belonging to Mr. James TUCKER, of Trethowal Mills, near St. Austell, and out of seventeen sheep which had been placed there by a labourer, destroyed four, and bit ten others so much that they were obliged to be killed. The dogs appear then to have gone across the country, for in a field on Trenance farm, belonging to Mrs. George ANDREW, out of a flock of sheep there were seventeen killed, or injured so badly that they were obliged to be killed at once. Traces of a dog were followed to a place called Penhale, in the higher quarter of St. Austell; but when charged with it, the owner said his dog had been home all night. We are since informed that the dogs suspected of destroying the sheep have been killed; and one of them having been opened, was found to contain a large quantity of fat mutton and bits of sheep skin. . MINE ACCIDENTS – On Friday last, as Edward LEGGO, of St. Just, was "putting in a hole," at Bosweddan mine, the charge exploded, and he was severely injured about the head and body. It is feared that he will lose his sight. . At Balleswidden, as William STRICK, of Sancreed, was nailing some timber on a shaft, on Monday last, he lost his ..[footing?]...and unfortunately came in contact with a kibble and was cut in two, so that he expired immediately. . On Wednesday last, as a man named John WILLIAMS, of Camborne, was engaged taking out timber from a kibble at the 180 fathoms level in Dolcoath mine, by some means he lost his footing and fell to the 190 fathom level. He was found dreadfully bruised all over the head and body, and but slight hopes are entertained of his recovery. . FATAL GUN ACCIDENT – A sad accident happened on Friday last, at Trelissick, the seat of the Hon. Mrs. GILBERT, through which the gardener at Trelissick, called John STEVENS, of Feock, lost his life. . It appears that on Friday last, the deceased and several others, servants at Trelissick, met at the bottom of a lawn at about ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of ferreting and shooting rabbits. They had six or seven guns between them, a ferret, and some dogs. . After they had been following the sport about two hours, the deceased went down by the side of the cliff, about twelve to fourteen feet, to put the ferret into a rabbit's hole. Presently afterwards the rabbit bolted, and the deceased caught it in his hands. He threw it up to a young man called Mattias SMETHAM, who was standing just above, with a gun in his right hand, holding it by the barrel just before the cock; and as he stooped to pick up the rabbit with his left hand, the gun went off, and the whole of the charge entered the back part of the deceased's head, a little above the ear. . There were a great number of brambles near the young man and, in stooping to pick up the rabbit, no doubt the gun was set off by one of them. He did not know the gun had gone off until his father, who was standing near him, exclaimed that the deceased was shot. Another of the party called Richard STEVENS said he saw the smoke coming out of Matthias Smetham's gun. . The deceased was immediately carried to his home at the Trelissick farm-house; but he never spoke again and died a few minutes afterwards, having survived the accident only three-quarters of an hour. There had been nothing like an angry word between any of the party; on the contrary, everything had gone on very comfortably between them. An inquest was held on the body at Trelissick farm-house on Saturday last, before Mr. John CARLYON, county coroner, when the jury were perfectly satisfied that the death was purely accidental, and returned a verdict of "homicide by misadventure."

Hello Julia and others, This is really an interesting fine. I have heard that people came from "all over the world" for a chance to strike it rich in the 1849 California Gold Rush. Then California was very much a frontier area, not becoming a state until 9 September 1850 At the time, gold mining was mostly placer.. Quartz mining occurred later. I suspect that groups of English miners may be found in records for other mining boomtowns, which, like Placerville , appeared almost overnight. Some disappeared just as quickly. Very likely groups provided comfort, familiarity, and safety to the new arrivals in the wild, nearly lawless, territory. Placerville was first known as "Old Dry Diggings" and later "Hangtown". See the following bits of CA and Placerville history: "In February of 1848, Mexico and the United States signed a treaty which ended the Mexican War and yielded a vast portion of the Southwest, including present day California, to the United States. Several days earlier, January 24, 1848, gold had been discovered on the American River near Sacramento, and the ensuing gold rush hastened California’s admittance to the Union. With the Gold Rush came a huge increase in population and a pressing need for civil government. In 1849, Californians sought statehood and, after heated debate in the U.S. Congress arising out of the slavery issue, California entered the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of 1850," "Shortly after James Marshall discovered Gold, the small town of "Old Dry Diggings" sprang up. Like so many other towns close to the original discovery site Old Dry Diggings (Placerville) rapidly populated with hundreds of gold seekers turning into thousands. Known as the "Road to the Comstock," Old Dry Diggings boasted the first railroad to the area and the first Telegraph. Old Dry Diggings and Georgetown were center stage in California during the "Wild West." As such, the town later earned the infamous name of "Hangtown" for the overzealous use of hanging as a means of justice." Given the railroad from Sacramento, Placerville was likely a popular gateway to the other gold rush towns and sites. Regards, Steade Sacramento, CA In a message dated 12/16/2012 12:28:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hello Steade and All - . I know the lure of GOLD was there, and lots of people moved heaven and earth to reach California as soon as possible once the discovery was announced in 1849. So I checked the 1850 census at FamilySearch, and found the following: . Placerville & vicinity, El Dorado County, California - 30 October 1850 - image 34 of 135 . house 6 Peter COOMBE, aged 22, gold miner, England (this is the correct age for Peter in 1850. based on his baptismal record in St. Austell & the 1841 census) Stephen WEBB, aged 23, gold miner, England house 7 Henry BAWDEN, aged 35, gold miner, England Peter McDONALD, aged 27, gold miner, Ireland (and he had $500) house 8 John TRELOAR, aged 40, gold miner, England George COLWILL, aged 35, gold miner, England James RICKARD, aged 36, gold miner, England .

Hello Everybody, Looked up The NSW State Records and the names Peter, Elizabeth, Peter Jnr & Dau. Elizabeth Cumbe Or Coombe arrived in Australia during the 1852 time so they must have gone straight to the US. Lyn Newcastle Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Peter CUMBE (Coombe) mystery,Tywardreath and St. Austell -... > They might have landed in San Francisco, California due to the Gold Rush > and all the opportunities that event provided new immigrants. > > Steade > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/5962 - Release Date: 12/15/12 >

Hello Steade and All - . I know the lure of GOLD was there, and lots of people moved heaven and earth to reach California as soon as possible once the discovery was announced in 1849. So I checked the 1850 census at FamilySearch, and found the following: . Placerville & vicinity, El Dorado County, California - 30 October 1850 - image 34 of 135 . house 6 Peter COOMBE, aged 22, gold miner, England (this is the correct age for Peter in 1850. based on his baptismal record in St. Austell & the 1841 census) Stephen WEBB, aged 23, gold miner, England house 7 Henry BAWDEN, aged 35, gold miner, England Peter McDONALD, aged 27, gold miner, Ireland (and he had $500) house 8 John TRELOAR, aged 40, gold miner, England George COLWILL, aged 35, gold miner, England James RICKARD, aged 36, gold miner, England . This may or may not be the Peter Coombe for which we're searching, but I thought it was interesting that a small group of Cornish folks seemed to be living near one another - in a sea of Yanks! . The researcher who's looking for information said she thought Peter went to California in 1850, and Elizabeth Coombe (her 3x grandmother) didn't arrive until 1852 - which might mean she'd appear in a census somewhere, or not. I couldn't find her in Cornwall, and Corinne Thompson can't find either of them in Australian records thusfar. So we have yet another member of the missing brigade! . Still haven't figured out the circles, either. Perhaps we'll never definitively know why they're there, but I still favour the romantic concept of "a bit of the old country" being with them. . Am off to see what more I can find in Cornish records for the family. Never know, something good might turn up! . Thanks for the input, and Cheers, . Julia website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell - for information on St. Austell, Treverbyn, Charlestown, Par, St. Blazey, Tywardreath, and St. Ewe!!

Hi Julia, I don't know if it is much help, but I have a Peter Coombe baptised 19 Jan 1794 in St. Austell to Samuel and Elizabeth (Clark) Coombe. I have not followed Peter, but his younger sister, Ann, married in Tywardreath in 1827. Her son, Samuel Coombe Camps, married into my Delbridge family, so these are not direct ancestors of mine. I can't help you on the brick circle. Diane Delbridge Oklahoma, USA > Message: 1 Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:50:52 -0600 From: Julia > Mosman<[email protected]> Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Peter CUMBE (Coombe) > mystery, Tywardreath and St. Austell - a grave question To: > "[email protected]"<[email protected]>, > "[email protected]"<[email protected]> > Message-ID:<[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello All - I'm baffled. A lady has contacted me regarding her > family, who lived in Tywardreath and St. Austell as far as we can > determine. In the 1841 census, Peter CUMBE, 50, and Elizabeth are > living in Tywardreath with their children, including a son named > Peter, 13, and dau. Elizabeth, 11. Evidently, Elizabeth and Peter, > siblings, moved to the U.S. circa 1852, but strangely landed in San > Francisco. I wondered if they might have emigrated to Aus. first, > then left Sydney for the US. But on to the central mystery. > Elizabeth married almost as soon as they landed, and she and Peter > stayed close throughout their lives. At their deaths, they were > buried in the family plot, and have on each of their graves brick > circles about 12 to 14 inches in diameter. No one else has this > peculiar feature in the entire cemetery (that they know of). The lady > is wondering if it's a "Cornish thing". The only idea that came to > me was an Irish one, where a piece of "the old sod" was put on the > b! urial site approximately at heart level. Has anyone heard of this > custom of brick/paving placement? Or of putting dirt/grass from > Cornwall on a grave? Was it a Victorian thing, rather than Cornish? > Thanks for any ideas! Julia (and if anyone has links to the Peter > Coombe/Cumbe family, please let me know!!!)

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

They might have landed in San Francisco, California due to the Gold Rush and all the opportunities that event provided new immigrants. Steade

West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - transcribed by Bern Currie . 26th December 1856 . BIRTHS . At Truro, on Wednesday last, the wife of Mr. N. TRUDGEON, of the Royal Standard Inn, of a son. . At Falmouth, on the 15th instant, the wife of Mr. Wm. JONES, of a son. . At the Rectory, Landewenack, on the 4th instant, the wife of the Rev. Philip Vyvyan ROBINSON, of a son. . At Marazion, last week the wife of Mr. William HARRIS, of a son. . At Camborne, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. James MARKS, of a son. . At Pool, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. COOKE, of a son. . At Portreath, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. HARWOOD, of a still-born daughter. . At Redruth, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. J. H. REYNOLDS, printer, of a still-born son; the wife of Mr. Thomas ANDREW, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. John MARTIN, of a daughter. . At Carnbrea, on the 13th instant, the wife of Capt. George DAVEY, of a daughter. . At Hugus, in the parish of Kenwyn, on the 18th inst., the wife of Mr. Samuel VIGUS, of a still-born daughter; at Penstraze, in the same parish, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. Thomas JENKIN, of a daughter; and at Bosvisack, in the same parish, the wife of Mr. HISSETT, of a son . At Tregony, on Friday last, the wife of Mr. James STEPHENS, of a son. . At Fowey, on the 14th instant, the wife of the Rev. E. J. TREFFREY, of Place, of a son. . At Broadoak, on the 15th instant, the wife of the Rev. Arthur, TATHAM, of a son. . At Newquay, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. Henry GERNEY, of a son; and on Monday last, the wife of Mr. Enedor RICKARD, of a daughter. . At Primrose Cottage, Newquay, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. Nicholas HOCKIN, of a son. . At St. Thomas, by Launceston, on Monday last, the wife of David THOMPSON, Esq., surgeon, of a daughter. . At Port George, Guernsey, on Saturday last, the wife of Mr. Thomas ROWE, Royal Engineer Department, of a son. . MARRIAGES. . At the Bethesda Chapel, Truro, on Wednesday last, Mr, Charles SINCOCK, grocer, to Miss Philippa POLKINGHORNE. . At St. Hilary, on Tuesday last, Mr. Richard MICHELL, to Miss Jane TRUSCOTT, both of Marazion. . At Madron, on Sunday last, Mr. Richard COON to Miss Mary TRUDGEON, both of Penzance. . At Camborne, on Sunday last, Mr. John HODGE, jun., to Miss Jane IVEY; on Tuesday, Mr. Christopher JEFFERY, of Illogan, to Miss Eliza SIMS, of Camborne; and Mr. William MORSHEAD to Miss Mary Ann LATHLEAN. . At St. Columb, on Sunday last, Mr. William MOORMAN, surgeon, to Mary, relict of the late Mr. Richard MASTERS, of the St. Columb School. . At the Highland Church, St. Miniver, on the 15th inst., Mr. DUGGUA, shipwright, of Padstow, to Miss Elizabeth BLAKE, of Tregena, in the parish of St. Miniver. . At St. Augustine Church, Liverpool, on the 18th instant, by the Rev. J. Herbert JONES, Mr George NORWAY, of Wadebridge, in this county, to Sarah Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Thomas Henry BOWMAN, Esq., of the former place. . At Peterboro, Canada West, Matthew, third son of Mr. William WARAM, late of Chacewater, in this county, to Jane, fourth daughter of Mr. Matthew WARAM, yeoman, of the county of Peterboro, British North America. . DEATHS . At Falmouth, suddenly, on the 9th instant, Daniel Wakley, youngest son of Mr. W MASON, of Clevedon, aged 16 years. . At Flushing, on the 18th instant, Grace, wife of Mr. John R. TONG, aged 36 years, after a patiently borne, but protracted illness of fifteen months, leaving a husband, five children, and a large circle of friends to deplore her loss. . At Marazion, on the 17th instant, Miss Mary MILLETT, aged 27 years. . At Rosevean Cottage, Penzance, on Sunday last, Mary Jane, wife of Mr. W. C. PENNINGTON, and only daughter of Mr. T. BEARE, a beloved and affectionate wife and child, and highly respected by all who knew her, aged 23 years. . At Penzance, Joseph James, infant son of Mr. Joseph MATTHEWS; and on Sunday last, Mrs. PERRYMAN, wife of Mr. Martin PERRYMAN, aged 36 years. . At Camborne, on the 12th instant, the wife of Capt. Thomas GUNDRY, of Camborne Consol Mines, aged 45 years. . At Camborne, on the 17th instant, Jane, relict of the late Mr. William HARRIS, aged 73 years; on the 18TH, Mr. John CLIFTON, aged 34 years; and William, son of Mr. W. MARTIN, aged 11 years; on the 20th, Mary, wife of Mr. William MARKS, aged 54 years; and Mr. John RICHARDS, aged 45 years. . At Pool, on Sunday last, Mr. George WILLOUGHBY, aged 38 years. . At Redruth, on the 16th instant, Mr. John CORNELIUS, aged 58 years; on Monday last, the son of Hr. Henry THOMAS, aged 3 years; and on Wednesday, the son of Mr. James THOMAS, aged 5 years. . At the Parsonage House, Chacewater, on Monday last, after a few hours illness, Maria Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. G. L. CHURCH, aged 38 years. . At his own cottage in St. Erme, on the 18th instant, John RICHARDS, aged 86 years. A faithful and valued servant, he had laboured to within a month of his death, almost continuously in the service of Mr. ANDREW's family of Bodrean, for upwards of seventy-five years. . At St. Columb, on Sunday last, Margaret, relict of the late Mr. Sampson LIDDICOAT, aged 69 years. . At St. Austell, on Saturday last, after a lingering illness, Mr. James MARSHALL, formerly of the Porcupine Inn, aged 72 years. . At Bodmin, on Monday last, Mr. James CLIMO, aged 86 years; and Mr. W. BANFIELD, late sergeant in the old Cornish Militia, aged 73 years. . At Tresdrissick House, in the parish of St. Miniver, Mrs. GILBERT, aged 84 years. . At Looe, on the 13th instant, Mr. Gilbert TRISK, lately of the Coast Guard Service, of that port, aged 25 years. . At the residence of her daughter, Windsor House, Peylant, on the 16th inst., Mrs. RAWLINGS, widow, formerly of St. Columb, at an advanced age. . At Swindon, Wiltshire, Mr. Joseph RAMSDEN, son-in-law of Mr. John PEARCE, wheelwright, Pool, engineer on the Great Western Railway, aged 35 years. . At his residence Ffrith Castle, North Wales, on the 9th instant, Captain George DAVEY, mine agent, formerly of Gwinear, in this county, aged 59 years. . (We stated last week the death of Mr. James BROKENSHIRE, of Helston, it should have been Amy, wife of the above, aged 60 years.)

Hello All - I'm baffled. A lady has contacted me regarding her family, who lived in Tywardreath and St. Austell as far as we can determine. In the 1841 census, Peter CUMBE, 50, and Elizabeth are living in Tywardreath with their children, including a son named Peter, 13, and dau. Elizabeth, 11. Evidently, Elizabeth and Peter, siblings, moved to the U.S. circa 1852, but strangely landed in San Francisco. I wondered if they might have emigrated to Aus. first, then left Sydney for the US. But on to the central mystery. Elizabeth married almost as soon as they landed, and she and Peter stayed close throughout their lives. At their deaths, they were buried in the family plot, and have on each of their graves brick circles about 12 to 14 inches in diameter. No one else has this peculiar feature in the entire cemetery (that they know of). The lady is wondering if it's a "Cornish thing". The only idea that came to me was an Irish one, where a piece of "the old sod" was put on the burial site approximately at heart level. Has anyone heard of this custom of brick/paving placement? Or of putting dirt/grass from Cornwall on a grave? Was it a Victorian thing, rather than Cornish? Thanks for any ideas! Julia (and if anyone has links to the Peter Coombe/Cumbe family, please let me know!!!)

WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER 26 December 1856 . LOCAL INTELLIGENCE . BODMIN - Mr. McALLISTER's vocal and instrumental concerts at the Guildhall, Bodmin, on the 17th instant, was well attended with the elite of Bodmin and the neighbourhood. The overture from "Flotow," by the band, was performed in excellent style. The quartett from "Mozart," by Messrs. HICKS, BOISRAGON, SQUIRE, and LUTMAN, was warmly applauded, and Mr. SANGWIN's "Merry Maids of England" was rapturously encored. The glee of "The Gipsies" by Messrs. LANYON, SANGWIN, and BARTON was also loudly encored by the crowded audience. Mr. LUTMAN presided at the pianoforte the whole evening. The whole performance was considered by persons of taste to be highly creditable to both the band and the gentlemen amateurs who so kindly and efficiently assisted. . ST. COLUMB HARMONIC SOCIETY - A correspondent informs us that the notice which appeared in the county papers last week of this society's seventh concert, has been received with dissatisfaction, in consequence of a remark on the inefficiency of the second violin. We may add that we know nothing ourselves of the merits of any of the society's performers. . HELSTON SAVINGS BANK - At the annual meeting of this institution, held on the 18th instant, Mr. Glynn GRYLLS was elected president in the room of the Rev. Canon ROGERS deceased, and Mr. John Jope ROGERS and Mr. Frederick HILL were elected trustees. . BOROUGH OF TRURO - On Wednesday the 17th instant, the newly-appointed borough magistrates assembled in the Council-room to qualify for their office. Dr. BARHAM, Mr. E. MICHELL, and Mr. SPRY qualified; bur Mr. CHAPPEL refused to do so unless the fees payable on the occasion, amounting to four guineas, were paid by the Town Council. . PENZANCE CHRISTMAS MARKET - This market, on Tuesday last, was one of the best for meat, both in quality and quantity, that has been known, and the butchers market made a most creditable appearance. Amongst others, Mr. Henry SAMPSON and Mr. Edward WILLIAMS showed unusually fine mutton; Mr. Sampson had ewe and wether Leicesters, fed by Mr. HARVEY, of Trelissick, which turned out the fattest meat we have ever seen; Mr. Williams's sheep were from Mr. DOBLE's farm, at Ladock, and were also very fine. Prime beef was shown by Mr. J. RODDA, fed by Mr. HENDY; by Mr. DONNITHORNE, fed by Mr. HODGE; by Mr. ARTHUR, fed by Mr. GOLDSWORTHY; by Messrs. Rodda and Son, fed by Mr. Clark, St. Ewe, Mr. Samuel HARVEY, and Mr. Humphry PASCOE; also excellent beef by Mr. RENDALL, fed by Mr. Charles ELLIS, Sennen; by H. SAMPSON, fed by Mr. John CARDELL, Lower St. Columb; and three oxen by Mr. DUGDALE, fed by Mr. WHITE, St. Hilary. ST. AUSTELL CHRISTMAS MARKET - This market, on Wednesday last, was well supplied with meat and vegetables. Some excellent beef was exhibited by Mr. James NETTLE, and on the stall of Mr. William CROWLE, of Charlestown, fed by Mr. Henry CARVETH. Messrs. Matthew ROBERTS and Son had a prime show of beef, mutton, and pork, the best stall that has been seen in this market for some years. . CAMELFORD CHRISTMAS MARKET - The beef and mutton exhibited for sale exceeded any former Christmas market at Camelford. All the exhibitors were entitled to commendation. The stall of beef exhibited by Mr. John HAWKEY was of a very superior description; the prize ox was bred and fed by Mr. NICHOLLS, of Altarnun, of the pure North Devon breed, and weighed upwards of 11 cwt., with 160 lbs loose fat. Messrs. STEPHENS and NUTE's stalls both for beef and mutton attracted considerable attention, and they were adjudged to have the finest heifer, a rare animal of the pure North Devon breed, upwards of 8 cwt. and of extraordinary thickness of fat throughout. Mr. Nute's fat wether, fed by himself, was a rare animal, forty-five pounds per quarter, and Mr. Stephens's fat ewe was much admired. Messrs. COTTELL and GARLAND's stalls also came in for their full share of praise and admiration. The market was well attended, and almost all the meat was cleaned out early in the evening, at from 7d! . to 8d per lb. . BENEVOLENCE - The Rev. C.M. Edward COLLINS, of Trewardale, has presented 2s.6d. to every poor woman in Blisland; sixpence to every child, and sixpence to every child in the Bodmin union, together with plenty of good tea and cake; and has provided the National School children of Blisland with a good tea treat. Each servant from Trewardale has been very handsomely rewarded. Great credit is due to the rev. gentleman for his kindness, which will also be remembered by the rising generation, and the "son and heir" will no doubt be remembered by all who know him for his father's kindness on his birth. . COLLEGE OF SURGEONS - The following members of the college, having undergone the necessary examinations, were admitted [..]entiates in midwifery at the meeting of the Board on the 16th instant: Messrs. Arthur Austen DAVIS, Fowey, and Thomas BOYLE, Truro. . WAR WITH PERSIA – The following is an extract of a letter from a Cornishman - a young medical officer of the H.E.L.C. service, attached to the 2nd Scinde Irregular Horse, under Colonel JACOB, just received: . "Dadur, 4th November, 1856 - We are now on the march to Affghanistan, and are encamped at a place called 'Dadur,' at the entrance of the famous 'Bolan Pass;' we have been here for the last three days awaiting further dispatches. This place is almost entirely surrounded by hills which are perfectly barren and of primitive limestone, and during the day it is extremely hot although the nights are cool and pleasant. There are, including myself, three European officers with the detachment and 600 men, so that we form a large cantonment. The place is, however, surrounded with most notorious thieves, so that we are obliged to sleep with a brace of pistols as bedfellows; in fact, throughout the whole of the country, which is called Cutchee, the inhabitants are so treacherous that it would not be safe to travel unarmed. When constantly exposed to this sort of thing you think nothing of it, and get into the habit of seeing your pistols all right before going to sleep just as at home y! ou do of winding up your watch. . The Persian expedition which they have for some time been preparing in Bombay, is at length ready to start; but what they are really going to do no one seems to know. I hardly fancy they will ever bring the Persians to fight with them, if ever they do start, which some doubt. We are anxiously looking forward to the march through the Bolan, as we are the first detachment which has gone through since the Afghan war. I have no news to communicate, since we are cut off from everything occurring in the civilized world and don't even know what occurs five miles off. - F.T.B." . A MINER ASSAULTED - On Saturday last, before Mr. E. MICHELL, Mayor of Truro, and Messrs. STOKES, NANKIVELL, and PADDON, magistrates, Mary Ann SEARLE, alias BULLOCKE, and Henry CARNARTON, were charged with assaulting John LITTLE, a miner of St. Austell. It appeared that on Friday last, Little was in Truro, and between eight and nine in the evening he wished to obtain a lodging for the night, instead of returning to St. Austell. He was accosted in the street by the woman Searle, who finding what he wanted, told him she could show him to a good lodging-house. Not knowing the character of the woman, he went with her to Calenick-street, and was shown into a house and went upstairs to bed. On looking around, however, he did not like the appearance of the place, and said he should not stop there. He went down stairs and was going out of the house, but had only reached the doorway, when he received a violent blow on the back part of his head, which knocked him into the street. He di! d not fall, but immediately recovering himself was violently assailed by Henry CARNARTON and SEARLE; he received several heavy blows on his face, which was scratched and discoloured, and they got him to the ground and kicked him. Several persons came to the spot and called out "police," upon which Carnarton and Searle started off. Police constable PAPPIN came up, and the parties being described to him, he soon apprehended them, and they were identified by Little. Searle was convicted of being a prostitute and disorderly, and committed to the house of correction for three weeks; Carnarton was fined 40s. for the assault, and in default of payment was committed for one month to hard labour. . ROBBERY AND ASSAULT - On Saturday evening last, as a person called William BULLOCK, of St. Stephens in Branwell, was returning from Par, with goods, consisting of currants, &c., three young men, named Simon ROBINS, of Polgooth; William CLEMES, and John PEARCE, of St. Austell, got into the cart without permission to ride; shortly after which the driver heard them interfering with his boxes, and charged them with it, upon which they violently assaulted and beat him. On Monday last, they were taken before Mr. E. COODE, jun., when the charge being proved, they were committed for trial, bail to the amount of GBP 20 each being accepted for their appearance at the sessions. . ROBBING A WESLEYAN CHAPEL - On Monday night last, the Wesleyan chapel at Chacewater, was entered by some thief who evidently thought to have appropriated the proceeds of the quarterly collection made the day before; but in this he was disappointed, his only booty being six leather straps, and about sixpence from the Sunday-school box. . FOWL STEALING - On Saturday night the 20th, at Tregisson, in the parish of Ruan Lanihorne, some persons broke into the fowl-house of Mr. William ELLIOT, and carried away twenty fowls and two geese. . STEALING FROM A DRAPER'S SHOP - On Saturday last before the Mayor of Truro, and Messrs. Stokes, Nankivell, and PADDON, magistrates, a milliner called Tryphosa WITHIEL, living in Truro, was charged with stealing a quantity of ribbons, value 13s., the property of Messrs. John and Henry BARRETT, drapers, West-bridge, Truro. . It appeared from the evidence that in the forenoon of the previous Thursday, Withiel was in Messrs. Barrett's shop, and asked for two yards and a half of black lace, with which Elizabeth ANDREW, one of the assistants, supplied her; and she paid for it, and said she wanted also to take home some ribbon for strings for a velvet bonnet. Miss Andrew gave her altogether twelve rolls of ribbon in a box to take home to suit her customers with; she measured a roll of black ribbon before it was taken away, but did not measure the others. Withiel was to return them as soon as possible, and what she required was to be cut off from the rolls by the assistant when they were returned. . About an hour afterwards, Withiel again entered the shop, and delivered the ribbons to Emily JAMES, another assistant. She asked for a yard and a quarter of the rose and black, with which Miss James supplied her, and she paid for it, and that was all she bought. Miss James looked at the other rolls of ribbon in the box, and found they bore the marks they had on them when sent out. Miss James placed the box in a recess, and neither she nor any other assistant had occasion to go to the box afterwards. . In the evening, however, after the shop was closed, in consequence of suspicion, the box of ribbons was examined in the presence of the Messrs. Barrett, and the two assistants before named. Miss Andrew measured the black roll, on which she had put a mark before delivering it to the prisoner in the morning; it then measured eight yards wanting a nail, but it measured after it was returned not four and three quarters yards. About a yard, part of which Miss Andrew had observed was faded, had also been taken off the rose and black coloured ribbon; and eight or nine yards of the violet and black ribbon; this roll was made to appear of its previous size by the insertion of paper around it. There were also other pieces of blue, black, rose, and rose and brown ribbon missing; it appeared that Withiel had unrolled five pieces of ribbon, and cut a length from the inside end of each, after which she had rolled them up again, still showing the end that was marked on the outside. . On Messrs. Barrett ascertaining their loss, they gave information to Mr. Nash, police superintendent, and a search warrant having been obtained, Mr. Nash and Mr. John Barrett went to the prisoner's lodgings, where they found two bonnets trimmed with ribbons which Mr. Barrett recognised as corresponding with some he had lost. Other pieces of ribbon were found in a cupboard and in the prisoner's bedroom, which Mr. Barrett identified, and which corresponded on being compared with the rolls. The narrow black ribbon on the bonnet was exactly the quantity that had been missed. Mr. Nash took her to the police station, and whilst there she said she should tell the truth; and in the evening before she was sent to the borough prison she said, "I shall plead guilty, and let the magistrate settle it here instead of sending me to take my trial." The prisoner was convicted under the Summary Jurisdiction Act, and sentenced to two months' hard labour in the county gaol. . We are informed that the drapers of Truro have sustained so many losses through allowing goods to be taken from their shops to be used from, that they are compelled to consider whether they must not discontinue the practice. With this view, they held a meeting on Monday last, and discussed the subject; but as two of the drapers of the town were not present, the meeting was adjourned until Saturday. . TRURO POLICE - [greatly condensed] An unnamed apprentice to Mrs. Heard and Sons was charged with wilful disobedience of orders, the second time he had been brought before the magistrates. At the first offense, the magistrates had told him that he would be sent to gaol should he ever appear before them again; therefore, they should sentence him to one month in prison with hard labour. However, the boy's friends appealed to the lad's employers, and as he expressed "contrition" for his past misconduct, and submitted a written apology, and he was therefore discharged. . The article then went into a long "opinion piece" regarding the beer shops which entice young men with skittles and card playing; they "permit females of notoriously bad characters" to be in the shop as well. These were identified as the "great evils to the youth of the town." CAMBORNE PETTY SESSIONS - At these petty sessions, on Tuesday, a man named Edward THOMAS, of Tuckingmill, about forty-five years of age, who has a wife and seven children, was summoned for an assault with intent &c., on the wife of Anthony COCK, a miner near Roseworthy, in the parish of Camborne, about ten o'clock in the morning of the 16th instant. The case being proved, he was fined GBP 5 or two months imprisonment. Before the money was paid, a girl about seventeen years of age recognized the prisoner as a man who about five weeks since, in a neighbouring parish, committed a similar offence on herself. He was taken in charge by the policeman of Pool, and ordered to be brought before Mr. Reynolds, of Trevenson, on Friday next, for examination into this second charge. . William and Mary BLEWITT, of Crowan, were charged with assaulting Mary RODDA, of that parish, at Camborne market on the 20th instant. Mary Blewitt was fined GBP 1 and the expenses, but a similar charge against her husband was dismissed. . Thomas DEVENY, of Hayle Copperhouse, complained of Richard SULLIVAN, of Phillack, for breaking a window and damaging the sill to the amount of 4s. The case was proved and Sullivan had to pay 16s. altogether for the trespass. Henry BERRIMAN, of Camborne, miner, was convicted in the penalty of 5s and costs, (GBP 1 7s.6d. altogether) for having on the 5th assaulted Alice BOSANKO. . SHEEP KILLED BY DOGS - On the night of the 17th inst. some dogs got into a field of Mr. John EASTERBROOK, of St. Stephens in Branwell, and killed twelve ewes, several of which when opened were found to be with double lamb. The dogs also severely injured several other ewes. . INCENDIARY FIRE - On Wednesday night last, about ten o'clock, a fire broke out in a mowhay belonging to Mr. John HAWKEY, a farmer living about a mile from Shortlane's end,on the Perran Road, in the parish of Kenwyn. The mowhay is some distance from the farm house, and the fire must have been caused by an incendiary. It broke out in a large mow of oats, and making an immense blaze it was immediately discovered, and a number of persons from the neighbourhood hastened to the spot to assist Mr. Hawkey and his people in extinguishing it; which they eventually succeeded in doing, by carrying water from a pump. The value of the oats in this mow was about GBP 70, and we understand it was insured in GBP 50; only about one hundred sheaves of the mow were saved. The mowhay was well stocked with corn and hay, and had the wind been in another direction, the whole must have been consumed; or if another mow had been lighted by the incendiary, instead of the one destroyed, the fire would ha! ve communicated to the rest of the corn and hay in the mowhay, and probably to some bullocks' houses. There is no clue at present to the perpetrator of this diabolical act. A fire, also attributed to an incendiary, occurred at the same place about thirteen months ago. . FATAL MINE ACCIDENT - On Monday last, a sad accident occurred at Porkellis United Mines, Wendron, by which a young man named Thomas JENKIN lost his life. It appears that Jenkin had been working under ground three months only, and was naturally somewhat timid. On Monday, while descending in the open shaft he complained of giddiness of the head, and was cautioned by his elder brother to hold on, but he lost his hold and fell over into the engine shaft to a depth of twenty fathoms. His death must have been instantaneous from his falling against the rods. . At West Seaton Mine on Saturday last, as one of the sumpmen named John RICHARDS, was attending to some pitwork previous to leaving work, the skip or waggon on the incline drawing the ore to the surface passed close by him, and almost immediately afterwards the chain suddenly snapped asunder and caught him between the timber and waggon, instantly crushing him to death. He has left a widow and seven children totally unprovided for. . CORONERS' INQUESTS - The following inquest has been held before Mr. CARLYON, county coroner; On Tuesday last, at Redruth, on the body of John PRAED, aged forty years. The deceased was a smith, and worked at Wheal Buller mine. On Friday week, he was employed with a young man named Thomas KNEEBONE, in breaking up a bar of iron into lengths of about seventeen inches for the purpose of making bolts, and in breaking the last two lengths of the bar, one of the pins flew up and struck the deceased in the forehead, and knocked him down. He did not appear to be seriously hurt, but on his calling at Mr. PRICE's, the mine-doctor, in the evening, that gentleman found there was considerable depression of the [ox frantic?], and on a consultation with Mr. MICHELL and Mr. HICHENS, it was deemed necessary to remove the bone without further delay. This was accordingly done. The dura mater had also been injured by the pressure of the bone, and there was reason to apprehend an injury to the br! ain also. After the operation had been performed, the deceased was desired to go home and remain in bed, and had he attended to the advice of the medical gentlemen, there is no doubt he would have done well. He however went to the mine the following day and acted very imprudently. The consequence was that inflammation set in and he died on Sunday evening. Verdict, "accidental death." . The following inquest has been held before Mr. HICHENS, county coroner; On Friday last, at Trew, in the parish of Breage, on the body of Eliza BLEE, sixteen years of age. It appeared that between four and five weeks since, the deceased when working at Wheal Vor, quarreled with a lad, a fellow worker. She gave him a sound drubbing and he struck her on the head with a stick. A bump in the head succeeded the blow and soon afterwards she complained of illness, but got better. On Thursday she died. Some talk prevailing about the blow, a post mortem examination was made by Messrs. Wearne and Roskruge, of Helston, surgeons to the mine, and an inquest was held. It appeared that although these gentlemen found some slight congestion of the brain, that congestion was no more than might have been caused by typhoid fever, which prevailed in the neighbourhood and of which in all probability she died. A verdict of "died from natural causes" was returned.

Hello Judy,   Sorry, I got my dates wrong.  If the John ROWE on the 1851 census is your William's father, then he would have been born about 1795 at Gulval not 1785 (senior moment!).    This is the 1851 census.  Is this the right family?   Address: Croft, Ludgvan John ROWE 56  Farmer of 7 acres  Gulval Alice ROWE 50   Lelant Ann ROWE  30 Tin Stamps woman Lelant John ROWE  25 Tin miner  Lelant Richard ROWE 17 Tin miner  Lelant Mary ROWE 13 Emp. at home Lelant Ruth ROWE  11 Emp. at home  Lelant Ann ROWE grandau  4  Lelant William ROWE son 7 Emp. at home Lelant Isaac ROWE so 4 Lelant   This is the 1841 census entry for the same family:   Address: Polpots, Uny Lelant John ROWE  45 Tin miner Alice ROWE  40 Ann ROWE 20 Tin Dresser Thomas ROWE 15 Tin M John ROWE  14  Tin M Gartrude ROWE 10 Alice ROWE 9 Richard ROWE  7 Bitha ROWE  6 Mary ROWE 4 Ruth ROWE  2 Leah ROWE 1     Do you have a specific reason for thinking that this John's father was William?  I notice that John and Alice named their eldest son Thomas and their eldest daughter Ann.   The oldest son and daughter were often named after their paternal grandparents.     There is a baptism at Gulval 02 Oct 1796 William son of Thomas ROW (at this date spelling was very haphazard as most people were illiterate and there were very few dictionaries around - the parish clerk just wrote what he heard.  People weren't even consistent when spelling their own name - Shakespeare is the famous example, he signed his name differently on every surviving document!)   There is a marriage at Gulval 19 Jun 1790 Thomas ROW and Ann EDDY.   This supports the custom of naming children after grandparents.     If the 1851 census is your family then I think that it is far more likely that John ROWE was the son of Thomas and Ann than of William and Jane.   Regards,   Joy  ________________________________ From: Judy Jarve <[email protected]> To: Joy Langdon <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 22:39 Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] William ROWE mystery Hi Joy so good to hear from someone as this is getting really depressing. I ampositve about William and Mary Catherine EDDY and I am positive about John and Alice ROWE. Now I am doubting John's father William who married Jane GRIBBLE, now, and if I can verify that maybe it will give me a better lead on his father, William Rowe. The parish record says THAT William is the son of William ROWE.  But is that my William????? It is hard to gather facts when one is so far the the records and have to rely on Mormon records and info from friends to get clues. I had 5 people give me the same wrong clue. Maybe that's why I am stalled. Three of them were reliable searchers, too. I'm going to have to purge the William Rowe and Susannah Michell work from my genealogy program and files. What a job. That will have to wait until after Christmas as I will be gone for a month. I really appreciate any comments on this problem as I said, it is a "brick wall". One friend sent me a list of William Rowe baptisms from 1745 to 1755 and now I find that that list is even incomplete. Is it possible that Susannah Michell married twice? Judy

WEST BRITON AND CORNWALL ADVERTISER 19 DECEMBER 1856 – transcribed by Julia Mosman . LOCAL INTELLIGENCE . READINGS OF "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN" - On Monday evening, Mrs. M.E. WEBB, a coloured native of Philadelphia, gave at the Assembly-room, Truro, a public reading of a new version of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," arranged by the authoress Mrs. H.B. STOWE. Mrs. Webb is the daughter of a Spanish gentleman and a female slave from Virginia; and in July last she arrived in this country, and read this arranged version of Mrs. Stowe's celebrated work, at the Duchess of Sutherland's in London, before a distinguished assemblage of the nobility; since which she has given her readings, with equal success, in some of the large provincial towns. Mrs. Webb's readings on Monday night were distinguished by much feeling and intelligence; and in the dialogues her flexible voice enabled her to individualise the characters with effect. The "readings", however, do not seem to have been appreciated by the public of Truro, there being a much smaller audience than might have been expected. [By another article in this issue, there was a "gale" blowing, which greatly affected shipping - and evidently attendance at entertainments.] CONCERT AT ST. AUSTELL - Miss Louisa Foote HAY's concert, on Tuesday last, was thinly attended, but those present were highly pleased with her sweetness of voice and artistic ability. The "Emigrant’s Farewell" and the "Queen of the May" were loudly applauded, and repeated on the call of the audience. Miss Alice HAY was especially successful in "Rory O'More" and the "Dashing White Sergeant," which songs were greeted with an encore. ST. COLUMB HARMONIC SOCIETY - This society gave its seventh concert on Wednesday evening the 10th inst., when the spacious room was crowded to excess with a respectable audience, and every part went off with considerable éclat, many of the pieces being encored, especially the glees. It may appear to be invidious to single one performer as having done well, when all no doubt did their best; but we cannot refrain from expressing our high appreciation of the performances of Miss M. COAD and Miss M.A. BARRY, who in their several parts displayed so much good taste and execution. The society was much assisted by the services of Messrs. MALLETT and WIDDON, of Wadebridge; and it should be observed that Mr. James RICHARDS was, as usual, successful in every part, whether on the violin or piano-forte. His execution and his fine voice render him a great acquisition to these concerts, and the inhabitants of St. Columb and the neighbourhood cannot but feel thankful to him for his services! in relieving the monotony of a St. Columb winter's evening. It is, however, much to be desired that he could meet with a better second violin to accompany him - a result which would add to the efficiency of the instrumental part of these concerts. . CLERICAL INTOLERANCE - Under this heading a correspondent writes us a long narrative, in which he states that for many years past the members of the Penny Clothing Club, in the parish of Altarnun, have been permitted to select their own goods where they thought proper, either in their own parish or at Launceston, and invariably about three-fourths of the whole number have taken their goods of Mr. HICKS, shopkeeper, who lives in the village of Altarnun. . The treasurer of the club, however, having been superseded in the office of constable of the parish by Mr. Hicks, there has been some misunderstanding, and the Rev. R. H. TRIPP, the vicar of the parish, and chairman of the clothing club, has taken part against Mr. Hicks, who is a Wesleyan local preacher; and on the 1st instant, the chairman and treasurer of the clothing club met and came to the resolution that "all the members of the club shall go to Launceston for parcels," a distance of from eight to twelve miles each way from the residence of the various members of the society. . Opposition arose in the parish to the course taken by the vicar, and when the members, according to custom, attended to pay their monthly contributions, many of them refused to go to Launceston for their goods, considering that the endeavour of the vicar to make them do so was an arbitrary power over the club which he had no right to assume. . It appears there was great confusion at the meeting, and our correspondent gives a long account of the altercation which took place between some of the club and Mr. Tripp. We insert, however, only the general statement given above, and think the parties had better endeavour to compose their differences, and live amicably together in the parish, as in years past. It would be a subject of regret to find a useful club broken up through differences of this kind. . UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON - At the late annual general meeting of the University College Medical Society, for the nomination of officers for the ensuing year, we observe that Mr. Edwin ANDREW, M.B., whom we mentioned in our last number as having obtained the assistant surgeoncy to St. Pancras Infirmary, has had the honour to be elected president. . THE LATE MRS CURGENVEN - A correspondent informs us that the husband of this aged lady (whose death in her 105th year we noticed last week) Captain Richard CURGENVEN, R.N., obtained his rank of post-captain for his services in Lord Rodney's celebrated action with Admiral LeGrasse, in 1782. His death took place considerably more than a half a century ago. Among her junior relatives, was her nephew-in-law, the Rev. William CURGENVEN, who for forty-six years was rector of Lamorran, and who reached the age of seventy-eight; him also, she has several years outlived. . HELSTON - On Friday last, the Loe Pool was broken at the bar. For several days previously relays of men were employed in cutting through the shingle, which in consequence of not having been broken for three years, was a work of great difficulty. The whole of the valley for nearly two miles presents a very desolate aspect, from the great accumulation of deposit from the country above. The mine at Nansloe is now being proceeded with, the sett for working it having been recently granted. . ENCLOSING CALLINGTON COMMON - Lord Ashburton having, as Lord of the Manor, applied to the Enclosure Commissioners for permission, under the Enclosure Act, to enclose the above common, a meeting was held before one of the commissioners, Mr. LANGWORTHY, at Golding's Hotel, Callington, on Friday last, when the various parties interested in the common rights, attended to establish their claims. Mr. BOGER (firm of Boger and Bewes) attended on behalf of Mr. George STRODE, of Newsham, who holds large property in the neighbourhood, and in consequence of that gentleman entering a claim for one-third of the manorial rights under the ancient deeds of Kellington land, by which a portion of the property had descended to his client, the meeting was adjourned to give Mr. Boger time to prove his claim, the commissioner contenting himself with merely visiting the disputed property. . LISKEARD CHRISTMAS FAIR - This fair, held on Monday last, was a good one. Fat bullocks sold at from 60s. to 63s. per cwt.; sheep, 6yd. to 6 ½ d. per lb. Store cattle were in demand. . REWARDS FOR PILOTS' SERVICES - During the late gales, the brig "Mars" (the captain of which was committed last week for murder) was brought into Penzance pier, having thirty inches of water in her hold. The Mousehole pilots claimed GBP 200 for their services, which claim is not yet settled. When the gale was at its height on Tuesday morning week, at daybreak, a barque was observed off Mousehole Island in distress. The life boat was got out at Penzance and conveyed to Newlyn, where it was manned by Newlyn and Penzance men and launched. . Previously, however, two Newlyn boats (one of them Capt. CLELAND's) put off at the hazard of the lives of their crews, and boarded the barque, which proved to be the "Alice Thompson," of South Shields, of 308 tons register, from Madras and Poondy, laden with rice and red wood for London. The crew were utterly exhausted, and but for this timely assistance the vessel must have gradually drifted ashore on the beach near Newlyn. She was anchored, and about four o'clock the same afternoon came into the harbour. The pilots and boats' crews received GBP 88 for their services. . The barque "General Bertrand," Le COMPTE, from Sierra Leone for Ronen, with palm oil, ground nuts and benne-seed, was brought in by Abraham STEVENS, licensed Scilly pilot No. 11, of the pilot cutter "Atlantic," a complete wreck - with decks swept and all hands worn out with fatigue. She had only been saved by the Scilly men at great risk. The "General Bertrand" lost a man overboard. She will discharge at Penzance and repair. . The captain promised the pilots, at the time when they thought they could not possibly save his vessel and cargo, GBP 300 if they brought him safely into port, and that sum has been paid them by Lloyds agent at Penzance, Mr. R. PEARCE. Although a promise at sea is not binding on land, the captain would not retract his word. . The brig "African," FRANKLIN, from London with a general cargo for the river Gambia, came in. She was struck by a heavy sea on the 7th, and during the nights of the 8th and 9th, was dismasted in a hurricane. She has bulwarks stove and has lost foremast, bowsprit, and main-top-mast, with all their sails, rigging and gear. Two Mousehole pilot luggers boarded the "African," when they got a jury-foremast rigged, canvas set, and brought her in. GBP 250 was agreed to be paid the Mousehole men for their services. . FIRE - About twelve o'clock on the night of the 11th instant, as police-constable GAY was going down Pydar Street, Truro, he saw a strong light in a house occupied by William BRAY, labourer, and smoke was at the time issuing from the windows. He knocked at the door and called "fire", and then lifted the window and got in, but the room was so full of smoke that he could not remain there. Shortly afterwards, Bray opened the door, and he and his family rushed into the street, not stopping to dress themselves. The fire was soon extinguished by the policeman and Bray; it broke out in consequence of some articles of clothing having been placed before the fire to dry when Bray and his family went to bed; and they were all asleep when the policeman knocked at the door. Had the fire been burning ten minutes longer, it could not have been stopped without the use of engines. . TYWARDREATH PETTY SESSIONS - On Monday last, John MARTIN of Fowey, van proprietor, was informed against by Mr. JOHNSON, Supervisor of Excise, for having let his van to hire on a day then named, he not being duly licensed to do so. The case was proved and a fine of GBP 25 imposed. . TRURO POLICE - On Saturday last, William THOMAS, a gardener, was charged with stealing a quantity of potatoes from Mr. Thomas COLLINS, Church Lane, Truro. The case was remanded until Monday, and then heard before the Mayor and Mr. Paddon. [Mr. Collins rents a small farm at Newham, where there is a farm house, three rooms of which were rented by Thomas. Adjoining Thomas' kitchen was a cellar for potatoes &c., the door of which was secured by a staple and padlock. On several occasions Collins missed some potatoes, and at looking at the door on Saturday, noticed the staple had been drawn. Mr. Thomas was not at home, but his sister-in-law was there, and Mr. Collins told her about the break-in. She said she knew nothing about it, but when Collins went upstairs, he saw a bag and a basket on the floor, and saw potatoes in them. He gave information to Mr. NASH, police superintendent, who went to the place where Thomas was at work, near Penair, and took him into custody.] Thomas was! committed for trial at the sessions. . On Wednesday, before the Mayor, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Nankivell, and Mr. Paddon, Charles LEVY, furniture broker &c. of Kenwyn-street, Truro, was summoned for assaulting Catherine, the wife of Zacharias ANDREW, of Kenwyn-street, who carries on a similar business very near Levy. From complainant's statement, it appeared that on the 15th instant, a man from the country was in Mrs. Andrew's shop to buy furniture; but shortly afterwards, he left and went into Levy's shop. Mrs. Andrew followed, and also went into Levy's shop, waiting, as she said, for the man to come out and finish the business with her. . She further said that Levy, without speaking a word, took hold of her, threw her out of the doorway, struck her a violent blow on the side with his fist, and threw after her a cast-iron boiler, which struck her in the back so severely that she was motionless two or three minutes afterwards. Mary NORTHEY, of Daniell Street, stated that she witnessed the assault. Mr. EDWARDS, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the defendant, and called two of Mr. Levy's assistants, who stated that they saw no assault committed. The magistrates, however, were satisfied that the charge had been proved, and they fined defendant 10s. and costs, or one month's imprisonment; the fine was immediately paid. . John GIDLEY, of Pydar-street, was charged with having assaulted his wife on the 14th instant. Last Sunday and on other occasions he had beaten her, even when she had a child in her arms. When he beat her on the 14th, she came to the police station, and said her life was in danger from his threats and ill-usage. On Wednesday last, however, she begged the magistrates to allow her to withdraw the charge, as he had promised not to ill-treat her again. The charge was therefore allowed for the time to stand over. . REDRUTH COUNTY COURT - At this court held on the 10th and 11th inst., there were 225 new plaints entered and seventeen commitment summonses. There were 106 orders, a great number of which were consents, and the remaining 119 were either paid into court before the return day or arranged out of court. None of the cases presented any feature of public interest. . CHARGE OF BURGLARY - On Friday last, at Penzance, before Mr. T.S. BOLITHO, county magistrate, Richard and Frances PELLEW, and Josiah JAMES, of Kirtenwood, St. Erth, were charged with having been concerned in a burglary in that parish on the Tuesday night previous. . Early on Wednesday morning it was found that the farm house of Mr. James TREWHELLA, at Treganhorne, had been broken into. The dairy looks on a waste plot of ground behind the house, and thirty or forty yards from it is a public pathway. The bars which protect the dairy window had been forced off, apparently with an iron bar, and this, with the marks on the sill, shewed that the thieves had obtained an entrance through the window. . Sixty pounds of pork in pickle, a sack of flour, and a pot of lard had been carried off. The sack that had contained the flour was found outside the dairy window, and a piece of ribbon in a basket in the dairy. Footsteps were perceptible outside the window but not clear enough to trace. The night being stormy the rogues accomplished their work without disturbing Mr. Trewhella or any member of his family. . >From information received, superintendent ARMITAGE, of the West Cornwall Railway police, went and searched the houses of James and Pellew. He found some pork in James's house, not concealed. In Pellew's, on going upstairs, the officer found Frances Pellew lying on a bed, pretending to be in a fit. After a hard struggle she was lifted off the bed, when underneath her was found a gown, and in it thirteen pieces of pork, which were identified by Mrs. Trewhella and her niece. Frances Pellew was committed to the assizes for trial; Richard Pellew and Josiah James were discharged. . CORONERS INQUESTS - Inquests have been held before Mr. Hichens, county coroner: On the 11th inst., in the parish of Breage, on the body of Jenifer READ, aged 41 years, who was found lying on the floor of the kitchen of her dwelling-house on the preceeding day. She had shortly before been at the house of a neighbour for some milk, apparently in perfect health, and from the short time that had elapsed must have fallen almost immediately on her return therefrom. Verdict, "natural death." . On the following day in the parish of Illogan, on the body of George FOLLY, aged about seven years. The deceased was employed on the preceding day driving the horses before a plough, when the horses took fright and ran off with the plough, when the horses took fright and ran off with the plough, whereby the deceased's clothes became entangled therein, and he was drawn a considerable distance on the ground, and received such injuries as to cause his death on the same day. Verdict, "Accidental death." . On Tuesday last, in the parish of Crowan, on the body of Michael GUILLINNANE, aged 50 years. The deceased was an Irishman, but had lived in Crowan for some years earning a livelihood by dealing in rags and bones. He was quite well on Saturday last, and was at Redruth following his occupation, but early on Sunday morning he awoke and complained of being unwell, and died in about an hour after. Verdict, "natural death." . On the same day in the parish of Phillack, on the body of John PHILLIPS, aged 69 years. The deceased was a surface labourer at Great Wheal Alfred mine in that parish, and was at the mine on the 15th assisting in the removal of a capstan rope from the capstan when he was struck by some part of the machinery and knocked into the crank pit, whereby he received such injuries as occasioned his death on the same day. Verdict, "accidental death." . The following inquests have been held before Mr. Goo., county coroner: On the 25th ult., at Kilkhampton, on the body of a little boy named Daniel DAYMAN, eight years old, who, whilst playing with some children near a quarry pit, accidentally fell in and was drowned. Verdict, "accidental death," and the jury were unanimously of opinion that the committee of works, in connection with the new Methodist schoolroom, had been unmindful of their duty in not securing the entrance to the premises, which they requested might be effectually done immediately, and so to be kept for the future. . On the 11th instant, in the parish of Poundstock, on the body of Mary PARMINGTON, aged seventy-two. The deceased was a widow, residing in a cottage by the roadside, with another woman called Mary CONGDON, who had gone out to work at eight o'clock in the morning, leaving the deceased in bed and alone in the house. About twelve o'clock, James SLEEMAN, a farmer of Week St. Mary, was passing the premises, and observed smoke issuing from the door, which induced him to go to the spot, where he found the deceased lying on her back on the floor, with her clothes burning. He immediately extinguished the fire, and called to his assistance Mrs. BRAY, a neighbour. Mr. JUKE, surgeon, was also in attendance, but the deceased was so much burnt that she expired about half-past four o'clock the same afternoon. Verdict, "accidental death." The injuries which the poor woman had received were of such a serious nature that she was unable to state how the accident had occurred. . INTERNATIONAL NEWS . By the Journal de Constantinople, we learn that a Persian proclamation has been issued, accepting the war declared by England. The same authority states that the English have already taken possession of the Isles of Ormus and Karrack. The Russian troops are concentrated on the Araxes. Letters have been received which allege that the Russian intervention will be carried into effect as soon as Prince Bariantinski, the Governor General of the Caucasus, shall have been officially informed of the disembarkation of the English at Bushire. . A letter from Paris, dated Tuesday evening, in the Morning Herald, says: "It is believed here that the difficulty between England and Persia is in a fair way of being settled in Constantinople. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe has, it is said, arranged the whole with Feroukh Kahn, the Persian Ambassador, who came furnished with full powers for the purpose."

Hi Joy so good to hear from someone as this is getting really depressing. I am positve about William and Mary Catherine EDDY and I am positive about John and Alice ROWE. Now I am doubting John's father William who married Jane GRIBBLE, now, and if I can verify that maybe it will give me a better lead on his father, William Rowe. The parish record says THAT William is the son of William ROWE.  But is that my William????? It is hard to gather facts when one is so far the the records and have to rely on Mormon records and info from friends to get clues. I had 5 people give me the same wrong clue. Maybe that's why I am stalled. Three of them were reliable searchers, too. I'm going to have to purge the William Rowe and Susannah Michell work from my genealogy program and files. What a job. That will have to wait until after Christmas as I will be gone for a month. I really appreciate any comments on this problem as I said, it is a "brick wall". One friend sent me a list of William Rowe baptisms from 1745 to 1755 and now I find that that list is even incomplete. Is it possible that Susannah Michell married twice? Judy --- On Tue, 12/11/12, Joy Langdon <[email protected]> wrote: From: Joy Langdon <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] William ROWE mystery To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 6:35 AM Hello Judy,   It is the Redruth baptism that I am wondering about.    I think I have found your William and Mary C Eddy on the 1851 census.   William is 28 born Lelant.  Is this the correct family?   Looking for William in the 1851 census, I found John Rowe, wife Alice, with a son William aged 7 born Lelant, living at Croft, Ludgvan which seems to fit.   John Rowe's age is 56 and his birthplace is Gulval.    There are two baptisms at Gulval which are possibles: 13 Jun 1784 John ROWE son of John 13 Aug 1786 John ROWE son of William   Regards, Joy  ________________________________ From: Judy Jarve <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 5:14 Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] William ROWE mystery   Hello again, I went back to my old records and went through everything. Backtracking - I have a marriage certificate for William ROWE and Mary Catherine EDDY that were married April 29, 1865, Ludgvan Parish, Penzance District.. I knew people who knew them. In England Marriages, 1538-1973 for Mary Catherine EDDY it lists William's father as John ROWE. Back again -  In the Parish of Redruth, John ROWE of Redruth Parish married Alice EDWARDS  of Lelant by banns on 10 April, 1820, marriage #65 Page 22 - Marriages in the Parish of Uny Lelant. Found tombstone in Lelant Parish churchyard. Back again - Redruth Parish copy of Redruth Christenings Page 197 - John, the son of William and Jane ROWE 11 Aug 1799.  England, Births and Christenings John Rowe father William Rowe, mother Jane. The marriage of William ROWE and Jane GRIBBLE of Redruth Parish  married by banns on 03 feb, 1799 . Witnesses were William Rowe and Edward Lemon. Note: Redruth FP197/1/9 I also came across the Redruth parish entry that said William, the son of William Rowe. I am starting to doubt my William Rowe who married Jane(Jenefer, James) Gribble? Now, I have a headache!! Judy --- On Sun, 12/9/12, Tony Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: From: Tony Bennett <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] William ROWE - more To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, December 9, 2012, 4:42 AM Hi Judy Yet more on this!  You say "I have been suspecting for a long time that Susannah was a MICHELL".  Have you looked on the Cornwall OPC site?  The marriage in 1775 is there (Susannah Mitchell). In Redruth these two burials look extremely promising: William ROWE buried 2 Jun 1818, aged 69 [therefore born about 1749]; Susanna ROWE buried 9 Jan 1819, aged 61 [therefore born about 1758]. best wishes Tony Tony Bennett Cheshire, UK ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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