I don't have access to any South Australia recordsRowena, but my Cornish miners went there first, before going to Victoria for gold mining just a few years before your James disappeared. Someone from the South Aust list may be helpful. There is a biographical index. Best of luck with it. Marg in Hervey Bay Qld. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rowena Gough" <rfgough@optusnet.com.au> To: <CORNISH-GEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 1:39 PM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] James Pascoe and Eliz Penhall / Penhale > Dear Listers > > I've found Pascoe relative (my GG grandfather's nephew) whose Cornish > family > believed he came to Australia. I have the Victorian indexes and just > checked > but no results. I also checked online indexes for New South Wales, Western > Australia and for New Zealand, and again no results. > Would anyone know of this family, or be able to help in any way? He was a > miner in Cornwall, and may have followed work in any of the Commonwealth > countries or the USA. I've not been able to trace them beyond the 1861 > Census. > He was James PASCOE bapt 25 Apr 1825, Ludgvan Cornwall to parents Richard > PASCOE and Grace GILLIS. > James married Elizabeth PENHALL Jul-Sep 1849 St Austell RD, and they had a > son in Cornwall, James born Jul-Sep 1854 St Austell RD. > > Elizabeth PENHALL (sometimes spelt Penhale) was bapt 28 Oct 1827 Phillack, > to parents Thomas PENHALE and Mary GILBART / GILBERT. > 1841 census: He is listed living at home with his parents at Currossowe, > Ludgvan, Richard, 50, miller, Garce 45, Mary 20, Richard 20 miner, James > 15 > miner, John 14 miller, William 10, Edward 8. > > 1851 census: living in Polgooth, St Mewan, James Head 26 tin miner born > Illogan, Elizabeth wife 24 born Phillick, Eliza sis-law 21 born Phillick, > and Mary Mtr-law 68 born Phillick. > 1861 census: living in Carnbrea, Illogan James Head 37 miner born Ludgvan, > Elizabeth wife 35 born Pheleich, James son 7 scholar born St Mewan. > Many thanks for any assistance. > Kind regards to all, > Rowena > In Melbourne

Hi Rowena, If you subscribe temporily to Aus-Sagen,there are a lot of helpful people who could do look ups for you South Aust. rgds Cj - Qld