Hi Bill, Thanks for the information. I am interested as Thomas and Catherine Curnow were my 8th Gr Grandparents. Do you know what Catherine's birth name is? Is Thomas's Father also Thomas bn ca 1568?----Bob Marhenke On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:31:14 -0400 "Bill Curnow" <wjcurnow@kernow.com> writes: > Pat, > > Thanks for the interesting comment. > > The Curnow clan does not appear to be one of the ancient families of > > Penwith. They seem to have first appeared at Towednack during the > 16th > century, most likely having relocated from St. Keverne or vicinity. > Their > initial "beachhead" at Towednack was at or near Embla, so the Curnow > folks > you knew at Amalebrea (or Amalebra as the OS prefers) in the mid > 20th > century were within a kilometer or so of where their ancestors had > planted a > stake in the ground 4 centuries before. The earliest Curnow family > > reasonably well documented at Towednack was headed by Thomas Curnow > > (1588-1643) and his wife Catherine. At this stage of our never > ending > Curnow Family Tree Project, more than 42 thousand descendants of > their > marriage have been identified, and the 16th generation is beginning > to > assemble. > > > Bill Curnow > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Banks" <tencreek@tpg.com.au> > To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:34 AM > Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] West Briton, 19 Sep 1851, > BMDs,CURNOW/SEMMENS > marriage at Ludgvan > > > > Hi Bill > > > > There were Curnow's at Amalebra when I was last there just after > the war. > > In Gulval I'm finding the ancestors of girls I went to school with > - > > living > > then on the same farm. > > > > Cheers > > > > Pat > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill > Curnow > > Sent: Wednesday, 21 July 2010 6:30 PM > > To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] West Briton, 19 Sep 1851, > BMDs,CURNOW/SEMMENS > > marriage at Ludgvan > > > > The West Briton (Friday, 19 Sep 1851) included the following > marriage > > announcement: > > > >> Marriages > >> > >> At Ludgvan, on Saturday last, Mr. John CURNOW, of Towednack, to > Miss > >> Elizabeth SEMMONS, of the former parish. > > > > > > The groom was actually William Blytho CURNOW (1830-1901, s/o James > CURNOW > > & > > Dorothy BOLITHO). He was born at Amalebrea, Towednack on 01 Nov > 1830 and > > died in the small community of Mustard, near Webster, Washington > County, > > Pennsylvania on 15 Aug 1901. > > > > Elizabeth SEMMENS was baptized at Ludgvan on 25 Oct 1829, d/o > Pascoe > > SEMMENS > > > > & Elizabeth CURNOW. She and her husband were first cousins, once > removed. > > The couple had at least one child, a daughter Elizabeth born in > 1853. > > > > The marriage did take place at Ludgvan on 13 Sep 1851, and the > event was > > registered at Penzance during 3Q1851. Following Elizabeth's death > (where > > and when are unknown), William remarried in Pennsylvania in 1874. > > > > > > Bill Curnow > > Ludgvan OPC > > Port Charlotte, FL, USA > > > > ------------------------------- > > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > 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 > > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > 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 > > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > 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 > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ____________________________________________________________ Need an Online Degree? Earn an Accredited Degree From a Top Online University. Self Paced! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c471573cb5c164b63m02duc