Does anyone on the List know of this Thomas Polglase ? I have researched the Polglase family but have never found a christening date for him or managed to found out any details of his family. I believed he married Jane Allen on 5 DEC 1835 in Sithney. Jane was buried in Breage on 15 NOV 1843. They had a daughter called Mary Jane Polglase in 1838 but she disappears after the 1841 census. Regards Peter Lane Essex, UK cfhs 11761 MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE - On the morning of Thursday, the 9th inst., as some persons were proceeding from Helston to Penrose, they found a hat on the banks of the Loe Pool, and on further search, some part of a gig was seen above water. A boat belonging to the Rev. CANON ROGERS, of Penrose, was quickly brought to the spot, and after dredging about for some time, they discovered, in about eight feet of water, the lifeless body of THOMAS POLGLASE, a driver employed at the Angel Inn, Helston. >From every appearance he must have been dead for many  hours. On the previous evening, (Wednesday) deceased left Penrose House about seven o'clock (where he had driven Mr. REGINALD ROGERS) for Helston, and it is supposed that when the horse, which was a spirited one, had to take the water, which overflowed the road, it became restive, and must have got off the road into deep water, precipitating the driver at the same time out of the gig, who was so heavily clad as to render it impossible to save himself, and both man and horse were drowned. The unfortunate man had driven over the same road in the morning, but the water had risen nearly two feet during the day and so completely covered some parts of the road as to render it difficult to find the road. The deceased was forty-one years of age, and was a sober, careful man, and a good servant. It is rather remarkable that two relatives of the deceased, of the same name as himself, an uncle and a cousin, were both drowned, and a brother of his was killed in Truro some time ago. It appears that the accident happened in the parish of Sithney, which is in the jurisdiction of MR. HICHENS, one of the county coroners, but the body was taken to deceased's residence in Helston, which raised a difference of opinion as to the right of inquiry between Mr. Hichens and Mr. ROSKRUGE, the borough coroner, and eventually each coroner empanelled a jury and held an investigation. Mr. Hichens held his inquiry first, and a verdict of "found drowned" was returned. Mr. Roskruge, conceiving that the 6th Victoria c.12 gave him jurisdiction, intimated by letter to the county coroner that he should also hold an inquest, and it is stated that he intends to take the opinion of the Queen's Bench on the subject, by moving to quash Mr. Hichens's inquisition. Mr. Hichens, however, affirms his right to hold the inquest, interpreting the meaning of the act to be, that the Corner whose jurisdiction extends to the place where the body was lying at the time of death, shall hold the inquiry thereon. -------------------------------------------------------------- Sent with "Me-Mail", Boltblue's FREE mobile messaging service. http://www.boltblue.com