Glynis How wonderful you have items passed down in the family from Cornwall. Graham is also onlist and will perhaps see your post but I will contact him too. If anyone on list has any of these Bible Christian Magazines, Graham and I would welcome transcribers. Cheers Rita Bone Kopp OPC St Stephen in Brannel and St Mewan http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~boneplace/index.html Past Co-transcriber and current webmaster for West Briton newspaper http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wbritonad/ Co-transcriber and webmaster for Bible Christen Magazine http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~biblechristianmag/title.html Transcriber for the CRO Tithes indexing project and OPC Database ----- Original Message ----- From: <cornish-gen-request@rootsweb.com> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 3:00 AM Subject: CORNISH-GEN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 101 > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fw: BIBLE CHRISTIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL (Clay Glyn) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 06:15:13 +0200 > From: "Clay Glyn" <kwikmark@telkomsa.net> > Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Fw: BIBLE CHRISTIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL > To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <003901cabdac$c91dd300$0300000a@glynispc> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Glynis > To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 1:28 PM > Subject: BIBLE CHRISTIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL > > > Hi Rita, > > I have just looked at your website links and see that you are a > Co-transcriber and webmaster for Bible Christen Magazine. > > My decendanta come from Camborne and my gt gt grandfather William COCK was > a Superintendent in and around 1903 for the Bible Christian Sunday School > in Camborne. > > I have two books in my possession presented to my grandfather William > James COCK called "One and All" a autobiography of Sir Richard TANGYE and > another book "The Swiss Family Robinson" which was presented by the Bible > Christian Sunday School to him. > > I also have a book on Billy BRAY by F.W. BOURNE called "The King's Son", A > memoir of Billy BRAY" > > When my COCK family came out to South Africa in the early 1920's they > still had very strong connections with the family back in Camborne. They > brought these books and others out which I eventually inherited. > > My father was born in SA, his name was William Leslie Ernest COCK. His > sister Dorothy Tremecna COCK received a book from "The United Methodist > Church" in 1921, Trelowarren Street. > > If I go through the shelves in my home, I most probable will find other > books from Cornwall. > > I have been lead to believe that William COCK (my gt gt grandfather) was > also a Lay Preacher, but not sure when. When he died on 31 July 1931 - > see write up: > > "Mr. COCK was also one of the first members of the Camborne Volunteer Fire > Brigade which was formed many years ago under Capt. Joshia ROWE. > > > > He was connected with the old Bible Christian Chapel of which he filled > many offices. Having been steward, Sunday school secretary and > superintendent and a member of the choir for 60 years. When the Bible > Christian Chapel closed down, he became associated with the Trelowarren > Street U.M.F. Church. > > > > The funeral was conducted by the rector Rev. G.B. Hooper." > > > > When his wife Arabelle COCK (nee THOMAS) died (my gt gt grandmother) the > notice in the paper was: > > "The FUNERAL OF Mrs ARABELLA COCK, aged 94 OF 27 VYVYAN STREET, CAMBORNE > TOOK PLACE ON 18 SEPTEMBER 1936 AT THE Camborne Parish Churchyard. The > Rev. A.A. Clinnick (curate) officiated." I also have more details on her > obituary, who attended, bearers etc. > > > > Just thought I would share this with the list. > > > > Regards, > > Glynis MILLETT-CLAY (nee COCK) > > South Africa. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the CORNISH-GEN list administrator, send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the CORNISH-GEN mailing list, send an email to > CORNISH-GEN@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > 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 > email with no additional text. > > > End of CORNISH-GEN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 101 > ******************************************* > >

Morning Rita, Thanks for your reply. I would like to know if there are any records of my gt gt grandfather William COCK in the early 1900's where he is mentioned. His son William John COCK my gt grandfather and his wife Lucy COCK were also members of the Bible Christian Church. Then my grandfather William James COCK is the lad who received these books as an award when his grandfather (William COCK above) was superintendent. My aunt Dorothy Tremeckna COCK also received a reward book when it became the United Methodist Church. I also have a photographic book by David THOMAS in my possession (1850-1920) where it shows a picture dating back to 1909 and a group of people standing in front of the new Trelowarren Street UMC. The other book I have is also of Camborne by David THOMAS which I am sure you may have. I have to go through my shelves again and see what other books I have on Cornwall with pictures as when my family came out to South Africa, they brought a lot of Cornish books, memoirs etc out with them. Regards, Glynis MILLETT-CLAY (nee COCK) SA ----- Original Message ----- From: Rita Kopp To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 2:38 AM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Bible Christian Glynis How wonderful you have items passed down in the family from Cornwall. Graham is also onlist and will perhaps see your post but I will contact him too. If anyone on list has any of these Bible Christian Magazines, Graham and I would welcome transcribers. Cheers Rita Bone Kopp OPC St Stephen in Brannel and St Mewan http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~boneplace/index.html Past Co-transcriber and current webmaster for West Briton newspaper http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wbritonad/ Co-transcriber and webmaster for Bible Christen Magazine http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~biblechristianmag/title.html Transcriber for the CRO Tithes indexing project and OPC Database >