Let me add a bit to the plot by noting that John Trevenen POLKINGHORNE was first married to Elizabeth AKERMAN, elder sister of Mary AKERMAN. Their marriage took place at Madron on 10 Dec 1844. Elizabeth's death was reported by The West Briton on Friday, 16 Jul 1847: "At Penzance, on Saturday last, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. J. T. POLKINHORNE, grocer, and eldest daughter of the Rev. J. Akerman, Wesleyan minister, aged [illegible] years." Widower JTP then married Mary AKERMAN on 26 Mar 1849 with the event reported by The West Briton (Friday, 30 Mar 1849): "At Penzance, on Monday last, Mr. J. T. Polkinghorne, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Rev. J. Akerman." Mary, his second wife, died at Port Natal. The Rev. James AKERMAN was alive for the first marriage and deceased prior to the second. His death was reported by The West Briton (Friday, 21 Apr 1848): "At Penzance, on the 13th instant, the Rev. James AKERMAN, aged 61 years, for thirty-nine of which he was a consistent and highly respected Wesleyan minister." Bill Curnow Port Charlotte, FL, USA