Greetings. I noted James ROBERTS of Constantine in the list of Napoleonic War soldiers provided recently (many thanks for that) and I wonder whether anyone on the list is researching his family. I'm researching ROBERTS in Constantine and this is my thinking: I'm looking at William bapt. 1776, son James bapt. 1804, and his son William bapt. 1836. The naming pattern is traditional, i.e. Jas son of Wm named his first son after his father. It's entirely probable that William 1776 had a brother James young enough to go to war against Napoleon. The surname isn't indigenous but french, and it seems very likely that there was one immigrant to the village who started the whole family. Any takers? Phoebe

Have you tried looking on the Cornwall OPC database to work out how all the Roberts families interconnect? There is a James Roberts son of John and Margery 1775, James son of Richard and Ann 1782, James son of James and Ann 1786, James son of Henry and Phillis 1789. http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/ The name Robert became popular after the Norman invasion in 1066 and by the time surnames were being assigned (as late as the 16th century in some parts of Cornwall) there would have been local men with the name Robert whose children used the surname Roberts. The Cornwall OPC database has Roberts marriages and baptisms in Costantine from the 17th century. Regards, Joy Langdon ----Original message---- >From : cornish-gen@rootsweb.com Date : 25/02/2015 - 21:14 (GMTST) To : cornish-gen@rootsweb.com Subject : [CORNISH-GEN] ROBERTS, Constantine Greetings. I noted James ROBERTS of Constantine in the list of Napoleonic War soldiers provided recently (many thanks for that) and I wonder whether anyone on the list is researching his family. I'm researching ROBERTS in Constantine and this is my thinking: I'm looking at William bapt. 1776, son James bapt. 1804, and his son William bapt. 1836. The naming pattern is traditional, i.e. Jas son of Wm named his first son after his father. It's entirely probable that William 1776 had a brother James young enough to go to war against Napoleon. The surname isn't indigenous but french, and it seems very likely that there was one immigrant to the village who started the whole family. Any takers? Phoebe ------------------------------- 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

Phoebe, I have just noticed your message to the Group of a "James Roberts" of Constantine. I have a James Roberts baptised 10th June 1804 and married also at Constantine on the 9th February 1832 to my 2x great grand Aunt Elizabeth Oliver Richards (who was often called Betsy by the family and friends). They had 7 children, and James occupation was a Granite Mason. Could you email me off line at margaret@margbauer.com and I would like to know if we are in fact talking of the same James or not? Thankyou Margaret