According to the OPC parish page for Penzance, the parish of St Mary's did not exist until 1871. Before that, St Mary's was a chapelry for Madron. Given that, my guess is that when someone in 1861 listed birthplaces for 2 boys as Madron and St Mary's for the *new* William, they meant Scilly. As for why a blacksmith might go from Madron to Scilly, perhaps there was a shortage of blacksmith's and there was work available. In the 1851 census, there were only 4 blacksmiths in St Mary's, Scilly. One was 70 years old, and the other 3 were in their 50's. There were also two teenage apprentices. In the 1861 census, there were 9 blacksmiths and 2 apprentices. Joanne Toronto, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "hainesc via" <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> To: <diane.donohue@btinternet.com>; <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] WILLIAM PERRY I just checked Ancestry and not there in Scilly. He is in the 1851 with his family in Gulval area. I checked deaths in 1853 and can't find him anywhere. I checked the West Briton from August thru end of year with no report of death. The only one is the 7 year old from Scilly living in St.Mary's. His 2 brothers born before the next William Henry were born before William goes missing. He died in August and the next William was baptized in Nov of 1853. Which to me made sense because he wasn't gone til after they were born then he died and the next boy got named William again with middle name Henry??? But what about the burial? Did people go on vacations? Did he drown in the water? Why no story in the paper? Where else can I check? My new cousin in Tasmania descends from William Henry. I come from the youngest male, Alfred. thanks Diane for your ideas! > Just a thought. > Is there a William Perry on the 1851 Census for Isles of Scilly ? > Just got into this thread so apologise it has already been suggested. > Diane > ------------------------------- > 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 > Carolyn Haines Holt, MI 48842 ------------------------------- 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