West Briton & Cornwall Advertiser - transcribed by Bern Currie 29th October 1858 Births. At Helford Passage, on the 20th inst., the wife of Mr. T. VEALE, of the Ferry Boat Inn, of a son. At the Mount’s Bay Academy, Penzance, on the 22nd inst., the wife of Mr. T. Gordon TEAGUE, of a son. At Penzance, on the 23rd inst., the wife of Mr. William BARTLETT, of a son. At Mousehole, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr. AVERY, of the Mousehole Coast Guard Station, of a daughter. At Burly Grove, Gulval, on the 24th inst., the wife of – (sic) Ashton, Esq., of a son. At St. Ives, the wife of Mr. Benjamin ALLEN, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. William THOMAS, of a daughter. At Alembrea, Towednack, the wife of Mr. Jacob CURNOW, of a son. At Penderleath, Towednack, the wife of Mr. James THOMAS, of a son. At Hayle, the wife of Capt. RULE, of a son. At Rosewarne, Gwinear, the wife of Mr. P. RULE, of a daughter. At Gwinear Downs, Gwinear, the wife of Mr. PENHALE, of a daughter; the wife of Mr. S. AXFORD, of a son; and the wife of Mr. R. MOFFARD, of a son. At Gwinear, the wife of Mr. J. STEVENS, of a son. At Churchtown, Gwithian, the wife of Mr. J. PASCOE, of a son; the wife of Mr. W. SIMONS, of a son; and the wife of Mr. Melchisedec UREN, of a son. At Carharrach, on the 19th inst., the wife of Mr. William BEARD, of a daughter. At Illogan, on the 9th inst., the wife of the Rev. Thomas Prynn ANDREW, of a daughter. At Redruth, the wife of Mr. N. TRESTRAIL, of a son; the wife of Mr. W. MARTIN, of a son; the wife of Mr. W. JOHNS, of a daughter; and the wife of Mr. John TEAGUE, of a daughter. At Liskeard, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. John COATH, of a still born child. At Camelford, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. Charles HAWKEN, of a daughter. At Greylake, near Camelford. Lately, the wife of Mr. Nicholas PARNALL, of a son. At Benna Cottage, in the parish of Lanteglos by Camelford, on the 19th inst., the wife of Mr. Harry SECCOMBE, of a daughter. At Bodmin, on Monday last, the wife of Mr. George PASSMORE, jun., of a son. At St. Tudy, on the 21st inst., the wife of Mr. Richard LIDDICOAT, of a son. At Tottenham Green, Middlesex, on the 23rd inst., the wife of Mr. Henry George CHALKLEY, of a son. At Dinton, Bucks, on the 22nd inst., the wife of the Rev W. BORROW, of a daughter. Marriages. At Helston, on the 23rd inst., Mr. Henry BURNARD, to Miss Jane HAMMILL, of Newlyn East. At Camborne, on the 18th inst., Mr. John TYAKE, jun., of Gwinear, to Miss mary Jane PETHERICK. At St. Austell, on Sunday last, Mr. Thomas CHARLES, to Miss Jane Helen BOND, of Trenarren, in that parish. At Charlestown, on Monday last, Mr. Stephen PHILLIPS, to Miss Elizabeth Jane WALKEY. At Liskeard, on the 23rd inst., Jonathon COUCH, Esq., of Polperro, to Miss Sarah ROOSE, of the same place. At Bocastle, on the 21st inst., Mr. W. H. BOLTON, to Mrs. Mary Webber CORNISH, both of the parish of Lanteglos by Camelford. At Cardinham, on Saturday last, Mr. Andrew STEPHENS, to Miss Fanny VINCENT. At Stoke Damerel, on the 21st inst., by the Rev. J. St. AUBYN, M.A., Mr. P. N. ANDREWS, of the firm Messrs ANDREWS & Son, ironmongers, Devonport, to Elizabeth Jane, daughter of Mr. G. B. ORCHARD, of Rock Ferry, Cheshire. At St. Pancras Church, London, on the 23rd inst., Mr. John NORTHEY, formerly of Baldhu, near Truro, to May Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. John BLACK, of 53 George-street, Euston-square. Deaths At Falmouth, on the 22nd inst., Mary, wife of Mr. Edmund HANDCOCK, aged 23 years; on Sunday last, Miss JAMES, aged 65 years; on Wednesday last, Mr. John COOPER, aged 56 years; and on the 13th inst., Nicholas, second son of Mr. Thomas PIDWELL, of the firm of SEAWARD and CAPEL, Millwall, London, aged 23 years. At Helston, on Tuesday last, the wife of Mr. John GILBERT, aged 75 years; on Wednesday last, the infant son of Mr. William PENROSE; and on Saturday last, the infant son of Mr. John RALPH. At Penzance, on the 21st inst., Mary, wife of Mr. Joseph BARRETT, Comptroller of H.M. Customs, aged 38 years. At Newlyn, on the 21st inst., Mr. Philip CURNOW, aged 65 years; and on the 23rd inst., Sarah, widow of the late Mr. Edward LADNER, aged 66 years. At St. Ives, on Tuesday last, Mary, wife of Mr. William BERRIMAN, aged 79 years; and on Sunday last, Mr. William RICHARDS, aged 17 years. At East End Hayle, John Thomas, son of Mr. C. OLVER, aged 6 years; James, son of Mr. W. RICHARDS; Kate, only daughter of Mr. Arnold MURLEY, aged 3 years; and Emanuel, son of Mr. STEVENS, aged 2 years. At Ventonleague, Phillack, Mr. J. HONEYCHURCH, aged 30 years. At Guildford, Phillack, Mr, James RUTTER, aged 65 years. At Gwinear Road Station, near Hayle, Eliza, infant daughter of Mr. J. LAXTON. At Roseworthy, Gwinear, Mr. A. MITCHELL, aged 52 years. At Carharrack, on Sunday last, Martha, daughter of Mr. William JOSE, aged 6 years. At Camborne, on the 21st inst., Mr. Samuel SIMS, AGED 58 YEARS; ON Monday last, John, son of Mr. John PETERS, aged 9 years; on the same day, Walter, son of Mr. Walter WILLIAMS, aged 2 years; on the 23rd inst., Keturah, relict of the late Mr. Richard HENWOOD, aged 69 years; and on Tuesday last, Mr, Edward TEMBY, aged 61 years. At Redruth, on the 20th inst., John, second son of Capt, NANCARROW, of Great Wheal Busy, aged 6 years; on the 22nd inst., the wife of Mr. J. ODGERS, aged 71 years; on the 23rd inst., the widow of the late Mr. GOLDSWORTHY, aged 83 years; and on the same day, Grace, relict of the late Capt. D. Mc. KENNY, and mother of the Rev. John Mc. KENNY, Weslyan Minister, of Hull, aged 87 years. At Tregony, on the 18th inst., Mrs. Elizabeth BARNICOAT, aged 65 years. At Gonitor, in the parish of Ruanlanithorne, on Wednesday last, Catherine, daughter of Mr. William MERTYN, aged 18 years, At Charlestown, on Wednesday last, Ellen Jane, only daughter of Mr. John PARNALL, aged 2 years; and the infant daughter of Mr. James BLUNT. At St. Blazey, on the 23rd inst.,, Miss Maria COUCH. At Bodmin, on Saturday last, Mr. John RUNDLE, aged 51 years. At Cardinham, on Sunday last, Ellen, eldest daughter of Mr. John COLWELL, aged 9 years. At Newquay, on the 23rd inst., the wife of Mr. William OSBORNE, aged 28 years. At Pound, near Tavistock, on the 21st inst., Isabella Jane, BULLER, eldest daughter of Sir Anthony BULLER, in the 53rd year of her age. At Leamington, Warwickshire, on the 22nd inst., Agnes, wife of Mr. Thomas WILLIAMS, late of St. Columb, in this county, aged 65 years. At Windermere, Cumberland, on the 20th inst., at an advanced age, George FOX, Esq., Mr. FOX was for many years the highly respected manager of the extensive works at Perran Wharf, and was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. On the 19th inst., at sea, on board the sloop “Brothers,” of Nervin, North Wales, Ellis JONES, mate, aged 32 years, and Edward JONES, seaman, aged 18 years. Julia M.   West Briton Transcriptions, 1836-1856 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad St. Austell Area History and Genealogy at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell

The West Briton (Friday, 29 Oct 1858) reported the following birth at Towednack: "At Penderleath, Towednack, the wife of Mr. James THOMAS, of a son." A significantly different version of the same event appeared in The Royal Cornwall Gazette (Friday, 29 Oct 1858): "... and at Penderleath, in the same parish [Towednack], the wife of Mr. Thomas JAMES, of a son." While there is no record of a James THOMAS at Penderleath, Thomas JAMES and family were long term residents in that small community. The infant son may have been short lived, since he was not with his family at the 1861 or subsequent census enumerations. Bill Curnow Port Charlotte, FL, USA