Hello, Earlier this year St Agnes Museum bought a tiny book on the Life and Experience of Thomas Mitchell of St Agnes. It describes his experiences in the marines during the Spanish War in 1740 and the War with France in 1744. I have transcribed the book for the benefit of our Members, but I am now trying to research his BMD details. I have found his baptism and burial details in the St Agnes Parish records, but am struggling with his marriage since he got married in or around Plymouth. He was baptised in St Agnes in March 1717, but left home aged 22, so possibly in 1739/40. He says that he was in America in about March 1743, when he learned that war had been declared on France. He then returned to England (journey time?) and was sent to sea again fighting the French, returning injured to Plymouth where he spent 3 months in hospital. On recovery he "entered into the marriage state", and was soon sent off to Portsmouth. From there he sailed for the West Indies, calling at Plymouth en route, and where he left his wife with her parents. I guess that he continued to the West Indies, and on hearing that peace had been declared (when was that?), sailed home again, i.e. a double crossing of the Atlantic. At Plymouth he "found his wife and child with her father, her mother having died". So he must have been away at least 9 months. He then returned to St Agnes having been away for eight years and ten months, i.e. he got home in 1748/49. Now, returning to my search, on Familysearch I have found a possible marriage to a Susanna Tregelly in Brixton (just east of Plymouth) on 24 December 1747 which would fit the above timetable. Does anyone have access to any Devon records that might throw up any other possibilities? Would Ancestry or Findmypast have anything else? (I don't have access to either). If I could confirm the marriage maybe I could find her parents which might lead me to his daughter's name. The book indicates that she was aged 50+ in 1803, giving a possible birthdate of 1748, which would also tie in. In the St Agnes Parish records I have found a Thomas Mitchell burial in September 1808 which would tie in with the book. However, I can't find a burial for a Susanna Mitchell in St Agnes, although there is one for a Nancy Mitchell which would also tie in. So, would Nancy be a diminutive form of Susanna? I'm sorry if I've bored you all to death, but if anyone can help me tie up these loose ends, I'd be very grateful. Tom Thompson, St Agnes.

Perhaps he did marry Susanna Tregelly and she could well have died and he married again? I have found that Nancy can be a pet name for a variety of names. Liz -----Original Message----- From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Liz & Tom Thompson via Sent: 08 November 2014 15:10 To: CORNISH-GEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SPAM] [CORNISH-GEN] Thomas Mitchell of St Agnes Hello, Earlier this year St Agnes Museum bought a tiny book on the Life and Experience of Thomas Mitchell of St Agnes. It describes his experiences in the marines during the Spanish War in 1740 and the War with France in 1744. I have transcribed the book for the benefit of our Members, but I am now trying to research his BMD details. I have found his baptism and burial details in the St Agnes Parish records, but am struggling with his marriage since he got married in or around Plymouth. He was baptised in St Agnes in March 1717, but left home aged 22, so possibly in 1739/40. He says that he was in America in about March 1743, when he learned that war had been declared on France. He then returned to England (journey time?) and was sent to sea again fighting the French, returning injured to Plymouth where he spent 3 months in hospital. On recovery he "entered into the marriage state", and was soon sent off to Portsmouth. From there he sailed for the West Indies, calling at Plymouth en route, and where he left his wife with her parents. I guess that he continued to the West Indies, and on hearing that peace had been declared (when was that?), sailed home again, i.e. a double crossing of the Atlantic. At Plymouth he "found his wife and child with her father, her mother having died". So he must have been away at least 9 months. He then returned to St Agnes having been away for eight years and ten months, i.e. he got home in 1748/49. Now, returning to my search, on Familysearch I have found a possible marriage to a Susanna Tregelly in Brixton (just east of Plymouth) on 24 December 1747 which would fit the above timetable. Does anyone have access to any Devon records that might throw up any other possibilities? Would Ancestry or Findmypast have anything else? (I don't have access to either). If I could confirm the marriage maybe I could find her parents which might lead me to his daughter's name. The book indicates that she was aged 50+ in 1803, giving a possible birthdate of 1748, which would also tie in. In the St Agnes Parish records I have found a Thomas Mitchell burial in September 1808 which would tie in with the book. However, I can't find a burial for a Susanna Mitchell in St Agnes, although there is one for a Nancy Mitchell which would also tie in. So, would Nancy be a diminutive form of Susanna? I'm sorry if I've bored you all to death, but if anyone can help me tie up these loose ends, I'd be very grateful. Tom Thompson, St Agnes. ------------------------------- 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

Hello, Many thanks to Liz and Maurine for their suggestions. I took advantage of the free access to FindMyPast but didn't really achieve much. I didn't even confirm what I had found on FamilySearch. There was however another possibility with a marriage in Stoke Fleming, but I wonder if it is too far from Plymouth to be a contender because I'm not sure how the couple would have met, given the roads of the time and the distance involved. I will follow up Liz's suggestion regarding a re-marriage. Many thanks, Tom Thompson, St Agnes.