GONINAN FAMILY TREE

ALSO GONINON AND GONINEN

	Although there are earlier references in the Breage Church records to Goninans it's not until the 1690's that it is possible to begin to make sense of the family tree. At that time there were two main families living in the Parish of Breage – Edward and Annie who were married on the 18^th November 1695 (Annie's maiden name was Stephens) and John and Thomasin who were married on the 1^st August 1699 (Thomasin's maiden name was Williams). It seems quite possible that Edward and John were brothers. It is almost certain that all family members alive today (wherever around the world) with the surname Goninan (however spelt) are descended from one of these two families.

		Both marriages took place at Breage Church
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By 1841 (the first full census in the UK) four family groupings had emerged and these are referred to for convenience as the Gwithian, St Just, Helston and Perranuthnoe branches of the family.
Edward and Annie produced three branches (Gwithian, St Just and Helston) while the descendants of John and Thomasin form the Perranuthnoe branch.
Edward and Annie had six children baptised at Breage Church:-
Edward 18th July 1697 (Helston branch); William 9th April 1700; John 19th May 1702; Anne 19th June 1704;
Richard 6th Jan 1707 (St Just and Gwithian branches); Elizabeth 8th Feb 1709
John and Thomasin had five children baptised at Breage Church:-
Thomasin 19th Sept 1700; Richard 14th April 1703; John 18th Feb 1706; Henry 13th Sept 1711 (buried 14th Sept) and Henry 25th April 1717

For more details on each branch follow the links

Gwithian branch
St Just branch
Helston branch
Perranuthnoe branch
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