1. The Gwithian Branch
Richard, son of Edward and Annie (baptised 1707) married
Ann Rawlings at St Just Parish Church on the 6th July
1733. St Just is only a few miles from Breage and is on the
rugged atlantic coast. With the advent of steam power,St Just was
then emerging as one of Cornwall's major tin mining areas.
Richard and Ann had eight children. They were all baptised at St
Just except their son Richard who was baptised at Helston. The
children and baptism dates were as follows:-
Mary 28th April 1734; Elizabeth 12th Oct 1735;
Richard 7th Aug 1737; John 10th May 1741;
Edward 6th Jan 1749; Ann 27th March 1752; Peter 19th Aug 1756 and
William on the same day.
The Gwithian branch continues with Edward
(baptised 1749).
He married Elizabeth Osborne at St Just Church on the 28th Feb
1772 and they had a son, Edward, but Elizabeth must died shortly
after. Edward then married Margaret Rodda, again at St Just, on
the 2nd May 1774. Soon after they must have moved to
the Parish of Crowan because all of their children were baptised
there. Crowan is near Camborne and was an important mining area.
They had at least eight children but their first four died
young:-
Margaret, baptised 24th July 1776
John, baptised 27th Aug 1780
Margaret, baptised 28th March 1782
Richard, born 1784
Mary, baptised 3rd Sept 1785
Margaret, baptised 24th June 1787
Ann, born 17th Feb 1789, baptised 3rd May
1789
Richard, born 19th Feb 1790, baptised 21st
March 1790
We are fortunate that in the case of Richard his date of birth is
recorded in the baptism register, which was unusual. Richard was
the only surviving son and he married Mary Ann Tellam on the 17th
July 1810 at Camborne
Parish Church. They both made their mark(ie could not write).
Richard's occupation is given as miner. The witnesses were a Mary
Richards and a John Gribbell.
The
children of Richard Goninan and Mary Ann Tellam
Ann
Ann was baptised at Crowan Parish Church on the 16th
Feb 1817. She married Thomas Williams at Gwithian Parish Church
on the 17th Nov 1835. They were both of Gwithian
Parish and both made their mark. Children found to date are
Elizabeth, Henry, Richard, William, Charles, Mary Anna, Grace and
John.
Edward
Edward was baptised at Camborne Church on the 6th
April 1811. He married Catherine Williams at Camborne Church on
the 24th Feb 1834. Both were of Camborne Parish and
both made their mark. Edward and Catherine had thirteen children
(Edward, Elizabeth, Richard, John, John William, Elizabeth,
William Henry, Matthew, Catherine, Catherine Jane,
Eliza Ann, Emily and Mary Anna). They raised their family in
Connor Downs. Edward was a miner. Sometime after 1861 they moved
to Crane in Camborne. Catherine died on the 15th Oct
1875.Edward remarried to Elizabeth Edwards at the Redruth
Registry Office on the 13th Nov 1878. Elizabeth was a
spinster, age 51 of North Parade, Camborne. Both made their mark.
The witnesses were Emma and Eliza Edwards. Edward died on the 23
rd July 1882 and was buried in Camborne Churchyard on the 27th
July. There is a headstone and remembered with him are Catherine,
his daughter Emily and granddaughter Emily Hosking and also
Elizabeth his second wife who died in 1885. Two of Edward and
Catherine’s grandchildren migrated to the US (Edward and
William John)
Henry
Henry was baptised at Gwinear Parish Church on the 10th
Sept. 1827. It is assumed that he died as a baby because another
Henry was baptised on the 22nd Sept 1833 although no
burial has been traced (however see also below)
Henry
Henry was baptised with his sister, Jennifer, on the
22nd Sept 1833 at Gwinear Parish Church. His age given
at the 1841 census (12) suggest that he was born in 1828 or 1829
but, to confuse the issue even further, the family bible gives a
birth date of 14th July, 1827 (although this was
entered much later). At the time of his marriage Henry was
living in Connor Downs and he was a miner. He married Mary Ellis
on the 12th October, 1850 at St Ives Parish Church.
Mary was a spinster living in St Ives and her father, Thomas
Ellis, was a miner. Having tried America first, sometime around
1857 Henry went to Australia. Mary followed with their children
in 1863 aboard the sailing ship 'Golden South' which arrived at
Melbourne on the 26th Feb 1863. They lived in Victoria
and South Australia before settling in Tasmania. They had ten
children,Henry, Richard, Mary, William and John Thomas born in
Cornwall and Robert Richards, Edgar, Edward Francis, Robert
Matthew and Wesley born in Australia. Henry died of T.B. on the
11th Feb 1886 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania. His obituary
was published in the Examiner Newspaper in Tasmania. The grave of
Henry and Mary is shown here.
Jennifer
Jennifer was baptised, along with her brother Henry,
on the 22nd Sept 1833 at Gwinear Parish Church but was
probably born in 1830 or 31. In 1841 and 1851 she was living in
Connor Downs and she married John Chegwin, a miner of Angarrack
on the 20th August 1853 at Phillack Parish Church.
John was 22 and a bachelor. They both made their mark and the
witnesses were Thomas Blewett and Stephen Thomas. They had a
daughter Charity.They migrated to Moorhead, Minnesota where they
homesteaded for a year or so. They found farming was not, as they
had always thought, an easier occupation than mining, so they
decided to move eastward to Hancock, Michigan where John found
work at the Quincy Mine. Jennifer died there in 1884.
John
John was baptised at Gwinear Parish Church along with
his sister Mary on the 18th June 1826. In 1841 he was
living at Connor Downs and in 1851 he was in Calstock as a copper
miner. He married Elizabeth Thomas at Gwithian Parish Church on
the 15th Feb 1853. They were both living in Connor
Downs. Elizabeth was 23, a spinster and her father, Thomas
Thomas, was a miner. Both made their mark and the witnesses were
William Moon and William Mitchell. John and Elizabeth had four
children, Elizabeth Mary, John, Amelia Martha and Richard. John
may have died in Australia in June 1858 although this doesn't tie
in very well with the date of birth of their last child, Richard,
which was the 25th Jan 1859 in Camborne.
Mary
Mary was baptised at Gwinear Parish Church on the 18th
June 1826 (at the same time as her brother, John). Mary married
John Noble on the 6th March 1840 at Gwithian Parish
Church.Mary gave her age as 19 so she was probably born in 1820.
John was a bachelor, aged 27 and a miner. His father was William
Noble also a miner. Both made their mark and the witnesses were
Wm Farr and John George. Two children identified to date, John
and Jane.
Matthew
Matthew was baptised at Camborne Parish Church on the
22nd Sept 1814. In 1841 he was living in Connor Downs.
He married Belinda Gartrell on the 2nd Nov 1845 at Gwithian
Church. He gave his occupation as a farmer. Belinda was 30
and a spinster living in Connor Downs. Her father was Benjamin
Gartrell, also a farmer. The witnesses were John Holman and John
Andrawartha. They had two children in Cornwall (Matthew Henry
& John Gartrell) before they migrated in 1849 to the United
States, settling after a while near Mineral Point in Wisconsin.
They had sailed on the ship 'Bark Marquis of Chandos' and arrived
in New York on the 5th May 1849. They had three more
children (Matthew
Henry, Benjamin and Louise).They built a house at Vinegar
Hill in Illinois (deed dated 11th May 1852) and then
on the 21st May 1855 bought 80 acres in Benton,
LaFayette County, WI. They subsequently moved to Iowa County in
Wisconsin. The first Matthew Henry died in 1853 and is buried at
Old Vinegar Hill cemetery.. John also died at a young age,
possibly on the voyage over. Matthew applied for US citizenship
on the 15th Jan 1856. Belinda died in 1868 and Matthew
in 1883. Both are buried at the Providence Cemetery, near Hazel
Green in Lafayette County, WI.
Richard
Richard was baptised at Camborne Church on the 31st
October 1812. Richard married Betsy Cock at Gwithian on the 12th
June 1834. They were both of Gwithian Parish and both made their
mark. The witnesses were Charles Cock and William Harris. They
had five children, Elizabeth, Mary Ann, two sons named Richard
and another daughter, Jane. In 1841 the family was living at
Connor Downs. Betsy died in 1844 and Richard married Maria
Garterel at Phillack Church on the 28th March 1845
(note the marriage cert reads Carterel but it is believed that
Maria was a Gartrell and sister to Belinda who married Richard's
brother, Matthew). Richard gave his age as 33 and he was a miner
living at Connor Downs. Maria was a spinster, age 33, living in
Hayle. Both made their mark. Her father's name was Benjamin. They
had two children Richard and Louisa. In 1861 Richard , Maria and
Louisa are living in Camborne (East Charles St) and Richard's
occupation is given as a baker. Richard died on the 1st
July 1871 and was buried in Camborne Churchyard on the 4th
July. There is a headstone.
William
William was baptised at Crowan Parish Church on the 1st
April,1819. He married Grace Hosking on the 18th
July,1842 at St Just Parish Church.Grace was a spinster, age 21
living in Churchtown, St Just. Her father was John Hosking, a
husbandman. William was also living in Churchtown,St Just and
both made their mark. The witnesses were John Hosking and John
Frezear. They settled with their family in Gwithian Parish
(Prazelore and Connor Downs) and William was a miner all his
life. He died in 1884 and was buried at Gwithian Church on the 20th
February where there is a headstone.William and Grace had eleven
children, one boy (William) and ten girls - Grace, Mary Jane,
Ann, Elizabeth, Alice, Catherine Francis, Jennifer, Martha,
Frances Hosking and Louisa. Their son William and his family
settled in the US
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