THE HOLLOW LOG Issue 23, September 2004 The Hollow Family Researchers’ Newsletter ISSN 1445-8772

Shared Ancestors but a hemisphere apart These two families have their origins in and around . The ancestors of the family above moved away from Zennor, first to and then to Australia. Those in the family below have stayed there for generations farming the land at Zennor and

Born in Redruth in 1863 Henry Hollow migrated with his parents to Australia in 1879. He married Elizabeth Whelpton in 1887 at Queenstown (now St Andrews) Victoria in 1887. Henry’s forbear, Matthew Hollow, son of John Holla and Sarah Eddy, moved from Zennor to Redruth around 1765. Four generations on, Henry’s father, also Henry ▲ Henry and Elizabeth Hollow and established Hollow & Sons, family from left, Harold, Elizabeth, Builders and Contractors. Their INSIDE THIS ISSUE Edward Charles, Hazel and Henry. Circa 1922. story has been told in the previous Redruth Masons to three issue of The Hollow Log. Melbourne Builders – part 4 The story continues on page 2 The last instalment of the story of Hollow & Sons. Page 2 The Hollows and Towednack Not only have Hollows lived in the Towednack Zennor, area for a long time but they have had close associations with the Towednack church. Keith Hollow documents these associations Page 8

Cornish Churches - Towednack A short history by Christopher Norman Hollow Page 10 Towednack Parish Hollow Records ▲ Christopher and Mary Hollow with sons Augustus William Hollow (left) and Christopher Norman Hollow (right). circa 1930 Entries in the parish registers and from monumental inscriptions Christopher Hollow, born 1878, was from a long line of Hollow farmers who Page 12 worked the land in and around Towednack for hundreds of years. He was a Hollow Spotting descendant of John Hollow , also a son of John Holla and Chessen Thomas Spotting has been held over until next issue who married at Zennor on 26 March 1695. Their story and that of the Towednack church begins on page 8.

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H E L L O T HERE Melbourne Builders – part 4 In the previous two issues we have concentrated on the It has taken me a while to get this together, what with Hollow & Sons the company, now we will return to the being a grandpa and all. Nathan Paige Lowery arrived in family and see how they lived through the 20th century. Dublin on June 22. Joy and I were there, well almost, he After moving to Melbourne from Adelaide and living initially came a week early while we were in Scotland but we met in and around Clifton Hill, Fairfield, Kew and Alphington, in him at 4 days old and spent two glorious weeks with him the 1920s the Hollows began moving south of the Yarra (and his parents Jo our daughter and partner Ryan). We River. Henry Hollow (1835-1901) and wife Priscilla Gray are now long-range grandparents but there are lots of (1837-1904) saw little of the 20th century it was to belong to photos coming across cyberspace chronicling his every their children and their children. development. Look for a photo next issue. Clara the first-born child remained a spinster all her life living with and looking after her parents at “Pendarvis” in Como T H E HOLLOW W EBSITE Street Alphington until their deaths. She lived on in Pendarvis until the move to south of the river commenced. Pendarvis is http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chollow/ of Cornish origin but its significance to the Hollows is The database on the website continues to grow, I try to unclear. update it every couple of months. Ellen (Nellie), the second born, had married Thomas Jeffrey Rye in 1889. They lived in Surrey Hills and Hawthorn. Rye O D D S POT became a manager of one of Melbourne’s big department stores in Bourke Street, Buckley & Nunn. Nellie had two Harold hollow’s eagle eye found a reference to another sons, Samuel Henry (Harry) Rye (1890-1954) and Clarence Hollow resident of Brighton in the Melbourne Age of George Rye (1893–?) December 27 last year. Nellie’s brothers, Henry and Samuel Hollow had both “A fellow called Mark Hollow could not have had no idea of what married in 1887. (Note, Nellie had kept those names for one he was starting when he erected what is believed to have been the first of her sons) The family seemed to enjoy living close to one Brighton bathing box in 1862.” another. The early years were spent in Alphington/Fairfield A recent sale of one of these boxes had just bought where the Hollows had three adjacent houses; Priscilla $150,000. Hollow lived at Pendarvis and had son Samuel on one side Mark Hollow arrived from with his family in and son Henry (Harry) on the other. When Priscilla died her 1849 and kept a market garden in Brighton for many years. unmarried daughter Clara continued to live there. Eventually one of her grand daughters, Marie Annette, daughter of Samuel, and her husband Bill Tolson lived in a Hollow and C ONTACT Sons house a few doors down the street. They called their house “Swinside”. Colin Hollow edits the Hollow Log, comments and contributions are always welcome. Write to 11 Dorothy St. Croydon, 3136, Australia. Or e- mail: [email protected]

Hollow and variants Holla, Hollah, Hollaw and Hollowe are registered with The Guild of One-Name Studies. Guild members who are Hollow researchers are Colin Hollow (Mem.No. 3056) and Keith Hollow (Mem. No. 3257)

©No material in this newsletter should be produced without permission. “Swinside” Como St. Alphington

The Hollow Log Page 2 By 1924 Harry was living in a Hollow and Sons built house at goldfields at Sebastapol near Ballarat her parents were both 7 Menzies Ave, Brighton. The house still stands today. Welsh. Leaving Como St about the same time as Harry, Samuel had Samuel and wife Mary Ellen Williams had five children, Clara, moved to 7 Aroona St. Caulfield. Which is about 7 km north Lillian, Marie Annette, Irene Alexandra and Norman Henry. of Brighton. The births of the children were spread over 20 years. While When Samuel lived in Aroona Rd he lived on a double block Samuel settled initially in Caulfield he eventually moved to and opposite was his daughter Clara and husband Robert Brighton too. Gradually Brighton became the family Harkness. His sister Clara lived with him and his wife until stronghold. Henry (Harry) moved there first in 1920, and Clara’s death in 1934. Samuel Hollow’s house was called then son Harold W Hollow bought there in the late 1920s Cartref. He also owned the block next-door which was his and Sam moved there from Caulfield in 1940. Samuel’s huge garden. Cartref is Welsh for Home or abode; this was nephew, Edward Charles (Charlie) also lived in a Hollow & Sons built house in Kean St. Caulfield. The family tradition of living together in an area continued.

Samuel and Mary’s family Clara Hollow (1887-1945) Clara was a milliner and married Robert Ellis Harkness, a surveyor, in 1926. Robert Harkness had served in the Australian Army pay Corps during World War I and may have continued to work with the army after the war. He is “Cartref” 7 Aroona Ave. Caulfield remembered as have worked at Victoria Barracks in St Kilda Mary Ellen’s influence for although she was born on the Road in Melbourne. The wedding party included Irene

Clara Hollow’s wedding party taken on the front steps of Cartref, next to Clara are sister Irene and brother Norman

The Hollow Log Page 3 Hollow as bridesmaid, Norman Hollow as groomsman and College. After gaining his qualifications Bill set up his own two of Clara’s nephews, Mervyn Tolson and Jack Trezise as electrical contracting business. The first premises his pageboys. Robert and Clara Harkness lived opposite Clara’s company worked from were 14-16 St Francis St. in the city, a parents in Aroona Avenue Caulfield. The house at 12 Aroona building owned by the Hollows. Part of Bill Tolson’s business was called “Cregah” after Cregah Rd. in Belfast where the was fire restoration like Hollow & Sons and the two firms Harkeness family used to live. Cregah was later sold to Clara’s often worked together. nephew Mervyn Tolson, one of the pageboys at her wedding, The Tolsons lived in Como Street Alphington, a few doors son of Marie Annette Hollow and William Tolson. The down from the three Hollow houses. The house was called Harknesses did not have any children. “Swinside” after the town in Cumberland, , Bill Lillian Hollow (1889-1969) Tolson’s hometown in England.

Lillian married Cyril Rowland Trezise a bank clerk, at Geoff Tolson, second son of Bill and Marie, remembers Alphington on 10 living there and having lots of open paddocks to March 1917. They had play in. The streets and footpaths were unmade. two children, Jack born One prank of the Tolson boys (Geoff’s brother 1920 and Kenneth also bill was four years older) was to dig a hole in born 1925. the footpath, fill it with water then put sticks over the hole. On top of the sticks newspaper Marie Annette was laid then a thin film of dirt. Then boys then Hollow (1897-1975) lay in wait for some unsuspecting pedestrian to Marie Annette married step into their trap. Another memory Geoff has William Tolson at Lillian Hollow and Cyril Trezise of Alphington was the Williams Jam Factory Alphington in 1918. nearby. The factory was owned by the family of William (Bill) was English; he came out to Victoria and his grandmother, Samuel Hollow’s wife Mary Ellen Williams. worked in the coalmines at Wonthaggi. He volunteered for The Tolsons left Como Street in the late 1920s and lived in St the army at the outbreak of WWI and gained the rank of Kilda for a short time corporal in the 14th Battalion. before moving into a house Bill became General Monash’s at 11 Otira Road Caulfield, personal signaller and was the next street to the family with him during the Gallipoli stronghold at Aroona campaign. They landed at Road.. Gallipoli on the 25th April 1915. He contracted Irene Alexander Hollow dysentery and eventually was (1902-1972) repatriated back to Australia. Irene Alexander married It was while he was Charles Waghorn Gilbert in convalescing in hospital in 1940. Charles died in 1950, Melbourne that he met Marie they did not have children. Hollow. She was a gifted violinist and was a member of Norman Henry David a group of musicians who Hollow (1907-1959) visited the hospital to Norman married Catherine entertain the injured troops. Avis Nankerville in 1928, The meeting began a romance they had one son, Stanley that culminated in their born in 1931. Norman was th marriage on July 9 1918. a carpenter by trade and After discharge from the army worked for Hollow & Sons. Bill Tolson worked for the He was also a keen Victorian Railways. In his sportsman, tennis in spare time he pursued his particular. His sporting interest in things electrical at prowess must have been the Melbourne Working Man’s passed on to his son Stanley Marie Annette Hollow and William Tolson

The Hollow Log Page 4 who was became a champion Squash player. Henry (Harry) and Elizabeth’s Family Henry married Elizabeth at Queenstown (now St Andrews) Sam moves to Brighton an outer suburb of Melbourne over 30 kilometres from Samuel’s wife Mary died on March 18th 1931. Samuel married where he lived. He is believed to have met his wife while again to Frances Caroline Dowd on June 17th 1933. The lure visiting his Uncle George a lay preacher in that area. George of Brighton must have been strong though and in 1940 later became an Anglican clergyman. After moving to Samuel moved to “Redruth”, 31 South Rd. Brighton, where Brighton Henry (Harry) and wife Elizabeth went on an he lived until his death on March 22nd 1951. overseas trip in 1922. They visited England, , and Uncle Sam's house "Redruth" in South Road was just around the Switzerland amongst other places. corner and we often called to see him on a Sunday afternoon. It was a Falmouth was one place in Cornwall they visited, possibly to beautiful home that he had built and it is still very much intact as is 7 meet Henry’s aunt Mary Ingram (nee Hollow) who lived Menzies Avenue.” there and was the only one of Henry’s father’s siblings who Val Pugh did not migrate to Australia.

Sam’s Marriage to Frances Dowd in 1933 was not popular The house at Menzies Avenue was built of red brick and within the family. Frances had worked for Sam and Mary quite large. Elizabeth’s mother lived with them for most of Ellen in their home and was eighteen years younger than their married life. Sam. She had been married Edward Thomas Johnston in Elizabeth had been a country girl and was a horsewoman. 1909, a man 21 years older than her. Amongst the younger This interest continued in Brighton where she kept a horse members of the family she was renowned for her striking but and rode out in full equestrian gear. Harry died unexpectedly unconventional clothes. on May 5th 1928. There was much discomfort when Sam died at the St Ives His granddaughter Valda says, Hospital in Richmond in 1951. His wife Frances and his son- in-law William Tolson were joint executors of his estate. The “Apparently he sat in his favourite chair after lunch one Sunday, the machinations on the board of directors of Hollow & Sons maid thought he was asleep and drew the blinds. Unfortunately, he had have been described in the last Hollow Log. Tolson found sat there and died. The family was deeply traumatised, as was my himself in a difficult position. He had to represent the grandmother, as he was greatly loved. As children we were never allowed interests of Sam’s estate amongst parties that were in conflict. to play his special song, "Love's old Sweet Song" on their player piano. His wife and her sisters and brother were not happy with the I don't think that song was ever played in their house in Menzies claim Sam’s wife Frances had on the estate yet Tolson had to Avenue again. My grandmother, Elizabeth lived on at 7 Menzies work with her as joint executors. There was no obvious Avenue, Brighton Beach until she died in 1942. She was left very successor to the business in Sam’s family. He had been head comfortably and always had a driver/handyman employed to drive her of Hollow & Sons since 1901 when his father died. There about and always had a maid in the house as we did in our early days. were tensions with the other side of the family as well, they My grandmother was a very good sportswoman. She apparently was an had not been exactly happy excellent horsewoman as her father with the entry of Frances was a farmer in Queenstown. into the family. Little According to my father she used to go wonder the issues were not to the beach to swim every morning of quickly resolved. Tolson the year winter and summer. was truly between a rock Elizabeth’s grandchildren and a hard place. A truce of would often visit her on a sorts must have been Sunday at Menzies Avenue. struck, as Frances remained Part of the pleasure was getting a director until 1959 when pocket money from their she sold her shares to grandmother, two shillings Harold W Hollow. She each. Although two of her moved out of “Redruth” grandchildren were twins, Valda about this time too. and Wylma, and they had to Frances died in 1973 aged share two shillings. Being twins 90. had its down side. The Hollow house at 7 Menzies Ave. Brighton

The Hollow Log Page 5 The family Life in Brighton was very much beach orientated. After Hazel Hollow (1888 – 1964) school and especially during the summer holidays, the children were regulars at the Brighton Beach baths and used Hazel married Richard Norman Trevena at Sunshine, to fish from the jetty next to the baths. Often their cousins, Victoria in 1914, before the move to Brighton. They had Calvin, Valda, and Wylma from Caulfield joined them. three children, Nancy Margaret, born 1916, Hazel Gwenneth, Another great memory is the Sunday school picnics, held at b. 1920 and Lorna, b 1921. Rickett’s Point at Beaumaris a suburb about 7 kilometres Harold Whelpton Hollow (1889 – 1962) further around the Bay. One of the highlights was the trip to the picnic in the old fashioned Charabanc. Harold Whelpton Hollow was 26 when he enlisted in the Australian Army in Melbourne on August 17 1915. He was 5’ At that time there was a tunnel under Beach Road linking the 6¾” and weighed 11 stone. He entered the 23rd Depot railway station to the pier. It had been built originally to Battalion at Royal Park a month later. He was a driver and enable coal, unloaded from boats at the pier, to be carried to embarked for Egypt on May 8th 1916 and was attached to the railway station to fuel steam trains. Bay excursion tourists headquarters of the Australian Service Corps. Eventually he used the tunnel too. They would leave the excursion steamers was transferred to the 2nd Light Horse Brigade. He was at Brighton and take the train back to Melbourne or the tram promoted to through the ranks along Beach road to St Kilda. and became a Staff Sergeant. The tunnel has been filled in After the war had ended he was but the stone structure is still sent on leave to England and visible. eventually returned to Australia Both Gwladys and Harold went on the “Aenus” on January 20th to Primary School at a local 1920. private school, St Leonards. Harold Married Gwendoline One vivid memory they have is Mary Hughes in 1923. Their first of a polio epidemic. The home was at 271 Beaconsfield authorities in an effort to halt Parade South Melbourne after the epidemic suspended school two years they moved to Highett so they had a month or so at Grove Moorabbin and then in home. Harold left after grade 3 1927 to 20 Gray Street Brighton. to go to Brighton Grammar They had two children, Gwladys School where he finished his Beth, born 1929 and Harold schooling. Gwlad stayed at St Hughes, b. 1932. Leonards until she completed grade 6 and then went on to Glwadys and Harold’s childhood Firbank Girls Grammar School was spent at Gray Street at a time in Brighton. when the milkman, butcher, Harold Hollow did a lot of trips iceman, grocer and fruiterer still made home deliveries, often in Harold Whelpton Hollow around the suburbs and into horse drawn carts. They country Victoria to inspect remember also the Chinese buildings after fires to quote on Market Gardeners travelling along New Street taking their damages. Fire restoration was a major part of the business. produce to market. Gwladys remembers her brother Harold being fascinated by a fire demonstration at the Eastern Hill fire station in Their house was close to the Melbourne Orphanage. The Melbourne. So fascinated that he started his own fire at orphanage had been transferred to Brighton from central home, setting fire to the shed in the back yard. Young Harold Melbourne and occupied 17 hectares at the end of their eventually began working for the company and remembers street. In later years their father Harold was “Father commencing work on sites were the embers were still Christmas” for the orphanage Christmas party. His wife burning. Gwendoline would supply the cakes and sandwiches for the party. He would arrive as Santa in his Dodge car. Gwlad still In 1940 the family moved to 7 Cairnes Crescent Brighton. In has the costume he used to wear. 1960 Harold and Gwendoline moved to 36 New Street Brighton. The Cairnes Crescent house remained in the family

The Hollow Log Page 6 though, it became the home of their daughter Gwladys and who lived there. The week-ends were taken up with Dad doing the her husband Bob Jeavons. 36 New Street was a block of flats garden and we (my brother Calvin, my sister and I went off the Sunday built by Hollow and Sons; they are still there today although school at the Church of England. We then would be picked up and we more flats have been added to the original building. would go off to Hampton and Brighton Beach to my mother's relatives in Hampton and my father's relatives in Brighton Beach for afternoon tea. Edward Charles Hollow (1896 – 1971) Of course in the hot weather we would go to Hampton Beach or Edward Charles, known as Charles, married Maria Winnifred Brighton Beach for a swim. We had a bathing box in Hampton, which (Winnie) Holloway in 1924. They moved into a Hollow & Sons built house at 23 Kean Street Caulfield a few months after they were married and it remained their family home for the rest of their lives. The house was a Californian Bungalow styled house built of weatherboards. Weatherboards on the advice of Charles’ father, he considered it healthier for the Caulfield area, which was swampy in many parts. In fact “From Sand, Swamp and Heath” is the title of a book on Caulfield’s early days. The house was built on a grand scale however and the cost in 1924 was £1282. Daughter Valda still has the original receipt. Charles and Winnie Hollow’s house at 23 Kean St Caulfield

Charles was not involved in the we enjoyed very much. We often would stay on at the beach for tea if it building business; he had a job with a company in Flinders was hot enough. Lane as a commercial traveller selling imported flowers and lace to milliners. Flinders Lane was the home of the fashion We loved to get to see our cousins in Brighton Beach and also visited industry in Melbourne. Charles took pride in his appearance Grandma in Menzies Avenue. I remember very well taking a sugar and always dressed well, he even wore a tie while gardening. lump from the sugar scuttle as we passed the autotray. Millinery was big business in those days, most people went to However, back to Caulfield. In the 30's of course were the days when church and ladies would not consider going without a hat. the milk was delivered daily by the milkman in the early hours of the Nor would they go to the city shopping without a hat, morning. We would leave a "billy" out on the front verandah and the handbag and gloves. It was Winnie Hollow’s habit to go milkman would scoop out the milk with a large ladle from a milk can. shopping to the city each We also had the bread delivered by Friday. the baker who would carry the bread Charles and Winnie had three in a large basket with a tea towel children, Henry Calvin, born over the top and you could just 1926, and twins Valda and choose what bread you wanted for Wylma, born 1929. that day from the back door. The iceman also called to bring the ice for Growing up in Caulfield, the ice chest in the summer and that Valda reflects same man brought wood for the fire “You wondered what it was like to in the winter. I remember having a live in Caulfield when I was maid whilst we were at primary growing up. We were very happy school but that all changed when the there. We were brought up in the war came because there were jobs a- days when neighbours all knew one plenty for the likes of the young another. I do not think there was maid. She lived in as I remember. a house in Kean Street that we During the war my father joined the could not have named the family Auxiliary Police Force and would Edward Charles Hollow in cricketing gear

The Hollow Log Page 7 often be called out at night if there was an alert due to an unidentified aircraft in the area or some such thing. His job was to control traffic The Hollows and and make sure lights were not showing from the houses during the Towednack "brown-out". They were very dark days. Christopher 1878 – 1944 and Margaret (nee Quick) 1879 – We attended the local State school until the sixth grade when my brother 1965 were married at Towednack on 22nd October 1902. It went on to Caulfield Grammar School and my sister and I went to Mac was during the tenancy of Christopher that he purchased Robertson Girls' High School. We always walked to the local school Chytodden Farm, Towednack from the Porthia Estate. This often home for lunch and back again. My father travelled to the city family have farmed in the area for over 300 years. Their son every day by tram. In those days he could go to the city for sixpence per Christopher Norman Hollow was the churchwarden at trip. The car only came out of the garage on Sundays I think. During Towednack and wrote a short history of the parish (see page the war the Hollows (Harold) had a gas producer on the back of their 10). car. I remember my aunt having to stop and stoke it up. I think it burnt coke or coal. Petrol of course was rationed. The association of Christopher Norman Hollow’s family with Towednack Parish Church is further indicated in the Our house was very close to the Caulfield Racecourse so it was nothing following obituary of Norman’s grandfather Augustus for us to see racehorses being exercised past the front door. We always William Hollow who had also been a Sidesman and asked what the horse's name was and it seems we were always told that Churchwarden at Towednack. it was "Phar Lap". Whether it was or not, I will never know. William James Hollow, the eldest of Augustus William’s sons A devoted family man, Charles other great interest was the was also a Churchwarden at Towenack. Masonic Lodge where he rose to the exalted rank of Grand Augustus William Hollow (1842 – 1930) was the son of Lodge status. Charles passed away in 1971 and Winnie in James Hollow and Nanny Quick and was baptised at 1994. Towednack on 5th June 1842. The parish register entry shows A Sense Of Family that at the time of the baptism the family was resident at Trendrine, Zennor. Later, in the 1851 census, James is Geoff Tolson reflected that when he grew up the family was recorded at Trendrine as a farmer of 25 acres. August William always very close. His grandparents Sam and Mary Ellen had Hollow married Mary Dally at Zennor on August 14th 1875. their family living close to them and they gathered together at least each week, usually on Sunday for a meal. It wasn’t a The Hollow Holdings formal affair but full of fun. New girlfriends and boyfriends were introduced here and subjected to the scrutiny of the As in St. Ives and Zennor, large areas of Towednack formed part of the Porthia Estate in the early 20th century, having extended family. While Sam and Mary Ellen were at church been acquired from the Bolton Estate in 1904. The Porthia the family would gather and would play music or cards until the parents were observed walking back from St Mary’s C. of Estate was owned by the Hain family of St. Ives and following the death of junior, who was killed in E., which was nearby. Then the cards would go away and the action during the First World War, the estate was inherited by family would be gathered around the piano singing “bringing in the sheaves” or something similar when Sam and Mary Mrs.Kate Bullivant. Ellen walked through the door. On the 19th September 1930 2,523 acres of Freehold Lands in the parishes of St. Ives, Towednack and Zennor were sold by The closeness of the family is evident all through this family’s story. They lived close to one another, they named their public auction. In the description of Estate particulars the properties were defined as being comprised of Valuable Dairy houses after places important to them and they looked after Farms, Small Holdings, Cottage Holdings, Accommodation one another. Many lived in Hollow & Sons built houses, and a family trust set up by Sam and Henry continued to support Lands, Etc. the family over at least four generations. It is interesting to note the Hollow families that were resident on the Estate at the time of the sale from the description of The houses, you may have noticed, have a similarity about them whether brick or weatherboard. The Californian Lots below. (With thanks to ‘West Resources’ by Rick Parsons). Bungalow Style with step leading to a central front entrance with porch seems to have been a Hollow favourite? Lot 9. Trevega Wartha Farm (mostly in Towednack) 111a. 2r I wish to thank the following members of the family who have been very 38p. Let to Mr. A. Hollow. House, buildings, thatched generous with their time and family records. Harold Hollow, Gwladys cottage (known as “Poynter’s Cottage”) in Trevega village. Jeavons Valda Pugh, Wylma Smith, Pamela Cummins, and Geoff Tolson. – Colin Hollow

The Hollow Log Page 8 Lot 10. Dairy Farm (Towednack, known as Part Trevega THE LATE MR. A.W. HOLLOW Wartha). 78a. 3r. 13p. in the occupation of Mr. Hollow. FUNERAL AT TOWEDNACK Dwellinghouse and buildings. There was a large attendance at the funeral of Mr. Augustus William Hollow, which took place on Sunday 11th May, at Lot 11. Freehold Small-holding (Towednack and Zennor, Towednack Parish Church, amid every token of sympathy and Part Trevega Wartha). 45a. 3r. 5p. Let to Mr. Loosemoor. esteem, the Rev. W. Whittley, vicar officiating in the church and at Cottage. [note. Ernest H Loosemoor was the husband of the graveside. Before leaving the church for the graveyard, the Vicar, in a few Isabella Hollow 1888-1967] well-chosen words, referred to the sterling character of deceased, and to the esteem and respect in which he was held by all who Lot 15. Wicca Farm (Zennor). 202a. Or. 37p. Let to Mr. knew him. W.Hollow. House, buildings and cottage. The mourners were as follow; Mr. W. J. Hollow (son). Mrs. W.J. Lutey (daughter), Mr. C. Hollow (son), Miss M. Hollow Lot18. Breja farm (Towednack). 119a Or. 7p. Let to Mr. W.J. (daughter), Mr. J. Hollow (son), Mrs. W.J. Hollow (daughter-in- Hollow. House and buildings law), Mr. T.A. Hollow (son), Mrs. C. Hollow (daughter-in-law), Mr. W. Hollow (son), Mrs. J. Hollow (daughter-in-law), Mr. C.N. Lot 20. Chytodden Farm (Towednack). 62a Or. 22p. Let to Hollow (grandson), Mrs. W. Hollow (daughter-in-law), Mr. A.W. Mr. Christopher Hollow. House and buildings. Hollow (grandson), Mr. W. J. Lutey (son-in-law), Mr. J. Quick, Miss M. Quick, Mrs. H. Dunstan (Churchtown), Mr. W.M. Hollow Lot 21. Cold harbour Cottage, and Three Enclosures of Land (), Mr. And Mrs. Trudgeon (Heamoor), Mr. And Mrs. H. Elwick, Mrs. Dunstan (Coldharbour), and Mr. Arthur Jose (Towednack). 5a. Or. 39p. in the occupation of Messrs. J. (). Hollow and H. Dunstan. The floral tributes were as follow; Wreath, “In ever loving memory of a dear husband and father,” from his sorrowing wife, Lot 22. Farm (Towednack). 68a. Or 12p. Let to Thomas, and Minnie; wreath, “In loving memory of dear father,” Mr. A.W. Hollow. House and buildings. Together with two from Willie and Minnie; wreath, “In ever-loving memory of dear father and grandpa,” from Christopher and Maggie and the boys equal undivided eighth shares of Amalveor Downs 155a. Norman and William; wreath, “In loving memory of our dear father and grandpa,” from Johnny, Dora and Dorcas; wreath, “In Lot 23. Lower Amalwhidden Farm (Towednack). 34a. 2r. loving memory,” from Fred, Nellie and the children; wreath, “In 29p. Let to Mr. J. W. Hollow. House and buildings. Together affectionate remembrance of dear father,” from Flora, William with two equal undivided eighth shares of Skillywadden Moor John, and Dorothy; wreath, “In loving memory,” from Mr. And Mrs. H. Elwick; wreath, “With deepest sympathy,” from Mr. And 7a. Mrs. J. H. Jose; spray, “With deepest sympathy to dear Mr. Hollow,” from Mr. And Mrs. And Arthur Jose (Camborne); spray, [all of the above Hollows are descendants of John Holla & “In loving memory,” from Ernest T Berriman; spray, “With Chesen Thomas] deepest sympathy,” from Mr. And Mrs. T. Paynter (Amalveor); spray, “Peace, perfect peace, with kindest sympathy,” from W.J. Sherris and all at Embla Vean; wreath, “With sincere sympathy,” Line of descent from John Holla from Mrs. Eric Bullivant. The deceased for a time was sidesman at St. John’s Church and Chesen Thomas to (Halsetown), churchwarden and sidesman at Towednack Church, Christopher Norman Hollow Parish Councillor, and member of the West Penwith Rural District Council, and member of the Penzance Board of Guardians. The chosen bearers were; Messrs. Jas. Roach, J.Q. Curnow, D. John Holla = Chesen Thomas (mar. 26 mar 1695 Berriman, P. Husband, T. Paynter, and T. Nicholas. Zennor) Amongst the general public present were; Col. J.M. Findlay, ↓ D.S.O., Messrs. Philip Chellew, W.A. Hosking (T.F. Hosking and John Holla = Sarah Eddy (m. 30 Sep 1727 Zennor) Co.), M. Trewhella, C. Mitchell (E. Mitchell and Sons), T. ↓ Osborne, Wm. Pemberthy, W.J. Hollow (Breja), C. Eddy, D.J. John Holla = Catherine Osborne (m. 23 Feb 1757 Berriman, W. Trevaskis, E. Trudgeon, A.J. Curnow, J. Hosking, Zennor) J.W. Trudgeon, Mr. A Curnow, Mr. And Mrs. J. Martin, Mr. John ↓ Coles, Messrs. J.H. Jose, D. Sleeman, Jas. Thomas, C. Olds, T John Hollow = Wilmot Quick (m. 23 Jun 1788 Kernick, J. Chellew, P.H. Berriman, A. Trewhella, Miss E.A. Towednack) Martin, Mr. And Mrs. W. Care, Mr. P. Carbis, Miss M.J. Martin, Mrs. Whittley, Mrs. R. Roberts, Miss J. Trewhella, Messrs. W. ↓ Osborne, Jas. Dunn, Hy. Williams (Long Rock), F. Trethowan, C. James Hollow = Nanny (Ann) Quick (m. 21 Jan Williams (St. Ives), Mr. F. Pope, Miss O. Rowe, Messrs. W.F. 1835 Zennor) Smith, S.T. Eddy, J. Sampson, and others. ↓ The casket was of oak, with brass fittings and bore the following Augusts William Hollow = Mary Dally (m. 14 Aug inscription; “Augustus William Hollow, died 7th May, 1930 aged 1875 Zennor) 88 years.” ↓ The undertaking arrangements were satisfactorily carried out by Christopher Hollow = Margaret Quick (m. 22 Oct Mr. J.JL. Daniel, and the hearse was supplied by Messrs. Wm. 1902 Towednack) Phillips and Sons of St. Ives. ↓ Christopher Norman Hollow (1909 – 1977) and From: The Cornishman, Wednesday, May 14, 1930. Augustus William Hollow (1913 – 1994)

The Hollow Log Page 9 Towednack Parish Map Key 1. Trendrine, Zennor 2. Trevessa Farm 3. Trevega 4. Trevega Wartha 5. Trevalgan, Halsetown 6. Trowan, Halsetown 7. Hellesveor, Halsetown 8. Lower Bussow 9. Polmanter Water 10. Higher Bussow Farm 11. Chytodden 12. Breja Farm 13. Skillywadden 14. Amalveor 15. Embla Vean 16. Embla 17. Georgia 18. Chypons 19. 20. Higher Amalwhidden 21. Lower Amalwhidden 22. Cold Harbour 23. 24. 25. Halsetown

The Towednack Church was a recommendation from Pope John XXIII, a schismatic The following notes, that form a leaflet about Towednack Pope of the 15th century. (The famous Pope John XXIII who Church, were compiled died in 1963, took the by Christopher Norman same title.) This Hollow on his petition went to retirement in 1977 as Bishop Stafford of Churchwarden of Exeter, which included Towednack after 25 Cornwall in its years service. diocese, that the chapelries of St. ______Tewinnoc In ancient records (Towednack) and St. Towednack Church is Ives be made parochial named as the Chapel of but dependant on St. Ewin. There was also . These a Chapelry at St. Ives recommendations and both were were made on 18th administered from the November, 1410 and parish church of St. were apparently Uny, Lelant. Both these implemented. The chapelries appear to Norman granite altar right of sepulchre was have had parochial boundaries and there is a record of the not granted to Towednack until 1532. In 1903 it was year 1340 suggesting this is the case of Towednack. Their constituted as a separate benefice and since 1947 has been distance, however, from Lelant must have been the cause of held in plurality with Zennor. great inconvenience and led to a petition being made to The church, which probably stands on the site of an earlier lessen this. As a result of this petition there one, is a diminutive building of considerable interest. It is the

The Hollow Log Page 10 only church in West Cornwall to possess a chancel arch and Trewhella, Warden and the inscribed date is 1633. [Sadly this dates from the late 13th or early 14th century. The nave since stolen] and parts of the north wall are Norman. The south aisle was A support for a rood loft remains on the south side of the added in 1460 and the tower in 1500. chancel arch. The northern door was blocked up when the The tower is squat and massive. church was There is a legend which restored in 1870. purports to explain its lack of The font is a simple height. When the courses being octagonal shape built by the masons had reached dated 1720 and a certain level the devil came bears the initials and knocked down subsequent W.B. and J.R. It is building every night. This unusual in that the happened time and again. As the base is the inverted work was resumed by day so it bowl of a much was removed by night. Finally earlier font the builders gave up in despair undoubtedly and erected the battlements as Norman. they are today. The tower staircase is unusual, springing Inside the south direct from the north west angle porch there is an of the nave in the church itself, interesting stone Interior Towednack Church with five steps. At one time with an incised there was a gallery at the west cross of the Celtic end of the nave. period and is thought to be the shaft of a cross which stood on or near this site. Over the porch gate is a small sundial, Perhaps the most striking feature of the church is the stone dated 1720, and bearing the following inscription: “Bright Sol altar. It is roughly hewn from a solid block of granite and has and Luna Time and Tide doth hold Chronodix Humbrale”. five crosses incised at the In 1933 Towednack was the first church in modern centre and four corners times to hold a service said in the , (these crosses representing following the Gorsedd. the five wounds of Christ). It is late Norman and was BELLS – There is now a full peal of eight bells of probably thrown out at which three are medieval. In June, 1905 three bells the Reformation which were recast and a fourth added at the cost of £184.15.0 required that altars should by John Warner of London. Two new bells to be of wood. At the complete a peal of six were dedicated by the Lord th beginning of this century Bishop of St. Germans on February 14 , 1912. Two (20th) the late H. Dunstan, Norman Granite Altar more bells to make a peal of eight were given by H. churchwarden, discovered Dunstan, Esq., in 1947 and dedicated by the Bishop of it forming part of a wall at Churchtown Farm. It was brought . into the church again and in 1934 a faculty was obtained for The work was carried out by Gillet and Johnson of Croydon. its restoration and use. There can be few altars in West Country churches of such age. In recent years the bells were re-hung on ball bearings at a cost of £867. By the offers of local assistance this was Almost certainly the church in the past contained finely reduced to £787 and the Baron Bell Trust contributed £300. carved bench ends but today only two remain which are of The balance was raised within twelve months by the great interest. They have been used to form a chancel seat enthusiasm and hard work of the parish. The work was which is situated on the north side of the Altar. On each is carried out by Mr. A. Fidler of Bow, Devon and the bells carved in deep relief the profile of a very Spanish looking were re-dedicated on April 7th, 1973 by the Rt. Revd. J.M. gentleman in a high felt hat with sweeping curves, and Key, Lord Bishop of Truro. wearing moustaches and a pointed beard. One bears the lettering Matthew Trenwith, Warden and the other James FEAST – Towednack Feast is held on the nearest Sunday to April 28th. If St. Mark’s Day, April 25th, falls on a Sunday

The Hollow Log Page 11 that shall be feast or the first Sunday following April 25th. It is Hollow Parish Register Entries said that at one time Towednack had no festentide but one springtime a parishioner invited some friends to a merry- Baptisms making at his house. This was Date Name Parent/s Residence evidently an event of some 26 Sep 1762 William Holla Daniel & Elizabeth importance or it would not be 16 Feb 1777 John Holla Edward & Hannah 30 Apr 1786 Jennifer Holow Richard & Ann recorded. A large log of wood Lelant was placed on the open hearth 17 Aug 1828 Mary Ann Hollow John & Mary and no sooner had it begun to 14 Jul 1833 Margaret Hollow Richard & Ann crackle than a cuckoo flew out 17 Nov 1840 Albert James Hollow James & Nanny of a hole in the log. The host Trendrine caught the strange bird and 25 Feb 1840 William Hollow William & Ann kept it and he and his guests Trevessa resolved to renew their festive 5 Jun 1844 Augustus William Hollow James & gathering every year in the Nanny Trendrine future. From this remarkable 28 Jun 1843 Elizabeth Hollow William & Ann happening the Parochial Incised Celtic Cross in South porch Trevessa Festival gained the strange 3 Sep 1843 Arthur Thomas Hollow Matthew & name of Cuckoo Feast and it is a tradition that the cuckoo Elizabeth Trendrine 6 May 1849 Patience Hollow William & Ann Trevessa must be heard before it is held. It is also called the Crowder’s 29 Jun 1851 William Hollow Matthew & Elizabeth Trevessa Feast or Fiddler’s Feast because the fiddler formed a 13 Feb 1853 Matilda Vingoe Hollow Matthew & Elizabeth procession at the church door and led the people through the Trevessa village to some lively tune on his crowd (fiddle). 23 Apr 1854 Olive Wilmot Hollow William & Ann The organ was erected on 29th January, 1907. Trevessa 26 Jul 1857 Helena Hollow William & Ann Trevessa PARISH HISTORY – Amalveor Farm is about one 26 Dec 1858 Arthur Thomas Hollow Matthew & Elizabeth th mile due west of the church an on 11 December 1931, a pair Trevessa of gold bracelets were discovered in the course of farm work. 11 Nov 1860 Phillipa Catherine Hollow Matthew & Elizabeth At the inquest they were declared to be treasure trove on the Trevessa evidence given and were dated as being of the Middle Bronze 23 Apr 1867 John Hollow Francis & Mary Georgia Croft Age, about 1000 B.C. They are in the . 23 Apr 1867 Mary Jane Hollow Francis & Mary Georgia Croft 23 Apr 1867 Sarah Ann Hollow Francis & Mary Georgia Croft There were once twenty two tin mines in Towednack parish 25 Sep 1867 Sarah Jane Hollow Matthew & Elizabeth Boscarras alone and of these Giew was the last to close in 1923. 10 Jul 1870 Alice Richards Hollow Zacharias & Alice The farm house at Towednack Church Town behind the Nancledra church was a public house in 1880 and some years ago there Marriages were two public houses in Nancledra: “Ye Old Inn” and the Date Groom Occupation Residence Bride “Miner’s Arms”. There were two at Cripplesease: “The Residence Engine Inn” and “The Wink”. Of all these “The Engine Inn” 7 Dec 1708 Edward Pryor St. Ives Mary Hollah is the sole survivor. Towednack 22 Apr 1755 Daniel Hollow Towednack Elizabeth Trihall In 1975 Towednack Church was used for the Marriage and Towednack Burial services in the BBC film “Poldark”. In 1979 it was 3 Feb 1757 Richard James Tinner Towednack Sibella used in the film “Penmarric”. In 1987 there was a great Holla Sojourner Ecumenical Celtic Pilgrimage to Towednack to celebrate the 15 May 1787 William Quick Towednack Elizabeth Hollow connection between the church and the abbey of Zennor Landevennac in Brittany. Thirteen hundred people were 23 Jun 1788 John Hollow Zennor Wilmot Quick present including the Bishops of Truro and St. Germans, the Towednack Roman Catholic Bishop of Plymouth, the abbots of 2 Jul 1827 John Hollow Towednack Mary Carbis Landevennac and Buckfast, the Methodist Chairman for Towednack Cornwall and Professor C. Thomas who gave a lecture on 6 Mar 1839 William Hollow Farmer Towednack Ann D Celtic Spirituality. By Christopher Norman Hollow Baragwanath Towednack

The Hollow Log Page 12 17 Jul 1848 Isaac Martin Labourer Towednack Mary Hollow Monumental & Memorial Inscriptions Ann Hollow Towednack - Towednack Churchyard 7 May 1854 John Hollow Tin Dresser Mary K Jenkin Georgia Croft Albert J Hollow 1840 – 1920) 1 Jan 1865 Matthew Hollow Farmer Trevessa Sarah Eddy Catherine A Hollow 1844 – 1920 Trendrine Josiah Dally 1817 – 1894) 22 Oct 1902 Christopher Hollow Farmer Chytodden Jane Newton 1833 – 1917) all buried in same grave Margaret Quick Bussow 21 Sep 1913 William Hollow Farmer Trevessa Wartha Olive In loving memory of Augustus W Hollow died at th M V Curnow Towednack Amalwidden Cottage May 7 1930 aged 89 years also of Mary his wife died March 10 1933 aged 84 years - Until the day Burials breaks. Date Name Age Residence Note 9 Mar 1757 Bridget Holow wife of Wm. Holow In loving memory of William James Hollow beloved husband th 18 Jul 1758 Mark Holow son of Wm. & Bridget Holow of Minnie died at Brega July 9 1947 aged 70 years. Nearer 19 Jul 1789 Mark Hollow St. Ives my God to thee. Also of the above Mary Ann (Minnie) died 6 Dec 1797 Ann Hollow dau. of Wm. & Ann Hollow at Goongumpas, Gwennap April 24th 1959 aged 79 years. 31 Jan 1798 Ann Hollow Reunited. 29 Dec 1799 Edward Hollow In loving memory of Christopher Hollow (late of Chytodden) 27 Sep 1808 Hannah Hollow 72 beloved husband of Margaret Hollow (Maggie) died April 17 Jul 1809 Arthur Hollow 75 th 8 May 1820 William Hollow 57 17 1944 aged 65 years. Also of Margaret his beloved wife th 13 Dec 1824 Ann Hollow 54 died Sept. 19 1965 aged 86 years. 1920 Albert James Hollow 79 In loving memory of Mary (Minnie) beloved sister of Thomas 1920 Catherine Ann Hollow 75 Hollow who fell asleep 4th Feb. 1952 aged 61. At Rest. Also 7 May 1930 Augustus William Hollow 88 of the above Thomas A Hollow who died at Carharrach, Amalwidden Cottage Gwennap. Formerly of this parish 6th July 1959 aged 76. 8 Feb 1932 Jane Hollow 72 Breja 10 Mar 1933 Mary Hollow 84 Amalwidden In loving memory of William Hollow who died at Chypons Cottage Dec. 4th 1959 aged 75 years also his wife Olive Mary Vivian 17 Apr 1944 Christopher Hollow 65 Chytodden died Jan. 23 1967 aged 79 years. 9 Jul 1947 William James Hollow 70 Breja th 4 Feb 1952 Mary (Minnie) Hollow 61 In loving memory of Dorcas Hollow who died Dec. 5 1950 24 Apr 1959 Mary Ann (Minnie) Hollow 79 aged 76 years. Also John beloved husband of above who died Goongumpas, Gwennap Nov. 23rd 1968 aged 88 years. Also daughter of above Dorcas 6 Jul 1959 Thomas Augustus Hollow 76 Mary Quick Hollow died 17th July 1989 aged 65 years. Carharrach, Gwennap Wilfred Hollow died 2nd May 1966 aged 80 years. 4 Dec 1959 William Hollow 75 Chypons Remembered with love. Also Ellen (Nellie) his wife died 15th 5 Dec 1960 Dorcas Hollow 76 19 Sep 1965 Margaret Hollow 86 January 1976 aged 83. Forever with the Lord. 2 May 1966 Wilfred Hollow 80 Christopher Norman Hollow beloved husband of Pat died 23 Jan 1967 Olive Mary Vivian Hollow 79 23rd June 1977 aged 68. 23 Nov 1968 John Hollow 88 15 Jan 1976 Ellen (Nellie) Hollow 83 Christopher David Hollow died 30 March 1987 aged 42 23 Jun 1977 Christopher Norman Hollow 68 years. 20 Nov 1985 Christine Elizabeth Hollow 37 Lower In loving memory of Christine Elizabeth Hollow died 20th Amalwidden Nov. 1985 aged 37 years beloved elder daughter of John and 30 Mar 1987 Christopher David Hollow 42 Joyce Hollow formerly of Lower Amalwidden Farm. 17 Jul 1989 Dorcas Mary Quick Hollow 65 4 Jan 1994 Augustus William Hollow 80 In loving memory of Augustus Hollow late of Chytodden Chytodden died Jan. 4th 1994 aged 80 beloved husband of Lilly died April 10 Apr 1995 Lilian Trevenen Hollow 83 10th 1995 aged 83. Reunited Asleep in Jesus.

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