Tam
Kernewek “ A bit of Cornish”
Volume 28 Issue 1 Spring 2010 Mineral Point Students Find Their ‘Twins’
from Redruth have come to Mineral Point in the years between those visits. The trips have com- bined heritage, history and fun into one attractive and effective package. Since the beginning of the student exchange program, approximately 50 youth
from each side of the ocean/ ―pond‖ have had the opportunity to explore the homeland or the destina- tion of their ancestors. Typically the trips include several days in school or school related activities and tours of local and area historic sites and museums. Youth who have gone to Redruth, for instance, have visited places such as Gwennap Pit, Poldark Mine, Carn Brea Castle, Come to Good Quaker Church, the Eden Project and have an evening at Murdoch House where they are entertained, educated about
the Cornish Migration and fed traditional Cornish Mineral Point became the destination for fare. large groups of immigrants from Cornwall in the early 1800s and of those and later immigrant groups a significant number came from the area of Redruth. Local cemeteries tell the story. Though many Cornish moved on to other areas of mining, even now about 30% of the population of Mineral Point can trace their ancestry to these early Cornish immigrants. However grandparents and great grandparents have passed on. A first priority of Twinning was to reestablish personal ties with their home (‗ome). In 1999 a Twinning Charter was officially signed by Redruth, Cornwall, deputy Town Mayor Chris Lawrence, Town Crier, Alan Jewell, Mayor Greggory Bennett and Glen Ridnour of Mineral Students at Gwennap Pit Point, Wisconsin, and all members of both Twin- ning Committees. The strength of the historic A minimum of six students, maximum of twelve, relationship existing between the two communities plus two adults has been found to be the manage- CornishAmerican Heritage Society has been preserved and enhanced by the student able group size in terms of host family, travel ar- exchange program. The first group of students rangements and funding. All lodging is with vol- from Mineral Point went to Redruth in 1999 and unteer host families. Often students from the host alternate years since then. Students from
1 families become part of a group making the trip to Min- stronger. My daughter, Mary Kate, and her Cornish host, eral Point or Redruth. ―The youngsters find it so easy to Emma-Jane, now correspond weekly through make friends that hosting by both groups has been suc- Skype. They really enjoy being able to communicate cessful‖, says Alan Jewell of Redruth. How successful? through video chats.‖ So successful that a couple who met on the student ex- Students wishing to participate in the exchange change have become engaged. submit an autobiography with their application, must be Glen Ridnour of Mineral Point remarks that the in good academic standing and approved by school offi- student exchange is ―the best thing I have ever been in- cials and understand that the visit operates as a school volved with.‖ It has ―more than lived up to our Twin- approved activity and therefore operates under the code ning objective of reestablishing personal connections be- of conduct established by the Mineral Point Public school tween our town and Redruth. We have had constant vis- system. All applications from students are reviewed by its back and forth between students and even sometimes the Twinning Committee along with input from school families, coming for a holiday visit, summer vacation officials. One of the adults accompanying the youth on visits, and [now] a wedding in the works! The internet the trip is a faculty member. Each student must partici- came along just as we were beginning this project and it pate in trip fund raising activities and organizing a com- has greatly expanded and eased the connections‖. munity potluck supper when a report, usually with a slide Kristin McCoy, one of the adults who made the show, is presented to the Southwest Wisconsin Cornish trip to Cornwall in the Spring of 2009 writes ― The trip to Society and various local groups. Cornwall was a fantastic experience. The people we met and the places we visited were beautiful. It will always hold a special spot in my heart. Having the students visit [ Credits to Alan Jewell, Glen Ridnour and Kris McCoy Mineral Point in October only made the bonds feel for information; photo credits: Kris McCoy] (top of next column)
2 [From the President‘s desk]
Happy St. Piran‘s Day!
We are eager for you to share with all our readers news of how you and/or your society celebrate(d) the occasion. And, with the arrival of March, the deadline for submissions to the Steven R. Curnow competition is drawing nigh. Entries should be sent to Vivianne T. Bradley, 265 Penwith Lane, Burnsville, NC 28714 and must be postmarked no later than midnight of March 31st.
CAHS is grateful to the Greater Kansas City Cornish Society for their generous contribution of $ 300 to the Steven R. Curnow Fund in honor of Don and Polly Whitman. When a second prize is awarded in the competition, it will be designated as the Don and Polly Whitman Award.
Colin Roberts, secretary of Bewnans Kernow, a new partnership of Cornish cultural organizations, tells us that many conversations recently have focused on the fact that in Cornwall knowledge of the richness of activities of the Diaspora is often somewhat ad hoc. They would like to be more structured in informing themselves about Cornish happenings overseas.
Colin is please to advise us all that the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies (FOCS) has volunteered to develop a page on their excellent website devoted to overseas activity They will promote events, report on events and put up newsletters received from you all.
The webmaster is George Pritchard and you may email him your content at: [email protected] .
The visit of students from Redruth, Cornwall to Mineral Point, WI, in October 2009 marked the tenth anniversary of the Student Exchange program sponsored by the Twinning Associations of the two towns. Congratulations on the success of this activity unique to the Sister Cities of Mineral Point and Redruth.
Planning for the 16th Gathering of Cornish Cousins in Mineral Point is underway and more information about specifics of the event 22 – 25 September 2011 will be appearing in Tam Kernewek in the months ahead.
I think you‘ll enjoy reading about Francis Shawn Bawden‘s project involving places in California with Cornish names. It sounds to me like a project we all could undertake in our own state or province. My hips and knees will no longer cooperate to allow me to pursue ‗cemetery crawling‘, reading and recording inscriptions on tombstones, but I can manage delving through mapbooks, and street directories for Cornish names and research the connection(s). How about you?
Your CAHS officers reside in five different states, from Maryland to California, Florida to Michigan and Wisconsin. E-mail al- lows us to ―meet‖ online for discussion and decision-making, but very rarely are we all physically in the same location. So when we were all in the same place in Grass Valley we had the opportunity to take a photograph of us all to share with members.
Tommi
From left to right: Dick Baker, WI, Historian, Flora ―Tommi‖ O‘Hagan, WI, President, Ronald Carbis, MD, Treasurer and Membership Chair, Carolyn Haines, MI, 2nd VP/newsletter editor, Nancy Heydt, FL, 1st VP/Education, Jan Davis, CA, Secretary
3 CORRESPONDENCE FROM SOCIETIES and looking for like societies and organisations to become COUSINJACK WEBSITE Friends of the CGMP. It is hoping that interested groups, in the preservation of this unique project, will make a do- Visit the National Archives at Chicago's Facebook Page. nation on a regular basis or whenever they can help. An- other way to help is via sponsorship of a CGMP overhead. For event updates, highlights from our holdings, and rapid news Without guaranteed financial support, the CGMP will not stories, become our fan on Facebook. We are listed under Na- be able to continue recording all Cornish born migrants tional Archives at Chicago. Ensure you never miss out. High- who moved to all corners of the world. It would also lights so far include shopping in 1945, winter fun in U.S. Forest cease to be an asset to the history of Cornwall. NOTE: Service photographs, and a few draft cards of people you may CAHS donations cover the phone bills for CGMP. recognize: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/ National-Archives-at-Chicago/198814218768 In December the CGMP were delighted when further vol- —————————————————————————-- unteers offered to broaden the aspects of the project Did you know? Another change was to make the CGMP electronically The rustling noises often heard around the Tamar Bridge after available. The CGMP are now delighted to promote its the sun goes down are rumoured to be caused by Cornish piskies new email address [email protected] . CGMP sliding down the bridge supports. Printed in the CASA Decem- was able to design a web page ber 2009 newsletter from the Thames Valley Cornish Assoica- www.cornishmigration.org.uk and this has provided added tio interest to the project. ------The CGMP is very grateful to its sponsors: From Don Gummow, a new CAHS member: The CAHS sponsors the telephone account, Bob and He writes that as he was looking over the ‘other’ Tommi O‘Hagan, Vancouver Cornish Society, Keweenaw Cornish site category of the CousinJack.org web- Kernewek, the Cornish Connection of the Copper Coun- site he was reminded of a web site that he has try. used, http://Cornish-heritage.net. He has pur- ======chased several items from them and found them to A query from Sue Kemp in Australia: be very reasonable in price and their service is first rate. They offer some unique Cornish items. The I am researching a family with the surname of Rogers proceeds go to support the preservation of Cornish who settled in St. Ives, Cornwall 1807. Philip Rogers and history, customs and language. Please take a look. his brother were christened in Gulval, Cornwall. Their ______brother Henry was christened in Madron, with Catherine and Sipron being christened at Sancreed. Philip married News from Greater Kansas City Cornish Society: Elizabeth Laity Major-widow- in 1807 Towedenack, settling The society has received news of the death of our long-time in St. Ives where many descendants are today. member, Harold Hudgins on Dec. 23, 2009. He and his wife Lila were among those involved in founding our society and they Philip and Elizabeth had four children, Henry Laity Rogers, have contributed in countless ways over the past years. He will William Nicholls, Philip Laity Rogers and Elizabeth Laity be very missed by those who knew him. (Some may remember Rogers. him as a carpenter and a woodworker who made rocking chairs Henry Laity Rogers married Eleanor [Elizabeth] Thomas and rocking horses and brought them to the Gatherings). with four of their sons migrating to Australia in the 1860's.
From BBC World and CNN via GKCCS newsletter: William Nicholls Rogers married Phillipa Jenkyns, their Helston, Cornwall based Shelterbox sent 4000 Shel- daughter Sarah Thomas Rogers married John Berriman. terboxes to Haiti. Each one contains a 10 person Of their ten children William Rogers Berriman married tent, blankets, water purification, a stove, kitchen- Mary Warmington traveling to America soon after they ware, tools and children’s packs. Families with chil- were married. William was a stone mason. His brother dren will be a priority. James Henry Berriman married Hannah Jane Stevens, they arrived in America 1920 settling in Michigan. Another —————————————————————- brother Philip Rogers Berriman followed them to America. CORNISH GLOBAL MIGRATION William Nicholls Rogers son Samuel Major Rogers b.1853 PROGRAMME went to America. Philip Laity Rogers married Elizabeth Burrett, their son Philip Rogers b.1838 likely emigrated to America or Can- A major milestone was crossed in November, when the ada. 40,000th name was added to the database. The names are given to the CGMP and the project is very grateful for the Sue can be reached at [email protected] support that is readily given. This support is also the in- Can Anyone Help Her? centive that the CGMP is a vital project and must con- 4 Correspondence con’t did not exist as a separate nationality from the English. In this reply to the Celtic League, Qaiser Razzak, the South West regional manager of the EHRC, said that in order for "Cornish cousins of Marquette County, in Upper Michigan, has ex- any remedy to be available in domestic (UK) legal proceedings, isted for 7 years, and meets monthly in a local restaurant (September the Cornish would need to be defined as a "racial group" under to May), and with a pasty picnic in August. Its growing number of the Race Relations Act, which had not yet been done. "To date, case law has not established the Cornish as a members include people of Cornish ancestry or with an interest in 'racial group', for the purposes of the Race Relations Act, so cur- Cornwall’s history and culture. To spread the word, the group has pub- rently, it is not clear whether any claim of racial discrimination lished a brochure, placed in areas where the public and tourists can against Cornish people would be successful." pick it up and make contact. The Cornish were early settlers to this iron He added that a European treaty, which the UK was mining area, and we invite others to attend our meetings to learn more bound to follow, set down protection for "national minorities". about this ethnic group. "However, although binding on the UK Government, it Following our meal, our programs include speakers and trave- has not been implemented into domestic law and does not there- logues on Cornwall and the Cornish, and lively discussions of our fore provide a right to bring any legal proceedings," he said. members’ experiences with the immigrants and their early life in the "The commission would like to look into this issue fur- ther as part of our Good Relations mandate. In this regard, I USA, in our case, in “Cornishtown”, a very Cornish neighborhood. would welcome an opportunity to meet you and discuss this Many of our members have traveled in Cornwall and attended the Cor- matter in more detail." nish Gatherings, and share their experiences with us. Last month, the Kernow branch of the Celtic League Meetings are enlivened by spirited singing of such songs as said it "utterly condemned" repeated descriptions of Cornish na- “Trelawny” and “Camborne Hill”. Our musically inclined Cornish were tionals as "inbred", and other insulting phrases, in newspapers excited about hosting singers from the Holman-Climax Male Voice and on the Internet. Choir on their appearances here, and have made good friends with In the letter to Mr Razzak, Iwan Le Moine, secretary of them, and discovered cousins, as well. The choir told us that our area the Kernow branch, wrote: "Over the last few years, a number of passes the Cornish phone book test…..huge numbers of Cornish sur- individuals have contacted our branch to complain about names appear in the directory. various comments and articles that have been written in newspa- pers, magazines and aired on the radio referring to the Cornish th Our Cornish float in the 4 of July parades have won acclaim, espe- as 'inbred' and being generally derogatory and/or insulting. cially by those who have caught the tiny pasties that were tossed from "This refers to comments made by individuals, as well the float, which has been built largely by the Stanaway family. Many of as from sources on the Internet, but a surprising number also our members subscribe to Cornish World magazine or to Tam come from supposedly well-respected sources." Kernewek, to keep our membership aware of the many other Cornish It claimed anti-Cornish references had appeared in na- populations elsewhere. tional newspapers as well as on BBC radio. Some members research their genealogy, assisted by a research li- Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, general secretary of the Celtic brarian in the group, also a volunteer of the Marquette County Genea- League, said it had received "many messages of support not logical Society. Periodic updates on websites and booklists allow us to only from within the British Isles but from as far afield as China and Australia from Cornish people". expand our knowledge of the ancestral homeland and language. Anyone with Cornish interests is invited to attend a meeting, or contact It plans to meet with the EHRC to discuss the issue. Article from the Daily Telegraph 29-1-2010 printed in the [email protected] for more information. We are also interested in be- Newodhow Kernewek Newsletter of the Cornish Association coming a “sister” group with a similar organization in Cornwall." From of Queensland Cornish Cousins News „‟„‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟„‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟„‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟‟ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From the FGS Voice 2010 January: California Cousins aid Polperro Festival Thanks from the Michigan Genealogical Council Fundraising for the annual Polperro Festival in Cornwall received a big Boost recently as the California Cornish Cousins contributed $1000 to The Michigan Genealogical Council extends its thanks to the effort. According to Gage McKinney the main purpose of the dona- all who signed the petition and expressed support for our tion is to establish permanent interpretive signage for the thousands of efforts to save the Library of Michigan. As a result of the visitors who come to Polperro every year for the festival. “Our 2009 widespread showing of public concern, the governor's ex- Gathering is thus leaving a long-lasting impact in this beautiful Cornish ecutive order that placed the library in jeopardy was modi- town,” said Gage. Polperro’s 15th Festival will be held June 19-27, fied. 2010 ______Some uncertainty still exists but, for now, the library is How Dare They Insult Us! functioning normally, although with a reduced budget.
Calling Cornish people "inbred" is acceptable in law Again, thanks to all. because they are not a distinct racial group, the human rights watchdog has ruled. Editors note: As a member of the MGC board and Cornish Con- The Kernow branch of the Celtic League complained to nection of Lower Michigan I noted that there was a nice write up the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) about the in the “All Around the World” section of Oct-Nov Cornish World. use of the term and other mockery of the people of Cornwall in It even included a photo of some of our group with our banner! the media. But the commission said it was powerless to prosecute I also thank everyone including the CAHS who sent emails, and anyone because under the Race Relations Act, the Cornish letters and contacted many others concerning our state library.
5 Correspondence con’t wall's Light Infantry, were not invited to his funeral service at Wells Cathedral in Somerset. Among those attending were the George Thomas who lives in Cornwall has written to our Lord Lieutenants of Cornwall and Somerset, and General Sir website and offered to take photo requests of places Jack Deverall, former deputy commander of operations SFOR in around the Lizard Peninsula. He is happy to oblige at no Bosnia. cost. His address is: Stable House, The Lizard, tr127nj. Mr. Patch bequeathed his medals and artifacts to the local mu- His email is [email protected] He is cur- seum and they are now on display. rently practicing his photography in anticipation.
I would like through your newsletter to thank California’s AB 130 Signed into Law everyone who has sent or conveyed cards or prayed for me during my time in hospital and On the last possible day for the Governor of California to during my recovery at home. A laryngectomy sign bills into law or veto them, October 11, 2009, he signed AB 130 into law. This law becomes effective Janu- is not the best thing a tour guide and singer ary 1, 2010. As previously reported, this will provide for could have but the alternative is even worse. I informational copies of marriage records, and noncompre- am actually fit and well, if a little quieter hensive indices with mothers' maiden names removed. As (which some would say is no bad thing). I with birth and death records (legislation was enacted in have had to give up doing the tours some- 2002 addressed those vital records) marriage records will thing which is harder to do than any thing else be subject to the Vital Records Image Redaction and Statewide Access Program (VRIRSA). At this time it is not as I loved my job and meeting such a variety known what, if any, additional redactions they may require of wonderful people. I can still go out and from informational marriage records. Currently, they re- walk along the cliff at Botallack or Carn Gloose quire redaction of Social Security Numbers, any signa- or up on to Trencrom or Zennor Carn, around tures and any sensitive medical information from informa- Ding Dong and Lanyon so do not feel too sad tional on copies of birth and death records. IAJGS submit- for me. The one thing that almost made the ted letters of opposition to the redaction of mothers' maiden names throughout the bill's legislative history- be- operation worth it was the response of people, fore Assembly and Senate committees, and submitted a some whom I hardly knew sent cards, mes- letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger requesting he sages and prayers, it makes me feel so hum- veto the bill. You may read the new law at ble and proud. I thank you all, you people http://tinyurl.com/yh3vft8 who love Cornwall and feel a part of Cornwall or the full url is: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/ as much as I do God Bless You and Kernow asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_130_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf Jan Meisels Allen Director, IAJGS and Chairperson, Public Bys Vyken. Records Access Monitoring Committee From the FGS Voice September/October 2009 issue Phillip Harry Glasson, Harry Safari
Per the Cornish Association of South Australia, Inc. The Cornish Crier, News Portal of the Cornish Heritage Tom & Libby Luke recently provided this interesting informa- Society East for the Cornish of New England, New York tion: and New Jersey have announced a new website and ad- The Commonwealth of Australia printed its first One Pound dress: www.cornishcrier.com. Be sure to check their site Note in 1913 and on the back was an engraving of a group of Cornish Miners at the 4156 foot level of the "Victoria Quartz" for up to date news. Mine in Bendigo in 1909. In 1910 this was the world‘s deepest mine at 4316 feet and during its lifetime was managed by sev- Margaret Owen, OPC (Online Parish Clerk) eral Cornishmen. A plaque to recognize this First One Pound Those of us that belong to the Cornish list serve online Note was erected in Bendigo recently by the Long Gully History were notified last month of the death of Margaret Owen Group who lived in Australia. She was the OPC for St. Just Parish, Bodmin Remembers Harry Patch (from thisiscornwall.co.uk, Cornwall. Many researchers have been helped by Marga- October 4, 2009) printed in Dec. 2009 CASA newsletter. ret and she will be greatly missed. Bodmin hosted a special memorial service for Harry Patch, the last surviving British soldier to fight in World War I, who died at 111 earlier this year. The memorial was organised after criti- Continued next page cism that members of Mr. Patch's regiment, the Duke of Corn-
6 Correspondence con’t SAFFRON ICE CREAM courtesy of Sue Pellowe Sue had first sampled saffron ice cream at the Gathering in Pen Argyll, PA. Remembering it and wishing to taste it again, she contacted the organizers; she soon had an email explaining that the dairy who made it cannot ship interstate, but offering this guideline: For homemade ice cream makers, if your recipe calls for 6 quarts, leave out 1/2 cup of liquid. Take 2 grams of saf- fron and put in 1/2 cup of hot water, when ready add to mix. If you put raisins or currants in, soak them in milk over night and when ready, drain off the milk and add the raisins or currants to the mix.
She bought a Cuisinart 6-cup ice cream maker, followed their basic recipe for plain vanilla ice cream, and adapted the guideline for this successful recipe:
[Place the freezer bowl for Cuisinart’s automatic electric maker in the freezer 24 hours ahead.] Measure one teaspoonful of saffron threads; grind in mortar and pestle; steep in 2 Tablespoons of boiling water for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare other ingredients:
7 / 8 cup whole milk 3 / 4 cup granulated sugar 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In medium mixing bowl use a hand mixer or whisk to combine milk and sugar until sugar is dissolved – about 1 – 2 minutes on low speed. Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla. Keep cold in refrigerator. When saffron is steeped, strain it through a fine sieve into the milk mixture and stir well. [If you prefer, you could forego the straining.]
Set up the ice cream machine with its frozen bowl, turn it on, pour the mixed ingredients through the ingre- dient spout and let mix until thickened, about 25 minutes. Turn off. Transfer ice cream to lidded plastic container. BON APPETIT!
Web query from Mr. Tony Trewern of Penzance: Can anyone help him? He can be reached at: [email protected]
My wife for sometime now has been searching place and family of her mother's birth. Her Mother came back from America in 1932 on 'The Majestic' arriving at Southampton, England on 7th April 1932. As far as my wife was concerned, her mother was brought up by her Grand parents Jabez & Annie T Pentreath after they came back from America. Her mothers name was Leona Pentreath, and she was born 18th Sep 1923 and died on 30th Oct 2009 in Penzance, without giving any more infor- mation. The question that remains unanswered is my wife believes that her mothers mother had committed suicide, or was she left behind in Amer- ica, when Jabez Pentreath brought Leona back to England. There were letters from America concerning a razor blade company. The Family was believed to have lived in Franklin, Hampshire, Massachusetts. In fact Jabez is on the World War I Draft Registration Card 1917 - 1918.
The family lived in Church Street Newlyn Penzance, census 1901. Jabez Pentreath Father Annie T Pentreath Mother Jabez Pentreath Eldest son 6 Benjiman Pentreath Youngest Son 2 This family went to America between 1901 & 1917 Benjiman stayed in America and Married Sarah E It seems Benjiman stayed behind, but who is Leona's Mother & Father she was born in 1923?
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Footprints in the Sand
Did not our Parents, in times gone by Leave footprints in the sand? Did they not walk, as we do now? Across these Towans hand in hand.
For they too, loved this land of ours, Just as you and I, They also watched the seasons change, And listened to the seagulls cry.
The restless tide erases, every trace, Of those that once were here, The scenes unchanged, the sand still soft, A rippling sea still blue, still clear.
For are we not just travelers, Through this land that gave us birth, To us and those no longer here, Hayle is home, our place on earth.
The lessons taught, thy love they gave, Were free, made no demand, The memories they left, will never fade, Unlike those footprints in the sand.
The sea birds rest, the rabbits hide, A setting sun, lights Trencrom hill, The crimson sky now beckons night, With air that’s somehow, soft and still.
Time now at last to turn for home, Walk on through Phillack’s leafy hollow, Near those we loved, and who loved us, They led where we now follow.
Sometimes we fail them, as we travel on, Yet they would understand, Their words still help our faults to fade, Just like those footprints, in the sand.
By James Davey from his book “Phillacks Wel- come” Taken from the Queensland Newsletter, Sept. 2009
8 In 1259: On January 8th, Penryn was granted a Charter Fair, to PENRYN be held yearly on the Feast of St. Thomas the Martyr (referred From the Newsletter of the Cornish Association of to as the `Blood Fair'. Henry III granted to the Bishop of Exeter New South Wales December 2009-January 2010 a weekly market at Penryn. I n 1265: The great Collegiate Church of Glasney was founded, (From the Cornish: Penrynn, from Pen-ryn meaning where the Antron River enters the Penryn Creek. By 1327, such 'promontory'). The population in the 2001 census was was the intercourse of foreign trade through the harbour, it is 7,166. Penryn is twinned with Audierne in Brittany, recorded that half the population of Penryn consisted of for- France. Standing at the head of the Penryn River, Pen- eigners and 22 substantial merchants paid the subsidy, as com- ryn occupies a sheltered position and was a port of some pared with 33 at Helston and 42 at Truro. significance in the 15th century. Penryn is one of Corn- 1547 saw the suppression of the great Glasney Collegiate- wall's most ancient towns, with a wealth of charm, char- Church. acter and history. These lands appear in Domesday Book In 1553, Penryn commenced regularly to return two members under the name of Trelivel. Penryn was founded in 1216 to Parliament. In 1599, the Mayor of Penryn was selected to by the Bishop of Exeter. The borough was enfranchised hire a frigate - a fast sailing vessel - to sail off the coast of and its Charter of Incorporation was made in 1236. Spain in order to see “that the coast be clear.” (The Spaniards had attempted a raid on the town in 1759.). At this time the harbour at Falmouth was considered too wild to haven the ships of the day so there was little development with the main centre being Penryn, so in 1617, the Mayor of Penryn in a letter described contemptuously the infant Falmouth as “those cot- tages of Penny - come - quick.” By the mid 17th century the port was thriving with the trade in Cornish fish, tin and copper. However Penryn lost its Customs House and market rights to the new town of Falmouth as a direct result of supporting the wrong side in the English Civil War (1642-48). The Killigrews of Arwenack were more skilful turncoats, and as their new town grew so the older port of Market Street, Penryn Penryn declined from the17th century right up to today. From 1554, Penryn held a parliamentary constituency, which The A39 once passed through Penryn towards the end of became Penryn and Falmouth in 1832. The constituency was its route in nearby Falmouth, but in 1994 was diverted abolished in 1950, with Penryn becoming part of the Falmouth around the town when the Penryn Bypass was opened, and Camborne constituency. It received a royal charter as a incorporating a stretch of new road along with upgrad- borough in 1621, mainly in a bid by the crown to cure the town ing to an existing road. It has managed to retain an of piracy. At least three mayors of Penryn were convicted of enormous amount of its heritage. With a large propor- piracy between 1550 and 1650. tion of its buildings dating back to Tudor, Jacobean and Glasney: Georgian times, the town has been designated as an im- In 1265, a religious college, called Glasney College was built in portant Conservation area, and has more listed buildings Penryn for the Bishop of Exeter to develop the than any other town in Cornwall. The local museum is church's influence in the far west of the diocese. In 1374, the housed in the Town Hall and brings the history to life. chapel of St Thomas (sometimes called St Mary's) was opened. Penryn had a market day/ parade on 30 August, 2009 After the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII and the Penryn railway station was opened by the Cornwall Rail- disestablishing of the Roman Catholic church, Glasney was dis- way on 24 August 1863. It is towards the north west end solved and demolished in 1548 during the brief reign of Edward of the town and is served by regular trains from Truro to VI, the first Protestant Duke of Cornwall afterwards King of Falmouth on the Maritime Line. The parish of St. Gluvias England. The dissolution of Glasney College helped trigger the covers most of the Borough of Penryn and extends into Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549. The loss of Glasney and the de- the countryside to include the present day village of feat of the 1549 rebellion proved to be a turning point in the Ponsanooth, and the hamlets of Burnthouse and history of the town from which Penryn has, arguably, never Treluswell. recovered. The site of the College lies largely vacant among In unrecorded times there was a settlement at “Round houses, with just a few stones and old signage to mark a very Ring” in “the fields of Behethlen” (Bohellan fields) with, historic site for Cornwall, barely showing where it was. very probably, its pre-Christian place of worship on the Tremough: site now occupied by St. Gluvias Church. This, before its Education had come back to Penryn, as in 2004, the Tre- dedication in the 14th Century, was probably the ancient mough Campus just above the town was completed, “capella de Behethlen”. (Chapel of Bohellan) To the creating the hub of the Combined Universities in Cornwall creek below the church, probably came the first foreign (CUC) project. It provides a new home for the Institute of traders. Cornish Studies and the University of Exeter's world renowned Camborne School of Mines, which has moved from Camborne, where it has been for over a century. 9 THE MANACLES By Kitty Quayle
Manacles. The very word evokes images dark and threatening, of being fettered and frightened. It would seem a perfect name for the reef off the eastern edge of the Lizard Peninsula that has been the death of so many ships and sail- ors. But in truth, the name is a corruption of the Cornish words, Maen Eglos, or Church Rocks. The church referred to is in nearby St. Keverne where, from a lofty perch upon a high plateau, the Rocks can clearly be seen. Visible a goodly distance out to sea, the church‘s spire has been used for generations as a landmark by sailors anxiously navigating their way around the treacherous St. Keverne Reef. The present day Anglican church was built in 1450, on a site originally sacred to the pagan Celts. A bit of an older Norman structure is incorporated into the current building and the spire atop the square tower was added during rebuilding after lightening had struck during a service in 1770. The beautiful lych gate, through which so many ship- wreck victims have passed, still contains its granite coffin rest. The churchyard is the final resting place of hundreds of victims of the Manacles, washed up upon the shore and trundled up the hill in farm carts to be given a Christian burial. An Act passed in 1808 required that those cast up by the sea be buried in local churchyards, rather than on the cliffs as had previously been done. No one knows the exact number of ships the reef has claimed, or the number of human lives. The reef consists of three main groups of rocks scattered over an area of about a mile, some of which are only visible at low-tide. They bear names like The Voices, Sharks Fin, Vase Rock, Gwinges, Carn Dhu and The Mistrel (sometimes misspelled Minstrel). Ships have come to grief here as long as men have sailed. In January of 1809 the transport ship Dispatch was returning to England from the Peninsular War in Spain, bringing home exhausted and homesick troops. She rounded Lizard Point in rough seas and bitter cold and was driven onto the Rocks where all 70 onboard perished, save only 7 private Dragoons. An hour and a half later, the brig of war Primrose wrecked upon the Mistrel, killing 125 and leaving only one drummer boy to survive. St. Kerverne‘s native son, Commander William Lory RN, stated in 1855 that the area had seen 25-30 vessels lost in the period since the Primrose, with the loss of life of seven to eight hundred people. This information was given in May of that year during the investigation into the ―singular and mysterious horror‖ of the wreck of the barque John. The weather was fine on the 3rd of May when in late afternoon the John sailed out of Plymouth Sound, outward bound on her journey to Quebec. Captain Edwin Rawles sailed with a crew of 18 and a cargo of emigrants; 154 adults, 98 children and 16 infants. The passengers were principally from North Devon, entire families leaving hearth and home for a new life in the New World. Five hours later, she struck the Manacles. The crew had tried to warn the captain that they were getting ―too close on land‖, but he refused to heed them. She ―had all sail on her with great way‖ when she hit the eastern rocks at 8 or 9 knots. Her speed took her past that initial impact until she hit Maen Land. Even though she was stuck fast upon the reef and had begun to take on water the Captain insisted that they were in no danger and forbad the lowering of the life- boats, saying that help would arrive from shore before the tide turned. The deck was still above water, but the wind was up and the sea was breaking over the ship. Terrified families huddles together on the deck as desperate fathers pushed their wives and children up the masts to keep them above the threatening water. So many people climbed into the rig- ging that the masts snapped, plunging the helpless souls into the churning surf. When help did arrive, the Captain and crew fought with the passengers to be the first off the doomed vessel. All the crew survived; one hundred and ninety-six of their passengers were not so fortunate. About ninety were rescued by the brave men of Coverack and Porthoustock, risking their lives repeatedly to save whom they could of the hapless victims. Soon the dead began to wash ashore; there on the beach at Porthoustock lay so many little ones, side by side in a long row, awaiting identification. Steerage passenger James Eastcott of North Talland, Cornwall had been aboard with his wife and eleven children; of the family only two sons, aged 14 and 16, survived. Mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, never to reach the colonies in Canada that had offered them a chance at a better life, all because of the negligence of one man. A verdict of manslaughter was passed on Captain Rawles at the coroner‘s inquest and he was ―lodged in the county gaol at Bodmin‖ for further examination at the Cornwall Assizes. A slate me- morial in the churchyard at St. Keverne marks the site of the mass grave where many of those lost were laid to rest. ―Sacred to the memory of 120 persons here interred who were drowned in the wreck of the John May 3 1855.‖ Over the years the howling gales, heaving seas and freezing blizzards continued to bring ships to a bad end upon the reef. In March of 1891 a particularly fearsome blizzard wreaked havoc upon both the land and sea. Four ships were lost, including the Bay of Panama. She was found by the men of St. Keverne in the morning, covered in snow and ici- cles, half her crew frozen to death in the rigging and on the deck. A brave and hardy local man volunteered to swim to her with a line, resulting in the rescue of the 19 remaining on board.
10 The 1898 wreck of the Mohegan is considered to be the most appalling and inexplicable wreck ever on the Cor- nish coastline. It was not a storm that put her on the Rocks, but the Captain, who by ―some error of compasses or judg- ment‖ drove her straight upon the Mistrel, the very heart of the Manacles. The passengers were at dinner when the awful grinding noise told them what had happened and as they rushed upward to the deck the lighting system failed, thrusting all into darkness.. The ship had struck on her starboard side and was quickly taking on water. There were difficulties with launching of the lifeboats so that many were still aboard when, after twenty minutes, the Mohegan plunged beneath the water, leaving only her masts, davits and funnel visible. The Porthoustock lifeboat was on her way, but was hampered by the darkness and uncertainty of the ship‘s exact location. The crew carefully threaded their way between the deadly rocks and soon the distress calls of the victims guided them to the ship. They saved twenty-eight on the first trip, returning a second time for more. In spite of their efforts, 107 were lost to the sea. All the area‘s cottages opened their doors to the survivors, offering food, fire and bed. A great funeral was held in the churchyard, each coffin adorned with its own wreath, made by the locals. The ship‘s owners had a stained glass window made in memoriam, which still occupies the wall above the altar. A large granite Celtic cross marks the gravesite on the north side of the church, engraved with the single word Mohegan. Urgent pleas for a light at Coverack continued to go unheeded until the following year when the large and important ship, City of Paris, ran aground in heavy mist with 800 passengers. Fortunately she had steamed onto a bed of rocks and remained upright and above water. All of the passengers and crew were safely brought to shore and the massive ship was eventually refloated. Three points of light now illuminate the coast; the lighthouses at Lizard Point and St. Anthony‘s and the Manacles Bell Buoy. My cousin Terry Moyle, born-and-bred St. Keverne man, tells me that while there were a number of wrecks during the two World Wars, since then they have been few and far between. The last that he remembers was the Mina Cantiquin, lost on the 4th of November, 1951. She struck the Manacles and drifted onto nearby Lowland Point. He was 9 years old at the time and remembers ―seeing her stranded there, the mighty waves crashing over her. The Coverack lifeboat saved all the crew, but couldn‘t save the dog.‖ I stood on Manacle Point on a bright and cloudless spring day, gazing out to sea at the Rocks where so much human drama has played out. The only vessel to be seen was a small dive boat, anchored there while its passengers swam amongst the rocks and the wrecks. This is not a beginner‘s site; the reef has claimed its share of divers as well. The only sounds I heard above the surf were manmade, as workers at the nearby Dean Quarry wrest gabbro from the earth. The gaping wound inflicted upon the land by this quarry seemed an ugly thing to me, but those who make their living there no doubt have a different perspective. They even moved the rock formation known as The Giant‘s Quoits inland from its original site on Manacle Point to facilitate their operations. What fearsome weather this craggy point has witnessed, what horrendous scenes of death and despair have played out upon those rocks just offshore. Tall ships, fishing boats, men o‘war and ocean liners have come to grief along this reef. Seamen, fishermen, soldiers and civilians have lost their lives in these treacherous seas. Long considered the most dangerous point on the English coastline, it has truly earned its dark description as ―the fatal shore‖.
Remembering Cornish Heritage—Making the Connection 16th International Gathering of Cornish Cousins Mineral Point, Wisconsin September 22-25, 2011 (Thursday thru Sunday) www.cornishfest.org
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Cornish Place Names in California
Submitted by Francis Shawn Bawden January 25, 2010
On a trip to Cornwall last summer, I picked up a copy of a 1000 Cornish Place Names Explained. This booklet was not only very useful in clarifying the meanings of the many towns and villages I visited, but also helped with my understanding of the Cornish lan- guage. It also inspired me to search for places in California with Cornish names. Upon returning home, one of the first areas to catch my attention was the town of Penryn east of Sacramento. One may think that the name of this community was inspired by the town of the same name in Cornwall, but – as it turns out – the town was named by a Welsh settler after the Penrhyn Slate Quarry in Wales.
However, the nearby northern Mother Lode region does have some locations inspired by Cornish names, and one of my per- sonal favorites is Bawden Avenue in Grass Valley. Glasson Way and Temby Street (after the Cornish families by those names) are also in Grass Valley, while Uren Street is in nearby Nevada City. Further north are Cornish House and Cornish Flat in Sierra County, Cornish Creek in Shasta County, and Treloar Creek and Ridge in Trinity County.
A quick Internet search of roads in the Golden State retrieves dozens of streets with names inspired by Cornwall and its peo- ple; for example, at least 5 streets named Camborne can be found, and at least one street can be found of the following names: Boscas- tle, Cornwall, Helston, Penwith, Penzance, Trelawney, Trevethan, Truro, and Zennor. These names may be of a modern vintage, but several others I uncovered are not. For example, Trevethan Avenue in Santa Cruz was named after Walter Trevethan, an early pioneer of the area. In San Jose one will find Harry Road which is named for Captain James Harry – originally from Breage – superintendent at the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine as well as Hicks Road which was names after the four brothers from Redruth who engineered it.
In Napa County we can find community of Angwin (now a small college town) which is named after Edwin Angwin – a native of Saint Agnes in Cornwall – who operated a resort on the land the town on occupies. Some places in the close-by San Francisco Bay Area also have Cornish connections. For example, the town of Cornwall was in Contra Costa County. This town had a post office from 1881 to 1911 until it was incorporated into a newer and larger city – Pittsburg. In Livermore we can still find Trevarno Road, which was part of the small community of Trevarno and was named after George Bickford’s home in Cornwall. Bickford’s father is remembered for inventing the safety fuse used in mining. Additionally, Trefethen Aquatic Center in Oakland was dedicated to the memory of Eugene Trefethen, a trustee of Mills College. Up the coast from the Bay Area, in Fort Bragg, is Tregoning Lane named after Henry Stuart Tregon- ing, a former employee of New Almaden mine.
The southern Mother Lode also has some locations to contribute: Carew’s Flat and Cornish Town. According to a Web site dedicated to Mariposa County history, both places were included in a roster of geography created in 1928 as part of a competition held by a local newspaper to identity localities in the county. However, more research is needed to identify the exact locations of these foothill sites. Further up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Yosemite National Park is Tresidder Peak named after Donald Tresidder whose father, James Treloar Tresidder, was born near the Helford River in Cornwall. The younger Tresidder married into the well-known Curry family of Yosemite fame. Moreover, Tresidder was the fourth president of Stanford University and a building on campus – the Tresidder Student Union – was also named in his honor.
In fact, the Cornish continue to leave their mark on maps of California. In the past several years, Rick and Lin Sanders have successfully petitioned to name a mountain in Amador County after their Cornish ancestors. Trembath Mountain is named in honor of Ben and Ann Trembeth who were early settlers of the area.
I plan to continue to gather a list of Cornish place-names in California and would like to ask for your help. If you know of a loca- tion that s should be included, or can add some information such as the origin of a place-name, please email me at [email protected]. ******* Francis Shawn Bawden received a B.A. in European History from Humboldt State University in 2006. His research focused mainly on Cornwall, but also included topics from other areas of the Celtic Fringe. Areas of research included the Cornish Rebellion of 1497, Cor- nish nationalism and identity, Cornish miners in Mexico, and the Celtic Revival in Cornwall during the early Twentieth Century. He is currently a graduate student at San Jose State University majoring in Library and Information Science with an emphasis in Archival Stud- ies.
Francis’ other passion is family history which he has been researching continually since 1999. He and his father, Francis Patrick Bawden, maintain a Web site dedicated to Bawden Family history – www.bawden.info – and continue to research their Cornish ances- tors.
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FROM EAST END TO LAND’S END THE EVACUATION OF JEWS’ FREE SCHOOL LONDON TO MOUSEHOLE IN CORNWALL DURING WORLD WAR TWO By Susan Soyinka To be published 28 February, 2010
This is the heart-warming and inspiring story of the World War Two evacuation of Jews’ Free School (JFS) in the East End of London to Mouse- hole, a remote fishing village on the tip of Cornwall. In June 1940, about 100 JFS children and five of their teachers, together with thousands of other London evacuees, embarked on the lengthy and exhausting train journey from Paddington to Penzance. The JFS group was bussed to Mousehole, where the children were billeted with the villagers, and Jews’ Free School, Mousehole, was established in the premises of Mousehole School. Arrangements were made for synagogue services to be held in the church hall of a nearby village, while many of the evacuees also at- tended chapel with their foster families, most of whom were strong Methodists. Remarkably, most of the evacuees quickly integrated into village life, and were accepted by the villagers as their own. They were introduced to swimming, sailing, sculling, fishing, and mending nets, and spent hours playing on the beach or walking along the spectacular coastal paths. The extraordinary coming together of these two vastly different commu- nities was a life-changing experience for many involved on both sides. Seventy years on, some of them have been able to tell their stories, some- times with tears, often with humour, and always with love and affection. About the author: Susan Soyinka has worked as a teacher, lecturer, researcher, and educational psychologist, spending ten years of her early career in West Africa. After researching her Jewish roots, she worked for nine years in the Jewish community in London, assessing children in many Jewish schools, including JFS. Susan is now retired and lives in Nottinghamshire. In spite of a 50-year association with Mousehole, she only recently heard of the JFS evacuation. What is particularly poignant about the story for her is that at the very time these children were travelling southwest to love and safety, her own Aunt Sonya, together with thousands of other Jew- ish children, travelled in the opposite direction from Paris to Auschwitz, where a very different fate awaited them.
THE HEART OF A GARDEN GREETING CARDS
Kernow/Cornwall is one of three new landscape ranges from The Heart of a Garden with a Celtic connection, the other two being Cymru/Wales & Alba/Scotland (Eire/Ireland to follow). Kernow cards feature Cornish landscapes with a bi-lingual story on the reverse. Our cards are blank inside, but carry inspirational prose or poetry; an incredible fact; or fascinating detail about the flora & fauna featured and our relationship with it. We’re flexible, inviting you to create your own ranges from our order codes. We are about to release new woodland, wetland, coastal and marine ranges to compliment floral, animal, insect, and garden ranges. Our website www.theheartofagarden.com will shortly feature the new designs. The Heart of a Garden is a Cornish based project developing products designed to encourage a wider engagement with the natural world. Our cards are made using sustainable forestry, vegetable based inks, chlorine free card, renewable energy sources & waterless print technology, com- postable packaging with solvent free adhesive and a recycled envelope. The Heart of a Garden aims to create greeting cards that not only offer the finest collection of natural environment photography, but add a spur to celebrate it.
IRONHEART By Mary Brandt Goloversic
Review of “Iron Heart” By Ronald Carbis
This is an enjoyable book, depicting the life of Nellie in Northern Michigan from 1904 to 1928. I liked the book, but it will probably appeal to women more that men.
It is a story of how Nellie’s faith in God carries her through life and gives her comfort and peace within herself. Nellie goes through hard times and good times, with friendships, with sadness, with happiness, learning new things all the way.
The book contains very good descriptions of life in a mining town. It shows how people worked together to help each other, in both the lower min- ing section and the high hill section. It shows how the lower and upper classes of people were separate communities, who didn’t mingle with each other and how Nellie managed to overcome this. The book also contains descriptions of the various Continued next page
13 Items con’t various house interiors, work in the mines, and general life in a mining town.
I enjoyed following the family through the years. Watching the children grow up was a delight. I felt that some things in the book were not neces- sary, even though they probably happened. I was disappointed that the children’s lives were not expanded more as they grew up, but after all the book is about Nellie anyway. Of course, the book ends in 1928, leaving one to wonder what happens next, a sign of a good book. Hopefully, there will be a sequel.
All in all, I enjoyed the book and recommend it to anyone who wants to read a historical based book, with many references to faith and the bible.
The book is available at www.authorhouse.com. ISBN 0-7596-8307-7 Also by searching the internet, the book is available all over the world. About the author: Mary Goloversic was born in Ishpeming, MI but lived in Spain and has traveled extensively. She grew up living in a two-family mining house (that used to be a mine-engine house) her family on one side and her grandparents on the other. Mary has a husband and three grown sons. She is content to spend most of her time in the corner of her kitchen writing books to help people love each other. She gets her wisdom from her Bible. If you happen to purchase the book there are photos of her grandparents and great uncle are on the cover. People and Places in Sancreed Parish
Jim Hosking of Mousehole is the author of local history books. His most recent has approximately 100 pictures. People and Places in Paul Parish Including Mousehole, Newlyn and Lamorna, has been a very good seller. If you are interested in books about this area of Cornwall or Methodism, you may contact Jim for more information at [email protected].
EVOCATIVE CORNWALL Owner Sarah Lay Submitted by Kitty Quayle
After each extraordinary exploration of a National Trust property in the UK, one finds oneself magically channeled into exiting the property by way of The Shop. I have never gotten through one yet without succumbing to some memento from their always tempting selection. When I fin- ished touring the Cornish Mines and Engines property at Pool, near Redruth, and was browsing through the shop there, my attention was caught by a dramatic photo on the cover of a wall calendar. I picked it up for a closer look and saw that each month had another beautiful shot, not the normal touristy fare, but photos that really gave the feel of Cornwall, photos that were truly evocative.
Which just happens to be the name of the company that produces the calendars. Evocative Cornwall was begun in 2004 by Sarah Lay, who lives in St. Just with her three children and their dog, Bertie. Born into a talented family involved in the famed Lamorna artist colony, Sarah grew up with an awareness of, and appreciation for, the special magic of Cornwall. In 2004 she created the first calendar, a photographic “unfolding of the seasons” through which she shared glimpses into working lives, hidden places and magic moments.
In addition to the stellar photography of several Cornish-based artists, Sarah now uses her own beautiful work as well, taking “mystery tours” in her camper van to discover and photograph special places previously unknown to her. Sarah tells me that her two sons, eighteen-year-old Michael and seventeen-year-old Dominic have taken full advantage of having virtually grown up on the beaches of Cornwall and are very involved in one of the Duchy’s big draws, especially to young people, world class surfing. Michael competes successfully on both national and international levels in a sport that has become an ever-growing part of Cornwall’s economy. While the boys are surfing, Sarah spends many happy and productive hours on the beaches with her camera.
Wanting the calendars to go farther than simply pictorials, she considered what other additions would help make the calendars special and “decided to include a listing of some of the main annual festivals, events and celebrations taking place each year throughout Cornwall, as well as a little of the Cornish language, so extending it beyond the purely visual into a very useful publication for both locals and visitors alike.”
The line of goods on offer from Evocative Cornwall has expanded in the intervening years to include not only the wall calendars, but an en- gagement diary, blank greeting cards, St. Piran’s Day cards, Christmas cards, music and limited edition photographs. Sarah points out that while Cornwall is rich in beauty, it is not a wealthy place. To support the Cornish economy, she is committed to ensuring that everyone involved in her enterprise lives and works in Cornwall. All printing is done in the Duchy on eco-friendly paper with biodegradable packaging. Furthermore, two- thirds of the profit from the Christmas cards goes to two charities, Cornish Hospice Care and St. Petroc’s Society for Single Homeless, both of which work throughout Cornwall. Thus far, the donations have totaled more than £10,000.
A.L. Rowse once said “I have been in love with Cornwall all my life.” If you second that emotion, as I do, and also want to support Cornish en- terprise and charitable good works, you might like to take a look at Sarah’s website, www.evocativecornwall.co.uk, or contact her at the address below for a brochure. Ever since that first calendar I have been hooked; each photo takes me right back to Cornwall for a moment, evoking cher- ished memories of happy times and distilling the essence of a truly evocative Cornwall.
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Members’ Interest Page
By Jim Thomas [email protected]
This is Members‘ Interest Page No 8, where we try and connect members who may not know that they are re- searching the same surnames. If you don‘t see your name listed under a particular surname, please accept my apol- ogy. I have updated my database with the latest information I have, but I may have missed someone. But in any case you can certainly contact others that are listed. Good luck in your search and be sure and let me know if you make any connections. Since most of us correspond by e-mail, I have included only the e-mail address of each person unless we do not have one for them in our database. If you do not use e-mail, but would like to connect with someone who does, contact Ron Carbis, our treasurer, who can provide you with a mailing address.
Hosking/Hoskin/Hosken/Hoskings
Pauline Ashley [email protected] John Chapman [email protected] Janice Davis [email protected] Beverly & Robert Hailer [email protected] Richard Hosking [email protected] John Hoskins [email protected] William Hosking [email protected] Dorothy Hubbs P.O. Box 411, Gladwin, MI 48624 Susan LaFave [email protected] Betty Novotney 1902 Amber Rd NE, Tacoma, WA 98422 Margaret Porter [email protected] Edith Watts [email protected] Dorothy Williams [email protected]
Chegwidden/Chedwin
Ryan Chegwin [email protected] Janice Davis [email protected] Lon Emerick 355 Heidtman Rd, Scandia, MI 49885 Kim Juarez 658 Northern Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 Robert Reed [email protected] Micaela Sieracki [email protected] Jean Timmermeister [email protected]
Berryman
John Berryman [email protected] Doris Keeler 3511 Castlebrook Dr, Cameron Park, CA 95682 A. Francis Pillsbury [email protected] Barbara Roberts [email protected] Brita Rozynski P.O. Box 1036, Nevada City, CA 95959
15 New Members: Margaret Davis Surnames: 28252 Essex Street Hooper/ St. Austell Roseville, MI Estlick/ Truro William J. Hosking Surnames: 48066-2575 188 Little John Lane Symons/ Poundstock, [email protected] Springfield, IL Thomas/ Camborne, 586-772-5711 62704-5218 Hoskins [email protected] L.P. Pascoe Surnames: 217-546-6799 PO Box 217 Pascoe/ Crowan
Blue Ridge Summit, PA Thomas/ Camborne, Don and Margaret Gummow Surnames: 17214-0217 Crowan 119 Lamplighter Way Gummow/Padstow [email protected] Ingram/ Gwinear O’Fallon, MO St. Miniver, Egloshale 717-794-5727 63368-7307
[email protected] Jerome Trewyn
4419 South 36th Street Francis Patrick Bawden Surnames: Greenfield, WI 1695 Scotch Street SE Bawden, Rosebear/ 53221-2005 Salem, OR Camborne, Constantine 414-281-4434 97306-1406 Mawgan-in-Meneage
503-548-0471 Jay D. Rowe Surnames:
530 Quartz Drive James, Jilbert, Connie Budge Hancock, MI Edwards/ Lelant P.O. Box 125 49930-1587 Rowe, Eddy/ Rainier, OR [email protected] Ludgvan, Illogan 97048-0125 906-482-7718 Trevithick,Goldsworthy,
Chynoweth/ Calstock Janice Gefre
1206 S. 38th Street Pat Cutler Surnames; Yakima, WA PO Box 39 Jose, Cutler 98902-4709 Lexington, MI [email protected] 48450-0039 509-966-5292 810-359-8910
Helen K. Ingledew Surnames: Jean F.M. Ellis Surnames: 17971 SE River Road Apt. 308 Roberts, Lanyon, Anquin 167 E. North Street Medlyn, Smitheram/ Milwaukie.OR Harris, Hosking, U’ren Eagle Harbor, MI St. Blazey 97267-5880 49550-9679 Smithem,Smitheram/
[email protected] Redruth David Bate Surnames: 906-289-4401 Temby/Camborne, W5115 Kennedy Dr. (Edwin) Bate Penponds Fond du Lac, WI (Mary Ann) Richards Hotten/ St. Agnes, Newlyn East 54935 Bailey/Crowan [email protected] Davey/ St. Austell 920-922-9488 Hore, Hoar/ St. Austell,
Tywardreath Member Renewals: Jeffery/ St. Cleer Thomas A. Jenkin Surnames: Tippett/ St. Agnes 7201 Oliver Avenue S Samuel Jenkin Richfield, MN Henry Jenkin/ St. Agnes Sharon Markworth Surnames: 55432-2911 (Grandfathers) 8902 Dan Drive Chinn, Chin, Ching/ [email protected] North Royalton, OH St. Keverne, Camborne 612-866-1961 (fax) 612-869-0861 44133-4741 Knight/ Trezona, [email protected] Harris/Camborne Doug Williams Surnames: 440-237-2395 400 Birch Avenue Williams, Eade/ Goldolphin Morris, MN Parish, Breage 56267-1602 [email protected] 320-589-3403
16 Renewals con’t Mrs. Rita Kopp Surnames: Lawrence H. Smith CA 0128 697 US Highway 42 Bone, Stevens/ Uny Lelant 915 7th Street Ashland, OR Rickard, Blackmore, Wearn Idaho Falls, ID 83401-4909 44805-9514 [email protected] [email protected] 419-289-3181 Dr. Pierre J. Fisher Surnames: 11250 SW Essex Drive Trevithick, Dunstone, Pryor Micaela M. Sieracki Surnames: Lake Suzy, FL Richards, Courage,Tonkins 7104 N. Seward Avenue Roberts, Chegwidden, 34269-9162 Portland, OR Gluyas/ Constantine, [email protected] 97217-5840 Wendron 941-624-5148 [email protected] 503-283-4149 Nancy Rae Clark Surnames: 14530 Mountain View Loop Negus , Rule, Whennan Marilyn J. Matthews Surnames: Sisters, OR Osborne, Smith, Trezona, 18420 W. 60th Avenue Harvey, Waters, Watters 97759-9897 Hocking/ Camborne Golden, CO Nankervis, Oats, James [email protected] Jewell, Tangye, Rogers/ Illogan 80403-1049 Nicholas/ St. Just in Penwith 541-549-027 Jewell, Luke, Tangye/ Redruth, 303-278-1447 Richards, Arthur, Symons, Jewell, Luke, Treloar/ Wendron Simonds/ Germoe, Breage Luke/ Helston Ann R. (Curnow) Hanton Surnames: Martha K. Miller Surnames: 765 Sciomeadow Drive Curnow, Davey, Johns, 1941 Hurst Avenue Hampton/ Illogan, Mt. Hawke Ann Arbor, MI Phillips, Tamblyn, Hicks, San Jose, CA St. Agnes 48103-1581 Richards 95125-5518 Goyne, Harris, Kissell/ [email protected] [email protected] Mt. Hawke, St. Agnes 734-662-4099
Ms. Emma L. Jones Surname: Richard L. Hosking Surnames: 244 East Whitney Street Lory 4626 Blackberry Lane Hosking, Roberts, Columbus, WI 53925-1775 Lansing, MI Williams [email protected] 48917-5872 920-623-3392 [email protected] 517-321-5872 Frances D. Rusch Surnames: 10830 W. Courtland Avenue Laity/ St. Hilary Jeannette Medlyn Surnames: Wauwatosa, WI Eade/ Breage 1511 Ravine Side Drive Medlyn, Hotten, Valeck, 53225-4554 Dunnal/ Perranuthnoe Houghton, MI Williams/ Helston [email protected] 49961-2701 414-461-4495 [email protected] 906-482-4110 Mary Lou Pengelly Surnames: 10500 Rockville Pike Apt G17 Pengelly,Pengilly/ St.Agnes, George Goodale Surname: Rockville, MD St. Cleer, St. Blazey, 20535 Earhart Place Henwood 20852-3330 Lanlivery Potomac Falls, VA 20165-3581 301-493-6914 Jewell/ Calstock [email protected] Whitford/ St. Agnes, St. Cleer 703-404-5459
Gloria J. Seliga Surnames: Donna M. Miguelgorry Surnames: 10254 E. County Highway 30A Hall, Uhren, Trezona/ 876 North 6th Street Ham, Rodda, Curno, Hicks/ Unit 413 Camborne San Jose, CA Redruth P.C. Beach, FL 95112-5024 32413 408-295-0628 218-365-2841 Loree B. Simuncak 7000 South Crane Drive Oak Creek, WI 52154-1666 [email protected] 414-768-9563
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17 Renewals, Changes con’t Clarence and Margaret Knight Surnames: Bruce R. Polkinghorne Surnames: 2179 Hermitage Drive Knight/ Ladcock, 3740 Scenic Drive Polkinghorne, Medland, Davison, MI Launceston, Glasson/ Praze Cibolo, TX Floyd/ Redruth 48423-2070 Bowden/ Crowan, St. Ives 78108-2229 [email protected] [email protected] 810-653-1237 830-629-9961 Frank and Mary Siegle 1013 Houston Street Craig A. Pedlar Surnames: Manhattan, KS 4121 Noble Place Thomas, Bunt, Crago(e), 66502-5453 Oak Harbor, WA Hicks, Pomery, Allen [email protected] 98277-9405 Pedlar 785-770-8860 [email protected] 360-675-8967 Jerome D. Hoffman Surnames: 9908 Wellington Terr Trembath, Richards/ David Treworgy Surname: Woodbury, MN Paul Parish, Mousehole 1600 North Oak Street, #1821 Treworgy 55125-8456 Arlington, VA 22209-2770 [email protected] [email protected] 651-739-0342 703-527-8118
Margaret Gaffney (Peggy Harvey) Surnames:Jane, Member Address Changes 138 Lake Drive May, James, Higgens, Dr. Douglas F. Hambley San Bruno, CA Higgins 1990 Applewood Drive 94066-2588 Denver, CO [email protected] 80215-2524 650-583-7924 Old: 1404 Childs Street, Wheaton, IL 60187-4602 Sharon M. Withers Surnames: 2792 Ashbrooke Drive Mayne, Gribble, Oppy, Mrs. Janet R. Abrahams Lexington, KY 40513 George, Eudey, Ellery/ 3147 Farnborough Court #361-B [email protected] Illogan, Redruth, Camborne Silver Spring, MD 859-539-6498 20906-1745
William F. Dickinson Surnames: Old: 269 Hickory Road, Lancaster, VA 22503-3710 PO Box 355 Dyer, Bray, Cossentine, Empire, MI Pearn(e)/ Polrvan, Canteglos-by- Edith S. Watts 49630-0355 Fowey, Pengell(e)y/ East Looe 8463 Cortland Road [email protected] Eden Prairie, MN 231-326-5117 55344-6731
Harry and Carolyn Bray Surnames: Old: 8351 Sheridan Rd, Apt 316, Kenosha WI 53143-6339 301 West Pennsylvania Avenue Bray, Parsons, Sweet, Pen Argyl, PA Wooton, Jago 18072-2008 Ryan Chegwin [email protected] P.O. Box 65455 10-863-9537 St. Paul. MN 55165 Walter V. Chapman Surname: 104 Oak Hill Court Chapman/ St. Agnes The inclusion of changes/new information from continuing mem- Watertown, WI 53094-5420 bers with the listing of New members, plus Jim Thomas’ Members [email protected] Interest Page appear to have been encouraging an increase in 920-261-9171 correspondence or networking among family researchers!
Jeanette M. Enders Surnames: 5115 Willow Leaf Drive Honeychurch, Hancock, PLEASE be sure to advise the Membership Chairman, Ron Sarasota, FL Stephens, Goodman Carbis, of any changes in home address, telephone number 34241-6232 or email address so that you do not miss any contacts which [email protected] would be helpful to you or fail to receive your Tam Kernewek 941-371-5824 and /or news bulletins or announcements from the Executive Board!
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