7th September 1843 Examination (Stephen Trevena)

Borough of The Examination of Stephen Trevena now residing at Lostwithiel taken upon Lostwithiel in oath the 7th day of September 1843 before the undersigned two of Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in and for the said Borough touching the place of his last legal settlement who being sworn saith as follows

I am now of the age of forty years or thereabout I was born as I have heard and believe at Ponsanooth which is situate in Gluvias and Stithians in the County of Cornwall. I do not know to what Parish my Father belonged, his name was Simon Trevena, he was a Carpenter – formerly residing at Gorran and removed from thence to Ponsanooth where I was born as I believe – I never was an Apprentice nor did I ever hire myself as a Servant to any person nor live or reside with any one in that capacity but I have always gained my livelihood & subsistence by working in various places as a miner I married my first wife Grace Williams Widow at Gluvias about 15 or 16 years ago I lived with her about six years partly in Ponsanooth and partly in we had two children Eleanor now aged about 14 or 15 years born I believe in Stithians and Martha aged about 13 years born in Gluvias they are now under the care of my brother John Trevena Carpenter and my Sister Mary who has lately married. my said brother and sister now reside or lately resided at Ponsanooth aforesaid At the end of six years I removed to where I remained a short time and from thence came to Lostwithiel. I left my Wife at Ponsanooth; and about two years after, she died and as I was informed was buried in the Parish of Perranarworthal. About 3½ years ago I married Jane Barrett Widow at Brixham in the County of Devon, by her I had two children Mary Ann aged about 3 years born at Brixham in Devon and Stephen aged about 1½ born at Lanlivery in Cornwall. I never rented a tenement of the yearly value of ten pounds nor as I believe did I ever do any act to gain a Settlement for myself

Sworn the day and Stephen Trevena (signed) year before written before us

John Bower (signed) Rd. Lanyon Jr. (signed)

7th September 1843 Examination of James Dewen (re Stephen Trevena)

Borough of The Examination of James Dewen one of the Overseers of the Poor of Lostwithiel in the Parish of Lostwithiel in the said Borough taken upon oath the 7th day Cornwall of September 1843 before the undersigned two of Her Majesty’s Justices for the said Borough who being sworn saith as follows

I have this day seen Mary Ann and Stephen Trevena the children of Stephen Trevena in the before written examination ‐ they were in a wretchedly filthy needy condition and appeared to be half famished – I relieved them by supplying them with what was necessary Sworn the day and (no signature appears) year before written before us

(no signatures appear)

N.B. Entire document handwritten Source: LDS Film 1596594 images 38 & 39; original document CRO Ref: DDP128/13/4/77

Transcribed by John Evans