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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cornwall => Topic started by: gunner on Tuesday 18 January 05 11:20 GMT (UK)
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A member very kindly responded to an earlier message when i requested info regarding my great grandmother ANN HALL Fox, all i knew was her date of marriage and her married surname (Tarlton) with an approx year and place of birth on census shown as Mousehole. I now have the Fathers name as FRANCIS FOX and mother as ELIZABETH ?
I was also informed of a brother named TREVANIAN AUSTIN Fox.
Ann went on to have a daughter she called Jessie AUSTIN FOX Tarlton 1862, and my mother born 1906 was given the same middle name of AUSTIN.
Would love to know where these unusual names came from, i realize probably surnames incorporated into offspring but it has now got me wondering, was the tradition carried on within the family, has anyone else found these two middle names in their famly for instance.
Its just a wild hope!!
Maureen
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Do look at the folowing site.
West Penwith Resources
There is a great deal of info. on the area of interest. Cannot promise anything but I think that a visit would help. Use the search to locate itmes on Paul and Mousehole.
Roy White :)
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Hi Roy
Many thanks, what an interesting site, i've had a quick look through some of the buriels, not found any Foxes yet but if nothing else does make you realize what a lot of good immunisation did, never seen so many children die of measles!!
Thanks again
maureen
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Hi Maureen,
Have you any other name interests in the area ?.
As both my Fathers grandparents were from there I have very many interests. I may be able to help.
Don't forget the other sites,
Cornish ancestors
the 1871 census
Best wishes, Roy
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Hi Roy
Thanks for reply.
No, not really (as far as i know!!)
I got a real surprise, was looking at my Mums side of the family (Tarlton) who alll seemed to work in the docks and come from East London, suddenly up pops a census with my great grand parents with great grandmother born Mousehole, husband born London. They married in London 1845 but how she came to meet him is what went through my brain, also why move from a place like Cornwall to London, she could have moved with her parents i suppose.I have been looking through the burials for Paul church but cant find any Fox's although i understand it is a very common name in Cornwall, but her Dad is down as Mariner, and you know what sailors are!! Maybe he didnt come from Cornwall!! I thought maybe the best link would have been if i could find anyone with the middle names of Hall, Austin or Fox as that is what happened with Ann Hall Fox and her brother Trevanian Austin Fox and seems to have been carried on down the line. On Ann's wedding cert one of the witnesses is an Eliza Fox maybe her Mum as on her christening it says Eliz, on brothers it says Elizabh which i took fror Elizabeth, maybe she was Elizabeth/Eliza Hall or Austin. Will take your advice and look up some other sites, only really started looking on this side of the family and so far back because i got fed up with brickwalls on my Dads side Smith's
maureen
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Hi Maureen,
Lots of people , including my great garnadparents, left Cornwall in the mid 1850s due to the collapse of the tin mining industry. I would think that this collapse also affected other industries (such as fishing) due to the decrease in population.
There were definately Austin families in the area.
Also the name Trevanion (Christian or Surname) was a Cornish one.
When I get a chance I will have a little forage around to see what I can find.
Roy White
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Hi Maureen,
Go back to the site, West Penwith Resources.
In the search box put Fox, there are 51 references to this name.
Then try, Austin, there are 20 to this name.
With unusual surnames like those I would think that they are at the very least some sort of relative.
Roy
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Maureen,
Roy again.
Trevanion Austin Fox bapt.28-02-1822 at Paul
Ann Hall Fox bapt.08/02/1824 at Paul
Both children of Francis Fox and Elizabeth.
Roy
These are on the IGI
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Hello
Re Fox/Austin/Austen Family
They originate from Kent-Dover and Ramsgate as far as I can tell. I think there may be a connection with the sea.
My connection is through my great grandfather on my mother's side whose sister married Stephen Austin/Austen Fox. They had a son Stephen Trevanion Fox, and I have a great uncle named Trevanion Stephen Sheppard after him.
If you wish to see my tree and info on family please let me know-otherwise the IGI is the best freely available source for researching family.
Best Wishes,
Ann