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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cornwall => Topic started by: Guidingspirit on Friday 12 March 10 19:07 GMT (UK)
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Hi everyone,
I am trying to trace the parents of my great great grandfather Benjamin Trethewy Eddy born in St Stephens Cornwall in 1824 and died in the Cholera outbreak in Brixham, Devon along with three of his infant children in 1866.
Benjamin was a tin miner in Roche, Cornwall before he moved to Brixham to work in the iron ore mines at Sharkham Point.
He married Jane Mathews born 1826 in St Austle in 1847. I have all Jane's ancestry stretching back to about the 1200's but Benjamin is proving to be a trifle elusive.
Any help would be most welcome. Jean.
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Hi
Do you have a copy of the 1847 marriage cert which should show the name and occupation of Benjamin's father
Have you seen this submitted IGI entry which shows his surname as Eady
Submitted entries are notorious for being incorrect
Benjamin Trethewey Eady Birth: About 1825 Roche, Cornwall
Spouse: Jane Eady Marriage: About 1848 Roche, Cornwall
This is a possibility as St Austell registration district covered Roche
1841 census for St Austell - all born Cornwall
Robert Eddy 45 labourer
Charity 50
Richard 24
John 20
Benjamin 16
HO107 Piece 146/3 Folio 6 Page 5
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Hi Jean,
This was a bit tricky given the variants.
Cornwall Census is Free Online
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,144624.0.html
As Carole has posted Benjamin is in St Austell with his family in 1841. By 1851 he is married and appears in both 1851 (Ladock) and 1861 (St Enoder) as EDY. (Birth listed as Cornwall in 1841, Ladock in 1851 and St Stephens in 1861) By 1851 mum and dad are in the workhouse in Truro. (EDDY)
I was having no luck at all with a baptism or a marriage for his parents though I found a likely birth for his mother
Charity TRETHEWY bap 6 Aug 1787 St Stephen in Brannel parents John TRETHEWY and Charity.
her parents
John TRETHEWY = Charity STRANGMAN 28 July 1784 St Stephen in Brannel
Well I eventually found that
Robert EWEDY = Charity TRETHEWY 20 Nov 1815 St Stephen in Brannel
fortunately that allowed me to find that
Benjamin EWDEY was baptised 11 Feb 1823 in St Stephen in Brannel parents Robert and Charity.
I note others baptisms as Ewdey first was Robert also in St Stephen 20 Dec 1815
Cheers Kris :)
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Looks like we are back with EDDY ::)
Robert EDDY was baptised 23 Feb 1794 in Ladock (Ties in niecely with places listed in the censuses) parents Robert and Elizabeth.
Robert EDDY = Elizabeth SNELL 25 Sep 1788 Ladock
Cheers Kris :)
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Forgot to mention that the marriage of Benjamin and Jane does confirm his father as Robert
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~staustell/Data/SAMar/1846-47.htm
Be sure to check all our wonderful Cornish resources.
Cheers Kris :)
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Many thanks for all this wonderful information, I am blown away by all the details. I thought that Robert and Charity Eddy were his parents but wasn't absolutely positive hence I didn't mention them but now you have confirmed it.
I have indeed sent for Benjamin and Jane's marriage certificate so, as you say, that should confirm Robert as being Benjamin's father. I have to say that this Roots Chat is an amazing find and it has given me such a lot of help in researching my family whereas before I was laboring in the dark.
Thank you both so, so much. Jean.
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Hi Jeas,
Pleased you are enjoying the site. You will always find someone keen to try to assist. I was glad to help. I found it was an interesting one with the variants. Pleased to have found them for you.
The marriage certificate which confirms his father as Robert has been transcribed on the St Austell site I posted earlier and also to the Cornwall OPC database
http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/moreinfo.php?ID=460733&dbtype=marriages&formval=
Cheers Kris :)
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Hello again,
I have entered all the information that you have so kindly given me into my family tree and it has opened up the floodgates, taking me back even further in my tree than I had ever imagined, so far I am back to the early 1600's and still more work to do - just having a breather!
The Trethewey family sure is popular in Cornwall and I am honored and privileged to find myself descended from them.
Thanks to your efforts my family tree has grown into a veritable orchard.
I can't thank you both enough. Regards, Jean. ;D
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Hi there again,
Just to let you know that through Benjamin's wife Charity Trethewey I have now traced the family tree all the way back to the 1100's and the Plantagenet dynasty via Joan D'Acre Plantagenet 1272 - 1307, daughter of Edward Longshanks 1 King of England and Queen Eleanor of Castile. This makes King Edward and Queen Eleanor my 26 x Great Grandparents Wooooooo! This is a classic example of how Roots Chat can give that vital piece of information that opens the floodgates so thank you so very much again for your help.
The Eddy family however are proving to be a harder nut to crack and I am wondering whether it may be possible to find out any more about Robert Eddy and Elizabeth Snell who married on the 25 September 1788 in Ladock such as their birth dates and who their parents were or do the records not go back that far? I have had a look through the link that you gave me but have'nt so far been able to find them probably because I don't really know where to look.
Regards, Jean.
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hi there
i have been looking down your postings with some interest. i dont know if you are still using this site? if i have no reply then the answer will be no.
my ggg grandfather was a benjamin trethewey eddy, married to a jane matthews. i have an original birth certificate for one of their children, william henry dob 18.12.1847 and the marriage certificate of paul eddy and mary bryant 27.4.1873 paul being benjamins son. your information ties up with mine and i would be very interested in chatting or pm with you about your findings and pass on any info i have to you.
hopefully we will get to speak
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Hello there, I haven't been on Roots Chat in ages as I have just about exhausted my entire family tree but I was so excited to get the notification of your posting. We are definitely talking about the same family and I would love to share what I know with you so will be in touch (just off to bed after a long day). I have lots of information which you may or may not have so it will be good to share what we know. Thank you so much for contacting me, Kindest regards, Jean.
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I have tried to PM you Nikki 67 but for some reason it won't send - will try again soon. Jean
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I have been trying to PM you but it won't send - says something about reaching max limit or something which I don't understand as I kept the message short. Don't really want to advertise my e-mail address on here so don't really know how I can contact you - have you any suggestions?
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Hi Nikki 67 I think I have solved the PM dilemma - apparently you have got to have made 3 postings on rootschat before you can use the PM system and as you have only made the one posting that is the reason I can't contact you. If you want you can make a couple of postings on here about what info you have and then we will be able to get in touch via the PM. Hope that is helpful - best I can do :( Kindest regards, Jean
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hi jean
phew! iv gone round in circles trying to find you again. im so sorry, i hadnt realised the rules and have only just signed up to roots web. il send you another reply and see if we get contact. ???
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hi im back
boy this is hard work, hopefully the pm will be easier. iv had a busy weekend having been to a funeral, and when i came back on here i got totally confused. not the easiest of sites to navigate but im learning. stumbled on these messages by accident. speak soon hopefully
nikki
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Hi Jean, I am an absolute beginner to all this, but am excited to let you know that thanks to your research, I have discovered that Benjamin Trewethy Eddy was my great great maternal grandfather. I was born and raised in Brixham. :)
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That is really exciting - Benjamin's life is so interesting but also so very tragic. Hope you have been able to read my accounts on Ancestry as they really bring the family to life. Would you be able to let me know which of his children you are related to as I would be really interested to know how you fit in to the scheme of things - you can private message me if you would rather. I too was brought up in Brixham and still live here - it's a wonderful place with such a rich history. It is through Benjamin's mother Charity Trethewy that we can trace our family back to the crowned heads of Europe - have you got that far yet? Please let me know if I can help with anything,
Kindest regards, Jean
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Ooooops! Getzy - just realized that you won't be able to PM me as you have only done 1 post and you need to do 3 so let me know if you are happy to continue on here or if you need me to send you my e-mail address.
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Hi Jean, I can't tell you how excited and pleased I am to be in touch. As a boy, I wasn't really interested in family history, but now with my parents and all close relatives having passed on, of course I realise how little I know. A friend who is really into this with her family, helped me out the other day and by a miracle, very quickly, hit on your stuff on Ancestry, where she is a member. I then did a google search on Benjamin and found your postings here, so I joined immediately. To give you an insight - in the article by Elizabeth Yolland nee Eddy (1852 -1907) on your Ancestry page, towards the end it says "(5) William the father of Walter Eddy and grandfather of Gladys Eddy (married William Foot) Phyllis (married Stanley Gorrell) and Nora (married Henry Lee King, who's only son went to the same school as my son, David)." I AM the only son of Norah and Harry King, mentioned and lived in Brixham until I was about 21 years old. My great grandfather was William Henry Eddy, grandfather was, Walter Elliott Eddy (on whom I have some interesting information). I am very happy to be in touch in whatever is the best format, as I say this is all new to me. Look forward to hearing from you again. Kind regards Alan
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Hello again Alan,
The article about my great grandmother Elizabeth Eddy was actually written by Edward James whose mother was Annie Yolland and I printed it as it was given to me by Edwards sister Nancy so I can't vouch for it's accuracy. I imagine that was how they remembered things. Did you by any chance go to school with a David James then or is that wrong? I too never bothered too much with family history when I was younger but since embarking on it I have found it amazing and it has certainly brought all my ancestors to life so to speak.
I am glad that you have been able to access my family history on Ancestry and hope that you have managed to piece together some of your family history from it.
Speak to you soon,
Jean.
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Hi Jean, thanks for getting back to me. To be honest, I can't really recall a David James (presumably at primary school) but it was a long time ago and it may well be correct. Would you mind telling me your surname? I now live in Barnstaple, but lived with my parents in Penn Lane, when I was in Brixham. Kind regards, Alan
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Hello Alan,
Yes it was a long time ago and it could have been that you were at the same school as David but just don't remember. I can't remember everyone I was at school with - just a few that were especially significant.
Regards, Jean.
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