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Hi Amber1976,
What a remarkable story. I will have to look into this, sounds really interesting.
Must admit there is a whole lot of confusion with these climos even though it is an unusual name.
The "saunders" came from Ann "SANDERS" who Matthew Climo married in 1788. Its highly unlikely anyone would be named saunders/sanders before this.
I will look into it and let you know if I find anything.
By the way, really appreciate the info and the photos.

 Thanks Ladyhawk ,

I think i will just have to assume they are one of the same person.
I did check the censuses for his mother Ann and although it says widowed on the 1901 i don't think she ever married. She still had the name Climo.
You are correct, she had two further children Melvina and William john which makes me think even more that he is the same person because William Henry Climo named his son (my Grandfather) William John and William Henry Cornish gave one of his daughters the middle name Melvina.

Once again Thankyou for your help.

Hi everyone, 
 Great to see the replies.Will try and clear a few things up hopefully.
William Henry Cornish Climo was born 1858 in Penzance. The other William Henry b1860 in St. Austell is a different one.
He was definitely born illegitimately to Ann Climo who was also born in Penzance in 1840.
On his marriage certificate to Beatrice Annie Bennetts he states his father as John. This i believe was really his Grandfather (Anns Father,John Saunders Climo).
William Henry, John Saunders and John Saunders/sanders before him were all Tailors.No miners.

The mystery for me is what happened to William Henry.
I do know that his wife Beatrice Ann remarried around 1886 using her maiden name Bennetts.
The story is that William Henry also remarried (cannot find anything) to a Mary from Porthleven, Cornwall and moved to Paddington, London using the surname Cornish.
He later ended up in Bristol Prison where he died.
What i need is something to prove that William Henry Climo and William Henry Cornish are the same person.

Regarding the 1881 Census William Henry did live in Redinnick Terrace with Martha Sanders as  a neighbour. This was his Aunt, his mother Anns sister.

Hi Amber,
              Your Climo's are different to mine but are probably related somewhere along the line.
My William Henry was born 1858 in Penzance illegitimately to Ann Climo whose parents i believe were John Saunders Climo and Amelia Moon/Beckerleg.
Most of my ancestors were from Penzance area but as with most Climo's originated in the Bodmin area.
John and Amelia had another son, John Saunders, who also emigrated to Canada and i believe became a very successful photographer.
I will have to try and get "Mabinogi an clem", sounds interesting.

Regards Gary

After 9 months of research and investigations i am still intrigued and mystified by my ggf William Henry Climo.
On his marriage certificate to Beatrice Bennetts it states his father as John,but i think this may really have been his Grandfather on his mothers side. The reason for this is that i obtained the birth certificate for William Henry Cornish Climo and he was born illegitimately to Ann Climo, whose father was John Saunders Climo if i have the right family.
I do believe this was my Great Grandfather.
The other theories i have are that he later dropped the name Climo and used Cornish as his surname.I have no hard proof of this but a William Henry Cornish born1858 in Penzance appears on London Censuses.He was also a Tailor.Apparrently he married a Mary from Porthleven Cornwall but i have searched and searched and cannot find her or her Maiden name. Stuck again!