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Cornwall / Re: Cornish Mystery
« on: Monday 05 March 07 13:10 GMT (UK)  »
Hi All,
Since my last post, I have visited the County Records Office in Truro and also visited the Family History Centre in Truro during which time I managed to dot a few I's and cross a few T's.

If my digging is correct, and some of you may already have found this out, George Slack was married in Truro in the first quarter of 1842. However, we believe that according to an earlier Census record, he was also married whilst living in Holborn though the name of his spouse is not clear.

Now I have to find out if they are one and the same person and if records can be found in the Holborn area to substantiate this.

Will be back when I have more............


HSD


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Cornwall / Re: Cornish Mystery
« on: Wednesday 14 February 07 16:37 GMT (UK)  »
Hi All,

I'm off to Truro to the County Records Office tomorrow, meanwhile why did George (b1802) leave London. My father seems to remember hearing that George travelled down here with a friend and that that friend settled in mid-Cornwall. Was that one of his brothers? - Charles or John? Was he running away from someone or thing? Maybe an earlier wife because when he married in 1842, he was 39 which in that era was quite old to be putting down roots. Also, was Ann born shortly after the marriage? I need to re-read the paperwork I have to see if my Grey matter is reading it right. Meanwhile, Slack, not a common name in the country, let alone the county, was still figuring in procreativity in the 1860-70s. Polygamy?????

Lets see what I can unearth in the morning  ???

HSD

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Cornwall / Re: Cornish Mystery
« on: Tuesday 13 February 07 15:59 GMT (UK)  »
Greetings Deb

The trail from George Slack to me is as follows:

George Slack(Smith) [ b Holborn] Changed between 1858/61, I suspect 1861)
         I
         I
George Smith [b Truro 1852/3] Don't have laptop to hand so can't be specific
         I
         I
Ernest Smith [b Truro 1887]
         I
         I
Lionel G J Smith [b Truro 1926]
         I
         I
John L J Smith [ b 1953 St. Albans, Hertfordshire] (Grrrrrrr - missed out on being Cornish by birth)

So that is the lineage as far as I can track by word of mouth and family documents. My limited research so far has taken me to Kenwyn Church where I found and photographed several graves which tie in with the expanding list of names that I have. In addition there are more kin buried in Chacewater Churchyard, 5 miles NW of Truro where there are more of George Jnrs siblings. I never thought of looking for a surname change until I became stuck trying to find George Snr and the name Slack kept creeping into the equation.

I questioned my father on the matter and let slip the name Slack and he immediately opened up saying that his father, Ernest, once told him that the family name had changed but that Ernest had been reluctant to expand on the reasons why. (Time to break out the Sodium Pentathol and rubber hoses!)

I have booked a visit to the County Records Office, Truro, on Thursday morning, this week and will be looking for whatever the records there have to
offer. I am being accompanied by a lady who has been delving into her family tree for 10 years or more and can trace her family back to the mid 1500s, so I hope with her help, to find out more.

If there are any particular areas that you may wish me to delve into whilst I am there, please let me know. I shall try to obtain as much hard copy info as I can while I am there.

Meanwhile, I will continue to gather info, including photographs of the family (as far back as they go) and pictures of where they lived and their grave stones. I so far have found more than 200 individuals in the tree since 1802 and that is without looking at my Mother's side of the family.

Enough for now, I shall be back next week with more.

Regards,

HSD


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Cornwall / Re: Cornish Mystery
« on: Monday 12 February 07 13:08 GMT (UK)  »
Greetings all, especially those of you out in the colonies ;D
I have recently started to research my family tree and can go back as far as George Smith/Slack (b1802 ish), my Great Great Grandfather. I live locally, Truro is only 20 minutes away, hence gravestones and the county records office are within easy reach.
This thread has given me insight into a glitch that has had you all perplexed, that of the origin of Amelia.
My father (80) remembers his father telling him of how the family name changed but I have so far not established why. As I said, I have only recently started delving into the family past, however, the work done by you so far has given me enough to look into for the next few months before I start on my maternal lineage. Then of course, there is my wifes family, my sisters husband..............................................hopefully before which I will have discovered drink or drugs.

Keep the flow going

Regards

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