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Thank you so much for all this information! I have my head down and now able to follow further back.
William Russel - what a coincidence but doing the various family histories I have found that so often the histories of different families have links. As the parish clerk, William's name must be on hundreds of certificates.
Interesting seeing the name Penaluna come up. Have done a quick read up on its origin and seems its based around or from Cornwall and the story is its from Spanish traders/sailors (tin?) who settled there and some even claim its from the armada but there is no proof of the latter.
Again, thanks for all your time.
Anton

Kay, on 18 October 1888 he was in the county of Amader (spelling?), California applying for USA citizenship. On 11 October 1892 he was in Silver Bow, Montana at the 'District court of the second judicial district of the state of Montana, County of Silver Bow' again about his citizenship. Interestingly the 1892 document says he said he had resided in the USA for the last 5 years and in Montana for the last 1 year.  As he was not in the 1891 census he must have come back after that date to Cornwall to marry Annie Alice Pascoe in Sept 1891. Millicent, their only child was born May (?)1892.  So then he went back to the US as per the October 1892 court record. Then he came back to  Cornwall possibly in 1894 to die in August 1894.
I have just found out an important point that due to the unemployment in Cornwall he moved to the USA to try and find a better life. In Montana with another friend he planned to run a pub. Obviously his cancer made him return home to family.
James died at an address in Trevenson street which is close to a Wesleyan  chapel in Chapel street but the chapel his wife and daughter and Elizabeth Pascoe are buried in is the Centenary Wesleyan Chapel located at the top of Trelowarren Street.
Kay, again thanks so much for all your research, its been incredibly helpful. Anton

Kay 999, thank you so much for searching for this information. You have found the right family members.
It certainly seems that James Rogers did not live in the US for long after getting his citizenship and ties in with family stories of him retuning home to the UK, sick and dying there. The story of him going to the US ties in with him being a tin miner. I suppose at that stage tin mining, always hard, was in decline and the California gold rush was on, although if memory serves me, also starting to decline. Not an easy life for anyone in the family.
I believe three female family members, Annie, Millicent and one other are buried together in the Methodist chapel, Cambourne cemetery.
Again, I much appreciate our help.
Anton

Thank you all for the time spent to follow up on my query. Its very much appreciated.
I accessed the census records some 10 years ago and at that time were following up on some 30 names. In looking at the info last week I wondered if I had missed more details about Thomas's specific address in the census, but obviously not.
Thank you for looking in other records to try and find his home.
As commented, Thomas was a 'sawyer' in the 41 and 51 census (like his father). In the '61 census he is a farmer of 14 acres - at the age of 71-  so possibly he moved from his '51 address. I would like to ask the Rootschat experts how could a 'sawyer' move up in occupation/standing/wealth like this in those times? (I assume he would be a tenant and not own the farm).
Again, your help is really appreciated by very amateur 'ancestor hunters' like myself!
Anton

If I may I would like to reopen this query.

The man I am tracing and 10 of his fellow German SOE agents were infiltrated into German troop camps as POWs  to try and suss out middle rank nazis. He was transferred out of the SOE to military intelligence in Germany for this operation. The action was called 'Operation Battleship'.

Despite questions to various UK bodies and people who have knowledge of secret service operations, no one has heard of this operation. Other than SOE records in the UK National Archives it appears there is no record of this operation nor the men who were involved.
As a result I am trying to find out where surrendered German troops were held in the Schleswig Holstein area so that I could narrow down where he might have been sent.

Despite searches by family genealogist there is no trace of him after WW2. I am beginning to wonder if he did not die in the camp. It is quite conceivable that his purpose had been found out by German troops and it would have given many a reason to deal with him. With all the problems the British administration had in the area they were responsible for, I do not think much time would have been spent on trying to find his murderer amongst  hundreds of possible suspects.
Once I can pinpoint troop holding camps nearby cemeteries might hold the answer to my search.

I have searched the internet but can find no reference to where troops were held after WW2 in this area and I am wondering if anyone else might have details of this.