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Re: Henwood
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 10 January 07 13:11 GMT (UK) »
William Benjamin HENWOOD
Birth Reg. Dec 1850 St Columb M 9 75

1881 census:
William J & Elizabeth (b. Derby) plus children and a brother Thomas, 3 yrs younger at Woolwich, Kent.
I don't think this is right William, no younger brother to Wm senior & Harriet & brothers both gave Parr, Cornwall as birthplace.

More likely to be:
William 30, Mariner, Son-in-law to John & Hellen Giles, with wife Gertrude & kids, all b. St Columb Minor.
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Re: Henwood
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 10 January 07 20:15 GMT (UK) »
Hi Cedric,

I think i may have wondered a little in the wrong direction, yet i do have a William Henwood in my 1901 census as being born in Parr, Cornwall. His wife Elizabeth was born in Derby, they had a son named Sidney Walter Henwood, does he come up in your Henwood tree at all?

I might need to start from the beginning, I get lost at that 1871 census, thanks anyway
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Re: Henwood
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 11 January 07 12:47 GMT (UK) »
All the HENWOOD's in my tree originated from Padstow (St Columb), John Greene HENWOOD was born in St Wenn & his wife Jane BRENTON in Little Petherick, hope this helps,
Regards,
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Giles, Sillett, Ramsey, Ixer, Ruffles (Suffolk)
Fraser, McDonald, McGregor (Nairn, Inverness)
Young, New, Coomber (Portsea Island, Portsmouth)
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Re: Henwood
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 11 January 07 20:34 GMT (UK) »
Hi Cat,

Your William's father was a Coast Guard and so all over the place. Dorset in 1841, Cornwall in 1851 and Norfolk in 1861. Does explain the Elizabeth and Thomas from 1871 census so certainly the right family. St Blazey is Ecclesiastical parish of Par.

http://www.parparish.co.uk/

 Thomas is mentioned here

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Coastguards/

Birth

HENWOOD William John Mar 1/4 1851 St Austell 9 17

Looks Like a possible marriage for his parents

Thomas HENWOOD = Susannah BALL Mar 1/4 1838 East Stonehouse Devon

1841 Census

HO107/285/13 Folio 5 Page 4
Paragon Place
Portland
Dorset


HENWOOD Thomas 25 N (No not born in County) Coastguard
HENWOOD Susannah 20 N
HENWOOD Elizabeth 2 N

1851 Census

HO107/1906 Folio 233 Page 31
St Blazey


HENWOOD Thomas Head 37 b Devonport  Compend Boatman in Coastguard Service
HENWOOD Susanna Wife 32 Mar b Devonport
HENWOOD Elizabeth Dau 11 b Devonport Scholar
HENWOOD James Son 8 b Portland
HENWOOD Susan Dau 7 b Tywardreath
HENWOOD George Son 5 b St Blazey
HENWOOD Sarah Dau 2 b St Blazey
HENWOOD William Son 3 Months b St Blazey

1861 Census

RG9/1203 Folio 48 Page 11
Beach
Weybourne
Norfolk


HENWOOD Thomas Head 47 Mar b Devonport Devon Officer of Coast Guard
HENWOOD Susannah Wife Mar b Devonport Devon
HENWOOD Susannah A Dau 17 Unm b Fowey Cornwall
HENWOOD Sarah N Dau 12 b St Blazey Cornwall Scholar
HENWOOD William J Son 10 b St Blazey Cornwall Scholar
HENWOOD Thomas Son 7 b St Blazey Scholar
HENWOOD Frederick Son 4 b Weybourne Norfolk
HENWOOD Ellen M Dau 2 b Cromer Norfolk

1871 Census

RG10/1850 Folio 29 Page 25
Fakenham
Norfolk


HENWOOD Thomas Head 57 Mar b Devonport Greenwich Pensioner
HENWOOD Susannah Wife Mar 53 Mar b Devonport
HENWOOD Hellen Dau 12 b Cromer
HENWOOD Henrietta G Dau 5 b Weybourne

Hope it Helps

Cheers Kris  :)
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Re: Henwood
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 11 January 07 23:11 GMT (UK) »
Hi Kris

Thank you so much for all of that, fits in perfectly, didn't know about St Blazey being a parish of Parr so would never have found all of that!

Thanks
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Re: Henwood
« Reply #14 on: Friday 12 January 07 09:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi all

Par parish (Biscovey) was formed out of St Blazey parish in 1847

See www.genuki/big/eng/Cornwall?StBlazey/index

St Blazey parish still exists as a separate parish which works with the parishes of Par. Tywardreath, Lanlivery and Luxulyan at the present time

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Re: Henwood
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 17 August 11 16:03 BST (UK) »
Hi Cat,

I've just come across this old post by googling Paragon Place Portland to see if it still existed.  Thomas Henwood was my g-g-grandfather, and his son William was my g-grandfather.  Sidney Walter was my grandmother's favourite brother.

I don't know how much you know about them four years on but I have been to the place in Norfolk where they lived, (I have photos) and I also have a photo of William and his eldest son, also William.  Thomas won a medal for a shipwreck in Polkerris Bay, Cornwall, in 1853, and I have photos of that too, and of the former coastguard station.

I'd be interested to hear how their descendants got to New Zealand! 
Brown - St. Erme and Grampound (Cornwall), East London, Plumstead Kent
Henwood - Devon/Cornwall, Woolwich Kent
Tilliduff/Tullideph - Aberdeenshire, East London, Plumstead Kent
Bancroft - Castle Donington Leics, Derby, Erith Kent
Reed - Greenhithe, Erith Kent

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Re: Henwood
« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 17 August 11 20:44 BST (UK) »
Hi Chris

It sounds as if you have done a fair bit of research on Thomas, but I've put the following together from the ADM 175 records and from a research project of my own.

Thomas entered the CG Service in December 1840 having been nominated from HMS Mutine, a Packet Brig sailing out of Falmouth. His first posting was to Portland, he then made the following moves:

15 May 1843 to Polkerris
5 August 1845 promoted Commissioned Boatman, remaining at the same station.
22 May 1856 promoted to Acting Chief Boatman in Charge, transferred to Newtown.
5 Sept 1856 to Weybourne
11 Sept 1857 to Cromer - Chief Boatman in Charge
24 October 1859 to Weybourne.

It would be possible to continue to trace his career, but unfortunately I don't have these records stored on my computer.

Out of interest during the Crimean War he was one of the 2600 CG's who entered the navy, serving on HMS James Watt, being awarded the Baltic Medal.

On the National Archives catalogue there appear to be two pension applications for him ADM 29/50/396 and ADM 29/60/498.

I hope there is something new in this information for you.

Martin
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Re: Henwood
« Reply #17 on: Wednesday 17 August 11 21:20 BST (UK) »
Thank you!  I had suspected he might have fought in the Crimea but I am delighted to have the information - he received his medal for the shipwreck in 1856 and I had wondered why he had to wait so long - he was in the Crimea.  It's good to have the names of his ships too.

On the 1861 census he was Coast Guard Officer at Weybourne, but by the 1871 census he is a Greenwich Pensioner living in Fakenham, and by 1881 he has moved to Derby, still as a Greenwich Pensioner, dying in 1886 in Derby.  Possibly he would have received a second pension for fighting in the Crimea?  I'll investigate the pensions with the NA.

Thanks again for the information. 
Brown - St. Erme and Grampound (Cornwall), East London, Plumstead Kent
Henwood - Devon/Cornwall, Woolwich Kent
Tilliduff/Tullideph - Aberdeenshire, East London, Plumstead Kent
Bancroft - Castle Donington Leics, Derby, Erith Kent
Reed - Greenhithe, Erith Kent