BOLITHO & PAUL Redruth Marriage 1835 "completed"

[wornpick]

Ok, so I know this post is several years old, but I have been battling with the same family myself and think I have solved it.

Jane did indeed marry Richard Bolitho in 1835, and they had two children (William Henry Paul - 1836, Harriett Jane - 1838) before the 1841 census. In the census, Richard (a tallow candle salesman who  supplied the Cornish mines) can be found away from home, whilst Jane and the two children were with her parents in Redruth. It all comes down to an Enumerators error: She and the children were registered under the surname Paul rather than Bolitho. Richard is again away from home in the 1851, still selling his candles, whilst Jane is at home with the growing family (two further children at this stage). Richard's death is registered in Redruth district in 1854, and in 1861 Jane is recorded as a widow. Jane is still alive in Redruth in 1871, with two of her sons (Joseph and Thomas Henry) living with her.
Janes death is registered in Redruth in 1874.

Hopefully you have managed  to resolve this in the intervening years!

[conseiller]

Hi Wornpick,

Thank you for sharing your findings, they confirm what I had found.
I am still searching for the wills of both Richard and Jane, which I hope will confirm  the amount of children they had in total.
Many thanks once again for all hor kindness in sharing this information with me.

Regards Luc.

[wornpick]

Are you aware of the intreguing story of a Jenefer Bolitho, widow of a Richard Bolitho who apparently died in a mining accident near Redruth in 1839? There seems to be some confusion as to the identity of these individuals, and from various accounts I suspect they are being misidentified with 'our' Richard and Jane. Jenefer (the widow) was the subject of a Court case involving the death of her new-born child. All in all a harrowing tale.

[conseiller]

Hi Wornpick,

Yes, I am aware of it  and it is a extremely sad story - but,  there seems to be no evidence that this is the same couple as our Richard and Jane Bolitho.

I believe that when we know more about their children and locate both Richard and Jane's headstones this will all be clarified.

Regards Luc.