Benjamin Trethewy EDDY 1824-1866

[Guidingspirit]

Hi everyone,
                    I am trying to trace the parents of my great great grandfather Benjamin Trethewy Eddy born in St Stephens Cornwall in 1824 and died in the Cholera outbreak in Brixham, Devon along with three of his infant children in 1866.
Benjamin was a tin miner in Roche, Cornwall before he moved to Brixham to work in the iron ore mines at Sharkham Point.
He married Jane Mathews born 1826 in St Austle in 1847. I have all Jane's ancestry stretching back to about the 1200's but Benjamin is proving to be a trifle elusive.
Any help would be most welcome. Jean.

[CaroleW]

Hi

Do you have a copy of the 1847 marriage cert which should show the name and occupation of Benjamin's father

Have you seen this submitted IGI entry which shows his surname as Eady

Submitted entries are notorious for being incorrect

Benjamin Trethewey Eady   Birth:  About 1825   Roche, Cornwall   
Spouse:  Jane Eady    Marriage:  About 1848   Roche, Cornwall

This is a possibility as St Austell registration district covered Roche

1841 census for St Austell - all born Cornwall

Robert Eddy 45 labourer
Charity   50
Richard   24
John   20
Benjamin  16
HO107 Piece 146/3 Folio 6 Page 5
 

[krisesjoint]

Hi Jean,

This was a bit tricky given the variants.

Cornwall Census is Free Online

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,144624.0.html

As Carole has posted Benjamin is in St Austell with his family in 1841. By 1851 he is married and appears in both 1851 (Ladock) and 1861 (St Enoder) as EDY. (Birth listed as Cornwall in 1841, Ladock in 1851 and St Stephens in 1861) By 1851 mum and dad are in the workhouse in Truro. (EDDY)

I was having no luck at all with a baptism or a marriage for his parents though I found a likely birth for his mother

Charity TRETHEWY bap 6 Aug 1787 St Stephen in Brannel parents John TRETHEWY and Charity.

her parents

John TRETHEWY = Charity STRANGMAN 28 July 1784 St Stephen in Brannel

Well I eventually found that

Robert EWEDY = Charity TRETHEWY 20 Nov 1815 St Stephen in Brannel

fortunately that allowed me to find that

Benjamin EWDEY was baptised 11 Feb 1823 in St Stephen in Brannel parents Robert and Charity.

I note others baptisms as Ewdey first was Robert also in St Stephen 20 Dec 1815

Cheers Kris 

[krisesjoint]

Looks like we are back with EDDY 

Robert EDDY was baptised 23 Feb 1794 in Ladock (Ties in niecely with places listed in the censuses) parents Robert and Elizabeth.

Robert EDDY = Elizabeth SNELL 25 Sep 1788 Ladock

Cheers Kris 

[krisesjoint]

Forgot to mention that the marriage of Benjamin and Jane does confirm his father as Robert

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~staustell/Data/SAMar/1846-47.htm

Be sure to check all our wonderful Cornish resources.

Cheers Kris 

[Guidingspirit]

Many thanks for all this wonderful information, I am blown away by all the details. I thought that Robert and Charity Eddy were his parents but wasn't absolutely positive hence I didn't mention them but now you have confirmed it.
I have indeed sent for Benjamin and Jane's marriage certificate so, as you say, that should confirm Robert as being Benjamin's father. I have to say that this Roots Chat is an amazing find and it has given me such a lot of help in researching my family whereas before I was laboring in the dark.
Thank you both so, so much. Jean.

[krisesjoint]

Hi Jeas,

Pleased you are enjoying the site. You will always find someone keen to try to assist. I was glad to help. I found it was an interesting one with the variants. Pleased to have found them for you.

The marriage certificate which confirms his father as Robert has been transcribed on the St Austell site I posted earlier and also to the Cornwall OPC database

http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/moreinfo.php?ID=460733&dbtype=marriages&formval=

Cheers Kris 

[Guidingspirit]

Hello again,
                   I have entered all the information that you have so kindly given me into my family tree and it has opened up the floodgates, taking me back even further in my tree than I had ever imagined, so far I am back to the early 1600's and still more work to do - just having a breather!
The Trethewey family sure is popular in Cornwall and I am honored and privileged to find myself descended from them.
Thanks to your efforts my family tree has grown into a veritable orchard.
I can't thank you both enough. Regards, Jean.

[Guidingspirit]

Hi there again,
                        Just to let you know that through Benjamin's wife Charity Trethewey I have now traced the family tree all the way back to the 1100's and the Plantagenet dynasty via Joan D'Acre Plantagenet 1272 - 1307, daughter of Edward Longshanks 1 King of England and Queen Eleanor of Castile. This makes King Edward and Queen Eleanor my 26 x Great Grandparents Wooooooo! This is a classic example of how Roots Chat can give that vital piece of information that opens the floodgates so thank you so very much again for your help.
The Eddy family however are proving to be a harder nut to crack and I am wondering whether it may be possible to find out any more about Robert Eddy and Elizabeth Snell who married on the 25 September 1788 in Ladock such as their birth dates and who their parents were or do the records not go back that far? I have had a look through the link that you gave me but have'nt so far been able to  find them probably because I don't really know where to look.
                        Regards, Jean.