Joseph Catherine (Also spelt Cathrine, Catharine)

[emzey]

Good Evening,

I have recently found a Royal Marine record for my 5 x Great Grandfather which states he was born 1781 approx in Newlin, Cornwall (He lived in Chatham and Plymouth with Royal Marines who he had joined about 1798), Then in 1846 shortly before he was moved to the Greenwich Hospital he stated his address a Mount Bay, Cornwall. I have found a Newlyn near Mounts Bay which didn't have a church in the time Joseph was born and i have found some information which says people would travel to Paul to attend church. I have had a look on FreeReg to see if there are any Jospeh Catherine's born around the time and the nearest one i come up with is Joseph Cottran/Cattran bastard son of Mary Cottran/Cattran baptised/christened in St Pol de Leon, Paul, Cornwall on 17 Mar 1782.

Is there anyone on here who has either family names in the Paul/Newlyn area who may be able to help me with this? I am in Surrey so travelling to Truro to look at the records isn't an option unfortunately with a young family.

Thank you in advance for any help

Emma

[..claire..]

Hi Emma,

Have you tried this site, the baptism you have seems to be the only Joseph I can see, it's possible he also had a sister Mary born 1778.

http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/home/

Plus a link to the register entry

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTJ7-372?i=10&wc=3CBW-PYM%3A138123201%2C140206301%2C1582895306%3Fcc%3D1769414&cc=1769414

claire

[emzey]

Thanks Claire, i found how to use that website afterwards and got the same results as you.
It seems like it is likely to be the same person going by age. I can see how the name would go from Cattran/Cottran to Catherine/Cathrine as they could sound similar.
Emma

[Wiggy]

Also, Catherine isn't usually a surname is it, so I suspect Cattran is more likely to be correct.  ( this is said with no proof at all, but on the basis of probability)

Wiggy. -  interested just because I find Cornish OPRs so good.