Peter's Cornwall Genealogy Site - Thomas Oppy and Temperance Philips.htm

THE OPPY FAMILY

Thomas Oppy married Temperance Philips on 30 MAY 1812 in Stithians
(Thomas Oppy of Surah was buried on 16 JUN 1828 in Stithians aged 46)
(In 1841 Temperance is aged 35 and in the home of Peter and Elizabeth Andrew in Carnmear, Stithians)
(In 1851 Temperance is aged 67 and a Housekeeper. The family is living in Crowgey, Gwennap)
(Temperance Oppy of Crellow was buried on 6 MAR 1861 in Stithians aged 79)

I have identified six children

Name	Date and place of Christening	Any other information
Caroline Oppy	Born in Burncoose Christened on 19 APR 1813 in Stithians [Source = opc database]	Married Thomas Spargoe on 21 APR 1832 in Stithians
Thomas Oppy	Born in Trewithen Christened on 6 NOV 1814 in Stithians [Source = opc database]	Married Joey Kemp in 1839
Bennet Oppy	Born in Tresorvean in Gwennap Christened on 23 NOV 1817 in Stithians [Source = opc database]	Married Grace Peters in 1838
Ann Oppy	Born in Burntcoose Christened on 6 OCT 1820 in Stithians [Source = opc database]	Died 1820/1. No record of burial found
Ann Oppy	Born in Burntcoose Christened on 30 OCT 1821 in Stithians [Source = opc database]	In 1841 she is at home aged 20 Married Thomas Tozer on 6 NOV 1841 in Stithians
James Oppy	Born in Ponsanooth Christened on 27 NOV 1823 in Stithians [Source = opc database]	In 1841 he is at home aged 15 In 1851 he is at home aged 26 and a Copper Miner James Opie of Stithians married the widow Ann Martin on 21 SEP 1853 in Gwennap Not located in 1861

Bennet Oppy married Grace Peters on 15 APR 1838 in Stithians
(Not located in 1841)
(In 1851 Bennet is aged 33 and a Copper Miner. Grace is aged 31. The family is living in Trebarveth, Stithians)
(In 1861 Bennet is absent. Grace is aged 43 and a Housekeeper. The family is living in Sewrah, Stithians)
(Bennet died on 14 OCT 1881 in St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia)

I have identified nine children

Name	Date and place of Christening	Any other information
Thomas Oppy	Born in Foundry Christened on 31 JUL 1838 in Stithians [Source = opc database]	Thomas Opp, infant of Foundry was buried on 3 AUG 1838 in Stithians
Susanna Oppy	Born in Trebarveth Christened on 1 SEP 1839 in Stithians [Source = opc database]	In 1851 she is at home aged 11 and a Twine Shinner In 1861 she is aged 22 and a Svt, working for Nanny Reid, Grocer of Arwenack Street, Falmouth Married Edward George Richards in the JUN quarter 1863 (Falmouth 5c 276)
Thomas Oppy	Born in Trebarveth Christened on 14 FEB 1842 in Stithians [Source = opc database]	In 1851 he isa at home aged 9 and a Scholar In 1861 he is at home aged 19 and a Copper Miner Married Jane Robertson [Source = IGI]
Grace Oppy	Born in Crellow Christened on 14 SEP 1844 in Stithians [Source = opc database]	In 1851 she is at home aged 8 and a Scholar In 1861 she is aged 17 and a House Svt, working for Henry Coward, Accountant of Woodland Terrace, Falmouth Married Joseph Worsdell in the DEC quarter 1865 Falmouth 5c 375)
Caroline Oppy	Born in the SEP quarter 1846 (Redruth 9 249)	In 1851 she is at home aged 6 and a Scholar In 1861 she is aged 15 and a Lab in a Wool Factory Married James Dower on 29 JUN 1869 in Bourke, Victoria, Australia
Bennett Oppy	Born in Foundry Christened on 21 MAR 1849 in Stithians [Source = opc database]	In 1851 he is at home aged 2 In 1861 he is at home aged 15 and a Copper Miner Married Alice Mary Williams [Source = IGI]
Jane Oppy	Born around 1851	In 1851 Jane is at home aged 3 mths In 1861 Eliza is at home aged 10 and a Scholar
John Oppy	23 AUG 1854 in Stithians Wesleyan Methodist Chapel [Source = opc database]	In 1861 he is at home aged 6 and a Scholar
Samuel Oppy	11 JUN 1856 in Stithians Wesleyan Methodist Chapel [Source = opc database]	In 1861 he is at home aged 4 Married Elizabeth Jane Dower [Source = IGI]