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Date:
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18
June 2025
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Name:
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Clare Rosevear. Christchuch, New Zealand |
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Comments:
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My name is Clare Rosevear and live in Christchurch New Zealand. My late husband was Bernard James Rosevear, and his father, born and bred in Cornwall about the late 1800’s, was Leonard James Rosevear. I was told the family owned a ship’s Chandler in Parr, as well as his father holding some position in the local church. Apparently his father gave his children the opportunity to immigrate where ever they chose in the world, and paid their passage. Members of the family chose America, Australia,and New Zealand. How true any of this is I would love to know so I could pass it on to my family. |
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Date:
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8
April 2025
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Name:
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Catherine Hawdon |
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Comments:
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Brilliant research and lovely to read. I am descended from the Smetherham Family who I believe originated in Germoe Cornwall. They moved up to Millom when Mining boomed in the area. I notice the previous post in the guest book from Samantha, who must be related to me ?? I am happy for you to pass my email to her if she wants to make contact. |
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Date:
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1
January 2025
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Name:
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Samantha Smetheram
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Comments:
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Thank you so much for posting the smetheram family tree!! It is incredible to finally see a family tree with my very eyes, Im 20 years old and I’ve always been interested in my family history. My dad is from Barrow-In-Furness and so is his mom and I’ve always been told by my grandma about her family. Her grandpa was from Millom and taught at St. George Church before him and his family moved to Barrow-In-Furness in 1930 and use to make my grandma her shoes until she was 12. (1951) |
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Date:
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30
April 2024
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Name:
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Diane
Ballard. San Diego, CA
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Comments:
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Fantastic amount of work you have done and you have cracked a long-standing problem in my Rowett tree. Jane Rowett (nee Eady) , who married Joseph Rowett is my 3x G grandma. I am trying to go further back in her ancestry as my mitochondrial dna shows a Scandinavian root! Who knows how they ended up in Cornwall though, I can only guess. There was a rumour of a linkage to the Bone family which I could never find but see in your research she remarried late on in life to Alexander Bone! Amazing to think the Rowett’s in Cornwall can be traced back to 1589, possibly. |
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Date:
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3
July 2023
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Name:
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Sue
Rowell
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Comments:
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Fantastic amount of work you have done and you have cracked a long-standing problem in my Rowett tree. Jane Rowett (nee Eady) , who married Joseph Rowett is my 3x G grandma. I am trying to go further back in her ancestry as my mitochondrial dna shows a Scandinavian root! Who knows how they ended up in Cornwall though, I can only guess. There was a rumour of a linkage to the Bone family which I could never find but see in your research she remarried late on in life to Alexander Bone! Amazing to think the Rowett’s in Cornwall can be traced back to 1589, possibly. |
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Date:
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23
July 2022
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Name:
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Louise
Stalker nee Stephen
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Comments:
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I have enjoyed looking at the Smitheram family tree. I am Mary Ann Smetheram's granddaughter. She is my third great-grandmother. I have attached my family tree for your to look at. I have had a DNA match with Christopher Smitheam born in 1698. The family continues further to the famous Prideaux family - 3 generations. My great great grandmother in New Zealand was Sarah Welch Smitheram B:04 Sep 1857 Camborne, Cornwall, England D:11 May 1926 Alford Forest, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand Her father was John Welsh and her mother was Mary Ann Smetheram. I hope you can add this to your published info on your web. So then, Obviously we will be related. regards, Louise Stalker nee Stephen |
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Date:
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10
March 2021
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Name:
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Helen
Cushion
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Comments:
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Another Hamill
descendant here, from the Yorkshire branch, specifically the ones
who ended up in Rothwell/Lofthouse. I am the 3 x great-granddaughter
of Sarah Hamill & William Plows. I see a number of comments here
from people who are interested in the Yorkshire Hamills, but most
of them go back a few years, so I’m not going to try to contact
them now. I have a tree and DNA test on Ancestry, or can be emailed
at hamill@finecourse.co.uk. |
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Date:
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17
February 2021
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Name:
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Brian
Curnow
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Comments:
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My CURNOW family goes back to a brick wall around 1700 in Mawgan in meneage on the Lizard Helston area of Cornwall. His name was Jonathan Curnow married 1727 to Loveday Olivey in Mawgan my 5x great grandparents, they had 7 children. My descending line is Jonathan 1742 m Anne Venson they had 8 children the youngest my 3xggf william 1785 m Mary Hoskin at Illogan , they had 5 children, youngest my 2xggf James 1827 m Mary Anne Rule Illogan they had 10 children, next to youngest was my 1x ggf Nicholas Thomas c 1873 m Amelia Haly at Illogan, they had 1 son William Stanley b 1900 m Millicent Kernick at Illogan. They had 4 children, next to youngest my dad Stanly ROY Curnow b 1925 m EJB Lewarne at Redruth, they have 2 boys Richard and my self, both live in Cornwall.Richard has 4 children and 7 grandchildren plus one due plus one from previous family. Myself have none. |
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Date:
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27
October 2018
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Name:
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Barry
Price of Vancouver, Canada
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Comments:
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Many thanks for your detailed documentation, particularly for the information on Peter (Pete) Toy pioneer placer gold miner of the Finlay and Omineca Rivers, British Columbia Pete should be remembered with a cairn close to where his canoe overturned on Omineca River, near Black Canyon about 1874. |
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Date:
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15
January 2016
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Name:
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Jan
Miller
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Comments:
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Wonderful informative Family History – I am researching Cornwall Toys and John Toy who married Christian Lenard are the ancestors that I am interested in. Thankyou for your information as it saved me much time in research. |
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Date:
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30
August 2015
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Name:
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Becky
Berg
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Comments:
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Thank you for all the great information on the Hammill line, I'm hoping to connect with any Hammills that stayed in Cornwall. Becky Hammill Berg badgerfann1@yahoo.com |
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Date:
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30
July 2015
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Name:
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Andrew
A Matthews
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Comments:
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I am Andrew Arthur Matthews, great grandson of one William Matthews almost certainly born in Cornwall 1848 either into mining stock or became a miner or something associated . He emigrated and married Ellen Grace Teasdale in Rawlpindi India 1885 . His last known profession prior to his death 1896 in Lahore Pakistan was of Superintendent of The Salt Revenue , Dharmsala , Junjab State. I am most eager to trace or hear from anyone that can help at all with my search. Kind regards Andrew A Matthews 07808 590 370 |
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Date:
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23
October 2014
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Name:
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Dennis
Gardner-McTaggart
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Comments:
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My great aunt, Katherine (Kitty) Macpherson (born in Mauritius) was married to William Pellow, a Cornishman. I think Kitty died in the 1960s and he had died long before. They had a cottage, which may have been just for holidays, at Millook, Poundstock, near Bude. He may have been a brewer but unfortunately I know nothing more than this. |
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Date:
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17
October 2014
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Name:
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Christine
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Comments:
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I was able to find a lot of info from this site about my great grandmother Eva Dobb and her family. |
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Date:
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9
April 2014
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Name:
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Jean
Scrimger,Prescott, Ontario, Canada
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Comments:
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Just a note to thank you for all the work you have done on the Dobb family in Breage county, Cornwall. William J. Dobb B: Ashton, Breage County born in 1881 was my grandfather. I had taken the family name back to John Dobb married to Martha James but lacked the detail that you have found. I can now add to my family file. Thanks |
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Date:
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5
May 2013
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Name:
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Gillian
Bannan Auckland New Zealand
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Comments:
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Surprises are with those who venture and roam sites with the "click" of a button. Researching my great (3 times) grandfather William BAWDEN (Breage) b 1775 has been exciting to find a site that had so many of the Bawden family already researched. Amazing material. Well done. Two sisters from the WILLIAMS family, Elizabeth Body and Sopia Bawden married and emmigrated to New Zealand in the 1880's. Information from your site has assisted greatly in compiling family charts. Thankyou. |
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Date:
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20
December 2012
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Name:
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Kathy Hammill Tougas
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Comments:
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Just by stumbling on your website, and only reading a couple of comments, I found out more about my Grandfather William Hammill (Hamel) then in researching for well over 3 months. Thank you for sharing. |
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Date:
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4
November 2012
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Name:
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Dave
Clemo
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Comments:
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Excellent research into the Hayes family who are also my ancestors through Elizabeth Henrietta Trevaskis Hayes marriage to Charles Clemo in 1895 |
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Date:
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18
August 2012
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Name:
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Dorothy
Evans
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Comments:
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I’ve recently started working on Ancestry.com to learn more about my family. I’ve been researching my Father’s side of the family, so far, and it’s been quite a task! Robert Prynn and Hester/Ester Prior are my Great- Great- Grandparents. I searched Google for anything related to “Prynn” and found your site. It’s got a lot of great information on it! I was always told I was Welsh. Now I’ve learned that I’m Cornish too! Thank you for building your site! |
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Date:
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28
May 2012
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Name:
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Derek
Curnow
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Comments:
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Your website is meticulous and accessible. Keep up the great work. I am descended from Francis Curnow, b 1840 in Halsetown, St Ives, UK, and Jane Kennedy Donald, b 1840 in Glasgow. They married in 1867 in Ipswich, Queensland. Their descendants were my grandfather, my father, and me, all born in Brisbane, and my son (born Stanthorpe, Q'land) and his children (born in Brisbane). |
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Date:
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2
June 2011
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Name:
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Trudy
and Charles in Western Australia
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Comments:
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What a great site you have Peter. Unfortunately, we are still at a brick wall with my husband’s great grandfather. William LANE married by BANNS a Mary LOACH in Halesowen, Worcester, England It has been so difficult to source him out as in one of the census he says he was born Princes End and the other census say Gloucester. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to view your site and we will keep plodding on. |
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Date:
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6
February 2011
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Name:
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Glenys.
Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia.
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Comments:
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What a great site you have Peter. Have been trying to sort out my Polglase ancestors and you have helped heaps. Thank you. My connection is with Lavinia Polglase, she was my Great Grandmother. My line follows the Abraham Matthews connection. Thank you again, |
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Date:
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9
January 2011
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Name:
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David
Hoare, Crib Point Victoria Australia.
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Comments:
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Thanks for a great website, has helped me to fill in holes in my records keep up the great work. |
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Date:
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30
September 2010
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Name:
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Sue Rowley
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Comments:
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I found your
site by accident so glad I did I am researching our family tree
and the Hammills are on my ex husbands side from Yorkshire he decends
from Pierre Du Hamel then his son James Hammill born 1705 then James
again 1734. If anyone would like to contact me my email is sue.suerowls@virgin.net
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Date:
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26
September 2010
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Name:
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Patricia (Warmington) Tapani, Negaunee, MI, USA
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Comments:
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You did an excellent job setting up your site. Very easy to follow the lines of family. Edward Warmington and Mary Jane Jeffery are my great grandparents. They came to the United States and he became a mine captain in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I just started back researching family and I am glad I found your site. |
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Date:
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15
August 2010
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Name:
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Darryl Smedley Sydney Australia
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Comments:
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Congratulations on the site. My mother was a PELLOW and descended from John Pellow who emmigrated to Australia in 1857. I have accumulated quite a bit of data on the family history and for information prior to the 18th century I have relied very much on the 'Pellows of Penryn' by Dr E.F.Pellowe, 1964. Now that the Cornwall parish registers have been digitized and are online, it has been wonderful to cross check his data and fill in many dates, and add some bits as well. |
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Date:
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14
July 2010
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Name:
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Robyn
Coates
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Comments:
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Congratulations on an absolutely superb site. I am researching my husband's family - one branch of which is HAMPTON. So I have traced back Emma [born 1842] to Tobias to James to Edward to Edward to Thomas to Robert and to Edward [who died abt 1655]. Your research has allowed me to fill in a few gaps. Thanks for allowing us to read what is many years of research. Cheers Robyn |
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Date:
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23
June 2010
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Name:
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Joy
Pascoe
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Comments:
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I've just retired and am beginning to start looking up various family members. There is a lot about my maternal mother's side (Lillian Belita Watling and Florence Mabel Arthur) but this is the first time I have ever found anything about my maternal grandfather (Henry [Harry] Watling). Finding your website with the photo of the family grave was quite a surprise and all this has inspired me to start searching more thoroughly. I may well be in touch again when I collect more info. Very best wishes |
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Date:
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1
April 2010
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Name:
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John
C Pengelly
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Comments:
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Thanks for filling in some blanks I had in my family history quest. Laura and Clara LETCHER were my great Aunts, their sister Mary was my GM. I will keep your site in my favourite box Dyw genes |
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Date:
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29
December 2009
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Name:
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Gayle
Wagland, Perth, Western Australia
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Comments:
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Congratulations on a well organized site, your information on the Rogers in the Lane Family matches the research done relives many years ago. Scobell Rogers son of John Rogers and Grace Lenn Gichard married Harriet Caroline Patterson and moved to India and my line comes down from their son Charles Scobell Rogers who married Lucy Jane Mcferran. It is amazing to read the entries in your guest book to see where the families have settled around the world. |
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Date:
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25
November 2009
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Name:
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Mary Diamond Johns , Marinette, Wis. USA |
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Comments:
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Thank you for providing information about Lavinia Pearce Johns ! She was my husband's great grandmother. I have been searching for a death date for nearly a year. |
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Date:
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9
November 2009
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Name:
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Robert Allen James |
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Comments:
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What a well organised site. I have been researching the James's from Breage and Germoe for a number of years every time I get a chance. Your site has assisted to both verify the information I have collected and place it in a much better perspective. I am the direct descendent of Peter James, the last entry in your "James James and Elizabeth Kitto" list. Peter was the adventurous one migrating to New Zealand in 1874 with his young family. My great grandfather Paul was his second son. Paul left NZ at the age of 22 and started our branch of the James family in Australia. |
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Date:
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14
October 2009
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Name:
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Rob McKenzie |
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Comments:
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Samuel MITCHELL employed my ticket-of-leave Gt. Grandfather Thomas Henry TREMBATH in Champion Bay W.A. on 30 October 1868 until his Certificate of Freedom in May 1871. Your clear and concise ancestoral site has added a dimension to research on my ancestor. Thanks. |
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Date:
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3
June 2009
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Name:
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Gerald
Phillips
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Comments:
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Excellent web site. I am searching Phillips family from Tywardreath and Looe. (gphil60@hotmail.com) |
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Date:
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6
May 2009
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Name:
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Jerry
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Comments:
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Excellent site. I am descended from the Uny Lelant Pellews/Pellows through John Pellow & Joan Uren, John Pellow & Ann Pengilly etc. Jerry |
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Date:
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22
April 2009
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Name:
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Ann
Griffiths
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Comments:
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Thank you for sharing such a wonderful web site. It has helped me in discovering some unknown Polglases in Lelant, Cornwall. I came across it by accident and wish I'd found it before! If anyone has any more information on the Polglase family I'd love to hear from you. |
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Date:
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9
April 2009
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Name:
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Jason
Hammill
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Comments:
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I Your website is very interesting. According to a family tree compiled by my great aunt, my Hammill ancestors came to the United States from cornwall in the early 1830's. It states that John W. "Jack" Hammill was born April 1812 in Cornwall england, and came here in the early 1830's with his brother William. I have always wondered if there were Hammill's still currently living in england. |
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Date:
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26
March 2009
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Name:
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Roy
Butterfield Colchester Essex.
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Comments:
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I am Royston Butterfield researching the name of Roscola My Gt,Gt, grandmother was Emma Florence Roscola c1873 I cannot trace back with any definity and google serched the Family Name Of Roscola and your site came up with Charity Roscola, I still do not know where the link is. You have a great site and must have spent much time researching. Good Luck for the future |
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Date:
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11
February 2009
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Name:
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Ray
Mitchell
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Comments:
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SENSATIONAL INFO FOR ME. THANKS |
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Date:
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6
January 2009
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Name:
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Jason
T. Rogers of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Comments:
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Great site! I am doing some research on the Rogers which are in your Lane line. A relative did a detailed family tree on them that matches your work. I am John Rogers and Catherine Deeble's 7th great-grandson. Fascinating stuff. |
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Date:
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24
November 2008
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Name:
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Paul
Morgan
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Comments:
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Great Site. I am interested in information about any Hammills, Hammells and any derivation of that name. my e-mail is paul.morgan@talktalk.net |
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Date:
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20
October 2008
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Name:
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Carol Stechman
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Comments:
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I have been tracing my family of Smithams for many years and I got stuck at William who married Jane Warren on 16 Oct 1803. I presumed the parents were John and Phillis but had not confirmed things from there. I am absolutely over the moon to see your fantastic website which confirms everything I have which follows through from John and Phillis, William and Jane Warren having Matthew Smythram 1815 who married Jane Hockin and had John Smethram b. 1845 who did marry Elizabeth Ann Oates and hence called the son Nicholas Oates Smetherem. b. 1877 Dukinfielld, Chesthire who ultimately married Jane Connor in June qtr 1906 in Whitehaven. She was from Ireland. They had my grandma Ruth Smitham who married John Edward Huddart in Whitehaven who had my mother Audrey nee Huddart who married my father Colin Stechman and coming down to me Carol Stechman. I will get together everything I can for you and send you full details shortly but just to say that I can't thank you enough for all your hard work. Although my mum is a Huddart, she was brought up by her grandma Jane nee Connor after Nicholas died and my great Uncle Stanley Smitham who was a lovely man and a miner (of course) in Whitehaven. |
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Date:
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21
July 2008
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Name:
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Sandra Moffatt
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Comments:
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You have a great website. My grandmother was Eva Hammill, daughter of David Hammill and Grace Toy Chinn. David (1859/1911) and Grace (1858/1929) came to New Zealand in 1878. They settled in Oamaru in the South Island where David worked as a miner They had 6 children all born in New Zealand. David's brothers, James and Willliam Hammill went to Australia, Richard and Herbert went to America and his sister, Beatrice, who married Richard Hamilton Philpott, also came to New Zealand. |
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Date:
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21
June 2008
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Name:
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Linda Rowley
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Comments:
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Loved your
website. Such a lot of work has gone into it & so kind of you to
share it. I am interested in the Hammil Branch & am descended from
the James Hammill who came to Yorkshire from Cornwall whose ancestors
were originally from France. |
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Date:
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27
April 2008
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Name:
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Sue
Winter
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Comments:
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A great site - I am helping a friend who is related to the Adams - she doesn't have a computer and will be thrilled with the information you have so kindly put on the internet. It will be super to be able to tell her someone else is researching the same family. |
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Date:
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16
March 2008
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Name:
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Terry
Phillips
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Comments:
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I enjoyed visiting your sight, my family is the Prinns, Phillips, Tamblins and Finnamores all from Tywardreath if any one can help. |
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Date:
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20
February 2008
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Name:
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Maggie
Pellow
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Comments:
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What an amazing site you have built! I don't think your Pellow line is the same as mine, my understanding is there was a Jim and a John who came to Canada together. Maybe our relation is further back. Thanks for sharing!! |
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Date:
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18
February 2008
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Name:
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Vina
Wilson Urquhart
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Comments:
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Hi Peter, Vina Wilson Urquhart checking in from Saratoga County, New York State; formerly from Catrine, Ayrshire. Your site was a godsend to me and after all the sharing and collaborating we have done over the years I realize that I have never signed your guest book. I am honored to do so. My Cornwall families are the PRYNN, LUKES and SHEER families on your site. Thank you. I don't mind being emailed by anyone researching these families. At the moment I'd like to find decendants of Richard Prynn and Maria Henwood's children - Charles Prynn - 1867, Richard Thomas Prynn - 1872 (a naval stocker) or Joseph Prynn - 1875 (a journeyman tailor). Lavinau@aol.com |
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Date:
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16
January 2008
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Name:
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William
Ansell
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Comments:
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I am completely new to researching family history. My four grandparents' names were Frank Harding Ansell and Henrietta nee Andrewartha on my father's side and William Davy Thomas and Ada Mary nee Berryman (?? Berriman etc.) on my mother's side. I have researched a bit of the Andrewartha family and a bit of the Berryman family because they are less common names and hence easier. My grandfather William Davy Thomas' mother was a Vingoe (one of the names in your extensive list). I also notice a 'Luke' connection which I have come across in the Andrewartha part of my research. I also recognise a load of other surnames in your list. It seems to me that all of these families are / were effectively related to one another! People didn't move very far, I guess, to find a wife / husband before the days of the railways and then not very much well into the 20th. Century. Thank you for sharing all your extensive work. |
