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Help please tracing a wife

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Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 29 Jun 2006 20:04

I'd guess that TREWEEN is just a variant (if not rogue!) spelling of TREWIN/TREWYN. It's only recently that people have started to fix the spelling of their names. Christine

Marie

Marie Report 29 Jun 2006 19:56

Vicoria, There are still BROWNs in Tintagel. I live 4 miles from there. A TREWIN in nearby Delabole but no Treweens. Marie

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 29 Jun 2006 18:27

By the way - the Cornish genealogy world seems to be extremely active - lots of OPCs and online material. May be worth joining the Cornish FHS, if only for a while? Christine

Victoria

Victoria Report 29 Jun 2006 14:21

Oh wow - thanks Christine, I'll go and have a look at it. Victoria.

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 29 Jun 2006 14:17

You could try this (Cornish, Tintagel, Phillimore image): http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Cornwall/towns/t/Tintagel/index.html There's a possible: 30 Dec 1812 Richard TREWEEN & Mary HEMMING It's the very last in the list. Christine

Victoria

Victoria Report 29 Jun 2006 13:42

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I could find the wife of one of my ancestors? I have tried everything I can think of, but she is so far proving elusive. This is the info I have on the husband. Richard Trewin (or Trewyn) born c1791 in Tintagel, Cornwall. His daughter Elizabeth was born 1832 also in Tintagel and married William Brown from Tintagel. I have found Richard on the following census returns: 1861 (Trewin) as a widow living with William and Elizabeth as Father in law 1851 mis-transcribed as Richard Tuccio (!) with a son and daughter. His wife isn't listed, but I can't make out whether he is down as married or widowed. 1841 (Trewyn) but the listing only shows heads of households. I have tried looking for Elizabeth's birth to get the cert, but don't seem to be able to find that either. Nor can I find a likely looking marriage for Richard. I'm beginning to think I'm destined not to find her! Any suggestions as to where to go from here would be very welcome. Thanks, Victoria.

Victoria

Victoria Report 29 Jun 2006 13:42

See below.