Trewavas Genealogy	29 February 2012
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	4 Jane TREWAVAS 1810-1887	5 Richard Trewavas
spouse's records	m John Richard WRIGHT 1830

Jane Trewavas was born in Mousehole in 1810 and married a local fisherman, John WRIGHT when she was 20. John was 10 years older than Jane.

Over the next 24 years, ten children were born and baptised at the Methodist chapel in Penzance or Mousehole

By 1851, John was master of his own fishing boat the “Briton” and his family were living in the comfortable surroundings of Wesley Square, Mousehole. John and Jane remained in Wesley Square for the rest of their lives, living there with unmarried and married children.

John remained a fisherman all his life and died in 1880 aged 80. Jane outlived him for seven years and they were both buried in Paul churchyard.

age DATE JW JT

EVENT

4Mar1810 1Dec1830 30 20 23Sep1831 31 21 18Nov1833 33 23 17Aug1835 35 25 29Jny1837 37 27 c1839 39 29 6Jun1841 41 31 c1842 42 32 c1845 45 35 c1847 47 37 30Mar1851 51 31 c1855 55 45 8Sep1860 60 50 7Apr1861 61 51 2Apr1871 71 61 1Mar1880 80 70 3Apr1881 71 29Jun1887 77

Jane baptised at Paul, son of Richard & Jane married John WRIGHT, a fisherman, at Paul parish church dau Arabella born; baptised 1Dec at Methodist chapel son John Richard born; baptised 7Feb at Methodist chapel son Jabez born; baptised 1Nov at Methodist chapel dau Jane baptised at Methodist chapel dau Mary born at Mousehole John & Jane at Mousehole with 4 children; John was a fisherman dau Eliza born at Mousehole son Richard born at Mousehole dau Susan born at Mousehole John on the fishing boat Briton in Mousehole harbour; Jane at home in Wesley Square son Charles born at Mousehole dau Jane married to H BLEWETT at Paul John & Jane at home in Wesley Square Mousehole with 6 children; John was a fisherman John & Jane at home in Wesley Square with married daughter, son-in-law, and 2 children; John was a fisherman John died at Mousehole; buried at Paul, 8 March Jane at home in Wesley Square with unmarried children, Arabella and Charles Jane died at Mousehole; buried at Paul 2July

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

b=born m=married d=died

C=Christened B=Buried

BIRTH

from census, marriage and death records, Jane was born c1810 at Mousehole, Paul. There is just one suitable baptism in the Paul register:

C 4Mar1810 Jane d Richard & Jane TREWAVAS

the name Richard was used for her own children, so there is little doubt that this is the correct baptism

MARRIAGE

Jane TREWAVAS was married at Paul in 1830:

from Paul parish register:

m 1Dec1830 John WRIGHT otp & Jane TREWAVAS otp by banns; wit: Saml WRIGHT, Richd PENTREATH

DESCENDANTS

from Penzance Wesleyan Methodist register

C 28Oct1831 Arabella Trewavas d John & Jane WRIGHT, Mousehole, fisherman b 23Sep1831

C 7Feb1834 John Richards s John & Jane WRIGHT, Mousehole, fisherman b 18Nov1833

C 1Nov1835 Jabez s John & Jane WRIGHT, Mousehole b 17Aug1835

C 29Jan1837 Jane d John & Jane WRIGHT at Mousehole Methodist

from 41 51 and 61 census, other descendants all born at Mousehole include:

bc 1839 Mary

bc 1842 Eliza

bc 1845 Richard

bc 1847 Eliza A

bc 1850 Susan

bc 1855 Charles

marriage certificate of daughter Jane

m 8Sep1860 at Paul church by banns; Henry BLEWETT bch 23, mariner, & Jane WRIGHT spr 23 of Mousehole

f: Michael BLEWETT mariner, John Richard WRIGHT mariner; w: Josiah HARVEY, Arabella WRIGHT

DEATH

certificates

d 1Mar1880 John WRIGHT of Mousehole, Paul, 77 fisherman, of old age

r 1Mar1880 at Penzance, Cornwall by John Richd WRIGHT, son, pad, Mousehole, Paul

d 29Jun1887 Jane WRIGHT of Mousehole, Paul RSD, 77, widow of John Richard WRIGHT, fisherman, of heart disease (fatty depreciation)

r 30Jun1887 by John Richard WRIGHT, son, at Penzance by John Richard WRIGHT, son, pad, Mousehole, Paul

the name of the son identifies these deaths

from Paul parish register:

B 8Mar1880 John WRIGHT Mousehole 77 [b1803]

B 2Jul1887 Jane WRIGHT Mousehole 77 [b1810]

CENSUS

1841 Mousehole HO107/143 dist10 f25

John WRIGHT 40 1801 fisherman y

Jane WRIGHT 30 1811 y

Arabella WRIGHT 10 1831 y

John WRIGHT 8 1833 y

Jane WRIGHT 5 1836 y

Mary WRIGHT 2 1839 y

1851 Mousehole, boat:Briton 20 HO107/1918 f198

John R WRIGHT ma mar 50 1801 owner of boat, part owner of nets Paul

John R WRIGHT fi unm 17 1834 part owner of nets Paul

Richard WRIGHT fi mar 56 1795 part owner of nets Paul

Frederick WRIGHT fi mar 31 1820 part owner of nets Paul

Joseph TREWAVAS fi mar 44 1807 part owner of nets Paul

Joseph TREWAVAS bo 15 1836 boy Paul

Richard OLIVER fi mar 54 1797 part owner of nets Paul?

ma=master fi=fisherman

1851 Mousehole, Wesley Square HO107/1918 f185

Jane WRIGHT wi mar 40 1811 fisherman's wife Mousehole

Arabella WRIGHT da unm 19 1832 Mousehole

Jane WRIGHT da 13 1838 Mousehole

Mary WRIGHT da 11 1840 Mousehole

Eliza WRIGHT da 9 1842 scholar Mousehole

Richard WRIGHT so 6 1845 scholar Mousehole

Eliza A WRIGHT da 4 1847 Mousehole

Susan WRIGHT da 1 1850 Mousehole

1861 Mousehole, Wesley Square 2 RG9 1592 f10

John WRIGHT he mar 60 1801 fisherman Mousehole

Jane WRIGHT wi mar 51 1810 Mousehole

John WRIGHT so unm 27 1834 fisherman Mousehole

Mary WRIGHT da unm 21 1840 net maker Mousehole

Richard WRIGHT so 16 1845 fisherman Mousehole

Elizabeth WRIGHT da 14 1847 scholar Mousehole

Susan WRIGHT da 12 1849 scholar Mousehole

Charles WRIGHT so 6 1855 scholar Mousehole

1871 Mousehole, Wesley Square 1a RG10 2338 f13

John WRIGHT he mar 70 1801 fisherman Mousehole

Jane WRIGHT wi mar 61 1810 fisherman's wife Mousehole

Arabella WRIGHT da unm 39 1832 housekeeper Mousehole

Charles WRIGHT so unm 17 1854 fisher lad Mousehole

Richard H PEZZACK vi mar 24 1847 H M Customs Mousehole

Susan PEZZACK vi mar 22 1849 H M Customs wife Mousehole

NOTE:Richard Pezzack is a son-in-law; Susan Pezzack is a daughter

1881 Mousehole, Wesley Square 14 RG11/2344 f13

Jane WRIGHT he wid 71 1810 Mousehole

Arabella WRIGHT da unm 49 1832 Mousehole

Charles WRIGHT so unm 26 1855 fisherman Mousehole

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