A Trewhella Imposter!

[Zenobia]

Some info I copied from a site I found while googling (and have printed in my Ged files):

Early California Wills, California: California Society, D.A.R., 1952, Volume 1, p. 131.
Civil Probate Register Los Angeles County, Case 2054, Book IV, Josiah Glasson AKA J.G.Trewhella
Dated 30 May 1882, Proved 7 February 1883
Letter to daughter Annie filed as will.
Died 22 August 1882 at Penzance, County Cornwell, England
Property abt.$2650.00
Sons - John Glasson, age abt 24, Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Calif
Joshua Glasson, age 19, St.Ives, County Cornwall, England
Daus - Annie Glasson, age 24, Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Calif.
Emma Taylor, age 34, residing at date of father's death at Morriston,Calif.
Elizabeth Thomas, age 28, St.Ives, County Cornwall, England.
Executor - E.F.Spence
At time of property settlement, wife had died and property was divided equally among children: John Glasson and Annie Glasson Carson.* E.F.Spence testifies he is president of the First National of Los Angeles and knew Josiah Glasson under the name Glasson and also as Josiah Trewhella. He knew him in Nevada County "20 years ago" and corresponded with him "for years".He testified Glasson was about 60 years of age about 4 or 5 years ago. "His name was Josiah Glasson but he said he was advised by Council to use the name Trehella and requested me to do business with him in the name of Josiah Glasson Trewhella.
*Annie Glasson married W.Carson

This Josiah Glasson, of course, was the son of John Glasson and Elizabeth Trewhella, so he did have some right to the name...

Here he is in 1870:

CENSUS: 1870, Nevada Twp, Nevada Co., California, USA, p. 34:

Josiah Glasson, age 51, blacksmith, b. ENG
Annie Glasson, age 19, at home, b. ENG
John Glasson, age 18, moulder in factory, b. ENG

At the time, his poor wife was stuck back in St. Ives:

CENSUS: 1871, St. Ives, Cornwall, England:

Ann Glasson, head, age 46, (Married), innkeeper, b. London, Middlesex
Eliz. Glasson, dau, age 16, b. London
Josiah Glasson, son, age 7, scholar, b. St. Ives

[Cornish Terrier]

Clever person - have printed this out and will try to disseminate the information later!

[Zenobia]

Cannot believe that I found a Trewhella connection (albeit a dubious one) that you did not already know about!

[Cornish Terrier]

So this would be the Josiah Glasson you told me about a few years ago.
At that time I believe you stated he was enumerated with sister Christian in the 1881 Census.
I have just checked the 1881 Census and that seems quite correct
Sister Christian was married to John Trevillian (var.)

Now, in your information of a few years ago you had Jane (?) as wife of Josiah with a note about residence at Perranuthnoe - but you had a query about the bride.

I would like you to clarify the information if you have been able to update it please.

And where did Josiah actually die and get buried - seems he did a fair bit of 'to-ing and fro-ing' between Cornwall and the US?

Awaiting your next.

Cornish Terrier

[Cornish Terrier]

Another point dear 'Ghost who walks and goes by many names'
I have never, ever professed to know 'everything' about the families of Trewhella (var.) - else why would I be here?
I am always learning something and have learned (or at least found lots of information recently to help me learn) quite a lot in recent months and it is a matter now of gradually piecing the bits together.

I am here to learn as well as to try and help others interested in the family or families and with connections to same.

And I am playing 'catch-up' now as I had two and half hours of my time last night taken up with another call to a fire!

Have achieved a couple of things though and will keep you posted.

Cornish Terrier

[Zenobia]

Josiah married Ann Leahy in 1847 in Lambeth.

(the Josiah who married Jane Waters was the son of Josiah and Elizabeth (Dunston) Glasson - this was cleared up for me some years ago by the late Vaughn Glasson)

Josiah died 22 Aug 1882 at Penzance (see document above), and I would guess was buried at St. Ives. His wife died the same year. Both are found in the Free BMD Death Index for Penzance District.

Census for Josiah and his wife:

!CENSUS, 1851, Lambeth, Surrey, England:

Josiah Glasson, head, age 32, coffee house keeper, b. Lelant, Cornwall
Ann Glasson, wife, age 27, b. St. Pancras, Middlesex
Emma Glasson, dau, age 5, b. Lambeth, Surrey
Ann Glasson, dau, age 10 mos, b. Lambeth, Surrey

!CENSUS: 1870, Nevada Twp, Nevada Co., California, USA, p. 34:

Josiah Glasson, age 51, blacksmith, b. ENG
Annie Glasson, age 19, at home, b. ENG
John Glasson, age 18, moulder in factory, b. ENG

!CENSUS: 1881, Penzance, Madron Cornwall, England:

Christian Trevelyan, head, age 67, widow, monthly nurse, b. Lelant
Ellen Trevelyan, dau, age 40, dressmaker, b. Penzance
Elizabeth Trevelyan, dau, age 26, hat binder, b. Penzance
Louisa Carne, grdau, age 15, tailoress, b. Panzance
Josiah Glasson, boarder, age 62 (married), blacksmith, b. Lelant

!CENSUS: 1861, Penzance, Cornwall, England:

Ann Glasson, head, age 36, (married), housekeeper, b. St. Pancras, London
Anne Glasson, dau, age 10, scholar, b. Lambeth, Surrey
John Glasson, son, age 9, scholar, b. Lambeth, Surrey
Elizabeth Glasson, dau, age 6, scholar, b. Lambeth, Surrey

!CENSUS: 1871, St. Ives, Cornwall, England:

Ann Glasson, head, age 46, (Married), innkeeper, b. London, Middlesex
Eliz. Glasson, dau, age 16, b. London
Josiah Glasson, son, age 7, scholar, b. St. Ives

!CENSUS: 1881, Tregenna Place, St. Ives, Cornwall, England:

Ann Glasson, head, age 56, (married), b. St. Pancras, Middlesex
Josiah Glasson, son , age 17, blacksmith's app., b. St. Ives, Cornwall

I have been unable to locate Josiah in 1860/1.

Dunno when they were together long enough to make all those kids

[Cornish Terrier]

I will duly note corrections, annotations etc. when I get the chance.
Have just checked through the 1861 UK Census and also unable to find Josiah.
Am now trolling through 1860 US Census using various name combinations.
Have found the following that might be worth investigating (I can only view the 'uninformative index':-

Joseph GLASIN residing BARRY Co. ??, age 41

That is about the best I can come up with right now!

[Zenobia]

ianjtrewhella said:

I will duly note corrections, annotations etc. when I get the chance.
Have just checked through the 1861 UK Census and also unable to find Josiah.
Am now trolling through 1860 US Census using various name combinations.
Have found the following that might be worth investigating (I can only view the 'uninformative index':-

Joseph GLASIN residing BARRY Co. ??, age 41

That is about the best I can come up with right now!

Nope, I just checked. That was Barry Co., Missouri, and the said Joseph was born in North Carolina. He had a wife Ruth and a bunch of kids....

[Cornish Terrier]

Oh, Well! - I tried.

[Deleted]

May I add to your dilemma? The Trewella's in Lead, South Dakota changed the spelling of their

name from Trewhella, because people would pronounce it Tree-HELLA, they pronounce it

Tru-WELLA! With that logic I should delete the 'e' from my name :-)

[Cornish Terrier]

That's funny last time I was in Lead SD I spent time with the family they were all still spelling the name TrewHella!

And all the BMD certificates I have from Lead also show the name as TrewHella.

Just checked and the Census records and SSDI all show TrewHella.

[Deleted]

Actually, the families I knew were Trewhella,s. Others were Treweek, Trethowan, and

Trebilcock. My family consisted of Furze, Eddy, Morcom, Jelbert and Lutey. Friends of the family

were Curnow, Dungey, Dyer, Hancock, Prouse, Spargo, Toms, Oats, Pascoe & Trathen. Of

course except for my cousins (Furze's, Eddy's, Morcoms) and the Dungey, Hancock & Tom's boys

- I don't recall many of the older kids.

Do you know a Martin Trewhella, he was in a Glee Club that would sing at the 'Sons of St.

George' benefits. My grandfather was a member till his death in 1920.


You could tell the Cornish families by this saying:

"By Tre-, Pol-, and Pen-,
Ye may know most Cornish men."

[Cornish Terrier]

If you are talking of a Martin Trewhella around the late1800/early1900's then the answer is 'not personally' ;D but I do know a bit about him.

He would be Martin Trewhella born 15th November 1887 Lelant.

Parents John Trewhella and Kate Trembath Curnow who married 2nd December 1882 at Lelant.

Martin married Helen NICHOLS at Deadwood in 1911.

Martin's brother Matthew married Ettie NICHOLS, sister to Helen.

Martin and Helen had one son, William John, whose son I visited when I was in Lead a few years back.