Post by Zenobia on May 20, 2007 15:09:46 GMT -5
The Lelant Curnows appear to have been founded by Thomas Curnow's son Henry, who was probably his eldest son, and possibly his eldest child.
The 1641 Protestation Return for Lelant shows two Henry Curnows. Nothing is known of the elder Henry except that he is the son of Thomas, and very likely the father of the younger Henry.
The younger Henry is buried at Lelant 19 Nov. 1702. He was described as 'of Ludgvan'. It is the Ludgvan link that allows us with some certainty to identify a number of children for this Henry. Henry's children in their early years are all associated with both Lelant and Ludgvan. Henry was probably born ca. 1620, since he was old enough to sign the Protestation Return in 1641.
There are two female Curnows buried at Lelant in the early records: Temperance, bur. 10 June 1708 and Jane, bur. 2 Mar 1692/3. One of these two women is probably Henry's wife, and since Henry's son names a daughter Jane, but not Temperance, I have tentatively assigned Jane as Henry II's wife. Also, since Henry was 'of Ludgvan' when he died he was probably residing with his son John, and Temperance, dying after Henry, would have been 'of Ludgvan' also, had she been his wife. Jane, however, predeceased him, while Henry was probably still living in Lelant. This I believe gives even a bit more weight to Jane being Henry's wife, rather than Temperance.
Henry appears on the 1662/1664 Hearth Tax for Lelant, sharing a dwelling with a Mary Wearn. As this Mary Wearn dies shortly after, she is almost certainly his mother-in-law. So his wife is probably Jane Wearn.
Henry's children are fairly easy to determine, as a number of Curnows were associated with both Lelant and Ludgvan, and two later removed to Phillack. Dates of birth are approximated from marriage dates (assuming late marriages for some, which was frequently the norm in Western Cornwall), and death dates.
1. JOHN CURNOW (ca. 1650-1731)
John Curnow died at St. Erth, but was buried at Phillack, 7 Jun 1731. He was married ca. 1680 to Avis Gibbs of Ludgvan. His first son, named Henry after his father, was born at Ludgvan, but his next two children were chr. at Lelant. The rest of his children were all chr. at Ludgvan. Avis died and is buried in Ludgvan 1 Mar 1693/4, and John remarried ca. 1696 to Hester, whose maiden name is unknown.
After a sojourn in Ludgvan, John removed to Phillack. Seven of his eight children remained in Phillack all their lives. John was living at St. Erth when he died, but was buried at Phillack.
2. HANIBALL CURNOW (ca. 1658-1732)
Like John, Haniball Curnow resided at Ludgvan, but unlike him, he did not move on to Phillack. Haniball's place as a son of Henry II is based on his residence in Ludgvan, and on the fact that John Curnow, known son of Henry, named a son Haniball.
3. ABRAHAM CURNOW (ca. 1642 - ?)
Abraham Curnow married Eleanor Nicholls at Ludgvan in 1666, and at the time was described as 'of Lelant'. Eleanor died 4 years later and was buried at Ludgvan. One year later, "Thomas Curnow, base son of Abram Curnow" was buried at Lelant. Because of Abraham's association with both Lelant and Ludgvan, I have place him as another child of Henry.
4. LOWDEY CURNOW (ca. 1647 - ?)
Lowdey Curnow married Rickard Chellew at Lelant in 1667. Richard was from Ludgvan, and the couple moved there, where their ten children were born. Lowdey's second son was named Henry (the first was named John after Rickard's father), so this and her Lelant connection makes it very likely she too is a child of Henry II.
5. OLIVER CURNOW
The following entry is found in the Camborne Parish Register:
"William Parsons, illeg. son of Jane of Tewednacke and of ye reputed father Oliver Cornoe of Lelant, buried 18 Dec. 1683"
Nothing further is known of Oliver, but he was probably born between 1654-1658, and named for Oliver Cromwell.
6. MARY CURNOW
Mary Curnow 'of Lelant' had an illegitimate child, Jane, chr. in Ludgvan in 1700. If Mary was a daughter of Henry II, then she must have been a spinster age about 40 when she had Jane (the child subsequently died). Another possibility is that she was a daughter of Abraham and Eleanor.
It is to be noted that some other Curnows do show up in Lelant, Ludgvan and Phillack, but those can be traced to a different lineage from Thomas Curnow. More on those in later threads.
The 1641 Protestation Return for Lelant shows two Henry Curnows. Nothing is known of the elder Henry except that he is the son of Thomas, and very likely the father of the younger Henry.
The younger Henry is buried at Lelant 19 Nov. 1702. He was described as 'of Ludgvan'. It is the Ludgvan link that allows us with some certainty to identify a number of children for this Henry. Henry's children in their early years are all associated with both Lelant and Ludgvan. Henry was probably born ca. 1620, since he was old enough to sign the Protestation Return in 1641.
There are two female Curnows buried at Lelant in the early records: Temperance, bur. 10 June 1708 and Jane, bur. 2 Mar 1692/3. One of these two women is probably Henry's wife, and since Henry's son names a daughter Jane, but not Temperance, I have tentatively assigned Jane as Henry II's wife. Also, since Henry was 'of Ludgvan' when he died he was probably residing with his son John, and Temperance, dying after Henry, would have been 'of Ludgvan' also, had she been his wife. Jane, however, predeceased him, while Henry was probably still living in Lelant. This I believe gives even a bit more weight to Jane being Henry's wife, rather than Temperance.
Henry appears on the 1662/1664 Hearth Tax for Lelant, sharing a dwelling with a Mary Wearn. As this Mary Wearn dies shortly after, she is almost certainly his mother-in-law. So his wife is probably Jane Wearn.
Henry's children are fairly easy to determine, as a number of Curnows were associated with both Lelant and Ludgvan, and two later removed to Phillack. Dates of birth are approximated from marriage dates (assuming late marriages for some, which was frequently the norm in Western Cornwall), and death dates.
1. JOHN CURNOW (ca. 1650-1731)
John Curnow died at St. Erth, but was buried at Phillack, 7 Jun 1731. He was married ca. 1680 to Avis Gibbs of Ludgvan. His first son, named Henry after his father, was born at Ludgvan, but his next two children were chr. at Lelant. The rest of his children were all chr. at Ludgvan. Avis died and is buried in Ludgvan 1 Mar 1693/4, and John remarried ca. 1696 to Hester, whose maiden name is unknown.
After a sojourn in Ludgvan, John removed to Phillack. Seven of his eight children remained in Phillack all their lives. John was living at St. Erth when he died, but was buried at Phillack.
2. HANIBALL CURNOW (ca. 1658-1732)
Like John, Haniball Curnow resided at Ludgvan, but unlike him, he did not move on to Phillack. Haniball's place as a son of Henry II is based on his residence in Ludgvan, and on the fact that John Curnow, known son of Henry, named a son Haniball.
3. ABRAHAM CURNOW (ca. 1642 - ?)
Abraham Curnow married Eleanor Nicholls at Ludgvan in 1666, and at the time was described as 'of Lelant'. Eleanor died 4 years later and was buried at Ludgvan. One year later, "Thomas Curnow, base son of Abram Curnow" was buried at Lelant. Because of Abraham's association with both Lelant and Ludgvan, I have place him as another child of Henry.
4. LOWDEY CURNOW (ca. 1647 - ?)
Lowdey Curnow married Rickard Chellew at Lelant in 1667. Richard was from Ludgvan, and the couple moved there, where their ten children were born. Lowdey's second son was named Henry (the first was named John after Rickard's father), so this and her Lelant connection makes it very likely she too is a child of Henry II.
5. OLIVER CURNOW
The following entry is found in the Camborne Parish Register:
"William Parsons, illeg. son of Jane of Tewednacke and of ye reputed father Oliver Cornoe of Lelant, buried 18 Dec. 1683"
Nothing further is known of Oliver, but he was probably born between 1654-1658, and named for Oliver Cromwell.
6. MARY CURNOW
Mary Curnow 'of Lelant' had an illegitimate child, Jane, chr. in Ludgvan in 1700. If Mary was a daughter of Henry II, then she must have been a spinster age about 40 when she had Jane (the child subsequently died). Another possibility is that she was a daughter of Abraham and Eleanor.
It is to be noted that some other Curnows do show up in Lelant, Ludgvan and Phillack, but those can be traced to a different lineage from Thomas Curnow. More on those in later threads.
I would not be surprised if they tie in with the Curnows in other ways.
