Trewhella als Polglase

[Cornish Terrier]

Ok Dear Sleuths - it is time for me to see what some of you may be able to do to help me solve a 'Trewhella' (sic.) problem.

Please refer back to another page in this forum relating to Alias Names.

My dilemma here concerns a group of Trewhella (sic.) entries in the Breage Parish Register that I have not yet been able to successfully trace.

I believe it very likely that there is a connection to a certain Christopher Trewhella who was in the Helston and general area somewhere about the relevant time period but ...

I will simply list the PR entries I have recorded and see what happens from there.

BREAGE BAPTISMS 1603-1792

1665 Trewhela, Charitie d. Thomas of Kennegie 30 July
1668 Trewhela [ ] s. John & Mary 20 March
1678 Trewhela, Mary d. John 15 December
1680 Trewheela, Elizabeth d. Thomas of Renzy 14 February
1681 Trewheela, John s. John of Pengersick 17 September
1694 Trewheela, Mary d. John & Elenora 15 April
1701 Trewhella, Thomas s. John 18 May
1702 Trewhela, John s. Henry & Sarah 25 October
1706 Trewhela, Welmet d. Wylliam & An 7 May

BREAGE BURIALS 1559-1837

1598 Trewela, Henry of Godolphin 27 Feb.
1699 Welmot (Trewhella?) Polglase 7 June
1699 Thomas s. John Trewhella or Polglaze 14 Feb.
1707 Elenor Polglaze 25 Oct.
1708 John Polglaze 3 Apr.
1710 Chestian Trewhela,widow 30 Mar 1711

According to 'A Handbook of Cornish Surnames' (G. Pawley White) 1972 - there are 12 places in West Cornwall named Polglase.

I may have a few other odds and ends regarding this 'dilemma' in other documents but this is what I have been able to find for now.

So - GO FOR IT! and let us see if a solution can be found!

[Cornish Terrier]

Something else I forget to add to this thread when I wrote it.

BREAGE Wills and Admons.:-

POLGLASE, Henry: admon dated 28 Apr 1690
POLGLASE, William: admon dated 8 Jul 1677
POLGLASSE, John: will proved 12 Oct 1708
POLGLAZE, Thomas als TREWHELLA: will proved 11 Apr 1687
POLGLAZE, Thomas: admon dated 24 Jul 1688
POLLGLASSE, William: will proved 15 Jun 1705

Now - I was sure I had a copy of an abstract of the highlighted Will but I am 'darned' if I can find it just now.

Should I find anything else that might be connected I will post it so you 'sleuths' out there can 'do your stuff'!

[Zenobia]

This is a very odd one. The first line of business seems to be to discover which is the 'original' surname, and which one was the added place of origen.

Just from what is posted above, it looks like they started out as Trewhellas and morphed into Polglazes...

Unfortunately, the two with the wills (John and Thomas Polglase) fall into that spot between 1700 and 1716 where the wills have to be ordered in those 'off' volumes.... I have two volumns of P in the "off volumns" but only up to 1700.....grrr.

I could double check the Polgalse als Trewhella one though, if I ever get back up to the FHC

One last thing - where are those 12 places called Polglase located?

[Cornish Terrier]

Unfortunately Pawley White mentions only that the place-name of Polglaze occurs in 12 Parishes.
I will try and check some of my maps to find at least some of them and list them towards the end of this note (if I can find them!)

However, in 1680 and 1681 two other places are mentioned and they may prove useful.

Renzy - 1680 - This will be what is shown on the Ordnance Survey Map as 'Rinsey'.
(All these maps are 1:25,000 scale)

I will try to give the Map Names and Co-ordinates (Eastings/Northings) for each place:-

Ordnance Survey - HELSTON AND PRUSSIA COVE
Sheet SW 52/62 & part of SW 72

Rinsey Head - 589 269
Riinsey Farm - 594 274
Rinsey - 595 273
Rinsey Croft - 603 282

Rinsey Lane heads in a South-Westerly direction from the village of Ashton towards the Coast.

In 1681 we find the name of Pengersick.

This is on the same Map with Pengersick and Pengersick Farm almost sharing the following co-ordinates:-

583 284

Pengersick is just North of PRAA SANDS.

Polglase - CURY Parish (same map as above)
co-0rd 692 213 - not far from Bonython Manor
(This is interesting given Cury Parish is supposed to be the location of one of the Trewhela Farms!)

Polglase - WENDRON Parish (or appears to be and is again on the same map) 702 288
(Polglase Wood is nearby at 704 285)

Map - CAMBORNE (SOUTH) & HAYLE
Sheet SW 63 & parts of SW 53 & SW 73

Polglase Farm - co-ords 604 339 (this is in Crowan Parish)

Map - MEVAGISSEY AND TREGONY
Sheet SW 94/SX 04

Polglaze 964 498 - Creed Parish

(There is also a place called TREWALLA on this Map in what appears to be either St Michael Caerhays or St Ewe Parish - 966 439)

(Another interesting one is TREWOLLA on this same map in St Newlyn East Parish 808 575)

(Trewheela Farm in St Enoder is also here at 911 572)
(Trewolla Farm in Gorran is on the previous map.)

NOTE: these maps cover Cornwall from Land's End to as far East as WITHIEL and ST STEPHEN IN BRANNEL.

From another Map - a Reprint of the first edition of the on'inch Ordnance Survey of England and Wales - Sheet 96 - Truro & Lizard Head:-

TREWOLLA in Cury lies just east of Gunwalloe at co-ords 5 degrees 13 minutes West.

NOW HERE IS THE INTERESTING POINT!!!

Although these two maps are vastly different in both age and the way the co-ordiinates are tabulated I believe I have been able to deduce ONE IMPORTANT POINT!

Following the Landmarks common to each map I have determined this:-

TREWOLLA (or Trewhela) in CURY Parish is EXACTLY the same place that is marked on the later Ordnance Survey Map as POLGLASE! ;D

Cury is South of Helston and, therefore further from Breage which is to the West of Helston.

And now for something else INTERESTING :-
I have a Boxed Set of Maps produced by The Devon and Cornwall Record Society (New Series, Vol. 34)

"A Map of the COUNTY of CORNWALL Newly Surveyed by Joel Gascoyne" - 1699

This map shows the same place mentioned above as 'BOCHIM' with a note underneath - 'billot Esq. TREWELLOE'

Now - just who was 'Esq. Trewelloe'

Could we be looking towards our elusive Christopher Trewhella who was connected with Christopher Cock and who also had some sort of dealings with Towednack???

Over to you dear 'clever sleuth' to see what you can come up with out of that little lot!! ;D

[Cornish Terrier]

I see you have not added to this note so, before you do, I will throw in another little something I have just discovered!

Whilst having a look through Online Parish Records and Online Parish Clerks I found a reference to CURY Parish.
Unfortunately, the records are only available for 'look-up' but there is an interesting preamble on the opening page:-

CURY - Formerly St. Corantyn, lies to the east of Gunwalloe, between Mawgan and Mullian. It forms a perpetual curacy with Gunwalloe. The church has a fine Norman doorway, and some curious carvings. There is an old cross in the churchyard. The interesting mansions of BOCHYM and Bonythorn, formerly occupied by the families of those names, are situated in this parish. The former became the property of the DAVIES.

You remember the DAVIES?? - they were the ones who owned AMALEBREA etc. which, coincidentally, is where some of our TREWHELLAS were busy for quite some time. ;D

Gets more and more interesting I think!