Malachy the Mariner

[Cornish Terrier]

Another one for all you Trewhella (var.) enthusiasts to ponder.

I just opened another thread about Francis Trewheela as you may have noticed.

Malachy Trewhella was, I believe the brother of Francis but, to my current knowledge, ventured to the USA on business rather than an 'enforced' holiday.

Malachy was in charge of a ship doing trade between England and America (as I understand) and this information surfaced in correspondence I received many years ago.

As with the previous thread - I will supply more information later.

Just wanted to get things started as a personal reminder.

[Cornish Terrier]

A little more on Malachy.
As with 'probable' brother Francis who got the '7 year holiday' in America Malachy was most likely born sometime between 1701 and 1716.
My understanding is that he first married Elizabeth PRUST at Falmouth in 1736 and had a son named James who was baptised at Falmouth in 1737.
I have no record of Elizabeth's demise but it seems probable that this same Malachy was married for a second time.

Malachy TREWHELLA m. Margaret ROBINSON January 28th, 1748 at St Mary at Hill, London.

At this point in time I have no idea what happened to young James.

But I can offer the following on Malachy:-

Malachy had another brother named BALDWIN who was baptised at Towednack in 1700 and died about 1741.
Baldwin died aboard the ship 'BATHSUA' but had left a Will.
Administration of Baldwiin's estate was granted to brother Malachy TREWHELLA September 5th, 1741.
(I believe the Will may have been transcribed and the date altered to refect the new Gregorian Calendar as the copy I have was written January 10th, 1741 - which would have been after Admon.)

However, Malachy was not mentioned in the later Will of his brother James (1764) so it is presumed he had either died before hand or had lost contact with the family.

The final part of this note is the following article supplied some years ago by Chris Letsh of Maryland, USA:-

"Genealogical and Historical Abstracts" by Karen Mauer Green from The Maryland Gazette

"Wednesday, 19 December, 1750, The ship Neptune, Malachy Trewhella, Commander, lying in Patuxant (river) at Lower Marlborough, will take on tobacco consigned to any merchant in London."

That is about all I know of this Malachy so if any other person can add to it I would be most appreciative.

Cornish Terrier

[tenpoundpom]

May 5, 2007 13:49:09 GMT -5 Cornish Terrier said:

A little more on Malachy.
As with 'probable' brother Francis who got the '7 year holiday' in America Malachy was most likely born sometime between 1701 and 1716.
My understanding is that he first married Elizabeth PRUST at Falmouth in 1736 and had a son named James who was baptised at Falmouth in 1737.
I have no record of Elizabeth's demise but it seems probable that this same Malachy was married for a second time.

Malachy TREWHELLA m. Margaret ROBINSON January 28th, 1748 at St Mary at Hill, London.

At this point in time I have no idea what happened to young James.

But I can offer the following on Malachy:-

Malachy had another brother named BALDWIN who was baptised at Towednack in 1700 and died about 1741.
Baldwin died aboard the ship 'BATHSUA' but had left a Will.
Administration of Baldwiin's estate was granted to brother Malachy TREWHELLA September 5th, 1741.
(I believe the Will may have been transcribed and the date altered to refect the new Gregorian Calendar as the copy I have was written January 10th, 1741 - which would have been after Admon.)

However, Malachy was not mentioned in the later Will of his brother James (1764) so it is presumed he had either died before hand or had lost contact with the family.

The final part of this note is the following article supplied some years ago by Chris Letsh of Maryland, USA:-

"Genealogical and Historical Abstracts" by Karen Mauer Green from The Maryland Gazette

"Wednesday, 19 December, 1750, The ship Neptune, Malachy Trewhella, Commander, lying in Patuxant (river) at Lower Marlborough, will take on tobacco consigned to any merchant in London."

That is about all I know of this Malachy so if any other person can add to it I would be most appreciative.

Cornish Terrier

Malachy is found in the London Gazette 31 May 1755 on a list of insolvent debtors cooling his heels in the Kings Bench Prison in Southwark

www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/9481/page/16/data.htm

Likely to be a quarter session record somewhere

Simon

[Cornish Terrier]

Yes, and then there are the following entries from Discovery (National Archives)

Reference: ADM 106/1120/107
Description: Malachy Trewella. Petition and certificates sent but no reply received.
Date: 28 Nov 1758
Held by: The National Archives, Kew

Legal status: Public Record
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

Reference: ADM 106/1120/108
Description: Malachy Trewella, late Master of the Unicorn, since Master of the Viper Sloop under Admiral Harrison and now Master's mate of the Jason. Was court martialled at Plymouth but was not cleared because of Captain Galbraith's dislike of him. Petition to be re-established
Date: 6 Feb 1758
Held by: The National Archives, Kew

Legal status: Public Record
Language: English
Physical condition: Enclosed in f107
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

Reference: ADM 106/1120/109
Description: Malachy Trewella now only acting as Master's Mate of the Jason, to be warranted as master of a ship suitable to his qualification
Date: [undated]
Held by: The National Archives, Kew

Legal status: Public Record
Language: English
Physical condition: Enclosed in f107
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

If anyone is able to find anything that might help me locate Malachy after these dates it would be most appreciated.

Malachy's wife Margaret (nee Robinson) was buried at the age of 92 'in the Church' at Great St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate Street, St Dunstan, Stepney 30th January 1800. She also left a Will in which she requested that she 'be buried in the vault belonging to William Robinson Esquire in Great St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate Street, being the Great Grandaughter of the said William Robinson'.

CT

[gandolf]

CT,

Although something of a long shot, given the seafaring connections, and the relative rarity of the name, have you considered the following burial?

Name: Malachi Trewheela
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 29 Mar 1790
Burial Place: St. Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
FHL Film Number: 254190
Reference ID: p. 20

I realise that based on his estimated birth years, this would make Malachi some eighty plus years. However, Liverpool is a likely base for a sea captain trading to the Americas. Wife Margaret could have been with him, and only returned to London following her husband's death.

I did check the Lancashire OPC site, but oddly could not find the burial there. 

Even more strange, the FHL film number is supposed to contain parish records from Madron, Cornwall (not Liverpool, Lancashire). Yet searching by the film number on the FamilySearch site brings up multiple records that list St. Peter, Liverpool for a baptism or similar, with a residence given a few years later as Madron.

Perhaps all the events actually happened in/around Madron, and the chapel the events occured in was some sort of non-conformist splinter group based in Liverpool? 

[Cornish Terrier]

Gandolf - I have seen that particular record, and many others like it, in the past and it is A LOAD OF UNCOMPROMISED HOGWASH!!!!!!

NO such events happened at St Peter, Liverpool but you will find many of them in IGI/FamilySearch. I suspect they were all probably entered/submitted by a 'helpful' LDS Member some years ago!!

The actual record for young Malachi can be found in the Madron Parish Register:-

Madron - Baptisms and Burials, 1784-1810 (FamilySearch Image 075)

Malachi Trewheela, infant buried 29th March 1790 Penzance

Malachi was baptised at Penzance 13th July 1788 son of Malachy Trewheela and Sarah Oliver.

Thanks anyway.

CT

[gandolf]

No problems CT, I rather thought you would have already seen it it and discounted it.

Actually your comments are not real surprise. As you might have gathered I was getting more confused and suspicious the further I looked.

Given it appeared to be an "official" film rather than patron entries (which are very often dodgy) I had somewhat discounted the possibility of "helpful" LDS members, but given the confusion of the entries, it seems the most likely origin in hindsight.

[Cornish Terrier]

Just one more thing for people to be wary of unfortunately! And I must admit that I was getting caught out for a while with that one a couple of years ago!