nic1
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Post by nic1 on May 3, 2012 10:15:19 GMT -5
Hello all
I have been researching the Perrow family from St. Just and my great gran's brother, William Henry Perrow (1847-1911) emigrated to America around 1868.
He appears in the 1880 USA census in Gold Hill Nevada with a wife called Zenobia.
Anyway to cut a long story short when his son Frederick Columbus Perrow died in Arizona in 1918 the death certificate required the maiden name of his mother. It was given as Zenobia Curnow and she was said to have been born in England.
I know from the census and also from her burial record that she was born in the March Q 1847.
I have tried to place her but can find no Zenobia or Sinobia Curnow.
Has anyone any ideas from Curnow families they have been working on who perhaps migrated to USA.
William Henry Perrow married her in New Jersey in the early 1870s. I do not have access to NJ marriage records.
Nicola
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Post by sue on May 3, 2012 12:53:19 GMT -5
Hi No, I haven't come across a Curnow born Zenobia in England c1847. In fact you should be able to find a lot of New Jersey marriages free on FamilySearch nowadays; there are large Collections put online recently for both New Jersey births and marriages. If that is where they were married. I was minded to say, I wonder if there was some lack of knowledge, or confusion, on the part of the informant at the death 1918 Arizona of WH Perrow's son Fred.... who appears to be a Mary Perrow. Particularly as I see FS has a baptism of Wm Henry Perrow 10 Oct 1847 to Edward & Zenobia; which would I think be Zenobia Daniel per his own death record Arizona 1911 age 64, and the marriage on OPC 1846 St Just. A Mary Perrow informant at 1911 death.. But I do see the 1880 census transcript entry for a William A Perrow age 33 in Nevada, plus Zenobia 33, Lilly 7 & Edward 3, both children born New Jersey. It just strikes me as a bit of a coincidence that a man would have both a mother & a wife called Zenobia... Jane, Elizabeth, yes, but Zenobia?  I have just found in 1910 Arizona a transcript for Wm H Perrow 62 born England, Mary Perrow 59 born England and Fred 28, he born Nevada 1882. This seems to be the marriage on FS 13 Jul 1898 Arizona to Mary Pearce Paull. Should we be thinking Zenobia Curnow was a young widow's name at the time of her marriage? And that maybe she was a cousin to William Perrow? Alll details of her death may help, please; I haven't managed to find it yet on FS.... Sue |
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Post by Cornish Terrier on May 3, 2012 16:30:46 GMT -5
 If you look at the 1851 Census at Halsetown you will find the following family:- William CURNOW, head, mar, 38, tin miner, Zennor Maria do., wife, mar, 38, Zennor Elizabeth do., daur, 16, Zennor Maria do., daur, 15, St Ives James do., son, 13, Towednack William do., son, 11, Zennor Susanna do., daur, 9, Zennor John do., son, 7, Zennor Sinai do., daur, 5, ZennorGrace do., daur, 2, St Ives In 1861 the family is still at Halsetown and another daughter, Jemima age 6, has been added. Sinai is still there age 14.  There was also a son, Joseph Henry, but he lived only a short time (1852-1853). Sinai seems to have been a pet name for Zenobia but unfortunately I have not been able to find her in FreeBMD and nor have I found a baptism for her. In fact I have found no baptisms for any of the children from Susanna through to Grace inclusive. Undoubtedly this is the Zenobia you are looking for. BTW - this is the family of William Curnow and Maria Newton who married 16th November 1833 at Zennor. CT
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Post by sue on May 4, 2012 4:07:15 GMT -5
How unimaginative of me!  It never occurred to me that Sinai could be Sinobia/Zenbia....! Undoubtedly the young lady being sought, as you say CT. Sue |
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Post by Cornish Terrier on May 4, 2012 6:32:33 GMT -5
I knew I had another example of Sinai - Sinai Eddy married William Renoden, widower, at St Ives in 1826. I decided to check some details to see if I could identify her as Zenobia. First problem was ................................ I had to find her in the darned Census!!! I did ............................... EVENTUALLY! BARRABIA HENADES is what the transcriber found. I must admit that the Census page is not very good but it is certainly ZENOBIA RENODEN. So Sinai and Zenobia are the same. CT |
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Post by sue on May 5, 2012 6:29:50 GMT -5
What a great transcription!  For what it's worth, I 've found a baptism for Sinai/Zenobia's brother John as Cornow 13 May 1846 Bible Christian Chapel Zennor. No possible variations on Susannah or Zenobia being baptized though........ Sue |
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Post by Cornish Terrier on May 5, 2012 8:25:18 GMT -5
Good - so we now need to find baptisms for Susannah, Sinaii/Zenobia and Grace. And those baptisms could be anywhere given that so far I have children baptised in the Established Church, the Bible Christian Circuit and the Wesleyan Circuit! CT |
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Post by sue on May 5, 2012 12:30:36 GMT -5
And I have just noted the baptisms of "Sinai" Curnow's sister Grace's children, which include
27 July 1890 Beatrice Zenobia Brooking
which is most satisfying, given Zenobia is a very rare Curnow name.
Sue
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Post by Cornish Terrier on May 5, 2012 16:26:42 GMT -5
And she was buried at St Ives 29th May 1891.  |
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nic1
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Post by nic1 on May 8, 2012 3:09:22 GMT -5
Hi you were kind of correct about William Henry and this Zenobia being possibly related.
After "Terrier" found Zenobia Curnow as Sinai Curnow in the 1851 and 1861 census and said her parents were William Curnow and Maria Newton, I had a bit of an exploration as William Henry's maternal grandmother started off life as Judith Newton (became Judith Daniel).
I have explored the Perrows and Daniels but only knew Judith Newton was the daughter of John Newton and wife, Judith Phillips. If I had played with the name Judith Newton I would have realized that she had an illegitimate daughter in 1813 - one Maria Newton. She is the same Maria who married William Curnow. It looks as though William Henry Perrow married his almost 1st cousin.
I have tried the New Jersey marriages that are on line but without success. Mind you William Henry appears in the 1870 USA census as a miner in Randolph under the name Barrow. Its the trouble with the accent and the name Perrow.
Nicola
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Post by Cornish Terrier on May 8, 2012 7:22:57 GMT -5
You call that 'trouble'?   Try the family I have been looking at for the last day or so! William was baptised as TREVAILER William married Mary Dennis as TREVELA First son baptised as TREVAILE First son buried as TREVAYLER Second son baptised as TREVELLY Second son married as TREVAYLOR Third son baptised as TREVELLA Third son married as TREVAYLOR First daughter baptised as TREVILOR Second daughter baptised as TREVEAL Third daughter baptised as TREVEALA Last child baptised as TREVAYLOR But then try and find the blighters in the Census!  ;D CT |
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There was also a son, Joseph Henry, but he lived only a short time (1852-1853).
;D