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Post by trevenen on Jul 16, 2016 10:03:07 GMT -5
I recently became curious about exactly where my last name came from. I have never met another person named Trevenen who was not immediate family. My grandfather had once said it was Welsh, but I could find almost no connection to the exact spelling Trevenen in Wales. That began the process of tracing the surname generation by generation. I found the ancestor who made the voyage across the Atlantic ocean to America. Turns out he Baptized in St. Uny Church in Lelant Cornwall. That of course created many more questions. Why would my grandfather say Welsh if we were from Cornwall? Better yet, where is Cornwall? After a lot of reading, I found that the Cornish and Welsh are very closely related. Perhaps my grandfather just figured people wouldn't know where Cornwall was, so he just said Wales. I also found some articles in which Cornwall was referred to as "West Wales" by the Anglo Saxons. I don't know if the Cornish ever saw themselves as the "West Welsh" though. The whole process has made for some very interesting reading into pieces of history I had no idea about. This board turned up on a day of searching and appears to be active and to have some very knowledgeable contributors. I look forward to possibly exchanging information with some of you.
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Post by roadrunner on Jul 16, 2016 11:36:23 GMT -5
Welcome Trevenen to the forum A quick check on your surname on Census Returns U.K. CORNWALL WALES 1841 116 87 - 1851 98 80 4 1861 124 97 8 1871 85 42 7 1881 116 67 15 1891 81 50 9 1901 109 62 11 1911 177 81 23 The 1851 census records give place of birth with variations in spelling of Trevengin, Trevenin, Trevennin, Trevinen TREVINNEN. Some first names and dates would help Regards roadrunner
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Post by trevenen on Jul 16, 2016 12:15:34 GMT -5
Thank you for the welcome Roadrunner. My relative that left Cornwall for America was Frederick Trevenen, born 1851 in Trenwith, St Uny Lelant. I made a post in the query section about him. Sue was already kind enough to offer some information about him. Thank you very much!
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