new member from Kent

[jd]

Hi All
I hope I've put this in the correct place!
I am interested in the Churchtown area of St Erth. John Goodman who married there in 1762, was a tinner at the time. Later he ran the Star Inn and died in 1795 and is buried in the churchyard. I have followed the family on from there.
I am trying to get info about his life in St Erth rather than actual genealogy so I'm not sure I've signed up to the correct forum, but if anyone has any social history of St Erth I'd be really pleased to hear from you
JD

[spikeharwood]

Welcome JD. I'm not sure how much info is out there specifically about life in St Erth in the late 1700's. You may have more luck with life in Cornwall.
I'm not much into Facebook for personal contact but I find it useful for the Groups that are hosted. I'm in quite a few Cornwall, surname and DNA Groups.
One I would recommend is Cornish Ancestors. Two others that I've heard about are Nostalgic Redruth and Nostalgic Camborne. These include surrounding parishes so you may find something of interest if you joined them.
Spike

[donne]

If you haven't done so already, I suggest you look for clues in the archives to find the sort of life your John Goodman may have led in 18th century St. Erth. Then, as now, a family's experience of life depended on how well-off they were. Why not try searching the Discovery catalogue at The National Archives website, or the local Cornish catalogue at Kresen Kernow. For example, searching Kresen Kernow for "john + goodman + erth" (leave out the quotation marks) brings up 7 hits as follows, all of which seems to indicate he was quite an entrepreneur:

Reference number: AP/G/7380
Will of John Goodman, innkeeper, of St Erth
Date: 1795

Reference number: RD/331
Lease, house, St Erth
Date: 29 Sep 1791

Reference number: FS/3/100
Draft sett, adit in Pederverran, St Erth
Date: 1784

Reference number: RD/310
Lease, Lanuthnoe, St Erth
Date: 1 Feb 1776

Reference number: RD/312
Lease, Lanuthnoe, St Erth
Date: 24 Jun 1786

Reference number: RD/311
Lease, Lanuthnoe, St Erth
Date: 1 Feb 1776

Reference number: RD/354
Lease, Lanuthnoe, St Erth
Date: 29 Sep 1791