Donnithorne descendant in Australia

[dicummings]

Greetings from Di Cummings of Australia.
Whilst researching I discovered the following, mainly through IGI:
JAMES OATEY (born February 2,1778) married Martha DONNITHORNE on February 13, 1803 in Phillack, Cornwall

Their children OATEY: James (born June 19,1803- ),
Elizabeth (born May 29,1805 -),
Joanna (born March 22,1807 -),
William Donnithorne and Edward Donnithorne (possibly a twin) were both christened on October 22, 1808),
Nicholas Donnithorne (born May 19,1811-died September 23, 1812),
Catherine (born December 12,1813-),
Mary (born February 25,1816 -)
and William Donnithorne (March 8,1818-1886)

My main line is via:
Elizabeth OATEY (1805) - born to James OATEY (1778) and Martha (nee Donnithorne) and baptised in 1805.
She had a son John OATEY to William Harvey (a publican).
She married Thomas Hedlock on Feb 26, 1826 at Phillack

Her son John OATEY married Susan OATEY and sailed from Plymouth on Sept. 19 1848 on the 'WILLIAM MONEY' with daughters Mary and an infant Elizabeth OATEY (born 1847) who died (of typhoid fever ?) on the voyage. They arrived in South Australia on Jan 3rd 1849 and lived in North Adelaide.

John was my grandfather's grandmother's father, and Martha was his grandmother. My webpages:
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dicummings/OateyFamily.htm

my question is: where is the link between "my" Martha Donnithorne and the following [no idea of author]:
Sept. 2, Fri.-I rode to St. Agnes. We found the great man, Mr. Donnithorne,[ Eldest son of Nicholas Donnithorne, Sheriff of Cornwall in 1731. See W.H.S, vol. iv. p. 190.] was dead. His mother and sister sent to invite me to their house.
wesley.nnu.edu/john_wesley/wesley_journal/vol4/The%20Tenth%20Part%20Section%202.htm

but I don't know why Nicholas in not included on the following website. www.thepeerage.com/index_sheriff.htm
Comments most welcome.

[londoner]

To be taken with the usual IGI dose of salt but could possibly be what you are looking for:
19 Jan 1780 Martha Donethorn bap Portsmouth Hampshire to William & Joan. (Family Search)
This may seem remote but in 1851 Census Martha is listed as being born in Hampshire age 72, living in next household to son Edward & his wife Ann. By 1861 (when she is 82) she is supposedly born Phillack.
William & Joan Donnithorne had children baptised at St Hilary between 1774 & 1789,(not too far from Phillack) where there is also a family to Edward & Phillis (IGI) You would need to check registers to see if you can get any more information. If William was a seaman he could easily have been in Portsmouth.

It might be worth £3.50 or whatever the $ eqivalent to download a copy of this will from the National Archives site:
Will of William Donnithorne, Sergeant Major in the Royal Cornwall Regiment of Militia 26 February 1803 PROB 11/1386

Good luck, Lesley

[Cornish Terrier]

Welcome 'dicummings' in Australia from Cornish Terrier in Australia. ;D

Lesley seems to be helping you out at the moment so I will not get involved just yet due to other problems (both technical and work).

I will try and catch up on this as soon as I can and help as best I can.

Ian

[trencrom]

dicummings said:

my question is: where is the link between "my" Martha Donnithorne and the following [no idea of author]:
Sept. 2, Fri.-I rode to St. Agnes. We found the great man, Mr. Donnithorne,[ Eldest son of Nicholas Donnithorne, Sheriff of Cornwall in 1731. See W.H.S, vol. iv. p. 190.] was dead. His mother and sister sent to invite me to their house.
wesley.nnu.edu/john_wesley/wesley_journal/vol4/The%20Tenth%20Part%20Section%202.htm

This looks like it has come from the journal or whatever of John Wesley, the famous preacher who with his brother Charles made several trips to Cornwall beginning in about 1743 or thereabouts.

Donithornes appear in a nuymber of Penwith parishes, including St Ives, Zennor, and especially Gulval.

Not sure where the St Agnes group fit in though.

Would this Nicholas be mentioned in Bibliotheca Cornubiensis perhaps?

Trencrom
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[Cornish Terrier]

Hi all,
Once again - I will leave this problem to other helpers whilst I am sorting out some other problems outside the Board.
Easy questions I can do but this one requires more time and resources than I can give right now.

As soon as I can I will catch up with it and see if there is anything I may offer.

Ian

[dicummings]

Thanks for your quick replies.

Whilst searching on the web over the past three years, I have found a number of websites relating to the Donnithornes, particularly those who lived in Gulval. I commenced a database, then got involved with South Australian shipping
www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/BoundForSouthAustralia.htm

I had a look at this database over the weekend, and am still wondering where Nicholas [sheriff of Cornwall] is connected to the Gulval lot. When I get time, I'll prepare a couple of webpages from my Excel spreadsheet, and shall post the website address here for you. I will be very interested in your comments.
Till then, cheers from me.

[Cornish Terrier]

Thank You

It is great to see new members getting so involved in what we are trying to do here and all help is very much appreciated.

Keep up the good work and I will get more involved in this thread as I am able.

Ian