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Post by GWENNAP CAPTAIN on Mar 27, 2008 12:56:28 GMT -5
HI TO ALL MY CORNISH FRIENDS. I FOUND OUT RECENTLY THAT ALL MY ROOTS COME FROM CORNWALL,MAINLY IN/AROUND GWENNAP AND ST AUSTELL/REDRUTH/SITHELEY/ROCHE/PLOUGHILL/BOTUS FLEMING. I HAVE TRACED HIGGINS BACK TO C1600, WITH LOTS OF ANCESTORS ALONG THE WAY; LUKE, KENDAL, KELLY; DAV(E)Y; STEPHENS; AXFORD; KERSLEY; HOARE; POLLARD; ROWLING; ROW(E); TRESSIDER; BONDS; RALFE; GOLDSWORTHY; PAWLEY; WILLIAMS; DEYRE; PEARSE; BROAKE; CARPENTER AND BASTARD. I HAVE A TREE CONTAINING INFO ON ALL THE ABOVE AND I CAN SEND INVITE TO ANY EMAIL REPLY. LOVE TO HEAR FROM FOLKS WHO MAY BE RELATIVES, HOW EVER DISTANT. JIM HIGGINS, FAR AWAY IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE
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Post by cornishmaid on Apr 2, 2008 15:59:04 GMT -5
A big welcome Jim ;D. Looking forward to your postings. Any help you want or can give, just let us all know.
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Post by GWENNAP CAPTAIN on Apr 6, 2008 8:14:33 GMT -5
HI AND MANY THANKS FOR WELCOME. I HAVE POSTED THIS MESSAGE EARLIER,SO FORGIVE ME IF YOU HAVE ALREADY READ IT;
HI TO ALL AT FORUM, I'M NEW TO ALL THIS SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME IF I HAVE ENTERED THIS REQUEST IN THE WRONG BIT. STARTED MY FAMILY TREE IN NOV 07 AND QUICKLY ESTABLISHED MY ROOTS IN CORNWALL, BACK TO 1545. MY G G'DAD WAS JAMES HIGGINS( SON OF JOEL KELLY HIGGINS/JANE STEPHENS), FROM SCORRIER, WHO WAS A MINE CAPTAIN FOR WILLIAMS OF SCORRIER. HE MARRIED SARAH JANE LUKE, WHO WAS BORN IN MERRO VELHO, BRAZIL, WHILST HER PARENTS (AMELIA nee KENDAL; RICHARD LUKE) WERE OUT THERE WITH THE De LA RAY MINING CO. AMELIA RETURNED AFTER THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND RICHARD,WITH HER FOUR CHILDREN. AFTER MARRYING MY G G'DAD, THEY WERE SENT TO RUN THE MINES IN AVOCA, CO WICKLOW, IRELAND. THE BLOOD LINE GOES BACK TO ROBERT E HIGGINS C1600, ALL IN CORNWALL,MAINLY IN/NEAR GWENNAP AND THE MINING INDUSTRY. I HAVE A FAMILY TREE ON ANCESTRY.COM AND FOLKS ARE WELCOME TO SHARE THE INFO/PHOTOS THAT I HAVE ON IT. LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU JIM HIGGINS
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