The CORNISH in Pennsylvania, USA.

[davidkingmartin]

This "posting" may provoke interest from descendants of the Cornish diaspora in North America.
The late A L Rowse, historian/writer and a Cornishman, published a book on the subject.
To quote a few lines.."...it would seem that the Cornish contribution to the splendid province of Pennslvania was the most varied and interesting..began 1690s..many Cornish names in the Quaker State today....In 1872, after erecting a Bull steam engine (Bull of Ding-Dong) a Cornishman, John West, designed for the Lehigh Zinc Company the largest engine in the US....Vivians` engineering works transported from Camborne to Pittsburgh {Pa.}...a Cornishman, John Gribbel (1858-1936) became president of the Historical Society of P...."
My relative, Joe Martin (Cap`n Joe) worked in the Brandywine area (Pa.), where other Cornish folk could be found: William Hocking (eg) and nearby Jimmy Lanyon and Tom Chellew....
Some miners returned to Cornwall, having made some money in the States.
South-east Penna. is associated with early iron-ore workings. Hence the Bethlehem Steel Corp. at Allentown/Bethlehem. And lots of open-cast workings in the Breinigsville/Maxatawny area. I have visited the workings.

Anyone care to comment?

David.

[calswimmer]

My grandfather, of part-Cornish descent, ended up in Lackawanna County, PA. Lots of Welsh, poabably also Cornish there.

[Mal]

Many of mine ended up in Ohio, not so far away...!

[Zenobia]

My Cornish ancestor, Joseph Glasson Hampton, settled in Cambria Co., in South Fork. His sister and brother-in-law, Frederick and Catherine Trevennen also lived in that area. There are also Glassons buried in the South Fork Cemetery that turn out to be completely unrelated. One of Joseph's grandsons married a woman whose surname was Vivian, obviously another Cornish family, whose origins I've yet to look into.

[Cornish Terrier]

There has already been some discussion on the Vivian families so I will be interested in some details of the one you have mentioned Zenobia.

Let me know whatever details you can and I will see what I can dig out.

CT

[Zenobia]

Jul 22, 2009 19:08:07 GMT -5 Cornish Terrier said:

There has already been some discussion on the Vivian families so I will be interested in some details of the one you have mentioned Zenobia.

Let me know whatever details you can and I will see what I can dig out.

CT

That would be William and Elizabeth Vivian. Buried in the South Fork Cemetery, South Fork, Pa. I did the findagrave entries for them, but I know I was unable to find Elizabeth's maiden name, even though I dig dig thru both US and Cornish records...

Here is the link to the Vivian's info:

Vivians

[Cornish Terrier]

Thanks Zenobia - will have a bit of a hunt around and see what I can find.

Might be a little while though - still have a couple of (hopefully) minor problems since having to do some 'medical' work on my PC.

[rowena]

I've found Shugg's in Pennsylvania and also Ohio. Would be interested to hear from anyone who may have further information on them.

Family 1.
Richard Shugg b.10 Jan 1849, Gwinear married Margaret Clark born c.1850 Scotland on 10 Feb 1870 in Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland. They are recorded as leaving Liverpool for New York on the ship, Nevada, on 2 Sep 1873. In the 1880 Census, they're recorded as living in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania in 1880, where Richard was a worker in a coal mine.
Their children according to the 1880 USA Census were:
1. Lizzie M. age 9 born Ireland 1871
2. James age 7, born England 1872 (possible birth was registered for James Shugg, Sep Qtr 1872, Redruth RD)
3. William age 5, born Pennsylvania 1875
4. Richard age, 4, born Penn 1876
5. Margaret age 3, born Penn. 1877
6. Agnes age 1, born Penn 1879
He left Southampton 27 Oct - New York 3 Nov 1894, on the ship Paris, recorded as married and travelling alone, occupation: engineer. He left Liverpool 4 Nov 1899, recorded as mechanic and single. Also recorded as arriving New York 1903. His 1st wife died before 1889, as he married Jane Rombach/Rombech on 22 May 1889, in Manhattan, New York. I don't know where Richard died.

Family 2.
Parents William Shugg and Elizabeth Ann Kempthorne had the following 3 children in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, according to the IGI. Havn't found a marriage record.
1. John Shugg born 19 Nov 1890
2. Samuel Kempthorne Shugg born c.1891 (may have married Minnie Kate Jenkins)
3. Margaret Jane Shugg born 10 Aug 1892
4. Clara Shugg born 3 May 1894.

Cheers,
Rowena

[citroenlady]

Jul 19, 2009 21:55:38 GMT -5 calswimmer said:

My grandfather, of part-Cornish descent, ended up in Lackawanna County, PA. Lots of Welsh, poabably also Cornish there.

My 3x gt grandfather died there too. He emigrated with one of his sons who became naturalized. Small world!