Post by Mal on Nov 10, 2008 15:12:25 GMT -5
Found this little snippet in material from the Jelbard society. It shows one reason why many of our "Cornish" names have so many variants, something us genealogists need to keep in mind...! Not really Cornish language but sort of related I suppose.... ;D
Richard Jelbirt (24.James6, 16.James5, 8.William4, 5.John3, 2.Joh'es2, 1.Jacobi1) b. 17 Dec 1794, Permearn, Madron, occupation Sailor & Copper Merchant, m. 24 Jan 1823, in Kingston, Portsea, Ann Elizabeth Cockrell, b. cir 1795, d. 13 Dec 1872, Rock Ferry, Cheshire, buried: Dec 1872, St Peter's, Rock Ferry. Richard died 30 Mar 1877, Rock Ferry, Cheshire (Merseyside), buried: Apr 1877, St Peter's, Rock Ferry.
The following is an extract from FC Beazley's 'A Visitation of Some Families - Volume 1' (Birkenhead, 1899) and is based on a manuscript copy of the auto- biography of Richard Gilbert (Jelbeart) RN, EISC that was, at that time (1899?) in the possession of his daughter, Mrs Helen Kendall.
He writes: "I think it right to give here the reason that induced me to alter my surname from Jelbeart to Jelbard, and after that to Gilbert. When I was a very young lad at my second school, my master, Mr Martin Wright, would always write my name in my copy and other books 'Jelbard'; whether he thought it the the right rendering or not I cannot say at this distant period, probably I never gave it a thought and might have fancied at that time that he knew better than myself how my name should be written, and when I went from school into HM Navy I was entered on the ship's books as 'Richard Jelbard' and bore that name whilst I remained in the service, but, confound it all, my associates etc. began telling me they never heard such a name, and to pronounce it as I did with the accent on the 'bard' would be too big a mouthfull for them to accomplish in a general way. In spite of all I could say I became 'Gilbert', but always signed 'Jelbeart'. On joining the East India Company's service I thought I would spell my name more in harmony with that I was called by everyone and entered myself on the 'Asia's' books 'Richard Gilbert'."
Richard Jelbeart was serving on HM Brig 'Zephyr' in 1812 when it captured the 22 gunned American schooner, the 'Antelope'.
In 1815 he was serving on HMS Malta at the reduction of Gaeta and was awarded a medal. He left the sea in 1817 (at the age of 23) and became a copper merchant. Ann: MI: Sacred to the memory of Ann Elizabeth Gilbert, wife of Richard Gilbert, who died at Rock ferry, 13th December 1872, aged 1877 years. Also of the above named Richard Gilbert who died at Rock Ferry, 30th March 1877 in his 83rd year. And Eliza, daughter of the above , Born May 31st 1828, died March 7th 1898.
Richard Jelbirt (24.James6, 16.James5, 8.William4, 5.John3, 2.Joh'es2, 1.Jacobi1) b. 17 Dec 1794, Permearn, Madron, occupation Sailor & Copper Merchant, m. 24 Jan 1823, in Kingston, Portsea, Ann Elizabeth Cockrell, b. cir 1795, d. 13 Dec 1872, Rock Ferry, Cheshire, buried: Dec 1872, St Peter's, Rock Ferry. Richard died 30 Mar 1877, Rock Ferry, Cheshire (Merseyside), buried: Apr 1877, St Peter's, Rock Ferry.
The following is an extract from FC Beazley's 'A Visitation of Some Families - Volume 1' (Birkenhead, 1899) and is based on a manuscript copy of the auto- biography of Richard Gilbert (Jelbeart) RN, EISC that was, at that time (1899?) in the possession of his daughter, Mrs Helen Kendall.
He writes: "I think it right to give here the reason that induced me to alter my surname from Jelbeart to Jelbard, and after that to Gilbert. When I was a very young lad at my second school, my master, Mr Martin Wright, would always write my name in my copy and other books 'Jelbard'; whether he thought it the the right rendering or not I cannot say at this distant period, probably I never gave it a thought and might have fancied at that time that he knew better than myself how my name should be written, and when I went from school into HM Navy I was entered on the ship's books as 'Richard Jelbard' and bore that name whilst I remained in the service, but, confound it all, my associates etc. began telling me they never heard such a name, and to pronounce it as I did with the accent on the 'bard' would be too big a mouthfull for them to accomplish in a general way. In spite of all I could say I became 'Gilbert', but always signed 'Jelbeart'. On joining the East India Company's service I thought I would spell my name more in harmony with that I was called by everyone and entered myself on the 'Asia's' books 'Richard Gilbert'."
Richard Jelbeart was serving on HM Brig 'Zephyr' in 1812 when it captured the 22 gunned American schooner, the 'Antelope'.
In 1815 he was serving on HMS Malta at the reduction of Gaeta and was awarded a medal. He left the sea in 1817 (at the age of 23) and became a copper merchant. Ann: MI: Sacred to the memory of Ann Elizabeth Gilbert, wife of Richard Gilbert, who died at Rock ferry, 13th December 1872, aged 1877 years. Also of the above named Richard Gilbert who died at Rock Ferry, 30th March 1877 in his 83rd year. And Eliza, daughter of the above , Born May 31st 1828, died March 7th 1898.
