SUCCESS! - I think.
I believe I have solved the problem of Alice SYMONS and, though that, located the marriage of James and Mary QUICK.
Knowing that Alice SYMONS was, according to the Census, born at St Ives about 1859/60 I decided to take the 'Symons variation' out of the equation.
I performed a search of the 1861 Census looking for 'Alice born St Ives about 1859' and found this:-
1861 Census - Dove St, St Ives
John SYMONS, head, mar., 37, cordwainer, Budock
Alice do., wife, mar., 36, St Ives
Elizabeth do., daur., 12, St Ives
Aaron do., son, 8, St Ives
John do., son, 5, St Ives
Richard do., son, 3, St Ives
ALICE do., daur, 1, St Ives
Henry do., father-in-law, wid., 74, retired cart driver, St Ives
Looking good thinks I (having been very clever
) but a search of St Ives Births provided nothing of any use.
The above certainly suggested that John SYMONS of Budock married Alice d/o Henry SYMONS of St Ives but ......
1851 Census - St Andrew St, St Ives
Henry RICHARDS, head, mar., 62, carrier, Sancreed
Elizabeth do., wife, mar., 62, St Hilary
John do., son, 21, cart driver, St Ives
John SEMMONS, son-in-law, mar., 26, cordwainer, Budock
ALICE do., daur., mar., 26, St Ives
Elizabeth H do., grandaughter, 2, St Ives
John do., grandson, 9 mths, St Ives
So Alice was not a SYMONS/SEMMONS at all - she was a RICHARDS!
But now I had something more substantial to work with.
Alice d/o Henry (innkeeper) and Elizth. RICHARDS bp. 13th February 1825 St Ives
Beautiful! ;D
In 1871 Alice SYMONS (age 11) was recorded as a 'niece' of James and Mary QUICK.
James was the son of James and Eleanor QUICK and we know that their daughters married PENROSE, LANDER AND CRAZE.
So Alice SYMONS must have been the niece of the younger James wife Mary.
Therefore ........
Mary d/o Henry (farmer) and Elizabeth RICHARDS bp. 2nd February 1821 St Ives
A perfect match! ;D
Looking at FreeBMD I have now found the 'probable' marriage:-
1848 Hastings R.D. September Qtr Vol 7 Page 507
James QUICK
Mary RICHARDS
As there are others on the page I cannot absolutely guarantee that this is a perfect match but I think there is enough evidence to accept it based on currently available data.
I am sure Gandolf will be happy - yet another first-cousin marriage between the younger James QUICK and Alice SYMONS/SEMMONS! ;D
Still have not determined whether the mother of the elder James was Ann TONKYN or Martha PEARCE
- but at least I have found out something.
PS - the following looks like the marriage for the RICHARDS family:-
Henry RICHARDS of St Ives m. Eizabeth RICHARDS 26th December 1810 at St Hilary