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Elizabeth Nicholls was born at Luxulyan in Cornwall the daughter of Robert Nicholls and his wife Annas Bakes. She ws baptised at Luxulyan Parish Church on 24 June 1806, [1]but may have been born a year or two before her baptism.
At some time after the baptism of her brother Robert in June 1808 and before July 1811 the family moved to the Parish of St Austell and probably settled in the village of Trethurgy, where her father Robert worked as a tinner (tin miner). In fact St Austell is just south of Luxluyan, so the family only moved about two miles.
Elizabeth probably grew up in an extended family group, her maternal grandfather, John Bakes is listed as dieing in Trethurgy in 1825 and her father also died there in 1834.
Elizabeth married Richard Crowl at St Austell Parish Church after Banns on 1 March 1828. Witnesses were James Nicholls (probably the bride's brother) and William Cook.[2]
They also originally settled in the village of Trethurgy as this is given as their residence in the baptism record of their first two children, although Richard may already have been living there. They later seemed to have lived in Canamanning, still in the Parish of St Austell and then moved back to Trethurgy (see the baptisms of their children below).
Elizabeth and Richard Crowl were to have at least ten children, all of whom survived their infancy. They were:
In the 1841 Census of England, Elizabeth is aged 30 (though this census rounded the ages of adults down to the nearest '5') and living at Trethurgy in the Parish of St Austell with her husband Richard, also age 30, a mason and their seven children; Jane, age 13; John, age 12; James, age 8; Robert, age 5; Richard, age 4; William, age 2 and Ann age 6 months.[8]
Elizabeth is again living at Trethurgy in the civil Parish of St Austell in the 1851 Census. Her age is given as 45 and her birthplace Luxulyan. She is still living with her husband, Richard Crowl, the head of the household, age 46 and a stone mason, born in St Stephens in Bran(nell), Cornwall, and their nine children. The children are all listed as being born in St Austell and they are; Jane, age 22, John, age 21, a Stone Mason; James, age 19, also a Stone Mason; Richard, age 15, a Stone Mason Apprentice; William, age 11, a Scholar; Ann, age 9, a Scholar; Henry, age 8, a Scholar, Elizabeth, age 6, a Scholar, and Mary, age 3.[9] Their son Robert is living elsewhere at this census.
Sometime in the early 1850's Richard, Elizabeth and most of their family moved to the Parish of St Breward, only their eldest two children Jane, and John and perhaps their youngest son, Henry remaining behind in St Austell. Although this move was only about 12-13 miles north of Trethurgy it probably represented a major shift for the family. The baptism of Elizabeth and Richard's two youngest daughters, Elizabeth and Mary in St Breward Parish Church on 27 April 1855[10] is the first evidence we have for the families move.
The family probably originally settled in the village of Lower Lank, about a mile south of St Breward. A major granite quarry De Lank is near here and Richard and his sons would have gained work in these or other quarries in the area.
They may have moved because Elizabeth developed consumption (tuberculosis) and perhaps the higher altitude at St Breward was considered better.
Sadly Elizabeth didn't long survive the move to St Breward, as she died on 4 December 1856.[11] According to the certificate she was aged 52, but she may have been only 50. She was buried in St Breward on 7 December 1856.[12]
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