Christiana (Nicholls) Tregoweth (1840 - 1866)

Born 1840 in Truro, Cornwall, England

Wife of Richard John Tregoweth — married 23 Dec 1860 (to 10 Nov 1866) in St. George's, Truro, Cornwall, England

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Biography

Christina was born at Truro Corwall in 1840. She was the daughter of Charles NICHOLLS and Mary ??. Her christening was at Truro, Cornwall, England, on 5 Oct 1840.

She married Richard John TREGOWETH in Truro Cornwall, on 23 Dec 1860, at St. George's Church, Truro, Cornwall, England. ^[1]

They had 3 children:

1. Mary Elizabeth (NICHOLLS) (died in infancy in UK in 1861)
2. Emmeline (ANDREW), b 1862, d 1922 at Wellington NZ
3. Mary Elizabeth (Polly), b 10 December 1863, Truro, Cornwall, died 23 November 1900, Thames, New Zealand).
4. William ^[2]
5. Sister who died in her teens ^[3]

They travelled to NZ in the vessel Bombay in 1864-65, with her husband, Richard, his brother WilliamTREGOWETH, and his sister-in-law Mary NICHOLLS. (Mary married a sailor, Tom Robinson in 1865?)

The couple were together for 6 years until Christina died. Richard lived until 1918.

Christina died in New Zealand in 1866 aged 23 years ^[4].

Buried...

Sources

1. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973
2. ↑ RLA Recollections, who knew these people
3. ↑ RLA Recollections, who knew these people
4. ↑ NZ BDM death reg 1866/5093, named Christiana TREGOWETH, aged 23 Years

• England and Wales Census, 1851
• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975