Jane Trethewey (1764 - 1846)

Born 1 Oct 1764 in St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Trethewey — married 4 Oct 1785 in Roche, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1846 at age 81 in Roche, Cornwall, UK

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Biography

Jane was born on October 1st 1764.^{[1] [2]} She was baptised at St Stephen in Brannel on 5 Nov 1764.^[3]

She married Thomas Trethewey on 4 October 1785 in Roche. On the marriage records she was recorded as being of the Parish of St Stephens and he as a sojourner in the Parish of Roche. Both signed the register with their names, and the wedding was witnessed by a Richard Trethewey and a John Trethewey. ^[4]

Jane and Thomas settled in Roche,^[1] where the couple lived at Tresayes, on the South-western side of the village.^[5] She was instrumental in the development of Methodism in that area, offering her house for the preaching of the Gospel, and setting up the first Methodist Chapel in Roche Parish. 'The Story of the Parish of Roche' describes it as 'a very small and simple building having a thatched roof', but that it 'proved itself to be "none other than the house of God"'. ^[6] So important was her influence that three years after her death, The Methodist Magazine of December 1849 published a four page 'Memoir' of her life of faith and service. ^[1]

Jane died on July 5th 1846 in Roche, aged 81. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} A Memoir of Mrs Jane Trethewey, of Roche, of the Bodmin Circuit, by the Rev. Humphrey B. Trethewey in The Methodist Magazine December 1849, p 1240.Accessed Online 30 March 2020.
2. ↑ Trethewy Society Newsletter.
3. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5J3-DF1 : 6 December 2014), Jane Trethewy, 05 Nov 1764; citing SAINT STEPHEN IN BRANNEL,CORNWALL,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 252,141, 908,025
4. ↑ Marriage record at Cornwall Online Parish Clerk Website Marriages database
5. ↑ The hamlet is named in the 1841 census "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBM-BK4 : 11 April 2019), Thomas Tretheway and Jane Tretheway and Mary An An Tretheway, Roche, Cornwall, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ Cresswell Payne, H.M. 'The Story of the parish of Roche', Edgcumbe Gardens, Newquay: Eliot Garth, no date but internal evidence points to publication in the 1920s; pp 69-70

See Also:

• The Methodist Magazine of 1849 can be viewed here