John Tregaskis (1786 - abt. 1867)

Born 1786 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Edwards) Tregaskis — married 21 Mar 1811 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about 23 Feb 1867 at about age 81 in Strand, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Biography

John was born 1785.

His parents are given in a pedigree files as John Tregaskis (b. 1749) and Constance Luke (b. 1754). A John Tregaskis, resident of Gwennap, did indeed marry a Constance Luke, 08 Dec 1781, in Truro, Cornwall. The marriage was witnessed by a Henry Luke. John jnr's Baptism date was 15 Mar 1785 with parents given as John and Constance^[1]

In 1851 John was a "Agent To Bilson Coal Compy" working in Gloucestershire, England^[2]:

• John Tregaskis Head Male 66 Gwennap, Cornwall
• Margaret Tregaskis Wife Female 64 Gwennap, Cornwall
• John J Tregaskis Son Male 18 Swansea, Glamorganshire
• Johanna Davey Servant Female 20 Gwennap, Cornwall

The names of John and Margaret appear as the parents on their son William Attwood Tregaskis's birth record^[3]

"'Marriage theories'" A John Tregaskis married a Margaret Skewes 21 Mar 1811 in Gwennap, Cornwall^[4] Others say that his wife was Margaret Edwards who he married 21 March 1811 in Gwennap, Cornwall^[5] Possibly the same person. She is given in the pedigree file as born 1786, born Gwennap, Cornwall and died 1855 in Swansea. That a grandson was called William skewes Tregaskis seems to confirm that that Skewes was Margaret's surname.

Research Notes

A John appears in the 1851 census, living with wife Margaret in Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England, an agent To the Bilson Coal Company^[6]

• John Tregaskis Head Male 66 Gwennap, Cornwall
• Margaret Tregaskis Wife Female 64 Gwennap, Cornwall
• John J Tregaskis Son Male 18 Swansea, Glamorganshire
• Johanna Davey Servant Female 20 Gwennap, Cornwall

Sources

1. ↑ Gwennap : St Wenappa : Parish Register
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKL-5CJ : 9 November 2019), John Tregaskis, , Gloucestershire, England; citing , Gloucestershire, England, p. 3, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQ34-3BQ : 12 February 2018, John Tregaskis in entry for William Attwood Tregaskis, ); citing p 188, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,595,598.
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFKC-XLH : 12 February 2018), John Tregaskis and Margaret Skewes, 21 Mar 1811; citing Gwennap, Cornwall, England, reference 211, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,595,598.
5. ↑ "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3VDC-MJ5 : accessed 13 July 2019), entry for Margaret Edwards, cites sources; "Celts across the GloBe - Ireland and Scotland to Australia" file (2:2:2:MM6X-JGK), submitted 30 August 2018 by Lesley McCarthy.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKL-5CJ : 23 October 2017), John Tregaskis, , Gloucestershire, England; citing , Gloucestershire, England, p. 3, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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