James Derry (1813)

Born 1813 in Egloshayle Cornwall England

Ancestors

Biography

James Derry was baptized in Egloshayle,^[1] Cornwall, on 4 April 1813. The baptism register entry says that his parents were named James and Elizabeth, his father was a miller, and the family lived at Trevilder.^[2]

Trevilder is about 3.5 kilometres due east of Wadebridge.‍^[3]‍^[4]

James's parents were the miller James Derry and spinster Betsey Olver who were married in Egloshayle on 7 November 1805.^[5] James was the sixth of their thirteen children.

James Derry married Elizabeth Whitford Williams in St Issey^[6] on 21 October 1839. The groom was a bachelor of full age, was a miller, lived at Pencarrow Mill, and was the son of a miller named James Derry. The bride was a spinster of full age, lived at Bleble, and was the daughter of a yeoman named Hugh Williams. The marriage was by licence, bride and groom both signed, and the witnesses were Richard Williams and Catherine Williams, who also both signed.^[7]

Blable is a farm in St Issey, about five kilometres southwest of Wadebridge.^[8] Pencarrow Mill is about 3.4 kilometres east-south-east of Wadebridge,^[9] and about 1.7 kilometres west of Pencarrow House.^[10]

There are baptism records for nine children of miller James Derry and his wife Elizabeth:

• Grace Williams Derry, daughter of James Derry and Elizabeth Whitford Derry of Pencarrow Mill, was baptized in Egloshayle on 3 November 1840;^[11]
• Hugh Williams Derry, son of James Derry and Elizabeth Whitford Derry of Pencarrow Mill, was baptized in Egloshayle on 5 May 1844;^[12]
• Elizabeth Witford Derry, daughter of James Derry and Elizabeth Witford Derry of Pencarrow Mill, was baptized in Egloshayle on 24 May 1847;
• Mary Derry, daughter of James Derry and Elizabeth Whitford Derry of Pencarrow Mill, was baptized in Egloshayle on 15 October 1848;
• James Derry, son of James Derry and Elizabeth Whitford Derry of Pencarrow Mill, was baptized in Egloshayle on 5 November 1850;
• David Derry, son of James and Elizabeth Derry of Egloshayle, was baptized in St Issey 26 February 1852;^[13]
• Francis Derry, son of James and Elizabeth Derry of Pencarrow Mill, was baptized in Egloshayle on 16 October 1853;
• James Derry, son of James and Elizabeth Derry of Pencarrow Mill, was baptized in Egloshayle on 15 January 1856;
• Catharine Derry, daughter of James and Elizabeth Derry of Cafa Mill, was baptized in Fowey on 24 January 1858.

The Egloshayle baptism register for the years 1833 to 1989 and the Fowey^[14] baptism register for the years 1851 to 1967 are available at Kresen Kernow,‍^[15]‍^[16] but apparently there are no online digitized images available. Transcriptions of the records (up to 1922) are included in the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks database,^[17] and the information for the Derry baptisms above is taken from transcriptions by Karen Duvall and Sue Mutton.

There are 1841 and 1851 census records that show miller James Derry and family living at Pencarrow Mill. James evidently did not remain at Caffa Mill‍^[18]‍^[19] in Fowey for very long, because an 1861 census record shows him as a book deliverer living with his family at Old Hill in St Austell.

Pencarrow Mill, Egloshayle, 6 June 1841:‍^[20]‍^[21]

James Derry (28, Miller, Cornwall)

Elizabeth Derry (23, Cornwall)

Grace Derry (8 months, Cornwall)

Elizabeth Pinch (30, Female Servant, Cornwall)

Malachi Speer (20, Male Servant, Cornwall)

John Wills (15, Male Servant, Cornwall)

Thomas Champion (13, Male Servant, Cornwall)

Pencarrow Mill, Egloshayle, 30 March 1851:‍^[22]‍^[23]

James Derry (Head, 38, Miller employing three, Egloshayle)

Elizabeth Derry (Wife, 34, Miller's Wife, Egloshayle)

Grace Derry (Daughter, 10, Miller's daughter, Egloshayle)

Hugh Derry (Son, 7, Miller's Son, Egloshayle)

Elizth. Derry (Daughter, 4, Miller's daughter, Egloshayle)

Mary Derry (Daughter, 2, Miller's daughter, Egloshayle)

James Derry (Son, 9 months, Miller's Son, Egloshayle)

Jane Rogers (Visitor, unmarried, 45, Landed Proprietor, London Shoreditch)

Tabetha Laury (Servant, 18, House Servant, Egloshayle)

Samuel Stephens (Servant, unmarried, 36, Cart Driver, Egloshayle)

Henry Gummow (Servant, 16, Miller's Loader, Egloshayle)

Philippa Laury (Washerwoman, widow, 47, Egloshayle)

Old Hill, St Austell, 7 April 1861:‍^[24]‍^[25]

James Derry (Head, 47, Book Deliverer & Canvasser, Egloshayle)

Elizabeth W. Derry (Wife, 43, St Issey)

Grace W. Derry (Daughter, 20, School Teacher, Egloshayle)

Hugh W. Derry (Son, 17, Carpenters Apprentice, Egloshayle)

Elizabeth W. Derry (Daughter, 14, Assistant Teacher of School, Egloshayle)

Mary Derry (Daughter, 12, Scholar, Egloshayle)

David Derry (Son, 9, Scholar, Egloshayle)

Francis Derry (Son, 7, Scholar, Egloshayle)

James Derry (Son, 6, Scholar, Egloshayle)

Catherine Derry (Daughter, 2, Fowey)

Catherine Hicks (Sister-in-law, widow, 40, Fund Holder, St Issey)

Jane Rogers (Cousin-in-law, 57, From Landed Property, London Islington)

From the description of the enumeration district given in the 1861 census, it seems that the address "Old Hill" must have been on what is now called West Hill. The description of the enumeration district was as follows:^[26]

Part of the Parish of St Austell, Leading from Lydia Kelley's corner in Kiln Lane through Workhouse Lane on the right hand side to the Old Turnpike, from thence all on the right hand or South side of the Old Hill, Fore Street and Church Street as far as Quinn's Hotel inclusive, thence through Hotel Street or White Hart Court to Kiln Lane or Mevagissey Street on the right hand side to Lydia Kelley's corner above named including all Houses within the above Boundries.

A map of St Austell from 1880 has Kiln Lane and Workhouse Lane marked, as well as White Hart Row (leading off Church Street).^[27] Comparing with the Cornwall Council Interactive Map shows that Kiln Lane has become part of South Street, and Workhouse Lane has become Moorland Road, making it possible to see where the enumeration district was.^[28]

There are also 1871 and 1881 census records showing James Derry and family still living in St Austell.

Truro Road, St Austell, 2 April 1871:‍^[29]‍^[30]

James Derry (Head, 58, Bookseller, Egloshayle)

Elizabeth Derry (Wife, 53, Newlyn)

Elizabeth Derry (Daughter, 24, Dressmaker, Egloshayle)

Mary Derry (Daughter, 22, Dressmaker, Egloshayle)

David Derry (Son, 19, Engine Fitter, Egloshayle)

Francis Derry (Son, 17, Butchers Assistant, Egloshayle)

James Derry (Son, 15, Carpenter (Apprentice), Egloshayle)

Catherine Derry (Daughter, 12, Scholar, Fowey)

Jane Rogers (Cousin, 67, Annuitant, London)

Duke Street, St Austell, 3 April 1881:‍^[31]‍^[32]

James Derry (Head, 68, Formerly Book Hawker, Egloshayle)

Elizabeth W. Derry (Wife, 63, St Issey)

Elizabeth W. Derry (Daughter, 33, Dressmaker, Egloshayle)

Mary Derry (Daughter, 32, Dressmaker, Egloshayle)

Francis Derry (Son, 27, Butcher, Egloshayle)

Kate Derry (Daughter, 22, Dressmaker, Fowey)

Annie Derry (Granddaughter, 3, St Austell)

Ellen Smith (Lodger, unmarried, 40, Annuitant, St Stephens)

James Derry's death was registered in the St Austell district^[33] in the second quarter of 1881.^[34]

Sources

1. ↑ Egloshayle: information from GENUKI.
2. ↑ James Derry, 4 April 1813: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > Egloshayle > Baptisms, 1813-1833 > image 6 of 57; Cornwall Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
3. ↑ Wadebridge: Wikipedia article.
4. ↑ Trevilder, shown in a 25 inch Ordnance Survey map from 1906, provided by the National Library of Scotland.
5. ↑ Betsey Olver and James Derry, 7 November 1805: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > Egloshayle > Marriage banns, marriages, 1783-1812 > image 31 of 42; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
6. ↑ St Issey: information from GENUKI.
7. ↑ James Derry and Elizabeth Whitford Williams, 21 October 1839: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 28 October 2015), Cornwall > St Issey > Marriages, 1837-1906 > image 7 of 132; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
8. ↑ Blable, shown in a 25 inch Ordnance Survey map from 1906, provided by the National Library of Scotland.
9. ↑ Pencarrow Mill, shown in a 25 inch Ordnance Survey map from 1906, provided by the National Library of Scotland.
10. ↑ Pencarrow: Wikipedia article.
11. ↑ Grace Williams Derry, 3 November 1840: Exeter Bishop's Transcripts for Egloshayle, FamilySearch film # 005750098, image 56 of 101.
12. ↑ Hugh Williams Derry, 5 May 1844: Exeter Bishop's Transcripts for Egloshayle, FamilySearch film # 005750098, image 85 of 101.
13. ↑ David Derry, 26 February 1852: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 14 April 2015), Cornwall > St Issey > Baptisms, 1813-1863 > image 44 of 53; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
14. ↑ Fowey: information from GENUKI.
15. ↑ Register of baptisms, Egloshayle Parish Church: Kresen Kernow catalogue entry.
16. ↑ Register of baptisms, Fowey Parish Church: Kresen Kernow catalogue entry.
17. ↑ Cornwall OPC Database: genealogical records transcribed by volunteers and freely provided.
18. ↑ Caffa Mill, Fowey: information from the Fowey Harbour Heritage Society.
19. ↑ Caffamill Pill, shown in a 25 inch Ordnance Survey map from 1905, provided by the National Library of Scotland.
20. ↑ James Derry's household at the 1841 census (piece 152 book 7, folio 39, page 15). Free UK Genealogy "General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database", FreeCEN (accessed 15 July 2022).
21. ↑ James Derry's household at the 1841 census: Ancestry sharing link.
22. ↑ James Derry's household at the 1851 census (piece 1904, folio 747, page 25, schedule 76). Free UK Genealogy "General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database", FreeCEN (accessed 15 July 2022).
23. ↑ James Derry's household at the 1851 census: Ancestry sharing link.
24. ↑ James Derry's household at the 1861 census (piece 1548, folio 53, page 13, schedule 65). Free UK Genealogy "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database", FreeCEN (accessed 15 July 2022).
25. ↑ James Derry's household at the 1861 census: Ancestry sharing link.
26. ↑ Enumeration District 13E, St Austell: Ancestry Sharing Link
27. ↑ Workhouse Lane, St Austell, shown in an 1880 map of St Austell, provided by the National Library of Scotland.
28. ↑ St Austell, shown in the Cornwall Council Interactive map.
29. ↑ James Derry's household at the 1871 census (piece 2266, folio 8, page 7, schedule 38). Free UK Genealogy "General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database", FreeCEN (accessed 15 July 2022).
30. ↑ James Derry's household at the 1871 census: Ancestry sharing link.
31. ↑ James Derry's household at the 1881 census (piece 2302, folio 62, page 5, schedule 24). Free UK Genealogy "General Register Office: 1881 Census Returns database", FreeCEN (accessed 15 July 2022).
32. ↑ James Derry's household at the 1881 census: Ancestry sharing link.
33. ↑ St Austell Registration District: innformation from UKBMD.
34. ↑ James Derry death registration, 2nd quarter of 1881: FreeBMD database.