John Argall (1804 - 1853)

Born 9 Jul 1804 in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Simmons) Argall — married 25 Mar 1832 in Lifton, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1853 at age 49 in Lifton, Devon, England

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Biography

OCCUPATION: In 1833 he was a Labourer in Husbandry. By 1838 he was a Manganese Miner.

CENSUS INFORMATION: In the 1841 UK Census, he is listed as John Argall, a Manganese Miner aged 45 (rounded), not born in county. He is living with his wife, 2 sons and 2 daughters in the Village of Tinney, Lifton parish, Devon. (HO107/232/10, Folio 5, Page 7).
In the 1851 UK Census, he is recorded as John Argall, a manganese miner aged 50, born Redruth, Cornwall. He is living in Tinney, Lifton with his wife Elizabeth (#2315), son James (#2319) and daughters Susanna (#2281) and Mary (#2323). (HO107/1884, Folio 228, Page 13).

GENERAL NOTES: Church of England.

BIRTH: Census and other information makes his date of birth confusing. All range his birth between 1798 and 1804.

BAPTISM: Baptism is recorded in Perranzabuloe Parish records (BTs). (Perranzabuloe registers for 1800 are all destroyed, however, the BTs at Exeter reveals that John was actually baptised at St Agnes. [St Agnes was a Chapelry of Perranzabuloe until 1846. There are separate registers back to 1653. The present Church at Perranzabuloe was built in 1804 because of the encroachment of the sands had destroyed its predecessor. Each new Church was built further inland. Perranzabuloe baptisms took place at St Agnes from 8 Jul 1804 until 20 Jun 1805]. Clearly building work was in progress at the time of John's baptism).

Date: 29-Aug 1804
Parish Or Reg District: Perranzabuloe
Name: John ARGALL
Sex: Son
Father Forename: John
Mother Forename: Elizabeth
Residence:
Father Rank Profession:
Notes: In St Agnes.

John was brought up in Redruth, to where his parents had moved around 1805, and he later moved onto Lifton in Devon around 1828 for reasons of finding work.

MARRIAGE: Marriage: John Argall, Sojourner, Bachelor and Elizabeth Simmons of Lifton, Spinster, married by Banns on 25 March 1832. John signed but Elizabeth made her mark. Witnessed by Christopher Brown and John Gould (#2307?).

Groom's Name: John Argall
Bride's Name: Elizabeth Simmons
Date: 25 March 1832
Parish: Lifton
Town Or City:
County: Devon
Entry No.:
Notes:
Record source: Devon Marriages - Transcripts
Data provider: Devon Family History Society

DEATH: Death is recorded in the GRO indexes for the Tavistock Registration District in the December quarter of 1853, under reference 5b 240 His death certificate records his aged as 55 which conflicts with Census information which puts his age at 52.

BURIAL: Burial is recorded in Lifton Parish Registers as John ARGYL.

Devon Burials Transcription - John Argyle (sic):
Name: John Argyle (sic)<bt> Age: 55
Birth year : 1798
Death year: 1853
Burial year: 1853
Burial date: 20 Dec 1853
Denomination: Anglican
Burial place: Lifton
County: Devon
Country: England
Archive: South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference: 3422A/PR/1/12
Record set: Devon Burials
Category: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory: Deaths & burials
Collections from: Great Britain.

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7KY-WQ1 : 12 February 2018, John Argall, ); citing 38, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,596,124.

• Argall One-name Study.