Ernest Trethewey (1879 - 1903)

Born 1879 in Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1903 at about age 24 in Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

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Ernest was born in 1879. He was the son of James Trethewey, a labourer, and Emma Tippett. ^[1] His birth was registered in the September Quarter of 1879 in St Austell. ^[2] Ernest was baptised on 29 September 1879 at the Bible Christian Chapel in Tresaize, just outside Roche. ^[3]

In 1881 James and Emma Trethewey were living at Rees Hill, near Roche. Ernest was just one year old, and his brother Thomas Henry was 3. Their father James was working as a China Clay labourer.^[4]

In 1884 Ernest's father James died, aged just 31. ^[5]

By the time of the 1891 Census Ernest was 11, and living in the centre of Roche with his widowed mother Emma and two brothers, Thomas Henry (13) who was working as a china clay labourer, and Guy (8). Emma was working as a charwoman. ^[1]

By 1901 the family had moved to the nearby hamlet of Trezaise. Ernest, now 21, was working as a china clay worker. He was living with his mother Emma, now 48, and Guy (18) who was working as a carpenter. Ernest's older brother Thomas Henry had since married and moved out of the household. ^[6]

Ernest died in 1903, aged just 23. ^[7] He was buried in Roche on 28 March. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WXMN-3W2 : 10 December 2017), Ernest Trethewey in household of Emma Trethewey, Roche, Cornwall, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cornwall county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ General Record Office for England and Wales, Index of Births, Record for: TRETHEWEY, ERNEST Mother's Maiden Surname: TIPPETT GRO Reference: 1879 S Quarter in SAINT AUSTELL Volume 05C Page 120
3. ↑ Cornwall Online Parish Clerk Database, Non-conformist Baptisms, Record for Ernest TRETHEWEY, 29 September 1879, Roche, Bible Christian Chapel Trezease (sic), Transcriber Janet White.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-NKHQ : 11 December 2017), James Trethewey, Roche, Cornwall, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 15, Piece/Folio 2303/40, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,198.
5. ↑ General Record Office for England and Wales, Index of Deaths, Record for: TRETHEWAY, JAMES (Age) 31 GRO Reference: 1884 J Quarter in SAINT AUSTELL Volume 05C Page 87X
6. ↑ 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census transcription, Archive reference RG13 Piece number 2212; Folio 97; Page 13; Available here at Find My Past
7. ↑ General Record Office for England and Wales, Index of Deaths, Record for: TRETHEWEY, ERNEST (Age) 23 GRO Reference: 1903 M Quarter in ST.AUSTELL Volume 05C Page 70X
8. ↑ Cornwall Online Parish Clerk Database, Burials, Record for Ernest TRETHEWEY, Age 25, Residence Tresaise (sic), 28 March 1903, Roche, Transcriber John Evans.