William was a copper miner, he is absent from many of the Census records in Cornwall as he was in Australia working. On the 1881 Census it states that Honor's husband was a Copper Miner working in Australia. William may even have died in Australia.
Name: William Trudgan Age: 4 Estimated birth year: abt 1837 Gender: Male Civil Parish: Crowan Hundred: Penwith County: Cornwall Country: England Registration district: Helston Sub-registration district: Crowan Source Citation Class: HO107; Piece: 141; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Crowan; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 54; Page: 2; Line: 24; GSU roll: 241263
Name: William Trudgeon Age: 14 Estimated birth year: abt 1837 Relation: Son Father's name: William Trudgeon Mother's name: Elizabeth Trudgeon Gender: Male Where born: Crowan, Cornwall, England Civil Parish: Crowan County: Cornwall Country: England Registration district: Helston Sub-registration district: St Keverne ED, institution, or vessel: 1h Household schedule number: 25 Piece: 1913 Folio: 527 Page Number: 9
Name: William Trugen Age: 24 Estimated birth year: 1837 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Honor Jane Trugen Gender: Male Where born: Crowan, Cornwall, England Civil Parish: Redruth Ecclesiastical parish: Treleigh County: Cornwall Country: England Registration district: Redruth Sub-registration district: Redruth ED, institution, or vessel: 14 Household schedule number: 44 Household Members: Name Age William Trugen 24; Honor Jane Trugen 22; William Trugen 1.. Source Citation Class: RG 9; Piece: 1580; Folio: 83; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542834
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