I'm tying up a few loose ends (and have been for the last few weeks)...
I have a query relating to Joseph Gilbert Matthews b. 1832 (ish) in St Buryan, Cornwall.
I couldn't help but wonder if the 'Gilbert' was significant.. Turns out it may well have been...
I found a transcription on West Penwith Resources of Joseph's marriage to Mary Berryman in 1853.
I have a query relating to Joseph Gilbert Matthews b. 1832 (ish) in St Buryan, Cornwall.
I couldn't help but wonder if the 'Gilbert' was significant.. Turns out it may well have been...
I found a transcription on West Penwith Resources of Joseph's marriage to Mary Berryman in 1853.
Joseph Gilbert Matthews 20 batchelor Labourer of Sparnon [mark] (Father: William Gilbert [sic], Miner)
Mary Berryman 20 spinster of Sparnon [mark] (Father: John Berryman, Labourer)
Witnesses: Elizabeth Ann Mitchell, Rebecca Blewett
Going back, I found a baptism on the same site for a Joseph Matthews which fits in:
Also what could [sic] mean next to the father's name?
Thanks in advance.
Beth
Mary Berryman 20 spinster of Sparnon [mark] (Father: John Berryman, Labourer)
Witnesses: Elizabeth Ann Mitchell, Rebecca Blewett
Going back, I found a baptism on the same site for a Joseph Matthews which fits in:
Event: St Buryan Baptisms 1832
21 Oct Joseph c/o Mary Matthews (Single Woman) of Church Town
Would I be correct in saying that Joseph was illegitimate? Even just from the marriage alone, as that is definitely right. 21 Oct Joseph c/o Mary Matthews (Single Woman) of Church Town
Also what could [sic] mean next to the father's name?
Thanks in advance.
Beth
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