John Elford Trevethan 1834 - 1908
Dunn Ancestry tree- home person descended from her. Contacted and a reply on Ancestry on 5/2/2020@ she has no info on his death & no photos
1834. John Trevethan was baptised on 18/5/1834 to Thomas Trevethan & Elizabeth Elford in Rame Cornwall - FMP .
| John Elford | |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1835 |
|---|---|
| Birth Place: | Cawsand, Cornwall |
| Service Number: | 7204A |
| Reference: | ADM 139/473/7204 |
National Archives- this is the same person: he did serve as John Elford
1841C. John Trevethan, 7, was living Square, Maker, St Germans, Cornwall . Thomas an ag. labourer. Places of birth below should read Cornwall, not Devon, ie, down as born in the County. So Tomas and his 1st two daughters seemingly were not.
| Thomas | Trevethan | Male | 40 | 1801 | - |
| Elizabeth | Trevethan | Female | 40 | 1801 | Devon, England |
| Jane | Trevethan | Female | 15 | 1826 | - |
| Elizabeth | Trevethan | Female | 13 | 1828 | - |
| John | Trevethan | Male | 7 | 1834 | Devon, England |
| William | Trevethan | Male | 4 | 1837 | Devon, England |
| Susanna | Trevethan | Female | 2 | 1839 | Devon, England |
1851C. John Trevethan, 16, scholar, was living Fore Street, Maker, St Germans, Cornwall
| Thomas | Trevethan | Head | Married | Male | 50 | 1801 | Labourer H M Yard | Cornwall, England |
| Elizabeth | Trevethan | Wife | Married | Female | 53 | 1798 | - | Devonport, Devon, England |
| Elizabeth | Trevethan | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 23 | 1828 | Dress Maker | Devon, England |
| John | Trevethan | Son | Unmarried | Male | 16 | 1835 | Scholer | Devon, England |
| Susanna | Trevethan | Daughter | - | Female | 11 | 1840 | Scholer | Devon, England |
| Mary | Trevethan | Grand Daughter | - | Female | 4 | 1847 | Scholer | Devon, England |
~1851 . He joined the Navy as John Elford & in 1853 was part of the Naval Brigade aboard HMS Queen which went out to the Crimea
1861C. Have not found- likely away at sea!
Cannot find any military record , pension, for him
1863. John Trevethan married Matilda Phillips St Germans Sep 1863 ( Also a bmd entry for the marriage of John Elford) in Rame Church - from Ancestry trees . Not on Cornwall OPC site /FMP /Ancestry/FS
They had 5 sons & 4 daughters who survived until his death in 1908
1871C. John Trevethan, 37, naval pensioner, was living Garrett Street, Cawsand, Rame, St Germans, Cornwall
| John | Treveathen | Head | - | Male | 37 | 1834 | Naval Pensioner fisherman- | Kimgsand Devon, England |
| Matilda | Treveathen | Wife | - | Female | 30 | 1841 | - | Cawsand Cornwall, England |
| Mary Susan | Treveathen | Daughter | - | Female | 6 | 1865 | - | Cawsand Cornwall, England |
| John P | Treveathen | Son | - | Male | 4 | 1867 | - | Cawsand Cornwall, England |
| William | Treveathen | Son | - | Male | 2 | 1869 | - | Cawsand Cornwall, England |
Cannot find any military record, pension, for him on Ancestry/FMP. but his naval record is given in his obituary- 1908.
Kingsand & Cawsand are twin villages in SE Cornwall . The border between Devon and Cornwall was between the twin villages of Kingsand and Cawsand. This probably changed somewhere in the middle of the 19th Century.
There was a pub called the Halfway House on the old border, and our friends house was called Boundary House opposite the pub.
1881C. John Trevethan, 46, general labourer, was living Market Street, Maker, St Germans, Cornwall
| John | Trevethan | Head | Married | Male | 46 | 1835 | Labourer General | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Matilda | Trevethan | Wife | Married | Female | 38 | 1843 | - | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| John | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 14 | 1867 | Unemployed | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Mary | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 16 | 1865 | Unemployed | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| William E H | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 12 | 1869 | Scholar | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Fred T | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 8 | 1873 | Scholar | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Elizabeth | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 6 | 1875 | Scholar | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Charlie E | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 4 | 1877 | Scholar | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Ellen M | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 0 | 1881 | - | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Mathew | Phillips | Boarder | Widower | Male | 68 | 1813 | Naval Pensioner | Cawsand, Cornwall, England |
1891C. John Trevethan, 57, naval pensioner, was living Fore Street, Maker, St Germans, Cornwall
| John | Trevethan | Head | Married | Male | 57 | 1834 | Naval Pensioner | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| Matilda | Trevethan | Wife | Married | Female | 48 | 1843 | - | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| William | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 22 | 1869 | Mill Sawyer | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Elizabeth | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 6 | 1885 | - | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Ellen | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 10 | 1881 | Scholar | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| Annie | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 8 | 1883 | Scholar | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| James | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 6 | 1885 | Scholar | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| Mathew | Phillips | Lodger | Widower | Male | 78 | 1813 | Naval Pensioner | Maker, Cornwall, England |
1901C. John Trevethan, 67, naval pensioner, was living Fore Street, Maker, St Germans, Cornwall. His age on the original is 67!
| John | Trevathan | Head | Married | Male | 49 | 1852 | Pensioner R Navy | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| Matilda | Trevathan | Wife | Married | Female | 58 | 1843 | - | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| John | Trevathan | Son | Single | Male | 34 | 1867 | Petty Officer Royal Navy | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| William | Trevathan | Son | Single | Male | 32 | 1869 | Sawyer In Mills (Wood) | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Lizzie | Shepherd | Daughter | Married | Female | 25 | 1876 | - | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Annie | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 18 | 1883 | - | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| James | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 16 | 1885 | Apprentice Boatbuilder | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| William | Norris | Grand Son | Single | Male | 9 | 1892 | - | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| Mathew | Phillips | Father-In-Law | Widower | Male | 89 | 1812 | Pensioner Royal Navy | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Frederick | Shepherd | Son-In-Law | Married | Male | 32 | 1869 | Sergt Maj Royal Artillery | Hertfordshire, England |
1905. Matilda Trevethan, 62,dies St Germans Jun 1905. Buried in Maker Church on 30/6/1905, ref F-001- FMP
1908. John Elford Trevethan , 74, dies St Germans Sep 1908 - 21/9/1908 from Dunn Ancestry tree, but Laura does not know where this comes from! . This is the first mention I have found of a middle name of Elford! - but there is the 1863 marriage entry in bmd of John Elford . No probate. Buried in Maker Church on 21/9/1908, ref F-001
Western News 25/9/1908