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Historic maps of Cambrose and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Cambrose maps
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Porthtowan| Portreath| Redruth| Carn Brea| St Day| St Agnes| Camborne| Gwennap| Penponds| Mithian| Gwithian| Bolingey| Perranporth| Perran Wharf
Cambrose area books
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Cornwall memories
Sunshine And Showers
From Bury to Porthtowan in those days was a long hard drive, especially with three screaming kids in the back. To make it easier we would set off at 2am and drive through the night... in those days less than half the distance was motorway and with breaks we would be pulling on to Porthtowan car park,bleary eyed at around 10-30 am. Usually on arrival it was raining cats and dogs but we didn't care, the beach, sea and cliffs was there, and for two weeks we were kings of our Luxury Studio Apartment at...."Seaspray Leisure". The first two weeks in July and the second week in September every year for six years we travelled down to our holiday haven, sometimes the weather was kind to us.... as in 1975 and 1976, and sometimes not, but come rain or shine we never tired of our Holidays in Cornwall. "Seaspray Leisure" were in their day newly built ultra modern apartments, directly facing and overlooking the beach and sea, rumour had it some very famous... Read more
Smugglers Cottage
This photo was taken the year before my Father and Mother bought Smugglers Cottage guest house. We lived there from 1966-72. We took over from the Teasdales in the April, I recall meeting their daughter Dulcie the day my Mum and I came down from Birmingham, I was 17 at the time, to take over and taking a walk on the beach with her in the evening, a very attractive girl, we got on very well and it was a shame she had to leave the next day.
The whole family was involved including Mum, Dad, Gran, my aunt, and two brothers and sisters
It was extremely hard work, especially for my Mum, the guest house had 12 rooms and she had to cook for 30 people and in those days it was a full cooked breakfast, three course lunch and three course evening meal. We all really did not appreciate how hard she worked. Also we had a small beach shop attached to the house where we served teas,... Read more
I. Some Rain Must Fall
STEPHEN BAWDEN - oldest child of Stephen and Elizabeth Jelbert (neé Gilbert) Bawden was born in Redruth, 6 April 1812 at the end of the long and troubled reign of George III and just 7 years before Queen Victoria was born.
He was trained as a blacksmith, as were his father and grandfather. He married Mary Terrill, also born in Redruth on 8 April 1817, dtr of Samuel and Mary Tremain Terrill.
The English Colonial Empire began in 1837 with the reign of Queen Victoria. Spain's interest was waining and England was eager for expansion, and cast it's eyes upon the mineral-rich island of Cuba (West Indies). Stephen was president of Sawanee Mining Company, a mining machinery business.
A year after their marriage, dtr Elizabeth was born 10 July 1838 to this couple on Green Lane (no address). She died 24 June 1840. Just before the 1841 census, Stephen and Mary sailed for Cuba in the interest... Read more
II. Fore & Aft
STEPHEN and ELIZABETH JELBERT (neé GILBERT) BAWDEN were the parents of:
Stephen b. 6 April 1812, ch 25 Apr 1812/1813? in Redruth, m. Mary Terrill in Church of Redruth, emigrated to US
Harriet ch 5 March 1815 emigrated to US;
Edwin/Edward ch 30 Mar 1817, married Elizabeth Jane KITTO from Redruth, emigrated to US;
John ch 18 April 1819, emigrated to AU;
Henry ch 1 April 1821, married Josepha MATTHEW(S), d 4 June 1870, carpenter in Moonta, AU,
Elizabeth ch 15 March 1823 m. Michael MACCOOEY b 1827 from Newry, Down, Ireland, linen salesman (1861 census McCovey). They lived and died in Redruth; Caroline ch 5 October 1825 - 18 Feb 1912 of cardiac degeneration and hepatic colic, m. Thos VIVIAN, stone mason from Devon.
Elizabeth Jelbert [GILBERT] was born 18 June 1791 in Redruth, married Stephen Bawden, son of Stephen and Lucretia Matthew(s) Bawden. Elizabeth was the dtr of Richard Gilbert, Illogan, and Elizabeth REYNOLDS also born in Redruth.
Elizabeth... Read more
Evacuee Memory
My brother Bryan and I were evacuated to St. Day in 1940 and I spent three happy years there before reluctantly returning to London in 1943. We lived with Mr. and Mrs. Batty who ran a Hardware Shop on the corner of Fore Street. Mr Batty was, during my stay, Chairman of the Camborne and Redruth Urban District Council, We attended St. Day School, Headmaster Mr. Blewitt, teachers Mr. Webster and Miss Opie. The Batty family had a small farm in the village run by a family member, Maude Roper. My after school duties were numerous, delivering charged Accumulators to homes as far away as Scorrier, walking both ways, collecting potato peelings etc. from local homes to be mixed with feed for the pigs. I remember the Braddons (local butchers), the Watsons and Champions (both shop owners). I remember the Playing Field, the Heather covered Moors, the Mineshafts, Painters Pond, Saffron Buns, the Pasties. Above all I remember the friendliness and kindness of the villagers. Does the Maypole still stand... Read more
Uren Genealogy
My wife and I visited St Day in September 13th 2004 to find where my Greatgrandparents lived. We found the house where GreatGrandmother died - 24 Scorrier Street. After searching a lot of St Day for anyone who might have know of either of them, we did find a couple, the gent was a nephew of a lady that was a good friend of my GreatGrandmother. They showed us some of my Grandparents furniture that was left to them in their will. They also sat down with us and talked about my GreatGrandMother. We wanted to talk more but had a cab picking us up in a hour. They told us were she lived and died, so I took a picture in front of the house, I will always have it. I hope to visit again, it is small town but with so many nice people, they sure help us with Genealogy.
Ray Uren
St Day Evacuee - Lost Memories
I too was one of the London evacuees taken to St Day school to be selected by a villager; Miss Murton a shop owner took me into her home.
Miss Murton gave up her shop with the rationing and coupon counting.
Can anyone tell me, please, where we came from in London at the time of evacuation for I have no memory before the day I was taken into Miss Murton's home? I can remember no other children either.
I do remember Miss Batty's shop and a St Day family, the Lanyons.
A few years ago I went back to St Day and Miss Murton's shop seemed unlived in but still had her name over the shop. I was lucky for she and her sister Mrs Manley were kind and patient with their small evacuee.
I would be so pleased to have some gaps filled in if you could help.
