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Launcells| Stratton| Poughill| Kilkhampton| Bude| Marhamchurch| Sandymouth Beach| Widemouth Bay| Holsworthy| Morwenstow| Week St Mary
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Cornwall memories
Bellringing
My grandfather was a campanologist and rang the bells at Launcells' church for 16 years in the late 1800s, his name was William John Parnell.
Finding Mum's Family
After researching my mother's family for four years I found that our ancestors came from Kilkhampton and decided to pay a visit. I couldn't find anything relating to the family so, on a whim, I decided to explore Stratton and found this beautiful church. To my surprise, the moment I walked through the gate, a whole bank of "MAYNARD" headstones stood before me and I was able to complete the little book I had written for Mum to celebrate her 90th birthday, complete with photographs of all her ancestors graves. What a find. My cousins who all live in the London area, could not believe I had found where their middle Christian name of "MAYNARD" had originated from and were delighted to find they had Cornish blood running through them.
The Old Stratton CP School
I attended Stratton CP School between 1969-1975 when it was at Howells Road. The headmaster at that time was Frank Clark who taught me in J6 and other teachers I can remember were Mrs Hicks, Mrs Humpries, Mr Gregory, Mr & Mrs Olson and Mrs Wheatley. Was there a Mr Yelland as well??? As an infant we would have a bottle of milk every morning after succeeding in piercing the straw through the foil top. I also tried to escape one day when I ran across the road and my sister and Mr Clark had to try and persuade me to go back to school. Canon Smith use to take the school assembly once a week and as he walked in front of us, his black leather shiny shoes use to squeak loudly!!
The 11plus exam was abolished by the time I left primary so we automatically went to the Lower school for the first, second and third formers, which was the previous Bude/Stratton secondary modern. This of course... Read more
My Family in Kilkhampton.
My grandparents Tom & Minnie Croucher lived at Cross Cottage (between Stibb and Kilk), their youngest son Derek married Jette after meeting her during the war in Denmark. They lived at 21 North Close Estate for many years but after my grandparents passed away they moved to Denmark with their two children, Susanne and Lynne. I was born in Plymouth but my father insisted my mother, Odene, and myself moved to Cross Cottage soon after I was born because of the bombing. My aunt, Sheila also lived at Cross Cottage, her husband Sam was away in the RAF and my cousin was born, she was Pat Poag but has now passed away age 49 while living in Eastbourne in 1991. I went to Church School when I was four but soon moved into a room with Mr & Mrs Farmer at 4 The Square because it was quite a long walk uphill to school. We moved back to Plymouth in about 1945 when the war ended my uncle Clarence... Read more
The Jeffrey Family
My mother was born in Kilkhampton and I spent many holidays there at my gran's cottage which still stands next to Jolly Cottage at the north end of the village. My mother's sister Anne lives in Bude and she is the last remaing member of the family. She is 91 years old and still going strong!!!!. The family name is Jeffrey and two of the brothers had a well known "threshing" business in the late fifties (1950s). Their names were Jack (John) and Fred. Alas they have both now passed away. Uncle Jack was a fearsome man with one arm and Uncle Fred had lost a few fingers in the threshing machines they used to operate but they were fantastic people. My gran passed away in 1961 and my mum passed away in 1998. I visit Kilk whenever I can; the memories are very precious to me and I am thinking of trying to get a headstone for my mother in Kilk churchyard as I feel that is where she... Read more
Mary Cornish
My gt gt grand mother, Mary Cornish was born in Coombe Valley c 1814 She was married to Henry Harris in the parish church of St Morwenna & John the Baptist on 26th December 1839 The presiding incumbent was Robert Stephen Hawker.
Marhamchurch
My paternal ancestors (Box) owned the iron foundry down by the Bude canal in Marhamchurch until the coming of the railway in the mid 1800s. Many are buried in the churchyard. My maternal grandparents (Nichols) lived in Marhamchurch in the late 1900s and their daughter Phyllis married a farmer (Charles Routley) who farmed at Cann Orchard. I spent much of the war years on this farm. My darling Aunty Phyllis died on Saturday March 5th aged 90.
