Keverne family of St Keverne

G

Genie1

Cornish to the Core
Long winded but I hope I can have help.
Did Francis marry Mary Roberts?
Francis Keverne and Mary are the parents of Martha baptised 19 Feb 1764. ( my line). Martha married Solomon Williams and there are replies about her elsewhere on the Cornwall site and going forward with her,all is well.
The problem lies with what is her mother's surname and the rest of Martha's siblings plus spelling of father's christian name.
Martha's father is spelt Frances as have these between 1751 and 1766 that I think are Martha's siblings.
Allice 1851 . Loveday 1754. Mary 1759 and William 1766.
There is Ann (father Francis) 1756. William is also there again with father spelt Francis this time.
The only marriage that I can see is 9th November 1749 at St Keverne.
Should I go with her?
I have no idea who Francis' parents are and have also had difficulty in finding parents of Mary Roberts, if indeed she is the wife of Francis.
There is also Francis Keverne baptised 5th February 1749 with parents Francis and Mary but i have discounted him because he is baptised before the marriage of the other Francis and Mary and I am sure something would have been said or written at the baptism .
 
If you check Cornwall OPC you will find Francis, the son of Francis and Mary and Francis, the son of Frances and Mary are one and the same. because they are both baptised on the same day. 5th Feb 1749. So it looks like all the children are of Francis Keverne and Mary Roberts. The spelling is just wrong on the register.
As to the parents of Mary Roberts a wild guess would be William and Martha Roberts who baptised a Mary in 1726 in St Keverne. Considering Francis and Mary have a daughter Martha!
 
Last edited:
Don't forget that until the calendar change in 1752, January, February and March were at the end of the year, so a marriage in November ( in haste!) is quite feasible for a Feb baptism of their first child. In some cases it was regarded as desirable for the bride to have proved she could get pregnant. As for the spelling of Francis/es I wouldn't worry about that, the clerk only wrote what he heard.
 
If she is the same Mary that married Francis, Mary must have been the talk of the village when she had Francis baptised on the 5th February 1749 and not marrying until 9th November 1749, nine months later.
I noticed that Francis' father had 2 spellings.
Martha's siblings are proving to be a problem as well.
With names Loveday and Allice/Alice I thought would be easier to find information.
';
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top