Thread: Mountstephen/Walls

Hawks

Hi Listers,
Just think while most you are all asleep, I'm hard at work.

Those of you that have helped me in the past would know that I have an interest in a Mark Tattersall b1807 Goldshaw Booth Lancashire.
He married Mary Riley who passed away here in Australia. Mark then married a Cornish lass.
Her name was Lavinia Mountstephen born circa 1830 [nee WALLS] She to was entering a second marriage

This is what I think may be a sketch of the woman of interest, first husband and family. Along with what we believe could be her mother and siblings.

I would like you to run your expert eye over this info and give your suggestions.
Mountstephen File…………….


1/ Lavinia WALLS b. 1830 d. 1888
2/ William Mountstephen b.1824
Married, Sept 1851 place Truro UK


Census 1851

3/ Mountstephen William, [ Father of #2] Lodger, 50yrs, Mason, Cornwall.
4/ Mountstephen Richard, [ Son of #3] Lodger. 13yrs, Mason, Cornwall.

William #2 dies 1874 and Richard #4 dies 1886.
Their parents were William #3 and Maria #5 .

Lavina at age 22 worked as a servant to a Thomas Rodgers [grocer].
Census

Arrived Australia age 27, Estimated birth 1830,
Date of arrival 27/7/1857
Ship; Tartar from London.
Source Ancestry.com.

1875/1876 Sands Directory gives mention of Mrs Lavinia Mountstephen

Lavinia’s family could be………..
Elizabeth Walls b. c1801 Housekeeper Cornwall Kenwyn.
Her brother
William b. c1827 miner, Cornwall, Kenwyn.
Sister
Emily b. c1844 Scholar, Cornwall, Kenwyn.



Of course I'm hoping you can help with the UK end and not so much the Australian.
The sources the info comes from are Ancestry.com, FreeBDM, and Census pages.



Best to all, Ray

welshlady

Hi Ray. not sure what you have . Lavinias wedding

Parish or Registration District: Truro st clements
Date: 30 Aug 1851
GROOM:William MOUNTSTEPHENS
Father:WILLIAM
BRIDE:Lavinia WALLS
Father:WILLIAM

christening
Parish:Chacewater
Date:25-Jan 1829
Name:Lavinia WALLS
Parents:William Elizabeth
Residence:Chacewater
Father's rank/profession:Miner
Register Notes: Bapt. by Geo J Cornish

brother wiliams christening
Parish:Chacewater
Date:07-Aug 1828
Name:William WALLS
Parents:William Elizabeth
Residence:Kenwyn
Father's rank/profession:Miner
Bapt. by T J Trevenson

welshlady

possibly father william and mother elizabeths marriage

Parish or Registration District:Kenwyn
Date:25-Nov 1823

GROOM:William WALLS
BRIDE: Elizabeth GEACH
Witness 1:Jabez Geach
Witness 2: Grace Walls

welshlady

witness grace walls baptism

Parish:
Date:
Name:
Parents:
Kenwyn
17-Aug 1800
Grace WALLS
John Ruth
presumable william walls brother

welshlady

this will be useful to you if you want to trace the cornwall side further
http://www.cornwall-opc.org/index.htm

Jeuel

1841
Penstrace [?], Kenwyn, Cornwall
William Walls 50 miner, copper
Elizabeth Walls 40
Elizabeth Walls 16
William Walls 15
>>>Lavinia Walls 10
John Walls 8

whole family have been included as "miner, copper"

Hawks

Hi Welsh Lady and Jeuel,
Again you amaze me. Thank you very much.
Best wishes to you and and yours, Ray [Hawk]

Jeuel

My pleasure.