CURGENVEN - anyone heard of this name ?

[Philezra]

There was/were 2 Curgenvens playing for Plymouth Cricket Club in the mid/latter 1800s...according to newspaper scorecards........

Phil

[battery rocks]

only as a matter of intrest there was a charles curgenven who lived in penzance this man was an extreamly fine organist taught music privatly he also wrote a peice of music for the late king george the 6th.
hope it helps
                  dennis  osborne                     penzance

[rob e]

I've traced my family tree back to Catherine Judith Curgenven who was baptised on 02/08/1818 at the Parish Church of St. Andrews in Plymouth . Her parents are stated as John (a patten maker) and Mary. I’ve also traced 4 others Curgenven’s baptised in Plymouth with the same parents:-

Elizabeth – 25/03/1799
Thomas – 02/09/1804
Benjamin – 10/01/1808
Nicholas – 30/05/1814

I would now like to find out more about John Curgenven's origin. Is he related to the Cornish Curgenvens? Anyone able to help?

Many thanks.

Rob

[rob e]

...and Henry, baptised on 11/06/1810.

Further Curgenven info - John Curgenven and Elizabeth Metchlor married in East Stonehouse (Plymouth) on 20/01/1820. They had a son, Francis Metchlor Curgenven baptisted on 02/02/1823. Father John is a patten maker (is this the same guy?)

[Bluesskia]

hi i know that this might be about 4 years late are you still looking for information of the Curgenven family? if so i might be able to help my mother is curgenven by birth it was her maiden name before she got married. my grandmother has done a lot of research into the curgenven ancestry.

if their is anything you need to find out please let me know.

cheers

megs 

[rob e]

Hi Megs, it's never too late. I've hit a brick wall on this one. John Curgenven, living in Plymouth in 1799, probably earlier, is the person I'm really interested in. Do you have a record of a John Curgenven marrying a Mary late 1700s?

Rob

[curgenven]

Curgenven family tree can be found on my website. If you can give me any 1900's names to add I would be greateful. Any others?

Read the story of George Curgenven taking the desendants of the Mutiny of the Bounty to Norfolk Island

www.brendoncurgenven.co.uk

[JonOfTheBeeb]

Does anyone know of any image of John Brendon Curgenven (1831 - 1903) who founded the Infant Life Protection Society, please? The BBC is making a programme that would belatedly give him credit for his achievements as a social reformer who pioneered today's child protection laws. It seems astonishing that he would never have been painted or photographed, considering the eminent circles in which he lived and worked.

Thank you.

Jon

[hepburn]

I was taken aback too.All the info' on him and no photo.