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Title: semmens burial
Post by: whdsn on Sunday 07 December 14 20:48 GMT (UK)
Is there any information on these burials
 
 William Semmens 8Th may 1882 aged 72 St Just in Penwith
 Mary    Semmens 14Th Mar 1893 age 72 Wesleyan St Just in Penwith
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: Little Nell on Sunday 07 December 14 22:12 GMT (UK)
What else are you hoping to find?  This is just about all the information there is on a burial record, except perhaps an address, although that is sometimes just the village or area name.

Nell
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: whdsn on Monday 08 December 14 12:07 GMT (UK)
Would these be two different burial sites
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 08 December 14 13:04 GMT (UK)
From GenUKI:

The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for:

    The Parish Church - 703 entries
    Municipal Cemetery - 1027 entries
    Wesleyan Chapel - 1726 entries.


And, from Cornwall FHS MI's:

Parish Church, 1689 - 1983
Municipal Cemetery, 1853 - 1994
Weslyan Chapel, 1800 - 1984
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: Little Nell on Monday 08 December 14 21:24 GMT (UK)
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Would these be two different burial sites

Yes, they would.

Nell
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: whdsn on Monday 08 December 14 21:37 GMT (UK)
cheers for that
                     so i guess the burial i found for William semmens in 1882 st just in penwith is not the right one as his wife is buried in Wesleyan st just. There is a burial for a William semmens in 1889 Wesleyan st just but they don't give his age.
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 08 December 14 21:46 GMT (UK)
That William was 29 at death (see FreeBMD)
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: whdsn on Monday 08 December 14 21:59 GMT (UK)
Thanks for that
                       That William buried in 1882 is close to mine but don't make sense that him and his wife are buried in different places
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 08 December 14 22:05 GMT (UK)
Why not?
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: whdsn on Monday 08 December 14 22:10 GMT (UK)
I thought they would be buried together as husband and wife
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: Little Nell on Monday 08 December 14 22:11 GMT (UK)
So presumably you have the couple in all the census until 1881 and then only Mary in 1891?

Are the ages in the census consistent with the ages for these burials?

Nell
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 08 December 14 22:22 GMT (UK)
Quote from: whdsn on Monday 08 December 14 22:10 GMT (UK)
I thought they would be buried together as husband and wife

When William died, maybe they couldn't afford a "dual" burial plot?
And Mary could have been a staunch Methodist?

With 11 years between the deaths, there may be all sorts of reasons why they would be buried separately.
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: whdsn on Monday 08 December 14 22:45 GMT (UK)
Thank you for the information, yes like you said With 11 years between the deaths, there may be all sorts of reasons why they would be buried separately.William's first wife died in 1841 and is buried in st buryan.
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: whdsn on Wednesday 17 December 14 17:14 GMT (UK)
Hi
    I now have William's death certificate and it says he was a farm labourer when he died in churchtown. on the 1881 census they have him as a tin miner and living in the square st just. where about is the square is it in churchtown
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: KGarrad on Wednesday 17 December 14 17:46 GMT (UK)
If you look at the original census page (not the transcription!), on the page before is the Wellington Hotel.

This still exists in Market Square, St Just in Penwith.

So, they were living in the town of St Just.
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: Little Nell on Wednesday 17 December 14 20:22 GMT (UK)
And here it is as it looks relatively recently!

Nell
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: whdsn on Wednesday 17 December 14 21:48 GMT (UK)
Thank you for your help everybody.
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: whdsn on Sunday 21 December 14 13:51 GMT (UK)
How do i close this post eg= completed with thanks
Title: Re: semmens burial
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 21 December 14 14:29 GMT (UK)
Us the "Report to moderator" link! ;D