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Cornwall / Re: Historic Methodism and Stance on Healthcare
« on: Sunday 31 January 21 21:27 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for that - I was finding a mixture of things online and wasn't sure how definitive some of the answers were. I'll have another look shortly.

I believe that they were all Wesleyan Methodists.

Many thanks,

Henning

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Cornwall / Historic Methodism and Stance on Healthcare
« on: Sunday 31 January 21 20:52 GMT (UK)  »
I have some family who were based in Camborne and earlier St Columb Major who were all Methodists. It seems that there was also quite a family tradition for not accepting medical assistance and I was interested to know whether this may have been a Methodist view held at that time or whether it was just the stance of that side of the family who also happened to be Methodists?

In 1879 my 3xGreat-Grandfather was taken to court for refusing to have his 7 month old son vaccinated and wrote other letters to the newspaper through the 1880s about his views. He died in 1910 as he refused to have surgery to remove his appendix. I also found an obituary for his mother who died in 1899 as a result of refusing medical assistance.

I know that the family where strong Methodists, although I am curious to know whether there was a link between the two things at the time or whether it was just coincidence.

Many thanks in advance,

Henning Walker


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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Does this count as my coat of arms?
« on: Friday 12 June 20 15:16 BST (UK)  »
That's very interesting! I am not descended from the Reverend John Hockin - he is a cousin many times removed, although I am the seven or eight times great-grandson of the original man who defended Gwithian from the French.

I suspected that this link would be quite tenuous and I suppose that if the rule I thought had applied to this coat of arms it would most likely be usable by several thousand other descendants alive today!

I can't quite think what I would do with a coat of arms anyway, so I think I shall leave this one where it is for the moment. Quite an interesting story if nothing else!

Thanks,

Henning

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Does this count as my coat of arms?
« on: Thursday 11 June 20 17:24 BST (UK)  »
Found it - this is from "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank" by John Burke. Published by H. Colburn, 1835.

Henning

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: Does this count as my coat of arms?
« on: Thursday 11 June 20 17:16 BST (UK)  »
I'm sure I saw it in a book somewhere, but I am struggling to find the original source.

There is a web page with some more information here, although I will continue looking for the original reference: http://www.telecall.co.uk/arms.htm

Thanks,

Henning

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Does this count as my coat of arms?
« on: Thursday 11 June 20 16:49 BST (UK)  »
I am very confused about coats of arms and crests. I know that people commonly think they have a claim to a coat of arms or crest through a surname, but actually don't as they need to be issued to them and generally only continue along the male line.

Last year I discovered that one of my ancestors was awarded this coat of arms in the 17th Century for defending the beach of Gwithian from a French ship. He was later awarded it by Queen Anne and I remembered reading that this was exempt from the primogeniture classification of other coats of arms and for this reason and can be used by descendants through female lines as well.

My first question is - does this count as a crest or a coat of arms? I am very unclear on the differences. Also - would I have a legitimate claim to this coat of arms as it is a direct ancestor and awarded by the crown?

Any clarity on this matter would be much appreciated!

Henning

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Lincolnshire / Re: Unknown Woman named Milchia c. 1770s
« on: Thursday 11 June 20 16:34 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for the feedback on this thread - I knew there were two churches in South Kelsey, although I wasn't sure of the history with them. Most of my family seem to have been affiliated with St Mary's rather than St. Nicholas.

I did run another a search for name variants on her name and there are a couple of people called Milcah and Milcha who sort of match the age and were born in surrounding areas. I suppose it is possible that one of these is the one I am looking for, but there is nothing conclusive to link them.

I had assumed that all of the records would be online as they have otherwise been quite helpful in putting together the other bits of this tree... I suppose it is possible however that there are some missing or not yet transcribed from around this time.

Many thanks again,

Henning

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Lincolnshire / Unknown Woman named Milchia c. 1770s
« on: Thursday 11 June 20 12:26 BST (UK)  »
I have spent several years tracing the origins of my surname and last year came across a rather unusual name for which I couldn't find out any further information.

Circled in blue are my 6xGreat-Grandparents who were from a long line of family based in South Kelsey, Lincolnshire. On their children's christening records, the mother is always listed as Milchia with some spelling variants such as Mylca or Mylcia.

It seems like such an unusual name, but yet I have been unable to find a record for their marriage (which I would guess dates around 1775), her death/burial or her birth/christening.

Does anyone have any ideas as to how I could try and track down some more information on her? Could this name have been a shortened or alternative version for another name? I suppose they could have married in a different area - but I can't seem to find anything anywhere else either... I am curious to find out more but have little to go on as it stands!

Many thanks,

Henning

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Hi,

I came across this photograph about five years ago and I know for a fact that the three people at the back are my 3xGreat-Aunt and my 3xGreat-Grandparents. The woman on the left of the middle row is also my 3xGreat-Aunt and I suspect that the children either side are another two of their siblings as they more or less match the approximate ages and gender.

I suspect this photograph to have been taken in about 1905 and either in Camborne or Helston, but I recently become intrigued as to the possible occasion and who the other two people on the middle row are? Based on his collar, I am under the impression that the gentleman in the middle must be a vicar and given the closeness of the woman next to him, most likely his wife. I am however interested to know what possible occasion this could have been and whether anyone with further information about the local churches might be able to offer some more help on who they might be?

It seems that they are all wearing dark clothes - could this be because it was fashionable at the time, or were they in mourning and that is why the vicar is there?

Any further help would be greatly appreciated. My interest piqued this week as I discovered that we were related to the Reverend John Hockin of Okehampton through my 3xGreat-Grandmother who is at the back of the picture. On the basis that several of her uncles were given the middle name Hockin (presumably to commemorate this line), I wondered, as tenuous as it might be, whether there could be any link for this reason? I am also as yet unsure where this was taken i.e. at home or in a studio.

Many thanks in advance!

Henning

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