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What I have always felt in my heart, spirit, soul, and inside my blood is a strong connection to the Cornish Celtic people.  I am proud to be a true unblemished, Cornish descendent. Yes my father was born in Hayle and my mother born in Queens, New York, but her parents had come to America from Cambourne, Cornwall, but returned to Cornwall so that my Mom's sister, Barbara Gill, born June 17, 1930,  could be born at St Michael's Mount hospital.  The doctors in NY told my maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Mary Robina Uren Gill ( born August 7, 1896 on Union St. Cambourne) that she would die in child labor and my grandmother wanted to return home to be with her Mother, Elizabeth Ellen Penpraze Uren, and her father, James Uren, market house caretaker.  They lived on Union Street in Cambourne and had 7 children Norman, Stanley, Elizabeth, Raymond, Gordon, Stuart, and Ruth.

My grandmother survived, and sailed back home with my Mother, Elizabeth (Gill) Trestrail,  and her new baby, Barbara (Gill) Collie,  to Queens, NY

I will do a separate forum on the maternal side later on. I want to concentrate on the paternal side.  I am so happy to finally have learned my paternal grandmother's mother's  name, Sarah (Tremlett) Knight.     

I am beginning to see that some family members (Sarah Tremlett) came from Devonport, Devon,  and then moved to Hayle or Angarrack, a few miles from Hayle. 

So does that officially no longer make me a true blooded Cornish lassie?   My grandfather always called me "ah, me sweet little princess"  instead of saying "my sweet little princess."  That is what made him truly a Cornishman.     

My spelling night be wrong.  Pounding might not be the right way to spell it. 
Percival Pounding (Powning) Archibald Trestrail was my grandfather.  He was born FEBRUARY 26 1885.

He and Bessie Knight (her mother's maiden name is tremlett) had ONE child, my father, William Percival Trestrail who was born Jan 7th 1924 in Hayle.

When they moved to NY, my father, William Percival met Elizabeth Joan Gill in Brooklyn NY and they married in NY on June 28, 1947.  

My mother's family came from Cambourne.  Urens and Gill. 

Grandfather was Percival Powning Trestrail born Feb. 26th 1885 married to Bessie Knight born March 29th 1893.  They lived at 5 Clifton Terrace in Hayle - row housing  My grandfather was a mariner and worked with the British Navy for many years.  They had one son, my father, William Percival Trestrail - born Jan. 7 1924.  They sailed to New York around 1930.

I THOUGHT my grandfather, Percival Trestrail's parents were Albert Trestrail (born around 1860) and Minnie (Jenkin) Trestrail. They lived on Bodriggy Rd. in Hayle.  But there seems to be a conflict.  It's like my grandfather's parents just vanished with no records.  It also seems he lived with his grandfather and grandmother at age 15.  Maybe while he was on the naval ships at a young age, something happened to his parents.  But why no record.  I will have to find or purchase his birth certificate.

I was told my great grandparents are buried in the  Hayle church graveyard, but I could not find their tombstone in 1990 when I visited the church. 

Bessie (Knight) Trestrail's father was John Thomas Knight of Hayle.  I didn't have a record of Bessie Knight Trestrail's mother, but thanks to this great site, I found out today that her name was Bessie (Tremlett) Knight.   

Percival and Bessie Trestrail were married in

Parash Phillack of Hayle
S. Elwyn Vicarage
Wesleyian
P.E. & Berry - Pastor
on Feb. 3rd 1923   

My grandfather, Percival Powning Trestrail, was in the Royal Navy.  He sailed out of St. Ives either to come to America or with the Navy.  We were told he was only SEVEN when he boarded the Naval ships, trained,  and took off to sea.  I think that is incorrect.  They made laws to protect young children, except under odd circumstances or pauper laws. 

Once in New York, my father went to New York City public schools, and he met my Mother whose family was from Cambourne, Cornwall.  My mother's name was Elizabeth Joan Gill.  That will be under another subject title.  Mother's grandfather's surname was Uren.  Mother's mother, Rubina Uren married Horace Gill of Cambourne.

My parents William and Elizabeth (Gill) Trestrail had two children, my Brother James William Trestrail, and myself, Linda Joan Trestrail.  

I had lots of family documents and gave them to my two sons inside two leather bound family tree books and both of them misplaced or tossed out the books. I'm devastated over their loss.

In August 1990, I had been to COrnwall, Cambourne, Hayle and visited Phillack, and the minister took me to a Trestrail family who lived on the sea.  Ken and Rachael Trestrail lived at 82 Gwithian Towans in Hayle. They were not related to my family. 

Trestrail - from tre-strayl:  homestead of mat or carpet (maker).  Place name Trestrail,  Probus, spelt Trestrael 1278   

Anyone related to me?   

Linda Joan Trestrail