Esther DAY born circa 1802 Padstow

[krisesjoint]

Now to continue. There are apparently 3 buried together, with a monument

KUNZE Margaretta 4 Apr 1839 aged 81
KUNZE Christian 28 Apr 1839 aged 76
KUNZE Christian 29 Aug 1841 aged 48

(These are death dates taken from the inscription)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cornwallpics/padstow/pages/Christain%20Kunze%20Grave.htm

Cristian the son is a "patient seaman" in Kenwyn in 1841 aged 49

NOTE: 1871 Peter Day WILSON is now in Charles Devon 

RG10/2115 Folio 78 Page 44
1 Prospect Street
Charles
Devon

WILSON Peter Day Head 69 b Padstow Ship Owner
WILSON Margaretta C Wife 70 b Hamburg Germany
WILSON Caroline dau 35 Unm b Padstow
WILSON Eliza Dau 30 Unm b Padstow

Interesting sister Esther is also in Charles in 1871 Here is the ref for the entry Deb provided

RG10/2115 Folio 14 Page 22
3 Gascoyne Place
Charles

and here is Peter now widowed in 1881

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mx/

Cheers Kris 

[krisesjoint]

A few nice little mentions in The West Briton Advertiser

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad/

Sep 3 1841

At Padstow, after a lingering illness, Mr. Christian KUNZE, aged 18 years.

appears the age here is incorrect From the Parish Register

KUNZE Christian buried 1 Sep 1841 aged 48 years of Padstow Cause of Death Cancer in Stomach

12 Apr 1850

At Padstow, on Tuesday last, Mr H.J. HAM of Plymouth, to Miss M.C. WILSON, eldest daughter of Capt P. WILSON, of the former place.

Friday 13 Dec 1850

At Padstow, on Tuesday last, Capt. Edwin KNIGHT, of the schooner "Pascoe," to Miss Esther WILSON, both of that place.

Oh look the ship named after his daughters

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad/cornwall/1836/misc/apr.html

Best Wishes........Kris

[deb usa]

KRIS....

you are FAB!!!!! How wonderful that you found all the info , especially the article regarding the sloop named after his girls .....wish you could find all my family stuff ,,,,

here's a pat on the back for you KRIS  ummmmm no pat on the back smilies.... how about couple kisses 

I am sure Coonwarra is going to kiss you too


deb 

[krisesjoint]

Thanks Deb, 

You are real sweetie, I enjoy the hunt.   

Kris 

[krisesjoint]

OK I found 6 Baptisms to Peter Day WILSON and Margaretta at Padstow

WILSON Margaretta Christiana 13 Sep 1825 Father Mariner of Padstow
WILSON Ester Martha 5 Apr 1827 Father Seaman of Padstow
WILSON Edward Day 13 Jan 1831 Father Mariner of Padstow
WILSON Henry 3 Jun 1833 Father Sailor of Padstow
WILSON Caroline 25 Nov 1835 Father Sailor of Padstow
WILSON Eliza 1 May 1838 Father Mariner of Padstow

That should keep you buzy 

Cheers Kris 

[debco]

Just found your thread through a message sent from Kris. This is all such fabulous info. Our branch of the family descends through Esther Day Wilson's brother Peter Day Wilson. His son Henry (3 Jun 1833) was also a Master Mariner/Shipowner and married Mary Carter (chr 26 Aug 1834) who was the daughter of Thomas Carter, shipwright. They had 8 children (one died as an infant, Mary Alice) and lived in Padstow until they relocated to Essex prior to emigrating to Canada in the 1880's. Their oldest child, Harry Arthur Wilson (born at sea), stayed in England and was a stationer. I've been trying to track the Kunze's back to Altona, Denmark, but it's a little tricky as Altona was essentially a suburb of Hamburg under Danish rule until 1864. Probably why Margaretta lists her birthplace as Hamburg, Germany on census records. I believe the headstone inscription in the Padstow churchyard is for Margaretta Christiana Kunze's parents and brother. Still need to prove that, however. Everything posted so far agrees completely with what I've got in my records, included the identity of the mysterious "Polly."

Anyway, Henry's branch of the family came to Saskatchewan, Canada and homesteaded to spread out over much of the western provinces. Interested to hear how everyone else links up.

Still not sure where George Wilson (Martha Day's husband) came to be in Cornwall. There is a Wilson branch of mariners from Scotland that could link up somehow, but that too needs corroboration. Anxious to hear from anyone else.
E-mail me please!!!

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[debco]

this is the link to the headstone picture for the Kunze's

http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=21222992%40N00&q=padstow+%26+Kunze&m=text
It's actually a very clear picture, considering.

[deb usa]

Hi Deb

So happy that Kris gave you this thread! I am sure Coonwarra is going to be ecstatic to have found a family member who has so much info!!

I wonder if someone could figure out your relationship to each other ..... Kris...come on ...figure it out for us 

deb

[andrew shanks]

Hi

Many thanks to Kris & Deb USA  for all their hard work here and also to Debco for making contact and supplying so much info.  I had no idea that my posting would result in so much detailed information being provided.

My reason for trying to find out more about Esther Day Wilson is because she was the grandmother of Capt Robert Falcon Scott, the famous explorer.

We have an old family story that my gt grandmother,  Mary Elizabeth Hammond, was related to Scott - possibly a cousin of his mother.  When I tried to prove this link I found that nobody appeared to have really traced Scott's ancestry properly and decided to find out what I could.

I had asked in another posting on this site whether anyone is interested in Capt. Scott and whether they could assist me in looking at Mary Elizabeth Hammond's possible link to him.  She was born in Dublin in 1868, the daughter of Thomas Hammond and Agnes Templeton.  I have been unable to trace their marriage and as many of the census records appear not to have survived I cannot even say when or where they were born.   Obviously this does not make the task any easier!!!

I had hoped that by tackling things in a 'back to front' way i.e. tracing Scott's ancestry that I might stumble my way back to an Irish connection.

So far, however, I have not found any Irish links in Capt Scott's direct lines, although I have heard stories that some of his family did originate there.  Scott's wife, Edith Bruce, certainly had Irish ancestry, so I am beginning to wonder whether the connection might in fact lie with her.

Thanks again to all who have helped so far.

Hopefully the mystery will be solved eventually.