Looking for the COURTIS family

[BCC]

Is there anyone who is able to help me as I have no living relatives left on this side of the Courtis family to enquire.  From what I have found out already, Jas G and Rebecca Courtis sailed to South Africa with two of their grandchildren Lillian and Hilda Courtis - from Liverpool I think. I was lead to believe that the whole family originated from Cornwall.    I need to know what Lillian (my dad's mother) and Hilda's parents names where.   Both my late dad and his mother Lillian had the second name of St John.  I would be grateful for any information.  Thanking you.
BCC

[lizdb]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat

What sort of dates are we talking?

FreeBMD has a birth for a Lillian Courtis in Cornwall
Jul/Aug/Sep 1890 Truro 5c 141

[lizdb]

1901 (RG13 2221 7 6 ) census indicates that girls parents are Edwin and Margaret - but I see no sister Hilda, so unlkikely to be the right girl

[rosie99]

Hi

Welcome to rootschat
There is this possible marriage on freebmd
September quarter 1878
 Falmouth registration district - reference  5c 219      
 
Campbell  Margaret        
COURTIS  James Goldsworthy    
HANLEY  Joseph    
John  Rebecca Dusting    
These are the four names listed under that reference

You refer to him as James G  
ADDED perhaps the John as a surname has something to do with the St John

Rosie

[rutht22000]

Hi

on the 1891 there is a Rebecca D Courtis living in Gwennap, Cornwall, with her children.   Her husband is  not with her but she is marked as "married"

The children with her are:-

James P, aged 11, born Bay of Biscay
Catherine L, aged 10, born Africa
Ellen M, aged 8, born St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
George E, aged 4, born St Michaels Mount
Walter P, aged 3, born Gwennap
unnamed, 2 day old girl, born Gwennap

so Hilda and Lilian could be children (so far) of James, George or Walter.....

Edit :  Rebecca is 31 in 1891

[rosie99]

Hi

The 1914 sailing from Liverpool to South Africa gives James G Courtis age 59, Rebecca age 54, Hilda age 16 and Lilian age 13.

There is a Lilian Beatrice Courtis bn Plymouth in September qtr 1901 so she wouldn't be on the 1901 census.

Rosie

[rutht22000]

the Lilian Beatrice in 1901 is a child of William C G & Annie Courtis

so we have Hilda born around 1898 and Lilian around 1901....

[lizdb]

I wonder if this is Hilda and her family? RG13 2221 9 10


Edwin Courts 34 Waggon driver bn Maugan
Lily 29 bn Truro
Gladys 8 bn Truro
Hilda 6 bn Tr
Florence 4 bn Tr
Cyril 1 bn Tr

[lizdb]

OR
she could be

Rg13 2244 121 16
Camborne
Frederick Curtis 37 bn Chowan
Annie 35  bn Camborone
Hilda 3  bn CAmborne
Elizabeth Eathorne mother in law 57 wid  bn St Erth
Julia Eathorne sis in law 25 bn Camborne
William Eathorne nephew 18 bn Camborne