William Harry Trehaeven

[axecalibre]

Am looking for information on William Harry, born 26 February 1888, died 1965 Kimberley.  Believe he was in the SA Infantry in 1920

William was married to Dorothy Elizabeth Persse b 1899 Alverstoke, died 1967 Kimberley.  I cannot find a record of the marriage but their first son was born 1923 in Alverstoke, the second son two years later in SA.

I believe that William might have been one of the many Cornishmen who went to SA to seek their fortune but cannot find a William Harry Trehaeven in Cornwall in 1891 or other Trehaevens.  Maybe they changed their surname spelling when arriving in SA.

Any help would be much appreciated

axe calibre

[t mo]

well i,ve looked in passenger records for him but the only one that shows is for a william trehaeven born 1931 left eng aug 1959 occ chartered accountant . have also tried the armed forces records but again nothing .
regards
trevor

[t mo]

hve just found this passenger record for a mrs d l trehaeven and a master brian trehaeven 30 nov 1923 ship name medic .
trevor
ps also looked in naairs but the only thing that comes up in there is this dorothy lilian trehaeven predeceased  william henry trehaeven  dated 1967

[axecalibre]

Thank you Trevor for your help.  Yes that Mrs D Trehaeven and son Brian fits in, also the fact that she pre deceased her husband.

The William you mentioned b 1931 is brother to Brian, and another brother Desmond. 

I believe that at sometime William Harry Trehaeven lived in an 'area' in SA called Somerset, or owned by a Lord Somerset, and this name was added to the family name.

Any other information would be gratefully received.

axecalibre

[t mo]

this is a funny one all round really, only when you do a census search just using trehaeven nothing shows up but using trehaven theres 1 in london in 1871 and 8 all in one family in 1861 no other censuses have any , i appreciate it,s an unsual name but you,d think a little bit more consistency would be the order of the day . also i can,t make out why we can,t find a passenger record for william .
can you give me your sources of detail you have for all of this please
trevor

[axecalibre]

Ah, checked my findings.....

Apologies -  William was born in SA, so I am looking for his parents....

On Ancestry 24 under Books, Cornish Immigrants to SA, page 152
b Worcester, Cape, Trehaeven William Henry 26.2.1888. 22.12.1965 Kimberley (We) h of Dorothy Lillian

[axecalibre]

Tmo

Where did you find the Trehaven in 1861 census, I have looked on my A....y site and cannot find.  After my last posting wonder if the family with 8 you mentioned were off to SA??

Again thank you for your time

[t mo]

i use find my past census info .
here,s the family
james trehaven 45  occ boatman , coast guard  born cornwall
jane     "            41  wife   cornwall
thomas 13
mary l 11
john j  9
rosa h  7
susan g  5
emily 3
all children born ravelstoke devon
 trevor

[crimea1854]

It would appear that the name can also be shown as 'Treleavan'

Martin