Commons researchersMany thanks to Graham Commons for a lot of this information. (Graham can you please send me your updated email address)
1.George COMMON b abt 1682, d 11-Mar-1753 Roche, m 26-Aug-1707 in Roche, Cornwall Maudlin Molly HORE born abt 1682, d 1754
a. Catherine COMMON b 1707 bapt 17th February 1707/08. She was buried 22nd February 1721 at the age of 14 years
b. Mary COMMON b 1715 COMMON bapt 21st February 1715 at Roache parish church Cornwall
c.John COMMON b 1717 bapt 12th December 1717 at Roache parish church Cornwall
d. George COMMON b 1713, Roche, bapt at Roache on 14th November 1713, d after 1762 m 27-Dec-1743 St. Dennis Thomasine HOAR b 1728, d 1762
i) Philippa COMMON b 1744 bapt 11th February 1744 at St. Dennis parish church Cornwall
ii) Catherine COMMON b 1746 bapt 23rd March 1746 at St. Dennis parish church Cornwall
iii) George COMMON b 1749 bapt 16th October 1749at St. Dennis parish church Cornwall
iv) Stephen COMMON b 1752 St. Dennis, Cornwall, bapt 28th April 1752, occupation Tin streamer, m 12-Oct-1778 St. Dennis, Cornwall Rose GRIGG b 1755
A. Joseph COMMONS b 1780 St Columb Major, Cornwall bapt 3rd Sept 1779 at St Columb parish church Cornwall
B. Catherine COMMONS b 1782 (IGI) St Columb Major bapt 29th December 1782 at St Columb parish church .
C. George COMMONS b 1780 bapt 25th February 1781(IGI) at St Columb parish church. His death is to be investigated. He married SARAH BARRET on the 4th February 1804 at the St Columb parish church Cornwall.
1. Thomasine COMMONS bapt 1st July 1804 at St. Dennis parish church Cornwall
2. George COMMONS bapt 10th April 1806 at St Columb parish church Cornwall
3. John COMMONS bapt 12th February 1809 at St Columb parish church Cornwall. He died at St Agnes parish Cornwall some time between 1881 and 1891,date to be confirmed.John married Mary GLASSON on the 18th May 1833 at Crantock parish church Cornwall
a. Thomasine COMMONS bapt Abt 1831 actual date to be investigated St Agnes
b. Mary Jane COMMONS bapt Abt 1833 actual date to be investigated St Agnes
c. George COMMONS bpt Abt 1838 actual date to be investigated St Agnes
d. William Henry COMMONS born 21st Dec 1843 at St Agnes parish Cornwall. . He died at St. Agnes parish Cornwall some time between 1891 and 1895, date to be confirmed. He married Mary KESSEL on the 18th March 1871 at Mithian parish church Cornwall
1.John COMMONS born 28th January 1872 at Rosemundy ST AGNES CNWLL He died between 1934 and 1936 in the parish of Chacewater the date is to be confirmed. His first marriage was to Eliza CHIVELL on the 10th August 1895 at the Truro registar office. Eliza died sometime between 1896 and 1898 the date to be confirmed. John COMMONS married 2. Catherine LEAN on the 25th February 1899
Children from John COMMONS and Eliza CHIVELL are to be investigated
Children from John COMMONS and Catherine LEAN
A. Alfred James COMMONS born 27th March 1906 at Goonvrea, St. Agnes, Cornwall. He died on the 31st December 1965 at the Truro city hospital. Aged 59. He married Catherine ELLIS on the 5th October 1936 at the Truro registar office
i) Alma Joye COMMONS born 1st April 1937 at Truro Cornwall.
ii) Alfred Graham COMMONS born 29th January 1941at Truro Cornwall. His first marriage was to Wendy ROBERTS in June 1960 at Perran - Ar - Worthal parish church. His second marriage was to Shirley CHEEK on the 10th July 1971 at the Truro registar office
Children from Alfred Graham COMMONS and Wendy ROBERTS
[a] Ian Graham COMMONS born 20th February 1961 at Redruth hospital [b] Belinda Ann COMMONS born 23rd November 1963 at Deveonport, Plymouth
Children from Alfred Graham COMMONS and Shirley CHEEK
[a] Shaun Graham COMMONS born 12th November 1968 at Truro Cornwall He married Francesca WEEKS on the 6th June 1995 at St. Michael, Penkivel parish church
[1] Sennen Samuel COMMONS born 23rd June 1996 at Truro. Cornwall
[b] Joanne Marie COMMONS born 21st September 1971 at Truro, Cornwall
iii) Sheila COMMONS born 9th October 1944 at Truro Cornwall
2. Mary Jane COMMONS born 1874 at ST AGNES Cornwall
3. George COMMONS born 1877 at ST AGNES Cornwall
4. Stephen COMMONS born 1880 at ST AGNES Cornwall
5. Thomasine COMMONS born 1881 at ST AGNES Cornwall
6. Richard COMMONS born 1883 at ST AGNES Cornwall
e. John COMMONS born 1848 St Agnes parish Cornwall
4. William COMMONS bapt 28th Dec 1811 at St Columb parish church Cornwall
5. Stephen COMMONS bapt 5th Dec 1814 at St Columb parish church Cornwall
6. Sarah COMMONS bapt 27th Dec 1816 at St Columb parish church Cornwall
7. Thomas COMMONS bapt 29th May 1819 at St Columb parish church Cornwall
D. John COMMONS ch 05-Sep-1784, (IGI) St Columb Major, Cornwall, occupation Miller, d 09-May-1849 at Gilly, Roche m. (1) 30-Mar-1807, in Roche, Cornwall, Mary LIDDICOAT, chr. 05 - Jan.-1783, daughter of William and Florence LIDDICOTTE m. (2) 30-Jul-1842, at St Gomonda church Roche, Cornwall, Amey PHILLIPS, (nee Williams, widow) of Tregoss, Roche, b. abt __-___-1801, in St Merryn Parish, dau of Nicholas WILLIAMS, innkeeper 1851 to 1881 census returns show Amey COMMON living at Trerank Moor, Roche. Buried 31-Oct-1883 aged 82 Roche churchyard. 1851 census Amey was a widow living with son Nicholas Phillipps bpt 22-Mar-1829 Roche, son, unm aged 21 and a miner (father Josias Phillipps bur 15-Dec-1831 Roche)and 3 younger children by second marriage.
A 1. John COMMON b abt 1810, bpt 05-Aug-1810, Roche, (1871 census aged 58, 1881 aged 70 occupation miller) m 1) Elizabeth PERKIN 26-May-1836 at Roche, 2) Jane HIGMAN 07-Jul-1850 at Roche.
1. 1) John COMMON b abt 1837, bpt 24-Dec-1837, Roche, Cornwall
2. 1) Mary COMMON b abt 1840, bpt 03-May-1840 Roche
1. 2) John COMMON b abt 1851, bpt 25-Dec-1851, Roche, m 03-Aug-1878 Roche Sarah Ann TIPPETT (dau of James anmd Phillippa TIPPETT, St Columb, Cornwall)
2. 2) William Higman COMMON b abt 1853, bpt 13-Jun-1853 Roche, m Elizabeth OSBORNE 29-Jun-1877 at Roche.
3. 2) Mary COMMON b abt 1855, bpt 12-Jun-1855, Roche m 04-Apr-1872, Roche, James VARCOE, farmer St Wenn (son of Thomas VARCOE)
B 1.Mary COMMON b abt 1812, bpt 09-Aug-1812 at Roche
C 1. Elizabeth COMMON b. abt __-___-1814 bpt 23-Oct-1814 at Roche, d Mar-1891 Tregoss Lane End, Roche, m. 29-Mar-1834, in Roche, Cornwall, Richard TELLAM, bpt. 19-Aug-1810, Roche, Cornwall, (son of William TELLAM and Miriam DYER) occupation iron miner, d. 18-Jun-1865 age 55 yrs of Tregoffs, Cornwall.
1. Robert TELLAM b. __-___-1834, Roche, Cornwall, occupation tin miner, bur 06-Nov-1875 Roche churchyard m. Jane (Tellam), b. abt __-___-1841, Laddock, Cornwall, d. __-Feb-1880.
a. Elizabeth TELLAM b. abt __-___1857, Newlyn, Cornwall. Bessy, bur 11-Feb-1877, Roche churchyard aged 20.
b. Annie TELLAM b. abt __-___-1862, Roche, Cornwall, d. __-Oct-1875.
c. Frederick TELLAM b. abt __-___-1866, Roche, Cornwall.
d. Jannie TELLAM b. abt __-___-1871, Roche, Cornwall.
2. Florence TELLAM b. __-___-1839, Roche, Cornwall, occupation Dressmaker, m. 22-Feb-1861, in Roche, Cornwall, John Pearce COLLICOTT, b. __-___-1834, Roche, Cornwall, (son of Richard COLLICOTT and Mary PEARCE) occupation Iron miner, d. 23-Jan-1915, St. Dennis, Cornwall. Florence died 19-Dec-1893, Roche, Cornwall.
a. Guy COLLICOTT b. abt __-___-1862.
b. William Guy COLLICOTT b. abt __-___-1863, Roche, Cornwall.
c. Joseph COLLICOTT b. abt __-___-1863.
d. Mary Ellen COLLICOTT b. __-___-1865, Tregoss, Cornwall, m. Jack BENNETTS, d. St. Dennis, Cornwall.
(1) Oliver BENNETTS
(2) William BENNETTS m. Annie (Bennetts).
(a) Dennis BENNETTS
(b) Roy BENNETTS
e. Richard John COLLICOTT b. 19-Jan-1867, Roche, Cornwall, occupation Orange rancher, m. Mary (Collicott). Richard died 28-Feb-1928, Los Angeles, America.
f. Mary Pearce COLLICOTT b. abt __-___-1868, m. Charles LEWARNE, (son of Richard Green LEWARNE and Elizabeth HARRIS). See Collicott web page for more details of this Lewarne family.
g. Jessie COLLICOTT b. abt __-___-1869, m. Edwy Lewis BUNT, b. 15-Oct-1872, d. 20-Oct-1937. Jessie died 11-Mar-1949.
h. Alfred Thomas COLLICOTT b. 23-Dec-1870, Tregoss, Cornwall, occupation Builder, m. (1) Caroline Mary (Collicott), b. abt __-___-1878, d. 09-Aug-1916, Plymouth, Devon, m. (2) 23-Aug-1919, in St Austell, Cornwall, Lilian DONEY, b. 03-Nov-1887, Lerryn, Cornwall, (daughter of Thomas DONEY and Emma Jane YEO) d. 11-Jan-1969, Plymouth, Devon. Alfred died 27-Dec-1938, Plymouth, Devon.
(1) Mervyn Thomas COLLICOTT b. Roche, Cornwall, occupation , m. 22-Oct-1945, in St. Dennis, Cornwall, Eileen Avis ALLEN, b. 26-Apr-1923, Fulham, London, (daughter of Frederick John ALLEN and Mabel Ellen TOOLE) d. 20-May-1982, Plymouth, Devon.
i. Salome COLLICOTT b. abt __-___-1873, Roche, Cornwall, m. Joseph COMMON. Salome died 26-Dec-1950, St. Dennis, Cornwall.(1) Hazel COMMOM m. Percy NOBES.
(a) Peter NOBES
(2) Percy COMMON
(3) Florence COMMONS m. Stanley HAWKEN.
(a) Percy COMMON b. St. Dennis, Cornwall, m. Patricia (Commons).
[1] Madge COMMONS b. St. Dennis, Cornwall.
(b) Jean HAWKEN
(c) June HAWKEN
(d) Clayton HAWKEN
j. Susan COLLICOTT b. abt __-___-1875.
3.Isaac TELLAM b abt 1841 bpt 07-Jun-1841
4. Nicholas TELLAM b abt 1842, Roche, Cornwall, occupation chinlabourer, died 18-Apr-1877, Tregoss, Roche aged 34 years
5. Frederick TELLAM b abt 1845 Tregoss, Cornwall, bpt 07-Jun-1846 Tregoss, occupation miner, emigrated to USA in 1870s, left America for South Africa about 1902, died 16-jun-1912 in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa
6. Hart TELLAM b abt 1848, Roche, Cornwall, bpt 22-Oct-1848, Roche, d 1849, bur 25-Feb-1849, Roche
7. Hart TELLAM b abt 1851, Roche, Cornwall, occupation tin miner, bur 29-Dec-1862 Roche
8. Stephen Common TELLAM b. abt __-___-1853, occupation tin miner.
9. Rueben TELLAM b. abt __-___-1855, Roche, Cornwall.
10. Isaac TELLAM b. abt __-___-1857.
D 1. William COMMON b. abt __-___-1817, bpt 03-Jan-1818 at Roche, bur 03-May-1884, occupation Miller 1871, china clay worker 1881, m. Mary Ann ?.
E 1. Rose (Rosamund) COMMON b abt 1820, bpt 18-Jun-1820, Roche, d Oct-1898, Roche, m. 2-Jul-1842, in Roche, Cornwall, James KNIGHT, (son of John KNIGHT and Mary ?nee) occupation Farmer.
F. Betsey COMMON b abt 1824, bpt 21-Nov-1824 in Roche, Cornwall
G 1. Stephen COMMON b. abt __-___-1826, bpt 18-Jan-1826 in Roche, Cornwall
H. 2. James COMMON b abt 1843, Roche, bpt 19-Mar-1843 Rochem 27-Jan-1866, Roche, Mary Jane GUARD(dau of James GUARD and Charity _ GUARD)
1. Hart COMMON m Annie OLIVER - lived Pennsylvania, USA
I 2. Florence COMMON b abt 1845 Roche bpt 20-Apr-1845 Roche m 17-Jan-1863 William FARR, miner
J 2. George COMMON b 1847 Roche bpt 12Dec-1847 Roche
E. William COMMONS bapt 14th April 1786 at St Columb parish church
F. Richard COMMON b 1788 St Columb Major, bapt 24th February 1788 at St Columb parish church
G. Thomasine (Tamson) COMMON bapt 23rd November 1798, St Columb Major d 1874 m 19-Nov-1809 James BROKENSHIRE (b c 1784 d Jan 1827 St Columb Major) at St Columb Major. After James death she married Robert GRIGG in 1833 at St Columb Major
Hender Chapman is
? Fanny BROKENSHIRE m William CHAPMANa) Hender CHAPMAN married Elizabeth Ann RICHARDS c1887 dob ? from Cornwall - no specifics
i) Elsie Marian CHAPMAN b 1888 Blacks Point NZ m Herbert AYERS 1907 Christchurch NZ
died Christchurch 1965
ii) Pansy Helen CHAPMAN b 1892 Blacks Point NZ never married - Died 1973 Auckland NZ
9. John BROKENSHIRE (Youngest of 9 children) ch 16 Dec 1826 Bible Christian St Ervan d 1902 St Columb Major (lived Ruthoes) m Catherine TREGILGAS ch 22 May 1831 St Enoder, d 1888 St Columb Major m 13 Nov 1852
a. 3. William BROKENSHIRE (3 child of 10) b 1857 St Columb Major, d 3 Jan 1925 Bishops Bridge, near Maitland NSW m Ada Ellen TUCK b 1871 Clarencetown near Maitland, d 1 Oct 1947 Newcastle NSW
i. 11 James Walter BROKENSHIRE (youngest of 11) b 11 May 1911 Bishops Bridge NSW d 13 May 1993 Mullumbimby NSW m Alice Josephine STACEY b 11 Jun 1909 Maitland NSW d 3 Feb 1951 m 10 Oct 1937
H. Stephen COMMON bapt 10th June 1791 and was buried 11th February 1815 at the age of 24. at St Columb. Cornwall
I. Mary COMMON bapt 1st June 1794 St Columb Major
J. Rosamund (Rose) COMMON was bapt 22nd November 1796 at St Columb Major
K. Philippa COMMON b 1799 St Columb Major, bapt 14th June 1799 at St Columb parish church.
v) John COMMON b 1756, bapt 18th April 1756 at St. Dennis parish church Cornwall. JOHN was buried on the 15th April 1816 aged 60 years.
vi) William COMMON b 1760, bapt 5th May 1760 at St. Dennis parish church Cornwall. He was buried on the 17th December 1825 aged 65 years.
vii) Thomasine COMMON b 1762, bapt 5th September 1762 at St. Dennis parish church Cornwall
e. Ebeneezer COMMON b 1720 bapt 8th October 1720 at Roache parish church Cornwall. He was buried on the 27th September 1733 aged 12 years
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