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Cornwall, England & Scotland Chynoweths 1700-1950's

Cornwall, England & Scotland Chynoweths 1700-1950's

Posted: 19 Sep 2006 11:08AM GMT
Classification: Query
We have quite a substantial Chynoweth tree for anyone seeking information on the Chynoweth line which originated in the St Agnes area of Cornwall back in the 1700's. Some then relocated in the 1860's to Ayrshire in Scotland or Cheshire, England or emigrated to places such as Michigan USA and Australia. Please contact me by return message if interested in sharing information.

Ken and Leah Chynoweth-Tidy
Folkestone, Kent UK

Re: Cornwall, England & Scotland Chynoweths 1700-1950's

Karen Krich (View posts)
Posted: 23 Sep 2006 8:45PM GMT
Classification: Query
Dear Ken and Leah,

One of my 5greatgrandmothers is a Mary CHYNOWETH who married Martin GEORGE in 1784 in Kenwyn (parish adjacent to St Agnes). Their daughter married in St Agnes and descendants lived in Three Burrows which is apparently partly in Kenwyn and partly in St Agnes.

As Mary is a rather common name, I'm having trouble determining her parents' names. As Mary named a son the rather uncommon name of Bennett, I'm theorizing that perhaps her father was Bennett CHYNOWETH who married Jane GOLDSWORTHY.

Are any of these individuals included on your tree and if so what does this tree claim happened to Mary, daughter of Bennett and Jane?

It's always interesting how the Cornish emigrated to so many places.

Thanks for your time,
Karen in Pennsylvania, USA with many Cornish lines

Re: Cornwall, England & Scotland Chynoweths 1700-1950's

Posted: 24 Sep 2006 9:54AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Karen

I don't have any Bennett Chynoweth's on my tree (yet) but this could be a sibling in one of the generations I just have my main ancestor listed for back in the 1700's.

I had a look at the IGI (Latter Day Saints) website (free and excellent for locating some of those older records) and the info I seem to have located from your message is as follows (although I can't personally confirm the links):-

Bennett Chynoweth b. abt 1740 St Agnes christened on 4/10/1741 St Agnes - married Jane Goldsworthy (b. abt 1744 St Agnes) in St Agnes on 14/04/1765.

Bennett Chynoweth's dad is listed as Bennett Chynoweth but no more info on him listed, I'm afraid.

Bennett and Jane had a son, Bennett jnr in St Agnes on 25/10/1770. I can't link a Mary to them as a daughter on this site, although there is a record of a marriage of a Mary Chenoweth on 1/11/1784 in Kenwyn, Cornwall to Martin George.

That's all I can help with for now, sorry. If you'd like to correspond in more detail off the board, our e-mail address is leahjet@tiscali.co.uk.

Leah and Ken Chynoweth-Tidy
Folkestone Kent UK

Re: Cornwall, England & Scotland Chynoweths 1700-1950's

Karen Krich (View posts)
Posted: 24 Sep 2006 5:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
Dear Leah,

Thanks for your time in helping me. I often get stuck about this time period as generally my family didn't seem to have records such as wills or family Bibles and often the same names are repeated in many branches so without the help of the census to verify groupings, I'm often stuck. Even a less common name like Bennett is confusing!

Happily for me (not for them), I was able to find Mary GEORGE nee CHYNOWETH in the A2A archives when the parish of Kenwyn and the parish of Crantock were trying to have the other parish pay for the upkeep of Mary and some of her children. It was a fantastic find for me and helped me with the family grouping in the late 1790s.

I'd greatly appreciate it if you could tell me how your family pronounces the name CHYNOWETH. I don't know any people personally by this name and I've heard conflicting opinions as to whether the first or second syllable is accented.

Thanks so much,
Karen

Re: Cornwall, England & Scotland Chynoweths 1700-1950's

Posted: 25 Sep 2006 3:01PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Karen,

No problem! The pronunciation of Chynoweth varies depending on the country you are in. All my life in Australia I have heard it pronounced (by all of my family, including my Scottish grandparents) as CHIN-oh-weth. Indeed, in Scotland and Cornwall, it has been known to have been spelled, in certain old Parish records, as SHINNWORTH or CHINNWORTH. I guess people just wrote things down as they heard them back in the old days, rather than asking for correct spellings!

However, on subsequent visits to Cornwall and, indeed, my ancestral stomping grounds around St Agnes and also Calstock, I have heard the Cornish locals pronounce it (in that delightful Cornish accent) as CHAY-now-eth.

The emphasis, in Australia, Cornwall and Scotland, always seems to be on the first syllable.

Hope this is helpful?

Leah Chynoweth-Tidy

Re: Cornwall, England & Scotland Chynoweths 1700-1950's

Karen Krich (View posts)
Posted: 26 Sep 2006 3:40AM GMT
Classification: Query
Dear Leah,

You're quite helpful again!

Somewhere online I had seen a statement proclaiming that the "correct" pronunciation was Che-NOW-eth whereas I believe it claimed Americans pronounced it "incorrectly" as CHEN-o-weth. But perhaps they actually meant the middle syllable was pronounced now and not necessarily to imply that the accent was on the second syllable?

At least now I know how you pronounce it and others that you know as well as the pronunciation in St Agnes which is where my family also lived. This is all quite useful.

What area of St Agnes did your family live in? Who were your ancestors circa 1841-1851? I'd like to check them out in the online Cornwall census transcriptions and see how near they lived to my family.

Best wishes,
Karen

Re: Cornwall, England & Scotland Chynoweths 1700-1950's

Posted: 26 Sep 2006 11:37AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Karen

The Che-NOW-eth pronunciation is also possible, I have also heard one or two people pronounce it that way. I think through the mists of time and dialects, different pronunciations have emerged.

Most of my family records simply list the area as St Agnes, although I suspect that some of my people were born around Truro. My main ancestor around 1841-1851 was James Lean Chynoweth b. 1823 in Calstock Parish, South-Eastern Cornwall. It was his father and their people who were from the St Agnes area, at some stage they must have migrated south for some reason. Joseph was born in St Agnes in 1800 but died in Calstock Parish in 1837 (not long after he and his wife Elizabeth conceived a daughter, born in 1838). Joseph's 7 siblings - Mary, James, William & James (twins), Richard, John and Eliza - were also born in St Agnes.

Joseph's father James Chynoweth was also born in St Agnes around 1775. He married a Mary Roberts b. 26/3/1779. James had 11 siblings (all born in St Agnes) Alice, Elizabeth, Mary, Richard, another Elizabeth, another Mary, Grace, Eliza, John, Benjamin and Joseph.

Hope this helps. If it would be easier corresponding off this board, my direct e-mail contact is leahjet@tiscali.co.uk.

Warm regards,
Leah

Re: Cornwall, England & Scotland Chynoweths 1700-1950's

Posted: 30 Dec 2006 10:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi my name is Adrian Nicholas
I'm also tracing Chynoweth from Calstock in Cornwall.
i'm looking at a Eliza Jane Chynoweth born 1863 abt in Calstock.
Father was Joseph Chynoweth abt 1829 ?
Mother was Elizabeth ? abt 1830 Saint Blazey, Cornwall

She married a James Bains from Glinton Northampton.

if you can shed any light my way it would help'
thanks
Adrian

Re: Cornwall, England & Scotland Chynoweths 1700-1950's

Posted: 5 Feb 2007 10:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Chynoweth, Tippett, Udy
Hello - I was interested to see your message - I have Chynoweth's from Truro (St Mary's) - Hannah born 1674, m Nicholas Buckingham, and her father, Nathaniel, b abt 1642 who was married to another Hannah. Through Hannah there is a link to the Tippett family from Truro and thence to the Udy family in Bodmin - all great Cornidh families with links to Aus, USA and Canada. I would like to tie Hannah in with the other Chynoweth's or information on any of these families.

Re: Cornwall, England & Scotland Chynoweths 1700-1950's

Posted: 26 Oct 2007 2:05AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: chynoweth
I'm looking for information about samuel chynoweth
born in approx.1855 in england,maybe cornwall.He is my
great granfather who immigrated to michigan in 1881.
thanks.
scott chynoweth
southeast michigan
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