1. Henry Meyers Trevan (1864-1926) who married Kate Ellen Louise Osborne on 22 Dec 1887 at St Peter's, Plymouth
2. John William Trevan (1865-1929) who married Mary Jane Limpenny / Lympany
3. Kezia Trevan (1867-) who married Edgar May on 30 Jan 1888 at Pennycross, Stoke Damerel
4. Eliza Harris Trevan (1869-87)
5. William Treliving Trevan (1871-1930) who married Mary Elizabeth Henwood on 21 Feb 1892 at Plymouth Registry Office
6. Henrietta Helena Trevan (1874-9)
7. Clara Laura Trevan (1876-) who married John Henry Ponsford on 25 Jun 1898 at St. Peter's, Plymouth
8. Edith Evelyn (or Eleanor) Trevan (1878-) who married William James Martin on 16 Apr 1906 at St. Peter's, Plymouth
9. Henrietta Helena Trevan (1880-) who married William Ernest Williams on 9 Oct 1905 in Plymouth
10. Rose Amelia Marina Trevan (1882-) who married Thomas Rew Job on 12 Dec 1908 in Plymouth
11. Ernest Evelyn Trevan (1884-) who married Beatrice Ellen Williams on 4 Jan 1908 in Plymouth
12. James Edgar Trevan (1887-) who married Mabel Annie Roberts in 1910 in Plymouth

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Brief Description

He was living at home with his parents at the time of the 1851 census and 1861 census, by which time he was a shipwright.

He married at the beginning of 1864 in Charles Church and started a family later in the same year.

Henry signed but Kezia made her mark.

Following the death of his their father in 1862 youngest brother Adolphus and their mother Honor nee Treliving probably lived with them at 2 Newport Street, East Stonehouse. In 1867 when Adolphus married this was the address he gave, and 2 of Henry's daughters were christened from the same address in 1867 and 1869. By the time of the 1871 census their sister Hannah had moved back to Plymouth from Banff where she was living during the 1860s and their mother Honor nee Treliving was living with her.

At the time of the 1871 census Henry was not at home on the night of the census. For the 1881 census he was at home and his mother-in-law and sister-in-law were living with them at 26 Frederick St, which he owned. Some of the property was occupied by the Wills family. They were at the same address for the 1891 census but by now the Wills family had left and part of the property was occuppied by the Kelly family (3 people in 1 room), the Macrin family (5 people in 2 rooms) and the Fenton family (4 people in 1 room), leaving the Trevan household of 10 people with 4 rooms. By this time his mother-in-law and sister-in-law were no longer living with them. They were still living in Plymouth at the time of the 1901 census.

This is the earliest generation on my direct Trevan line for which stories were told to me by my grandfather, because he was telling me stories about his grandparents. Earlier stories were just vaguely about "the family".

I've heard it said that oral tradition can go back for 300 years before it won't survive beyond that if it's not written down, but on my branch of the family it's not lasted that long. It's taken me 20 years from last hearing the stories to beginning to write them down now, and they relate to events which were less than 100 years old at the time of telling.

It's also the first generation for which the original birth certificates were passed down to me from within the family.

Henry Meirs Trevan was a shipwright, and by oral tradition

1. he was working in the Devonport Dockyard, which was the traditional employer of the family
2. he came from Cornwall
3. he had 21 children and the family was so big they needed to live in 2 houses

1. Henry's father John was a carpenter and joiner but earlier generations were yeomen. Other members of the family also worked in the dockyard, but they were brothers and cousins, not generations of ancestors.
2. it was his parents who were the generation to move "across the water" from Cornwall. He was born in Stoke Damerel and moved to the eastern suburbs of Plymouth when his parents moved. This was presumably about the time of the rift between the "C of E" and "Methodee" branches of the family. Henry's son Bill (my great-grandfather) told my grandfather of the time he was beaten by his father for playing with his cousins, just because they were methodists and he was not suppoesd to visit them!
3. he had 12 children; his brother John William had 9 children, making 21 "Church of England" Trevan cousins who lived near to each other in Charles parish. Not all of the children survived to adulthood.

His death certificate shows that he died at home at 26 Frederick St on 5 Dec 1917 of 'senile decay'. His occupation is shown as a Pensioner HM Dockyard and the informant was his son John William Trevan, whose address was given as 12 Camden Street, Plymouth.

Kezia May nee Trevan (1867-)

She was at home for the 1871 census and 1881 census, when she was described as a tailoress. From the Civil Registration records, she married during Jan-Mar 1888 in Stoke Damerel. This was at Pennycross church.

The witnesses were Henry Meirs Trevan and Celia Hicks

Eliza Harris Trevan (1869-87)

She was at home for the 1871 census and 1881 census, when she was described as a scholar. From the Civil Registration records, she died during Oct-Dec 1887 in Plymouth, aged 17.

Henrietta Helena Trevan (1874-9)

Henry and Kezia also named a later daughter with the same name.

Clara Laura Ponsford nee Trevan (1876-)

She was at home with her parents for the 1881 census and 1891 census when she was described as a tailoress. She married John Henry Ponsford on 25 Jun 1898 at St. Peter's, Plymouth. He was a sailor, and she continued living with her parents.

The witnesses were Henry Trevan and JW Trevan, presumably her eldest 2 brothers.

Their known child:

• Clara Rosina Ponsford was born 10 Jun 1899 and baptised 28 Jun 1899 at Charles Church

Edith Evelyn / Eleanor Martin nee Trevan (1878-)

She was at home with her parents for the 1881 census and 1891 census when she was described as a scholar on both occasions. The 1901 census gives her occupation as a Machinist Tailoress. She married William James Martin on 16 Apr 1906 at St. Peter's, Plymouth. He was a plumber.

Henrietta Helena Williams nee Trevan (1880-)

She was at home with her parents for the 1881 census and 1891 census. The 1901 census gives her name as Hetty and her occupation as a Tailoress. She married at the All Saints parish church in Plymouth in 1905.

The witnesses were Henry Miers Trevan and John Ponsford, presumably her father or brother and brother-in-law. All of them signed.

Rose Amelia Marina Trevan (1882-)

She was at home with her parents for the 1891 census. In the 1901 census her occupation was given as Tailoress. From the Civil Registration records, she married Thomas Rew Job on 12 Dec 1908 at Cghrist Church in Plymouth.

The witnesses were her brother Ernest Evelyn Trevan and Bessis Alma Job. All of them signed.

Links to Sources of Information

Parish Register and Other Church Information

1. Charles
2. St Peter's
3. Stoke Damerel

Books

Other Family Groups with Which They Had Contact

1. His brother John William Trevan who lived around the corner from him - reason - oral tradition.
2. His youngest brother Adolphus Trevan who was married from the same address, 2 Newport Street East Stonehouse, in 1867