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Hi I'm looking for some help. It has been a long time since I've been active on my family tree and I appear to have misslaid some of my reseach.
Can anyone help?

The Ancestor in question is this.

Caroline (I believe to be Browse, and I believe her father to be Phineese Browse and if I remember rightly he was in the Navy).

Caroline married George Polkinghorne, ( although records shoe several names but it is believed they are all the same lady).

1851 Census
Calenick Street, Kenwyn

George POLKINGHORNE, head, mar., 20, van carter, Truro
KATE do., wife, mar., 20, Devon Plymouth
Mary Jane do., daur, 1, Truro

14th July 1853 Kenwyn
George Polkinghorne, age 22, bachelor, labourer of Calenick Street (father = William Polkinghorne, tin man)
Caroline Ann Browse, age 21, spinster of Calenack Street (father = Phinees Browse, mariner)
Witnesses:- T G Hicks, Mary Mugford
This marriage is 3 years after the birth of Mary Jane

1861 Census
Bosvigo Lane, Kenwyn

Geo POLKINGHORNE, head, mar., 30, labourer, Truro
Caroline do., wife, mar., 35, Devon Plymouth
MARY J do., daur, 11, Truro
Willm do., son, 9, Truro
George do., son, 6, Truro
Bessie do., daur, 4, Truro
Charles do., son, 2, Truro

in 1881 the family is still at St Columb.
George's wife is CAROLINE again but now says she was born at Buckfastleigh, Devon about 1823.
And there is one further child - Lillie age 3 born St Columb.

1871 Census
26 Fore Street, St Columb Major

George POLKINGHORNE, head, mar., 46, groom, Truro
CATHERINE do., wife, mar., 45, Devon Plymouth
Wm H do., son, 18, tailor's apprentice, Truro
George do., son, 16, painter's apprentice, Truro
Bessie do., daur, 12, scholar, Truro
Charles do., son, 10, scholar, Truro
Frederick do., son, 8, scholar, Truro
James do., son, 6, scholar, Truro
Bertha do., daur., 4, scholar, St Columb
Edward do., son, 2, St Columb
This is obviously all the same family yet George has aged five years and Caroline's name is now Catherine!

Now I am looking for any information on Caroline and her father I have no idea where I found it any help would be great.

Emily

Is this the father??


Groom's Surname: Browse

Groom's Forename: Phineas

Bride's Surname: Husband

Bride's Forename: Ann

Year: 1815

Month: May

Day: 16

Parish: Charles

Town Or City: Plymouth

County: Devon

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Marriages Sep 1853 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BROWSE Caroline Ann Truro 5c 267
Polkinghorne George Truro 5c 267
Prior Ann Truro 5c 267
STANAWAY James Truro 5c 267

Ann I think that is him. It seems to make a good timeline and in the right area.

Hello Emily,

Yes the area is about right..........unable to pick up anything else about him at the moment......will have another bash...........do you know when he died?

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Ann Browse
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 08 Mar 1816
baptism/christening place: THE HIGHER CHAPEL-INDEPENDENT,BUCKFASTLEIGH,DEVON,ENGLAND
father's name: Phinehas Browse
mother's name: Ann
indexing project (batch) number: C06341-1


name: Phinehas Browsey
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 25 Dec 1784
baptism/christening place: BUCKFASTLEIGH,DEVON,ENGLAND
father's name: Martin Browsey
mother's name: Susanna
indexing project (batch) number: C05003-1

I know nothing else about him I have lost the majority of the info I had all I have left I posted.
The problem with moving I'm just pleased this appears to be the only thing I've lost.

Ozbird That is great thank you.
The name changes as often does due to the lack of spelling so I would say that is him again. Thank you

Ozbird has posted above what I found on Family Search, there does not seem to be much info regarding him and nothing coming up on any census...........was he away at sea do you think...........hence not showing up.

I think so but I'm having problems locating his family and from my knowledge is would be highly unusual to take his family overseas with him. Wouldn't it?

Although from what I've found Phineas was a comman American name in that era should I start looking furthur afield do you you think?

Wonder if this is the same guy as above??


Year: 1802

Supplied Surname: BROWSEY

Surname: BROWSEY

Full First name: Martin

Supplied First Name: Martin

Spouse Surname: WIDDECOMBE

Spouse Full First name: Mary

Spouse First Name: Mary

Place: BUCKFASTLEIGH

County: Devon

could be Buckfastleigh seems a close conection

These have to be connected, surely?

Births Dec 1843
BROWSE Henry Phineas Plymouth 9 400
Births Jun 1875
BROWSE Henry Phineas Plymouth 5b 254
Marriages Sep 1906
BROWSE Henry Phineas Strood 2a 1383

I'd have thought so.

I believe Caroline had sibling Henry and Ann so this could be the Henry.

Can find no death for Phineus..........but there is one for a Martin Browse in same district.


Civil Registration event: Death


Name: BROWSE, Martin
Registration District: Help Plymouth
County: Devon
Year of Registration: 1839
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Volume No: 9
Page No: 222

I've lost a few on deaths I have a married couple that have vanished I've serched everything I can think of.

Thank you for your help.

I've lost a few on deaths I have a married couple that have vanished I've serched everything I can think of.

Thank you for your help.

Sorry, I messed up and deleted this in error. So I'm posting it again.

1851 England Census
Name: Henery Browse
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Browse
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Plymouth, Devon, England
Civil parish: Wellington
Town: Wellington
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Street Address: Swains [Lane?]

Occupation: Wool Comber

Registration district: Wellington
Sub-registration district: Wiveliscombe

Piece: 1921
Folio: 486
Page Number: 50
Household Members:
Name Age
Henery Browse 28
Elizabeth Browse 25
Henery Browse 7 [Henry Phineas?]
William Browse 5
Henrietta Browse 2
Jesse Brouse 1

a brother for Phanees that seems of am I reading that wrong?