Kilkhampton
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The Jeffrey Family
My mother was born in Kilkhampton and I spent many holidays there at my gran's cottage which still stands next to Jolly Cottage at the north end of the village. My mother's sister Anne lives in Bude and she is the last remaing member of the family. She is 91 years old and still going strong!!!!. The family name is Jeffrey and two of the brothers had a well known "threshing" business in the late fifties (1950s). Their names were Jack (John) and Fred. Alas they have both now passed away. Uncle Jack was a fearsome man with one arm and Uncle Fred had lost a few fingers in the threshing machines they used to operate but they were fantastic people. ...read more here
Contributed by David Landry
Cornwall memories
The Jeffrey Family
My mother was born in Kilkhampton and I spent many holidays there at my gran's cottage which still stands next to Jolly Cottage at the north end of the village. My mother's sister Anne lives in Bude and she is the last remaing member of the family. She is 91 years old and still going strong!!!!. The family name is Jeffrey and two of the brothers had a well known "threshing" business in the late fifties (1950s). Their names were Jack (John) and Fred. Alas they have both now passed away. Uncle Jack was a fearsome man with one arm and Uncle Fred had lost a few fingers in the threshing machines they used to operate but they were fantastic people. ...read more here
A memory of Kilkhampton contributed by David Landry
Finding Mum's Family
After researching my mother's family for four years I found that our ancestors came from Kilkhampton and decided to pay a visit. I couldn't find anything relating to the family so, on a whim, I decided to explore Stratton and found this beautiful church. To my surprise, the moment I walked through the gate, a whole bank of "MAYNARD" headstones stood before me and I was able to complete the little book I had written for Mum to celebrate her 90th birthday, complete with photographs of all her ancestors graves. What a find. My cousins who all live in the London area, could not believe I had found where their middle Christian name of "MAYNARD" had originated from and were delighted ...read more here
A memory of Stratton contributed by Andrea Honeyman-Brown
Mary Cornish
My gt gt grand mother, Mary Cornish was born in Coombe Valley c 1814 She was married to Henry Harris in the parish church of St Morwenna & John the Baptist on 26th December 1839 The presiding incumbent was Robert Stephen Hawker.
A memory of Bude contributed by Joan Coughlin
Extracts From Kilkhampton & Cornwall books
The London Inn (left) is well placed to catch passing trade on the main highway through the village. A single pony and trap contrasts with today’s busy motor traffic that passes along this road - it is now the A39. Behind the trees, St James’s church is well known for its carved bench ends and a Norman doorway.
An extract from from"Cornwall County Memories".
The base of the granite cross and crucifix is inscribed ‘Behold your King’ and was erected in 1909 by parishioners
. The cross faces the
village square, where the parish war memorial was erected a decade later.
An extract from from"Churches of East Cornwall Photographic Memories".
The thatched mill house is deep in the valley about half a mile inland from the beach at Duckpool, and there is just a glimpse of the coast in this view. The earliest parts of the house date from before 1700. This and other cottages at this secluded spot are now leased out for holidays by the Landmark Trust.
An extract from from"Cornwall County Memories".
This scene has hardly changed for many years; the
beach at Polridmouth is still only accessible on foot.
Although we are just around the corner from St Austell
Bay, this photograph gives us a good view of the
prominent day mark erected in 1832 on the Gribbin
Head as an aid for shipping entering the bay.
An extract from from"St Austell Bay Photographic Memories".
The old pilchard-curing
cellar, or ‘palace’, beside the
shore in the foreground was
one of the largest in
Cornwall. However, by the
time of this early
photograph the harbour
seems already deserted by
the fishing fleet, perhaps in
favour of Mevagissey on the
far side of the bay.
An extract from from"St Austell Bay Photographic Memories".