Gables, The
Perth Beenie
Peverell House
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PEVERELL HOUSE, No. 30 Peverell Road
Jacky BOWDEN was the first member of the BOWDEN family to live here.
After his death in 1935, his daughter Jane inherited the lease and bought the freehold
from the Penrose estate and then sold it Jack BOWDEN’s grandson – George TRESIZE (1907-1994).
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The SPEARMAN siblings are the fifth generation of the family to own PEVERELL HOUSE
.Everything from about 5 ft upwards was rebuilt by our George TREZISE in the late 1950s to give the family a modern house to live in.
He built on the old walls so that he didn’t have to apply for planning permission; it was classed as a renovation instead.
Parts of the old building can still be seen in some places:
The old house had a passage running right through the middle of it, so that Jacky BOWDEN and his employees could take boatbuilding materials through to the workshop at the back of the house (and back out again) without making the house messy.
A long time ago the land that the Sunday School was built on also belonged to the house. It was a long yard that was used to make rope.
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(The) GABLES, Fore Street (formerly TORLEVEN HOUSE
I think we can trace ownership/occupation of the house from:
William ARTHUR right down to his descendant Elizabeth Jane JAMES
The Tithe map of Torleven shows No. 9 (House & Orchard) being owned and occupied by ARTHUR,William
this William ARTHUR (below) seems to have a connection with “MERTHLEIGH” (METHLEIGH)
Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser 08 April 1817
Wm ARTHUR – Independent means
1841 Census – Torleaven, Sithney, Helston, Cornwall, England
Household Members First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
William Arthur Male 80 1761 Cornwall, England
Mary Arthur Female 75 1766 Cornwall, England
Jane Holman Female 45 1796 Cornwall, England
William Holman Male 15 1826 Cornwall, England
Grace Pollard Female 20 1821 Cornwall, England
NOTE:
In the 1841 census, the age of persons over 15 was supposed to be rounded down to the nearest multiple of 5.
For example, a person aged 19 would be listed as 15, a person aged 22 would be listed as age 20, and a person age 59 would be listed as 55. In practice, many census officials either did not round down at all or only rounded down for higher ages, such as over 20, or (less frequently) rounded down ages below 15. In general, the age of a person under 15 is probably accurate to within a year or two. For persons over 15, any age that is not a multiple of 5 is likely also to be accurate – for example, if a person is listed as 27, he or she probably really is 27 or thereabouts, rather than 25. The area you have to be careful of is persons over age 15 whose age is a multiple of 5 – they may be up to 4 years older than their census listing shows – so if your ancestor is listed as 50, remember that he or she is likely actually between the ages of 50 and 54 inclusive. This, of course, does not even take into account the errors made by census officials and family members reporting the ages of others ! Finally, if the age of a person was unknown, children were supposed to be recorded as “under 20” and adults as “over 20”.
MARRIAGE ???20 Apr 1783 Sithney. William ARTHUR to Mary PRIDEAUX. ????????????????????????????
ARTHUR | William | 30-Apr | 1783 | Sithney | – | Mary | PRIDEAUX | Sithney | – | – | HENRY GUNDRY & WILLIAM PASCOE |
witnesses at wedding: Henry GUNDRY & William PASCOE (GUNDRY was Mary’s mother’s maiden name)
Mary PRIDEAUX dau of James & Margaret PRIDEAUX baptised Sithney 1761
Marriage: 24 Jun 1752 Sithney, Cornwall – James PRIDEAUX to Margaret GUNDRY
BURIAL: 20 Jul 1845 Sithney William ARTHUR age 93 Residence: Torleven. (so approx YoB: 1845-93= 1752) | |
DEATH REGISTRATIONS:
ARTHUR William 1845 Q3 Helston
DEATH REGISTRATIONS:
1842 Q2 ARTHUR Mary Helston Ref: 9 104
1842 Q2 ARTHUR Mary Helston Ref: 9 99
1849 Q1 ARTHUR Mary Helston Ref: 9 81
Both William and Mary ARTHUR seem to have died or moved by 1851census.
BURIALS – SIthney
ARTHUR | Mary | 1842 | 17-May | Porthleven | 80 | – |
ARTHUR | William | 1845 | 20-Jul | Torleven | 93 |
Jane ARTHUR d of Wm & Mary ARTHUR christened 09 Feb 1794 Sithney, Cornwall
1841* Census – Torleaven, Sithney, Helston, Cornwall, England
William ARTHUR Male 80 1761 Cornwall, England
Mary ARTHUR Female 75 1766 Cornwall, England
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Jane HOLMAN Female 45 1796 Cornwall, England
William HOLMAN Male 15 1826 Cornwall, England
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Grace POLLARD Female 20 1821 Cornwall, England
* 1841 census – age of persons over 15 was supposed to be rounded down to the nearest multiple of 5
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BAPTISM: William Arthur HOLMAN 08 Jun 1823 Crowan
Father: Francis HOLMAN Mother: Jane HOLMAN
Father’s Residence Place: Crowan
MARRIAGE: William Arthur HOLMAN 19 Sep 1848 Sithney
Father’s Name: Francis HOLMAN
Spouse’s Name: Jane MATTHEWS
Spouse’s Father’s Name: William MATTHEWS
1851 Census – Torleaven, Sithney, Helston, Cornwall, England
Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Holman – Married Male 27 1824 Mariner Crowan, Cornwall, England
Jane Holman Wife Married Female 24 1827 Mariner Wife Breage, Cornwall, England
Will Thos Holman Son Unmarried Male 0 1851 Mariner Son Sithney, Cornwall, England Ketura Pascoe Servant Widow Female 65 1786 House Servant –
NOTE: The household enumerated/recorded in 1851
before the HOLMAN’s is WATTERS, Thomas age 68 (farmer of 56 acres)
“one house uninhabited”
then next household is SANDRY, James shipbuilder age 29
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1861 – Census Torleven, Sithney, Helston, Cornwall, England
Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William A Holman Head Married Male 38 1823 Master Mariner Crowan, Cornwall, England Jane N Holman Wife – Female 36 1825 – Breage, Cornwall, England
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Mary Hunt Lodger Married Female 48 1813 Gentlemans Wife Somerset, England
John Thomas Hunt Lodgers Son Unmarried Male 14 1847 Gentlemans Son
France Emma Elen Hunt Lodger Daughter Unmarried Female 18 1843 Gentlemans Daughter –
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Catherine Sullivan Servant Unmarried Female 18 1843 House Servant Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
[house enumerated before: Caroline MARKS – sailor’s wife)
house after: Ann HAMMILLS with children & grandchildren]
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1871 – Census Torleven, Sithney, Helston, Cornwall, England
Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William A Holman Head – Male 47 1824 – Cornwall, England
Jane N Holman Wife – Female 45 1826 – Cornwall, England
Mary J Holman Daughter – Female 14 1857 – Cornwall, England
[house enumerated before: Alice WILLIAMS – carpenter’s wife
house after: Thomas BASHER / BARKER – sailmaker]
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1881 – Census ?, Sithney, Helston, Cornwall, England
Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William A Holman Head Married Male 57 1824 Retired Farmer Crowan, Cornwall, England Jane Holman Wife Married Female 55 1826 – Breage, Cornwall, England
[house enumerated before: Mary WITHERAGE – mariner’s wife
house after: Stephen JAMES – auctioneer & valuer age 24]
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1891 Census – Porthleven, Sithney, Helston, Cornwall, England
Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Holman Head Married Male 67 1824 Living On His Own Means Sithney, Cornwall, Jane Holman Wife Married Female 65 1826 – Cornwall,
[house enumerated before: Richard O Arnold – Duty Register Gen Med Practioner – Surg
house after: Thomas Tregembo – sailor]
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NOTE: Wellington Road used to be known as “Helston Road – as it was the road to Helston”
The Gables / Torleven House is more or less on the join of Wellington Road (Helston Road) & Fore Street, Porthleven.
1901 Census – Helston Road, Porthleven, Sithney, Helston, Cornwall, England
Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William A Holman Head Married Male 77 1824 Living On Own Means Crowan, Cornwall, Jane Holman Wife Married Female 75 1826 – Breage, Cornwall, England
Mary James Daughter Widow Female 43 1858 Living On Own Means Sithney, Cornwall, Bessie JAMES Grand Daughter Single Female 19 1882 – Sithney, Cornwall
Arnold James Grand Son Single Male 17 1884 Carpenter Sithney, Cornwall,
Norman James Grand Son Single Male 15 1886 Carpenter Redruth, Cornwall, England Bertie James Grand Son – Male 12 1889 – Redruth, Cornwall, England
[house enumerated before: Edwin Henry – physician & surgeon
house after: James GILBERT – Shipwright]
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1911 Census – Torleven House Porthleven, Sithney, Cornwall, England
Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Mary Jane James Head Married Female 53 1858 Private Means Torleven Sithney Cornwall Elizabeth Jane JAMES Daughter Single Female 29 1882 – Torleven Sithney Cornwall
[house enumerated before: John R QUICK – Police Pensioner
house after: William TREZISE – jobbing gardener]
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1939 REGISTER – “Torleven Hse” Fore Street, Porthleven, Cornwall, Helston M.B.,
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Sch Sub No.
Elizabeth J James 27 Nov 1881 Female Unpaid Domestic Du? Single 120 1
[house enumerated before: HAMILTON, Florence
house after: COWLS, Emily J]
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Perth Beenie (Perth Beanie)
Perth Beenie is the one with the balcony and flagpole
Blue Buoy is the cottage at right angles towards the sea. The white cottage is the other side of the road .
1929: Frank Strike was living in one of the flats at Perth Beenie, & his brother Thomas Alfred owned the other.
1932 – Sheffield Daily Telegraph 14 May 1932:
WW2: Hilda MItchell lived in Perth Beenie with her children Ken & Jean Mitchell after they were evacuated to Porthleven during the war. [Judith Mitchell]
02 Feb 1942, Western Morning News:
” Fines were imposed at Helston Borough Court on Saturday for breaches of the black-out regulations as follows: – Gwendoline Baxter, 1 Wellington-terrace, Porthleven, 5s; Elsie Howard of Perth Beenie, Cliffroad, Porthleven, £1 …”