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Cordelia (Worden) Guy (1792 - 1862)

Cordelia Guy formerly Worden
Born in Endellion, Cornwall, Englandmap
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Died at about age 70 in Endellion, Cornwall, Englandmap
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Biography

Cordelia Worden was baptized in Endellion,[1] in Cornwall, on 19 July 1792. The names of her parents were Samuel and Jennifer.⁠[2]

Cordelia's parents were the Samuel Worden and Jane Calloway who were married in St Kew[3] on 24 May 1780.⁠[4] (The fact that Cordelia's mother was sometimes called Jane and sometimes called Jennifer came about because in Cornwall, in those days, Jennifer and Jane were often regarded as interchangeable forms of the same name. This phenomenon was discussed in a court case on 26 March 1858, reported in the West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser.)⁠[5]

Cordelia married Warwick Guy in Endellion on 6 March 1817. The witnesses were Samuel Worden and Mark Guy. Although curate Nicholas Tresidder recorded the bride's name as "Corderia", she herself signed "Cordelia".⁠[6]⁠[7]

The marriage of Cordelia and Warwick was the third marriage between these two families: Cordelia's brother Samuel had married Warwick's sister Catharine on 8 March 1810,[8] and Cordelia's sister Jennifer had married Warwick's brother Mark on 11 May 1815.[9] This Mark was surely the same Mark Guy who witnessed the marriage of Cordelia and Warwick, and also that of Samuel and Catharine. The Samuel Worden who witnessed all three marriages was undoubtedly Cordelia's father.

Cordelia and Warwick Guy had four children, all baptized in Endellion:

  • Warwick Guy, baptized 2 May 1817;[10]
  • Cordelia Worden Guy, baptized 15 July 1818;[11]
  • John Samuel Guy, baptized 19 September 1823;[12]
  • Jane Adelaide Guy, baptized 22 September 1834.[13]

These baptism records all say that the father Warwick Guy was a farmer. When the first child was baptized the family were living at Higher Trefric, they were at Trewithick when the second and third were baptized, and at Burrow park when the last was baptized.

Higher Trefric can probably be identified with Higher Trefreock,[14] which is about a kilometre south of Port Isaac and about 800 metres north of the village of Trelights. Burrow Park is about a kilometre west of Trelights,[15] and Trewithick Farm is on the southern edge of Trelights.[16]

Note that Trewithick is not to be confused with either Trewetha or Trewethart, which are different places in Endellion.

An 1841 census record shows all six members of the family living at Borrowpark. With them were five servants (presumably farm workers).

Borrowpark, Endellion, 6 June 1841:[17]
Warwick Guy (45, Farmer, Cornwall)
Cordelia Guy (45, Cornwall)
Warwick Guy (20, Cornwall)
Cordelia Guy (20, Cornwall)
John Samuel Guy (15, Cornwall)
Jane Adelaide Guy (6, Cornwall)
Joseph Hawke (25, Male Servant, Cornwall)
Thos Hill (15, Male Servant, Cornwall)
John Cowling (11, Male Servant, Cornwall)
Mary Strout (25, Female Servant, Cornwall)
Ann Skinner (15, Female Servant, Cornwall)

In 1841 census enumerators were instructed that the ages of people over 15 were to be rounded down to multiples of 5; so the recorded ages of the family members are consistent with their baptism dates.

On census day in 1851 Cordelia and Warwick were living in Trelights, with their son Warwick and a house servant named Maryann Steer.

Trelights, Endellion, 30 March 1851:[18]
Warwick Guy (Head, 58, Farmer, Endellion)
Cordelia Guy (Wife, 58, Endellion)
Warwick Guy (Son, unmarried, 33, Farmer's son, Endellion)
Maryann Steer (Servant, 16, House Servant, Endellion)

Cordelia's husband Warwick was buried in Endellion on 18 April 1860. His age was recorded as 67, and his abode as Trewethick.[19]

On census day in 1861 Cordelia was still living at Trewithick. Her 43 year old unmarried son Warwick, a Landed Proprietor, was the head of the household, and they had a boarder, a 58 year old unmarried gentlewoman named Amelia Huntington.[20]

Amelia Huntington was a sister of Jane (Huntington) Worden, Cordelia's sister-in-law.

Cordelia Guy of Trewithick was buried In Endellion on 14 January 1862. She was aged 69.⁠[21]

Sources

  1. ↑ St Endellion: information from GENUKI.
  2. ↑ Baptism of Cordelia Worden, 19 July 1792: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, marriages, 1732-1806 > image 42 of 56; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
  3. ↑ St Kew: information from GENUKI.
  4. ↑ Marriage of Samuel Worden and Jane Calloway, 24 May 1780: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 14 April 2015), Cornwall > St Kew > Marriage banns, marriages, 1754-1890 > image 26 of 59; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
  5. ↑ West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, March 1858, John Long v George Jefferys: search for "quasi-philological discussion". The West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, transcriptions of the original newspaper, 1836–1887, a project created by Julia Symons Mosman and Rita Bone Kopp. (Accessed 8 March 2024.)
  6. ↑ Marriage of Cordelia Worden and Warwick Guy, 6 March 1817: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch,2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Marriages, 1813-1837 > image 9 of 33; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
  7. ↑ Marriage : Cornwall : St Endellion : St Endellienta : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817bb84e93790eb7f77f5a4 : viewed 8 Mar 2024) marriage Warwick Guy to Cordelia Worden 06 Mar 1817.
  8. ↑ Marriage of Samuel Worden and Catherine Guy, 8 March 1810: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Marriage banns, marriages, 1755-1812 > image 36 of 39; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
  9. ↑ Marriage of Jennifer Worden and Mark Guy, 11 May 1815: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Marriages, 1813-1837 > image 5 of 33; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
  10. ↑ Warwick Guy baptism, 2 May 1817: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, 1813-1827 > image 16 of 56; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
  11. ↑ Cordelia Worden Guy baptism, 15 July 1818: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, 1813-1827 > image 21 of 56; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
  12. ↑ John Samuel Guy baptism, 19 September 1823: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, 1813-1827 > image 42 of 56; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
  13. ↑ Jane Adelaide Guy baptism, 22 September 1834: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Baptisms, 1828-1900 > image 19 of 116; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
  14. ↑ Higher Trefreock, shown in a 25 inch Ordnance Survey map from 1905, provided by the National Library of Scotland.
  15. ↑ Burrow Park, shown in a 25 inch Ordnance Survey map from 1905, provided by the National Library of Scotland.
  16. ↑ Trewithick Farm, shown in the Cornwall Council Interactive Map.
  17. ↑ Warwick Guy's household at the 1841 census (piece 152 book 8, folio 25, page 4). Ancestry sharing link, with high resolution image.
  18. ↑ Warwick Guy's household at the 1851 census (piece 1904, folio 641, page 11, schedule 41). Ancestry sharing link, with high resolution image.
  19. ↑ Warwick Guy burial, 18 April 1860: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Burials, 1856-1901 > image 8 of 65; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
  20. ↑ Cordelia Guy at the 1861 census (piece 1538, folio 61, page 6, schedule 39). Ancestry sharing link, with high resolution image.
  21. ↑ Burial of Cordelia Guy, 14 January 1862: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Endellion > Burials, 1856-1901 > image 10 of 65; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
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