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     Ann was born say 1791. She married Thomas Withell on 29 May 1820 at by licence, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.¹ Before her marriage in 1822 she resided in St Jacob, at Antony, Cornwall, England. Ann died on 16 November 1833 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.² She was buried on 20 November 1833 in the churchyard at at Padstow, Cornwall, England, her name being inscribed on the same tombstone as Jenney. There was a discrepancy in the age as recorded in the burial register and on the tombstone. This was not unusual. Also Ann, the wife of the above mentioned Thomas Withell who departed this life 16 November 1833 Age 46 yrs.³

     Mary was born in 1793. She signed a Land Contract on 23 December 1837 at Padstow, Cornwall, England; [no title] X 979/10 23 Dec. 1837

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Deed of partition by lease and release (lease for a year missing)
(1) Edward Oke of Padstow, yeoman, and w. Ann, (2) Mary Peter Raw of Padstow, spinster, (3) Edward Lyne of Wadebridge, gent.
Recites: Ann Oke and Mary Peter Raw are siezed in Coparcenary in fee simple of newly erected messuage or dwelling house fronting Broad Street in Padstow in occ. Thomas Cailer, and in newly erected house, shop and courtlage adj., in occ. Wm. Raw, and dwelling house with garden in Lanadwell Street in occ. Edward Oke, also orchard and premises in Lanadwell Street, and garden in Barry's Lane, all in Padstow
(1) with consent of (2) to (3), to use of Ann Oke
Property as recited, except dwelling house, shop and courtlage occupied by William Raw. She married Thomas Withell by licence on 29 April 1838 in the church of St. Petroc at by licence, Padstow, Cornwall, England. Witnesses to the marriage were Edward Oke and his wife Ann who was the sister of the bride..¹ Mary died of dropsy (not certified) on 13 August 1851 in Church St., at Padstow, Cornwall, England.² She was buried on 17 August 1851 at the St. Petroc churchyard(!, at Padstow, Cornwall, England, in the same grave as her sister Ann Oke. There is an inscription for Mary. - Also to the Memory of MARY PETER WITHELL Relict of Thomas Withell of this town and sister of the above mentioned Ann Oke who departed this life on the 13th day of August 1851 Aged 61 years.³

     Joanna was born before 20 May 1770. They had marriage banns published on 27 January 1805 at in the church of St Petroc, Padstow, Cornwall, England.¹ She married Samuel Withell on 3 March 1805 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.¹ Joanna died before 27 November 1844 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. She was buried on 27 November 1844 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.¹ The following anouncement was made in the West Briton Newspaper on 29 November 1844, Friday:- At Padstow, on Monday last, Mrs. Joanna WITHIELL, aged 68 years.²

     Phillipa was born in 1765 at St Minver, Cornwall, England.¹ She married Martin Withell on 26 September 1790 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.² A census listed Phillipa as head of household on 6 June 1841 Strand Street at Padstow, Cornwall, England. Her occupation was independant.
Jane Harding age 18 was a servant living with Phillipa..³ She made a will on 3 May 1854 in at Padstow, Cornwall, England. Phillipa bequeathed forty pounds each to her neices Phillipa, Ann and ELizabeth, and her nephew Samuel, children of her brother John Brown (dec)of Stratton. Forty pounds was to be divided equally between the children of her nephew John Brown (dec) son of her brother John Brown. Mary Brown (her sister in law) the wife of William Brown schoolteacher of Padstow was given the eight day clock from the kitchen and the large dining table from the little room as well as five pounds for a suit of mourning Alfred Adolphus, baptist minister of West Haddon Northamptonshire and Thomas Howe Baptist minister late of Chipping Sodbury Gloucestershire were each left ten pounds. Her neice Elizabeth Sarah Phillips of Hot Wells Clifton was given ten pounds. She specified that all the fixtures belonging to her house were to remain therein and legacies were to be paid in three months after her decease. Her grandneice Jane Blake, wife of Samuel Blake of Tredower in the parish of St Minver was the executrix and responsible for paying the legacies and ensuring a decent and private burial in the St Merryn churchyard by the side of her husband..⁴ Phillipa died on 5 February 1858 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.^5,6 She was buried on 12 February 1858.^5,6

     Thomas died . Thomas was born say 1760. He married Mary Withell on 6 January 1794 at St Minver, Cornwall, England.¹

     Daniel died . Daniel was born.

     Daniel died . Daniel was born.

     John died . John was born.

     John died . John was born.

     Thomas was born say 1765. He married Elizabeth Withell on 16 October 1796 at St Merryn, Cornwall, England. Thomas Massey appeared on the census of 6 June 1841 at Padstow, Cornwall, England; Thomas was 76 years old and was a Tailor living in Broad St. Padstow.¹ Thomas died .

     Maria was born before 31 July 1798 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. Maria died .

     Samuel died . Samuel was born before 24 August 1801 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.

     William was born before 2 April 1804 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. He appeared on the census of 1881 at Phillack, Cornwall, England; Living at Chapel Row Retired carpenter widowed
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     Elizabeth was born before 16 October 1806 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. Elizabeth died .

     Polly died . Polly was born before 19 February 1810 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.

     John was born before 25 July 1806 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.¹ He was listed as a carpenter in a Pigot's directory of Cornwall in 1830. He continued in this trade until 1834. He was appointed as the administrator of Martin Withell's estate on 8 March 1834 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.

John forwarded a letter of application on behalf of son William for employment with the Royal Engineers.

In January 1859 John Withell and his family sailed from St John's Newfoundland to Galway in Ireland. They had been about 7 tears in St Johns during which time his daughter Bessie and son Charles had married residents of St John's. They were not to be together as a family again and it would have been a very sad time.

John Withell lived on 28 April 1859 at Dublin, Ireland.

John died on 27 May 1862 at Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland.

     Stephen was born before 14 April 1702 at St Merryn, Cornwall, England.¹ He married Elizabeth Brewer on 12 June 1739 at St Ervan, Cornwall, England. Title deed for property in St Merryn was negotiated between Stephen Ivey of St Merryn, yeo., and his wife Elizabeth, and Wm. Andrew of Padstow, yeo., and wife Anne, to Thos Warrick of Truro,esq.² Stephen died .

     Mary was born before 20 October 1808 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. She married William Buswen Brown on 29 July 1832 in the Church of St. Petroc at Padstow, Cornwall, England.¹ Mary died before 4 January 1884 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.¹ She was buried on 4 January 1884 the churchyard of St Petroc at Padstow, Cornwall, England, The stated age in the register was 78.¹

     William Buswen Brown was buried the churchyard of St Petroc at Padstow, Cornwall, England. William was born say 1809 at Kent, Dover, England.¹ He married Mary Withell on 29 July 1832 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.² William Buswen Brown appeared on the census of 6 June 1841 at Church St, Padstow, Cornwall, England, Wiiliam was the Postmaster.¹ William was employed at as a school master at Padstow, Cornwall, England, in 1843.² William died before 6 May 1889 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.²

     Nicholas was born before 22 October 1754 at St Wenn, Cornwall, England.² Marriage banns for Nicholas Key yeoman and Jennefer Hawken were published 20 June, 6 July, 13 July 1777 at the parish church, St Merryn, Cornwall, England.³ Nicholas Key of parish of St Merryn and Jenepher Hawken of this parish (St Issey)were married at St Issey on 19 July 1777.⁴ On 14 August 1795, Nicholas Key of Padstow, yeoman, was given permission by means of a letter of attorney on behalf of Rev. Charles Prideaux to take wrecks in the manor of Padstow. The proximity of Crugmere to the west coast and Stepper Point made this an added source of income.⁵

Some time before 1816 Nicholas had become an Innkeeper. It is not clear if this enterprize was in the town of Padstow or at Crugmere. However it is noteworthy that his grandson John Withell set up business as a spirit merchant in Padstow at about the time of Nicholas's death in 1834.⁶ The lease forJeffery's tenement in Crugmere was renewed on 17 July 1816 for 7 years at a rental of 70 pounds to Nicholas Key of Padstow Innkepper. Further leases for this property have not been found but it appears that the family continued to live there at least until February 1837 when an estimate was prepared of the annual value of the property at Crugmere occupied by Mrs. Key.^5,7

Nicholas died before 8 December 1834 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.⁸ He was buried on 8 December 1834 at the churchyard of St Petroc, Padstow, Cornwall, England, He was aged 80.⁸

     Nicholas was born before 13 June 1779 at St Merryn, Cornwall, England.¹ He married Mary Duggan on 16 April 1803 at Padstow, Cornwall, England; The entry in the register does not note the parents. However a witness to the marriage was also a Nicholas, probably the father.²


Nicholas Key appeared on the census of 1841 at Crugmere, Padstow, Cornwall, England, Nicholas age 61 was a farmer.³ Nicholas Key of Crugmere was buried on 12 October 1856 at Crugmere, Padstow, Cornwall, England.⁴

     I have no proof that this is the correct Jenepher. Needs more research. Jennefer was born before 30 January 1759 at St Issey, Cornwall, England. Nicholas Key of parish of St Merryn and Jenepher Hawken of this parish (St Issey)were married at St Issey on 19 July 1777.¹ In February 1837 the tenement in Crugmere occupied by Mrs Key was subject to a reassessment of annual value.² She appeared on the census of 6 June 1841 at Crugmere, Padstow, Cornwall, England; She was age 89 and occupation listed as Independent.³ Jennefer died Age was 94 before 5 December 1849 at St Petroc, Padstow, Cornwall, England.⁴

     John was born before 26 March 1778 at St Merryn, Cornwall, England.¹ He married Mary Boyd on 16 August 1803 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. A census listed John as head of household on 6 June 1841 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. John was a mariner. John died John was aged 79. on 12 October 1856 at St Petroc, Padstow, Cornwall, England.²

     Fanny was born on 7 May 1822 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. Age at death 3 weeks..¹ Fanny was only three weeks old when she died on 8 June 1822 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.¹ She was buried on 9 June 1822 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. An inscription in her memory was added to the family tombstone after her mother's death. Also Fanny, daughter of the above mentioned Thomas and Ann, who departed this life 12 June 1822 Age 3 wks. P Reg gives age as 3 weeks.¹

     Bartholomew was born say 1675. He married Elizabeth Sharp on 13 January 1698 at Heather, Leicestershire, England. He married Elizabeth Putter on 3 June 1708 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.¹ Bartholomew died after 1741. Elizabeth is buried as wife of Bartholomew not widow..

     James Key was born say May 1816 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. He died before 18 February 1818 at Padstow, Cornwall, England,age 1 year 9 month.²

     Sarah Withell Sarah Withell, the youngest daughter of Thomas Withell and Ann Kay was to marry her cousin Robert Boyd Key, son of John Key and Mary Boyd and nephew of Jenney Withell. The story of the tragic death of Sarah Key in Bodmin was found in letters sent to her cousin Betsey Blake Morrison m.n Withell, in Newfoundland. She is referred to as Aunt Key in a letter from Avon Cottage 3 May 1856. Apparently Robert had returned from abroad to Cork and had sent for her to come to him immediately.

"She set off with her two children to join the steamer at Plymouth, had engaged a double gig from Padstow to take her on to Plymouth on Good Friday last. When stopping at Bodmin to take some refreshment, Wm Reynolds, the driver of the gig, lifted out one of the children and Mrs. Key, who was in the act of getting out, had turned round to take a basket; the man having neglected to secure the reins, the horse being a very high spirited one, started throwing out Mary by now with the other child, and proceeding down the street, throwing poor Mrs. Key up in the air, and of course dashing her out; she was taken up in a most mangled state, and although life was not extinct for a week yet she never had the least consciousness after the accident". Sarah was born before 7 September 1825 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. Sarah apparently followed John and Mary to Ireland. She had lost a baby sister and her mother had died when she was eight. Her father Thomas remarried when she was 13. Both Sarh and Thomas jn were still living at home in the 1841 census but perhaps they both left at the same time as Mary. A question to answer is where Sarah had the accident and died. Recheck Key deaths in 1856 in England, before ordering work done in Ireland. She married Robert Boyd Key in 1847 at Ireland. Sarah's father Thomas died in Padstow on 15 September 1846 and Mary Withell, wife of her half brother John had died in Ireland on 5 June 1846. Her brother Thomas Withell was in the merchant navy and apart from her stepmother Mary Peter Withell there may have been no other close relative left in Padstow. She was not a blood relative of the Peter connection. It may be that she decided to join John in Ireland to help with his young family. Found on-line. Irish Family Roots /Local Ireland
http://www.irishfamilyrecords.com/irishrecords/SilverStream/Pages/ircrst.html. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BODMIN - On Friday last, the following accident occurred at Bodmin. MRS. KEY, of Padstow, had received a letter from her husband in Cork, who is captain of a ship that was about to sail to Rio de Janeiro, requesting to see her before his departure. In consequence, she took her departure from Padstow for Plymouth, and arrived in Bodmin about seven in the evening, in a four-wheeled dog-car, conveying herself, her two children, her cousin, and the driver. They stopped at the Red Lion Inn, about half way down the Fore Street, Bodmin, where the driver left the horse?s head, and was taking out one of the children, when the horse shook himself, and got the bridle out of his mouth. Before the driver could get to his head, the horse went off at full speed, striking the vehicle against the corner of a house about five or six yards below the Red Lion, by which Mrs. Key's cousin, and the child remaining in the dog-cart were thrown out, but fortunately were not injured!
The horse went off at full speed with the vehicle, which next came in contact with an iron lamp opposite the Market House, and knocked the lamp to atoms; after which the animal rushed on at a still more furious speed till he got to the corner of Mr. LEVER's saddler's shop, where Mrs. Key, who was sitting in front, was thrown out with great violence, and her head, it is supposed from the injuries she sustained, must have come against the kerb-stone.

The Mayor of Bodmin, Mr. HAMLEY, from outside his residence, witnessed the flight of the horse, ran down the street, and with the assistance of others took up Mrs. Key, who was insensible, being dreadfully cut about her head, and blood issuing from her ear.

Almost immediately afterwards, Mr. COUCH (assistant to Mr. WARD, surgeon) came to the spot, and Mrs. Key was then conveyed back to the Red Lion, where she was immediately attended by Mr. Couch and Mr. MUDGE and those gentlemen, with Mr. Ward, surgeon, have been in attendance on the sufferer ever since the accident. She has sustained a severe concussion of the brain, but no fracture of the skull; she is, however, in a very precarious state, and slight hopes are entertained of her recovery.

The Mayor, Mr. Hamley, had the children taken to his house, where they remained till the following Saturday, when they were conveyed to Padstow.

It appears that the "boots" at Oliver's Royal Hotel had a very narrow escape when the horse was rushing down the street with the dog-cart. He was lighting the lamp outside the hotel, when, seeing the horse approaching, he had just time to slide down the ladder, when the wheels of the dog-cart came in contact with it, and broke the ladder into three pieces, one of which was carried down by the vehicle thirty or forty yards below the hotel. The accident has occasioned a considerable sensation in Bodmin, and much concern is expressed for the sufferer, Mrs. Key.¹ Sarah died from injuries sustained in an accident at Bodmin .She is referred to as Aunt Key in a letter from Avon Cottage 3 May 1856. Apparently her husband had returned from abroad to Cork and had sent for her to come to him immediately. "She set off with her two children to join the steamer at Plymouth, had engaged a double gig from Padstow to take her on to Plymouth on Good Friday last. When stopping at Bodmin to take some refreshment, Wm Reynolds, the driver of the gig, lifted out one of the children and Mrs. Key, who was in the act of getting out, had turned round to take a basket; the man having neglected to secure the reins, the horse being a very high spirited one, started throwing out Mary by now with the other child, and proceeding down the street, throwing poor Mrs' Key up in the air, and of course dashing her out; she was taken up in a most mangled state, and although life was not extinct for a week yet she never had the least consciousness after the accident".^2,3 She age 30 was buried on 2 April 1856 at the churchyard of St Petroc, Padstow, Cornwall, England. The two children were aged 4 and 2 and their mother's death would have been very frightening. Also it would have taken some thime for their father to get home and three grandparents had previously died. It appears that their remaining grandmother Mary Key mn Boyd who was herself aged 77 undertook their care because on 7 April 1861, they were living with her. By 1871 Robert Boyd Key appears to have returned to Padstow and both Sarah and Robert Boyd jun. were living with him.^4,3

     There is a story of Mrs Mary Withell, who was by birth a Petre, hearing the footsteps of her brother John Petre in the passage of her Padstow house. As she called to him to come to the kitchen she heard a heavy fall, and rushed out to find the passage empty. An hour later a messenger from Trenearn, her brother's house, came to announce that John had been accidentally shot an hour before.¹ Mary was born before 11 July 1808 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.

Mary Peter appeared on the census of 6 June 1841 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.² She was buried at St Candice's, Church of Ireland, on 14 June 1846 at Kilkenny, Ireland.³ Mary died She was 38 and had been living in Green Street, Mallardstown, Kilkenny.
The death was reported in the West Briton newspaper on Friday 19 June 1846: At Kilkenny Island, on the 11th instant, Mary wife of Mr. John Withell, of the Ordnance Department, and youngest daughter of the late Charles Peter. of Treator Esq., in this county, aged 38 years. on 14 June 1846 at Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland.⁴ She was noted in an obituary in the West Briton Newspaper on 19 June 1846 at Padstow, Cornwall, England, as follows :- At KELLENNY ISLAND, on the 11th instant, Mary wife of Mr. WITHELL, of the Ordnance Department, and youngest daughter of the late Charles Peter, of TREATOR, Esq., in this county, aged 38 years.⁵

     William was born before 13 November 1827 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.

William Martin Withell was employed by as a carpenter, joiner. in May 1842 at Belfast, Ireland.

A census listed William as head of household on 7 April 1861 at Alverstoke, England. His occupation was Clerk of Works R.Eng Dept.. He was age 33..¹ Report of court case in Gosport court re alleged robbery by carer of Mrs Withell prior to her death. He resided in Fort Grange, at Gosport, Hampshire, England, on 11 November 1862. He married Charlotte Healy on 27 September 1863 at Alverstoke, England.

Mr Wm Withell and his family left Liverpool as 1st class cabin passengers on the Persia, and arrived in New York via Queenstown, Ireland on the 21st April 1865. William age 38 was listed as belonging to the British Army, his wife was 35, Thomas 12 and Mary Jane 8.²

Sometime during the next decade, William was transferred to Scotland. It appears he may have had a mental problem such as dementia and was admiited to a Mental Instiution. An advertisement for the letting of apartments suitable to 1 or 2 business gentlemen was place in "The Scotsman" on 25 May 1887. The premises at 15 Warrender Park Terrace were described as recommended and comfortable. This may have been an initiative by Charlotte Withell to earn extra money if her husband was in care by this date.³ William died on 22 February 1890 at Edinburgh, West Lothian, Scotland.⁴

     Mary was born before 29 April 1829 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. Mary may have died before 27 February 1849. In 1841 when she was 12 years old she was living with her mother in Padstow. She would have gone to Dublin with the family but her Aunt Richards wrote to the next sister Bessie in 1849, as the eldest surviving sister. Mary Peter Withell age 12 was living with her mother in 1841 but she does not appear to have benn alive when her mother died in Dublin. Her Aunt Richards wrote to Bessie as the eldest surviving sister in 1849. It is also possible that Mary married in Ireland..