Moon Cousins from Edward Moon and Jenny Morshead

prepared by Don R. Hender - 5th Great Grandson


   Perhaps the key source document that ties things together with all the other supporting evidences and sources it the will of Jenny (Morshead) Moon. Jenny was born abt 1735/6 the daughter of Elizabeth Pyne Morshead who was named in Jenny's will, her father the deduced Mr. Nicholas Morshead. Jenny married Edward Moon 14 December 1762, Edward died in June 1792 and was buried at St. Keyne on 14 June 1792. Jenny Moreshead Moon died and was buried 30 January 1815 at age 79. Her will was written 15 November 1810 and proved after her death.

In Jenny's will she names her mother Elizabeth Morshead deceased in that in her mother's will she is given certain powers which applies to this her own will. She also names her three sons Nicholas Moon, Cornelius Moon and Joseph Moon though Joseph is also deceased by 1810. She further names her three daughters Jenny Stephens, Elizabeth Moon and Ann Hingston. And she further names her two grandsons, the sons of her daughter Susanna Moon who married Joseph Moon of High Clicker, Joseph Moon and Charles Moon.

There is also another son, Robert Moon, so identified as member of this family per his own will written 15 July 1805, which was also the year of his death. And there is another sister, Susanna Moon, so identified by her Christianing record. A simple ancestry chart will here be presented to visually put this family into focus.


                                    Edward Moon  =  Jenny Morshead
                                    cb 13 Sep 1731 |   cb 10 Aug 1737 
                                     Liskeard      |    Liskeard
                                    m 14 Dec 1762  | 
                                     Morval        |
                                    db 14 Jun 1792 |   db 30 Jan 1815
                                     St Keyne      |    St. Keyne
                                                   |   (Res. Trewen)
                                                   |      [WILL]
        ___________________________________________|_____________________________________________________________
       |                 |                 |       |      |                  |                 |                 |
 Nicholas Moon      Susanna Moon    Cornelius Moon | Robert Moon      Jenny/Jinny Moon    Elizabeth Moon     Ann Moon
 cb 23 May 1763     cb 20 May 1765  b 1767         | cb 16 Oct 1772   cb 27 Feb 1775      cb 7 Nov 1777      cb 24 Oct 1781
 = Mary Ann Fitze    Liskeard        Liskeard      |  Liskeard         Liskeard           Liskeard           Liskeard
    [WILL]                m 16 Jun 1788   db 21 Apr 1767 | db 1 Sep 1805    m 28 Jan 1808       m 1812-1817        m 20 Sep 1810 
  (My Family)        Liskeard        St Keyne      |  St Keyne           Liskeard                             Liskeard
                    = Joseph Moon    (Infant)      |   [WILL]         = Rich'd Stephens   = Robert Carswell  = Richard Hingston
                    | High Clicker                 |                  |                   |                   (Hingston Family)
                    | cb 5 May 1757          Cornelius Moon           |                   |
                    |  Menheniot             cb 1 Dec 1769            o Jane Stephen      + John Carswell
                    |                         Liskeard                 cb 15 Dec 1808      cb 30 Sep 1818
                    + Joseph Moon            d 3 Feb 1837                 Liskeard           Morval
                    | cb 10 Dec 1790         St Keyne
                    |  Liskeard              [WILL]
                    o Jenny Moon                                                
                    | cb 25 Oct 1792, Liskeard                             
                    + Charles Moon cb 5 Jan 1796, Liskeard
 

Of interest and worth mentioning, is that in Robert Moon's will there is the consistantcy that his brother Joseph Moon is only named in conjunction with being the father of Charles Moon since Joseph Moon had died 1804 before Robert Moon wrote his will in 1805. Also in Robert Moon's will, Ann Moon is named as Ann Moon and not Ann Hingston as she was yet to be married to Richard Hingston in 1810. Another consistantcy is that Robert's will otherwise only names his living siblings, Nicholas Moon, Cornelius Moon, Jenny Moon, Elizabeth Moon and Ann Moon. It is therefore further presumed that Susanna Moon is also deceased prior to 1805.

Now the will of Cornelius Moon Christened 1 December 1769 comes at the end of this family unit. He died 3 February 1837. His will only names his sister Elizabeth the wife of Robert Carswell by names. And he leaves all to Elizabeth's son unnamed and his hiers. All of Cornelius' brothers had preceded him in death and only Elizabeth his sister remained living to inherit. Nicholas Moon brother and my ancestor had died by 1826 and though he had descendants, none of them made his brother's will as it is likely that Cornelius figured that the family of Nicholas Moon, his oldest brother were taken care of in that which Nicholas had already inherited and passed on by his will of 1826.

Now as referenced above, the Richard Hingston and Ann Moon pedigree cousin tree will be given. This family appears on both the 1841 and 1851 census records.



Richard Hingston & Ann Moon Family





                                   Richard Hingston  =  Ann Moon
                                    Surgeon          |
                                   c. 1779           |  cb 24 Oct 1781
                                    Penryn           |   Liskeard
                                   m 20 Sep 1810     |
                                    Liskeard         |
                                   d. 13 Jul 1860    |   
                                   m. 20 Sep 1810    |
            _________________________________________|__________________________________________________
           |                         |                 |               |               |                |
   Elizabeth Moon Hingston    Andrew Hingston   Andrew Hingston   Jane Hingston   Ann Hingston   Richard Hingston
   b 1813                     b 1815            b. 1821           b. 1821         b. 1823 Lisk   b. 1825
   d 18-11-1884               d 1815            d. 21-10-1897                                    m. 8-11-1860
   m 1841                                       m. July 1854                                     = Elizabeth
   = Frederick Trevan MD                        = Marianne                                       | Mary
   (A Traven Page)                              | Dingley                                        | Rosewall
                                                Charlotte E.                                     Julia
                                                Richard*                                         Richard
                                                Anne                                             George Bennet*
                                                Marmant P.                                       Edward
                                                Marianne                                         Elizabeth
                                                           
 

1841 Census - Liskeard Book 11 Folio 14 Page 20 . . . Barn Street,1,Richard Hingston,60,,Surgeon,In county, ,,Ann Hingston,,59,,In county, ,,Jane Hingston,,20,,In county, ,,Richard Hingston,16,,,In county, ,,Mary Ann Tucker,,20,Female Servant,In county,
1851 Census - Liskeard Folio 257 Page 71 239,Barn Street,Richard Hingston,Head,M,71,,Alderman U. & Gen Practitioner,Devonport Devon,, ,,Ann Hingston,Wife,M,,70,Wife,Liskeard Cornwall,, ,,Andrew Hingston,Son,U,49,,M.R.C.P.& B.A.C Lond Gen Pract,Liskeard Cornwall,, ,,Richard Hingston,Son,U,26,,Solicitor,Liskeard Cornwall,, ,,Elizabeth Bennetts,Servnt,U,,23,House Servant,St Mewan Cornwall,,


Richard Stephens and Jenny [Jane] Moon Family



        Richard Stephens    =    Jenny Moon
                            |    cb 27 Feb 1775
                            |      Liskeard
        m 28 Jan 1808       |
         Liskeard           |
        db 31 Dec 1840      |    db 15 Oct 1857
         Liskeard a67       |       Liskeard a 82 [87]
          Res. Brenden      |       Res. Hendra
             (Brandon)      |
                            |
                       Jane Stephens
                       cb 15 Dec 1808
                        Liskeard
                       m 20 Oct 1829
                        Liskeard
                       = John Raby

This Jane Stephens, daughter of Richard Stephens and
Jenny Moon, which Jenny Moon is the daughter of my
5th great grandparents Edward Moon and Jenny [Jane]
Morshead; this Jane fits to be the wife of John Raby.
This John Raby is the brother of George Raby who
married Jane Moon the daughter of my 4th great grand-
parents Nicholas Moon and Mary Ann Fitze. Further, the
son of this John Raby and Jane Stephens, Richard
Stephens Raby, married Charlotte Raby who is the
daughter of John Raby, George Raby foresaid who married
Jane Moon. Thus the children of Richard Stephens Raby
and Charotte Raby become of further interest also.                           Jane Stephens

John Raby = Jane Stephens cb 18 Feb 1802 | cb 15 Dec 1808 St Martin L. | Liskeard m 20 Oct 1829 | db 7 Nov 1887 Liskeard | Liskeard d 14 Feb 1879 | age 79 Liskeard | Res. Menheniot res Menheniot | __________________________________________________|________________________________ | | | | | | | Rchard Stephens Raby Emmaline Raby John Raby William S Raby George Raby | cb 4 Nov 1830 cb 16 Feb 1832 cb 6 Mar 1834 cb 3 Aug 1836 cb 31 Mar 1839 | Menheniot Menheniot Menheniot Menheniot Menheniot | m 20 Oct 1859 m 26 Apr 1860 m m | Menheniot Menheniot | = Charlotte Raby = John Carswell = Elizabeth = Unknown | db 25 Feb 1893 db 13 Dec 1892 K Hick | Liskeard Liskeard | |_______________________________________________________________ | | | | Edwin Raby Samuel Snell Raby Charles Raby Henry Raby cb 21 Jul 1841 cb 7 Feb 1844 cb 15 Mar 1848 cb 3 Oct 1850 Menheniot Menheniot Menheniot Menheniot db 5 Oct 1858 db 8 Oct 1858 Liskeard Liskeard db 5 Jun 1895 Liskeard a53 res Plympton

More information about record*
###### in the Marriages database

         Day Month  28-Jan 
              Year  1808 
Parish Or Reg Dist  Liskeard
          Groom Fn  Richard 
          Groom Sn  STEPHENS 
         Groom Age  
   Groom Residence  otp 
   Groom Condition  bachelor
    Groom Rank Pro
Grm Sign/Mark(S/M)  S
 Groom Father Name  
 Grm Fthr Rank Pro
          Bride Fn  Jenny 
          Bride Sn  MOON 
         Bride Age  
   Bride Residence  otp
   Bride Condition  spinster
    Bride Rank Pro
Brd Sign/Mark(S/M)  S
 Bride Father Name  
 Brd Fthr Rank Pro
Banns/Licence(B/L)  L
       Witness Fn1  Cornelius 
       Witness Sn1  Moon 
       Witness Fn2  Elizabeth 
       Witness Sn2  Moon 
 Other Information  
 Transcriber Notes  Jago's Trans
       Transcriber  Frances Kenshole

More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 15-Dec Year 1808 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Jane Surname STEPHENS Sex Dau Father Forename Richard Mother Forename Jenny Residence Father Rank Pro Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Peter Walton
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 31-Mar Year 1840 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Richard Surname STEPHENS Age 67 Residence Parish Notes Trans Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/26 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 15?-Oct Year 1857 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Jenny Surname STEPHENS Age 82 [?87] Residence Hendra in the Parish of Menheniott Notes 14th(crossed out) Certificate Trans Notes Src: Copy Registers CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/26 and 126/1/27. Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 15-Oct Year 1857 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Jennie Surname STEPHENS Age 82 Residence Hendra Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole

More information about record*
###### in the Marriages database

         Day Month  20-Oct 
              Year  1829 
Parish Or Reg Dist  Liskeard
          Groom Fn  John 
          Groom Sn  RABY 
         Groom Age  
   Groom Residence  Menheniot
   Groom Condition  
    Groom Rank Pro
Grm Sign/Mark(S/M)  S
 Groom Father Name  
 Grm Fthr Rank Pro
          Bride Fn  Jane
          Bride Sn  STEPHENS
         Bride Age  
   Bride Residence  otp
   Bride Condition
    Bride Rank Pro
Brd Sign/Mark(S/M)  S
 Bride Father Name  
 Brd Fthr Rank Pro
Banns/Licence(B/L)  L
       Witness Fn1  Hugh 
       Witness Sn1  SNELL 
       Witness Fn2  ?--- 
       Witness Sn2  ?--- 
 Other Information  
 Transcriber Notes  Jago's Trans
       Transcriber  Peter Walton

More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 14-Feb Year 1879 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename John Surname RABY Age 77 Residence Menheniot Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 07-Nov Year 1887 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Jane Surname RABY Age 79 Residence Menheniot Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Angela Wood
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 04-Nov Year 1830 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename Richard Stephens Surname RABEY Sex Male Father Forename John Mother Forename Jane Residence Hendra Father Rank Pro Yeoman Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Sharon Symons
More information about record* ####### in the Marriages database Day Month 20-Oct Year 1859 Parish Or Reg Dist Menheniot Groom Fn Richard Stephens Groom Sn RABY Groom Age 29 Groom Residence Hendra Groom Condition bachelor Groom Rank Pro solicitor Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) S Groom Father Name John Grm Fthr Rank Pro yeoman Bride Fn Charlotte Bride Sn RABY Bride Age Bride Residence Poole Hall Bride Condition spinster Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) S Bride Father Name George Brd Fthr Rank Pro yeoman Banns/Licence(B/L) L Witness Fn1 Geo Witness Sn1 RABY Witness Fn2 Jane Witness Sn2 RABY Other Information Transcriber Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 25-Feb Year 1893 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Richard Stephens Surname RABY Age 62 Residence Borough Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Angela Wood
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 16-Feb Year 1832 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename Imelina? Surname RUBY Sex Female Father Forename John Mother Forename Jane Residence Hendra Father Rank Pro Yeoman Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Sharon Symons
More information about record* ####### in the Marriages database Day Month 26-Apr Year 1860 Parish Or Reg Dist Menheniot Groom Fn John Groom Sn CARSWELL Groom Age Groom Residence Bolitho Groom Condition bachelor Groom Rank Pro yeoman Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) S Groom Father Name Robert Grm Fthr Rank Pro yeoman Bride Fn Emmeline Bride Sn RABY Bride Age Bride Residence Hendra Bride Condition spinster Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) S Bride Father Name John Brd Fthr Rank Pro yeoman Banns/Licence(B/L) L Witness Fn1 John Witness Sn1 RABY Snr Witness Fn2 Kitty Witness Sn2 CARSWELL Other Information Wit 3 : R.Hingston Jnr Transcriber Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 13-Dec Year 1892 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Erneline Surname CARSWELL Age 60 Residence Plymouth Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Angela Wood


More information about record*
####### in the Baptisms database

      Day Month  06-Mar 
           Year  1834 
Parish/Reg Dist  Menheniot
       Forename  John 
        Surname  RABY 
            Sex  Male 
Father Forename  John 
Mother Forename  Jane 
      Residence  Hendra
Father Rank Pro  Yeoman
          Notes  
    Trans Notes  
    Transcriber  Sharon Symons

More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 03-Aug Year 1836 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename William Stephens Surname RABY Sex son Father Forename John Mother Forename Jane Residence Hendra Father Rank Pro yeoman Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* 1808115 in the Baptisms database Day Month 21-Mar Year 1839 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename George Surname RABY Sex son Father Forename John Mother Forename Jane Residence Hendra Father Rank Pro yeoman Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 21-Jul Year 1841 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename Edwin Surname RABY Sex son Father Forename John Mother Forename Jane Residence Hendra Father Rank Pro yeoman Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 05-Jun Year 1895 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Edwin Surname RABY Age 53 Residence Plympton Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Angela Wood
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 07-Feb Year 1844 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename Samuel Snell Surname RABY Sex son Father Forename John Mother Forename Jane Residence Hendra Father Rank Pro yeoman Notes private rcvd in church 09-Apr 1844. Also on the same occasion Susan Mary Raby dr of the above Samuel and Henrietta Raby Trans Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 15-Mar Year 1848 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename Charles Surname RABY Sex son Father Forename John Mother Forename Jane Residence Hendra Father Rank Pro yeoman Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 05-Oct Year 1858 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Charles Surname RABY Age 10 Residence Hendra Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* 1808586 in the Baptisms database Day Month 03-Oct Year 1850 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename Henry Surname RABY Sex son Father Forename John Mother Forename Jane Residence Hendra Father Rank Pro yeoman Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 08-Oct Year 1858 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Henry Surname RABY Age 8 Residence Hendra Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole



Richard Stephens Raby, Solicitor, Wellton, Liskeard

                                        Richard Stephens Raby  =   Charlotte Raby
                                         of Hendra             |    of Poole Hall
                                        cb 4 Nov 1830          |   cb 17 Dec 1830
                                         Menhenoit             |    St Martin Looe
                                        m 20 Oct 1859          |   d 15 Jul 1912
                                         Menhenoit             |    Surrey, Eng
                                        db 25 Feb 1893         |   wp 29 Jul 1912
                                         Liskeard              |    Reg. London E.
                                                               |
   ____________________________________________________________|______________________________________
  |             |                  |                 |               |                |               |
  |   Richard Stephens Raby   Arthur Raby     John Henry Raby   George Raby    Howard Dunn Raby   Percy Raby
  |                                                             21 Jul 1865    b 31 Jan 1867      b 26 Jun 1868
  |   cb 15 Nov 1860          cb 5 Jun 1862   cb 29 Oct 1863    cb 9 Mar 1865  cb 3 Jun 1867      cb 23 Oct 1868
  |    Liskeard                Liskeard        Liskeard          Liskeard       Liskeard           Liskeard
  |   m 1896                                  m 1890                                              d 5 Mar 1895
  |    Croydon Sry E                                                                               Floyd, Wdby, IA
  |   = Evelyn Maud Neck                      = Anna C                                               age 26
  |   d 17 Apr 1928                           d 29 Mar 1935     d 20 Feb 1899
  |    S Croydon, Sry E.                       Chicago, Ck IL    S Norwood Sry E
  |
  |_______________________________________________________________________________________
             |                       |                  |                |                |
     Samuel Snell Raby    William Stephens Raby    Ernest Raby      Alfred Raby      Laura Raby
     b 10 Aug 1870        b 24 Jan/Feb 1872        b 1873           b Dec 1874       b Oct 1876
     cb 20 Oct 1870       cb 15 May 1872            Liskeard         Liskeard
      Liskeard             Liskeard                d 6 May 1906     m                db 21 May 1878
     a 30 1900 US Cen.    m                         Maldon Esx E                      Liskeard 19mo
                          = Libbie                                  = Alice Jane
                          = Elizabeth M                               Angove
                                                                    d 23 May 1965                    
                                                                     Akron, Ply IA


Charlotte Raby - Mother Howard Dunn Raby Percy Raby Alfred Raby



More information about record*
####### in the Baptisms database

      Day Month  15-Nov 
           Year  1860 
Parish/Reg Dist  Liskeard
       Forename  Richard
                 Stephens
        Surname  RABEY 
            Sex  
Father Forename  Richard
                 Stephens
Mother Forename  Charlotte
      Residence  Welltown 
Father Rank Pro  Solicitor
          Notes  
    Trans Notes  Src: Copy
                 Register CRO
                 Ref:DDP/126/25
                 & DDP/126/1/27.
    Transcriber  Frances Kenshole

More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 05-Jun Year 1862 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Arthur Surname RABEY Sex Son Father Forename Richard Stephens Mother Forename Charlott Residence Welltown Father Rank Pro Solicitor Notes Trans Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref:DDP/126/1/25 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about recordI ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 29-Oct Year 1863 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename John Henry Surname RABEY Sex Father Forename Richard Stephens Mother Forename Charlotte Residence Welltown Father Rank Pro Solicitor Notes Trans Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref:DDP/126/1/25 Transcriber Frances Kenshole


More information about record*
####### in the Baptisms database

      Day Month  09-Mar 
           Year  1865 
Parish/Reg Dist  Liskeard
       Forename  George 
        Surname  RABY 
            Sex  
Father Forename  Richard
                 Stephens
Mother Forename  Charlotte 
      Residence  Welltown
Father Rank Pro  Solicitor
          Notes  Born 9 Jan? 1865
                 Received July
                 21? 1865? 
    Trans Notes  Src: Copy
                 Register CRO
                 Ref: DDP/126/1/28
Transcriber Frances Kenshole 

More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 03-Jun Year 1867 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Howard Dunn Surname RABY? Sex Father Forename Stephen Mother Forename Charlotte Residence Welltown Father Rank Pro Solicitor Notes Privately. Born January 31 1867. "Received" in Church July 18 1867 Trans Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/28 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* 3960437 in the Baptisms database Day Month 23-Oct Year 1868 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Percy Surname RABY Sex Father Forename Richard Stephens Mother Forename Charlotte Residence Welltown Father Rank Pro Solicitor Notes Born June 26 1868 Trans Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/29 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 20-Oct Year 1870 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Samuel Snell Surname RABY Sex Father Forename Richard Stephens Mother Forename Charlotte Residence Welltown Father Rank Pro Solicitor Notes Born Aug 10/70 Trans Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/29 Transcriber Frances Kenshole


More information about record*
####### in the Baptisms database

      Day Month  15-May 
           Year  1872
Parish/Reg Dist  Liskeard
       Forename  William
                 Stephens
        Surname  RABEY 
            Sex  
Father Forename  Richard
                 Stephens
Mother Forename  Charlotte
      Residence  Well Town 
Father Rank Pro  Solicitor
          Notes  Born Jany
                 24 1872
    Trans Notes  Src: Copy
                 Register CRO
                 Ref: DDP/126/1/29
    Transcriber  Frances Kenshole



More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 21-May Year 1878 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Laura Surname RABY Age 19m Residence Borough Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole

Family of John Carwell and Emmeline Raby


The family of John Carswell and Emmeline Raby is another case of family being inter-related. John Carswell is the only son of Robert Carswell and Elizabeth Moon. This Elizabeth Moon is the daughter of Edward Moon and Jenny Morshead. And by the will of Elizabeth's brother Cornelius Moon, written in 1832 and probated in 1837, come the Trewen land rights where Elizabeth [Moon] Carswell, wife of Robert Carswell, and her son John Raby Carwell are living upon on the 1841 and 1851 census records as first presented below. Note that while the 'rounded 1841 Census' does give the son's age nearly correct despite the rounding of the age, the 1851 Census age of the son is completely an error in the OPC online project that extracts from the original.

The Census Records Of Carswell Family


1841 Census - Liskeard, Trewen*

Trewenn,1,John Carswell,20**,,Farmer,In county,  [John Carswell son Robert & Elizabeth Carswell, b 1818]
        ,,Elizabeth Carswell,,60**,,In county,  [Mother Elizabeth [Moon] Carswell, b 1777]
        ,,William Lobb,20,,Male Servant,In county,
        ,,John Rower,10,,Male Servant,In county,
        ,,Elizabeth Congdon,,20,Female Servant,Not in county,

[Note: The 1841 Census has the adult ages generally rounded down in 5 year intervals with few
exceptions. This means that John Carswell age 20 was age 20-24 and Elizabeth Carswell age 60 was
age 60-64.]

* Any interest in Trewen in Liskeard was that which would have come by way of the
 will of Elizabeth [Moon] Carswell's brother Cornelius Moon - WILL.
** Elizabeth Carswell is the same as Elizabeth Moon the daugher of Edward Moon and
his wife Jenny Morshead. Dispite the age difference between Elizabeth Carswell and John Carswell
Elizabeth is John's mother. He is the son of Robert Carswell and Elizabeth [Moon] Carswell mentioned
in the will of Cornelius Moon just previously cited. Elizabeth is Cornelius Moon's sister, daughter
of Edward Moon and Jenny Morshead as stated.

1851 Census - Liskeard, Trewen* 38,Trewen,John Carswell,Head,U,22*,,Farmer Of 40 Acres,Liskeard Cornwall,, [His age is 32 not 22] ,,Elizabeth Carswell,Mother,W,,75*,Annuitant,Liskeard Cornwall,, [this is his mother age 73/4] Folio 279 Page 10 ,,Elizabeth White,Servnt,U,,30,House Servant,St Keyne Cornwall,, ,,John Brissant,Servnt,U,19,,Farm Lab,Talland Cornwall,,Surname uncertain * The Census is either mis- or poorly written or read. John Carswell's age is 32 and his Mother's age is 73. It is the reason that Elizabeth Moon and Robert Carswell had only the one son. Elizabeth was in her 40s when her son John was born. And it is one of the primary reasons the relationship pedigree displayed at the end of this page has a generation jump/skip between the husband John Carswell and his wife Emmeline Raby. NOW>> What are the two numbers at the right? Are they 22 and 75 or 32 and 73? Straight from the Census page as written are these 1851 ages of John Carswell and Elizabeth Carswell.
1861 Census - Menheniot [1861 finds Elizabeth Carswell still alive at her correctly reported age of 83.] 96,Beloitho Farm,1,John Carswell,Head,M,41,,Farming 165ac Emp 2 Men 2 Boys,Liskeard Cornwall,, ,,,Emmelin Carswell,Wife,M,,30,,Menheniot Cornwall,, ,,,John Raby Carswell,Son,,1m,,,Menheniot Cornwall,, ,,,Frances M Tamblyn,Servnt,U,,15,Housemaid,Liskeard Cornwall,, ,,,Ann Hoar,Servnt,U,,20,Dairymaid,Liskeard Cornwall,, ,,,Thomas Welsh,Servnt,U,17,,Carter,Duloe Cornwall,, ,,,Elizabeth Carswell,Visitr,W,,83,Lady,Liskeard Cornwall,, (Lady Elizabeth [Moon] Carswell) Folio 59 Page 19 Between his mother delivering him in her 40s and John Carswell being l0 years older than his wife Emmeline Raby, Emmeline has and interesting set of relatives to the four children she will have. Her own grandmoher and her mother-in-law are sisters. Jane [Moon] Stephens mother of Jane [Stephens] Raby, and grandmother of Emmeline Raby, was the daughter of Edward Moon and Jenny Morshead. Also John Carswell, Emmeline's husband's mother, Elizabeth [Moon] Carswell is also a daughter of Edward Moon and Jenny Morshead. Check out the line pedigree are the end of this page.
1871 Census - Liskeard 11,Tremedden Ter,1,Emmeline Carswell,Head,W,,39,Annuitant,Menheniot Cornwall,, ,,,Jane S Carswell,Dau,,,8,Scholar,Menheniot Cornwall,, ,,,Elizabeth M Carswell,Dau,,,7,Scholar,Menheniot Cornwall,, Folio 6 Page 4 ,,,Charles H Carswell,Son,,5,,Scholar,Menheniot Cornwall,, ,,,Jane Goldsworthy,Servnt,U,,22,General Servant,St Cleer Cornwall,,
1881 Census - Menheniot Folio 37 Page 18 92,"Village ""South View""",1,Jane Raby,Head,W,,72,Annuitant,Liskeard Cornwall,, ,,,Jane Carswell,Grndau,U,,18,,Liskeard Cornwall,, [Grandma Jane Stephens wife of John Raby] ,,,Mary Waddleton,Servnt,W,,62,Housekeeper,Liskeard Cornwall,,
[Note: Found on Devon Census 1891, Emmeline Carswell,Head,Wid:,59,living on own means,Menheniot: Jane S Carswell,Daur:,S,28,living on own means,Menheniot Elizabeth M Carswell,Daur,S,27,living on own means,Menheniot Ellen ?. Raby,cousin,S,31,visitor living on own means,Menheniot Ada E Y Burrows,Serv.,S,17,general Servant,Kilhampton ~ Parish of Charles, Borough Plymouth.] [Also: Found St Andrew, Plymouth, Devon Census 1871, John A? Carswell,10,Scholar,Menheniot(Rel. School)]

Carswell Family Ancestry

Robert Carswell is the son of John Carswell and Mary Richards. That Robert Carswell married Elizabeth Moon, daughter of Edward Moon an Jenny Morshead. As Elizabeth Carswell, Elizabeth [Moon] Carswell inherited from brother Cornelius Moon, such property rights that led her family to reside at Trewen of Liskeard. It is there at Trewen that the 1841 and 1851 Census finds the mother and son, John Carswell and Elizabeth Carswell. Thus the parents of John Carswell are Robert Carswell an Elizabeth Moon of Trewen, Liskeard. Then of course that John Carswell marries Emmeline Raby, which Emmeline Raby also descends from Edward Moon and Jenny Morshead through another daughter named Jenny Moon, Elizabeth Moon's sister as presented above. follow: John Carswell = Mary Richards | | m 9 Feb 1790 | Liskeard | _________| | Robert Carswell = Elizabeth Moon cb 13 Aug 1792 | cb 7 Nov 1777 Liskeard | Liskeard | __________| | John Carswell = Emmeline Raby cb 30 Sep 1818 | cb 16 Feb 1832 Morval | Menheniot m 26 Apr 1860 | Menheniot | db 11 Jun 1867 | db 13 Dec 1892 Liskeard a48 | Liskeard a60 ______________________________________|_____________________________________ | | | | John Raby Carswell Jane Stephens Carswell Elizabeth Moon Carswell Charles Honey Carswell cb 4 Apr 1861 cb 10 Jul 1862 cb 14 Jan 1864 cb 22 Mar 1866 Menheniot Menheniot Menheniot Menheniot db 12 Jun 1878* Liskeard a12 (See further Pedigree of this last below in Appendix) (Also see: Carswell Family & Carwell Mystic) * Under the conclusion that Charles Honey Carswell is the same as Charles Henry Carswell and likely transcriptions of handwritten parish records failed to note it was 'henry' and not 'honey'.


More information about record*
###### in the Marriages database

          Day Month  09-Feb 
               Year  1790 
Parish/Reg District  Liskeard
           Groom Fn  John 
           Groom Sn  CARSWELL 
          Groom Age  
    Groom Residence  otp
    Groom Condition  bachelor
    Groom Rank Pro  
Grm Sgnd/Mark(S/M)  S
 Groom Father Name  
 Grm Fthr Rank Pro
          Bride Fn  Mary 
          Bride Sn  RICHARDS 
         Bride Age  
   Bride Residence  otp  
   Bride Condition  spinster 
    Bride Rank Pro
Brd Sgnd/Mark(S/M)  S
 Bride Father Name  
 Brd Fthr Rank Pro
Banns/Licence(B/L)  L
       Witness Fn1  George 
       Witness Sn1  Richards 
       Witness Fn2  Amy 
       Witness Sn2  Richards 
 Other Information  signed
                    RICHARDES
 Transcriber Notes  Jago's Trans
       Transcriber  Frances Kenshole

More information about record* 2348081 in the Baptisms database Day Month 13-Aug Year 1792 Parish Or Reg District Liskeard Forename Robert Surname CARSWELL Sex Son Father Forename John Mother Forename Mary Residence Father Rank Profession Notes B.T. Kerswell Transcriber Notes Jago's Transcripts Transcriber Peter Walton




More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 30-Sep Year 1818 Parish/Reg Dist Morval Forename John Surname CARSWELL Sex son Father Forename Robert Mother Forename Elizabeth Residence Trewen, Liskeard Father Rank Pro farmer Notes Trans Notes Src: Furze Trans Transcriber Julia Mays
More information about record* ####### in the Marriages database Day Month 26-Apr Year 1860 Parish Or Reg Dist Menheniot Groom Fn John Groom Sn CARSWELL Groom Age Groom Residence Bolitho Groom Condition bachelor Groom Rank Pro yeoman Grm Sign/Mark(S/M) S Groom Father Name Robert Grm Fthr Rank Pro yeoman Bride Fn Emmeline Bride Sn RABY Bride Age Bride Residence Hendra Bride Condition spinster Bride Rank Pro Brd Sign/Mark(S/M) S Bride Father Name John Brd Fthr Rank Pro yeoman Banns/Licence(B/L) L Witness Fn1 John Witness Sn1 RABY Snr Witness Fn2 Kitty Witness Sn2 CARSWELL Other Information Wit 3 : R. Hingston Jnr Transcriber Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 11-Jun Year 1867 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename John Surname CARSWELL Age 48 Residence Bolitho Farm parish of Menheniot Notes Trans Notes Src: Copy Registers CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/28 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 13-Dec Year 1892 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Erneline Surname CARSWELL Age 60 Residence Plymouth Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Angela Wood


More information about record*
####### in the Baptisms database

      Day Month  04-Apr 
           Year  1861 
Parish/Reg Dist  Menheniot
       Forename  John Raby 
        Surname  CARSWELL 
            Sex  son 
Father Forename  John 
Mother Forename  Emmeline 
      Residence  Beloytha 
Father Rank Pro  yeoman
          Notes  
    Trans Notes  
    Transcriber  Sue Mutton

More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 10-Jul Year 1862 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename Jane Stephens Surname CARSWELL Sex dau Father Forename John Mother Forename Emmeline Residence Beloytha Father Rank Pro yeoman Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* ####### in the Baptisms database Day Month 14-Jan Year 1864 Parish/Reg Dist Menheniot Forename Elizabeth Moon Surname CARSWELL Sex dau Father Forename John Mother Forename Emmeline Residence Beloytha Father Rank Pro yeoman Notes Trans Notes Transcriber Sue Mutton
More information about record* ###### in the Baptisms database Day Month 22-Mar Year 1866 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Charles Honey Surname CARSWELL Sex Father Forename John Mother Forename Emily Residence Bolitha Father Rank Pro Farmer Notes Born Trans Notes Src: Copy Register CRO Ref: DDP/126/1/28 Transcriber Frances Kenshole
[Possible if Honey is Henry?] More information about record* ####### in the Burials database Day Month 12-Jun Year 1878 Parish/Reg Dist Liskeard Forename Charles Henry Surname CARSWILL Age 12 Residence Charles, Plymouth Notes Trans Notes Jago's Trans Transcriber Frances Kenshole

Relationship Pedigree




                                     Edward Moon  =  Jenny Morshead
                           _______________________|_________________________
                          |              |                                  |    
    Mary Ane Fitze = Nicholas Moon   Jenny Moon = Richard Stephens   Elizabeth Moon = Robert Carswell
                   |_____                       |_____                              |
                         |                            |                             |
     Philip Trout = Susanna Moon     John Raby = Jane Stephens                      |
                  |___________                 |_________                  _________|
                              |                          |                |  
   Thomas Rowe Hender = Mari Aina Trout           Emmeline Raby   =  John Carswell
                      |                                           |
              ('My' Hender Family)                     (4 Raby-Carswell Children)

Elizabeth Moon married late to Robert Carswell and had her son John Carswell in 1818 at the age of about 41 (1818-1777=41) as witnessed by the information of the 1851 census. Jenny Moon married young, about 22, and had her daughter Jane Stephens at age about 23 (1808-1775). Jane Stephens married John Raby about the age of 21 (1829-1808) and had her daughter Emmeline Raby about the age of 24 (1832-1808). John Carswell born 1818 age is rounded reported as 20 in 1841 and wrongly reported as 22 in 1851, but is more correctly reported in 1861 at age 41. Thus John Carwell marries in 1860, about age 41 to Emmeline Raby age about 28. They have four children beginning with John Raby Carswell early in 1861, Jane Stephens Carswell later in 1862, Elizabeth Moon Carswell very early 1864 and Charles Honey Carswell in 1866. John Carswell then dies and is buried 11 June 1867 at the age of 48. He thereby leaves his wife about 35 with four young children under age 8.




~ Appendix I ~

The Mystic of Carswell



     THERE are those who seem to makeup pedigrees out of nothing for whatever purposes they have at hand. Without facts or figures they mine the records just to put together falsified Pedigrees. Such is the case of this Carswell Family. Well to do, perhaps. Lady Elizabeth [Moon] Carswell is well spoken of, at least in the Census Record as a 'Lady'. What positions, if any, these Carswells may have had, there are some that would readily tie themselves to them. Having them as cousins upon three different connects, I have studied this family and I feell somewhat obligated to set the ancestry grabbers straight.

Without going into giving of my connections to John Carswell and Emmeline [Raby] Carswell, I will begin with them and their four children that genealogy makers seem to covet a connection from. Let it be given here their simple line pedigree from above.




                                 John Carswell    =   Emmeline Raby
                                 cb 30 Sep 1818   |   cb 16 Feb 1832
                                  Morval          |    Menheniot
                                 m 26 Apr 1860    |
                                  Menheniot       |
                                 d 5 June 1867    |
                                 db 11 Jun 1867   |  db 13 Dec 1892
                                  Liskeard a48    |   Liskeard a60
            ______________________________________|_____________________________________
           |                       |                           |                        |
    John Raby Carswell    Jane Stephens Carswell    Elizabeth Moon Carswell   Charles Henry* Carswell
    cb 4 Apr 1861         cb 10 Jul 1862            cb 14 Jan 1864            cb 22 Mar 1866
     Menheniot             Menheniot                 Menheniot                 Menheniot
    d 29 May 1881                                                             d 9 Jun 1878
     Iquique                                                                   Devon
     Peru, So. Am.                                                            db 12 Jun 1878*
                                                                               Liskeard a12



* Some transcriber or recorded combined to list his OPC baptism under the name of Charles Honey
Carswell. So that goes. But at least the genealogy grabbers seem to be in agreement upon the matter of 
his death and burial at the age of 12 at Liskeard under the name of Charles Henry Carswell.

John Carswell the husband dies in 1867. A bit of a will abstract from the Index of Wills and Administrations of England and Wales, National Probate Calendar for 1867 will be given here.


Carswell, John.
[Effects under 1,500 pounds.]

        24 July [1867]

        The Will of John Carswell late of Beloytha in the Parish of Menheniot in the county of Cornwall
        Yeoman deceased who died 5 June 1867 at Beloytha aforesaid was proved at Bodmin by the oaths
        of   Emmeline Carswell of Beloytha aforesaid Widow the Relict
              William Pollard of Wolston in the Parish of St. Ive in the County aforesaid Yeoman
              and Samuel Snell Raby of Hendra in Menheniot aforesaid Yeoman the Executors.


Now there in the first place John Carswell was dead the year after his son Charles birth. Those are all the facts we need upon that matter.

The youngest son, Charles Henry Carswell died 9 June 1878 in Devon England and he was brought back to Liskeard, Cornwall where he was buired on the 12 of June 1878. That only leaves the mother, the two daughters and the oldest son John Raby Carswell.

Now as for John Raby Carswell I again turn to the Index of Wills and Administrations of England and Wales, National Probate Calendar.


Carswell, John Raby

            John Raby Carswell of Iquique Peru South America died 20 May 1881
            Administration London 29 February [1932] to Jane Stephens Carswell spinster.
Effects 469 pounds 10s. 9.

It would seem that some matter has taken the 20 year old John Raby Carswell from England, Cornwall and/or Devon to be in Peru in 1881. John was not poor with over 450 pound to distrubute according to his will. Perhaps it was some duty or professional matter. At age 10 it is given that he was in school in Devon in the Parish Census of St Andrews, and is listed there with a group of over a dozen scholars ranging from age 16 to age 10, with John being the singular boy at age 10. It seems that they are boarding at the schoolmaster's school/home, William Bennett, M.A. Schoolmaster. The facility currently housing 24 persons at time of the Census taken. It was a Corporation Grammar School of some type of boarding school.

Beyond the John Raby Carswell Will reference above, what was John Raby Carswell doing in Iquique, a seemingly remote sea port of dispute between the countries of Peru and Chili? Turning to history we find reference to 'The War of the Pacific (1879-1884). It does appear by the Will segment of that of John Raby Carswell, that in 1881, as of the 20th of May, 1881, Iquique was still claimed by Peru on the date that John Raby Carswell died. Twenty years old, Christian Baptized on 4 April 1861, he died 29 May 1881. So often when wonder where have all the young men gone? At the end of the war in 1884, Iquique was award to the nation of Chili. The history of the War is in the Books. The names of its young men are not. Only a Will in England marks the passing of John Raby Carswell.

Where the British in that War? History states of the major warship of Peru, the monitor HUASCAR:

    "Their major warship, the monitor HUASCAR, had been stolen by her crew in 1876 in order to go pirating. An international alert gave rise to her being hunted down by the British ships HMS SHAH and AMETHYST. These two ships carried out the first recorded instance of a torpedo attack on the HUASCAR but it was unsuccessful. Nevertheless her pirate crew got sufficient of a fright to put back to Peru and surrender."

Now without further information, the further facts seem somewhat spurious to absolutely ridiculous. I will list them from one such genealogy put together:

  • Married 25 September 1880, Butte, California to Julia Addeline Butler (1860-)
  • Son Obediah Carswell born 7 June 1881, Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
  • Son Calvin Joshua Carswell born October 1882, Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
  • Son Thomas Carswell born 11 June 1886, Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
  • Son Alexander Carswell born 7 October 1888, Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
  • Daughter Zora Carswell born 17 July 1889, ditto
  • Daughter Eliza E Carswell born May 1892, North Carolina
  • Son Dean S Carswell born January 1894, North Carolina
  • Daughter Tinnie Carswell Spencer born 29 Jun 1899, North Carolina

Now here is the thing about the Peru Probate. It was not probated in London until 1932. Now I have heard of the Ghost and Mrs. Muir, but all of his North Carolina children were born after he was dead. And a wife married in California returning to North Carolina to have a dead man's children for nearly 20 years? Some things just are not adding up. Especially when the marriage and children are all to the same wife, Julia Addeline Butler.

Well either the well of 1932 was quickly put together after such a long departure of a brother to over seas. And perhaps the brother just did not die but ended up in North America, be it from coast to coast as it were. Did John Raby Carswell run away to over seas? Did his family in England finally give in and fabricate a will after not ever hearing from him? Is their two John Raby Carswell men?

Perhaps your dreams are really real? Maybe Jane chased off to America and had four children and then rushed back to England just so she could be single and unmarried for both the 1881 and 1891 census over in England? (See: Carswell Mystic)

rev. 12 July 2016