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I put her birth in about 1805 as in the 1841 census, she is the same age as her husband William.
There are a few persons named Ham in the 1841 census for Lanreath but they all seem to be spread around and her parents do not appear.
She was still alive in the 1875 Kansas State Census done on March 1, 1875.
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Note N25
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He is described as a "sojourner" which may mean different things. In the later entries in the Boconnoc parish registers, he is shown as a "labourer." There is an Isaac Haley, "widower" who marries an Anne Rowe on October 11, 1807. Is this he, or a cousin? He would have been 55 years old then. There are 2 "Anne Haleys" buried in Boconnoc. The first one on June 28, 1805, aged 55 and the second on March 25, 1820, aged 75. For the moment, I am going to guess that his first wife died in 1895 and that he remarried to another Anne in 1807 who then died in 1820. On the other hand there was an Anne Rowe baptised in 1787, so perhaps the Anne who died in 1820 was not his wife. After all, there were literally dozens of Haleys around the surrounding parishes.
The parish of Boconnoc, which encompasses the largest private park in Cornwall, lies about five miles east of Lostwithiel, south of the road from there to Liskeard. Boconnoc, a compound Cornish name which might mean "Dwelling place of Conoc", was listed in the Domesday Book.
Boconnoc House has a long history and was occupied by various families, notably that of Thomas Pitt (great-grandfather of William Pitt the Younger, prime minister of Great Britain in the early 19th Century), who bought the estate, along with much other property and land in Cornwall and elsewhere, with the proceeds of the sale to Prince Philippe II of France in 1717, of an extraordinary diamond, known as the Regent or Pitt diamond, which he had acquired while Governor of Fort St. George, Madras. For a while, this gem adorned the hilt of Napoleon's sword, but it later found its way to the Louvre Museum where it has been on display since 1887, one of the Crown Jewels of France.
On the death of the last male heir, Thomas, 2nd Lord Camelford, in 1804, the estate passed to his sister Lady Anne Grenville and thence to her nephew George Fortescue, great great grandfather of the present owner.
During the Second World War the estate was used for a vast American ammunition dump; later the house fell into decay resulting in the demolition of the southwest wing in 1972. A programme of restoration was begun in 2001 by the present owners and the house and grounds are currently opened to the public for special events.
The differences between the civil (local government) and ecclesiastical (church) parish boundaries can be found by looking at the links in the Maps section below. The boundaries of the former have changed quite often. Most records on this website are based on the boundaries of the latter.
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Note N26
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This is the baptism date for a Thomas Ham, in the Broadoak parish records. It may or may not be him. As well, the record has only one "m" in his father's last name.
This note appears in Reflections on a Haley Picnic: He was a soldier and fought in the Battle of Waterloo under Wellington. All our people in England were nearly all soldiers or sailors." The Battle of Waterloo occurred in June 1815 which would make him in his forties. This is possible but calls into question the accuracy of the note.
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Note N27
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Her date of death is the date of her burial. The parish record says that she died at age 72, which would have her born in the year before January 1775. I believe her parents to be Moses and Elizabeth Harris of Trebarret Gate.
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Note N28
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There is a Maria Haley, of William and Elizabeth, baptised in Boconnoc on December 13, 1836. According to her death certificate, she was born November 20, 1834. Mind you, it also says that her father was John Haley.
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Note N29
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On his birth certificate, he was born on November 25, 1838 and his birth was registered in Porfel, Lanreath. His baptism was in Boconnoc on December 25, 1838.
He and his family were to be found in the 1875 Kansas census in Sheridan Township, County of Ottawa. The children went up to James and all were born in Canada.
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Note N30
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He was christened July 2, 1843 in Lanreath.
Abraham and all of the children of William and Elizabeth, after going back and forth between Perth and Middlesex Counties in Canada West and Kansas, ended up settling in Kansas in Ottawa County, Logan Township, northeast of Bennington and near Delphos. William stayed in Canada while Maria went to Michigan, near Flint. I Roger Timms, am joined to the Haleys through William who stayed in Canada, who married Mary Enright and whose daughter Elizabeth, married my great grandfather, John Timms.
Here is the entry for him and his family in the 1880 US Census:
Census Place: Logan, Ottawa, Kansas
Source: FHL Film 1254392 National Archives Film T9-0392 Page 390A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Abram HALEY Self M M W 36 ENG
Occ: Farmer Fa: ENG Mo: ENG
Marion HALEY Wife F M W 34 CAN
Occ: Keeping House Fa: SCO Mo: SCO
James HALEY Son M S W 14 CAN
Occ: Attending School Fa: ENG Mo: CAN
William HALEY Son M S W 12 CAN
Occ: Attending School Fa: ENG Mo: CAN
Minnie HALEY Dau F S W 10 CAN
Occ: Attending School Fa: ENG Mo: CAN
Rosa HALEY Dau F S W 7 KS
Fa: ENG Mo: CAN
Hattie HALEY Dau F S W 5 KS
Fa: ENG Mo: CAN
Elizabeth HALEY Dau F S W 3 KS
Fa: ENG Mo: CAN
Susan HALEY Dau F S W 5M KS
Fa: ENG Mo: CAN
In the 1915 Kansas State census, he, Marion, and Nicholas J. are living together. Father and son are shown as retired farmers: Marion was a retired housewife.
The article re Abraham says that there were 12 children in all, including an unnamed infant.
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