William Lanyon 1763-1836

William’s parents Richard and Margery both died young and the children must have been raised by relatives. William was baptised at Madron in 1763, by 1770 he was an orphan. he married Mary Webb at St Buryan in 1787 and they had three children, a small number for the time.

• Robert Webb 1788-1836 he married Jane Hosking – eight children
• Mary 1793-1881 she married William Nicholls, a victualler – six children
• William 1801-1888 he married Rachel Brownfield Matthews – nine children

William senior died at Boscowan, St Buryan in 1836 aged 74.

Margery Lanyon 1764-

Margery was William’s younger sister. She had an illegitimate son:

• William 1791- he married Margaret Mitchell – four children

William Lanyon and Mary Webb’s sons

Robert Webb Lanyon 1788-1836

Robert married Jane Hosking at St Buryan in 1815. Robert was a labourer at Mousehole. They had eight children:

• Elizabeth Hosking 1815-1891 married William Harvey in 1832 they had fourteen children! They emigrated to Australia.

• Uriah 1817-1877 he married Elizabeth Jane Nobel – six children
• Jane 1820- possibly married Charles Johns
• Mary 1822-1881 married Michael Edwards in 1858 – one son
• John 1825-1826 died in infancy
• Philadelphia 1827-1910 married James Thomas at Paul, ten children
• John 1830-1896 he was a farm labourer, married Amelia Hosken no children and died in the Madron Union Workhouse
• Sarah Hosking 1833-1904 married Thomas Wills at Paul in 1852 – eight children

William Lanyon 1801-1888

William was the youngest child of William Lanyon and Mary Webb, he was baptised at St Buryan in 1801. In 1829 he married Rachel Brownfield Matthews at St Buryan. They had nine children:

• William Albert 1829-1885 married Bridget McGrath at Victoria Australia in 1851 – four children
• Mary Anne Matthews 1832-1914 married George Maddern in Australia in 1853 – twelve children
• Rachel Brownfield 1835-1905 married John Wadsworth Roberts in Australia – twelve children
• Elizabeth 1838-1852 died young
• Joseph 1840-1895 married Maria Hogan Ogenarks in Australia in 1860 – six children
• Robert Matthews 1844-1859 died young
• Christiana Matthews 1847-1873 married James Thorogood – two children
• Francis 1851-1918 married Mary Ann Opie in 1875 – six children
• George 1853-1896 not married

William died in Australia in 1888 but left a large family to continue the Lanyon name.

Margery Lanyon’s Son

William Lanyon 1791-

William was the illegitimate son of Margery Lanyon. He was baptised at Madron in 1791. He worked as a labourer and married Margaret Mitchell at St Buryan in 1823. Later he was a mariner and in 1835 the Boscawen pilot. They had four children:

• John 1823-1893 he married Maria Williams in 1853 at St Levan – three children
• Eliza 1827-1907 had an illegitimate son, John Lanyon in 1851 and then married Richard Carbis, a labourer, in 1853, they had one daughter. John took the surname Carbis. They emigrated to Australia .

• Richard 1832-1907 married Ann Semmens – three children
• Mary Mitchell 1835-1852 died young

By 1841 the family were split up, William may have died before 1841 but I can’t find a record of that.

Robert Webb Lanyon & Jane Hosking’s Son

Uriah Lanyon 1817-1877

Uriah was baptised at St Buryan in 1817 and in 1838 he married Elizabeth Jane Nobel at Madron. They emigrated to Pennsylvania, USA in 1848 on the ship ‘Mountaineer’. They had six children:

• Uriah 1839-1839 died in infancy
• Eliza Jane 1845-1907 born at Lelant and baptised at St Ives Primitive Methodist. She married Charles Wrenshall at Georgia in 1865 – four children
• William Henry 1851-1913 married Kate Lindon and one son, William. William senior was a school janitor and died at Pottsville, Pennsylvania in 1913
• Ida Ella 1854-1900 married Lewis Garner – at least two children
• Lilly Lanyon 1860- married William Lacard (possibly Lockard) no further trace
• Edwin W 1863-1941 bachelor

William Lanyon and Rachel Brownfield Matthews’ Sons

William Albert Lanyon 1829-1885

William was baptised at St Buryan in 1829 he emigrated to Victoria, Australia in 1849. He married Bridget McGrath in 1851. They had four children:

• Emily 1854-1894 had an illegitimate son Samuel Albert born in 1874 then she married Joseph Frost at Victoria in 1879 and they had seven children.
• Elizabeth Rachel 1855-1890 married Joseph Lawrence Minogue in 1874 at Victoria – nine children the last born the same year Elizabeth died.
• William Patrick 1857-1946 married Mary Ryan in 1882 – four children
• Edwin Joseph 1859- no further trace

Bridget left William in 1860 and he placed an advert in the paper to announce that he would no longer be responsible for any debts incurred by her as she ‘has left my bed and board without just cause’!

Francis Lanyon 1851-1918

Francis ‘Frank’ was born in 1851 is Portland, Victoria, Australia. He married Mary Ann Opie at Victoria in 1875. They had six children:

• Edith Mary Ethel 1877-1918 married William Alexander Waller – two children
• Ann Maude 1880-1969 spinster
• Elizabeth Amy 1883-1953 spinster
• Francis William 1885-1942 bachelor
• Mabel Eliza 1887-1976 married Walter Edgar Brand – two children
• Gertrude 1891-1952 spinster

There we must leave this branch of the family, there are descendants in Australia and the USA.