James Lanyon and Mary Pearce had six great grandsons to carry on the family name: two called Thomas, two called William and two called John!
Thomas Lanyon 1783-1859
Thomas was baptised in Marazion in 1783 and married Ann Uren at Gwinear in 1826. Thomas was a shoemaker. He and Ann had six children:
- Hannah Uren 1827- married John Philips at Phillack in 1850 one daughter traced
- Thomas 1829-1914 was a blacksmith and he married Elizabeth Williams in 1854. Four children.
- Catherine 1832- she was a labourer and may be the Catherine Lanyon who married Thomas Drew in 1852, no further trace.
- William 1835-1878 he was an engine driver and married Mary Jenkyn at Phillack in 1859, six children of which only two daughters survived to adulthood.
- John 1837-1861 was a boilermaker and steam engineer, he married Emma Jane and had three children, we’ll follow his daughter Mary Ann Lanyon in a separate post ‘The Woman in the White Apron’.
- Elizabeth J 1846- she’s on the 1851 census and then no further trace
William Lanyon 1791-1871
William was a cordwainer/shoemaker like his brother Thomas. He married Elizabeth Andrewartha at St Hilary in 1825. They had four children:
- William 1826-1892 he was a miner and married Jane Bleweth at St Hilary in 1850 – eight children
- Richard Henry 1828- 1871 he was a cordwainer, no trace of a marriage or children
- Elizabeth Jane 1830-1887 married John Andrewartha at Penzance in 1855 – six daughters
- Thomas 1831-1904 he married Mary Whear in 1851. He was a miner and by 1881 he had moved his family to Barrow in Furness, twelve children
John Lanyon 1793-1869
John was baptised at Breage in 1793 and married Mary Hammill at Sithney in 1817. He was a tin miner. They had eleven children:
- Mary Ann 1820-1889 married Henry Martin and four children, emigrated to Mineral Point Wisconsin
- Catherine 1822-1824 died in infancy
- Catherine 1824-1871 born in the Scilly Isles, married Robert Sedgman a mariner, at Porthleven in 1851, he died in 1856 and in 1858 she married Henry Goodman, a miner, and they had three daughters.
- William 1824-1847 born at St Mary’s in the Scilly Isles and died at Bodmin Asylum age 22, he was suffering from TB and epilepsy
- John 1825-1874 born at St Mary’s in the Scilly Isles he was a tin miner, he married Mary Rogers at Sithney in 1848. They had nine children
- Ellen 1826-1905 baptised at Sithney and married James Rogers there in 1847, three children
- Jane 1829-1830 died in infancy
- Florence 1832-1897 married John Martin in 1850, four children and emigrated to Mineral Point Wisconsin
- Blanch Hammill 1833-1833 died in infancy
- Grace Hammill 1833-1833 died in infancy (it’s not clear if they are twins)
- Blanch Hammill 1835-1888 married John Pascoe a miner at Camborne in 1861, five children
Scilly Isles and Sithney, Cornwall
William Lanyon 1794-1871
William was baptised at St Hilary in 1794. He was a blacksmith and married Elizabeth Arthur at St Hilary in 1818. They had six children:
- William John 1818-1856 he was a journeyman carpenter, he died age 38 of Phthisis Pulmonalis (TB) he was a bachelor
- Edward Arthur 1820-1826 died young
- Richard 1823-1823 died in infancy
- Jane 1824-1857 she was a dressmaker, she married John Wiley and had a daughter Bessie Jane in 1855. Jane senior died in 1857
- Elizabeth 1827-1827 died in infancy
- Edward Arthur 1829-1920
John Lanyon 1808-1885
John was born at Germoe abt. 1808, he was a tin miner and married Mary Williams at Germoe in 1830. Their children:
- James 1831-1871 he was a tin miner, married Sarah Jane Kitto at Breage in 1856 – five children. He died at Detroit Michigan 1871
- John 1832-1871 he was a tin dresser, married Alice Adams at Crowan in 1860 – four children – he drowned at Sarawak in Malaysia in 1871
- Mary 1834-1890 married James Russell at Helston in 1861 – eight children, emigrated to Texas
- Jennifer Jennings 1836-1838 died in infancy
- Samuel 1838-1920 he was also a tin dresser, married Emily Edwards at Helston in 1866 – two children, his son John Edwards emigrated to South Africa
- Jane 1839-1840 died in infancy
Thomas Lanyon 1819-1855
Thomas was baptised at Mawgan in Meneage in 1819. He was a farm labourer. His first marriage was to Mary Whilley and there were two children:
- James 1841-1883
- Mary Ann 1842-1908
Mary Whilley died in 1844 and was buried at Kea. He them married for a second time to Louisa Rawling Williams at St Allen in 1845. There was one child from this marriage:
- John Henry 1849-1935
Thomas died of kidney disease in 1855 aged just 36. We’ll find out what happened to his widow and children in the post ‘Pauper’s Passport’.
The Lanyons 