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Does anyone know if there is a family link between the Tangyes and the Trevithicks? Both families are from Illogan in Cornwall and both were involved in engineering, especially relating to Cornish mining.

Most of the male Tangyes, down to the present day, have Trevithick as one of their forenames which suggests more than a professional link between the families.

Grateful for any help with this.

Have you tried looking for info?

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

You have the forenames............and birth years. Look for marriage info relating to the parents

How far back have you traced the Trevithick middle name?

Dea x

I can't see any records of this in Cornwall before the 1960's

I may be missing something, of course

There is one instance in 1875 of a birth............in Warwickshire
.............and one in London in 1909

1911 census

Person: TANGYE, Richard Trevithick Gilbertstone Address: 40 Bramham Gardens Earls Court S W

TANGYE, Richard Trevithick Gilbertstone Head Married M 35 1876 Barrister At Law Barmingham VIEW
TANGYE, Sophie Elizabeth Frieda Wife Married7 years F 31 1880 Hornsey Middlesex VIEW
TANGYE, Richard Colin Trevithick Son M 4 1907 Chelsea Middlesex VIEW
TANGYE, Nigel Trevithick Son M 1 1910 South Kensington Middlesex VIEW
SADLER, Ada Marion Balfour Servant Single F 34 1877 Cook Edinburgh VIEW
CLEYDON, Mildred Servant Single F 22 1889 Parlourmaid Wroyton Oxfordshire VIEW
SHACKLEFORD, May Servant Single F 23 1888 Housemaid Hurst Berkshire VIEW
PINNER, Elizabeth Mary Servant Single F 21 1890 Kitchenmaid New Brompton Kent VIEW
LAYTE, Herbert Servant Single M 18 1893 Chauffeur Wells Norfolk VIEW
SADLER, Ina Bayley Servant Single F 32 1879 Nurse Domestic Edinburgh VIEW
BARRETT, Ada Beatrice Servant Single F 22 1889 Under-Nurse Domestic Fulham Middlesex

Father and son - as per birth info I mentioned

1881 census

Person: TANGYE, Richard T G Address: Gilbertstone Coventry Rd, Solihull

TANGYE, Richard Head Married M 47 1834 Magistrate & Mechanical Engineer Employing 14 Hundred Persons
Illogan, Cornwall VIEW
TANGYE, Caroline Wife Married F 45 1836
Marylebone, Middlesex VIEW
TANGYE, Richard T G Son Single M 5 1876 Scholar
Birmingham, Warwickshire VIEW
TANGYE, Wilfrid N Son Single M 3 1878
Bickenhill, Warwickshire VIEW
LEWIN, Alice C Governess Single F 34 1847 Governess (Private)
Hartlepool, Durham VIEW
HUGHES, Emma Servant Single F 26 1855 Domestic (Serv)
Ladywood, Warwickshire VIEW
WEST, Mary Servant Single F 24 1857 Domestic (Serv)
Birmingham, Warwickshire VIEW
MAY, Elizabeth Servant Single F 20 1861 Domestic (Serv)
Perranzabuloe, Cornwall

That is the only instance I can see also Reggie.

Dea x

Marriages Mar 1859 (>99%)

Jesper Caroline Birmingham 6d 200
Tangye Richard Birmingham 6d 200

Thanks, Dea...............appreciate the confirmation

Great Western Railway Shareholders
search results 1835-1932


First name: Richard (including variants) Last name: Tangye Year: 1835 to 1932

Last name First name(s) Year of birth Country County Record Image
TANGYE Richard 1906 Cornwall England VIEW VIEW
TANGYE Richard 1906 Surrey England VIEW VIEW
TANGYE Richard Trevithick Gilbertstone 1906 London England VIEW VIEW
TANGYE Richard Trevithick Gilbertstone 1921 Warwickshire England VIEW

The above relate in at least one instance to Probate..............which refers to DAME Caroline

Yes, but you have since found another one Reggie ;-) :-D

Dea Xxx

That was the son, wasn't it?

1851 census

Person: JESPER, Caroline Address: Tenbury Place, Wheeler Street, Birmingham

JESPER, Thomas Head Married M 50 1801 Corn Merchant
Purleigh, Essex VIEW
JESPER, Martha E Wife Married F 41 1810
Stebbing, Essex VIEW
JESPER, Robert W Son Unmarried M 19 1832
Stebbing, Essex VIEW
JESPER, Eleanor Daughter Unmarried F 18 1833
Stebbing, Essex VIEW
JESPER, Caroline Daughter Unmarried F 15 1836
Marylebone, Middlesex VIEW
JESPER, Rachael Daughter F 6 1845 Scholar
Birmingham, Warwickshire VIEW
JESPER, Francis Son M 5 1846 Scholar
Birmingham, Warwickshire VIEW
JESPER, Joseph M Son M 2 1849 At Home
Birmingham, Warwickshire VIEW
JESPER, Sarah Visitor Widow F 51 1800 Farmer
South Fambridge, Essex VIEW
MONK, Robert Wm Lodger Widower M 70 1781 Retired Glazier
Great Baddow, Essex VIEW
EVENS, Margaret Visitor Unmarried F 24 1827 Mantua Maker
Birmingham, Warwickshire

So it was Reggie - I thought you had another one there ;-)

There is plenty about the family on google - this is just one of the sites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Tangye

Dea x

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Tangye

(above from google)

Baptism Circuit Camborne, Wesleyan Circuit
Forename Richard
Surname TANGYE
Sex son of
Father Forename Joseph
Mother Forename Ann
Residence
Parish Or Reg District Illogan
Father Rank Profession Shopkeeper
Day Month 29-Dec
Year 1833
Age Born 24 Nov
Where Baptised Camborne Circuit Chapels

http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/

Chris :)

edits (perhaps not Baptism!)

There is a plaque on the wall on the corner of Margaret Street in Birmingham City Centre commemmorating Richard Tangye.
He was something like the City engineer or chief architect (Can´t remember exactly what). It always interested me because I wondered if he was related to the Cornish Tangye
Was it Derek Tangye who wrote the books about cats in Cornwall? I believe he was related to the Birmingham Tangyes.

It definitely is his baptism.....it's on the IGI

There was an engineering firm by the name of Tangye in the Birmingham/Smethwick area around 1900. I have a long service medal for one of my wifes forebears dated about 1909.

Andy

Hello Joanna and welcome to the Community Boards.


There is, indeed, a lot of information on the above families on Google and some of it is very interesting too.


I read that Sir Richard Tangye was inspired by a fellow countryman - the neglected genius Richard Trevithick. It may be that Sir Richard named one of his children after his friend and the tradition continued down the line.




I will let Joanne know that she has replies to her query.... :-) :-)

Sir Richard Tangye was born 1833 (per Wikipedia, and as Chris has said), and he already had the middle name Trevithick himself - so nothing to with Richard Trevithick.