Catherine Symons nee Roskilly FMMMM

Name: Catherine Roskilly
Date and place of birth: Coverack, St. Keverne, Cornwall
Names of parents: Simon Roskilly and Jane Trezise (lived Coverack)
Date and place of baptism: 7 December 1795 St. Keverne C of E
Marriage: 24 May 1813 St. Keverne to Robert Symons
Occupation: Farmer’s wife of 18 acres
Address: Kilter, St. Keverne
1841 Census: St. Keverne Kilter: Robert Symons 50 Farmer In country; Catherine Symons 45 In country; Elizabeth Symons 20 In country; Catherine Symons 15 In country; John Symons 14 In country; Richard Symons 11 In Country; Susanna Symons 9 In country; Mary Symons 5 In country; Thomas Symons 2 In country.
1851 Census: Fol 67 Page 17
Kilter Robert Symons Head, M, 62, Farmer of 18 Acres, St. Keverne Cornwall, Catherine Symons, Wife, M, 55, Farmers Wife, St. Keverne, Cornwall, Catherine Symons Dau, U, 26, Dressmaker, St. Keverne, Cornwall, Richard P. Symons, Son, U, 21, Farmers Sn, St. Keverne, Cornwall, Susanna Symons, Dau, U, 18 Farmers Daughter, St. Keverne Cornwall,
Mary A. Symons, Dau, U 15, St. Keverne Cornwall, Thomas Symons, Son 11, Scholar, St. Keverne, Cornwall.
Children not on Census: Thomas bpt 1813; Jane bpt 1816; Robert bpt 1818; Miriam bpt 1823.
1861 Census:
Tendera(?), St Anthony, Cornwall
Thomas Symons Head Un 21 Farmer of 22 acres employing 1 boy Cornwall St Keverne
Catherine Do Mother W 65 Retired Farmer Do Do
Mary A Do Sister Un 25 Late Dressmaker Do Do
John Pengelly Serv 13 Carter Do Mawgan
Emily Mundy Visitor Un 21 Boot & Shoe Binder Do St Keverne.

Date, place and cause of death: February 1864. Residence: Helston Union Workhouse. Cause: Unknown
Date and place of burial: 26th February 1864. Parish Sithney, Cornwall
Details of will: Unknown
Memorial inscription : Unknown

All Information extracted from Cornwall OPC.

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Is this her in 1861?
Tendera(?), St Anthony, Cornwall
Thomas Symons Head Un 21 Farmer of 22 acres employing 1 boy Cornwall St Keverne
Catherine Do Mother W 65 Retired Farmer Do Do
Mary A Do Sister Un 25 Late Dressmaker Do Do
John Pengelly Serv 13 Carter Do Mawgan
Emily Mundy Visitor Un 21 Boot & Shoe Binder Do St Keverne.

Many thanks Kate, yes that is Catherine and her two youngest. I must amend her age in 1851 as it was written 55, but mistranscribed. When she died her residence was given as Helston Union, do you think that was a workhouse? I will go and Google.

Yes Helston Union was the Workhouse. In 1871 Census there were over 180 inmates which included 50 children and a school teacher and matron. There were a few classified as insane/idiot, but mostly just poor and no work and widows with no means of support. 1861 with the son and daughter, 3 years later dying in the workhouse? Did the son marry or the daughter die? Maybe they both got got married and Catherine was old and sick. A very sad ending.