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From: Geoff Wright <>
Subject: Re Tramp
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 23:13:26 -0400


From:Alex Glendinning, INTERNET:
TO:CI List, INTERNET:
DATE:05/08/97 18:31

RE:Re Tramp

Attn: Bob Moore <>

(1) This St Helier death showed up during the mortality project research today.

01.03.1867 6 Pitt Street - Eleanor Percy, widow of William Tramp, (71)
cause: Old Age; reported by Mary Fallaize (same address) present at the
death.

(2) Index now searched to 1873.

(3) Input from soc.genealogy.uk+ireland

Deborah wrote: <> wrote re: TRAMPLEASURE

> I have some information regarding this surname originating in Devon and
> Cornwall. If you have an interest in this name please contact me.

I posted this message ...
> >
> > This is a little tenous but I have been doing some research on a family in
> > Jersey called Tramp.
> >
> > A William Trampbishure married Eleanor Piercy in St Helier Parish Church
> > on 29.05.1822. From then on his name and his childrens' names were given
> > as TRAMP and we assumed he may have been from somewhere in Ireland where
> > the expression "besure" was used - i.e. - this may have been his
> > response when the Rector asked his name during the ceremony - "my name is
> > William Tramp - besure" ! But what if he was actually saying "My name is
> > William Trampleasure"?
> >
> > Does this fit with anything you have?
> >
> > Looking forward to hearing from you.
> >
Deborah replied
>
> My Email is
>

>I have checked with the Tree and cannot find any in Jersey butthere
>was a William who went ot the Scily Isles as that was where he was
>married. He was born on 10 July 1774 Callington Cornwall and married
>a Christian Tregarthen in 1806 on the Scilly Isles, Cornwall. He was
>buried 23 April 1846 in Glastonbury Somerset.
>
>There are of course lots of other Trampleasures that I do not know how
>or where they ended up. William was a very common name for
>Trampleasures. The name previously was also TRAMPLAZA and
>before that TRAMPLEAR/TRAMPLERIA but all originating from
>Cornwall. In later years they ended up all over Southern England from
>Cornwall to Kent.
>Happy to give more info if it helps.
>regards
>Deborah

What do we think folks? Were the Jersey Tramps actually Trampleasures?

Alex

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