We have four days off from work ~ what bliss! We work all week just to look forward to having some days off to explore this amazing country. Our plans this time is to stay local and head down south Cornwall. Our first stop being an investigation of Ian's family history.
Ian's great, great grandfather ~ Thomas Vincent was born in a small village called Illogan, just out of Redruth. He was a copper tin miner and married Ann Carthew in the local parish church. Our mission was to find their gravestones in the parish cemetery. We found the church without any problems, luckily there was a working bee in progress so the easiest way was to ask. The 'morning tea lady' couldn't do more to help us. While making coffee and offering us biscuits one of the men looked in the burial records for us. Unfortunately without success. The early records were kept in Truro, but he gave us a general area where they may be buried. Time was ticking ~ we had made arrangements to meet great uncle Peter at 12.00 and we had to leave it for another day. We carried onto Hayle to meet my relatives ~ Peter and Fran Searle.
Peter and Fran live in a lovely two storied bungalow with a beautiful garden. I was met by Fran, a very friendly relaxed lady. Peter was more of a reserved character. He didn't remind me much of Granddad Ted in anyway in looks or in sound. But he did have the famous 'Searle hands', big and strong. We had a beautiful lunch with the relatives. Steve and his wife Liz and two children. Theresa and her two children, all very well behaved and pleasant.
After lunch we went for a walk along the coast to Godrevy Island where there was a lighthouse. Across the bay we could see St Ives in the distance. Peter and Fran were interested in bird watching while Steve and the rest of the family enjoyed the walk. After a cup of tea we left them for Penzance. We enjoyed our visit very much, meeting family I never know I had.
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