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Re: John Luxon born St Enoder, Cornwall

ward149 — 2009-03-13 20:22:08Z

Although I have been researching the Cornish Luxons for several years, I have only now come across these postings. My great-grandmother was Mary Jane (Polly) Luxon (b Ladock 18 Nov 1854), the eldest daughter of John Luxon and Elizabeth Betty (NB. the name is BETTY not BETTS). According to my records John Luxon was born nearer to 1830 than 1826 but I would be interested in any evidence of his birth or baptism, both of which have eluded me. Elizabeth Betty was born in Ladock in 1832, the daughter of John Betty and Elizabeth (nee Hughes).
Polly's younger brother, John Henry, married Susan Brand after his move from Cornwall to Sheffield where their many children were born.
It is possible that John Luxon's parents were John Luxon (b 1808 St Enoder) and Mary Rosewarn (b 1810 Gwinear). However, without the evidence of a baptism entry, one cannot be certain about the parentage.
I hope this is of interest.
Colin

Re: John Luxon born St Enoder, Cornwall

Jane_Luxon — 2008-12-12 23:19:20Z

I think we might be a strain of the family that you are trying to trace. I think the John Henry that you are referring to is my Great Grandad who walked from cornwall to Sheffield looking for work. My parents went down to ladock to see if they could trace the family tree back any further but we came to a full stop with two John Luxons as we still have to find which one our family came from. Any help would be brilliant.

Re: Luxon name variations

jimluxon — 2008-10-29 17:37:16Z

Sorry I didn't see this and don't remember getting an alert.

jim luxon

Re: Luxon name variations

jimluxon — 2008-10-29 17:35:42Z

Your request is rather broad. My family came from Winkleigh Devon (1500s), Tintagel (1600s), St. Gennys (1700s), Channel Islands (early 1800s), London (mid 1800s), Canada, then the US. I now believe that we were all Luxtons from in the earliest years. In 1851, there were only 200 Luxons in all of England.

Jim Luxon

Re: Luxon name variations

julieluxon60 — 2008-10-29 14:35:34Z

just started doing family tree - my name is Luxon and live in Kent - family originated from Cornwall and Devon - now am getting a bit stuck!!
Would appreciate any help with anything to do with Luxons pse. ta

Jane Luxon

Karen_Syrett — 2008-09-04 20:50:41Z

Jane Luxon worked in Bristol in 1819 as a servant. I believe she came from Devon/Cornwall. She had an illegitimate son, John, in 1819 and I think she moved back to Devon. He married in 1840 in Topsham Devon and named James Luxon as his father. Any information on Jane would be appreciated.

Anthony Luxon and Barsheba Lowe of Prince Georges County, Maryland

pbailey1750 — 2007-03-04 05:58:03Z

Can anyone help me with the family of Anthony Luxon who on November 06, 1786 married Barsheba Lowe in Prince Georges County, Maryland.

Barsheba was the daughter of Samuel and Sopheniah Lowe.

Re: Luxon name variations

2006-08-01 16:59:15Z

You seem to be interested in Luxon genealogy. I have done a bit. Please get in touch.

Re: Luxon of Bruce Co.

LoisHolt52 — 2006-06-19 00:39:05Z

Linda,

Re: Luxon of Bruce Co.

LoisHolt52 — 2006-06-19 00:39:05Z

Linda, My Elizabeth Spurrell, nee Luxon's mother was Mary Buckingham and father John Luxon from Cornwall. There were 3 children in the Luxon family. As for William Spurrell I am still searching nothing in Ontario tells where he came from.

Luxon name variations

websterhazel — 2006-05-21 11:46:00Z

Just found some Luxons I've been looking for transcribed as Lucton. I've also come across 'Lacon'. Anyone else had this problem?

Re: I don't know if this is any connection or not BUT....

JohnLMuller — 2006-04-19 03:49:21Z

First off thank-you for your response. I recieved some additonal information today, but not Catherine's parents names. Still it may correspond to something you may have.

On the second voyage of the Western Monarch the ship carried 372 emigrants in 76 days to Bluff New Zealand. The ship departed Plymouth London on 10/30/1878 and the passengers disembarked on 1/20/1879 in Bluff. The passenger list included:
Letcher William 23
Letcher Catherine 24
Letcher Elizabeth J 2m

Re: I don't know if this is any connection or not BUT....

2006-04-18 11:08:48Z

John

My tracings in the UK finish with the census of 1851.
This is prior to the birth of Catherine and William .

Sorry I cannot help you more.

Do you know the names of Catherine's parents?

I don't know if this is any connection or not BUT....

JohnLMuller — 2006-04-17 19:49:50Z

Spouse- Catherine Jane Luxon
Born- Circa 1854
Place- Cornwall, England
Spouse- William Letcher
Born- Circa 1855
Place- Cornwall, England
Married- July 30, 1877
Place- Cornwall, England
Children- Nellie Hood Letcher and Isabella Jane Letcher
Born- Both in Drummond, Otautau, New Zeland in
1895 for Nellie and 1897 for Isabella

If this sounds familiar I'd appreciate any information particularily about what happend to William and Catherine, thank-you.

Re: Luxon

2006-02-28 15:41:03Z

Hi David,
Thank you very much for your information.

For the entry of James and Mary Ann Luxon, where it says they had a son James aged 8, it should have been 8 months.
This is the family who moved from Devon to London of which I am a descendant.

I have been getting quite a bit of information about Onesiphorus recently, I just can't find the connection although I'm sure there must be one as he and his wife were their witness (James and Mary Ann).
Thanks again
Karen

Re: Luxon

2006-02-28 11:38:50Z

Hello Karen

Onesiphoros and Sally do not appear in the 1841 census however the 1851 census has the following listing according to my researchers.

"Fore or High Street fo. 269 Born
Oinsephous Luxon head mar 55 mason Devon Topsham
Sally " wife " 48 " "
Fredk " son unm 16 ass. mason " Honiton
Eliza " dau 8 scholar " Exeter
Elizabeth " " 6 " " Topsham"

They also mentioned the following entries in the register of baptisms marriages (males only) and burials 1818 to 1829

M 28 Dec 1823 Oneiphorus Luxton (signs Oney Sephres Luxon) mason and Sally Cox, lic., wits: James Carlisle, Isaac Hooper.

C 6 April 1828 Onesiphorus son of Onesiphorus and Sarah Luxon, mason.

B 9 June 1828 Onesiphorus Luxon, 4 months.

The 1841 census shows, as you are possibly already aware reference to your ancestors

"Higher Passage Lane
James Luxon 8
Mary Luxon 20
James Luxon 20 ship carpenter
(in household of Abraham, Coe rope maker)"
All shown as born in Devon

Trust this may help

David Luxon
Australia

Re: Onesiphorus Luxon

2006-02-19 17:41:27Z

Hi Philip,
Thank you for your reply. That would explain a lot. I have had trouble finding Onesiphorus's birth. I didn't know he signed the register Oney Sephres, I assume for his marriage.
I am just trying to tie up a loose end. My ancestor James Luxon had Onesiphorus and his wife Sally as witnesses at his wedding in 1840. James' mother was called Jane Luxon (Luxton) and doesn't appear to have been married although James does put his father's name down as James - a joiner. I have a feeling Onesiphorus is his uncle.
James himself was born in Bristol in 1819 and moved (back?) to Devon at some point after that.

Re: Onesiphorus Luxon

KingsBeam44 — 2006-02-18 23:27:11Z

Onesiphorus LUXHAM was christened at Topsham on 29-May-1796, the son of John and Elizabeth LUXHAM. I believe, but cannot yet prove, that his parents are the John LUXTON and Elizabeth PEARSE married at Dowland on 13-May-1779.

Did you know that Onesiphous signed himself as Oney Sephres in the register at his wedding?

Re: Luxon

2005-11-19 11:18:38Z

David

Interesting to find my namesake. I am in Australia. My Great Granfather James William Luxon was born at Topsham 13 Sept 1837 Married in Australia in 1859. His father was James Luxon born around 1815. His Great grandfather was William Luxon born at Topsham 1786.

The census of 1851 show James luxon with his parents living at 239 Red Lion Court Topsham.

When in UK about three years ago I visited Topsham however Red Lion Court no longer exists - no doubt the Red Lion Inn has been demolished. Many of the Luxon families lived in White Street and that Street still exists.

Maybe we are distantly related?

It was interesting to note the occupations stated in the census papers - fisherman, lace maker, rag cutter, pauper widow of pilot, twine maker, lighterman, mariner, quay porter and ships carpernter. i don't think we have any royal blood!

Cheers

David from Downunder.

Re: LUXON's from Cornwall, UK

2005-09-27 18:04:46Z

hi don`t know if i can help but i think that my great grandfather came from cornwall and his name was thomas henry luxon, he married a girl called evelina farr and had four children .
email me if you think i may be able to help.
yours stuart

Re: LUXON's from Cornwall, UK

2003-06-10 02:06:28Z

Looking for Mary Ann Luxon who married James Ellis and came to PA.

Annie Luxon, Died 2/1/1898, Sacramento, Ca

2003-02-02 06:03:04Z

LUXON- In this city, February 1, 1898, Annie Luxon, wife of William Luxon, mother of George Luxon and Mrs C.H. Davis and grandmother of Georgia and Nellie Davis. A native of Ireland, aged 57 years and 10 months.
Funderal Thurdsay, from her late residence, 1704 Third Street. Interment, City Cemetery.

Sacramento Bee 2/2/1898

Luxon of Bruce Co.

2002-10-24 07:44:19Z

Hello Susan,

I am a great great grandaughter to Elizabeth Luxon who married William Spurrell. She and her father John Luxon are buried in Elsienor. What time peroid are your Luxon's from.
Mine are from 1796-John and his daughter is 1825-1884. They started in Toronto and then some to Peel Twshp and then Bruce Co. 1871.
Let me know I live in Ontario and we have lots of information at hand.
Thanks Lois

Re: Corrine Luxon

2001-10-05 18:40:48Z

I think Corrine married my cousin in the early 1970s. They have long since been divorced. He was a Luxon. I don't know what her maiden name was.

Corrine Luxon

2000-02-17 19:08:15Z

Looking for information, whereabouts of Corrine Luxon of Southeastern Michigan. She was (is?) a social worker in the Detroit Metropoliton area in the early 1970's.

John James Luxon Pascoe

2000-01-14 08:45:02Z

Quite a name huh, is he on your tree somewhere. All the info I have on him is that he was born about 1878, not 100% sure where, but it comes down that he was from New Jersey (Battokina Mill, Portoram Mill if you have heard of these mills and location that would be a help too) He ended up in Australia where he had a daughter with my gr. grandma out of wedlock. Her name Elizabeth Hannah Bland 1901 in Northern WA. Any information would be greatly appreciated have been searching a very long time. I'm not sure if all those names go together or if he went by John Pascoe, or John James Pascoe, or John Luxon, or James Luxon etc.

Luxon

davidluxon — 2002-08-12 07:36:16Z

Just started this search of my family History.
I haven't got much yet.
I'm from London, and so was my father, but my Grandfather, Walter John Luxon travelled around a bit, mainly in England.
Just trying to expand the tree.

John Luxon born St Enoder, Cornwall

PAYNELE — 2004-11-04 11:49:50Z

Hi,
Am looking for ancestors of John Luxon, born 1826 St Enoder Cornwall. I know that he married Elizabeth Betts from Ladock, Cornwall in 1852 and i know their children - Elizabeth, William, Charles, Lousia, Henry, Alma and John Henry
Can anybody help please?! With Elizabeth Betts Also

Cheers : )

LUXON's from Cornwall, UK

maureen1833 — 2002-08-08 07:26:25Z

My Luxon's come from St.Austell, Cornwall, England.
The first was John Luxon a copper miner married to Jennifer Rowse and he died in 1861.
Maureen

Re: Luxon of Bruce Co.

ladyclaz46 — 2004-04-23 02:52:22Z

Dear Lois-do you have the Spurrell lineage? I have William and his decendants but need his father etc. Location in England? Elizabeth's correct parentage-I have her mother as Jane Sparnon 1799, Corwall. Any help is appreciated.

Onesiphorus Luxon

KarenSyrett — 2006-02-18 16:26:16Z

I am trying to trace exactly where and when Onesiphorus Luxon (Luxton) was born and who his parents were. He died in Topsham, Devon in 1879 aged 84. His children were born in various villages - Clyst Honiton, Petton, Heavitree, Exeter and Topsham. He was a mason and therefore probably had to travel for work.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Re: Luxon

KarenSyrett — 2006-02-18 16:20:04Z

Hi David,
You mention White Street Topsham in your message. My G-g-g-g- grandfather was born there in 1840. He too was called James. His father was James and his mother, Mary Ann, formerly Cox. For many generations the James's in the family were shipwrights.

A few years after James was born in around 1843 they moved to London, I assume to get the work. The Great Eastern was being built around that time.

Onesiphorus and Sally Luxon appear as witnesses on James and May Ann's marriage certificate. I think he must have been an uncle. Have you turned him up on your research at all?

I do have the 1841 census of Devon and there do seem to be quite a few Luxons in Topsham. I have not as yet found Onesiphorus.

Karen Syrett