Some Moon Family Haunts in Liskeard
A Few Maps to Get Your Bearings
1 Boduel 2 Gormellick 3 Treheer 4 Tempellow 5 Lanrest 6 High Clicker Cross 7 High Clicker 8 Low Clicker 9 Clicker Tor
1 Boduel: One Moon family has historically inhabitted Boduel, which was divided and
referred to as Higher, Middle and Lower Boduel farms.
2 Gormellick: In the will of Theophilus Moon dated 1720, it references a Cornelius
Moon of Gormellick and also a John Moon of Gormellick.
3 Treheer That which may still be referred to by the name of Trehere, was were the
family of Nicholas Moon and Mary Ann Fitze, with their sons and daughters did live.
4 Tempellow: Was on of the leased properties and were the family of Theophilus did
at one time possess as listed in the National Archives records.
5 Lanrest: Was where Elizabeth Morshead and then also the Moons did reside and was
listed among the properties of Theophilus Moon.
6-9. The Clickers: They were also associated with the family of Theophilus Moon,
that would be the Theophilus lived later and married Honour Hawkey. Their son Joseph Moon
of High Clicker would seem to be he who married Susanna Moon daughter of Edward Moon and
his wife Jenny Morshead, the daughter of Nicholas Morshead and Elizabeth Pyne.
Of the Clicker properties, High Clicker Cross what that intersection of roads that
'crossed' at the corners of High Clicker. High Clicker to day is what is called
Horningtops, Low Clicker was the other side of the road's end from High Clicker. And
Clicker Tor or High Clicker Tor was actually a quarry where they quarried stone.
By clicking the above map, an older survey mapping may be seen which will further
identify theses places by name. It well also show Trewen, where the Moon family also
once resided as well. I suppose it would all be too simple to follow the lands and such
rumors and suggested pedigrees such as the one of Frank McQuire (shown below). Some say
that the Boduel was inhabited by a Christopher Moon and perhaps a son Philip. The 1720
will of Theophilus Moon names a Cornelius Moon of Gormellick, at one time my Moon family
laced with Cornelius Moons inhabited Trewen and then later Treheer. And of course the
Theophilus family was of the 'Clickers', Lanrest, Tempellow and such in the same
neighborhood as my Moon line though they were of the Theophilus Moon line.
On today's road map these properies would be at these locations, which in some cases
do carry the same names and in other cases they do not. Also don't be surprised to
see several sites throughout Cornwall which carry the same location name, such as
Hendra and Trewen. There is a Trewen parish near Altarnun, a Trewen in
Liskeard and a Trewen which was west of St. Keyne. And there were a number
of sites which carried the name of Hendra, which is another form of the name of
Hender by the way.
These properties were 'rented' out according to 99 year leases though it appears that
seldom did such 99 year lease ever run its full course of 99 years before exchanging
hands or at least being renegotiated.
And then of course there is no real guarantee that the lands and their names have not 'wandered' some
as such fixed name with such fixed location seem to be moved about either by relocating the land and/or
the name that is associated with it. Certainly old historical descriptions are hard to reconcile to
more modern maps and circumstances. And there is always the case that the name was more associated with
the people envolved than the land itself. And once when a name was used, it often was used round and
about as applied to diferent localities across the countryside. And what name is not left of the various
used is not too frequently the one that is sought by those who seek it.
Trewen or Treween is one that according to who spells the name can be found either by Altarnun or
within the greater reaches of the Liskeard parish. But yet often the people chose the parish attended
for not all region assignments matched the more convient parish to attend or be a part of. The Moons
of Trewen and Treheer/Trehere are buried at St Keyne though land is today marked as that belogning to
Liskeard. And the country folk often chose the country church rather than the city church other than
for splended doings and such. And Menheniot and Liskeard often swap cliential as well.
That named and written as either Beloytha or Bolitho round Liskeard and Menheniot has by some been
take as being the same and may well be, but descriptive history of such does seem to vary and that
does not consider the Beloytha of West Cornwall at that.
Frank McGuire: mcguirfl@nex.net.au
The Story of Carswell
Bride Groom John Carswell was married to Emmeline Raby at Menheniot Parish on 26 April 1860. The groom's
residence was give as that of Bolitho and the bride's as Hendra. Now Hendra is another one of those
names the seems to dot the maps of Cornwall either here or there but this one seem to be that so
associated with round about Hendra Bridge. The couple had four children. 1) John Raby Carswell was
baptized at Menheniot parish, the family resided at Beloytha, next 2) Jane Stephens Carswell was also
baptized at Menheniot parish, the family resided at Beloytha, next 3) Elizabeth Moon Carswell was
baptized at Menheniot parish, the family resided at Beloytha, and finally 4) Charles Honey Carswell was
baptized at Liskeard parish when the famiily resided at Bolitha. Father John Carswell was buried at
Liskeard 11 June 1867, age 48, and the family resided at Bolitha. Bolitho Farm or Moon Farm can be
found just south of Liskeard proper. It seems all understandable until one attempts to find that first
Beloytha. It is nowhere about Menheniot to be found today though it is mentioned in history as so
associated with Menheniot. Today some make it the same as Bolitho as the names may be
similiarly pronounced. Perhaps it is Latin and English and that of the Parish recorders preference.
(See Moon Cousins from Edward Moon and Jenny Morshead)
Searching google maps gives no resolve for either of the two, Bolitho or Belytha. There is found
Bolitho Launceston, Bolitho A J Lanreath, Bolitho Park Saint Peters Road, Pymouth, Bolitho School
Polwithen Road, Penzance and Bolitho Mark Heron Way, Truro. Only on local maps of Liskeard whether
old survey or others, is to be found Bolitho. And there it is very close to Liskeard of today, just
south about where Moon Farm is today. As for Beloytha of Menheniot, it is not to be found except by
some who make it the same as Bolitho of Liskeard. Or worse still Google Map will show you that there
is a Blythe Cottage in on Tregony Rd, Probus.
A Historical Reference
"The King's troop lay in Mynhenet [Menheniot] parish 2 myle from Liskard, at the villages of
Beloytha [Belitho] and Curtether [Cartether]. (Works of the Camden Society, issue
74, page 47). Now Belitho is between Curtether/Cartether and Liskeard, but both are more readily
near to Liskeard than Menheniot though the history seem to make them nearer Menheniot. Perhaps the
Beloyhta or Beloytho of yesterday is the same as Belitho of today. If it is were Bolitho is today
then the King's troop was much nearer Liskeard than Menheniot, but I suppose everything is relatives
at best.
At any rate, it is always a challenge to attempt to locate places long past, where they were and just
what they were like. If indeed Bolitho/Bolitha and Beloytha/Beloytho are the same identical place,
then the question still sets upon why the two nearer to Liskeard Parish families, Carswell of Belitho
and Raby of Hendra, would travel further to Menheniot than to gather to the closer 'city' Parish of
Liskeard? Perhaps it is a simple as the Menheniot local was more to their taste and liking?
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