James Pascoe (3 Aug 1790 - 27 Mar 1861)

James is my great, great, great, great grandfather.

James Pascoe was christened on 3 August 1790 at the Kilkhampton, Parish Church of Morwenstow, Cornwall, England to parents Edward Pascoe and Joan Pascoe (nee Trewin).

James married Elizabeth Johns on 30 May 1814 at the Church of England, Parish Church of Morwenstow, Cornwall, England. Elizabeth was from the village Kilkhampton not far from Morwenstow.

They have the following children:

Mary Pascoe born 24 March 1815 at Ilcombe Moor, Cornwall, England.
Thomas Pascoe born 18 May 1817 at Snealdown, Cornwall, England
Edward Pascoe christened on 3 October 1819 at Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.
John Pascoe christened 29 June 1822 at Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.  Still living with parents in 1851.
James PASCOE christened 24 March 1824 at Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.
Eliza Pascoe christened 16 April 1826 at Morwenstow, Cornwall, England
Richard Pascoe christened 1828 at Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.
William Pascoe christened 6 July 1828 at Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.
Henry Pascoe christened 25 April 1830 at Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.
Elizabeth Ann Pascoe christened 10 June 1832 at Morwenstow, Cornwall, England and died 1871.  Married Robert Darwin Stephenson.

In the English Census of 1841 James (aged 50) is living with his wife Betsey (Elizabeth) (aged 45) and sons William (aged 12) and Henry (aged 10) and daughter Elizabeth (aged 8) at the little village called Woodford, in the Parish of Morwenstow, Cornwall, England. He is listed as being an Agricultural Labourer.

In the English Census of 1851 James (aged 61) is living with his wife Betsey (Elizabeth) (aged 58) and son John at the little village called Woodford, in the Parish of Morwenstow, Cornwall, England. He is listed as being an Agricultural Labourer.  They are living 3 doors up from their son James Pascoe and his wife Elizabeth and child Jane Pascoe.

James and Betsy farewell their son James and family off to Australia around 1853.  They will never see them again.

James Pascoe died on 27 March 1861 in Woodford, Parish of Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.

In the English Census of 1861 Elizabeth, James wife is living with her daughter Ann (Elizabeth Ann aged 28) and Ann's children in Woodford, Cornwall, England.  Ann's married name is Stephenson.  The children are Robert (5), Elizabeth A (3) and Emma (1).  Elizabeth is listed as a Bread Baker.  She is 68.

Elizabeth died in 1871.

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