1. James Hampton of Uny Lelant was born in about 1545. He was listed on the Muster Roll of 1569.

2. Edward Hampton was born in about 1575 and was the son of James Hampton. He married a miss Dwens of Camborne (surname unknown) on 18th September 1598.

They had the following children:

3. Edward Hampton was born in 1601 and was the son of Edward and Dwens Hampton. He married Eleanor Tresise, she was born in 1604 and was buried on 9th January 1669 at St. Erth.

They had the following children:

Edward passed away in 1654.

4. Robert Hampton was baptised on 30th March 1630 at St. Erth. He married Ann Cock on 20th January 1661 at St. Erth. She was born at Helston in 1635 and was buried on 15th September 1705 at St. Erth.

They had the following children:

Robert died on 2nd February 1696 at St. Erth.

5. Robert Hampton was baptised on 22nd March 1674 at St. Erth. He married Grace (no known info).

They had the following children:

Robert died on 23rd September 1733 at St. Erth.

6. James Hampton was baptised on 1st February 1698 at St. Erth. He married Amy Bennatts on 15th June 1723 at Lelant. Amy was born in 1703 and died in 1784.

They had the following children:

James was killed in a mining accident at Wheal Fortune, and buried on 9th March 1737. His widow, Amy, outlived him by 47 years.

7. James Hampton was baptised on 23rd July 1727 at St. Erth. He married a widow called Elizabeth Blight (formerly Vivian) on 19th February 1749.

They had the following children:

James was buried on 8th November 1758 at St. Erth.

8. James Hampton was baptised on 24th August 1752 at St. Erth. His first wife was Clarinda Tredinnack, whom he married on 2nd November 1777 at St. Erth. James was listed as a tinner.

James and Clarinda had two daughters:

Both Clarindas (mother and daughter) were buried on 23rd February 1781. It looks as though Clarinda died of a childbirth-related illness. James remarried to Honour King at St. Hilary on 24th December 1783.

James and Honour had the following children:

James' second wife Honour also died young, on 4th April 1798 at St. Erth. James himself died an old man, on 30th October 1833, aged 81. He was also buried at St. Erth.

9. James Hampton was baptised on 31st October 1784 at St. Erth. He married Grace Whitford at Phillack on 6th October 1805 and had the following children:

His first wife Grace (née Whitford) died on 23rd March 1834, aged 49. James then remarried to another Grace, this time Grace Bartel (a widow) on 2nd September 1838. It is this Grace that appears on the census records, not to be mistaken with the first Grace. Grace had been married to James Bartle in 1809, her maiden name was Trevean. On the 1861 census, James and Grace (aged 77 and 74) were living at Boddiverrant, St. Erth.

The 1871 census shows James as a widower (for a second time) as follows:

James Hampton Head 66 M Farmer 24 acres Phillack

Prudence Hampton Wife 67 M St. Hilary

James Hampton Father 87 W Was farmer St. Erth.

As you can see, James was living with his eldest son in the parish of Breage. James died at Breage on 12th January 1872. His wife Grace had died on 21st March 1866 (aged 79) at Relubbas, St. Erth.

10. Elizabeth Hampton was baptised on 12th February 1809 at Phillack. She married Benjamin Pellow on 28th July 1832 at Phillack. Benjamin was baptised on 4th January 1807 at St. Erth and died on 21st August 1847, aged 40. They had the following children, many of which died in infancy:

Elizabeth was listed on the 1861 census living with her daughter Elizabeth and her young family. However, I cannot find her on the 1871 census, therefore I believe she must have died between these years, which means that her father, James Hampton, outlived her (he died in 1872-see above).

11. John Pellow was baptised on 26th May 1833 at St. Erth. He married Ellen Hayes on 19th February 1860 at St. Erth, although they already had two illegitimate children. John was listed as a labourer on the marriage record. They had the following children:

John's wife Ellen died at St. Erth on 3rd June 1908, aged 72. John died on 3rd February 1912, aged 80. Both are buried at St. Erth.

12. Benjamin James Pellow was born on 27th March 1873 at St. Erth. He married Katie Tonkin on 23rd September 1900. They had the following children:

Benjamin suffered a fall in 1908 when his horse had an accident on the Hayle causeway. This damage led to manic depression and Benjamin was confined to Bodmin Mental Hospital, and apparently didn't want his daughters or grandchildren to visit him there. Dorothy once told me she first met her father when she was 17. Benjamin's wife Katie passed away on 29th April 1938, aged 63. Ben lived for a few more years, dying on 14th November 1942, aged 69. Katie is buried with her parents Nicholas (1843-1932) and Caroline (1840-94) at Phillack. Benjamin is buried with his sister Sarah Louise at St. Erth.

13. James Colin Pellow was born on 19th August 1902 at St. Erth. His father Benjamin was diagnosed with manic depression when Colin was 6 years old. He used to visit his father at Bodmin Mental Hospital, although his sisters and children were not allowed to visit. He married Gwendoline Bennett on 26th December 1928 and had the following children:

Colin went off to the USA to work for Ford, the car company. However, after the 1929 Wallstreet Crash, Gwen had to send him money in order for him to return to Cornwall. Colin developed a bone cancer and died on 9th February 1970, aged 67. Gwen died in 1990, aged 88.

14. Marlene Bennett Pellow was born at Hayle on 20th June 1935. Apparently, when she was born, her cousin Peggy (daughter of Evelyn) was staying with Colin and Gwen. Marlene's birth came as a shock to 12 year old Peggy as she had no idea that Gwen was expecting.

Marlene married John Romilly Cory on 10th November 1956 and had the following children:

Soon after they married, Marlene and John moved up to London, where Nick was born in 1958. However, John caught TB in 1959 and, after a long stay in hospital, it was suggested that the family move back down to Cornwall, where the air was cleaner. They returned to Cornwall, where Tim was born in 1960. The family moved back up to London in 1974. During the late 1970s, they were living in The Barbican, which they eventually sold in 1993, after living in Cambridge from 1988-92, whilst renting the Barbican appartment out. After finally moving out of the Barbican in August 1993, they moved to Warwick where Marlene still lives. John died on 1st October 2002 when he was 69.

15. Timothy Ian Cory was born at Redruth on 30th May 1960. He lived in Cornwall until he was 14, when the family moved up to London. He married Angela Bates on 26th October 1985 and had the following children:

2. Thomas Williams was baptised on 24th September 1601 in St. Columb Major. He was the son of Thomas Williams. He married Anne or Amie on 7th May 1639 in Luxulyan. His wife was buried on 27th September 1680 at St. Columb Major. Thomas and Anne/Amie had the following childen :

3. Methuselah Williams was baptised on 27th February 1639 in St. Columb Major. He married Sarah Grace and had the following children :

Methuselah was buried on 14th June 1681, before the birth of his son, also called Methuselah. His widow Sarah died on 3rd July 1691.

4. Methuselah Williams was baptised on 12th July 1681. His father had died before he was born, and his mother died just before his tenth birthday. He married Sarah (or Mary?) in 1705 and had the following children :

Methuselah died in 1764, when he was 83.

5. Sarah Williams was baptised on 2nd October 1714 at St. Columb Major. She married Jonathan Barrett on 18th April 1735 at St. Columb Major and had the following children :

Sarah died in 1780.

6. Elizabeth Barrett was baptised on 24th February 1748 at St. Columb Major. She married Robert Tabb on 25th September 1768 and had the following children :

7. Joan Tabb was baptised on 8th March 1775 at St. Columb Major. She married Nicholas Tonkin on 24th September 1795 at St. Columb Major, they had the following children :

Joan's husband Nicholas died in 1840. The 1841 census shows Joan, aged 66, living with her daughter Sarah and Sarah's husband Richard Veal, and their children. Joan was living in St. Ervan on the 1851 census, aged 76, with Sarah and Richard still. Joan was listed on the 1861 census as 'Joanna Tonkin' aged 86, widow of St. Columb Major, she was living on her own. She must have died soon after and she wasn't on the 1871 census.

8. Robert Tonkin was born in 1801 at St. Columb Major. He married Elizabeth (Betty) Rowe on 5th June 1824. They had the following children :

Roberts wife Betty died in 1866 at the age of 64. The 1871 census shows Robert as a widower, aged 69, living with his daughter Jane (unmarried) and a boarder, Christianna Parsons of St. Eval. The 1881 census shows Robert as a widower, aged 78, living with his unmarried daughter Elizabeth (aged 56). Robert died soon after the census was made.

9. Nicholas Tonkin was born on 22nd June 1843 in St. Columb Major. He apprently didn't get along with his father Robert, as Robert enjoyed riding with hounds, and enjoying a country gentlemans lifestyle, when he couldn't afford to do so. Nicholas went to live with his sister Mary and husband James Trebilcock. He married his first wife Caroline Michell in 1865. She was born in Gwinear in 1840. They had the following children :

Nicholas lost his wife in 1894 when she was 54. Sometime afterwards he married Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Berriman, who was 20 years younger than him. Nicholas passed away on 21st December 1932, aged 89. His second wife died on 29th December 1936, aged 73.

10. Katie Tonkin was born on 19th March 1875 in Phillack. She married Benjamin James Pellow on 23rd September 1900 and had the following children :

Benjamin suffered a fall in 1908 when his horse had an accident on the Hayle causeway. This damage led to manic depression and Benjamin was confined to Bodmin Mental Hospital, and apparently didn't want his daughters or grandchildren to visit him there. Dorothy once told me she first met her father when she was 17. Katie struggled to bring up her children, and had to work in the amunitions factory to earn money. Her brother, who had set up a successful bakery, provided her with free bread and cakes. Katie passed away on 29th April 1938, aged 63. Ben lived for a few more years, dying on 14th November 1942, aged 69. Katie is buried with her parents Nicholas (1843-1932) and Caroline (1840-94) at Phillack. Benjamin is buried with his sister Sarah Louise at St. Erth.

11. James Colin Pellow was born on 19th August 1902 at St. Erth. His father Benjamin was diagnosed with manic depression when Colin was 6 years old. He used to visit his father at Bodmin Mental Hospital, although his sisters and children were not allowed to visit. He married Gwendoline Bennett on 26th December 1928 and had the following children:

Colin went off to the USA to work for Ford, the car company. However, after the 1929 Wallstreet Crash, Gwen had to send him money in order for him to return to Cornwall. Colin developed a bone cancer and died on 9th February 1970, aged 67. Gwen died in 1990, aged 88.

12. Marlene Bennett Pellow was born at Hayle on 20th June 1935. Apparently, when she was born, her cousin Peggy (daughter of Evelyn) was staying with Colin and Gwen. Marlene's birth came as a shock to 12 year old Peggy as she had no idea that Gwen was expecting.

Marlene married John Romilly Cory on 10th November 1956 and had the following children:

Soon after they married, Marlene and John moved up to London, where Nick was born in 1958. However, John caught TB in 1959 and, after a long stay in hospital, it was suggested that the family move back down to Cornwall, where the air was cleaner. They returned to Cornwall, where Tim was born in 1960. The family moved back up to London in 1974. During the late 1970s, they were living in The Barbican, which they eventually sold in 1993, after living in Cambridge from 1988-92, whilst renting the Barbican appartment out. After finally moving out of the Barbican in August 1993, they moved to Warwick where Marlene still lives. John died on 1st October 2002 when he was 69.

13. Timothy Ian Cory was born at Redruth on 30th May 1960. He lived in Cornwall until he was 14, when the family moved up to London. He married Angela Bates on 26th October 1985 and had the following children: