ANDREW Genealogy and Photos
Claudia's Maternal Main Surnames (Direct Line):
ANDREW, and HOPGOOD, GRIGG, CORNISH, BURNARD, ADAMS, NEALE, HAMBLY
RICHARDSON, and HARRIS, PACKHAM, RANDALL, PROCTOR, STEVENS, SWEETLOVE, THOMAS
COMPTON, and COATES, JEFFERY, ROBINSON, COSSEY, NEWMAN, WHITAKER, CHILDEROY, HASZARD, SPENCER, LISLE
ANDREW, and HOPGOOD, GRIGG, CORNISH, BURNARD, ADAMS, NEALE, HAMBLY
RICHARDSON, and HARRIS, PACKHAM, RANDALL, PROCTOR, STEVENS, SWEETLOVE, THOMAS
COMPTON, and COATES, JEFFERY, ROBINSON, COSSEY, NEWMAN, WHITAKER, CHILDEROY, HASZARD, SPENCER, LISLE
ANDREW Family Tree - Descendants of William ANDREW and Honour GRIGG (Claudia's 3G Grandparents) - Cornwall, England.
ANDREW Pedigree Chart for Claudia's mother, Mabel Marion ANDREW - scroll down for index at the bottom.
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More photos and a fan chart have been added at the bottom of the page.
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ANDREW Family Heritage
Harry Charles ANDREW and
Nell (RICHARDSON)
Claudia's mother was Mabel Marion ANDREW, born on the family farm in North St Eleanors, Prince Edward Island (PEI) Canada in 1918, the second of seven children born to Harry Charles ANDREW and Eleanor Louise "Nell" RICHARDSON. Although Harry was the youngest of 9 children, he was the one who took over the running of the farm when his father William ANDREW became ill. During World War II, a new RCAF Base absorbed nearly all of the North St Eleanors district near Summerside, including Harry and Nell's farm of about 100 acres. No longer tied to the land, most of the family moved to the west coast of Canada after the war, exchanging one small Prince Edward Island in the Atlantic for a much larger and rugged Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC) in the Pacific. They settled in the Cowichan Valley close to COMPTON relatives. Mabel remained in the Duncan BC area for the rest of her life, never returning to PEI.
Mabel's grandfather, William ANDREW was born 1848 in North St Eleanors, PEI, and he married Harriet Washbourne COMPTON, another native of St Eleanors PEI, in 1870.
William's father, Charles ANDREW, was the one who emigrated from England just weeks after he married Mary HOPGOOD in Stratton, Cornwall in 1842. Charles arrived in PEI with his wife and small daughter and took up farming. The ANDREW line came from the small town of Kilkhampton on the north coast of Cornwall England very near the Devon border. Charles's father was another William ANDREW, a farmer who married Honour GRIGG from Kilkhampton in 1807 and raised seven children there.
Mabel's grandfather, William ANDREW was born 1848 in North St Eleanors, PEI, and he married Harriet Washbourne COMPTON, another native of St Eleanors PEI, in 1870.
William's father, Charles ANDREW, was the one who emigrated from England just weeks after he married Mary HOPGOOD in Stratton, Cornwall in 1842. Charles arrived in PEI with his wife and small daughter and took up farming. The ANDREW line came from the small town of Kilkhampton on the north coast of Cornwall England very near the Devon border. Charles's father was another William ANDREW, a farmer who married Honour GRIGG from Kilkhampton in 1807 and raised seven children there.
North coast of Cornwall & Devon. Irregular county border (not shown). Kilkhampton is in Cornwall.
Holsworthy is in Devon. Thornbury Devon parish outlined in red.
Courtesy of Google Maps. Click to enlarge.
We have not been able to determine this William's birth and parentage with certainty, but we do have theories. He was likely born about 1781 or 1782 based on his age at death, but there are no such baptism records for him in Kilkhampton. So where did he come from? At one time (and based only on family stories), we thought that his father was another William, but there was no further evidence. Others have suggested William's father's name might have been Thomas, perhaps based on the names of William's children. So who were his parents?
In collaboration with another ANDREW researcher (thank you Leigh!), I have learned that in this timeframe, there was a William and Elizabeth ANDREW "of Holsworthy" renting a farm and windmill called Lymsworthy (also known as Langford*) from the Grenville family, about a mile and a half outside Kilkhampton. Although Holsworthy is in Devon, it is only about 10 miles away from Kilkhampton, which is very near the Devon border. Although I have been unable to find the land tenancy records myself to confirm these claims, this is the most promising lead we've had. Especially as the gravestone in Kilkhampton of our William (who married Honour Grigg) says that he was "Late of Langford in this Parish"! So if the facts can be confirmed, this would link my William ANDREW to William and Elizabeth of Lymsworthy, and potentially to their ANDREW ancestors and relatives in the Holsworthy Devon area.
[* Looking at an ordnance map of this area, there are two neighbouring farms, now called "Lymsworthy Old Farmhouse" and "Langford", both a short distance southeast of Kilkhampton village. A further short distance northeast of Langford there is also East Langford and East Langford Farm (to the southeast of Lower Tamar Lake near Thurdon). Ref - https://www.walklakes.co.uk/os50k_190.html ]
Looking in the existing Devon parish records, the most promising candidate seems to be a William ANDREW, son of William and Elizabeth, baptised 19 Dec 1784 in Thornbury Devon (very near Holsworthy and a short distance east of Kilkhampton - see above map). This couple had 3 other children there: Elizabeth 1782, John 1787, and Grace 1793. I found a marriage for a William ANDREW and Elizabeth COLE in Milton Damerel, the parish immediately north of Thornbury; they were married on 3 Nov (or Dec) 1779 according to 2 different indexed transcriptions.
And if I may be so bold as to tentatively look back another generation, there is a baptism record in Thornbury for a William ANDREW on 26 Mar 1750, son of Thomas ANDREW and Martha. There are a number of other children baptised for this couple between 1747 and 1764 in both Thornbury and nearby Cookbury. And there was a marriage of a Thomas ANDREW and Martha COLE on 4 May 1747 in Thornbury Devon. So did both father and son marry into the COLE family?
In collaboration with another ANDREW researcher (thank you Leigh!), I have learned that in this timeframe, there was a William and Elizabeth ANDREW "of Holsworthy" renting a farm and windmill called Lymsworthy (also known as Langford*) from the Grenville family, about a mile and a half outside Kilkhampton. Although Holsworthy is in Devon, it is only about 10 miles away from Kilkhampton, which is very near the Devon border. Although I have been unable to find the land tenancy records myself to confirm these claims, this is the most promising lead we've had. Especially as the gravestone in Kilkhampton of our William (who married Honour Grigg) says that he was "Late of Langford in this Parish"! So if the facts can be confirmed, this would link my William ANDREW to William and Elizabeth of Lymsworthy, and potentially to their ANDREW ancestors and relatives in the Holsworthy Devon area.
[* Looking at an ordnance map of this area, there are two neighbouring farms, now called "Lymsworthy Old Farmhouse" and "Langford", both a short distance southeast of Kilkhampton village. A further short distance northeast of Langford there is also East Langford and East Langford Farm (to the southeast of Lower Tamar Lake near Thurdon). Ref - https://www.walklakes.co.uk/os50k_190.html ]
Looking in the existing Devon parish records, the most promising candidate seems to be a William ANDREW, son of William and Elizabeth, baptised 19 Dec 1784 in Thornbury Devon (very near Holsworthy and a short distance east of Kilkhampton - see above map). This couple had 3 other children there: Elizabeth 1782, John 1787, and Grace 1793. I found a marriage for a William ANDREW and Elizabeth COLE in Milton Damerel, the parish immediately north of Thornbury; they were married on 3 Nov (or Dec) 1779 according to 2 different indexed transcriptions.
And if I may be so bold as to tentatively look back another generation, there is a baptism record in Thornbury for a William ANDREW on 26 Mar 1750, son of Thomas ANDREW and Martha. There are a number of other children baptised for this couple between 1747 and 1764 in both Thornbury and nearby Cookbury. And there was a marriage of a Thomas ANDREW and Martha COLE on 4 May 1747 in Thornbury Devon. So did both father and son marry into the COLE family?
Grave of William ANDREW of Langford in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, 1833
To summarize, Claudia's maternal ANDREW line has been traced back to the 1780s in Cornwall England.
Working back in time starting with Claudia's parents, her ANDREW pedigree is:
Tentative theories push this line back 2 more generations:
Working back in time starting with Claudia's parents, her ANDREW pedigree is:
- Mabel Marion ANDREW (1918-2000) and Claude Angus HENSON (1919-1954) - born PEI and Alberta, met in BC, Canada
- Harry Charles ANDREW (1889 - 1985) married Eleanor Louise "Nell" RICHARDSON (1894 - 1992) - moved from PEI to BC, Canada
- William ANDREW (1848 - 1920) married Harriet Washbourne COMPTON (1849 - 1923 ) - PEI, Canada
- Charles S ANDREW (1821 - 1906) married Mary HOPGOOD (1823 - 1894) - emigrated from Cornwall England to PEI, Canada
- William ANDREW (abt 1781 - 1833) who married Honour GRIGG (1784 - 1861) - Cornwall, England
Tentative theories push this line back 2 more generations:
- William ANDREW (1750 - ) married Elizabeth COLE ( ) in 1779 - Milton Damerel and Thornbury, Devon, England
- Thomas ANDREW ( ) married Martha COLE ( ) in 1747 - Thornbury, Devon, England
ANDREW Family Tree - Descendants of William ANDREW and Honour GRIGG (Claudia's 3G Grandparents) - Cornwall, England.
RELATED LINES
As to the women who married these generations of ANDREW men, much is known about the RICHARDSON, COMPTON, GRIGG and CORNISH lines, so separate pages have been dedicated to these family tree branches. As for Mary HOPGOOD, her father's name was given as William HOPGOOD in her marriage record, but we haven't traced him yet. There was a John HOPGOOD living in Kilkhampton Cornwall around that time who may have been Mary's uncle or relative, but that's all we know so far about her family.
Both the GRIGG and especially the CORNISH lines extend further back, sideways and forward in a virtual maze of relatives and interconnections, making it extremely interesting to research.
FAMILY TREES FOR RELATED LINES:
RICHARDSON Family Tree - Descendants of Richard RICHARDSON, born c1674 (Claudia's 7G Grandfather) - Sussex, England.
COMPTON Family Tree - Descendants of Edward COMPTON, born c1530 (Claudia's 11G Grandfather) - Wiltshire and Hampshire, England.
CORNISH Family Tree - Descendants of Rev. John CORNISH, born c1590 (Claudia's 9G Grandfather) - Cornwall, England.
COATES Family Tree - Descendants of Henry COATES, born c1707 (Claudia's 5G Grandfather) - Suffolk, England.
HARRIS Family Tree - Descendants of William HARRIS, born c1730 (Claudia's 5G Grandfather) - Gloucester, England.
LISLE Family Tree - Descendants of Anthony LISLE, born c1540 (Claudia' 11G Grandfather - England
NEALE Family Tree - Descendants of Bennett NEALE, born c1591 (Claudia's 10G Grandfather) - Cornwall and Devon, England.
For these and other collateral lines: Ancestors of Mabel Marion ANDREW - all lines included but notes omitted (last updated 31 Jan 2014)
6 generation fan chart for Claudia's mother, Mabel Marion ANDREW (click to enlarge)
ANDREW Photo Gallery
Family of Harry and Nell (Richardson) ANDREW - my maternal grandparents
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ANDREW Photo Gallery - Extended Family
William ANDREW (1848-1920) and Harriet Washbourne COMPTON (1849-1923) raised their 9 children in North St Eleanors, Prince County, PEI, Canada. Of the 3 boys and 6 girls, my grandfather Harry was the youngest: Alice, Albert, Dot (Mary Delores), Horace, Isabella, Fanny, Mabel, Sadie (died age 20), and Harry. These are some of our Andrew photos from family albums.
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DISCLAIMER: Research is ongoing; this page includes uncertainties and may contain errors.
