Mathew Philips 1812-1901
Dunn Ancestry tree
R N Seaman, born Rame According to Hilary, maybe a smuggling family
In 1783, a ref to a Mathew Phillips dealing with Guernsey ledgers of Mourant ledgers, sundry items £48 - cover for .. dealing in sm. goods likely. Maybe the grandfather of this Mathew
Hilary has 'The Smugglers of Cawsand Bay' by Jack Spence- but this unavailable at the moment!
Also a story of John Phillips being shot in the knee by a coastguard & accused of smuggling - 17/12/1831. Def a relative as I remember being told this story by grandmother, Ellen: could well be Ellen Trevethan's great grandfather
1812. Mathew Philips was born 12/8/1812 in Rame, Cawsand to John Phillips & Rachel (Letherby)- R N Seaman's record, his number 10796: also on Dunn Ancestry tree
John Phillips married Rachel Letherby on 27/5/1795 in Rame Church - FMP
John Phillips likely died 1855/1856 St Germans - no age given on these early deaths!
1835 Mathew Philips married Elizabeth Jope in Stoke Damerel, Devon on 23/8/1835. He a mariner, late belonging to H M Ship Arachne - Ancestry Select Marriages & FMP.
Looked for his Naval Record - can buy 7 pages of it off Ancestry for £3.50 , but likely not over informative!!
1841C. Mathew Phillips, 30, Navy, was living Mill Pool Place, Cawsand, Cornwall
| Mathew | Phillips | Male | 30 | 1811 | Navy Cornwall, England |
| Elizabeth | Phillips | Female | 30 | 1811 | Cornwall, England |
| Elizabeth | Phillips | Female | 5 | 1836 | Cornwall, England |
| Mary | Phillips | Female | 3 | 1838 | Cornwall, England |
| Ann | Phillips | Female | 3 | 1838 | Cornwall, England |
| Mary | Phillips | Female | 0 | 1841 | Cornwall, England |
1843. Matilda Phillips was born to Mathew & Elizabeth St Germans Mar 1843
1851C. Mathew Philips was living Crossley Cottage, 2 Anthony, St Germans, Cornwall
| Matthew | Philips | Head | Married | Male | 38 | 1813 | Seaman R N | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Elizabeth | Philips | Wife | Married | Female | 39 | 1812 | Wife | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Mary | Philips | Daughter | - | Female | 12 | 1839 | Scholar | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Ann | Philips | Daughter | - | Female | 12 | 1839 | Scholar | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Matilda | Philips | Daughter | - | Female | 8 | 1843 | Scholar | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Philip | Philips | Son | - | Male | 5 | 1846 | Scholar | Torpoint, Cornwall, England |
| Ellen | Philips | Daughter | - | Female | 2 | 1849 | At Home | Torpoint, Cornwall, England |
1854 . 22/2/1854 Given as his date of volunteering on Ancestry records ?? Was this volunteering for an extra period??
1861C. Mathew Phillips was absent from the family at 1 King Street, Jacob, St Anthony. Presumably at sea
| Elizabeth | Phillips | - | Married | Female | 49 | 1812 | Seamans Wife | Cawsand, Cornwall, England |
| Matilda | Phillips | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 18 | 1843 | - | Cawsand, Cornwall, England |
1868. Elizabeth Phillips, 57, died St Germans Sep 1868. . No burial on COPC
1871C. Mathew Philips, 58, naval pensioner, was living Garrett Street, Cawsand, Rame, Cornwall, next door to his married daughter, Matilda
| Mathew | Philips | Head | - | Male | 58 | 1813 | -naval pensioner | Cawsand Cornwall, England |
1881C., Mathew Phillips, 68, naval pensioner, was living Market Street, Maker, St Germans, Cornwall with his married daughter
| John | Trevethan | Head | Married | Male | 46 | 1835 | Labourer General | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Matilda | Trevethan | Wife | Married | Female | 38 | 1843 | - | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| John | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 14 | 1867 | Unemployed | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Mary | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 16 | 1865 | Unemployed | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| William E H | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 12 | 1869 | Scholar | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Fred T | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 8 | 1873 | Scholar | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Elizabeth | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 6 | 1875 | Scholar | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Charlie E | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 4 | 1877 | Scholar | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Ellen M | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 0 | 1881 | - | Kingsand, Devon, England |
| Mathew | Phillips | Boarder | Widower | Male | 68 | 1813 | Naval Pensioner | Cawsand, Cornwall, England |
1891C.Mathew Phillips, 78, naval pensioner, was living Fore Street, Maker, St Germans, Cornwall with his married daughter
| John | Trevethan | Head | Married | Male | 57 | 1834 | Naval Pensioner | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| Matilda | Trevethan | Wife | Married | Female | 48 | 1843 | - | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| William | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 22 | 1869 | Mill Sawyer | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Elizabeth | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 6 | 1885 | - | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Ellen | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 10 | 1881 | Scholar | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| Annie | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 8 | 1883 | Scholar | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| James | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 6 | 1885 | Scholar | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| Mathew | Phillips | Lodger | Widower | Male | 78 | 1813 | Naval Pensioner | Maker, Cornwall, England |
1901C.Mathew Phillips, 89, naval pensioner, was living Fore Street, Maker, St Germans, Cornwall. with his married daughter
| John | Trevathan | Head | Married | Male | 49 | 1852 | Pensioner R Navy | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| Matilda | Trevathan | Wife | Married | Female | 58 | 1843 | - | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| John | Trevathan | Son | Single | Male | 34 | 1867 | Petty Officer Royal Navy | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| William | Trevathan | Son | Single | Male | 32 | 1869 | Sawyer In Mills (Wood) | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Lizzie | Shepherd | Daughter | Married | Female | 25 | 1876 | - | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Annie | Trevethan | Daughter | Single | Female | 18 | 1883 | - | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| James | Trevethan | Son | Single | Male | 16 | 1885 | Apprentice Boatbuilder | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| William | Norris | Grand Son | Single | Male | 9 | 1892 | - | Maker, Cornwall, England |
| Mathew | Phillips | Father-In-Law | Widower | Male | 89 | 1812 | Pensioner Royal Navy | Rame, Cornwall, England |
| Frederick | Shepherd | Son-In-Law | Married | Male | 32 | 1869 | Sergt Maj Royal Artillery | Hertfordshire, England |
1901. Matthew Phillips, 88, died Launceston Sep 1901. Seemingly no obituary on FMP Newspapers & no probate