Great visit with some of the Canadian Trampleasures
Last night I had a great visit with cousins in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.
Gary is my “fourth cousin.” He’s proud to be the oldest living Trampleasure in Canada, and the third oldest in the world (my dad beats him out by a decade, as does Colin in London).
I met two “fourth cousins once removed” and three “fourth cousins twice removed.” We had a great time talking about the family tree, how Canada got it’s name (a joke I’m sure they would have heard, but maybe it’s just a US joke), whether or not we actually made it to the moon, and the reality of the 9/11 events (let’s just say not everyone believes the US government tale).
The kids were pleased to see a Trampleasure from another shore (well, almost). I had a great time. The visit gave me encouragement to do more family tree research.
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Lee
Oldest Trampleasures
Thought you would be interested to hear that with both our fathers about to hit the big 80 the British side are having a party at Whitstable in Kent in August for Colin (he pips your Dad to the post on August 14th).
We shall have to raise a toast to Bill and Gary!
Whitstable was chosen as Colin was evacuated there during WW2 (odd choice as the town is on the Thames estuary and the Germans used it as a navigation tool on their way to bomb London so it was not very safe). Two of his father’s sisters lived there and several generations have happy memories of family holidays there.
If you are returning to family history I have discovered a few changes amongst the earliest generations. There is an Edward Tramplarad who died in 1710 in Callington, Cornwall. He was described as a Miller of North Petherwin in 1697 and with his wife Katherine had a son Edward in 1690 – this Edward fits much better with our one who married Susanna Jones as North Petherwin and Callington are close onto Tavistock. It also fits in with his son John (born 1732) becoming the parish clerk – as a skilled artisan he would have had the money to have afforded to educate his son.
As a curiosity I have also acquired the pension records of an Edward Trampleasure born about 1736 in Tavistock who was probably the son of the Edward born in 1690. He spent most of his life in the British Army finally retiring in 1806 aged 70.
There is also MaryTrampleasure who was imprisoned in Liskeard jail for 6 months for stealing a yard of ribbon in 1825 (she was the daughter of John & Hellory Brooming).
Vanessa
Hi Vanessa,
I don’t seem to have your email address. If you see this, email me at lee at trampleasure dot net.
Lee
Hello Lee
Just to let you know that there is a plaque in East Dulwich, south London, remembering an Alice Trampleasure (69) killed by a flying V1 bomb in August 1944. It’s at the junction of Lordship Lane and Shawbury Road, on the side of the Sogim Pharmacy, SE22 8HU.
Here’s some more information – I hope it’s useful.
http://www.dulwichsociety.com/journal-archive/96-2013-summer/858-ethel-leverett
Kes