Map showing area Ed's ancestors were from...
also from just over border in Devon county.

Tintagel, Cornwall
The birthplace of Ed 's great grandfather,
Edward Charles Manicom & his 7 children.

Tintagel

On the north coast of Cornwall, strictly speaking the name of this village is
TREVENA, with Tintagel referring only to the headland.
Perhaps it's best known for its castle ruins and alleged connection
with the legendary King Arthur, although unfortunately little evidence
has been found to support this story.

The first castle was built in the middle of the 12th century
on the site of a Celtic monastery,
long after the time King Arthur was supposed to have lived.
The owner at this time was Reginald, Earl of Cornwall,
Henry I's illegitimate son.

However, it does appear Tintagel was the home of
Cornish Royalty in the past and a place of some importance.

Trebrea Inn...Tintagel

Trebrea Lodge overlooks the beauty and grandeur of the North Cornish coast and is set in 4 acres of wooded hillside.
This Grade II listed house (now a wonderful Inn) was built on land granted to the BRAY family by the Black Prince in the 1300's and was lived in and improved by successive generations of the Brays til 1850!

Ed 's great-great grandmother was Elizabeth (Betsy) BRAY!
(not necessarily related to this very same BRAY family!)

Other places of interest nearby: Tintagel Island, Boscastle, Bodmin Moor, Lanhydrock House & gardens and Pencarrow House.

Launceston Castle

Many relatives of Elizabeth Ann HOOPER,
(Ed's paternal great-grandmother) still live in the Launceston area today!
(Other areas of HOOPER interest are Bude, Jacobstow, Warbstow)

Davidstow

Mary GEAKE, wife of Edward Charles MANICOM, was born here in 1847.

The parish is named after St David & the ending 'stow' indicates a holy place. In the past the parish was called 'Dewstow'
from the Cornish for David, 'Dewy'.
The parish lies about 12 miles to the West of Launceston.
There are a few isolated farms in the area & farming is the main industry.
A disused airfield is on Davidstow Moor and was used during WWII.

Mary Geake MANICOM's mother, Mary GEAKE,
was born in OTTERHAM about 1813.

Lympstone - DEVON

(L)-Lympstone Church ~ ~ ~ (R)-Post Office

Ed's great-great-great grandfather John MANICOM,
was born in Lympstone in 1756, the youngest son of Richard MANICOM,
the 1st known MANICOM with our modern spelling of the name!
(There is a record of a Richard MANISCOMBE in the same area circa 1705)

View across the EXE at dusk

East Budleigh/Salterton Beach

There is a record of a Richard MANICOM being baptised May 1712 in East Budleigh.

These are the surnames we are researching in Cornwall & Devon:
* Bray
* Geake
* Hooper
* Manicom/Maniscombe
* Spettigue

ANY help or connections you can offer will be much appreciated!



Cornwall Online-An Online Resource for Everything
Devon County Information Page-All You Need to Know

My APPLET was made by my husband Ed,
using a photograph copyright by J Batten UK showing
the beauty of Budleigh Salterton Beach DEVON.

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