The Davey / Trevan Connection at Crafthole and Sheviock
Maps of the Area and Other References
Sheviock (1775-1980 or later)
Sheviock is an agricultural parish lying between the southern banks of the
river Lynher to the north and the English Channel to the south. St. Germans
lies to the west and Antony to the east. The parish covers a number of small
villages and today Crafthole is the largest.
The Trevan family and the descendants of the female Trevan's had a long
association with the parish of Sheviock.
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In particular, two Trevan sisters married two Davey boys at the start
of the 19th century.
- 23 Jan 1800 Frances Trevan married
Henry Davey
- he was the parish blacksmith at Crafthole and also parish clerk
at Sheviock
- 3 Jun 1802 Mary Ann Trevan married
William Davey,
who was the younger brother of Henry Davey
The census records show that Henry Davey was the blacksmith at
Crafthole, and that it passed down to his children. The
parish records
show that he was Parish Clerk for most of his adult life, and that he also
performed many repairs on the church bells. He is buried
beneath a headstone which is close to the main entrance of the church.
As well as the Davey children who were born to the female Trevan's there
were also other Davey children who were baptised in the parish.
The list below is presented in chronological order and contains a mixture
of baptisms, marriages and burials.
- 25 Jan 1775 Henry son of Henry and Joan Davey was baptised
- 9 Aug 1776 Wm son of Henry and Joan Davies was baptised
- 24 Jul 1798 Mary Davis
daughter of William Davis by Elizabeth his wife the daughter of
Thomas Hooper of Sheviock was baptised. Born 30 Jan 1798. (IGI says 22 Jul)
- 19 Aug 1798 Elizabeth
daughter of William Davy by Hannah his wife the daughter of
Charles Lucy of Modbury, Devon was baptised
- 27 Oct 1799 William son of William and Elizabeth Davey was baptised
- 23 Jan 1800 Henry Davey and Frances Trevan
were married
- 3 Jun 1802 William Davey and Mary Ann Trevan
were married by banns
- 4 Jul 1802 Henry
son of Henry Davey by Frances his wife was baptised
- 25 Jul 1802 Thomas son of William Davey by Elizabeth his wife was baptised
- 25 Dec 1802 Mary daughter of Antony Davey by Ann his wife was baptised
- 6 May 1804 Jane
daughter of William Davey by Elizabeth his wife
- 14 Oct 1804 Antony son of Antony Davey by Ann his wife was baptised
- 21 Mar 1805 William
son of William Davies by Mary Ann his wife was baptised
- 27 Jun 1805 William
son of Henry Davey by Frances his wife was baptised
(Note: BT shows Wm instead of Henry)
- 1 Jan 1807 John
son of William Davey by Ann his wife was baptised
- 17 Jan 1807 Elizabeth
daughter of William Davey by Elizabeth nee Hooper his wife was baptised
- 15 Mar 1807 Elizabeth
daughter of Antony Davey by Ann nee Philips his wife
- 27 Sept 1807 Mary Ann
daughter of Henry Davey by Frances his wife was baptised
- 27 Sept 1807 Elizabeth Davey was buried and affidavit received
- 5 Mar 1809 Elizabeth
daughter of Antony Davies by Ann nee Philips his wife was baptised
- 19 Mar 1809 John
son of William Davies by Elizabeth nee Hooper, his wife was baptised
- 31 Mar 1809 Henry
son of Wm Davies by Mary Ann, his wife was baptised
- 7 Jul 1809 Mary Ann Davey was buried
- 5 May 1811 Jane
daughter of Henry Davey by Frances his wife was baptised
- 13 Oct 1811 Mary Ann
daughter of William Davey by Mary Ann, his wife was baptised
- 22 Jun 1813 Matilda Davey was buried aged 17? 19? (source: Joyce Banks)
- 15 May 1814 Matilda
daughter of William and Mary Ann Davey of Crafthole, Grocer, was baptised
- 28 Aug 1814 Ann daughter of William and Elizabeth Davey of Portwrinkle,
Fisherman, was baptised
- 11 Dec 1814 John son of Henry and Frances Davey of Crafthole,
Blacksmith, was baptised
- 28 Jul 1816 Sampson Trevan son of William and Mary Ann Davey of
Crafthole, Blacksmith, was baptised
- 8 Feb 1818 Philippa daughter of William and Elizabeth Davey of
St. Austle, Tinner, was baptised
- 15 Mar 1818 Richard son of Henry and Frances Davey of Crafthole,
Parish Clerk, was baptised
- 30 May 1819 Matilda daughter of William and Mary Ann Davey
of Crafthole, Shopkeeper, was baptised
- 13 Jun 1819 Francis daughter of Richard and Ann Davies was baptised
- 29 Feb 1820 Henry Davey of Crafthole was buried age 11
- 14 May 1820 David son of Henry and Frances Davey of Crafthole,
Blacksmith, was baptised
- 25 Mar 1821 Matilda Davey of Crafthole was buried aged 10 mnths
- 19 May 1821 Joan Davey of Crafthole was buried aged 67 (source: Joyce Banks)
- 14 Oct 1822 Antony Davey of Wrinkle was buried aged 18
- 21 Jul 1825 Henry Davey of Crafthole was buried age 79
- 12 Oct 1825 Mary Ann Davey of Crafthole was buried age 8 days
- 11 Apr 1830 Joseph son of Henry and Frances Davey of Crafthole,
Blacksmith, was baptised
- 18 Mar 1832 Ann Davey of Port Wrinkle was buried aged 58
- 22 May 1834 Henry Davey of Crafthole was buried age 3 days
- 9 Jul 1834 Samson Davey of Crafthole was buried age 10
- 19 Jul 1835 Fanny daughter of William and Ann Davey of Crafthole,
blacksmith, was baptised
- 24 Oct 1845 Anthony Davey of Portwrinkle was buried age 72
- 4 Sep 1851 Henry Davey of Crafthole was buried age 76
- 18 Sep 1852 Frances Davey of Crafthole was buried 72
- 19 Sep 1853 William Davey of New Passage, Devonport, was buried age 48
- 15 Feb 1858 David Davey of Crafthole was buried age 37
- 17 Dec 1871 William John son of John Henry and Eliza Jane Davey was baptised
- 27 Jul 1873 Bessie Davey of Crafthole was buried age 3 wks
- 9 Feb 1875 John Davey of Crafthole was buried age 61
- 24 Oct 1880 Ann Davey of Stoke was buried age 68
- 27 Dec 1880 Fred Davey of Crafthole was buried age 1 mnth
- 25 Jan 1883 Henry Rickard Davey of Crafthole was buried age 8 yrs
References in the Sheviock Churchwarden's Accounts, P208/5/1
The following were extracted from the records held at the Cornwall Record Office, Truro,
and have been grouped into references to individuals called Davey.
- 1780 To Henry Davey for Iron Work for Repairing the Frames of the Bells - 1s 6d
- 1789 To Henry Daveys Bill for Ironwork for the Bell - 1s 6d
- 1790 To Henry Davey by Bill for Ironwork for the Bells - 2s 8d
- 1791 To Henry Davey by Bill for Ironwork for the Bells - 2s 6d
- 1792 To Henry Davey by Bill for Ironwork for Bels - 2s 6d
- 1793 To Henry Davey for Ironwork for Bels - 3s 9d
- 1794 To Henry Davey by Bill for Ironwork - 5s 0d
- 1795 To Henry Davey by Bill for Ironwork - 1s 0d
- 1800 To Henry Davey as per bill - 1s 6d
- 1813-4 Harry Davis bit of Smith's work - 6s 1d
- 1818-9 Henry Davey for 4 Kites - 8d
- 1824-5 Henry Davey's for repr Lock 1s a new chisel 3d - 1s 3d
- 1828 Henry Davey as per Bill - 3s 2 1/2 d
- 1828 Henry Daveys for repairing the latch of the belfry door - 6d
- 1830-1 Henry Davey's as per Bill - 5s 7d
- 1831-2 Henry Davey repr key of the Iron Chest - 6d
- 1832-3 Henry Davey as per bill - 1s 1d
- 1833-4 Henry Davey to steeling pick hammer - 6d
- 1836-7 Henry Davey as per bill for glass - 9s 6d
- 1841-2 Henry Davey as per bill - 15s 2d
- 1842-3 Henry Davey as per bill -
- 1846-7 Henry Davey - 1 year salary - L3 0s 0d
- 1846-7 Henry Davey to washing the surpliss 8 times - 12s 0d
- 1846-7 Henry Davey to bread 14 times - 1s 2d
William Davey / Davies (1814-1819)
- 1814-5 Wm Davies for a Kite & Ths Stark for two stoats - 8d
- 1815-6 William Davies for 2 pounds of candles - 1s 10d
- 1816-7 William Davy's for 2 pounds of candles - 1s 6d
- 1817-8 William Davies for a stoat - 4d
- 1817-8 Wiiliam Davey 2 pounds of candles - 1s 7d
- 1818-9 William Davey's Bill for Candles - 4s 10d
J Davey (1836-7)
- 1837 to Ed Landrey and J Davey for violin strings from Ladyday 1836 - 10s 0d