Nicholas Rundle Trevail (bap. 28 Jan 1838), son of Joseph Trevail and Jane Rundle, married Ann Bennett (bap. 28 Apr 1840 in Luxulyan), daughter of Richard Bennett and Ann Collings, at the Parish Church of St Cyriacus and St Julitta, Luxulyan, on 22 Oct 1864. However, Ann Trevail died giving birth to their daughter, Ann Bennett Trevail (b. 1867 M Quarter in BODMIN Volume 05C Page 84). The Royal Cornwall Gazette Death Notice read TREVAIL - At Rosemelling, Luxulyan, February 19, Ann, the wife of Mr Nicholas Trevail, aged 27 (1867 M Quarter in OF BODMIN Volume 05C Page 61). Ann Trevail was buried and the infant baptised on the same day, 21 Feb 1867.
On 3 Aug 1869, Nicholas Rundle Trevail, widower, by profession a butcher, married Sophia Jane Olver (b. 1845), daughter of William Joseph Olver and Mary Kingston, at St. Blaise, St Blazey, Cornwall. (Sophia's father was a Master Mariner, born in 1816 in Mevagissey and had married Mary Kingston, from Devonport, at St Andrew's Church, Plymouth on 31 Mar 1837.)
But Nicholas and Sophia had been married for only four months, when Nicholas Rundle Trevail died, aged 32, on 11 Dec 1869, at St Blazey (1869 D Quarter in SAINT AUSTELL Volume 05C Page 82). Nicholas Rundle Trevail of the Packhorse Inn, St Blazey was buried, on 15 Dec 1869, at Luxulyan. The probate record, which granted his effects to his widow Sophia Trevail of the Parish of Mevagissey, listed Nicholas' occupation as Innkeeper.
In 1871, the four year old orphan, Ann B Trevail was living in the household of William and Tabitha M Carkeek, at High Lanes Cottage, Veryan, Truro, where she was described as their niece. Tabitha Martha Bennett, born 1842, was her mother's younger sister. In 1881, Ann (14) was still living with her aunt and uncle, Tabitha and William Carkeek, grocer, at Church Town, Luxulyan.
In 1891, Ann Trevail (24) had moved to the household of Elizabeth Bennett (44) widow, farmer at Colkerrow, Lanlivery, another relative of her mother's. Living there also was Elizabeth's father, James Rundell (Rundle?) (73).
Sadly, by 1901, A B Trevail (35) single female, Pauper Patient, was an Inmate of the Cornwall County Asylum, later St Lawrence's Mental Hospital. Annie Bennett Trevail died, aged 43, and was buried, in Bodmin, on 4 Sep 1909.
As was hinted on the probate record, Nicholas Rundle Trevail's widow, Sophia Jane, returned to her family in Mevagissey after his death. In 1871, Sophia Jane Trevail (25) was living with her widowed mother, Mary Olver (55), her sister Mary (27) and brother, George (21), in Fore Street, Mevagissey.
By 1891, Sophia (42) and her mother, Mary Olver (75) retired and living off her own means, were at Prospect Terrace, Church Street, Mevagissey.
It was not until 1896, when Sophia Jane Trevail, 51, remarried, in St Austell, to Walter Henry Sanders (b. 1840 J Quarter in MEDWAY Volume 05 Page 338, bap. 28 Jun 1840 at St Mary's Church, Chatham, Kent), son of Stephen Sanders and Jane Nichols. This is interesting, because way back before Sophia had married Nicholas Trevail, on 5 May 1867, the first banns were called for an intended marriage between Walter Henry Sanders and Sophia Jane Olver, in Mevagissey. Obviously, something had prevented the marriage from going ahead at that time, because under the second date for the banns is written 'to be omitted', the third space is left blank and a line crossed through the whole record. But, almost 30 years later, they finally tied the knot.
In 1901, Walter H Sanders (60) from Chatham, Kent, Grocer; Sophia J Sanders (53) and Mary Olver (83) were living in Pouddlin Lane, St Austell.
A newspaper death notice tells us that Walter Henry Sanders died, age under-estimated as 64, on 27 Jan 1907, in Truro. His death was registered at the General Register Office erroneously under William Henry Sanders (sic) in 1907 M Quarter in ST. AUSTELL Volume 05C Page 79.
In 1911, Sophia Jane Sanders (66) Widow, was a Grocer in her own right, with her niece, Beatrice Mary Olver (19) as a Companion.
In 1921, Sophia Jane Sanders (76) was living with her sister Elizabeth Doidge Kymbrell (82) Widow, in Church Street, Mevagissey, Cornwall.
Sophia Jane Sanders (GRO record wrong as Saunders) died, in St Austell, aged 85, in 1931 J Quarter in ST. AUSTELL Volume 05C Page 126.
