January 7, 2024 - My day began with an unexpected adventure, one that left me caked in mud after getting stuck in the Menabilly car park. Not exactly how I’d planned to start my visit! After freeing myself from the muddy situation, I made a quick stop at a petrol station to gather some essential [...]

With my afternoon reserved for exploring the Lemon/Tremayne connection at Heligan, I decided to begin my day at another ancestral estate—one that holds deep ties to my family's history. Through my 7x great-grandmother, Rachel Rashleigh, I trace my lineage to the Rashleighs of Menabilly, an estate near Fowey with roots extending back to Barnstaple, Devon, [...]

While my visit to Cornwall was primarily focused on exploring my maternal grandmother’s side of the family, I was delighted by a last-minute twist that allowed me to connect with her paternal roots as well. My Nana’s paternal grandfather, Joseph Lucas, was born in Bath in 1863 to William Cleaver and Anne Lucas. You might [...]