Chirgwin from various parishes of Cornwall
Paul Cemetries page. West Penwith Map c1845
This name has many variations, and the changes have probably occurred over the years because the persons who entered names in Parish Registers had to guess at the spelling from the sound of the name this was particularly a problem when many people could not read or write. Evidence of this can be seen by comparing the registers of different churches as the families moved around the parishes,
Genealogy information is now made available freely around the world, thanks to the efforts of the LDS and other people who have transcribed many of the church records for us. We still have to check out the details - but these records provide a good background for us.
If you are related to the Chirgwin family, I would like to hear from you.
Chirgwin family tree's can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Chirgwin family tree Main tree with links to Barnes and Tregoning.
Chirgwin family in Sancreed area of Cornwall and the family that suffered a murder by a Cornishman
Chirgwin family in St Just area of Cornwall
Chirgwin family data collated by D & I Flaxman – to be updated, when time permits
Chirgwin - Gruzelier connection
Chirgwin - The "White Eyed Musical Kaffir." Born London
Chirgwin George Was in a boating disaster in 1906 at Penzance which was probably one of the saddest in the annals of Penzance.
Coxswain of the Penzance lifeboat 1907
If you have your own website with information about Chirgwin and related families, I'll be happy to add a link to it here - just let me know.
WW1 Deaths in Charts. We Will Remember Them.
John Chirgwin
Thomas Warren Chirgwin The Yorkshire Regiment.