EXTER
William Exter & Elizabeth Trenerry
Son of Edward and Ann Jenkin, distaff lineage, eldest brother to Simeon I

Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England


William Exter
  • Born  1847 in St. Allen 
  • christened  11 June 1851
  • married  21 Sep 1871in Perranzabuloe;  1871 JUL-SEP TRURO 5c.216 

    •  Link to Cornwall
  • History:  Was a lead miner by age 14, took care of his siblings Ellen, John, Edward and Simeon when their parents died in 1864 and 1866.  He married in 1871 - Simeon lived with them in 1881.  It now appears that the marrige was a long-distance one with William & Simeon in the Western United States after 1882. 

    • death :  Unlisted prior to 1904;  after 1880, and a good chance in 1906 in New Mexico.

    Susan ( Mocket ) Exter & Elizabeth Trennary.
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    Elizabeth Trenerry
    • born  1848,  Perranzabuloe         Link to Truro, Cornwall, England
    • christened
    • History:  Between 1873 and 1878 an Elizabeth Trenerry was listed as a dressmaker at 5 Francis St, Truro.  After William died or emigrated (1881-1891), Elizabeth Exter is listed in the 1891 census as a dressmaker and head of household. 
    William sent or brought back two small coffin-shaped lead caskets for the two children Annie & Susan.  Annie's had dark minerals, which Mr. Crout has lost;  Vera's eldest son has Susan's, which has blue minerals.  After William's death, Elizabeth remarried to a Mr. Stevens.  He was a gold miner, working in the South African mines.  He rarely came home to visit.  Annie and he did NOT get along.   Elizabeth lived with Susan in Plymouth, Devon around 1918.  She later moved to Bovey-Trace (near Exeter) with Annie after a serious argument with Susan.  She is buried in the Bovey-Trace graveyard.I have a picture of her and the 2 girls Ann Jane and Susan. 
    • death :  ~1927 - the grave can be checked.

     
    Children
    Samuel Henry Exter
    Born JAN-MAR 1872, TRURO.  1881 (age 9) was living at home.  By the 1891 census he has disappeared.  The Crouts and Rosie do not know of him.  There is no record of Death prior to 1903.  Emigrated?  ~1890? 

    (Bill)
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    William John Exter 
    Born JAN-MAR 1873 in Perranzabuloe, TRURO  5c.153.  In 1881 he and Annie (ages 8 and 5)   were visiting the James of Perranzabuloe (Simeon's future in-laws).  By 1891 (age 17)  he was a shoemaker, still living with his mother and siblings at Baynard's Place, St. Clement, in Truro.  From at least 1895 to 97 he was a bootmaker at the same address, living at 4 Baynard Meadow, Truro.  He married a woman who gave away  his fortune to the church as fast as he could make it, and soon divorced her.  He emigrated poor & single. He lived in Leadville, Colorado and again moved toTexas.  He did remarry in the States.  Rosie Johns of Plymouth (his niece) said she thought he had a ranch there.  He had at least one boy who visited his aunt Annie in Plymouth during the 2nd World War.  Rosie was away in the RAF at the time and missed him.  She would like to get in contact with this cousin, though by now he is probably in his 80's.  Ann Jane did keep in contact with Texas, but the letters are mislaid.  I have a photograph of William.  Rosie's son Dave had an uncanny resemblance to him. 
     
    • Glen Exter (son) Born 1923, Died December 23, 2008 age 86

       

      Glen William Exter was born on August 10, 1922 to John Exter and Beulah May Rankin Exter.  Beulah was born in Willis Point, TX on August 27, 1891 and died in Dimmit, Castro Co, TX February 8, 1962. John Exter was her second husband.  She married Alfred Grant when John was a very small child.  Mr. Grant died in May of 1955. 
       
      Wanda Langford Exter, Glen Exter's wife is stilling living.  The Langford family originated from the same place in England as the Exter family.  Wanda's maternal side has traced it's family history to Devonshire also.  They are the West family.  Her uncle, J.C. West, lives in Albuquerque, NM and is familiar with the Simon Exter history.  Glen always joked with Wanda that they were likely cousins!
       
      • Richard Steve Exter (Glen and Wanda's son) married Kathy Ann Anderson, of Irish-Scottish decent, on May 21st, 1971.  They have one son, William Monroe Exter, known as Monty, who was born July 20, 1978.  Monty Exter married Andrea Thrasher on May 4th, 2002.  Monty and Andrea live in Austin.  Monty is an attorney and Andrea is a journalist.
       

     

    Edward Exter
    Born 1874OCT-DEC, Perranzabuloe, TRURO  5c.148.   Lived at 2 Polgoda Com, Perranz. in 1881 (age 6) and later Baynard Meadow, St. Clement in 1891 (age 16).  He was a painter's apprentice.  Rosie did not know him.  He married May 25, 1899  APR-JUN, TRURO 5c.231 at St. Mary's, Truro to Louisa Penrose.  Fathers:  William Exter, miner, deceased;  John Penrose, Tanner.  Occupation:  Housepainter.  Witnesses:  Charlotte Penrose and Stephen Holloway.  Ages 24, 24.  See newpapers. 
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    Ann Exter
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    Annie Exter
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    Born 8 Dec1876 in Goonhavern, St. Agnes;  1877 JAN-MAR, TRURO  5c.148.  Lived with her family in Perranzabuloe and became a tailor, apprenticing at age 15 (1891) in St. Clement.  She married Henry James Harsent (a royal marine) at St. Peters, Plymouth, Devon and settled there.  *See lineage of Annie and H. Harsent - lineage sheet, fore here descends Brian Richard Crout* .  Died 1953. 
    Susan Exter
    born 1881 JAN-MAR Perranzabuloe, TRURO  5c.140.  Lived at home past 1891 (age 10)  and became a dressmaker.  She moved to Neswick Street, Plymouth and married a naval man  in  ~1907? - a Jack Mocket.  They had 6 girls.  Jean b.1908, Daisy b.1910, Dorris b. 1912, Vera b. 13 June 1918 (still living), Muriel b. 1921, and Rosie b. 1923 (still living).  Her mother lived with her a while, maybe until 1920?  Susan died in 1985. 
    **See lineage of Susan Exter & Jack Mocket, fore here descends Rosie John and Vera James
    Rosie John (age 73)    00752-263843                Mr. B. R. Crout (age 53)    0626-68299 
    16 Walker Terrace                                             33 Twickenham Road 
    West Hoe, Plymouth                                          Newton Abbot, Devon 
    Devon       PL1 3BN                                          UK             TQ12 4JE 
     
    *Rosie would like her cousin or his children contact her.  When Rosie was ~12, she met her mom's cousin in St. Austell ~ age 40 who worked at Woolworth's in Kingsbridge or Falmouth.  This was 60 years ago ~ 1934.  She lived on the main street of the town.
    *Mr. Crout will arrange copies of official documents (civil/parish records) if needed! £/doc.