John Long (1784-c1838)

John Long was baptised on 20th November 1784 in Gwennap, Cornwall, England. His parents were John and Jane Long (nee Bawden). At this stage, only two siblings for John have been found, a sister Jenefer and a sister Mary. John was the youngest of the three siblings.

Marriage
John married at aged 19 to Margaret Bray, who was known by the name of Peggy. The couple married in Gwennap on 30th September 1804, and witnesses to the marriage were a William Bray and George Moyle. John signed his name on the register, and Peggy marked with a cross.

The couple settled in Gwennap and had 8 known children there. John is recorded against some of the baptisms as a miner, and on others as a labourer. They are recorded at St Day parish for the earlier births, but St Mary's is recorded as their parish for later baptisms.

Death
It is known that John died before the year 1841 as he is not listed in the 1841 census for Cornwall, and his wife Peggy is listed as independent. The closest matching death date is one for the September quarter of 1838 in the Redruth district, but a certificate has not been obtained at this stage to verify if this is correct. If this death does match John, he would have been approximately 54 years old at the time of his death. Peggy would putlive him by 20 years.

Children

 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of John & Margaret Long
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of John & Margaret Long