Talk:St Just in Penwith

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[edit] Plain or plein?

The article indicates a place known as "Plain an gwarry" the image "Plein an gwarry", any preferences? I'm for "Plain" as we call it locally. Serpren (talk) 06:24, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Probably just a spelling mistake - I've only ever seen "plain". DuncanHill (talk) 06:28, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Family memories (moved from main page)

I have moved the following from the main page, where it was added by an anon IP editor:

Most of the following information was given to me by my Grandmother Mrs Harriet Georgina Spray whose maiden name was Millett. Grandmother Spray "sprang" from the Bosavern Millets of St. Just in Penwith. She was born in 1875 and lived with her parents and 16 brothers and sisters at "Venayre" Lelant. It is several years since I visited St.Just in Penwith Chuch so my memory is not so sharp but I remember from compiling the family history (with help from my Grandmother)that in St. Just Church Lady Chapel; beneath the floor (which is now carpeted), lie several members of the Millett Family. On the wall of the Lady Chapel there are also several names of the Millet family who died in the same year; maybe of some disease?. The Milletts originally came from France in the 1600's. The Millets of Bosavern, St. Just,were quite a large large family and became renowned in St Just and Cornwall - they made their fortunes in mining and farming. They also did a bit of smuggling - Brandy maybe? - One story told to me by my Grandmother was that of one of the female Millets who had a Revenue Officer as a fiance, (which could have been quite awkward if the family was involved in smuggling) - One night during a confrontation between the Revenue Officers and smugglers on Sennen beach the fiance was shot dead. - Convenient or what? It was told to me that sadly the female Millet died soon after this incident, of a broken heart. One of the Millet family became Vicar of St. Just Church. Im not sure when but when lime and plaster were being taken of the walls of St. Just Church at sometime, ancient wall paintings were discovered - one being of St. George killing the Dragon?

Moved by DuncanHill (talk) 11:33, 30 April 2008 (UTC)