Jacob and Elizabeth Luke (nee Uren) of Bristol

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JACOB LUKE my great great grandfather was baptised April 24th 1825 in Phillack, Cornwall. He died at Bristol September Quarter 1892. He was the son of JACOB LUKE and JOANNA LUKE (nee WHEARE) of Ventonleague, Hayle, Cornwall.

This is a part of a larger picture of Jacob Luke that my gt aunts (his granddaughters gave me about 1978?) he was always talked about as a handsome man by them. Jacob was a lay preacher (at Clifton Parish Church?) and spoke in a broad Cornish accent all his life.

1 JACOB LUKE b: 24 Apr 1825 Phillack, Cornwall
...... 2 ELIZABETH UREN b: Abt. 1826 Perranuthnoe, Cornwall
........... 3 MATILDA LUKE b: 1862 Clifton, Bristol
................ +ROBERT GEORGE TAYLOR b: 17 Mar 1863 Cliftonwood, Bristol.
....................4 SIDNEY GEORGE TAYLOR b: 14 Feb 1895 4 Southernhay Crescent, Cliftonwood, Bristol
.................... +LILIAN GIBBONS b: 07 Mar 1897 15 Waterloo Terrace, Old Market, Bristol
......................... 5 NORMAN SIDNEY TAYLOR b: 30 Dec 1926 Bristol
......................... +JOAN MARGARET CREESE b: 18 Jan 1931 Bristol
...............................6 PAUL b: 01 Aug 1963 Bristol

He married December 1846 at Phillack, Cornwall to ELIZABETH UREN born abt 1826 at either Perranuthnoe, Cornwall (according to the 1851 census) or Hayle, Cornwall according to the 1871 census. (Elizabeth Luke nee Uren died abt 1897 Bristol) Daughter of FRANCIS HOCKING UREN and MARY UREN (nee WATTS) of Ventonleague, Hayle, Cornwall. Elizabeth was baptised as an adult aged 19 just before her marriage at Phillack, Cornwall to Jacob Luke. Jacob was a mariner and at one point sold dairy produce around the Cliftonwood area (according to his granddaughters) At one time he had Coffee rooms at St Georges Road near Brandon Hill, Bristol. Jacob died in Bristol abt 1892. Jacob's mother Joanna Luke (nee Wheare) died in 1832 at Ventonleague, Cornwall when he was aged abt 7 years. Jacob's father remarried in 1836 to Susanna Care.

Tragically Jacob's father, stepmother and half sister Jane Luke all died and were buried within days of each other in 1849. Jane Luke, Jacob's half sister (a child) was buried on the 5th August, Jacob's stepmother Susanna Luke (nee Care) on the 6th August 1849 and Jacob's father, Jacob Luke senr was buried on 8th August 1849. I assume the cause was cholera.

Jacob's sister Joanna Luke (Kneebone) of Hayle, Cornwall, Below with her daughter Jane/Jennifer Luke Kneebone.

Why was Elizabeth born in Perranuthnoe? what were her parents doing there?

Jacob's uncle Samuel Luke born 1816 - 1903 son of Jacob and Jane Luke (nee Cock). Jacob's uncle outlived him by several years.
I wonder if any contact was kept between the Lukes in Cornwall and the Luke in Bristol? Did they ever go back and visit?

Just round the corner from my other gt, gt grandparents on my mother's side, Oliver and Sarah Houghton (nee Gale) who were living in King Street, Bristol and about two doors from my maternal gt, gt, gt uncle Robert Houghton, Oliver's brother. I wonder if the families knew each other?

1871 (living next to the Gall family from Hayle, Cornwall) Their sons Jacob and Charles Luke have left home, Charles is in the navy
at Portsmouth and Jacob Luke junior is married and living with his wife Sarah.

What became of their son John Luke? Are the Gall family related?

How are Ernest and Annie Luke related ?

In Bristol Street Directory for 1891 "Jacob Luke " Coffee Tavern" 39 St George's Road, Hotwell, Bristol

1889 Jacob had been ill and great grandmother Matilda Taylor (nee Luke) postponed her wedding to Robert George Taylor to nurse him. This was told me by the aunts her daughters.

1892 Jacob Luke dies in Bristol

ELIZABETH UREN great ,great grandmother) was daughter of FRANCIS HOCKING UREN and MARY UREN
(nee WATTS) of Ventonleague, Hayle, Cornwall. Baptised as an adult aged 19 just before her marriage at Phillack, Cornwall to Jacob Luke.

Elizabeth died in Bristol abt 1895. Elizabeth and her future husband were brought up doors away from each other in Ventonleague, Hayle, Cornwall and would have known each other all their lives. As well as being distant cousins probably in many different ways as they both have exclusively local ancestry for generations.

According to the aunts (grandfather Sidney Taylor's sisters) Elizabeth Luke (nee Uren) their grandmother was similar in character to their other grandmother Elizabeth Taylor (nee Farrant) who was well known for her dish cloth flickings at her husband Joseph Taylor when she was irritated with him. Elizabeth Luke (nee Uren) died bef 1901 in Bristol.

It seems that Jacob and Elizabeth were distant cousins. Probably hundreds of times over as they both have up to date
exclusively Cornish ancestry. No idea if they would have been aware of their cousin realtionship. I would also like more
verification of the accuracy of these descents from John and Elizabeth White of Gwithian, Cornwall.

In 1841 the Urens are living one household away from Jacob Luke (Elizabeth's future husband) and next door to Jacob's aunt and uncle Enock and Mary Mitchell (nee Luke) and Jacob's Mitchell cousins. I wonder who is Mary Kneebone? living with the Urens is she closely related to the Edward Kneebone with whom Jacob Luke's sister Joanna co-habited and had her family by? No idea where Francis Uren - Elizabeth's father is either as he is alive until at least 1846 - but dead by 1851. No sign of him in 1841 or 1851 Census.

At the parish church of Phillack, Cornwall on December 5th 1846 Jacob Luke aged 22 a bachelor and Mariner son of Jacob Luke - labourer - resident at Copperhouse, Phillack - married Elizabeth Uren aged 20 - a spinster of Copperhouse, Phillack - daughter of Francis Uren, Miner - married by banns by J M Allen - Curate in the presence of William Harvey and William Harris (both probably first cousins of Jacob Luke)

Children of JACOB LUKE and ELIZABETH LUKE (nee UREN) are:

(1) Jacob Luke, born abt 1850 in Ventonleague, Phillack, Cornwall; died in Bristol abt 1940 at Totterdown? married Sarah Jane Miles in 1870 Oct/Nov/Dec Qtr 6a Page 175 at Bristol; she was born abt 1850 in Easthay, Bristol; Jacob Luke died in Bushy Park, Totterdown, Bristol about 1940? - according to a descendant of his Jacob Luke Junior owned several cottages in Hayle, Cornwall.

1878 J Luke. 29 Clark Street, Stapleton Road, Bristol.
1879 Jacob Luke. 24 Gladstone St, Stapleton Road, Bristol.

1890 Jacob Luke 35 Alfred Street, St Pauls, Bristol.

1898 Jacob Luke 43 William Street, Totterdown Bristol
1900 Jacob Luke 43 William Street, Totterdown, Bristol

1905 Jacob Luke 6 Stanbury Road, Victoria Park, Bedminster, Bristol
1910 Jacob Luke 12 Stanbury Road, Totterdown, Bristol
1921 Jacob Luke 32 Bushey Park, Totterdown, Bristol
1930 Jacob Luke 32 Bushey Park, Totterdown, Bristol

(2) Charles Uren Luke, born 1852 in Ventonleague, Hayle, Cornwall. Died about 1907 Bristol. I think he was the uncle
who persaded his sister Matilda (my great grandmother) to leave Cliftonwood and live in a new house in St Werburghs,
Bristol a move which my gt aunts did not want to make and were still angry about in old age.

Married (1st) Annie Fouracre; born 1857 Somerset, died May 2nd 1884 in Childbirth.
Married (2nd) Susan. (or is it the other way round?)

1881 at sea?

(3) John Luke born 1856. Phillack - no information - assumed to have died young

(4) Mary Elizabeth Luke, born 1858. I think the elderly woman in this picture might be "Aunt Elizabeth" of Clevedon - although this may be incorrect. This picture was I think one that had belonged to cousin Elsie Coggins (nee Luke) it is possible that actually the picture may be of
a Thorne or Coggins family.

There is a Mary Elizabeth Luke aged 29 in 1881 born Hayle, Cornwall working as a Domestic Servant
at Claremont, Chapel Hill, Clevedon. This might be her although the ages aren't quite right The same
person is a servant aged 18 at Queen Square, Bristol in the 1871 Census. The head of household
seems to be a Mr Rowe from Cornwall. Other than that no idea what happened to Mary Elizabeth Luke.
The aunts never talked about her. Did she in fact die young?

(5) Eliza Jane Luke, born 1860 Bristol possibly at Welsh Back; died December 1938 in Everett, Massachusetts
America; married Frank W Hughes he was born abt 1871 at Street, Somerset ; He died May 1945 in Everett,
Massachusetts, America.




Her sister Caroline Luke married firstly Frank's brother Howard Hughes, in Street, Somerset in 1890.
Both Eliza and Frank Hughes were buried at Glenwood Cemetery, Section C Range, Everett, Massachusetts.

Pictures of Frank Hughes in the 1940's in America

Herbert Stanley BOND 02 NOV 1894 Street, Somerset, England Death: 03 MAY 1971 Winchester, Massachusetts, USA and his wife
Violet Rose HUGHES 18 OCT 1897 Saint Augustine, Bristol, Gloucester, England Death: 08 NOV 1990 Littleton, New Hampshire, USA

I used to get letters from Violet from Boston, always signed "most cordially Aunt Violet"

(6) MATILDA LUKE, born 1862 in Welsh Back? Bristol.; died 1941 in Gatton Road, St Werburghs, Bristol;
married ROBERT GEORGE TAYLOR April 25th 1889 in Clifton Parish Church. My great grandparents. Robert
and Matilda were buried at Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol. The stone has since been removed. It seems possible that
Robert and Matilda were distant cousins as they both appear to descend from John Vyvian MP for Helston, Cornwall.
The tree below needs a lot more research done on it before it can be taken as factual. Particularly the Vyvyan family.
Also the connection via Jane Hern/Horn needs much more documentation before I think it can be seen as correct.

(7) Emma Luke, born 1865 Bristol ; married Walter Williams (had issue)

(8) Frank Luke, born 1869 in Welsh Back Bristol ?;



I think this is a picture of Frank Luke at his daughter Elsie's wedding.

married (1) Susan (nee Unknown) born 1869 in Honiton, Devon.
Married (2) Ellen (nee Unknown)

He was the father of Elsie Coggins (nee Luke) of Railway Cottage ?, Flax Bourton, Somerset , whom I knew well as a child
as she used to often visit the aunts. After her mother Susan died (in childbirth ?) Elsie was sent to live with her grandparents
in Devon

Susan died very young and Elsie Luke (later Coggins ) was sent to her grandparents in Devon to be brought up.

Elsie Luke and 1st husband Bert Thorne

I don't think St George is correct for Frank Luke's birthplace

Frank's sister Eliza Jane Hughes (nee Luke) is living along the road at 6 Lancaster Road, St Werburghs.

(9) Caroline Luke, born 1871; married

(1st ) Howard Hughes of Street, Somerset 1890. Her first husband was brother of her sister Eliza Jane Luke's husband
Frank W Hughes. Two brothers married two sisters.

(2nd) married 1900 Bristol Adolphus Harvey of Bristol. Caroline had issue by both husbands, below she is with
her step-children and children.

Jacob's elder sister Joanna Luke (Kneebone) of Hayle, Cornwall