Origins of CARVOSSO
Links within this website:
The CARVOSSOs in the world are all descended from William and Phillis CARVOSSO whose marriage has not yet been located but was around 1648, probably in the Penwith Peninsula of Cornwall.

Their known 10 children were all baptised in St Just in Penwith, and I know of children to 4 of them.

The earliest record is CARVOSSA, believed to be a Roman military presence in the Fal valley at Grampound with Creed.  In 1327 a subsidy was paid by Odo Carawynda.  In the 1525 Subsidy, William CARWOSA was taxed on goods at 8 pounds at Probus.

In 1569 John KORVOSOW of Sennen was on the Muster Roll with a bow and 12 arrows and by 1641 at the Protestation Returns - Petter CARVOSOW, Hugh CARVOSO and William CARVOSO are named at St Just in Penwith.

There are miscellaneous entries in parish registers and the IGI prior to the entries from 1648 at St Just in Penwith.  However, these do not have any continuous line and all CARVOSSOs still remain traced back to William and Phillis.

I have not personally been able to view the St Just in Penwith parish register, so rely on other researchers, although I have viewed the Paul parish register.

Home
CARVOSSO mail page
The CARVOSSO database
CARVOSSO photos
Cosawes Barton, St Gluvias
The Cornwall page
EMAIL ME
Links to other websites:
Joan Aiken's website
Paul Parish website
Mylor Parish Church website
Penryn, St Gluvias website
The parish church at St Just in Penwith
By the early-mid 1700s, all the male line of CARVOSSO had drifted to Paul parish, with just a few "out of area" entries.

There are some websites which mention the CARVOSSO name (in its various spellings such as CARVOSOE, CARVOSSOE, CARVOSOW) and if anyone would like a link to theirs, please contact me.  All CARVOSSOs in my database have their surname standardised so that any duplicate people can be easily identified.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further information which may assist the CARVOSSO study or if you would like your website linked to this page.


Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1