Reskajeage (EN) / Roskajek (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Camborne
Hundred: 
Kerrier
Elements: 

ros

Meaning: 
hill-spur

Kajek

This refers to the name of a person: 
name
Elements notes: 
<ros> 'hill-spur, roughland' + <Kajek> personal name
Historic forms: 
Ruschedek 1235 (Gover, 1948)(Thomas, 1967, p192, citing from 1235) Roskedek 1236 (Gover, 1948)(Thomas, 1967, p192, citing from 1236) Roskediec 1252 (Gover, 1948)(Thomas, 1967, p192, citing from 1252) Roskadechic 1283 (Thomas, 1967, p192, citing from 1283) Roskadaek 1316 (Thomas, 1967, p192, citing from 1316) Roskadaek juxta Talgarrek 1317 (Gover, 1948) Rescasek 1336 (Thomas, 1967, p192, citing from 1336 and 1447) Reskasek 1355 (Gover, 1948) Reskegek 1362 (Thomas, 1967, p192, citing from 1362) Reskeschet 1384 (Gover, 1948) Rescasek 1447 (Thomas, 1967, p192, citing from 1336 and 1447) Reskeseek c1500 (Gover, 1948) Reskeseke 1530 (Thomas, 1967, p192, citing from 1530) Riskaieake 1554 (Thomas, 1967, p192, citing from 1554) Rescasieke or Tehidy Downs 1590 (RIC, HB/2/66, 1590) Reskajege 1609 (Gover, 1948) Reskaseage alias Rescajeage 1649 (Thomas, 1967, p192, citing from 1649) Ruskeiege 1664 (of John Sanders)(CRO, PD/490/1, 1664) Ruskeige 1664 (of James Eles)(CRO, PD/490/1, 1664) Reskaseak Downs 1673 (RIC, HB/5/185, HendCal 8, c.1920s, §1557, 1673) John Sanders Tenement in Reskeiege 1677 (of James Eles)(*CRO, X510, 1677) Ruskeiege 1677 (of James Eles)(*CRO, X510, 1677) Rhysgadzêg 1700 (Lhwyd, 1700, f2r) Riskejeake Downs 1723 (RIC, HB/10/232, *HendCal 8, c.1920s, §1697, 1723) Cocks Tenement in Reskejage 1743 (of Margery Harris) (*CRO, X510, 1743) Reskejage 1743 (of Francis Hocking)(*CRO, X510, 1743); Reskejeage 1743 (part of John Phillips)(*CRO, X510, 1743) Jobs Tenement in Reskejeage 1743 (parts of Miriam Harris and Henry Eva)(*CRO, X510, 1743)[Note earlier: Jobs Ten(ement) 1664 & Jobes Tenement 1677] Jobes Tenement in Reskejeage 1745 (of the Widow Harris)(*CRO, X510, 1745) Cocks Tenement in Reskejeage 1745 (of Margery Harris)(*CRO, X510, 1745) Reskejeage 1745 (parts of Francis Hocking and Henry Evea)(*CRO, X510, 1745) Roskejeage 1768 (population, with Gwellenvellen and Karlean, is 40)(*CRO, AD55/24, 1768) Reskajeage 1843 (tenement)(CRO, TA/27, 1843) Reskajeage 1888 (OS, 6", LXII. NE, 1888) Reskajeage Downs 1888 (five tumuli shown here)(OS, 6", LXII. NE, 1888) Reskajeage 1967 (Thomas, 1967, p192) Reskajeage 1983 (OS, 1:25000, 1983)