Date:
26 Jul 2019
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Location: Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, England
Surnames/tags: Notables Cornwall England
Location: Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, England

Surnames/tags: Notables Cornwall England
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PERSON | BIRTH | DEATH | ||||
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Name | Wiki ID | Date | Location | Date | Location | BRIEF HISTORY |
Thomas Lower | Lower-1080 | 1632 | St Tudy | 1720 | London | Early Quaker, Activist and Physician, George Fox dictated his Journal to him |
Richard Trevithick | Trevithick-4 | 1771 | Tregajorran | 1833 | Dartford | Mine Engineer invented the first Steam powered vehicle |
Jack Clemo | Clemo-125 | 1916 | St Stephen-in-Brannel | 1994 | Weymouth, Dorset | Poet & Author |
Silas Kitto Hocking | Hocking-772 | 1850 | St Stephen-in-Brannel | 1935 | Edmonton, Middlesex | Novelist and Methodist Minister |
Joseph Hocking | Hocking-773 | 1860 | St Stephen-in-Brannel | 1937 | St Ives | Novelist and Methodist Minister |
Charles Causley | Causley-77 | 1917 | Launceston | 2003 | Launceston | Poet, Teacher, Writer. |
Salome (Hocking) Fifield | Hocking-774 | 1859 | St Stephen-in-Brannel | 1927 | Surrey | Author |
Maria Branwell | Branwell-10 | 1783 | Penzance | 1821 | Haworth, Yorkshire | Mother of the Brontes |
Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert | Gilbert-5981 | 1785 | Bodmin | 1853 | London | Lt Gen in HEIC & Baronet |
Doaryte (Pentreath) Jeffery | Pentreath-131 | 1692 | Paul | 1777 | Mousehole | Last native speaker of the Cornish language |
Daphne (du Maurier) Browning | Du_Maurier-1 | 1907 | London | 1989 | Fowey | Author of Jamaica Inn, Rebecca etc |
Philip Gidley King | King-7865 | 1758 | Launceston | 1808 | London | Govenor of New South Wales, Australia |
William Bligh | Bligh-45 | 1754 | St Tudy | 1817 | London | Govenor of New South Wales - Mutiny on the Bounty |
Donald Mitchell Healey | Healey-1241 | 1898 | Perranporth | 1988 | Truro | English Car Designer - Austin-Healey |
Frederick Hamilton Davey F.L.S. | Davey-921 | 1868 | Ponsanooth | 1915 | Perranarworthal | Fellow of the Linnean Society - Member Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society |
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch | Quiller-Couch-1 | 1863 | Bodmin | 1944 | Fowey | Author - Oxford book of English Verse |
Leonard Austen Harvey | Harvey-13275 | 1907 | Stoke Climsland | 1976 | Plymouth, Devon | World Light Heavy Weight Boxing Champion |
Robert Fitzsimmons | Fitzsimmons-585 | 1863 | Helston | 1917 | Chicago, USA | Bare Knuckle World Champion |
Pascoe Grenfell | Grenfell-264 | 1761 | Marazion | 1838 | London | Businessman and Politician |
Florence Mabel Quiller-Couch | Couch-2360 | 1865 | Bodmin | 1934 | London | Sister of Arthur Quiller-Couch, author |
Charlotte Dymond | Dymond-335 | 1826 | Boscastle | 1844 | Bodmin Moor | Murder victim whose death continues to attract attention |
William Borlase | Borlase-110 | 1696 | Pendeen | 1772 | Ludgvan | Antiquary, Geologist, Naturalist, Anti-Methodist |
John Opie | Opie-264 | 1761 | Trevellas | 1807 | London | Cornish Historical and Portrait Painter |
Thomas Cundy | Cundy-74 | 1765 | St Dennis | 1825 | Pimlico, London | Architect and Surveyor |
Nicholas Wilcox Cundy | Cundy-78 | 1779 | St Dennis | 1837 | London | Architect and Engineer |
Malachy Hitchins | Hitchins-106 | 1741 | Gwennap | 1809 | St Hilary | Astronomer |
Sir Humphrey Davy | Davy-458 | 1778 | Penzance | 1829 | Geneva, Switzerland | Chemist & Inventor |
John Davy | Davy-1174 | 1790 | Penzance | 1868 | Ambleside, Westmorland | Chemist, Inventor , Physiologist, Physician |
William Pengelly | Pengelly-244 | 1812 | East Looe | 1894 | Plymouth, Devon | Geologist and Archaeologist |
Winston Mawdsley Graham | Grime-156 | 1908 | Manchester | 2003 | East Sussex | Author |
Alfred Leslie Rowse | Rowse-291 | 1903 | Tregonissey | 1997 | St Austell | Historian, Author |
Geoffrey Grigson | Grigson-72 | 1905 | Pelynt | 1985 | Swindon, Wiltshire | Poet, Writer, Editor, Anthologist, Naturalist |
Henry Martyn | Martyn-573 | 1781 | Truro | 1812 | Truro | Anglican priest and missionary |
Henry Trengrouse | Trengrouse-3 | 1772 | Helston | 1854 | Helston | Inventor |
Andrew Pears | Pears-308 | 1768 | St Ewe | 1845 | London | Inventor Pears soap |
John Adams | Adams-43344 | 1819 | Laneast | 1892 | Cambridge | Astronomer |
James Power Carne VC DSO | Carne-267 | 1906 | Falmouth | 1986 | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | Victoria Cross |
John Verran | Verran-55 | 1856 | Gwennap | 1932 | Unley, South Australia | Politician - Premier South Australia |
Sir William Golding | Golding-371 | 1911 | Newquay | 1993 | Perranarworthal | Novelist, Playwright, Poet |
Thomas Bedford Bolitho | Bolitho-290 | 1835 | Madron | 1915 | Penzance | Banker, Industrialist, Parliamentarian |
Nicholas Boson | Boson-7 | 1624 | Newlyn | 1708 | Paul | Writer - Preserver of Cornish language |
John Boson | Boson-8 | 1655 | Paul | 1730 | Paul | Writer of Cornish language |
Thomas Boson | Boson-9 | 1635 | Paul | 1719 | Paul | Writer - Researcher of Cornish language |
Charles Woolcock | Woolcock-106 | 1828 | St Agnes | 1891 | Wollongong,NSW, Australia | - |
Arthur Gordon-Smith CMG | Gordon-Smith-6 | 1873 | Camborne | 1953 | Westbourne Sussex | Vice Admiral, Royal Navy |
Stella Maris Treharne Turk | Treharne-80 | 1925 | Isles of Scilly | 2017 | Camborne | British zoologist, naturalist, conservationist |
Rosamunde Pilcher | Scott-36197 | 1924 | Lelant | 2019 | Longforgan, Scotland | Author |
Augustus John Smith | Smith-217452 | 1804 | London | 1872 | Plymouth | Lord Proprietor, Isles of Scilly - M.P. |
Richard Lemon Lander | Lander-790 | 1804 | Truro | 1834 | Nigeria | Explorer of Western Africa - Discovered River Niger led to Atlantic |
Robert Stephen Hawker | Hawker-660 | 1803 | Stoke Damerel | 1875 | Plymouth | Vicar, Poet, Writer of "The Song of the Western Men" |
- The Song of the Western Men - By Robert Stephen Hawker
- A good sword and a trusty hand,
- A merry heart and true!
- King James's men shall understand
- What Cornish lads can do.
- And have they fixed the where and when?
- And shall Trelawny die?
- Here's twenty thousand Cornish men
- Will know the reason why!
- And shall Trelawney live?
- Or shall Trelawney die?
- Here's twenty thousand Cornish men
- Will know the reason why!
- Out spake their Captain brave and bold:
- A merry knight was he:
- "If London Tower were Michael's hold,
- We'll set Trelawney free!
- We'll cross the Tamar, land to land,
- The Severn is no stay:
- With 'one and all', and hand in hand,
- And who shall bid us nay?"
- And shall Trelawney live?
- Or shall Trelawney die?
- Here's twenty thousand Cornish men
- Will know the reason why!
- "And when we come to London Wall,
- A pleasant sight to view,
- Come forth! come forth ye cowards all,
- Here's men as good as you!
- Trelawney he's in keep and hold:
- Trelawney he may die:
- But twenty thousand Cornish bold
- Will know the reason why!"
- And shall Trelawney live?
- Or shall Trelawney die?
- Here's twenty thousand Cornish men
- Will know the reason why!
- The following profiles have been created, notables sticker not added
- Many thanks to Sally Douglas & Roger Churm for assisting.
- If you wish to assist please enter your Wiki ID & maintain the status
- Note - a profile is never finished
Name | Wiki ID | Born | Died | Achievements | References | Wiki ID | Status |
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Thomas Martyn | Martyn-563 | 1698 | 1751 | Cartographer | Many sources not connecting |
- The following notables require a Wiktree profile IF they have died
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Name | Born | Died | Achievements | References | Wiki ID | Status |
John Edmund Sharrock Moore | 1870 | 1947 | Biologist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Edmund_Sharrock_Moore | ||
David Hunt | 1934 | 1985 | Ornithologist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hunt_(ornithologist) | ||
Benjamin Luxon CBE | 1937 | Opera Baritone | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Luxon | Still Alive | ||
John Nettles | 1943 | Actor | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nettles | Still Alive | ||
Dawn_French | 1957 | Actress | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_French | Still Alive | ||
Mick Fleetwood | 1947 | Drummer & co-founder Fleetwood Mac | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Fleetwood | Still alive | ||
Dame Kristin Scott-Thomas | 1960 | Actress | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Scott_Thomas | Still alive | ||
Nigel Martyn | 1966 | Professional Football | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Martyn | Still alive |
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