Tolver

Tolver, or Talverth, was part of the Manor of Carva (which extended across the parishes of Gulval, St Ives, Lelant, Madron, Morvah and Zennor). In 1659, it was in the hands of the Buller family, of Morval.

In 1727, Isabella Vibert was living at Tolver, and married William Lemon, born in 1696, son of William Lemon of Germoe. William was manager of a tin smelting house at Chyandour, and worked the mine called Wheal Fortune "on Lord Godolphin's land", becoming very rich as a result. In 1740, William Lemon purchased Tolver Barton for £1821 from Tobias Vibert of Penzance, joiner, Catherine Wroughton of Madron, widow, and Uriah Tonkin of Penzance, gent.

On 21 July 1749, Jacob Corin, the eldest son of William Corin of Chyandour, bought 99-year leases on three properties in the Barton of Tolver. He was 34 years old. The largest purchase, for which the consideration was £582, the annual rent £2/5/- and the heriot £3, extended to 46 acres, 2 roods and 23 perches. It is coloured red on the map above. The blue and purple areas were the subject of the second lease. They extended to 36 acres 3 roods and 10 perches. The lease cost £384, the annual rent was £1/15/3 and the heriot £2/10/-. The third lease was over Long Rock. It cost £28, the rent was 10/- per annum, and the heriot was £1/10/-.

In 1777, the "mansion" or farmhouse was assessed for 11 windows.

Jacob died in 1785, and left Long Rock to his nephew Charles Corin, son of his brother John. He left Tolver to his nephew Jacob (1742-1813), son of his brother William. From Jacob Tolver descended to his son Richard (1778-1830) and to Richard's son Jacob (1806-1882).