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Hearts of Oak
The HARVEYs of
Hayle
Their
Connections and Family
With
the Harveys of Hayle there is yet another connection with Captain J L Vivian
Millett, The Vivian family (all having, in toto, descended from one
stem, and claiming descendency from Henry III), William Gayer Michell, Humphry
Davy, The Fry family and Richard Trevithick. Captain John Lester Vivian
Millett’s mother was Emily Vincent. Her father was Joseph Vivian, married in
1833 to Emma Dennis (died 1836) of Penryn. Joseph Vivian, Commander of a
frigate of the East India Company, re-married in 1839 to Emily Jane Vincent
(daughter of Phillip Vincent, Surgeon); when Joseph Vivian died in 1842, Emily
Jane re-married in 1850, to George John Wait. Their son was Captain Alfred Maclean
Wait, of the Union Line.
John
Vivian (b 1838) of Meadowside, Hayle married Nanny Harvey in 1866; he was the
only son of Captain John Vivian (1809-1857), and a nephew of William Vivian (1813-1870)
who had married Eleanor West. Captain John Vivian was agent for Lloyds in
Melbourne. John Vivian’s grandfather was Captain John Vivian (senior); He was
born at Phillack in 1784, and was a Captain in Her Majesty's Packet Service, He
married in 1809 to Elizabeth Rosewarne.
Richard
Trevithick’s friend, William West married Joanna Harvey. Richard Trevithick
married Jane Harvey, a younger sister of Joannah Harvey. William West made the
models of Richard Trevithick’s high pressure steam engine in 1796.
Captain
John Vivian’s uncle was Captain Andrew Vivian; in 1802, Richard Trevithick,
William West, and Andrew Vivian patented the high-pressure engine. In 1803,
Captain John Vivian ( senior ), took the new engine on the LITTLE CATHERINE to
London, and when there, drove Trevithick and West’s “locomotive” along New
Road; At sea, he ran the Blockade and
made a successful voyage to Cronstadt in 1811; 15th March 1813, he
was in command of HMP LITTLE CATHERINE,
returning from Corunna, the ship was captured by two French frigates; He
retired from Packet service 1817;
In
1832, he became Commander of the HERALD, running between Hayle and Bristol, the
first steamer used on the Cornish coast.
He
also commanded the CORNWALL (1842-59)
and
the COLOMBIA (1859-60). He died at Hayle in 1871.
Samuel Warren
Samuel
("Sam") Warren began working with Harveys in 1833. His skills were
required to build specially adapted hulls, with long access hatches, for
carrying boilers and engine beams to far afield mining operations in the wide
world. He would personally specially select his timber, visiting the timber
forests and suppliers, to order a year in advance, mostly from Watchet and
Tamar; the timber was carried by Bolitho's ship CHYANDOUR (named from Bolitho’s
office location in Penzance). Most timber used was local hardwood, Norwegian
and Canadian Pine. Details of the CHYANDOUR below…..
Harveys
John
Harvey, blacksmith of Gwinear, established the foundry in 1779,
at
Hayle in Cornwall, to supply water pipes to the mines.
He
was born c1730 and died 1803.
The
business was continued and developed by his son, Henry Harvey
(born
c1775); he extended and developed the harbour and trade.
He
died unmarried, in 1850. In 1848, John Harvey formed a deed of settlement,
passing the business on to the nephews and neices.
William
West, Richard Trevithick and John Harvey, born c1770 of St Columb. He married
Ann Harvey.
Their
two children were Nicholas Oliver Harvey and William Harvey.
William
Harvey lived at Trelissick Villa. He moved to Torquay in 1883.
He
was a Justice of the Peace for Cornwall.
He
married Elizabeth Belling Mudge, of Bodmin; she died 1877
and
William married again, to Mary Hunt Mudge, Torre, Torquay.
Children
by his first wife …..
1
Francis Harvey born 1840; JP for Cornwall; of Harvey & Co.;
Lived
at Glanmor, Hayle. Married Ann Trevithick d/o John Harvey Trevithick of Tolroy,
Hayle. Their three children were Charlotte Mary Harvey, William Francis
Trevithick Harvey and Frank Harvey.
2
Eleanor Mudge Harvey, married Samuel Wills of Wadebridge.
3
Elizabeth Belling Harvey, married Charles Trevithick of Hayle.
4
Nanny Harvey, married John Vivian of Hayle
5
Mary Clementine Harvey, married Adolphus W Young of Twyford.
From
The 1847 Williams’ Commercial Directory, Harveys were
Millers,
Engineers, iron founders, iron and coal merchants, Ship-builders, ship-owners
Ironmongers ,Wholesale grocers, Tea-dealers, and General merchants and
Rope-makers.
The
Trevithicks, in 1852, left Harvey’s partnership and formed their own firm of J
H Trevithick & Son, Millers.
The
partners of Harveys of Hayle were then Nicholas Harvey, William Harvey, William
West and John West; William John Rawlings became a partner in 1854.
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CHYANDOUR
Signal
Letters LSNR
Port
Nr 1 1858
Port
of Registry Penzance
Schooner
rig; 1 decks; 2 Masts; Square stern
Carvel
Built; Figurehead Woman’s Bust; Framework Wood
73.86
tons
Lower
Forecastle and other spaces 11.52 tons
Register
Tonnage 62.34 tons
Sailing
ship, built Stonehouse, 1824
Length
74.6 ft
Breadth
19 ft
Depth
in Hold 8.3 ft
Date
of Entry 4th February 1858
Owner
: Thomas Simon Bolitho, Merchant of Penzance
and
Edward Bolitho, Merchant of Madron; 32 shares each.
9th
February 1887;
64
shares sold to Joshua Daniel, Bellair Terrace, St Ives
30th
January 1903; Registry not required, Vessel used as a hulk,
Owners
letter received. Certificate of registry delivered up,
cancelled
and forwarded to Reg Genl on 31.1.03
Transcribed from the Penzance Shipping Registers; PENZ_03
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Raymond
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