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1851 DEATHS

MAY



2 May 1851, Friday


At Truro, on Wednesday last, after a short illness, Mr. Richard KITTO, tailor, aged 39 years.

At Helston, on Wednesday last, Mr. John SAMBLES, carpenter.

At Penzance, on the 18th ult., the infant child of Mr. J. J. LANYON; and on the 24th, the infant daughter of Mr. Wm. ROWE.

At St. Erth, on Monday last, Miss Anne Elizabeth GILBERT, aged 24 years.

At Sancreed, on Monday last, Mr. Richard GROSE, aged 70 years.

At Polkinghorne, in the parish of Gulval, on the 24th ult., Mrs. Grace ROBERTS, aged 84 years.

At St. Ives, on the 21st ult., the wife of Mr. Charles JENKYNS, aged 50 years; and on the 23rd, the infant son of Mr. John BOSANKO.

At Horse Downs, in the parish of Crowan, on Saturday last, Mr. Matthew RODDA, at an advanced age.

At Hayle, on Monday last, Mr. Thomas PEACOCK, aged 93 years.

At Bolennow, near Camborne, on the 23rd ult., Jane, wife of Capt. James THOMAS, aged 75 years.

At Tuckingmill, on the 19th ult., Mr. David EDDY, innkeeper, aged 64 years.

At Redruth, on the 24th ult., Mr. John NICHOLLS, aged 49 years.

At Probus, Mr. John PETERS, aged 77 years.

At St. Columb, on Saturday last, much respected, Mr. William OLVER, of the Seven Stars Inn, aged 54 years.

At St. Mawes, Mrs. HANCOCK, aged 68 years; and Mr. Hugh RICE, auctioneer, aged 66 years.

At Cranmuggers, in the parish of St. Ewe, on the 21st ult., Mrs SaraH MAY, aged 90 years.

At St. Austell, on the 24th ult., Eliza, wife of Mr. John JANE, shoemaker, aged 40 years; and on Saturday last, Frederick, son of Mr. TOZER, shoemaker, aged 3 years.

At Biscovey, in the parish of St. Blazey, on Tuesday last, Mrs. Catherine COURTENAY, aged 75 years.

At East Looe, on Friday last, Mr. William FENWICK, baker, aged 59 years.

At Luxulyan, on Friday last, suddenly, Mrs. Ann SOWDEN, aged 59 years, for thirty-five of which she was a faithful and much respected servant of the Rev. R. G. GRYLLS.

At Ivyleaf, near Bude, on the 17th ult., Mrs. S. HOPPER, aged 40 years.

At Lezant, on the 23rd ult., Mr. Philip HOARE, father of Mrs. DAVIS, of the Noah's Ark Inn, Plymouth, aged 76 years.

At Launceston, on Friday last, Mr. W. GEAKE, cabinet maker, aged 55 years.

At Stonehouse, on the 24th ult., the residence of her son, Richard RODD Esq., solicitor, Catherine, widow of the late Richard RODD, Esq., solicitor, of Devonport, aged 86 years.

At Plymouth, on the 21st ult., Margaret Jesse, second daughter of the late Rev. Septimus COURTNEY, Vicar of Charles, aged 37 years,

At the Grove, Exeter, on the 24th ult., Elizabeth, wife of Dr. MILLER.

At Loddiswell, on the 20th ult., Mr. Thomas ROBERTS, printer and bookseller, of Kingsbridge, aged 43 years.

On the 17th ult., Major-General PALMER, many years M. P. for the city of Bath, aged 74 years.

At Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, on Monday last, Mr. T. G. ATKINSON, surgeon.

At 1 Upper Belmont Place, Wandsworth Road, London, on the 16th ult., Anne, widow of the late Owen FLINTOFF, Esq., barrister-at-law, and Chief Justice of Sierra Leone.

At Rome, on the 13th ult., Mary, wife of John Dunn GARDNER, Esq., aged 21 years.

At Toronto, West Canada, on the 16th of March, after a few hours' illness, Annette, only daughter of Mr. W. H. JOB, late of Truro, aged 7 years.


9 May 1851, Friday


At Truro, on Sunday last, Richard Marshall, only son of Mr. FLOYD, eating-house-keeper, aged 19 years.

At Ruan, near Helston, on the 23rd ult., the Rev. Joseph WOMERSLEY, superannuated Wesleyan Minister, aged 81 years.

At Helston, on Sunday last, Mr. Richard HAWKE, aged 84 years; and on Monday, Mr. Richard JULIAN, miller, aged 60 years.

At Penzance, on Saturday last, Mr. D. E. STEVENS, of the Prince of Wales Inn, aged 51 years; and on Tuesday last, Mr. Robert SAMPSON, aged 80 years.

At Vellanoweth, in the parish of Ludgvan, on the 30th ult., Mrs. Eliza LAWRANCE; and on Sunday last, her infant daughter; and on the 1st instant, Mr. Richard QUICK, aged 33 years.

At Prussia Cove, on Saturday last, of concussion of the brain, Emily, wife of Mr. John HALES, R. N., aged 40 years.

At Garras, in the parish of Gulval, on Sunday last, John, sone of Mr. John LAWRY, aged 8 years.

At Buzzurell, in the parish of Gwinear, on Saturday last, the infant daughter of Mr. John G. VAWDREY.

At Newquay, on Monday last, William, son of Mr. John PAUL, aged 1 year.

At Colan Vicarage, the residence of her son, on the 27th ult., Mrs. Ann CRESER, at an advanced age.

At St. Columb, on Sunday last, Ann, wife of Mr. F. HELLYAR, saddler, aged 42 years.

At St. Columb, on Monday last, deeply and deservedly lamented by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, Mrs. Elizabeth GEORGE, aged 74 years, for a great number of which she was post-mistress of that town.

At Tregoney, on the 26th ult., Miss. R. JACOB, aged 18 years.

At Portscatha, in the parish of Gerrans, on the 23rd ult., Mrs. Elizabeth OXENBERY, aged 95 years.

At Newtown in the parish of Fowey, the wife of Mr. Thomas HAMLBY, aged 35 years.

At Shaldon Terrace, Bude Haven, on the 1st instant, William, son of Capt. O. DAVEY, aged 6 years.

At Marhamchurch, on the 28th ult., Miss Loveday STONEMAN, aged 26 years.

At Poundstock, on the 25th ult., Thomas, son of Mr. John TOMS, of Burracott, aged 13 years.

At Crafthole, in the parish of Sheviock, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. John MARTIN, innkeeper, aged 60 years.

At Southpetherwin, on Friday last, Mr. John HARRIS, aged 46 years.

At Devonport, on Friday last, the wife of R. OLIVER, Esq., Navy Agent, aged 64 years.

At Lady Well Place, Plymouth, on the 24th ult., Mrs. BOWMAN, widow of the late J. BOWMAN, Esq., Purser, R. N.

At Holsworthy, on the 25th ult., W. ALLIN, Esq., late of Thuborough House, North Devon.

In Cornwall Terrace, Regent's Park, London, on Tuesday last, the Hon. Lady BLACKWOOD, widow of the late Vice-Admiral the Hon. Henry BLACKWOOD, Bart., K. C. B.

At Blackwall House, Cobridge, Staffordshire, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. William MADDOCK, artist, and daughter of the late Mrs. BAKER, of Veryan, in this county, aged 35 years.

At the Lisburne Mines, Wales, on the 26th ult., Capt. Joseph PROUT, aged 52 years.

At the Lisburne Mines, Cardigan, South Wales, on the 25th ult., Ann, wife of Mr. John JOHNS, formerly of Wendron, in this county, aged 33 years.

In Franklin Street, South Australia, on the 5th January last, James OSLER, son of the Rev. C. SYMONS, Wesleyan Minister, aged 1 year.

At Adelaide, South Australia, on the 28th of December last, Mr. A. T. J. MARTIN, formerly of Truro.


16 May 1851, Friday


At Falmouth, on Friday last, Mary, third daughter of the late Mr. Julius PALMER, aged 18 years.

At Helston, on Monday last, Mr. Richard PENHALE, for many years policeman of that borough, aged 70 years.

At Helston, on Sunday last, the infant child of Mr. MENADUE, currier.

At Penzance, on the 8th instant, Mr. Thomas BENNETTS, carrier, aged 38 years.

At Penzance, on the 8th instant, Mr. Henry CARTER, dyer. Deceased had formerly been in the navy, and in the engagement of Admiral Rodney, with the French fleet, under De Grasse, September 12, 1782.

At Penzance, on Tuesday last, after a short illness, Capt. Thos. SCOBELL, R. N., at an advanced age.

At St. Ives, on the 8th instant, Miss Alice JENNINGS, aged 54 years.

At Redruth, on Tuesday last, Mr. John KNIGHT, shoe-maker, aged 80 years.

At Littlebeside,on Saturday last, Mary, relict of Mr. Thos. POWNING, aged 76 years.

At Mingoose, St. Agnes, on Saturday last, Miss Lydia WILLIAMS, aged 22 years.

At Mithian, St. Agnes, on the 8th instant, the wife of Mr. William SECCOMBE, at an advanced age.

At St. Austell, on Tuesday last, Miss Catherine Ann BIDDICK, aged 74 years.

At St. Stephens in Branwell, on the 8th instant, after a most protracted and painful illness, born with Christian resignation, Mr. Benjamin MERIFIELD, aged 77 years, for about fifty of which he was a consistent member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society.

At Bodmin, Mr. George LEMON, for many years collector's clerk of excise, at Falmouth, aged 39 years.

At Fowey, on Monday last, Mr. Samuel BULLER, butcher, aged 73 years.

At Lunstone, near Bude, on the 8th instant, Mr. James BICKFORD, aged 60 years.

At Callington, on th 8th instant, George MASON, Esq., aged 66 years.

At Boscastle, on Friday last, Mr. Edward HOCKEN, aged 74 years.

AT Plymouth, on the 8th instant, Anna Maria, relict of the late Daniel ALEXANDER, Esq., of Exeter, and of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, aged 71 years.

At Bath, on the 5th instant, Lucy Addison, widow of the Rev. W, Addison FOUNTAINE, of Middleton, St. George, Durham, aged 67 years.

At the Hotwells, Clifton, on the 8th instant, Frances, relict of the late John VIGURS, Esq., of Rosehill, near Penzance, in this county, aged 80 years.

In London, Mr. Francis RASHLEIGH, of Constantine, in this county, aged 57 years.

At Kentish Town, London, on Sunday last, Charles Frederick, fourth son of Mr. Samuel SHORTMAN, watchmaker of Penzance, aged 24 years.

At Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, on the 6th instant, Mary Ann, eldest daughter of the late Rev. Lewis MATTHIAS, of Falmouth.

At Camberwell, on Sunday last, Richard PHILLIPS, curator of the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, aged 73 years.

At Wotton, near Dorking, Surrey, on Monday last, the Hon. and Rev. J. E. BOSCAWEN, Canon of Canterbury, Rector of Wotton, and Vicar of Ticehurst, aged 62 years.


23 May 1851, Friday


In Lemon Street, Truro, on Tuesday last, Emily Wilhelmina, youngest daughter of the late Robert Lovell JENKINS, Esq., Captain Royal Miners Militia.

At Feock, on the 8th instant, after a severe and painful affliction, Capt. James NETTLE, manager of Penpoll and Point Lead Smelting Works, aged 62 years.

At Penryn, on Friday last, the infant daughter of Mr. THOMAS, butcher.

At Trewellard, in the parish of St. Just in Penwith, on the 12th instant, Mr. Francis HARVEY, at an advanced age; and Mr. Robert JAMES, aged 75 years.

At Gulval, on the 9th instant, the infant son of Mr. Geo. WILLIAMS; on the 13th, Mrs. KING, aged 71 years; and Mr. Robert GILBERT.

At Ding Dong, in the parish of Gulval, on Friday last, Mr. Edward TREGLOWN, aged 42 years.

At Marazion, on Sunday last, Mrs. Elizabeth CLEMENCE, aged 94 years.

At Hayle, on Saturday last, Mr. Christopher ELLIS, spirit merchant, aged 61 years; Miss Alice GLANVILLE, aged 79 years; on Sunday, Mrs. Pettersgill, aged 53 years; and on Tuesday, Mr. Joseph JEFFERY, aged 65 years.

At Camborne, on Saturday last, the infant son of Mr. T. TYACK, ironmonger.

At Redruth, Mr. William TREWARTHA, aged 41 years; and Charles Herbert, youngest son of W. RICHARDS, Esq., surgeon.

At St. Austell, on Tuesday last, Mrs. Elizabeth HAMMER, aged 70 years.

At Padstow, on the 12th instant, Miss Mary MONTGOMERY, aged 26 years.

At Kilkhampton, on Saturday last, Mr. William WHEAR, maltster, aged 39 years.

At Tamar Terrace, Launceston, on Monday last, Mrs. GRAHAM, aged 80 years.

At the Grove, Plymouth, on Tuesday last, Mr. Nicholas Matthews CONDY, aged 33 years. Mr. Condy had attained considerable eminence as a marine painter; many of his pictures of yachts and ships of war are first-class productions, both as to drawing and colour.

At Tenderden, Kent, suddenly, Mr. William WORTH, commercial traveller, late of Totnes, aged 45 years.

At Hammersmith, on the 16th instant, Mr. Peter EMANS, late of the Strand, aged 73 years.

At Roehampton, Surrey, on the 9th instant, Charles Lyne STEPHENS, Esq., a native of Liskeard, and son of the late Rev. John LYNE, Rector of St. Ive, in this county, aged 88 years.


30 May 1851, Friday


At Truro, on Sunday last, Mr. Alexander HUDDY, formerly of Tregurrow, aged 69 years.

At Truro, on Tuesday last, Susan, widow of the late Sergeant-Major CANDY, of the Royal Cornwall and Decon Miners Militia, aged 78 years.

At Falmouth, on the 22nd instant, Mr. Samuel SNELL, aged 85 years; deceased was blind from infancy, and for the last sixty or seventy years was in the habit of perambulating the streets of Falmouth at Christmas early in the morning with his violin.

At St. Mary's, Scilly, on the 19th instant, Mr. Stephen WATTS.

At Penzance, on the 22nd instant, Miss Mary VIBURT, aged 64 years.

At Cockwells, on Wednesday last, the wife of Mr. James TREVORROW, aged 29 years; and the infant daughter of Mr. Richard BENNETTS.

At Cripple's Ease, in the parish of Towednack, on the 17th instant, Mr. William GLASSON, aged 80 years.

At Wheal Brothers, in the parish of Lelant, on Friday last, Mrs. Mary EDWARDS, aged 83 years.

At Marazion, on Sunday last, Mr. Jonathan BARRETT, late of Truro, aged 52 years.

At St. Ives, Matilda, wife of Mr. William RICHARDS, draper, aged 29 years.

At Gwithian, on Friday last, Mrs. Mary GILES, aged 88 years.

At Redruth, on the 21st instant, Capt. Josias PHILLIPS, aged 69 years.

At Lampain, in the parish of Stithians, Charles Henry, son of Mr. Nicholas ANDREW, aged 20 years.

At Probus, on the 15th instant, Mr. James CRONE, aged 66 years.

At St. Columb, on Sunday last, Mr. Philip RAWLING, late of Lanhinsworth, in that parish, aged 68 years.

At Bodmin, on Tuesday last, Robert Woodman, son of Mr. Woodman GROSE, linen-draper, aged 1 year.

At Bridgend, Lostwithiel, on Sunday last, the wife of Mr. Richard MOON, basket-maker, aged 40 years.

At Padstow, on Sunday last, Mr. Charles LANG, aged 29 years.

At Treravel, near Padstow, last week, Mr. Silvester KEY, aged 44 years.

At Penquite, in the parish of Landrake, on the 22nd instant, Mr. Philip BLAKE, yeoman, and formerly of Stokeclimsland, aged 45 years.

At Camelford, on Wednesday last, the wife of Mr. McDonald, superannuated warrant officer R.N., of Plymouth, aged 31 years.

At the Manse of Lesmahagon, Lanarkshire, on the 20th instant, Agnes MORRIS, daughter of the late Commander George MORRIS, R.N., and sister of Robert MORRIS, Esq., Agent for the Bank of England, at Plymouth, aged 66 years.

In London on Saturday last, Henry CHAMPERNOWNE, Esq., of Dartington House, Devon.

In London, on the 10th instant, Mr. J.B. WILLIAMS, draper, late of East Stonehouse, aged 54 years.

At Kentish Town, London, on Saturday last, Ellen KEMP, grand-daughter of Mr. SHORTMAN, watchmaker, of Penzance.

At Harefield House, on the 22nd instant, Philip Champion CRESPIGNY, Esq., aged 86 years.

At Elm Bank House, Barnes, Surrey, on the 11th instant, Joseph ROGERSON, Esq., proprietor of the Mark Lane Express, aged 67 years.

At Swansea, on the 19th instant, much lamented by his relatives and a large circle of acquaintance, Mr. William JENKINS, shipowner, aged 30 years.

At Meerut, on the 4th of April last, J.S.C. SYMONS, Esq., assistant-surgeon of the Ferozepore Regiment N.I., and eldest son of Mr. John SYMONS, mercer, of Devonport.



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