Alfred Snowden
The following article was received by email from Michael Key on 9th January 2013: The following strange coincidence may be of…
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People & stories
Families, remarkable lives, wartime stories and memories of everyday life in and around Pensilva and St Ive.
Childhood Memories of an Evacuee - Sunday Observance
A fascinating article, kindly sent to us by John Tinham. John lives in Farnborough, Kent which he tells us is now in the London…
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Daniel Gumb
Daniel Gumb was the most celebrated character to live on the moors near Pensilva. He is best known for his home among the rocks at the…
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Early Memories of an Evacuee
The following has kindly been sent by John Tinham who was evacuated to Pensilva during the war. John has lived in the village of…
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Emily Hobhouse
The following article, written by J.S. Wenmoth, appeared in the Parish Pump some twenty or so years ago. "A prophet is not without…
Read story →George Sidney Strode
The Strode family of Newnham Park, Plympton, Devon, were wealthy landowners owning land and property in Devon and Cornwall in the…
Read story →Gypsies in Pensilva
The following email has been received form Mrs Marie Bennett in Hertfordshire: My Mum worked in my Aunty Hilda's shop in Princess…
Read story →Kelly's Directory 1883
The following information is extracted from Kelly's Directory of 1883. PENSILVA is a large village, two and a half miles north west of…
Read story →Local Ghost Story
The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Yvonne Gilbert: FOLK TALE OF THE GROVE As you stand beside the entrance to…
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Mrs Marie Bennett
The following has been received from Mrs. Bennett who lives in Hertfordshire: I was born in Pensilva in 1935 at a farm called SILVER…
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My Life as a Rural Doctor's Wife over 3 Decades
The following talk was given by Jane Mann to the Pensilva History Group on Wednesday 28th November 2012. The full content of Jane's…
Read story →Old Newspaper Clippings
We have been reprinting extracts from old newspapers on our Homepage and regularly replacing them with different articles. Many of…
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Old St Ive Postcard
This copy of a postcard was sent to us by Susan Maunder. The postcard was sent at 6.45pm on 30th May 1908 to Susan's Grandfather, Mr.…
Read story →PC Bill Lyle and Family of Pensilva
The following email has been received from Sally Perkins in Australia: Good evening, my family lived in Pensilva for a couple of…
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Pensilva Coronation Day - 2nd June 1953
The following article has been written and researched by Sandra Pearson, Secretary of the Pensilva History Group. From The Cornish…
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Peter Skews
The distinguished looking gentleman sporting a long white beard and carrying a bell in his upraised right hand is a local character…
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Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
The following article has been written and researched by Sandra Pearson, Secretary of the Pensilva History Group: Here is a flavour of…
Read story →Richard Kelly Hornabrook
The following email has been received from Patricia McCartney (nee Hornabrook): About a year ago I was searching the internet for…
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Sunday School Outing 1973
This photograph and the following information had been kindly sent by Ruth Baker of Pensilva. Sunday School outing 1973 Pensilva,…
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The Davis Family
The above photograph has been kindly sent to us by Deborah Hodgson, the daughter of Marie Bennett. The photograph shows Daniel and…
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The Independent Order of Rechabites
The Independent Order of Rechabites was a Friendly and Temperance Society who took their name from a biblical tribe who were…
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The Northcott Family
This family history has been compiled and kindly sent to Pensilva History Group by Anne Jackson of Melbourne, Australia assisted by…
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The Salvation Army
The photographs show the Salvation Army Hut in Lower Middle Hill in Pensilva. As well as the Salvation Army the hut has accommodated…
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The Tregilgas Family
The following email has been received from Janet Knowles: My maiden name was Janet Tregilgas born 19/02/1951 in Burnley, and I am the…
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War Memorials in Pensilva and St Ive
World War One 1914 – 18 BROWNING, Herbert John 2nd South African Rifles 491 Died 1/05/1918 Age 45 [Mangochi Town Cemetery, Malawi.…
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Wilkie Collins
In 1850 the renowned Victorian author Wilkie Collins visited our area with his artist friend Henry Brandling. In his aptly named book…
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William Bath
The following history of the Bath Family has been kindly provided by Professor Michael Jefferson. William Bath was originally a copper…
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William Pollard
William Pollard was born around 1776 in Menheniot. The 1856 Post Office Directory shows a William Pollard as "Farmer and Tax Collector…
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William West
William West was part of that generation of engineers who brought the performance of the Cornish engine to its peak. He was reputed to…
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