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 & families
Family histories, biographies and the people who shaped life around Pensilva and St Ive.
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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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…
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The Strode family of Newnham Park, Plympton, Devon, were wealthy landowners owning land and property in Devon and Cornwall in the…
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The following email has been received form Mrs Marie Bennett in Hertfordshire: My Mum worked in my Aunty Hilda's shop in Princess…
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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 House in Middle Hill
I live in a cottage which is one of a small terrace in Lower Middle Hill, Pensilva. It was built, I believe around 1850 at the start…
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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…
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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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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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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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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 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 Story of Trebeigh at St Ive
At the time of the Norman Conquest there was a farm in South East Cornwall with the Cornish name of "Trebighan", meaning 'Little…
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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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Visiting the Cemetery
The following article written in 1984 is reproduced by kind permission of Yvonne Gilbert Pensilva almost 40 years ago Going to the…
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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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