MADRON is a parish, 1½ miles north from Penzance, in Penwith Hundred, Penzance Union, Cornwall archdeaconry, Exeter bishopric, West Cornwall. The church of St. Madron, or St. Madern, is an old stone building in Gothic style; has a porch and a square embattled tower containing 5 bells; in the interior are nave, three aisles, transept, chancel, many handsome mural monuments, font, and organ, also an old register; nearly all the windows are of stained glass, and very elaborate. The living is a vicarage, worth £660 yearly; the Rev. Michael Nowell Peters M.A., is the incumbent, and the Rev. Philip Hedgeland, B.A., is the curate. There are five chapels for Wesleyans, also a Free school for boys and a school for girls, chiefly supported by the vicar; there is also a Sunday school held at the school-rooms, and a Wesleyan Sunday school held at the chapel; there are three other Wesleyan schools. St. Madern’s Well is noted for its healing properties. Lanyon Quirt[sic], and several remains of ancient crosses, are objects of interest in this parish. Bricks are made in Trereen. Castle Horneck, the seat of the Samuel Borlase Esq., is 1 mile from Penzance. Lariggan, the seat of Walter Borlase Esq., is 1 mile from Penzance. Poltan, the seat of E.C. Merriott, Esq., is 1¼ miles from Penzance. Nancedleverne, the seat of John Scobell, Esq., is half a mile distant. Trereiffe, the seat of the Rev. C. V. Le Grice, is 1½ miles distant. Chyandower is the seat of Thomas Bolitho, Esq. Trewidden, the seat of E. Bolitho Esq. is 2 miles distant. Penzance Union Workhouse is in this parish. There are nineteen parishes in this Union. The Rev. John Wesley preached in this parish from the year 1742 to 1766. The population, in 1851, was 2,531, exclusive of Penzance, and the acreage is 6,000. The soil is killas; the subsoil is granite and killas. The Rev. C. V. Le Grice is chief landowner. The chief crops are wheat and barley. There are charities of about £90 yearly value.
Alverton, Castle Horneck, Rosehill, Trewidden, Trengwainton, Trereiffe, Trevean, Trannack, Tregavern, Treneer, Trembath, Polmenner, Poltair, Polgoon, Lariggan, Chyandower, Tolcarne, Hea, Carnkey, Landithy, Kerrow, Busallow, Boskinning, Boswarthen, Boswednan, Boswarva, Bosilliack, Boscallmec, Lesengy, Ninnes, Lauyon, Carthew, Berges, Truren, Mulfra, Rosecadghill, Bone, Nancothan, and Hendre, are places here.
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GENTRY. Bickley Francis, esq. Hea Bolitho Edward, esq. Trewidden Bolitho Thomas, Chyandower Borlase Samuel esq. Castle Horneck Borlase Walter esq. Lariggan Chirgwin Mr. Tolcarne Davy Edmund esq. Davy Mrs. Trengwainton Dobren Harry, esq. Polmennor Friggens Mrs. Mary Frood Mrs. Hea Hedgland Rev. Philip, B.A. [curate] Le Grice Rev. Charles Valentine, M.A. Trereiffe Le Grice Day Perry, esq. Trereiffe Ley Edwin, esq. Alverton McKennon Alexander, esq. Larrigan Marrack Mrs. Ann, Polcarne Oben Capt. Pierce, Lariggan Pascoe James, esq. Trannack Pe[obscured] Miss, Alverton Pe[obscured]dr William, Alverton Per[obscured]y Rev. Richd. [Baptist], Poltair Phillips Mr. Samuel, Polmennor Pollard Mr. Joseph, Trereiffe Rosewall James, esq Scobell John, esq Tremewa[n] Mr. Thomas, Tregavera Vibert R[ev.] John Pope, M.A TRADERS. Adams [obscured], boatowner, Tolcarne |
Adams John, farmer Adams William, farmer Alwin William, farmer, Tolcarne Arthur Peter, watchmaker, Hea Baricoat John, bookseller, Hea Barnes Stephen, farmer, Tolcarne Batten Blanch (Mrs.), shopkeeper Bawden Josiah, farmer, Treneer Bennetts John, farmer, Cranken Bennetts Melchisedek, smith, Hea BennettsWilliam, farmer, Landithy Berryman James, wheelwright & carpenter, Trereiffe Berryman Richd. ‘Miners’ Arms,’ Mulfra Bone Capt. Benj. mine agent, Kerrow Bone William, ‘King William IV’ Bosence Benjmn. woolstapler, Alverton Bottrell John, farmer, Bosullow Botterell John, farmer, Trereiffe Burt John, miller, Tolcarne Cargeege Frances (Mrs.), frmr. Kerrow Cargeege John, farmer, Kerrow Cargeege Wm. (Mrs.), farmer, Kerrow Cock John, farmer, Mulfra Cocks Frederick A. parish clerk & schoolmaster Corin Jacob, farmer, Chyandower Corin Jacob, jun. farmer, Trereiffe Corin William, farmer, Boskining Craze Francis, farmer, Polmennor Curnow Richard, gardener, Tolcarne Dale Charles, [farmer] [obscured] |
Dale Richard, farmer, Boswarthen Dugdale Thos. farmer & butcher, Hea Ellis Thomas, farmer, Lesengy Ford James, mason & shopkeeper, Hea Fox Henry, gardener, Hea Fox John, gardener & nurseryman, Alverton Fox Jhn, farmer & gardnr. Trengwainton Frathan Richard, farmer, Ninnes Freethy Mary (Mrs.), Frmr. Boskining Friggens John, relieving officer, Hea Giles Daniel, farmer, Mulfra Glasson George, rope maker, Tolcarne Glasson Richard B. farmer Green Richd. farmer & miller, Lanyon Grenfell Hen. farmer & miller, Carthew Grenfell John, carpenter, Bosullow Grenfell Capt. Richard, mine agent Gribble Nicholas, gardener, Trereiffe Guy James, farmer, Boswarthen Guy Miss, mistress of school Guy Thomas, farmer, Bosullow Hall Richard, farmer, Boswednan Hall Richd. gamekeeper, Trengwaiton Hall Thomas, smith Hall Thomas, farmer, Boswednan Hall Thomas jun. farmer, Boswednan Hall William, farmer, Boswarva Hitchens Thomas, farmer, Lanyon Hill Henry, carrier, Hea Hocking Simon, farmer, Boswarthen Hosking Charles, farmer, Ninnes |
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Hosking John, jun. farmer, Ninnes Hosking Richd. farmer, Trengwainton Ivey Thomas, farmer, Lesengy Izzard Wm. ’Three Tuns,’ Chyandower James James, farmer, Busullow James Melchisedek, farmer & gardener, Beryes James Melchisedek, shopkeeper & mason Jeffrey Joseph, farmer, Poltair Jenkin John, farmer, Busullow Jenkin John, gardener, Trannack Jenking John, smith Jenkins John, jun. smith, Polmennor Jenkins Matthew, farmer, Boskining Jenkins William Henry, smith Jilbert Jeremiah, farmer, Truren Kelynack James, shipowner, Tolcarne Kemp Paul, farmer, Trereiffe Kinsman Josiah, beer retlr. Chyandower Ladner Edwd. farmer & gardener, Hea Laurence John, gardener, Lariggan Laurence John, jun. farmer & gardener, Alverton Laurence William, farmer & gardener, Trembath Legoe Thomas, carpenter Maddern John, gardener, Lariggan Maddern William, gardener, Lariggan Madern John, farmer, Trengwainton Mann John, shoemaker, Ninnes Marks William, gardener, Chyendower Marrack Thomas, ropemaker, Tolcarne Martin Thomas, farmer & gardener, Alverton Mathews John, farmer, Boswarthen Mathews John, jun. farmer, Boswarthen Mathews William, farmer, Trengwainton Mathews William, farmer, Trevean Mitchell Alexander, farmer, Rosehill Newton James, farmer, Bosilliack Nicholas Henry, shopkeeper |
Nicholls William, farmer, Ninnes Nicholls William, farmer, Trewethack Noy William, farmer, Boskining Noy William, farmer & mine agent, Basullow Olds James, miller, Mulfra Parsons Robert, farmer, Tregavera Pascoe Francis, mason, Hea Peak William, carpenter, Tolcarne Pengilly John, farmer, Poltair Pengilly John Russell, farmer, Rosecadghill Pengilly Mary (Mrs.), farmer & gardener, Tremearne Pengilly Thomas, farmer, Rosecadghill Pengilly Thomas Harvey, farmer, Bone Pengilly Thomas Roberts, farmer & gardener, Trannack Pengilly Thomas William, farmer & miller, Treneer Pengilly Wm. farmer & gardenr. Trannack Phillips Melchisedek, farmer & smith, Kerrow Phillips Thomas, smith, Carthew Pollard Joseph, jun. farmer, Trereiffe Pollard William, gardener, Chyandower Pool John, farmer & miller, Nancothan Quick Paul, farmer, Bone Richards Charles, farmer, Busullow Richards John, farmer, Busullow Richards William, gardener, Hea Richards William, shopkeeper & carpentr Roberts Benjamin, farmer, Boscathnoe Roberts Daniel, gardener, Hea Roberts Daniel, jun. gardener, Hea Roberts John, farmer, Boswedan Roberts Richard, shoemaker Roberts Thomas, farmer, Polgoon Rowe Catherine (Mrs.), postmistress Rowe James,smith, Tolcarne Rowe John, farmer, Landithy |
Rowe John, farmer Rowe John, jun. shoemaker Rowe Luke, farmer & gardener, Alverton Rowe William, farmer, Mulfra Rowe William, shopkeeper, Hea Sowden Matthew, gardener, Lariggan Stone William, dairyman, Trereiffe Symons Richard, carpenter, Tolcarne Symons Simon, farmer, Hendra Thomas Joseph, farmer, Penhale Thomas Martin, gardener, Lariggan Tonkin Richard, farmer, Boswednan Tonkin William, jun. carpenter, Hea Tregartha Thomas, smith, Boswednan Tregartha William, smith Tregear Ishmael, farmer, Busullow Trembath James, farmer, Busullow Trembath William, farmer, Busullow Trewilla Martin, farmer, Hea Trudgeon John, shoemaker, Hea Truran Elizabeth (Miss), dressmaker Truren Captain John, mine agent Vingoe John, farmer, Boswarva Vingoe Richard, farmer, Boswarva Wallis Thomas, grocer Warren John, rope manufacturer, Alvertn Warren Richard, farmer, Tregavera Warren Thomas, farmer, Penhale Warren William, farmer, Landithy Warren William, farmer, Mulfra Webb Robert, farmer, Busullow White Nicholas, farmer, Boswarthen Williams Julia (Mrs.), Tolcarne inn, Tolcarne Williams William, farmer & gardener, Alverter Williams William, jun. farmer & gardener, Alverter Wren Clement, farmer, Hendra Letters through Penzance, which is the nearest money order office |
©2004 (last updated 7 Apr 2004) Rick Parsons, Bristol, England
