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Cornwall Smugglers
 Excise / Revenue Men and Coast Guard
From the 17th & 18th Centuries From the 17th & 18th Centuries

 

 

Customs & Revenue Cutters

TCS = Tales of the Cornish Smuggler
SoF = Smugglers of Fowey
SW =  H.N. Shore "Smuggling Days and Smuggling Ways" 1892
SWC = Smuggling in the West Country A D H Coxe
CN = C Noall, Smuggling In Cornwall
CG = Cornwall Gazette
 

 

Members of the Fleet.

Name

Date

Place

Ship

Ref.

Allen

1801

Falmouth

Hind

CG june 1801

Bray

1801

Fowey

Hind

CG March 1801

Coghlen

1801

Falmouth

Viper

CG March 1801

James Eakin

1795

Fowey

Hind

CL

Robert Ede

1820

 

Eagle

CL

James Farrow

1824

Polperro

?

W/B2/7/1824

Fraser

1801

Fowey

Ranger

CG March 1801

Charles Giles

1808

Fowey

Hind

CL

Ben Green

1830

Paul

Adder

CL

Richard John

1791

St Ives

Dolphin

SWC

Richard John

1801

Penzance

Dolphin

CG May1801

George Kingston

1824

Polperro

?

W/B2/7/1824

Kinsman

1801

Falmouth

Active

CG March onwards

Murray

1801

Fowey

Hind

CG May 26th 1801

Mr Osmond

1791

St Ives

Dolphin

SWC

Chief Off. James Sturgess

1824

Polperro

?

W/B 2/7/1824

Tedberry

1801

Falmouth

Providence

CG June 1801

Thomas

1802

Falmouth

Clausina

CG Jan 9th 1802

Chief Off. Vallack

1824

Mevagissey

?

W/B 9/4/1824

 
Ships
Active Lieut. Henry Miller Falmouth Mar 1834 TCS
Active Lieut Kinsman Falmouth Mar 7th 1801 CG
Active Lieut Kinsman March 21st 1801 CG
Active " Captured "Friendship" of Coverack. 25/04/1801 CG
Adder   1836 SW
Adder Ben Green Paul 1830 CL
Arrow   1832 SW
Brilliant 

Capt. Henry Jones

Port St Ives 1784 SWC
Cameleon   1845 SW
Chance   1843 SW
Clausina Thomas 1802 Falmouth CG Jan 9th 1802
Dove   Penzance Apr. 1840 TCS
Dolphin St Ives 1784 SWC
Dolphin Capt. A Johns Marazion 1801 GZ
Defence   1852 SW
       
Eagle Robert Ede Cornwall 1820 CL
Eagle Penzance 1847 CN
       
Fox Cap't. Lieut. Ciddell Fowey Mar. 1835 TCS
Greyhound   1839 SW
Governor Penzance 1847 CN
Harpy   1826 SW
       
Hecate   Mullion Cove TCS
Hawk Port Falmouth 1784 SWC
Hawke   Mullion 1786 Times of London
       
Hind James Eakin Fowey 1795 CL
Hind Lieut. Gabriel Gray Fowey 1799 SoF
Hind Charles Giles Fowey 1808 CL
Hind Master Bray Into Fowey with a sprung Mast Mar 1801 CG
Hind Master Murray Fowey 04/1801 CG
Lark Port Falmouth  1784 SWC
Lark   1786 Times of London
Lapwing   1830 SW
Lion   1827 SW
Lurcher Port Penryn 1784 SWC
Mermaid   1853 SW
Nepean   1830 SW
Nimble   1831 SW
Providence   Fowey 1815 SoF
Ranger  Fraser Fowey Mar 14th 1801 CG
Repulse   1830 SW
Rose   1826 SW
Sylvia   Penzance Apr.1840 TCS
Tarter   1831 SW
Tamar Port Scilly 1784 SWC
Viper Lieut Coghlen Falmouth Mar 1st 1801 CG
 
Naval Vessels working with Customs 
HM Frigate Nymphe   Captured Flora 1802 CG Feb 6th 1802
HM Sloop Wolf Lieut William Vingoe Penzance 1774 SoF
 HM Sloop Wolf Captain Barclay   Penzance 1768  PRO Cust 68/7 
 HM Sloop Wolf Captain Wm. Williams  Penzance 1772  PRO Cust 68/8 

 

 

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