Contents

 

 

Cornwall  Smugglers

with

Coast Guard / Revenue / Salt Officers

 


Officers & Men of the Customs, Revenue, Preventative Service
 
Key
CRO = CORNWALL RECORD OFFICE    -    CL/MW = COURTNEY LIBRARY, TRURO (Mary Williams Papers).    -   W/B = West Briton Newspaper
S/M = Sherborne Mercury    -    SWC = Smuggling in the West Country A D H Coxe    -    SPR = Sennen Parish Registers    -    CN = C Noall,Smugglers of Cornwall
OBR = Old Bailey Court Records

 

Customs Officers

Name

Date

Place Serving

Ref.

George Abbott

1799

Saltash

CL/MW

John Adams

 

Fowey

CRO/TF/1197

William Andrew

1789

Falmouth

CL/MW

Richard Avery

1784

Maker

CL/MW

John Bamfield

1785

St Hilary

CL/MW

Richard Betty

1767

Polkerris

CRO/R/289/1-2

William Bligh

1756

Maker

CL/MW

Richard Betty

1767

Polkerris

CRO/R/289/1-2

Richard Betty

1767

Polkerris

CRO/R/289/1-2

Edward Blackmore

1784

St Austell

CRO/CF/1/545

Francis Bradley

1769

Penzance

PRO Cust 68/7

John Bray

1754

Fowey

CRO/TF/50/1-2

Robert Gandy Chessman

1872

Falmouth

CRO/BRA/846/27

William Crisp

1761

Truro

CL/MW

William Clogg

1819

St Germans

CL/MW

James Cock

1789

Mevagissey

CL/MW

John Cornwell

1740

Penzance

PRO Cust 68/2

John Douglas

1787

St Austell

CRO QS/1/5/238-259

John Eliott

1761

Maker

CL/MW

John Edyvean

1789

Fowey

CRO/TF/80

John Foster

13 July 1780

Penzance

CRO/ QS/1/4/270-281

John Hawking

1703

?

CL/MW

Isreal Head

1772

Scilly Isles

CL/MW

Isaac Head 

1775

Scilly

S/M

Henry Hicks

 

Newquay

CRO/TF/2321

John Hoblyn

1817

St Hilary

CL/MW

Joseph Honey

1821

Isles of Scilly

CL/MW

John Hooper

1810

Penzance

CL/MW

Richard Hosking

1815

St Ives

RCG  23 Dec 1815

Robert Jago

1787

Mevagissey

CL/MW

James James

1835

Manaccan

CRO/WH/!/438

Joachim John

1773

Camborne

CL/MW

William Jones

1815

Antony

CL/MW

Thomas Kendle

1797

Fowey

CL/MW

John Lambert

1775

Padstow

CL/MW

Richard Ley

1819

St Ives

CL/MW

John Loyd

1736

Kilkhampton

CL.MW

Thomas Lovell

1762

Maker

CL/MW

Doctor Lockyer

1778

Maker

CL/MW

Nicholas Marshall

1804

Rame

CRO/QS/1/7293-298

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1805

Rame

CRO/QS/1/7/299-316

John Marshall

 

St Columb Minor

CRO/TF/2058

John Martin

1780

Sheviock

CL/MW

Samuel Martyn

1766

Crantock

CL/MW

Samuel Martyn

1769

St Column Minor

CL/MW

George Mathews

1769

Penzance

PRO Cust 68/7

Richard May

1773

Plymouth

S/M

Francis May

1791

Helston

CL/MW

Richard Metcalf

1778

Probus

CL/MW

William Mildon

1791

St Martin by Looe

CL/MW

Abraham Moore

1701

St Austell

CL/MW

Samuel Parnall

1802

St Martin by Looe

CL/MW

Frederick Paul

1832

Falmouth

CL/MW

Peter Pearse

1823

Maker

CL/MW

William Philp

1818

Fowey

CL/MW

Henry Phillips

1771

Maker

CL/MW

James Philpott

1799

Rame

CL/MW

Joseph Platt

1783

Falmouth

CRO/QS/1/4/374-386

Joseph Platt

1812

Falmouth

W/B 25/12/1812

Samuel Pritchard

1800

Sennen

SPR

Richard Randall

1824

Bradock

CL/MW

Joseph F. Rattenbury

1781

St Buryan

CL/MW

John Remphry

1786

Penryn

CRO/WH/1/800

John Renoden

1768

St Ives

CL/MW

John Retallack

1805

Antony

CL/MW

Thomas Richards

1819

Mevagissey

CL/MW

William Roberts

1822

St Ender

CL/MW

Josha Rouffignac

 

Newlyn East

CRO/TF/1512

James Rowe

1770

Paul

CL/MW

Mr Samms

1778

Plymouth

S/M

Robert Scadden

1775

Helston

CL/MW

Mr Scobell

1771

Penzance

PRO Cust 68/7

William Simeons

1766

Saltash

CL/MW

William Symonds

1820

Padstow

CL/MW

Jeffrey Thomas

1781

Antony

CL/MW

Richard Thomas Jnr.

1798

Ludgvan

CL/MW

John Tremaine

1740

Penzance

PRO Cust 68/2

John A. Trevan

1797

Endellion

CL/MW

Fred Henry Ulph

1899

Falmouth

CRO/WH/1/700

Nicholas Ventris

1779

Fowey

CL/MW

Richard Vittle

1817

Sennen

CL/MW

William Ward

1740

Penzance

PRO Cust 68/2

William Walkey

 

Fowey

CRO/TF/1197

John Wells

1570

Fowey

CRO/PD/204/2

Bernard Westlake

1804

Maker

CL/MW

William Williams

1678 to 1762

Collector of the customs in Penryn.
 

Letter From Rich Williams 9th October 2002

Richard Williams

1737 to 1822

Excise officer in Penryn.
 

"

John Williams

1751 to 1824

Liverpool & Penryn

"

Charles Williams

1791 to 1866

Excise officer in Penryn.

"

John Wills

1805

St Germans

CL/MW

Thomas Wills

1831

Padstow

CN

 

 

Revenue Men

Name

Date

Place Serving

John Hopkins

1778

Redruth

Charles Goldsmith

1824

Paul

Odgers (shot dead)

March 12th 1769

Porthlevan

 

 

Preventative Men

Name

Date

Place Serving

Ref.

Nicholas Marshall

1815

Cawsand

W/B 7/4/1815

Richard Hosking

1816

St Ives

W/B 5/1/1816

William Lawrence

1817

Boscastle

Via Guestbook 14/2/04

William Sumner

1818

Gerrans

Via Guestbook 20/ 9 / 03

William Gilbert

1819

St Hilary

CL/MW

John Bickell

1820

Mevagissey

CL/MW

William Cloke

1821

Mevagissey

CL/MW

Samson Woodcock

1821

Boscastle

W/B 5/1/1821

Johnson

1821

Mevagissey

W/B 25/51821

Clarke

1821

Mevagissey

W/B 25/5/1821

Partridge

1821

Mevagissey

W/B 25/5/1821

William Chard

1822

Maker

CL/MW 

Patrick Carolan (Cavolan)

1824

Sennen

CL/MW

John Foot

1826

St Kevern

CL/MW

? White

1828

St Just

RCG Feb. 20th 1828

Mr Foot

1829

Cawsand

W/B 10/7/1829

Mortley Mr

1830

Portreath

W/B 2/4/1830

Rice Mr

1830

Portreath

W/B 2/4/1830

George Pooke

1831

Padstow

CN

Sampson Woodcock

1831

Padstow

CN

William Cattran

1833

Newlyn

CL/MW 

William Pellew

1837

Rame

CL/MW

Alexander McMicken

1840

St Ives

CN

 

Members of the Fleet.

Name Date Place Ship Ref.

Richard John

1791 St Ives Dolphin SWC

Mr Osmond

1791 St Ives Dolphin SWC

James Eakin

1795 Fowey Hind CL

Charles Giles

1808 Fowey Hind CL

Robert Ede

1820   Eagle CL

Chief Off. Vallack

1824 Mevagissey ? W/B 9/4/1824

Chief Off. James Sturgess

1824 Polperro ? W/B 2/7/1824

James Farrow

" " " "

George Kingston

" " " "

Ben Green

1830 Paul Adder CL
 
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