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Cornwall  Smugglers

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Coast Guard / Revenue / Salt Officers

 

Officers Involved in the Enforcement of the Salt Duty.  

A delivery of salt to the Salt House, Sennen

The Parliamentary Register  Vol. XVI was published in London in 1780 and contains an account of the most interesting speeches and motions made in the British parliament in that session

The Parliamentary Register;  or History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons;
 
During the Sixth Session Of the Fourteenth Parliament Of Great Briton Vol. XVI

On page 292 there begins an account of the Offices and Employments existing in the Salt Duties on the 25th of October 1705. The number of Officers employed with their respective Salaries, and also an account of the Number and names of the Officers with their Salaries as they stood on the 5th of January 1779, distinguishing the time when any increase in the number of such Officers or their Salaries was first made.

Whilst the list covers the whole of Great Briton I have once again restricted my disclosures to those officers based in Cornwall.

 

Searchers and boatmen:

Port
Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705
Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779
Date of increase of Establishment.
 
Falmouth
Officers Name
Sal.
Officers Name
Richard Davis
Allowed on account of increase in fishery
Sal50.
 
 
 
 
24
 
 
 
 
 
May 9th 1769
  24
John Kitlow
50
 
 
Port
Establishment on the 25thOct. 1705  
Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779
Date of increase of Establishment.
Falmouth
John Spurrier
Zachary Langdon
Charles Penderthy
Philip Paskew
25
20
20
20
William Reale
William Barnes
Thomas Dewsloe
Allowed on incidents
John Whiraker
25
 
20
 
20
 
5
 
 
20
 
 
 
Aug.18th 1756
 
 
 
5
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port
Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705
Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779
Date of increase of Establishment.
Fowey
 
 
William Collier
Allowed in incident
Four boatmen
Richard White
John Chapman
Henry Francis
Jonathan Calf
50
 
5
 
 
 
 
25
 
20
 
20
 
20
Feb.19th 1707
March 30th 1736
 
 
Aug.28. 1713
Ditto
 
Ditto
 
Ditto
50
 
 
5
 
 
 
25
 
20
 
20
 
20
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port
Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705
Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779
Date of increase of Establishment.
 
Mevagizey
 
 
 
Samuel Allcock
For an officer
W.m Croft ditto assisitant
 
In incidents
40
4
 
25
 
5
Aug. 12th 1725
June 8th 1762
 
Nov. 27 1725
 
Aug.30th 1769
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port
Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705
Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779
Date of increase of Establishment.
 
Gweek
 
William Dodd
 
40
 
Richard James
For riding charges
 
40
 
10
 
 
Feb.25th 1715
 
 
10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port
Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705
Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779
Date of increase of Establishment.
 
Looe
 
Christopher Conyers
 
50
 
James Dyer
Thomas Soady Boatman
 
50
 
20
 
 
Oct 8 1714
 
 
20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port
Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705
Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779
Date of increase of Establishment.
 
Padstow
 
John Croker
 
50
 
Edward Day
 
 
25
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port
Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705
Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779
Date of increase of Establishment.
  Penzance
Edward Andrews
  50
  Richard Treeve
  50
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port

Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705

Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779

Date of increase of Establishment.

  St Micheals Mount

 

 

  John Treluddra

  15

  Oct.31st 1739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port

Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705

Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779

Date of increase of Establishment.

Penzance
(Boatmen)
 
Henry Rendall
James Sainders
Mathew Skinner
Brian Tonkin
 
10
10
10
10
 
George Mathews
John Foster
William Martyn
John Grosse Jun.
 
25
 
20
20
 
20
 
March 20th 1732
Ditto
Ditto
 
Ditto
 
15
 
10
10
 
10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port

Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705

Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779

Date of increase of Establishment.

 
St Ives
 
 
 
James Faggotter
Jacob Phillips
 
50
20
 
July 24th 1723
Nov. 20th 1722
 
50
20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port

Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705

Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779

Date of increase of Establishment.

 
Plymouth
 
Arthur Keay
 
60
 
Henry  Tolcher
Allowed in Incident
 
50
 
4
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port

Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705

Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779

Date of increase of Establishment.

 
Plymouth
(Boatmen)
 
 
 
William Fabyan
James Tappar
Samuel Tapley
John Langworthy
 
20
20
20
20
 
Sept. 4th 1713
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
 
20
20
20
20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Searchers and Boatmen

Port

Establishment on the 25th Oct. 1705

Establishment on the 5th of Jan. 1779

Date of increase of Establishment.

 
St Mawes
Officers Name
Sal.
Officers Name
John Roberts
A further allowance
Sal
25
5
 
Oct. 27th 1737
May, 23, 1776
 
25
5
 
 
 

 Salaries of the watchmen:  

established  at 25 per annum each, 17th December 1724.

Padstow

John Croker

5

Hayle

John Stone

5

 
 
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