BARNES

Witness (Glazier)

BASSETT, Sir FRANCIS (1757-1835)
Of Tehidy Park, Camborne; son of Francis, MP for Penryn 1766-1769 and Margaret St Aubyn; educated at Harrow and Eton and King's College, Cambridge, MA 1786. Toured Europe with Rev. William Sandys; Recorder of Penryn 1778; Baronet 1779; MP for Penryn 1780-1796; created Baron De Dunstanville of Tehidy in 1796 and Baron Bassett of Tehidy in 1797.

Patron of science, literature and the arts and a political writer. A granite obelisk to his memory was erected by public subscription at the top of Carn Brea.

BOWDEN, THOMAS (1774- )
A farmer aged 54 at Riviere and a tenant of the CCC in the 1820's. He was born at Constantine, moved to Crowan and then to Phillack at the age of 16. About 7 or 8 years before he was Waywarden for Phillack parish and used slag from the Copperhouse furnaces to repair the roads.

Others who were also Waywardens at the same time were Mr Wearne, Mr Stevens and Mr Cardew, all old farmers in the parish. He agreed that the CCC had to distrain on his cattle about 2 years ago for unpaid rent (120 pounds pa) and he went to prison for seven weeks.

He had received hundreds of pounds for carriage from Wheal Alfred.

BRANCH, WILLIAM (1748- )
Of Gwinear now 81 years old, worked for a farmer of that parish called Christopher Hendra who kept mules for carrying copper ore from the mines to Hayle. Other similar carriers engaged were PAULL of Camborne and NICHOLAS BLEWETT.

BROGGAN, JOHN
A CCC employee who retired c1818-1820 with a pension.

CARBINES, JOHN (1758- )
Labourer of Phillack, now 71 years old. He had lived at St Erth for 40 years and could remember when a John Perkin kept Burt's House.

CARNE, JOSEPH FRS (1782-1858)
Of Penzance, the eldest son of William Carne, (qv) banker; succeeded John Edwards as Trustee / Manager of the CCC in 1807 and went to live in Riviere House in Phillack until he resigned as Manager in 1818 and moved to Penzance. A prominent Methodist and Purser of Wheal Arthur in Phillack and Relistian in Gwinear with several others; in 1823 became a Partner in the Penzance Bank of Batten, Carne and Carne. In 1828 leased Angarrack Smelting House with Thomas and William Bolitho until it was sold in 1838. In 1832/33 with his brother William, acted as Assistant Collector of Customs, Mayor of Penzance in 1836 and in 1838 a Magistrate, Banker and Merchant.

CARNE, WILLIAM (1754-1836)
Of Penzance, father of Joseph (1782-1858); Agent for Herland Mine in Gwinear and a partner in the Penzance bank of Batten, Carne & Carne. Partner in the CCC Deed of 1802 and signed as a Trustee in 1807, leasing a Carnsew property to Thomas Ellis (qv).

CHILCOTT, GILBERT HELE (1734-1810)
Son of Joseph Chilcott of Ottery St Mary in Devon. Joined his uncle Gilbert Chilcott as a Solicitor in Helston and succeeded him as Agent to the Hawkins family. Married in 1773 to Margaret Williams of St Keverne, issue 3 sons and 3 daughters. Moved to Bosvigo, Truro c1790. Partner in Deed of 1779 with £1,000 pounds in CCC.

CLEMENCE, RICHARD (1757- )
Of Phillack, 71 years old, was born at Troon and worked for the CCC for 40 years. His father and uncle worked at Curnow's on the South Quay. He admitted that with 20 or 30 men he went and knocked down a lighter from the stocks, being ordered by Captain Harry Prideaux and Mr Millett. His old superiors were later Mr Carne and then Mr William Vivian (1813-1870). The old well was just below the North Quay. Others who retired from the CCC at the same time with pensions were: Christopher Millwood, William Wearne, James Morshende, John Broggan and Jacob Luke.

COCK, WILLIAM (1767- )
Aged 61 of Gwithian was a farmer leasing his land from the CCC. He drove mules for his uncle Roger Cock, carrying copper ores and coals to and from the mines and the wharves at Copperhouse.

COODE, Sir JOHN KCB (1779-1858)
Rear Admiral of the Blue; married to Jane Penrose in 1819; granddaughter of Rev. John Trevenen (qv). Partner in Deed of 1849.

COOPER, JOHN (1755- )
A Gardener of Lelant, now 74 said that CCC's vessels discharged their cargoes in the Hayle River alongside their quays or at Bristolman's Dock, as it was called.

CORIN, RALPH (1761- )
A carrier from Gulval, now 68 brought copper ore from Wheal Cock mine at St Just to the Hayle wharves for many years, probably from 1770 onwards. He also brought tin from (An)garrack Mill to Penzance for Mr Joseph Carne and his father and for Mr William Bolitho.

COURTIS, JOHN (1751- )
Aged 77 years old in 1828, had worked for the CCC for at least 30 years.

DAVEY, JOHN
An Engineer for the Herland and Wheal Alfred mines, who was also one the 13 Trustees with James BODDY (qv).

DAVIES, GEORGE MILLETT
Merchant of Treneere in Madron, related to the Millett family of Marazion, and Penpol in Phillack. Owned shares in the vessels - Ocean, Margaret, Medora, Wave, and Alma registered at Hayle. Partner in 1849 Deed and in 1867 acquired a further £2,000 pounds interest from W H Prance. With Rev John Vivian-Vivian, Rector of Cardinham, took an active part in the realisation of CCC's assets at its close down.