St Ive Parish

Extract from Kelly's Directory 1893

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 Extracts from Description
The first part of the description is about the location, the church and the antiquities within.

The Glasgow Caradon copper mine is in the parish. Sir Henry Bourchier Wrey , who is lord of the manor, Earl Compton, Digory Collins Esq., of Newton Ferrers, William Coryton of Pentillie Castle, Pillaton, David William John Horndon Esq., of Pencrebar, Callington, Miss Strode of Newnham Park, Plympton and William Pollard Esq., of Woolston, are the chief landowners. The soil is free and light clay; subsoil clay and slate. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and turnips. The area is 5780 acres; rateable value £5018; the population in 1891 was 1716.

Parish Clerk, John Stetridge.

Post Office. William Herring sub-postmaster. Letters through Liskeard at 8.30.am; dispatched at 4.20.pm. Pensilva is the nearest money order office & Liskeard the nearest telegraph office. Postal orders are issued her but not paid.

Wall Letter Box. Charaton Cross, cleared 3.40.pm.

National School (mixed) Church Town, built in 1829, for 80 children; average attendance 70; Walter Pugh, master; Miss Elizabeth Hawkin, mistress.

Pensilva is a large village 2½ miles north-west, inhabited chiefly by miners, and has a school-room licensed for divine service. Here are Wesleyan and Bible Christian chapels, and a place of worship belonging to the Methodist United Free Church. The population is about 1,300.

Post & M. O. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office, Pensilva. – John Browning, sub-postmaster. Letters through Liskeard arrive at 8.0.am; dispatched at 3.25.pm. Liskeard is the nearest Telegraph Office.

National School, Pensilva, built in 1841, for 260 children; average attendance, 48 boys, 57 girls & 50 infants. Chas. Hy. Hammer, master; Mrs Eliza Hooper infants mistrs.

 

St Ive

Hobhouse Ven. Reginald MA (rector & surrogate), Rectory

Commercial

Alford Edward, farmer, Trevallack

Anfrew George, farmer, Low Keason

Bennett Arthur Geo. farmer, Ludcott

Bolitho Harry Rdwd. Butcher’s Arms PH

Bond Samuel, farmer, Heathfield

Borlass John Henry, farmer,Gate

Carpenter Frederick, farmer, Trebeigh

Collins Patrick, farmer, Gang

Crocker Arthur, farmer, Low Penquite

Davy Samuel, farmer, Higher Keason

Denning Thomas, farmer, Woodfield

Dennis John Joseph, carpenter

Gilbard George D, farmer, Hay

Goldsworthy John, farmer, Low. Crift

Gross John, farmer, Appledore

Gross John Henry, assistant overseer, Appledore

Harris George, farmer, Thornton

Hawken Edward, farmer, Venn

Hawken Joseph, farmer, Moordown

Higman John, farmer, Sleeve

Hooper Thomas, farmer,

Hoskin Christian (Mrs) , farmer, Penquite

Hoskin George, carpenter

Jane John, farmer, Dunnerdake

Landry Samuel, farmer, Cholwell

May Ernest, farmer, Great Leigh

May Richard, farmer, Bicton

Mutton William, farmer, Redland

Mutton William, shoe ma. Parkfield

Olver William, farmer, Higher Crift

Pearse William, farmer, Woodcockseye

Richards Thomas, farmer, Ford

Rowe William, mason

Sandercock Wm. blacksmith, New Bridge

Scourey William, blacksmith

Snowden John Thomas, shopkeeper

Stepehens Richard, farmer, Cadson

Truscott Richd. farmer, East Trevallack

Wenmoth Nicholas, farmer, Dunnerdake

Wevell Richard, blacksmith, Gang

Pensilva

Coad John

Elliot Joseph, Tokenbury

Marriner Rev. Francis B.A. (curate)

Pollard William, Woolston

Commercial

Aire George, farmer,

Bath Mary (Mrs.) shopkeeper

Bickford James, farmer, Byewood

Bond Edward, farmer, Middle hill

Bond John, farmer, Tokenbury

Bowden Thomas, farmer, Charaton

Browing John, shopkeeper, Post office

Carkeet Mary Ann (Mrs.) shopkeeper

Caunter Samuel, butcher & farmer

Chapman Richd, farmer, Low Woolston

Cock Mary (Mrs), farmer, Slade

Colwill Thomas, farmer, Midwood

Co-operative Stores (John Richards, mgr)

Crapp Mathew, farmer, Slade park

Daniel Mark, blacksmith, Charaton cross

Davey Thos. carpenter & wheelright

Delbridge John, farmer, Hay

Delbridge Wm., farmer, Lit. Woolston

Drake William, farmer

Drew William Henry, tailor

Eva Francis, farmer & fish dealer

Fursman John, farmer, Tremeer

Fursman Jn. Jun., farmr, Highr Charaton

Gilbert Samuel, carpenter

Gilbert Caroline (Mrs) shopkeeper

Gilbert Daniel, general dealer

Harris Philip, farmer

Harris Wm. David, farmer & dealer

Hawke George, shopkeeper

Hocking William, farmer

Hoskin Jane (Mrs) Victoria hotel, Silva cross

Hoskin Richard, farmer

Keast Frederick, shopkeeper

Kelly James, shopkeeper

Kelly William shoe ma. Charaton cross

Matthew Edward, farmer, Millawn

Mutton John, farmer, Penharget

Osborne William, shopkeeper

Pascoe Stephen, farmer, Woolston

Pollard James, shopkeeper

Rogers Absolom, farmer, High wood

Roscorla John, general dlr. Middle hill

Sargeant George, boot maker

Slade John, shoe maker

Sleeman Sidney, farmer, Scrawsdon

Trevett William, shopkeeper

Warne Matthew, farmer, Ashlake

Williams Richard, farmer & landowner

 

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