JOHN RATTENBURY.
of Beer, Devonshire “THE ROB ROY of the WEST” A very noticeable feature of the…
JOHN NICHOLS TOM,
alias SIR WILLIAM COURTENAY, K.M. This strange man was the son of William Tom, landlord…
JOHN KNILL
In August, 1853, appeared the following account in the Gentleman’s Magazi-ne:— “An eccentric old gentleman…
JOHN HARRIS, THE MINER POET
“On the quiet evening of October 14th, 1820, in a straw-thatched, boulder-built cottage, with bare…
JOHN DUNNING, FIRST LORD ASHBURTON
At Walkhampton is an old farm called Guatham that had pertained for several generations to…
JOHN DAVY
John Davy was born at Upton Hellions, and was an illegitimate child, baptized as Davie…
JOHN COUCH ADAMS, ASTRONOMER
Thomas Adams was a small tenant farmer in the parish of Laneast, at Lidcott, renting…
JOHN COOKE
By a public character in his way You may find an anecdote of the day,…
JOHN COKE, OF TRERICE
There is no thriving on ill-gotten goods, says the proverb, and this was exemplified in…
JOHN BURTON, OF FALMOUTH
Joseph Burton, of Stockport, Lancashire, came, for what reason is unknown, to Cornwall in 1830,…