JAMES WYATT
James Wyatt was born at Woodbury on the Exe in the year 1707. His father…
JAMES SILK BUCKINGHAM
Mr. S. C. Hall, writing after the death of J. S. Buckingham, thus expressed his…
JAMES POLKINGHORNE, THE WRESTLER
James Polkinghorne, the noted champion wrestler of Cornwall, was the son of James Polkinghorne, who…
JAMES NAYLOR, THE QUAKER.[1]
James Naylor was born at East Ardsley, near Wakefield, in 1616. He was the son…
JAMES HOSKIN, FARMER
Castell-an-Dinas was the most complete and perfect relic of prehistoric times existing in Cornwall, till…
JACK RATTENBURY
The coasts of Devon and Cornwall, north and south, are bold, with cliffs starting out…
Ignatius Fessler.
On December 15th, 1839, in his eighty-fourth year, died Ignatius Fessler, Lutheran Bishop, at St.…
HUGH STAFFORD AND THE ROYAL WILDING
Hugh Stafford, Esq., of Pynes, born 1674, was the last of the Staffords of Pynes.…
HUGH PETERS, THE REGICIDE
The life and character of this man present unusual difficulties. On one side he was…
HICKS OF BODMIN
William Robert Hicks was born at Bodmin on 1st April, 1808—not to be an April…