JOHN BURTON, OF FALMOUTH
Joseph Burton, of Stockport, Lancashire, came, for what reason is unknown, to Cornwall in 1830,…
JOHN BARTENDALE,
THE PIPER. In the reign of King Charles I. a strolling musician, a poor piper,…
JOHN ARSCOTT, OF TETCOTT
The family of Arscott, of Dunsland, is one of the most ancient in the county.…
JOB SENIOR,
THE HERMIT OF RUMBOLD’S MOOR.[1] Job’s mother was Ann Senior, of Beckfoot, near Ilkley; he…
JOANNA SOUTHCOTT
The life of this impostor or self-deluded woman is not pleasant to write or to…
JEMMY HIRST;
AN ODDITY.[1] Jemmy was born at Rawcliffe, in the West Riding, on October 12th, 1738.…
JEAN BOUCHON
I was in Orléans a good many years ago. At the time it was my…
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…