POST OFFICE CORNWALL DIRECTORY 1873

Page 717-718 BREAGE

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Breage is a parish, in the Western division of the county, hundred of Kerrier (west), Helston Union and county court district, rural deanery of Kerrier, Cornwall archdeaconry, and Exeter Diocese, 3 miles west from Helston, and 7 east from Marazion, on the road between those towns, and near the sea coast.

The church of St Breage is an ancient building in the Perpendicular style, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, and transept, with embattled tower, surmounted by four pinnacles, and containing 2 bells and clock: there are several mural monuments, and two stained glass windows. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a vicarage, with which is united the vicarage of the adjacent parish of Germoe, yearly value £700, with residence and 5 acres of glebe, in the gift of the (Page 716)

 

crown, and held by the Rev. Edward Morris Pridmore, M.A., of Clare College, Cambridge.  A School Board was established in 1871, and consists of five members. There is a branch of the Cornwall and Devon Miners Association.  Bible Christians and Wesleyans have each a chapel here. Foote’s charity, of £10 yearly, is distributed as follows:- £2 10s. to the school, and £2 10s. to the poor, and £5 to the parish of Germoe; there is also £7 16s. for poor widows of this parish.

The Inhabitants are chiefly supported by mining. The Duke of Leeds and Charles TrelawayEsq., are lords of the manor, and principal landowners. The soil is light; subsoil, granite. The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. The area is 7,161 acres (including 105 of water); gross estimated rental, £9,146; rateable value, £8,244; the population in 1871 was 4,450.

RINSEY is a village 2 miles south-west; TREW, 1 mile north; CARLEEN, 1 1/2 miles north; KENEGGIE, 4 miles west; PENGERSICK, 3 miles west; and ASHTOWN, 1 mile west from Breage.

Parish Clerk, John Henry Mollard.

POST OFFICE – Miss Mary Nicholas, sub-postmistress. Letters, through Helston, arrive at 11.35 a.m.; dispatched at 1.30 p.m. Helston is the nearest money order office.

INSURANCE AGENT – Sovereign Life, W Argyll

School Board, Rev. Edward Morris Pridmore, Chairman

School, John Henry Mollard, master

Registrar of Births & Deaths, Thomas Richard Mitchell, Rinsey

Assistant Overseer, William Richards, Keneggie

CARRIER – John Julyan, to Penzance, Tuesday & Thursday; to Helston, on Saturday

 

 

Pridmore Rev. Edward Morris	M.A. (Vicar)
Roberts Philip
Treweeke Misses, Methleigh
Triggs Samuel

 

 

COMMERCIAL
Andrewartha Charles	Frmer. Keneggie
Argall Wm.	Mine purser & accountant
Broad Henry	Carpenter
Bryant John	Shoemaker
Burgess Samuel	Shoemaker
Carter Francis	Farmer, Rinsey
Curtis Jhn	Mine agnt & frmr. Keneggie
Davey Arabella (Miss)	Farmer, Chynoweth
Davey William	Farmer, Chynoweth
George John Francis	Butcher, Trew
Hebbard James	Farmer, Trevens
Hosking Martin	Farmer, Pembro
Hosking Thomas	Farmer, Crava
Hosking William	Blacksmith
James William	Farmer, Trevorvas
Johns Robert	Smith & Farrier
Johns Thomas Henry	Farmer
Johns William	Shopkeeper
Julyan John	Carrier
King Richard	Shopkeeper & Mine Agent, Ashtown
Kitto John	Farmer, Keneggie
Kitto Thomas	Farmer, Pengersick
Kitto William	Mason
Laity John	Coach & Horses, Keneggie
Lembrey Sarah (Mrs)	Shopkeeper
Lukey Joel	Farmer, Leseave
Matthew Francis Wm	Farmer, Trenno
Matthews Wm. S	Farmer, Trevalence
Marks Mary (Mrs)	Farmer, Rosemabrian
Marks Peter	Farmer, Rosemabrian
Marks Thomas	Farmer, Keneggie
Mitchell Thomas Richard	Farmer & Registrar of Births & Deaths
Nicholas John Bennet	Carpenter
Oats John	Farmer & Tin Merchant
Pope Alice (Mrs)	Shopkeeper, Trew
Richards James Eade	Farmer, Pellor
Richards John	(exors. Of), Farmer, Treworlas
Richards Wm	Frmr. Little Methleigh
Richards William	Farmer & Assistant Overseer, Keneggie
Riddington John James	Carpenter
Roberts Humphrey	Farmer, Keneggie
Rogers Edward	Mine Agent, Keneggie
Rogers Samuel	Farmer, Tolmanor
Rowe Jacob	Farmer, Sethoe
Sampson Richard	Farmer, Hendrea
Sampson William	Draper & Grocer, Ashtown
Stephens James	Farmer, Tremerne
Symons Edwin	Tailor
Thomas John	Farmer, Trevorvas

 

Tippitt John	Farmer, Trewithic
Toll James	Farmer, Pengersick
Tonkin Jas.	Trelawny’s Arms, Trew
Toy Johannah (Mrs)	Shopkeeper, Trew
Tredrea James	Shopkeeper
Tregear John	Farmer, Pentreath
Tregear Richard	Shopkeeper, Ashtown
Tregoning Richard	Shoemaker
Treweeke George	Farmer & Cattle dealer, Trequean
Treweeke Richard Henry	Farmer, Methleigh
Tripconey George	Farmer & Carman, Trevowas
Trounce & Williams	Grocers
Truscott Edmd.	Lion & Lamb, Ashtown
Vivian John	Mine Agent
Williams Edward	Farmer
Williams Henry	Shopkeeper
Williams Peter	Star Inn
Williams William	T. Queen’s Arms