We saw in the last blog that Edwin Pascoe had a number of different occupations from 1881 to 1911. Another example of a man with multiple occupations, this time with even greater contrasts, can be found in the Kenwyn database. James Noble was born in 1849 in the heart of mining country at the Consols … Continue reading Kenwyn and a man of all trades
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Callington calling
At the beginning of the 1800s Callington in east Cornwall was little more than an overgrown village. In the 1790s it was described as ‘shabby’, with ‘one short street of very poor houses’. Things had not improved much by 1824 when a visitor noted the ‘one broad street; and being very irregularly built, and very … Continue reading Callington calling
Why did Cornwall have 44 MPs?
Those were the days. Now Cornwall only has a feeble voice in the UK Parliament, represented by just six MPs. But before 1821 Cornwall enjoyed a representation more fitting its status, sending 44 MPs. With around 1.5% of the population it had 7-8% of parliamentary representatives. Why? In the 1500s Cornwall was not that exceptional. … Continue reading Why did Cornwall have 44 MPs?
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