Known Coast Guards In Cornwall
1822 - 1901
In 1809
the Board of Customs formed the Preventive Water Guard to fight smuggling. This
water borne force used small boats to patrol every bay and cove. In 1822 the
Water Guard became the Coast Guard and were placed under the Treasury and
strengthened with 151 stations organised in 31 districts. At each station the chief officer, chief boatman and boatman were experienced naval seamen or
fishermen. Supplied with ammunition and stores, they were at sea whenever
possible in their four or six oared galley, and in bad weather formed a shore
patrol.
On this page I list some of those men and women who served in the Coast Guard in Cornwall between its inception as a separate service in 1816 and 1901. Although the two words were not linked until the twentieth century I have used this form in the tables for easier working.
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|
Age |
Position |
Serving |
Born |
Reference |
|
| A | |||||
| Adams Alfred | 33 | Coastguard | Charlestown | Sussex | 1881 Census |
| Adams William | 35 | Coastguard | St Mary's, Scilly | St Stephens | 1851 Census |
| Adams William | 58 | Coastguard | Tallan | Sheerness, Kent | 1871 Census |
| Ahern Michael | 43 | Coastguard | Gwithian | Castle Martyr, Ireland | 1881 Census |
|
Alford
Robert |
36 |
Coastguard |
East
& West Looe |
Saltash
Cornwall |
1891
Census |
|
Allen
Edwin |
32 |
Coastguard |
St
Kevern |
Buckinghamshire
|
1891
Census |
| Allen Alfred G | 41 | Coastguard | Coverack | Plymouth | 1881 Census |
| Allen John | 41 | Coastguard | Port Isaac | Ireland | 1881 Census |
|
Annis
Merton |
50 |
Officer |
Boscastle
Bridge |
Not
in County |
1841
Census Forrabury |
| Annis Robert | 27 | Coastguard | St Agnes | Burnam Ovary, Norfolk | 1851 Census |
|
|
44 |
Coastguard |
Portloe |
Milbrook |
1871 Census |
| Andrews William | 46 | Coastguard | East Cowes, IOW | St German's | 1861 Census |
| Angel Philip | 34 | Coastguard | Landewednack | Plymouth | 1871 Census |
| Anthony William | 48 | Coastguard | Polperro | Weymouth, Dorset | 1871 Census |
| Appledore Samuel | 49 | Coastguard | Gorran Haven | Saltash | 1871 Census |
| Arbin Henry J | 44 | Coastguard | Gorran haven | Harwich, Essex | 1861 Census |
| Ash William | 43 | Coastguard | Porthleven | Portsmouth, Hants | 1891 Census |
|
Ashley
H |
39 |
Commissioned
Boatman |
St
Kevern |
Devonport
Devon |
1891
Census |
| Ashley William Henry | 29 | Coastguard | Lelant | Devon | 1881 Census |
| Atkins John | 39 | Coastguard | Padstow | Fordingbridge, Hamp | 1891 Census |
| Austin William | 34 | Coastguard | St Levan | Peter Port Guernsey | 1881 Census |
|
Avery
Edward |
33 |
Coastguard |
Paul |
Plymouth,
Devon |
1851
Census |
|
Ayres
James |
40 |
Coastguard |
St
Just in Penwith |
Not
in County |
1841
Census |
|
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|
Position |
Serving |
Born |
Reference |
||
| B | |||||
| Bacumbe Edward | 42 | Coastguard | Talland | St Martins, London | 1881 Census |
| Badcock Charles | 37 | Coastguard | St Agnes, Scilly | East Looe | 1861 Census |
| Banbury John | 36 | Coastguard | Fowey | Werrington | 1881 Census |
| Baker John H | 32 | Coastguard | St Ives | Birmingham | 1881 Census |
| Baker Joseph F | 52 | Coastguard | Portloe | Baldock Herts | 1851 Census |
| Baker Thomas | 31 | Coastguard | Constantine | Bishop Waltham, Hamp | 1881 Census |
| Baker William | 36 | Coastguard | St Agnes | Jersey | 1851 Census |
| Ball James | 35 | Coastguard | Gwithian | Foaty, Cork, Ireland | 1871 Census |
| Banbury John | 36 | Coastguard | Fowey | Werrington, Cornwall | 1881 Census |
| Banker Audubon | 30 | Coastguard | Porscatho | Plymouh | 1881 Census |
|
Barber
Thomas |
61 |
Supervisor |
Madron |
Madron
Cornwall |
1851
Census |
|
Barker
James |
30 |
Coastguard |
Coverack |
Cornwall |
1842
Census St Kevern |
|
Barrett
Reginald |
56 |
Coastguard |
Talland |
Polperro |
1851
Census |
|
Bartley
William |
42 |
Commissioned
Boatman |
Sennen |
Polruan
Cornwall. |
1861
Census |
|
Bartlet
William |
52 |
Commisioned
Boatman |
Sennen |
Breage,
Cornwall |
1871
Census |
| Bartlett Charles | 49 | Coastguard | Portloe | Cheock, Dorset | 1871 Census |
| Bartlett James | 35 | Coastguard | Gorran Haven | East Looe | 1871 Census |
| Barry James | 51 | Coastguard | Fowey | Devonport | 1881 Census |
| Batten Robert James | 24 | Coastguard | Saltash | Saltash | 1881 Census |
| Baser Charles | 48 | Coastguard (Pen) | Antony | Stonehouse, Plymouth | 1891 Census |
| Bastian George | 33 | Coastguard | St Martins Scilly | St Kevern | 1841 Census |
|
Batchelor
George |
50 |
Coastguard |
St
Germans |
|
1841
Census |
| Bate Henry | 36 | Coastguard | Penzance | Polruan | 1881 Census |
|
Bate
Robert |
23 |
Coastguard |
Polperro |
Polruan,
Cornwall. |
1861
Census |
| Bate William | 67 | Coastguard (Pen) | Lanteglos (Fowey) | Lansallos | 1861 Census |
| Barrershill George | 48 | Coastguard | Tresco, Scilly | Chagford, Devon | 1891 Census |
| Bawcomb Edward | 32 | Coastguard | Polperro | St Martins, Middlesex | 1871 Census |
| Bawden J H | 31 | Coastguard | St Just in Roseland | Southampton | 1891 |
|
Beer
Phillip |
30 |
Coastguard |
Gunwallow |
Cornwall |
1841
Census |
| Beaton Henry | 40 | Coastguard | Rame | Exeter | 1881 Census |
| Beattie Francis | 36 | Coastguard | Portwrinkle | Ireland | 1851 Census |
|
Beckingham
Henry |
38 |
Boatman |
Grade |
Portsmouth
Hampshire |
1891
Census |
| Beckit Richard | 56 | Coastguard | Mevagissey | I-O-W | 1861 Census |
|
Beer
Phillip |
55 |
Boatman |
Landewednack |
Gorran
Cornwall |
1861
Census |
|
Beer
Phillip |
64 |
Supperanuated |
Landewednack |
Gorran
Cornwall |
1871
Census |
| Beers Robert | 32 | Coastguard | St Mawes | Ireland | 1841 Census |
| Belsey Henry L | 31 | Coastguard | Mevagissey | Portsmouth | 1881 Census |
| Bellew William | 39 | Coastguard | St Martins, Scilly | Rye, Sussex | 1851 Census |
| Bellman James | 28 | Coastguard | St Mawes | St Mawes | 1851 Census |
| Bellingham John | 71 | Coastguard (Pen) | St Colomb Minor | Wicklow, Ireland | 1881 Census |
| Benfield John | 41 | Coastguard | Falmouth | Swanage | 1881 Census |
| Bennett James | 54 | Coastguard | Paul | Cullompton | 1881 Census |
| Bennett John | 48 | Coastguard | Penryn | Woolwich | 1861 Census |
| Bennett Joseph | 37 | Coastguard | Rame | Devonport | 1891 Census |
| Bennett Thomas S.H. | 36 | Coastguard | Falmouth | Plymouth | 1881 Census |
| Benney John Johns | 40 | Boatman / coastguard | Tywardreath (Par) | St Winnow, Cornwall | Click Here |
| Benson Henry | 36 | Coastguard | St Agnes, Con | Ireland | 1881 Census |
|
Bettinson
Charles |
33 |
Boatman
/ C.G. |
Sennen |
Born
Widegates |
1901
Census |
|
Bew
Charles |
56 |
Retired
Coastguard |
Flushing |
Portchester
Hampshire, |
1891
Census |
| Best Thomas Fletcher | 55 | Coastguard | Portscatho | Porsea, Hamp | 1851 Census |
| Bevans James | 43 | Coastguard | St Mary's Scilly | Pembroke Dock, Wales | 1891 Census |
| Bew Charles | 67 | Coastgurd ( Pen) | Flushing | Ireland | 1891 Census |
| Bible John | 38 | Coastguard | Gorran Haven | Waterford, Ireland | 1881 Census |
| Blackford Maurice | 65 | Coastguard (Pen) | Portloe | Palgrove, Sussex | 1871 Census |
|
Blackman
William |
63 |
Chief
Officer |
Penzance |
Parracombe
Devon |
1891
Census |
| Blackmore William | 53 | Coastguard | Penzance | Parracombe, Devon | 1881 Census |
| Blewett John | 43 | Coastguard | Zennor | Mousehole | 1871 Census |
|
Blight
William |
64 |
Superannuated |
Madron |
Cornwall |
1841
Census |
|
Blunt
William |
55 |
Coastguard |
Portreath |
Not
in County |
1841
Census Illogan |
| Board Redmond | 40 | Coastguard | Portloe | Devonport | 1871 |
|
Boddy
William |
45 |
Commissioned
Boatman |
Scilly
Isles |
Portsmouth |
1891
Census |
|
Bolitho
Edward A |
48 |
Commander
North Coast |
Madron |
Penzance
Cornwall, |
1891
Census |
| Bolitho Simon | 34 | Coastguard | Padstow | Coverack | 1841 Census |
|
Bolt
Johnathan |
57 |
Coastguard |
West
Looe |
Weymouth
Dorset |
1851
Census |
|
Bonds
Hugh |
39 |
Coastguard |
East
Looe |
Falmouth |
1851
Census |
|
Bond
George |
30 |
Coastguard |
Cawsand |
In
County |
1841
Census Rame |
| Boreham Alfred | 31 | Coastguard | Gorran Haven | Purleigh, Essex | 1871 Census |
|
Boss
James L. |
35 |
Commander
Boatman |
St
Just in Penwith |
Born
Scotland |
1881
Census |
| Bowden John | 66 | Coastguard (Pen) | St Just in Roseland | Polruan | 1881 Census |
| Bowden Samuel | 42 | Coastguard | Penzance | Devonport | 1881 Census |
| Bowden William | 58 | Coastguard (Pen) | St Kevern | Lanteglos | 1871 Census |
|
Boyle
Fargle |
35 |
Coastguard |
Porthleaven |
Ireland |
1841
Census |
| Bracham William | 32 | Coastguard | Falmouth | Bath, Somerset | 1851 Census |
|
Bradbury
John |
38 |
Coastguard |
St
Blazey |
Devonport
Devon |
1891
Census |
| Brain William | 72 | Coastguard (Con) | Porthpean | Christchurch, Ham | 1818 Census |
|
Brand
John T |
35 |
Coastguard |
St
Kevern |
Plymouth
Devon, |
1891
Census |
| Brander Alexander K | 44 | Coastguard | Tresco, Scilly | Torpoint | 1861 Census |
| Brenton Richard | 46 | Coastguard | Falmouth | St Just | 1881 Census |
| Brewer William C. | 39 | Coastguard | Porthpean | Saltash | 1881 Census |
|
Brickley
William |
42 |
Commissioned
Boatman |
Sennen |
Queenstown,
Cork, Ireland. |
1861
Census |
| Brien John | 30 | Coastguard | St Agnes, Scilly | Not Cornwall | 1841 Census |
| Brien William | 51 | Coastguard | St Austell | Christchurch, Hamps | 1861 |
| Bright Thomas | 40 | Coastguard | St Mawes | Not Con | 1841 Census |
|
Brinckley
William |
61 |
Coastguard |
St
Just in Penwith |
Born
Ireland |
1881
Census |
| Britt Joseph | 49 | Coastguard | Padstow | Edmonton, Middlesex | 1881 Census |
| Brockman Charles | 29 | Coastguard | Paul | Ireland | 1881 Census |
| Brockman John | 47 | Coastguard | Gorran | Buckland, Devon | 1891 Census |
| Brokenshire Nicholas | 53 | Coastguard | St Mary Scilly | St Dennis | 1841 Census |
| Bront William | 32 | Coastguard | Mevagissey | Stoke Demerel, Devon | 1891 Census |
| Brook George | 65 | Coastguard ( Pen) | Maker | St Antony | 1871 Census |
|
Brooks
Charles |
32 |
Coastguard |
Fowey |
Falmouth
Cornwall, |
1891
Census |
| Brooks William J. | 47 | Coastguard | Portwrinkle | Plymstock, Devon | 1871 |
| Broom Albert | 35 | Coastguard | Gwithian | Plymouth | 1891 Census |
|
Broom
Charles |
36 |
Coastguard |
Illogan |
Plymouth
Devon, |
1891
Census |
|
Brolaw
John Mitchell |
58 |
Coastguard
(Pen) |
Flushing |
Flushing
Cornwall |
1891
Census |
| Brown Abraham | 60 | Coastguard | Rame | Port Isaac | Grave In Rame |
|
Brown
John |
30 |
Boatman |
Landewednack |
PlymouthDevon |
1871
Census |
| Brown John | 41 | Coastguard | St Ives, Con | Loddiswell, Devon | 1881 |
| Brown Joseph | 40 | Coastguard | Polperro | Not Con | 1841 Census |
| Brown Robert | 40 | Coastguard (pen) | Maker | Devonport | 1881 Census |
|
Brown
Thomas |
36 |
Coastguard |
Sennen |
Plymouth
Devon |
1881
Census |
| Brown William | 38 | Coastguard | Constantine | Falmouth | 1861 Census |
| Brown William J. | 33 | Coastguard | St Columb Minor | Clarkenwell Lon. | 1891 Census |
| Browning James | 37 | Coastguard | Portloe | South Taunton, Devon | 1891 Census |
| Bryant John | 47 | Coastguard | St Just In Roseland | Devonport | 1881 Census |
| Bucan William | 55 | Coastguard (Pen) | Maker | Plymouth | 1871 Census |
| Buckingham James | 36 | Coastguard | Portloe | Wales | 1841 Census |
| Buin David | 27 | Coastguand | Gwithian | Ireland | 1871 Census |
|
Bull
George |
56 |
Clerk
Coastguard |
Falmouth |
Portsmouth
Hampshire, |
1891
Census |
| Bulland William S. | 37 | Coastguard | Talland | Marldon, Devon | 1881 Census |
| Bulley James E | 62 | Coastguard | St Mary's Scilly | Devonport | 1881 Census |
| Bulley William H. | 41 | Coastguard | Falmouth | Shaldon Devon | 1881 Census |
| Bunstead William M. | 48 | Coastguard (Pen) | Porthoustock | Mylor | 1871 Census |
| Burge William | 36 | Coastguard | Trebetherick | Taunton, Somerset | 1891 Census |
| Burgess John | 51 | Coastguard | Illogan | Taunton, Somerset | 1861 Census |
| Burgess William | ? | Coastguard | Illogan | ? | 1866 Dirctory |
| Burne James | 36 | Coastguard | Paul | Cornwall | 1841 Census |
| Burney Henry D. | 35 | Coastguard | Paul | Devonport | 1851 Census |
| Burrell William | 30 | Coastguard | Gorran Haven | St Ives, Corn | 1891 Census |
| Burrow William | 36 | Coastguard | Mevagissey | Hampshire | 1871 Census |
| Butler William | 40 | Coastguard | Potloe | London | 1891 Census |
|
Butters
Benjamin |
66 |
Coastguard |
St
Just in Penwith |
Looe,
Cornwall |
1881
Census |
|
Buttonshoe
Joseph |
46 |
Commissioned
Boatman |
Sennen |
Rochester. |
1881
Census |
|
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| Name | Age | Position | Where Serving | Where Born | Reference |
| C | |||||
|
Caddy
Humphrey |
61 |
Superannuated |
Landewednack |
Gunwalloe,
Cornwall. |
1851
Census |
|
Calf
Phillip |
50
|
Coastguard |
Porthoustock |
Cornwall |
1841
Census St Kevern |
| Carbis Thomas H. B. | 38 | Coastguard | Exmouth, Devon | Penzance | 1881 |
|
Carter
John |
C20 |
Coastguard |
Flushing
1830 |
Plymouth |
Peter
Carter Rel. |
|
Cary
James |
38 |
Coastguard |
Landewednack |
Bath
Somerset |
1881
Census |