18 June 2020
In 1843 and again in 1846 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arrived in Falmouth aboard the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert. This was the first Royal […]
18 June 2020
Percy ~ PZ.614 ; 1907-1916ex Annie Jane ~ PZ.614 ; 1897-1907Percy ~ WY.? ; 1916+ Percy was built by William Peake and his sons at Newlyn […]
18 June 2020
Annie Jane ~ PZ.614 ; 1897-1907Percy ~ PZ.614 ; 1907-1916Percy ~ WY.? ; 1916+ The Annie Jane, one of the finest first class Mount’s Bay luggers […]
10 May 2020
Nearly home when disaster struck – An account of the loss of the Lugger Jane ~ 26.PZ Re-worked a little more recently, this account was first published […]
4 May 2020
Boy Fred~528.PZ; 1893-1903Boy Fred~PZ.528 ; 1903-31Israel Britain~PZ.528 ; 1931-42. Built at Porthleven in 1893, for Thomas Henry Williams, the Boy Fred was registered as a British […]
3 May 2020
Renovelle ~PZ.107. Ex-Edgar ~ PZ.131; & PH.202. In the summer of 1931, after less than two years on the Plymouth register, the Edgar – having been purchased […]
3 May 2020
Edgar ~ PZ.131: 1902-1929.Later PH.202; and Renovelle ~ PZ.107. The Edgar was built at Mousehole by, William Williams, in 1902 – one of the last fishing […]
14 February 2020
A chance encounter led Volunteer Linda Batchelor on the trail of Daniel Pender, a Falmouth boy descended from a line of Packet ship sailors, who helped […]
14 February 2020
In early 2019 whilst researching some information concerning 19th century emigration to New Zealand I came across the letters of Charlotte Godley.[*] The letters sent to […]
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18 June 2020
In 1843 and again in 1846 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arrived in Falmouth aboard the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert. This was the first Royal […]
18 June 2020
Percy ~ PZ.614 ; 1907-1916ex Annie Jane ~ PZ.614 ; 1897-1907Percy ~ WY.? ; 1916+ Percy was built by William Peake and his sons at Newlyn […]
18 June 2020
Annie Jane ~ PZ.614 ; 1897-1907Percy ~ PZ.614 ; 1907-1916Percy ~ WY.? ; 1916+ The Annie Jane, one of the finest first class Mount’s Bay luggers […]
10 May 2020
Nearly home when disaster struck – An account of the loss of the Lugger Jane ~ 26.PZ Re-worked a little more recently, this account was first published […]
4 May 2020
Boy Fred~528.PZ; 1893-1903Boy Fred~PZ.528 ; 1903-31Israel Britain~PZ.528 ; 1931-42. Built at Porthleven in 1893, for Thomas Henry Williams, the Boy Fred was registered as a British […]
3 May 2020
Renovelle ~PZ.107. Ex-Edgar ~ PZ.131; & PH.202. In the summer of 1931, after less than two years on the Plymouth register, the Edgar – having been purchased […]
3 May 2020
Edgar ~ PZ.131: 1902-1929.Later PH.202; and Renovelle ~ PZ.107. The Edgar was built at Mousehole by, William Williams, in 1902 – one of the last fishing […]
14 February 2020
A chance encounter led Volunteer Linda Batchelor on the trail of Daniel Pender, a Falmouth boy descended from a line of Packet ship sailors, who helped […]
14 February 2020
In early 2019 whilst researching some information concerning 19th century emigration to New Zealand I came across the letters of Charlotte Godley.[*] The letters sent to […]