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Rev William Borlase Portrait Penzance Natural Hi

Rev William Borlase Portrait Penzance Natural History Society Minute Books.

Rev. Edward Marsden Vicar of Pendeen

Rev. George Harper with unknown child

Rev. George Harpur (the father of Caldwell Harpur) was born in 1828 to Elliott Harper (1790-1875) and Elizabeth in Pollyernan, Castlederg, Tyrone, Ireland.
In 1861 we find him as a curate in South Clifton, Nottingham. He married Miriam Ellen…

Rev. George Harpur

See CHA 002

Rev. Green

Rev. Henry Browne 1800-1883

Henry Albert Browne, Caldwell Harpur's maternal grandfather, was born in 1800 in Torquay, Devon to William Loder Browne and Katherine Hunter.
His interests were religion and classical languages and studied at Oxford in the 1820's.
He later became…

Rev. James Fraser

Rev. James Edward Fraser was the husband of Caldwell's great Aunt, Caroline Nicholson.
He was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, the son of Alexander Fraser and Hannah.
He was a solicitor and died in Ipswich in 1901.

Rev. John Foxell Portrait Morrab Library

Rev. John Foxell Portrait Morrab Library collection colour negs John Watton 1999.

Rev. John Wesley, preaching at Gwennap Pit

Surreal view

Tags: Gwennap Pit, John Wesley

Rev. Leslie V Jolly.

On the lawn at Towednack vicarage 1935

Rev. Leslie Verne Jolly

Taken outside Towednack vicarage where he ministered from 1932-1935.
He was born 8 Nov. 1884 at St. Columb, the son of Richard William Jolly, a tin miner, and Ethelberta Menear.
In 1901 he was a trimmer in the clay works. By 1911 we see him…

Rev. Octavius Nicholson

Caldwell's great Uncle. He was born in Wrawby, Lincolnshire in 1832 to John and Susanna Nicholson.
He became a curate and in 1852 married Emily Hill in Cheshire. They had 11 children.
He died in Suffolk in 1872 aged 45.