Egloshayle & St Breock

Francis Bassett's Survey of Mariners & Ships.

In 1626 Francis Bassett (of Tehidy) was charged to conduct a survey of all Ports on the North Coast of Cornwall, and to list all Mariners, Sailors and Fishermen working those  Ports.

Below is an extract of that Survey, covering ONLY those men listed as:

 "Bargemen Belonging To The Parish of Egloseale and St Breage"

This extract gives the names and their ages, when the Survey was taken, in 1626

• Joseph BEARE - 55

• Simon BILLINGE - 27

• Thomas BILLINGE - 20

• John BLIGH - 38

• John Cawlinge - 54

• John COCKE - 70

• Thomas COCKE - ?

• John CORKE - 38

• Frances COUCH - 40

• Edward EDE - 56

• Humphrey GROSSE - 34

• Nathaniel HAMBLEY - 40

• Jacob HELLSON - 56

• John HITCHENS - 48

• John LAUNDER - 40

• Hugh LAWRENCE - 42

• Richard PEARSE - 30

• Bartholomew PHILLIPP - 32

• Stipio PRELER - 28

• John SCOTT - 60

• Clemens SIMON - 42

• Richard SKINNER - 40

• James SKROUT - 57

• Henry SLEEPE - 40

• John TRERUBIE - 55

• Walter TRERUBIE - 56

• John TREGATHEN - 70

• Christopher WOLFE - 35

• Henry WOODE - 24