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Smugglers of Cornwall  
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Customs & Preventative Craft

TCS = Tales of the Cornish Smuggler
SoF = Smugglers of Fowey
SW =  H.N. Shore "Smuggling Days and Smuggling Ways" 1892
SWC = Smuggling in the West Country A D H Coxe
CN = C Noall, Smuggling In Cornwall
CG = Cornwall Gazette

Members of the Fleet.

 

Name

Date

Place

Ship

Ref.

Allen

1801

Falmouth

Hind

CG june 1801

Bray

1801

Fowey

Hind

CG March 1801

Coghlen

1801

Falmouth

Viper

CG March 1801

James Eakin

1795

Fowey

Hind

CL

Robert Ede

1820

 

Eagle

CL

James Farrow

1824

Polperro

?

W/B2/7/1824

Fraser

1801

Fowey

Ranger

CG March 1801

Charles Giles

1808

Fowey

Hind

CL

Ben Green

1830

Paul

Adder

CL

Richard John

1791

St Ives

Dolphin

SWC

Richard John

1801

Penzance

Dolphin

CG May1801

George Kingston

1824

Polperro

?

W/B2/7/1824

Kinsman

1801

Falmouth

Active

CG March onwards

Murray

1801

Fowey

Hind

CG May 26th 1801

Mr Osmond

1791

St Ives

Dolphin

SWC

Chief Off. James Sturgess

1824

Polperro

?

W/B 2/7/1824

Tedberry

1801

Falmouth

Providence

CG June 1801

Thomas

1802

Falmouth

Clausina

CG Jan 9th 1802

Chief Off. Vallack

1824

Mevagissey

?

W/B 9/4/1824

 
 

Ships

 

Active

Lieut. Henry Miller

Falmouth Mar 1834

TCS

Active

Lieut Kinsman

Falmouth Mar 7th 1801

CG

Active

Lieut Kinsman

March 21st 1801

CG

Active

"

Captured "Friendship" of Coverack. 25/04/1801

CG

Adder

 

1836

SW

Adder

Ben Green

Paul 1830

CL

Arrow

 

1832

SW

Brilliant 

Capt. Henry Jones

Port St Ives

1784

SWC

Cameleon

 

1845

SW

Chance

 

1843

SW

Clausina

Thomas

1802 Falmouth

CG Jan 9th 1802

Dove

 

Penzance Apr. 1840

TCS

Dolphin

St Ives

1784

SWC

Dolphin

Capt. A Johns

Marazion 1801

GZ

Defence

 

1852

SW

 

 

 

 

Eagle

Robert Ede

Cornwall 1820

CL

Eagle

Penzance

1847

CN

 

 

 

 

Fox

Cap't. Lieut. Ciddell

Fowey Mar. 1835

TCS

Greyhound

 

1839

SW

Governor

Penzance

1847

CN

Harpy

 

1826

SW

 

 

 

 

Hecate

 

Mullion Cove

TCS

Hawk

Port Falmouth

1784

SWC

Hawke

 

Mullion 1786

Times of London

 

 

 

 

Hind

James Eakin

Fowey 1795

CL

Hind

Lieut. Gabriel Gray

Fowey 1799

SoF

Hind

Charles Giles

Fowey 1808

CL

Hind

Master Bray

Into Fowey with a sprung Mast Mar 1801

CG

Hind

Master Murray

Fowey 04/1801

CG

Lark

Port Falmouth 

1784

SWC

Lark

 

1786

Times of London

Lapwing

 

1830

SW

Lion

 

1827

SW

Lurcher

Port Penryn

1784

SWC

Mermaid

 

1853

SW

Nepean

 

1830

SW

Nimble

 

1831

SW

Providence

 

Fowey 1815

SoF

Ranger 

Fraser

Fowey Mar 14th 1801

CG

Repulse

 

1830

SW

Rose

 

1826

SW

Sylvia

 

Penzance Apr.1840

TCS

Tarter

 

1831

SW

Tamar

Port Scilly

1784

SWC

Viper

Lieut Coghlen

Falmouth Mar 1st 1801

CG

 

 

 

 

Naval Vessels working with Customs 

HM Frigate Nymphe

 

Captured Flora 1802

CG Feb 6th 1802

HM Sloop Wolf

Lieut William Vingoe

Penzance 1774

SoF

 HM Sloop Wolf

Captain Barclay  

Penzance 1768 

PRO Cust 68/7 

 HM Sloop Wolf

Captain Wm. Williams 

Penzance 1772 

PRO Cust 68/8 

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