Penryn
History of Penryn |
1085 - Thirty four families lived in Penryn
1086 - Penryn is recorded in the Domesday Book as an important town. 1236 - Penryn received its first charter. 1259 - Charter granted allowing Penryn to hold markets. 1327 - Half of Penryn's population were from outside of Britain, mostly from Brittany. 1377 - Population was 273 1547 - Penryn sends two MPs to Parliament, William Smethwick and Richard Arnold. 1767 - A hospital stood behind a house at 20 Lower Market Street. 1801 - Population was 2,325 Mayors of Penryn 1621 Sampson Bloyes 1652 Sampson Bloyes 1653 William Cocke 1654 Thomas Smaly 1655 Thomas Melhuish 1656 William Bloyes 1657 William Bloyes Junior 1658 William Gregor 1659 Sampson Bloyes 1660 Thomas Melhuish 1661 Thomas Samaly 1662 Thomas Spry 1663 William Duestoe 1664 John Worth 1665 Samuel Enys 1666 Thomas Worth 1667 Thomas Melhuish 1668 William Melhuish 1669 Robert Smaly 1670 Thomas Spry 1671 John Worth 1672 James Kessip 1673 Thomas Melhuish 1674 Walter Novies 1675 Samuel Enys 1676 William Melhuish 1677 Peter Hallamore 1678 Thomas Worth 1679 Thomas Enys 1680 Walter Norris 1681 James Kempe 1682 Thomas Spry 1683 Valentine Neville 1684 James Kemp 1685 Peter Hallamore 1686 Benjamin Coode 1687 Samuel Cocke 1688 Thomas Hearle 1689 John Evar 1690 Ambrose Worth 1691 John Pearce 1692 William Brassford 1693 William Brassford 1694 Peter Hallamore 1695 Benjamin Coode 1696 Thomas Hearle 1697 John Worth 1698 John Bloyes 1699 John Eva 1700 Ambrose Worth 1701 Ambrose Worth 1702 Joseph Penhallow 1703 Thomas Coode 1704 Thomas Hearle 1705 Thomas Worth 1706 Ambrose Worth 1707 Ambrose Worth 1708 Joseph Penhallow 1708 Thomas Coode 1709 Joseph Penhallow 1710 Thomas Hearle 1711 John Worth 1712 Ambrose Thompson 1713 John Pearce 1714 John Sandys 1715 Ambrose Worth 1716 Joseph Penhallow 1717 William Hearle 1718 John Worth 1719 John Worth 1720 John Pearce 1721 John Hearle 1722 Joseph Penhallow 1722 John Worth 1723 John Worth 1724 John Worth 1725 Thomas Hearle 1726 John Worth 1727 Ambrose Thompson 1728 Peter Pender 1729 John Rogers 1730 John Pearce 1731 Solomon Gedion 1732 John Hearle 1733 Ambrose Thompson 1734 John Rogers 1735 Reginald Bowden 1736 Co Coode 1737 John Williams 1738 Solomom Gedion 1739 Benjamin Pender 1740 Reginald Bowden 1741 Edward Coode 1742 John Williams 1743 Benjamin Pender 1744 Reginald Bowden 1745 Humphry Williams 1746 John Hearle 1747 Solomon Gedion 1748 Edward Coode 1749 Benjamin Pender 1750 Reginald Bowden 1751 John Hearle 1752 Edward Coode 1753 Benjamin Pender 1754 Reginald Bowden 1755 John Hearle 1756 Edward Coode 1757 Benjamin Pender 1758 Benjamin Heame 1759 Martin Davies 1760 Humphrey Williams 1761 Edward Coode 1762 Samuel Skinner 1763 Benjamin Pender 1764 Benjamin Hearme 1765 Martin Davies 1766 Humphrey Williams 1767 Edward Coode Junior 1768 Samuel Skinner 1769 Benjamin Pender 1770 James Buckingham 1771 Francis Rodd 1772 Hawkins Tremayne 1773 Samuel Wallis 1774 Martin Davies 1775 Edward Coode 1776 Francis Rodd 1777 Benjamin Pender 1778 Hawkins Tremayne 1779 John Pearle 1780 William Jackson 1781 Francis Rodd 1782 Benjamin Pender 1783 William Williams 1784 Hawkins Tremayne 1785 John Thomas 1786 John Hearde 1787 William Baker 1788 Edward Coode 1789 William Jackson 1790 John Thomas 1791 William Williams 1792 William Jackson 1793 John Heard Williams 1794 John Thomas 1795 John Stona 1796 Joseph Dillon 1797 Robert Dillon 1798 John Penwarne 1799 William Williams 1800 John Thomas 1801 John Stona 1802 William Roberts 1803 William Baker 1804 Robert Dillon 1805 William Williams 1806 John Thomas 1807 William Baker 1808 Thomas Wilson 1809 Thomas Wilson 1810 Edward Hodge 1811 Edward Hodge 1812 Robert Dillon 1813 William Williams 1814 Edward Hodge 1815 William Baker Junior 1816 R.D. Michell 1817 William Richards 1818 Edward Hodge 1819 Edward Hodge 1820 John Stona Junior 1821 R. Williams 1822 William Roberts 1823 William Williams 1824 William Baker Senior 1825 William Williams 1826 Richard Pellowe 1827 L. L. Barber 1828 John Williams 1829 Edward Gichard 1830 William Angove 1831 John Arthur 1832 William Baker Junior 1833 Robert Davy Michell 1835 Richard Williams 1836 Thomas Grey Trenery 1836 William Edgcome 1837 James Bird 1838 William Corfied 1839 John Sterl 1840 Thomas Grey Trenery 1841 William Corfield 1842 Samuel Dunstan 1843 Robert Earle 1844 Joseph Brokenshire 1845 Alexander Teague 1846 Alexander Teague 1847 James Bird Read 1848 Thomas Grey Trenery 1849 Robert Searle 1849 John Stephens 1850 John Searle 1851 James Mead 1852 William Paul Williams Jnr. 1853 James Bird Reed 1854 Sampson Stephens 1855 James Bird Reed 1856 James Bird Reed 1857 James Bird Reed 1858 Joel Blamey 1859 Joel Blamey 1860 James Bird Reed 1861 James Bird Reed 1862 James Bird Reed 1863 S. Stephens 1864 Michael Lavin 1865 John Reed Rowe 1867 A.S. Stephens 1868 John Reed Rowe 1869 John Reed Rowe 1870 George Gibbs Powell 1871 Philip Dawe 1872 John Reed Rowe 1873 Michael Lavin 1874 John Reed Rowe 1875 Philip Dawe 1876 Michael Lavin 1877 James Martin 1878 James Martin 1879 James Martin 1880 Michael Lavin 1881 Michael Lavin 1882 Michael Lavin 1883 William Jenkins 1884 Richard Ambrose Newcombe 1885 John Bisson 1886 John Bisson 1887 John Bisson 1888 John Bisson 1889 John Bisson 1890 John Bisson 1891 John Bisson 1892 William James 1899 Benjamin Williams Curgenven 1900 Benjamin Williams Curgenven 1901 Benjamin Williams Curgenven 1902 Richard Ambrose Newcombe 1903 Richard Ambrose Newcombe 1904 James Powell 1905 James Powell 1906 James Powell 1907 Charles Wesley Andrew 1908 Charles Wesley Andrew 1908 Charles Wesley Andrew 1909 Charles Wesley Andrew 1909 Charles Wesley Andrew 1910 Alfred Geach 1910 Alfred Geach 1911 Alfred Geach 1911 Alfred Geach 1912 George Read 1912 George Read 1913 George Read 1913 George Read 1914 Benjamin Annear 1915 Benjamin Annear 1916 Benjamin Annear 1916 Benjamin Annear 1917 Benjamin Annear 1918 Benjamin Annear 1919 John Marshall Thomas 1920 John Marshall Thomas 1921 John Marshall Thomas 1922 Charles Wesley Andrew 1923 Charles Wesley Andrew 1924 Charles Wesley Andrew 1925 Charles Wesley Andrew 1926 Fred Richards 1927 Fred Richards 1928 Joseph Charles Annear 1929 Joseph Charles Annear 1930 Joseph Charles Annear 1931 Joseph Charles Annear 1932 Alfred Teague Greenwood 1933 Alfred Teague Greenwood 1934 Alfred Teague Greenwood 1935 Alfred Teague Greenwood 1936 Joseph Charles Annear 1937 George James Pellowe 1938 George James Pellowe 1939 George James Pellowe 1940 William Charles Basher 1941 William Charles Basher 1942 William Charles Basher 1943 William Charles Basher 1944 Henry Benjamin Jennings 1945 Henry Benjamin Jennings 1946 Henry Benjamin Jennings 1947 Henry Benjamin Jennings 1948 Henry Benjamin Jennings 1949 Henry Benjamin Jennings 1950 Frank Harris 1951 Frank Harris 1952 Frank Harris 1953 Philip Trevarno Dancer 1954 Philip Trevarno Dancer 1955 John Russell Edwards 1956 John Russell Edwards 1957 Edward Leslie Jenkin 1958 Edward Leslie Jenkin 1959 Stanley Thomas 1960 Stanley Thomas 1961 Frederick Mark Tallack 1962 Frederick Mark Tallack 1963 William George Beswetherick 1964 William George Beswetherick 1965 Edwin Charles Gwyther 1966 Edward Charles Gwyther 1967 Edward Charles Gwyther 1968 Doris May Williams 1969 Doris May Williams 1970 Douglas Herbert Lewis Thomas 1970 Emma Vernie Grevatte-Ball 1971 Emma Vernie Grevatte-Ball 1972 Emma Vernie Grevatte-Ball 1973 Arthur Clarence Dunstan 1974 Arthur Clarence Dunstan 1975 Roger David Hunt 1976 Joshua Charles Bedford Daniel 1977 Joshua Charles Bedford Daniel 1978 Donald John Forway 1979 Donald John Forway 1980 John Stanley Ashwin 1981 John Stanley Ashwin 1982 Jack Chinn 1983 Jack Chinn 1984 Peter John Pollard 1984 Jack Chinn 1985 David Llyod George Hocking 1986 David Llyod George Hocking 1987 Lorna Mary Smuda 1988 Lorna Mary Smuda 1989 Alan Curless 1990 Alan Curless 1991 Leonard Dudley Brokenshire 1992 Leonard Dudley Brokenshire 1993 Penelope Lucinda Vinnicombe 1994 Penelope Lucinda Vinnicombe 1995 Harry David Grant 1996 Harry David Grant 1997 Leonard Dudley Brokenshire 1998 Leonard Dudley Brokenshire 1999 Mary Katherine May 2000 Mary Katherine May 2001 Margaret Victoria Bennett 2002 Margaret Victoria Bennett 2003 Margaret Victoria Bennett 2004 Gillian Ann Grant 2005 Gillian Ann Grant 2006 Gillian Ann Grant 2007 Mary Katherine May 2008 Mary Katherine May 2009 Mary Katherine May 2010 Mary Katherine May 2011 Gillian Ann Grant 2012 Gillian Ann Grant 2013 Beverly Hulme 2014 Gillian Ann Grant 2015 Mark Snowden 2016 Mark Snowden 2017 Shelley Peters
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