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For questions about the county of Cornwall at the south-west tip of England. Known as Kernow in the Cornish language.

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Is there Index to Cornish Mining Captains that might include Richard Boyens (1750-1838)?

You do have the right Richard 1750-1838 for your tree. The Captain Richard that died 1830 was born 1772 St Just. He died 20.1.1830 and it was reported in the paper that he was of Levant Mine. T …
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What would Captain Richard Boyens do as Toller to Duke of Leeds in Cornwall?

According to Robert Symon’s ‘Gazetteer of Cornwall’ (1884), which contains a glossary of mining terms – a toller was “A person who examines, occasionally, the [mine] workings on behalf of the lord.” …
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