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Capt. Charles Thomas, of Bolenowe; mining agent and share dealer
Mine agent - mining agent and share dealer in Camborne, Cornwall; advocate of deep mining.>
Abt 1794 - 1868 (74 years)-
Name Charles Thomas Title Capt. Suffix of Bolenowe; mining agent and share dealer Birth Abt 1794 Gender Male Census 30 Mar 1851 (57 years) Killivose, Camborne 
97,Killivose Moor,Charles Thomas,Head,M,56,,Mine Agent Copper & Tin,Camborne Cornwall,,
,,Alice Thomas,Wife,M,,55,,Camborne Cornwall,,
,,Alice Thomas,Dau,U,,25,,Camborne Cornwall,,
,,Josiah Thomas,Son,U,17,,Mine Clerk,Camborne Cornwall,,
,,Elizth Jennings,Servnt,U,,17,House Servant,Stythians Cornwall,,
Folio 385 Page 30
Killivose Moor [Killivose Moor, Camborne parish]
1851 Census
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Death 23 Feb 1868 (74 years) Killivose, Camborne Interesting fact mining agent and share dealer in Camborne, Cornwall; advocate of deep mining. Trade,Profession,Job 23 Feb 1868 (74 years) Killivose, Camborne Mine agent Death 23 Feb 1868 Killivose, Camborne Occupation 1807 (13 years) - Dolcoath mine – Queen of Mines, Dolcoath, Camborne - Charles Thomas was employed at Dolcoath Mine in Camborne from the age of 12 and nine years later was made an underground agent. By 1832 the mine's previously rich deposits of copper ore were substantially worked-out and the mine was in danger of closing. Thomas believed that rich deposits of tin ore would be found below the lowest levels of the mine, and tried to persuade the shareholders of this without success.[1]
However, in 1844, on the death of the manager, William Petherick, Thomas was appointed manager or "Captain" of the mine. Despite continued opposition from the shareholders, he persuaded a group of miners to work the lowest levels of the mine. These miners, known as "tributers", were paid solely on the basis of the ore they recovered, so the activity was undertaken at no threat to the shareholders. Good deposits of ore were quickly discovered and this helped Thomas raise the capital needed to deepen the mine further. In 1853 the first dividend was paid to the shareholders and Dolcoath went on to become the most productive tin mine in Cornwall.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Thomas_(mine_agent)3 Jul 1819 (25 years) - Killivose, Camborne - Miner; resident near Killivose at baptism of Mary1 Dec 1821 (27 years) - Killivose, Camborne - Mine Agent; resident Killivose at baptism of Caroline1844 to 1867 (50 years) - Dolcoath mine – Queen of Mines, Dolcoath, Camborne - Charles Thomas (from 1844 to 1867). Instigated the deep mining that discovered large quantities of tin ore.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolcoath_mine#cite_ref-161844 (50 years) - Dolcoath mine – Queen of Mines, Dolcoath, Camborne - However, in 1844, on the death of the manager, William Petherick, Thomas was appointed manager or "Captain" of the mine. Despite continued opposition from the shareholders, he persuaded a group of miners to work the lowest levels of the mine. These miners, known as "tributers", were paid solely on the basis of the ore they recovered, so the activity was undertaken at no threat to the shareholders. Good deposits of ore were quickly discovered and this helped Thomas raise the capital needed to deepen the mine further. In 1853 the first dividend was paid to the shareholders and Dolcoath went on to become the most productive tin mine in Cornwall.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Thomas_(mine_agent)18 Feb 1868 (74 years) - Dolcoath mine – Queen of Mines, Dolcoath, Camborne - THE LATE CAPTAIN CHARLES THOMAS.—ln the death of Capt. Charles Thomas, the county has lost one of the oldest, ablest, and most esteemed mine agents of the present century. Up to within five or six days of his death, he kept his business engagements, and on the Tuesday preceding his death was at Dolcoath Mine for the last time.Person ID I8059 AHP Last Modified 14 Nov 2024
Father Charles Thomas, Mine Agent, b. Abt 1772 d. 31 Mar 1847, Knave-Go-By, Camborne (Age 75 years) Mother Mary Ivey/THOMAS, b. Abt 1773 Marriage 20 Jan 1794 Camborne [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Camborne, Cornwall Age at Marriage He : ~ 22 years and 1 month - She : ~ 21 years and 1 month. Family ID F3057 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Alice Thomas, b. Abt 1784, Camborne, Cornwall Marriage 3 Aug 1818 Camborne [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Camborne, Cornwall Age at Marriage He : ~ 24 years and 8 months - She : ~ 34 years and 8 months. Census 30 Mar 1851 Killivose, Camborne 97,Killivose Moor,Charles Thomas,Head,M,56,,Mine Agent Copper & Tin,Camborne Cornwall,,
,,Alice Thomas,Wife,M,,55,,Camborne Cornwall,,
,,Alice Thomas,Dau,U,,25,,Camborne Cornwall,,
,,Josiah Thomas,Son,U,17,,Mine Clerk,Camborne Cornwall,,
,,Elizth Jennings,Servnt,U,,17,House Servant,Stythians Cornwall,,
Folio 385 Page 30
Killivose Moor [Killivose Moor, Camborne parish]
1851 Census
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Children 1. Mary Thomas, c. 3 Jul 1819, Camborne [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Camborne, Cornwall [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]2. Caroline Thomas, b. Abt 1 Dec 1821, Killivose, Camborne [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]3. Alice Thomas, b. 10 Oct 1825, Camborne, Cornwall [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]4. Eliza Thomas, b. 7 Jan 1829, Camborne, Cornwall [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]5. Capt. Josiah Thomas, mine captain; LW7W-4PR, b. 5 Nov 1833, Camborne, Cornwall d. 22 Oct 1901 (Age 67 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]Family ID F3489 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Nov 2024
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Event Map 
Occupation - Charles Thomas was employed at Dolcoath Mine in Camborne from the age of 12 and nine years later was made an underground agent. By 1832 the mine's previously rich deposits of copper ore were substantially worked-out and the mine was in danger of closing. Thomas believed that rich deposits of tin ore would be found below the lowest levels of the mine, and tried to persuade the shareholders of this without success.[1] However, in 1844, on the death of the manager, William Petherick, Thomas was appointed manager or "Captain" of the mine. Despite continued opposition from the shareholders, he persuaded a group of miners to work the lowest levels of the mine. These miners, known as "tributers", were paid solely on the basis of the ore they recovered, so the activity was undertaken at no threat to the shareholders. Good deposits of ore were quickly discovered and this helped Thomas raise the capital needed to deepen the mine further. In 1853 the first dividend was paid to the shareholders and Dolcoath went on to become the most productive tin mine in Cornwall.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Thomas_(mine_agent) - 1807 (13 years) - Dolcoath mine – Queen of Mines, Dolcoath, Camborne 
Marriage - 3 Aug 1818 - Camborne [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Camborne, Cornwall 
Occupation - Miner; resident near Killivose at baptism of Mary - 3 Jul 1819 (25 years) - Killivose, Camborne Occupation - Mine Agent; resident Killivose at baptism of Caroline - 1 Dec 1821 (27 years) - Killivose, Camborne Occupation - Charles Thomas (from 1844 to 1867). Instigated the deep mining that discovered large quantities of tin ore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolcoath_mine#cite_ref-16 - 1844 to 1867 (50 years) - Dolcoath mine – Queen of Mines, Dolcoath, Camborne Occupation - However, in 1844, on the death of the manager, William Petherick, Thomas was appointed manager or "Captain" of the mine. Despite continued opposition from the shareholders, he persuaded a group of miners to work the lowest levels of the mine. These miners, known as "tributers", were paid solely on the basis of the ore they recovered, so the activity was undertaken at no threat to the shareholders. Good deposits of ore were quickly discovered and this helped Thomas raise the capital needed to deepen the mine further. In 1853 the first dividend was paid to the shareholders and Dolcoath went on to become the most productive tin mine in Cornwall.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Thomas_(mine_agent) - 1844 (50 years) - Dolcoath mine – Queen of Mines, Dolcoath, Camborne Census - 97,Killivose Moor,Charles Thomas,Head,M,56,,Mine Agent Copper & Tin,Camborne Cornwall,, ,,Alice Thomas,Wife,M,,55,,Camborne Cornwall,, ,,Alice Thomas,Dau,U,,25,,Camborne Cornwall,, ,,Josiah Thomas,Son,U,17,,Mine Clerk,Camborne Cornwall,, ,,Elizth Jennings,Servnt,U,,17,House Servant,Stythians Cornwall,, Folio 385 Page 30 Killivose Moor [Killivose Moor, Camborne parish] 1851 Census https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/51916d.html - 30 Mar 1851 - Killivose, Camborne Census - 97,Killivose Moor,Charles Thomas,Head,M,56,,Mine Agent Copper & Tin,Camborne Cornwall,, ,,Alice Thomas,Wife,M,,55,,Camborne Cornwall,, ,,Alice Thomas,Dau,U,,25,,Camborne Cornwall,, ,,Josiah Thomas,Son,U,17,,Mine Clerk,Camborne Cornwall,, ,,Elizth Jennings,Servnt,U,,17,House Servant,Stythians Cornwall,, Folio 385 Page 30 Killivose Moor [Killivose Moor, Camborne parish] 1851 Census https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/51916d.html - 30 Mar 1851 - Killivose, Camborne Occupation - THE LATE CAPTAIN CHARLES THOMAS.—ln the death of Capt. Charles Thomas, the county has lost one of the oldest, ablest, and most esteemed mine agents of the present century. Up to within five or six days of his death, he kept his business engagements, and on the Tuesday preceding his death was at Dolcoath Mine for the last time. - 18 Feb 1868 (74 years) - Dolcoath mine – Queen of Mines, Dolcoath, Camborne Death - 23 Feb 1868 - Killivose, Camborne Trade,Profession,Job - Mine agent - 23 Feb 1868 - Killivose, Camborne Death - 23 Feb 1868 - Killivose, Camborne = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos Charles Thomas of Bolenowe c. 1850
Charles Thomas of Bolenowe c. 1850
Lavinia Thomas Buhagiar | Nostalgic Camborne | Facebook
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Documents 
Wills Index | Charles | THOMAS | mine agent | Camborne | 10 Sep 1847
Died 31 March 1847; Proved 10 September 1847
Year 1847
Forename Charles
Surname THOMAS
Description mine agent
Parish Camborne
Abode Camborne
Reference AP/T/4470
Film Number 2276018
Image Range 572-674
Reference Range AP/T/4467b-4497
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Histories 
Death of Captain Charles Thomas - 27 February 1868
Royal Cornwall Gazette 27 February 1868Thomas family of Camborne | DMBI: A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland Mine captains | Dolcoath mine - Wikipedia