Edwards; John; 1731-1807 of CCC

1731 -1807 ; Manager of the CCC, John Edwards, a protégé of Dr William Borlase

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Cornish Copper Co - 1754 Commenced smelting copper near Camborne under John Edwards

Cornish Copper Co - 1758 Secured a site on the Hayle estuary

Riviere House was built in 1791 for John Edwards, the first manager of the Cornish Copper Company, C.C.C.

In 1791 a residence for the Manager of the CCC, John Edwards, a protégé of Dr William Borlase, was built on land rented from the Rector of the Parish, a fine house of the period which is still standing

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Borlase; William Dr; 1696-1772

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fl – flourished: typically linked to specific documented sources/events, when aren't in themselves providing evidence of birth and death, but do show a year/s when person alive
d.s.p. – decessit sine prole: died without issue; cf
d.s.p.m. – died without male issue
d.s.p. legit – died without legitimate offspring
dvp: – died during father`s lifetime
s and h – son and heir
o.b.s.p.legil: – died without legitimate offspring
uxor – wife (Latin, found in older parish registers): wife (Latin, found in older parish registers)'
fils – son (Latin)
Relict – widow of …

pr – (will) proved (probate)
Admon – letters of administration applied for when a person dies intestate (without leaving a Will)

BTs – bishops’ transcripts

DNB – Dictionary of National Biography
CRO – County Record Office
GRO – General Register Office

RD – Registration District (Civil Registration)
RDC – Rural District Council (after 1894)
RSD – Rural Sanitary District (1872 before 1894)

PRO – Public Record Office

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