From "Notes on the Parish of Mylor", published by Hugh Pengelly Olivey 1907

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Contents.

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Section I          Introductory and Topographical Description.

Section II        Climate, Place-Names.

Section III       Description of Mylor from old authorities.

Section IV       The Martyrdom of St. Miloris, Cornish Saints, Churchyard Cross, Parish Feasts, the " Mayor of Mylor."

Section V        Industries and Old Customs - In the Dairy, Agricultural Processes, Harvest Operations, Baking, Mining, etc.

Section VI       The Church-Old and Restored

Section VII      The Vicarage of Mylor and Mabe.  Account of Glasney College.   List of Vicars.

Section VIII   The Vicarage House-Old and New; Old Terrier; Tithes; Old Church Town.

Section IX      Monuments in Mylor Church and Churchyard.

Section X       The Relief of the Poor and other Parish Charges. Overseers' Accounts, Perambulations, Carnon StreamWorks.

Section XI     The Workhouse.

Section XII    Extracts from Churchwardens' Minute Books, etc.

Section XIII   Parish Apprentices.

Section XIV   Carclew and its Owners.

Section XV    Trefusis and Flushing.

Appendices

index

List of Subscribers

Illustrations.

Mylor Church - South Porch and Cross of St. Miloris

Map of Mylor

Mylor Old Church - South Porch

Ground Plan of Church before Restoration

Ground Plan of Present Church

Mylor Church - Interior

 - do. - North Door

Old Vicarage House

Old Chart of Falmouth Harbour and adjoining Creeks

Plan of Mylor Churchyard

Carclew House

The School House and Clock Tower

Plan of the Cregoes


Biographical notes on Hugh Pengelly Olivey (1833-1918)

Hugh Pengelly Olivey was born to 11 Feb 1833 to Hugh Oliver Olivey
(Land Proprietor and Justice at the Cornwall Quarter Sessions, b. 23 March 1797, christened 13 April 1797 at Truro, m. Peggy 25 Jan 1830 at Redruth, d. 23 Apr 1864) and Peggy Olivey nee Pengelly (christened 24 Jan 1808 at Landewednack, d. aft 1871). He was christened Hugh Pengelly Olivey on the 19 April 1833 at Mylor church.

He appears, aged 8, in the 1841 census at Albion Cottage, Mylor. Albion Cottage was on a 99 year lease from Sir Chas. Lemon of Carclew to Hugh Oliver Olivey, his wife and eldest son Walter Rice Olivey (who became an army paymaster) from 1835 (ref CRO WH/1/859 & /860). (For more on Walter Rice Olivey & family see Victoria Rd, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire in the 1871 census, RG10/4218, folio 16)

In the 1881 census he appears as a General Practitioner, MRCS & LA, at North Curry, Somerset. The 1889 and 1897 Kelly's directories show him living at Trevarrick House in North Curry, he was "Certifying Factory Surgeon & Medical Officier & Public Vaccinator, No.3 District, Taunton Union". He was churchwarden in North Currey from 1890 to 1898. In the 1901 census (mis-transcribed as Hugh Hivey) he is back in Mylor shown as a Retired Surgeon. The 1914 Kelly's directory showed him living at Albion House in Mylor.

His wife Harriett A (Ann?) Olivey was born about 1824 at Cambourne, Cornwall. Hugh died 18 Feb 1918, aged 86 and is buried at the Burial Ground, Mylor Parish Church.

As well as the book on Mylor, he published "North Curry. Ancient manor and hundred" in 1901.

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