Camborne

John Rule - born in Camborne in the middle of the nineteenth century, and laid to rest in Camborne Parish churchyard - spent much of his life overseas. I hope you enjoy exploring aspects of his life through the images on this page. Items sold by John Rule & Co. in Glen Innes, Australia Draper

Mining graduate of the Royal School of Mines, London, who died in Camborne Died: 14th September, 1902 Laid to rest: Camborne Cemetery, Camborne Charles was the only son of Mr Alfred Sington, a Manchester-born barrister. Charles was born in Manchester, and the family, including his younger sister

Engineer and entrepreneur from Camborne Died: 6th August, 1862 Laid to rest: Roskear churchyard at All Saints Church Nicholas Holman was born in 1778 in Camborne, and married his wife Ann (born in nearby Illogan) in 1802 at Illogan Church. Nicholas started a company making boilers in 1801, in Po

Miner and Poet Died: 7th January 1884 Buried at: Treslothan Church, Camborne John was born in 1820, the son of a miner, and grew up in a cottage at Bolenowe, near Carn Brea; in one of his most famous works 'A story of Carn Brea - essays and poems', he descibes his birth in: 'a straw-thatched, bo

Young miner who died in an accident at Great Condurrow Mine, near Camborne Died: 9th March, 1907 Laid to rest: Roskear churchyard, Camborne Born in Camborne in to the family of a tin miner, Arthur was living in Rosewarne Road and attending school at the time of the 1891 census. By the age of 20, h

Engineer who constructed the West Cornwall Railway Died: 5th October, 1851 Laid to rest: St Meriadoc churchyard, Camborne William was born in Dalkeith, Scotland, in 1777, where he studied watch and clock-making in his father's shop. He learnt engineering with his grandfather (another William Bru

Cornish sculptor who carved royalty Born: 1818. Died: 1878 Laid to rest: St Meriadoc churchyard, Camborne Born on 11 October 1818, on the edge of Bodmin Moor, this talented Cornish sculpture was prolific in his output. Among many other works, he is responsible for the bust of Dr George Smith i

Founder of the Camborne School of Mines, and Manager of Dolcoath Mine in Camborne Died in 1901 Buried at the Centenary Methodist Chapel, Camborne Josiah Thomas was born in Camborne and rose to become a prominent figure in the area and well-known beyond the boundaries of the County. He was the M