Do I not remember Chauncey Townsend as smelting copper at Swansea (or
possibly Neath)? Beyond that I know little. It might be worth searching
National Library of Wales manuscripts, via the search facility on their
website. Some care is needed to ensure that you search the correct
database. If you get null results, try checking on that.
Peter King
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Lynne Mayers
Sent: 09 February 2013 10:13
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Subject: Re: Cornish mining: Francis Benallack or Bennallack
Having traced families over the range of available census years, the normal
Cornish rendering appears to be Benhallack or Benhallick, but also as
Penhallick or Penhalurick etc. and with all sorts of other variations pre
census. Will keep my eye open for name when looking at cost books etc.
Lynne Mayers
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From: Richard Vandewetering
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 9:41 PM
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Subject: Cornish mining: Francis Benallack or Bennallack
Dear colleagues
I am continuing in my exploration of the mining activites of Chauncey
Townsend/Townshend (d. 1770, MP, London Merchant). In 1762, "Mr. Townshend
and Co." was operating in Cornwall. He was supplying copper to the East
India Company, which I assume came from Cornwall and Wales. Francis
Benallack or Bennallack served as agent and assayer for this company.
Does any one know anything about "Mr. Townshend and Co."?
Has any one come across Bennallack/Benallack?
Apparently he died in 1803 and his wife in 1806. He had links to St. Agnes,
Truro, and Redruth. In 1793 he proposed to publish an updated version of
Dr. Pryce's "Mineraloga Cornubiensis". Apparently he built a smelting house
in 1770 at Coosebean upstream from Carvedras (it closed 1810). At some
point he had a smelting-house at Kenwyn with Wm. Plummer and Rich. Henry.
Yours Richard VandeWetering
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