Illogan Research: 1873 Kelly's Post Office Directory
Tne following is copied precisely as printed in 1873...including all spelling "errors." As careful as I've tried to be, always consult the original because I am human!

Illogan, or St. Illogan, is a large and populous mining parish, 2 1/2 miles north from Redruth railway station, and 1 1/2 miles north-east from Camborne, in the Western division of the county, hundred of Penwith, Redruth union and county court district, rural deanery of Penwith, Cornwall archdeaconry, and Exeter diocese, situated on the Bristol Channel. Illogan contains the villages of Pool, Portreath, and Illogan Church Town. At Pool is a station on the West Cornwall railway, and several good shops. The rebuilt church of St. Illogan is in the Perpendicular style, has chancel nave, porch, organ, 6 bells, and contains brasses to the Basset family, some numerous monuments and sedilia. The tower of the former building is still standing in the churchyard, but at some distance from the present church. The earliest register dates from the year 1539. The living is a rectory, yearly value £670, with residence and 77 acres of glebe land, in the gift of Gustavus Lambert Basset, esq., and held by the Rev. James Gee Wulff, M.A., of Trinity College, Dublin. There are two chapels of ease, one at Trevenson, near Pool, the other at Portreath; also chapels for Wesleyans and Reform Methodists. There are six parish schools, placed under the control of the School Board. There are two Sunday Schools, one at ChurchTown, the other at Pool. In this parish is Carnbrea Hill, 700 feet above the level of the sea; it is supposed to have been the central place of worship for the Druids in this part of the county; there are many huge rocks, one called the Sacrificing Rock; on this hill is a lofty monument, of pyramidical form, with the following inscription "The County of Cornwall to the memory of Francis Lord De Dunstanville and Basset, A.D., 1836." At Nance Farm, overlooking Portreath, is an ancient encampment. Tehidy, the seat of Gustavus Lambert Basset, esq., is an ancient and substantially built mansion. Gustavus Lambert Basset, esq., who is lord of the manor, and Lord Robartes are the chief landowners. Trevenson is the residence of Charles William Reynolds, esq., J.P. the soil is loamy; subsoil principally clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. The area is 8,010 acres; gross estimated rental £22,818; rateable value £19,165; the population in 1871 was 9,748, which includes the inhabitants of the district parishes of Tuckingmill and Mount-Hawke, part of each of which are taken from the parish of Illogan, and which will be found under separate headings.
    PORTREATH is a small village and seaport in this parish, and is used as a shipping place by the numerous miners in the district; there is a small dock which belongs to Williams' Portreath Company.
     BRIDGE and NANCEKUKE are villages. CARNKIE is a hamlet.
     HIGHWAY, Park Bottom, Loscoombe, Blowing House, Tregajoran, Towan, Roscroggan, Break, Tolskithey, Carnarthen, and Tolvaddon are places here.
     Parish Clerk, William Brooks.

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Post & Money Order Office, Post Office Savings Bank & Government Annuity & Insurance & Telegraph Office, Portreath. --- Miss Amelia Blewett, sub-postmistress. Letters through Redruth, arrive at 10:40 a.m.; dispatched at 2:15 p.m.

Illogan

Marked thus * letters through Redruth;
the remainder through  Camborne

Basset Gustavus Lambert, J.P. Tehidy pk
*Garland Mrs. Fairfield
*Wulff Rev. James Gee, M.A. Rectory

Commercial.

Adams Thomas, farmer, Tolskithey
Allen Constance (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Highway
*Bawden Edward, farmer, Grillis
*Bennett Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Feadon
Bennett William, farmer, Magor
*Blight John, grocer
*Blight Joseph, farmer, Voguebilough
*Burgess George, farmer, Trengrove
*Burgess John, auctioneer, farmer & registrar of births & deaths, Burncoose
Clymo Edward, mason, Carnarthen
Cocking Jas, farmer & grocer, Towan
Cocking William, farmer, Treloweth
*Davey Wm. Henry, farmer, Carnbrose
*Ellis Richard, farmer, Carnkie
*Evans James, mining agent, Nance
*Fox John, farmer & landowner, Rayle
*Grimaldi William, blacksmith, Tehidy
*Harris Christopher, farmer & shopkeeper, Highway
*Harris William, miller
*Hawken William, farmer, Forest
*Hocking John, shopkeeper, Highway
*Jacka James, Globe inn, Carnkie
Jackson James, tin dresser, Roscroggan
Jeffrey John, jun. farmer, Treskellard
Jenkin Henry, farmer, Roscroggan
Jewell John, farmer, Treskellard
*Kemp Benjamin, farmer, Polventon
Kempthorne John, farmer, Park
*Knight Wm. temperance hotel, Towan
Luke Susan (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Downs
Luke William, New inn, Park bottom
Manuel Benjamin, farmer, Tehidy
*Martin Grace (Mrs.) farmr. Loscoombe
*Martin James, farmer Penventon
*Martin Thomas, farmer, Carnkie
*Maynard John, mine agent, Highway
Mayne Priscilla (Mrs.), farmer, Brea
Mayne Thomas, farmer, Carnarthen
Mayne William, farmer, Brea
*Nancarrow Jas. rope maker, Highway
Paull Edward, farmer, Tregajoran
*Paull Henry, farmer, Carvanol
*Paull John Wise, farmer, Highway
Paul William, farmer, Park
*Phillips Alfred, carpenter, Highway
*Phillips Henry, Robartesí Arms
*Phillips Mary (Mrs.), farmr, Penventon
*Polkinghorne William, farmer & beer retailer, Tregajoran
*Priske Henry, farmer, Loscoombe
*Reed William, mine agent, Penhellick
*Richards William, farmer, Carnkie
*Riddle James, carpenter
*Rogers John, farmer Carnkie
*Rogers John, haulier, Tolvaddon
*Sincock Richd. copper agent, Tregea
Symons Thos. shopkeeper, Park bottom
Thomas George, beer retailer, Brea
*Thomas John, farmer, Highway
*Thomas Richd. Railway inn, Highway
Tippett Martin, shopkeepr. Carnarthen
Tippett William, shopkeeper, Downs
Vincent John, farmer, Roscroggan
Williams James, beer retailer, Downs
Willoughby Henry, farmer, Bosleak
*Willoughby John, farmer Chegardar

BRIDGE.

Benney James, Bridge inn
Crothers John, farmer
Davey William, miller
Garland Nancy (Mrs.), farmer
Luke Martin, blacksmith
Tank William, builder & surveyor
Tresidder Peter, farmer, Laity farm
Trewartha John, grocer
Trounce Joseph, farmer

CHURCH TOWN.

Bath John Henry, grocer
Blight Stephen, shopkeeper
Eddy Henry, Farmers' Arms
Jeffrey Mary (Mrs.), farmer
Luke Richard, shopkeeper
Nettell Edward, chair maker
Pascoe John, grocer
Penberthy James, wheelwright
Penrose William, shopkeeper
Phillips Charles, butcher
Phillips William, manure & seed merchant, & collector of taxes for Illogan parish
Tank John, shopkeeper
Taylor Richard, farmer
Vigus Edward, shoe maker
Vivian John, mason

NANCEKUKE.

Allen William, farmer & miller
Andrew William, farmer & shopkeeper
Brown John, farmer
Chegwin William, farmer
Crothers Joseph, farmer
Davey Thomas, farmer
Ford William, beer retailer & miller
James John, farmer Gt. Nancekuke
Laity George, farmer & grocer
Polkinghorne Stephen, frmr. & landownr
Richards John, blacksmith
Roscrow George, farmer
Sleeman Mary Ann (Mrs.), farmer
Tippett William, farmer
White Eliza (Mrs.), farmer
Willoughby Samuel, farmer

POOL.

Blamey Miss
Chudleigh Rev. Richard Augustine, M.A. [curate]
May Edward
Reed Mrs.
Reed Thomas Sleeman, Henley house
Reynolds Charles Wm. J.P. Trevenson
Treglown Richard H.

Commercial.

Bennett Harriet (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Blamey Peter, butcher
Brunton Wm. & Co. safety fuse factory
Chegwin William, horse dealer
Cornwall Tallow & Candle Co
   (James Jenkin, manager)
Curnow Jeremiah, tailor
Curnow Lambert, shoe maker
Dunstan Samuel, shopkeeper
Escott Elizabeth (Miss), shopkeeper
Eudey James, beer retailer
Hand James, blacksmith
Harris William, grocer & draper
Hocking Mary (Miss), lodging house
Holman James, blacksmith
Hosking Edwin, mine agent
Kinman Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Lucas Mary Ann (Mrs.) shopkeeper
Martin Joseph, shopkeeper
Martin Samuel, mine agent
May William, builder & contractor
May William, wheelwright
Mayne John, ironmonger
Miners Nicholas Trabilock, grocer
Nankibell Thos. shopkeepr. & post office
Nill Richard, shoe maker & shopkeeper
Phillips Phillip, hair dresser
Phillips William, butcher
Polkinghorn William, mine agent
Pooley Eliza Jane (Mrs.) shopkeeper
Ramsden Mary (Mrs.), beer retailer
Reed Thos. Sleeman, surgn. Henley ho
Retallack Louisa (Mrs.) shopkeeper
Reynolds Charles William, J.P. barrister-at-law, Trevenson
Reynolds Joseph, traveling draper
Rogers Edmund, mine agent
Rowe William, grocer
Sarah John, Basset Arms
Serpell Samuel, farmer
South Devon, Cornwall & West Cornwall Railways Locomotive Works (Henry Tanner Ferguson, supt.) Carn Brea works
Stoneman Edward, carpenter & baker
Tonkin John, mine agent
Toy John, shopkeeper
Tregenza John Lea, ship owner
Treglown Alfred, Plume of Feathers
Treglown George, grocer & draper
Uren Richard, shoe maker
Wilkins Edward, carpenter
Williams Susan Jane (Miss), ladies' school
Williams Zacharias, mine agent
Willoughby Eliza (Mrs.) farmer
Willoughby Phillips, butcher
Willoughby William Arthur, grocer & draper
Yeo John Palmer, horse trainer

PORTREATH

Bain David Wise, Glenfeadon house
Harris Misses
Kite Mrs
Michell Saml. Vincent Pryce, Belmont
Popham Rev. Vyvyan Wallis, M.A.

Commercial.

Bain David Wise, merchant & shipowner
Blewett Elizabeth (Mrs.), grocer
Chesterfield John, carman
Davies David, cabinet maker
Davies Mary (Miss), beer retailer
Davies William, master mariner
Fox John, master mariner
Goldsworthy Colon, grocer
Laity Mrs. shopkeeper
Langdon John, grocer & mason
Lobb John, master mariner
McEachine Alex. chief coast guard off
Martin Eliza (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Massey Thomas, boat builder
Narin John, Basset Arms
Noall Thomas, ship owner & master mariner
Penberthy John, shopkeeper
Phillips Henry, butcher
Philp William, master mariner
Provis Thomas Bawden, land surveyor
Retallack Charles, jun. blacksmith
Richards Alfred, master mariner
Richards Alfred John, rope manufactr
Seymour William, van proprietor
Sleeman James, Portreath hotel
Trawartha John, butcher
Webster Francis, master mariner
Williams's Portreath Co. general merchants (Henry Complin, agent)
Williams Mary (Miss), lodging house