The cottage presently known as Hawke's Farm, in 2006.
Lord Exmouth - Edward Pellew.
Edward Pellew's grandfather was George Pellew, great grandson of Humphrey Pellew,
a Royalist, who had a house (plundered by Cromwellians) at Plymouth.
George Pellew of Flushing, Mylor (near Falmouth, Cornwall) married Judith Sparnon and they had six children.
The third was Samuel Pellew, born 1713; he became Commander of the Post Office Packet at Dover.
He married in 1752 to Constance Langford (daughter of Edward and Catherine Langford of Paul, Cornwall;
Catherine was daughter of John Nettle of Penzance); they had six children.
When Samuel Pellew died in 1765, Constance Pellew moved back to Penzance, with her children.
They lived at Hawke's Farm, Alverton; The house was owned by Constance's mother, Catherine Langford (nee Nettle).
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Edward Pellew was born at Dover 19th April 1757. He moved to Penzance in 1765, living in Hawke's Farm.
Edward Pellew used to rush down to the Quay, as a lad, in Penzance.
He would jump into any boat available, and was often collected by local sailors,
when he was out in the Bay, without an oar, or if he was in difficulties.
Sailors and fishermen alike took him under their wing and gave him advice on seamanship …and boxing.
A great one for playing truant, he was often beaten back home (by elderly ladies), where he found much support for his impish behaviour.
At 9 years of age, he took it in his head to follow a troop of soldiers, marching all the way, from Penzance to Helston,
wound up with the “pomp and circumstance of glorious war .
His courage was second to none, when he discovered, as a youth,
that a burning house contained a store of gunpowder, he just dashed in and removed it.
It was at Truro Grammar School that Edward used his newly learned skill of boxing, to the upset of his fellow pupils and the school.
Fearing a thrashing from the headmaster, he ran away and went to sea….
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Entered RN 1770; Lieutenant 1780; Captain 31st May 1782;
In LA NYMPHE with 36 guns captured LA CLEOPATRA 40 guns 18 June 1793;
Knighted at St James’ 28th July 1793;
Saved the crew of the DUTTON East Indiaman at Plymouth 26th January 1796,
despite being dressed for and on his way to a formal dinner,
he saw a ship in difficulties in a furious sea, dived in and swam to the ship,
and made her fast, then took a boat back with a rope, and saved 500 men.
Created Baronet 18th March 1796; Rear Admiral 23rd April 1804;
Created Baron Exmouth of Cannonteign with a grant of £2,000 per annum at Whitehall 14th May 1814.
G.C.B. 1815; Created Viscount Exmouth 21st September 1816 for services at the Battle of Algiers;
Port Admiral Plymouth 1817-1821; Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom 15th February 1832;
Died 1833 Teignmouth.
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Raymond Forward
