People
Here are just a few examples of notable figures from the harbour's past. Click on a name to view that person's story.
- ›› Mabel Lucie Attwell, Artist, 1879 – 1964
- ›› Mary Bryant, Convict, born 1765
- ›› The Butson Family, Shipbuilders, 1839 – 1875
- ›› Sir Charles Augustin Hanson, Baronet, 1846 – 1922
- ›› Mary Hicks Hayes, Ship Owner and Manager, 1840 – 1907
- ›› John Edward Hocken, Sailmaker 1851 – 1912
- ›› Jenifer Jago, Apple Thief, 1774 – 1866
- ›› Robert Jeffrey, Marooned Seaman, 1789 – 1820
- ›› Daphne du Maurier, Writer, 1907 – 1989
- ›› Sally Menear, Coal Heaver, 1812 -1875
- ›› The Michaelstow/Mixtow Family, Pirates, 14th to 15th Centuries
- ›› John Whitehead Peard, Soldier, 1811 to 1880
- ›› Hugh Peter, Puritan, 1598 -1660
- ›› Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller Couch, Writer, 1863 – 1944
- ›› The Rashleigh Family of Menabilly
- ›› Philip Rashleigh, Mineralogist and Antiquary, 1729 -1811
- ›› Thomas Slade, Master Mariner and Harbour Master, 1837 – 1917
- ›› Fanny Stephens, Postmistress, Born 1839
- ›› Charles Toms, Boatbuilder, 1891 – 1946
- ›› Charles Ebenezer Treffry, High Sheriff, 1842 – 1924
- ›› Joseph Thomas (Austen) Treffry, Industrialist, 1782 -1850
- ›› Leo Walmsley, author, 1892 – 1966
- ›› John Wolcot, Satirist, 1738 – 1819
- ›› William Wyatt, Innkeeper, d.1812
- ›› Frederick Yates, Artist, 1922 – 2008
