by Bob King | Dec 16, 2021 | Victorian Britain
The 1851 Census, taken on 30th March, showed a total of 91 people living on the Island up from 56 in 1841. 63 were military personnel on the Island up from the 26 a decade earlier in 1841. The Infantry detachment, this time from the 4th (King’s Own) Regiment of Foot,...
by Bob King | Dec 3, 2021 | Victorian Britain
The first Census took place in Great Britain during 1841 and included St Nicholas (later Drake’s) Island. They have continued every 10 years since usually on 31 March although there was an additional 1939 register in response to the Second World War. Although...
by Bob King | Nov 19, 2021 | Uncategorized, Victorian Britain
I’ve found a significant number of births on the Island that I was unaware of so I thought I’d do a brief list whilst I still research their back stories. The information on their place of birth comes from a variety of sources, the Censuses, Military...
by Bob King | Oct 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
I thought it may be of interest to have a look at some of the images, charts, paintings photographs and the like to see how the Island has changed over the centuries. The vast majority of the images are looking at it from the Devon or Cornish mainland so I’ll...
by Bob King | Oct 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
The title of Governor of Plymouth and St Nicholas Isle seems to confirm they were regarded as two separate entities in terms of ownership, the Island not being part of Plymouth when it was incorporated in 1440. The Governor was a Crown Appointment and was a military...
