Carne Wine & spirit & general merchants
,aerated water manufacturers ,
corn factors ,maltsters ,rope manufacturers ,ship brokers ,
general commission agents & bankers.
Richard Carne was married to Mary Roberts niece to
John Camin and taken into partnership with Mr Carne in 1757 Mr Camin died in 28th June 1765 and Richard took over the business.
The family vault of Richard Carne at the Falmouth Parish Church.
Richard died in 7th December 1800,married Mary Roberts on the 17th August 1756,they had seven children Mary,John,Richard,John,Susanna,William and William.
Richard ran the business until is son John joined the company. So Richard and Son was East India company agents in Falmouth.
John took over the business after his fathers death.
In 1815 the business was called Carne and
Sons
(William and Edward Clifton)
In the 1830 Pigot's directory under wine and spirit merchants at 44 Market Street and rope makers at Arwenck Street also ship owners.
William and Edward Clifton took over the business , John lately died in 1839.
In the 1844 Pigot's directory they was still at 44 Market Street as merchants ,Rope manufacturers ,ship owners and agents for the Dublin steam company.
On the right is a 1830s salt glaze two galon
flagon one
of my earliest items in my collection.
Edward Clifton was Mayor of Falmouth in 1823 - 1825 and the leader of a group of individuals who started the classical and mathematical school in 1824. This school later became the Falmouth Grammar school.
Edward Clifton died in 1853 at Liverpool so William took over the business.
William was also a mayor of Falmouth
In the 1856 post office directory under traders
William was merchant & shipowner,wine,spirit,ale,porter,guano & hop merchant ,maltster & rope manufacturer & agent to the west of England fire & life insurance company & agent to the hon. East India company,royal west India mail company,peninsular & oriental steam navigation company,general steam screw shipping company,South American steam navigation company,British & Irish steam company,& Waterford steam packet company, Market Street.
William help in making of the railway to Falmouth who had much to do he was in fact a chairman of the Cornish line, although by some irony of fate when it came it cut right across is garden of his own home at Gyllyngvase.
In the 1861 census the late Edward Clifton son also called Edward Clifton joined the business and in1865 William Naylor joined the business William's Nephew. William died in 1869 so the business was running with Cousins William and Edward Clifton for many years until Edward died in 1886.
A selection of Carne bottles
standard Codds,four way Patent,Beavis Patent,Bullet Stopers,Skitles,Hamiltons,Cylinder,Michell's Patent and standard mineral water bottles.
The great fire at Falmouth on the morning of Sunday January 5th 1870 in a store on the seaward side of Market Street some combustible materials self ignited and caused a fire. Falmouth volunteer fire brigade was called and took some time to arrive with their hand pump,but were unable to obtain any supply of water. Messages were sent to Penryn for their brigade also to the garrison at Pendennis Castle and H.M.S. Ganges all of which subsequently attended. Among the premises destroyed were : Rundell Grocer,Fox Ironmonger,Johns Shoes & Boots,Curtis Eating House,Goodman Carriers,Turners Tailor,Kellaway & Osborne Grocers,Geach Draper and Carne brewery.
Carne Brewery 44 / 45 Market Street demolished in 1935 to make way for the Odeon cinema then became Marks & Spencer's
Also had property at Killegrew Street Falmouth,Princes Street & Victoria Place,Truro,Market Place Helston,St Agnes,
A
selection of beer bottles which would of had XXX mild ale,XX mild ale,P.A. Light dinner ale,T.B. Bitter,X mild beer P. Porter sold in 18 gallon cask from 17s - 24s also sold in 9 gallon cask and
4 1/2 gallon cask. Also sold Burton ales & Guinness
stout.
William Naylor Carne born 14th Feburary 1840 at Liverpool.
Married Catherine Charlotte Groube on the 1st October 1863 in Holy Trinity Bedford. Catherine was born on 15th June 1842 in Madras India and died on 25th November 1878 in St Agnes.
William next married Lucy Oxland William in the photo at the rear beside his wife Lucy.
Married on 27th January 1880 in Charles Church Plymouth. Lucy was born in 1855 in Plymouth and died on 16th December 1932 in 7 Gyllyngvase Terrace Falmouth.
William lived at Rosemundy (inherited from his uncle) at St Agnes among other family legacies. Photo of Rosemundy in 1905 House was built about 1780 the house was sold by the family in 1909
William died 30th September 1906 at St Agnes. One of the most prominent and highly respected business men in Cornwall. He was a valued member of the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the body of musical tendencies, president of the Philharmonic Society, Chairman of Messrs Furniss and company biscuit manufacturers of Truro a Director of the Falmouth Gas Company and was Chairman of the Truro Exchange Building Company.
William eldest Son George Newby was a brewery manager in 1901 and took over the business.
George was born in 1864 married Annie Emily Le Poer Power on the 29th April 1897 Annie was born on 30th Decsember 1872 in Mirzapore West Bengal India and died on 12 July 1942.George died 19 September 1954 at Garras Falmouth.
Cylinder,Michell's Patent and standard mineral water bottles.
Two workers at 44 Market Street in 1920s holding beer bottles the one on the left is called Albert Veale.
Sold to Devenish brewery in 1921 for £59.000 to include the Brewery on Killigrew Street and 58 other properties.
They also acquired Mallett's of Truro in 1923 for £23,789. The deal included 11 freehold properties, 5 leasehold properties, 2 annual tenancies, offices, stores and a malthouse. The brewery in Walsingham Place, but Devenish did not use this site and it was later sold for development.
In 1934 saw Devenish again investing in a Cornish brewery business, when it purchased the Redruth Brewery Co, Ltd. This brewery had begun in 1742.
