William Curnow

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Mr William Curnow (?1809-24/1/1887)

Born 1 November, 1809, Madron, Newlyn. Married Jane Kneebone (? taken from LDS record) in Oct 1835. 1841 through to 1881 census records him (and his family) as living at Pembroke Cottage, Paul, Newlyn (Penzance). Two children (William and Ann). Market gardener - managed some 11/12 acres and three labourers (1871 census). Many sheets at H@H, nearly all specimens collected locally. He supplied mosses for Rabenhorst - Bryotheca Europaea. He contributed to the Phytologist, Journal of Botany and the Penzance Natural History Society. William West wrote a small obituary and there are more details HERE.

Contents 1 Inferred associations 1.1 collected with 1.2 associated with 2 Collection activity by county 3 references and external links

Inferred associations

collected with

• William Booth Waterfall
• John Ralfs

associated with

• Charles Bailey
• William Hadden Beeby
• John William Burton
• William Hunt Painter
• George Stephen West
• Elizabeth Anne Lomax
• John Harbord Lewis
• Lower Mosley St Schools Natural History Society
• Harold Stuart Thompson
• Augustin Ley

Collection activity by county

Examples of handwriting

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references and external links