Private,1st Bombay European Fusiliers	Teague, Adam
Private,1st Bombay European Fusiliers	Teague, Joseph
Private,1st Bombay European Fusiliers	Teague, Philip Discharged, Time Expired

Adjutant’s Roll of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry for 1888 when the regiment was in Madras, India. This brief extract is from a single page of the Roll and contains the names of all Corporals.

240 Teague J.W. Corporal H

Buried in India
TEAGUE, Michael, 24 years. 8 Jan.1851. Agra.

Marion County Arkansas 1891 Echo Newspaper Mar 06, 1891 Lead Hill.-- Wm. TEAGUE and Miss Mary HOOSIER, who eloped together (which your correspondent mentioned last week) were captured in the Sylamore mountains, by Rev. John Hoosier, an uncle of the girl, and Wm. Hoosier, a brother. Teague was sent to the Forsyth(sic) jail. Courtesy of Pearl Ratton

The death of a Cornish Tyack in British Columbia James Henry TYACK an engineer, born Cornwall died 26 May 1896 by drowning above the bridge in Victoria, B.C. Religion, Episcopalian

Taken from: "Stately homes in and around Truro" by Rex Barrett published by Dyllansow Truran - Cornish Publications. TRELISKE was erected on land forming part of a farm then known as Liskes,by William Teague, who had started life as a working miner at the age of eleven, progressed to be an under-captain and eventually a mine captain.

He made a fortune in Tincroft and Carne Brea mines and subsequently became connected with the Penvoll Smelting Co.. - another profitable venture. According to R. Symons' "Gazetteer of Cornwall" published in 1884, "he exhibited a singular tenacity for mining. He was a legitimate miner; no dealer."

On the 20th May,1880, after he had laid the foundation stone of the Cathedral, and after luncheon, the Prince of Wales proceeded to Treliske in the grounds of which he reviewed several thousand troops consisting of 8 corps of the Royal Cornwall Rangers Militia and 4 corps of the Royal Cornwall Artillery Militia and took the salute at the march-past. Quoting from the `Royal Cornwall Gazette of 2lst May, 1880:- "The Royal party, who were loudly cheered at the close, afterwards honoured Capt. Teague by visiting his residence and partaking of some light refreshment." As Symons refers to the house as having been "newly built" it must have been a great moment for the erstwhile miner.

Apparently a review of the Militia (or Volunteers) in the grounds of Treliske was an annual event. The West Briton of 11th June 1879, reported that a battalion drill of the eastern wing of the lst. Battalion of Cornish Volunteers took place at Treliske on Monday last. The band of the llth and l2th Truro played the march-past and a grand selection of operatic music under the conductorship of Mr.S. Traise. The bandsmen were afterwards refreshed and Treliske House seemed to be full of visitors." The report significantly adds: "this year there was no beer sold on the grounds, but the Truro men were supplied with a moderate quantity from their own tent." What with the beer and Teague's well-known hospitality, the.bandsmen seem to have done themselves very well! ! !

After his death it was acquired by George Smith of the firm of Bickford Smith & Co., an outstanding figure in the Wesleyan Methodist Church, who was knighted in 1897 and who died there in 1921. Subsequently the house remained unoccupied for a considerable time but today it forms part of Truro School, while much of the land surrounding the residence is now the Truro Golf Course.

The following extract from the newspaper "West Briton" was kindly provided by Bruce Rough. I threatened to head it "It's not my fault, occifer [hic] - It's in my genes", but much prefer Bruce's description of "Our Paralytic Progenitor"!

Feb. 6th, 1852

On Friday last, an inquest was held at St. Teath village, on the body of William Teague. It appeared that as a labouring man named Gribble, on Wednesday week, at five o'clock, was on the cliff near Port Isaac, he saw something floating in the sea; he went down and saw it was a keg, about four gallons; he brought it home to his house in St. Teath, when he found it contained spirit; he made it known, and several people of the village partook of it and became much intoxicated.

On Thursday morning, Teague and another man, passing Gribble's door going to their work, went in, and on going up stairs found Gribble in bed drunk; a woman named Jewell was in the room at the time, and had come to purchase some of the liquor; she saw Teague's companion draw a full pint from the keg and give it to Teague, who drank nearly half of it; he then went out and went into a neighbour's house, sat down in a chair, and in about five minutes fell off, became insensible, and never spoke after. Medical assistance was obtained but he never rallied.

The other man became sick, which perhaps saved his life. The spirit was supposed to be very strong white brandy, which had been thrown overboard some days before from a smuggler, whilst pursued by a revenue cutter from Padstow.

Teague was a single man, about 38, and a mason. Verdict,- "died of apoplexy produced by drinking ardent spirits."

I don't think he's one of mine - anyone want to lay claim to him?

Another wonderful extract from Bruce - perhaps this Teague was a close relative of "our paralytic progenitor"!

The following, also courtesy of Bruce, may be of interest to others with miller Teagues:

EXTRACT FROM A LETTER FROM CORNWALL 17TH FEB. 1773 "How shall I describe to you the deplorable situation we are in? The tinners have been plundering the country these ten days. On the 6th, near 150 went to Ruan, where they were fired on, some of whom were wounded; However they carried off and sold what corn they thought proper. Monday and Tuesday they were at Falmouth and Penryn, at the latter of which places they were innumerable, and drove the soldiers who were sent from the garrison to an inn, which they endeavoured to break into, to take their arms from them; on which the soldiers fired and killed one, shot another through the body who lay for dead, and wounded numbers. Not withstanding this, they did not quit the town till they had plundered the mills and malthouses. An unhappy girl with a child in her arms in Dr Coade's house was shot through the body and died soon after.

They have been plundering in different parts since; at Truro the 10th they carried off about 60 bushels from TEAGUE THE MILLER, and came again the next day; when the inhabitants of all ranks took arms and being reinforced by some soldiers forced them to retreat. They are now dispersed over different parts of the country, plundering the inhabitants of corn, money, provisions, apparel etc., and are so desperate as to stop every person they meet on the highway and oblige them to give them money. On Thursday they were at Tolvern where they winnowed and took a quantity of barley etc. In short 'tis impossible to tell you the mischief they have done; we have sent to the war-Office for troops, and the whole country is arming.

At Falmouth they have planted cannon at the town's end, and all the inhabitants are able carry arms. We have likewise guarded Penryn, Tolvern, and King Harry's Passage with 500 men, and a large party at Tresilian Bridge: in short, we are raising men, casting ball, and consulting every means to stop their progress."

From the "Universal Magazine" for Feb. 1773 [pp. 108-109].

This bit of Teague trivia came from Jim Herlihy, jherlihy@iol.ie who whilst not a Teague researcher, would like to hear from anyone with connections to these Irish policemen.

There were only two persons out of 85,028 with the surname TEAGUE who served in the Royal Irish Constabulary between 1816 and 1922.

PATRICK TEAGUE RIC 2878
FELIX TEAGUE RIC 62314

There were only two persons with the surname TEAGUE, out of 12,566 who served in the Dublin Metropolitan Police between 1836 and 1925.

Teague, Michael, DMP 9341, born 1866, Dromore Parish Co. Tyrone.
Teague, Owen, DMP 9540, born 1866, Dromore Parish, Co. Tyrone.

Another of Bruce's snippets, from the West Briton:

NARROW ESCAPES

6 October 1890
As the result of an alarming accident, which occurred at Yale, on the River Fraser, in British Columbia, Mr. J. H. Collins, F.G.S., the well known chemist and mineralogist, formerly of Truro, and Mr. William Teague formerly of St. Day, Cornwall, had a narrow escape.
A raft ad been constructed to carry mining machinery across the river, and on board were Messrs. Collins and Teague, a man named Oliver and some Indians. The raft was secured to an inch steel cable, 1,000 feet in length, and every precaution had been taken to ensure the success of the undertaking. The moorings were loosened, and away she went into the treacherous current of the river.
All proceeded safely until the roughest water had been crossed, when the fore part dipped beneath the water and rose again. The cable parted, and the boiler sank to the bottom of the Fraser. Messrs. Teague and Oliver and Indian Jim got into a canoe, which upset. Mr. Teague and Jim managed to get into the canoe again, and Mr. Oliver scrambled on to the raft. Mr. Collins was washed overboard, but fortunately succeeded in getting aboard again.

At least we know how one Teague family got to New Zealand!

Queen of The Age Ship: 757 Tons Captain: Montgomerie Sailed Gravesend 16th November 1873 - arrived Auckland 2nd March 1874 The N. Z. Shipping Co chartered the Smart Barque Queen of Age for one voyage only to New Zealand. She was built at Sunderland in 1855. She struck heavy weather at the start, followed by light north-east trade winds, crossing the Equator on December 18, 32 days out from Gravesend. The south-east trades, which were fallen in with two days later, were also light, and the meridian of the Cape was not passed until January 12th. The vessel made a good run thence to Tasmania of 29 days. Here she encoutered severe gales from the north-east, which continued for several days, followed by calms and light winds, until sighting the New Zealand coast. From White Wings: Sir Henry Brett Passengers: James Peter 27 Cornwall Farm Labourer Elizabeth A 27 Rhoda 2 Emily M 11 mths Teague Joseph 34 Cornwall Farm Labourer Eliza 34 Crago Charles 49 Cornwall Farmer Philip 7 Crags Charles 21 Cornwall Farm Labourer William 13 Kemp James 21 Cormwall Blacksmith Crags Edith 20 Cornwall Servant Catherine 18 Cornwall Servant Mary 12 Crags Mary 44 Cornwall Servant Julia 9