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| December 18th | Thomas Bond (Death) |
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Looe born, Thomas Bond (1765 – 1837), a cousin by marriage of Davies Gilbert (March 6th), was the son of the local magistrate, Thomas Bond, and Philippa Chubb, whose father, John, was the first to find fossils in the county. Trained as an attorney, Bond was Town Clerk of both East Looe and West Looe when the towns were separate entities. He became known for his history of the area, ‘Topographical and Historical Sketches of the Boroughs of East and West Looe’ and his extensive contributions to the Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall (February 5th). He was also the character, Captain Pond, in the Troy Town books and amusing tales of the ‘Looe Die Hards’ of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (May 12th). The illustration of Looe (below) in his book was by his cousin, Mrs. Davies Gilbert. |
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