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Bodbrane is an ancient farmstead
Bodbrane is an ancient farmstead hamlet
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in southeast Cornwall
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, England, United Kingdom. It is situated about three miles (5 km) south of Liskeard in the civil parish of Duloe.
History
Bodbrane is mentioned in theDomesday Book
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of 1086 (with the placename ''Bodbran'') and two dozen people are named including Godric the Priest.
In 1558 the manor at Bodbrane was held by John Arundel. However, in 1814, it was recorded that:
:''The manor of Bodbrane, which belonged to the Arundells of Lanherne, is now the property, by a late purchase, of Mr. Joseph Grigg.''
John Grigg
In 1854, John Grigg became a notable émigré from Bodbrane. According to the ''Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
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'':
:''His father died when John was about 16 or 17, and on inheriting the property, Bodbrane, he became responsible for providing for his stepmother and siblings. He had met and fallen in love with Martha Maria Vercoe; when she emigrated to New Zealand with her family, John Grigg decided to follow. After two years of negotiations he sold Bodbrane, and left for Australia on the Blackwall in 1854, arriving in New Zealand before the end of the year.''
Grigg began farming in New Zealand
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(south of Christchurch
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) and his family farm the same estate to this day. In 1882, Longbeach farm supplied some of the first shipment of frozen meat to England.
See also
*List of places in Cornwall
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In accordance with gazetteers, Cornish names are in the stand ...
* History of New Zealand
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* Cornish emigration
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References
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