Susan Elizabeth Gay (born 12 January 1845 in
Oswestry
Oswestry ( ; ) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads.
The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of ...
, died 17 January 1918 in Crill,
Budock)
[Falck genealogy gives DoB and DoD]
was a chronicler of Falmouth in a book published in 1903 entitled ''Old
Falmouth''.
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* CONTENTS.
** Introduction, by Sir ]Joseph Fayrer
Sir Joseph Fayrer, 1st Baronet FRS FRSE FRCS FRCP KCSI LLD (6 December 1824 – 21 May 1907) was a British physician who served as Surgeon General in India. He is noted for his writings on medicine, work on public health and his studies par ...
, Bart.
** Preface - vii.
** i. Arwenack and Pendennis Castle - 1
** ii. The early years of Falmouth - 31
** iii. The last of the Killigrews - 48
** iv. Falmouth in the Eighteenth Century - 67
** v. Days of the old Packet Service - 114
** vi. Old Falmouthians - 145
** Appendix - 173
** Falmouth chronology - 228
** Mayors of Falmouth - 239
** Rectors of Falmouth - 245
** Parliamentary Elections - 246
** Falmouth County Court - 248
** Recorders - 248
** List of subscribers - 249
** Index - 254
Miss Susan Gay was the daughter of William Gay (1812–1868) and his wife, Charlotte Grace Elizabeth, born Pedersen
[ and the granddaughter of William Gay, the last Falmouth Agent of the General ]Post Office Packet Service
The Post Office Packet Service dates to Tudor times and ran until 1823, when the Admiralty assumed control of the service. Originally, the Post Office used packet ships to carry mail packets to and from British embassies, colonies and outposts. Th ...
(''Old Falmouth'', pp. 139–140, 204–206),Anna Maria Fox
Anna Maria Fox (21 February 1816''Barclay Fox's journal''. See Sources above for bibliographical details. – 18 November 1897) was a promoter of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society and the artistic and cultural development of Falmouth in Corn ...
p. 151, Robert Were Fox FRS p. 153, Joseph Fox, Senior p. 159). Wilson Fox helped her with the Chronology."I should mention that this little work is simply a ''Collecteana'', and has no greater pretension". page x.
Miss Gay was also a writer on Theosophy
Theosophy is a religion established in the United States during the late 19th century. It was founded primarily by the Russian Helena Blavatsky and draws its teachings predominantly from Blavatsky's writings. Categorized by scholars of religion a ...
, sometimes using the non-de-plume "Libra".
She was one of the speakers at a celebration of the thirty-second anniversary of Modern Spiritualism on Sunday 4 April 1880, advertised in ''The Times''.
In 1910 or 1911, she was interviewed by Walter Evans-Wentz
Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz (February 2, 1878 – July 17, 1965) was an American anthropologist and writer who was a pioneer in the study of Tibetan Buddhism, and in transmission of Tibetan Buddhism to the Western world, most known for publishin ...
concerning folktales heard from the peasants around her home at Crill, near Falmouth, published in ''The Fairy-faith in Celtic Countries''.
Publications
* ''Harry’s Big Boots. A fairy tale, for “Small Folke” ''... With illustrations by the author, drawn on wood by P. Skelton.London, 1873.
* ''Woman and a Future Life'', London, Houlston & Sons, 1876.
* ''Womanhood in its eternal aspect''. Reprinted from ''Modern Thought'', 15 Dec. 1879. pp. 4., 1879.
* ''Spiritualistic Sanity: A reply to Dr. F. Winslow’s “Spiritualistic Madness.”''. London, Falmouth, 1879.
* ''John William Fletcher, clairvoyant. A biographical sketch, with some chapters on the present era and religious reform''. E. W. Allen: London, 1883.
* ''The spirit of the New Testament, or The revelation of the mission of Christ''. By a woman, London: E. W. Allen, 1885.
* ''The Parish Church of Falmouth''. Falmouth : F.I. Earle, 1897.
* ''Falmouth and Flushing a Hundred Years Ago : Some Extracts From James Silk Buckingham
James Silk Buckingham (25 August 1786 – 30 June 1855) was a British author, journalist and traveller, known for his contributions to Indian journalism. He was a pioneer among the Europeans who fought for a liberal press in India.
Early life
B ...
's Autobiography / By a Falmouth Resident''. Falmouth : Printed by Earle, 1895.
* ''Commanders in H.M. Packet Service from 1688 to 1852 : reprinted from the published record at Falmouth'' / preface by S. E. G. iss Gay Falmouth : J.H.Lake, 1898.
* ''Old Falmouth : the story of the town from the days of the Killigrews to the earliest part of the 19th century.'' London : Headley Brothers, 1903.
* ''Old Falmouth'', ew abridged ed.Penzance : Oakmagic Publications, 2000. Notes: This is a considerably shortened version of the original work. Originally published: London : Headley Brothers, 1903.
* ''The mystic and occult knowledge of the early Christian Church : an address given in Falmouth on May 9th 1913'' / by Susan E. Gay. London : Theosophical Society, 1913?
Parish records transcripts
* ruro. St. Mary Church ''The register of marriages, baptisms and burials of the parish of St. Mary, Truro, Cornwall A.D. 1597 to 1837'' / transcribed and edited by Susan E. Gay, Mrs. Howard Fox, Stella Fox, H. Tapley-Soper,.[Miss Gay's co-transcribers were Blanche Fox, the wife of, and Stella Fox, the daughter of Howard Fox. H. Tapley-Soper was the Librarian at the University College South West] parts 1 and 2, Exeter : Devon and Cornwall Record Society, 1940.
* almouth. King Charles the Martyr ''The register of baptisms, marriages and burials of the parish of Falmouth in the County of Cornwall, 1663-1812. Part II, (burials)'' / transcribed and edited by Susan Elizabeth Gay and Mrs. Howard Fox, Exeter : Devon and Cornwall Record Society, 1915.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gay, Susan Elizabeth
1845 births
1918 deaths
People from Oswestry
People from Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth, Cornwall
Historians of Cornwall
English Theosophists