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Salcombe Harbour Remembered
Plymouth: P.D.S. Printers (1982) 40p: ill.
Index prepared by Nicki Thomas, Auckland, NZ
| Surname | First Name | Date | Notes | Page |
| Ball | Edward | earliest recorded ferryman | 10 | |
| Ball & family | John | up to 1838 | operated southernmost of the shipbuilding yards in Salcombe | 12 |
| Bond | William | wearing a boater | 22* | |
| Bonker | William | 1826-1868 | took over yard from Hatch in partnership with William Bonker | 13 |
| Bonker | William | 1868 | declared bankrupt | 13 |
| Bull | R | crew "Lord Devon" | 15 | |
| Canham | Jim | 1911-16 | operated motor ferry boat until drowned | 10* |
| Chant | Joseph | up to 1954 | took over from his father Philip until his death, yard then sold to Salcombe Hotel | 13 |
| Chant | Philip Edwin | took over from his father William | 13 | |
| Chant | William | early 1880's | bought yard from William Date, built and repaired small craft | 13 |
| Clarke | Ben | ferryman | 10* | |
| Cleveland | Duchess of | 1881 | paid for restoration of parish church | 29 |
| Cleveland | Duke of | 1879 | when the Dowager Duchess died, found estate of Portlemouth in need of being rebuilt. Demolished many houses & evicted tenants instead | 29 |
| Cook | Ashley | 1906 | 14* | |
| Cook | Florence | 1906 | 14* | |
| Cook | Harry | 1889 | took over second part of Evans' yard for pleasure boat hire | 13 & 14 |
| Cousins | Thomas | had a pump & blockmaker's workshop | 16 | |
| Cove | Edgar | 1901 | apprentice to Aaron Dornom snr | 14* |
| Cove | Edgar | 1909 | boatbuilding yard at Shadycombe creek, extended 1920 to Island Quay | 17 |
| Cranch | Alfred | carpenter & undertaker, used 1st floor of Balkwill's store | 16 | |
| Cranch | J P | carpenter & undertaker, used 1st floor of Balkwill's store | 16 | |
| Date | William | 1847 | took over yard from Henry Martin & built 74 vessels before yard closed | 23 |
| Date | William | 1869 | built "Apphia" | 23 |
| Date | William | 1877 | bought James Vivian's yard at his death | 13 |
| Date | William | 1880 | built and had shares in "Effort" | 22 |
| de la Pola | Lord Nicholas | reign of Henry I | South Pool named after him | 25 |
| Distin | manned last rowing ferry for 1d return fare | 10* | ||
| Distin | 1887 | took over Harnden's yard as a salvage/wrecker storage depot | 18 | |
| Dormon | Wilfred | 1901 | apprentice to Aaron Dornom snr | 14* |
| Dornom | Sidney | took over from father Aaron snr | 13 | |
| Dornom | Wilfred | took over from father Aaron snr | 13 | |
| Dornom jnr | Aaron | took over from father Aaron snr | 13 | |
| Dornom jnr | Aaron | 1906 | 14* | |
| Dornom snr | Aaron | 1889 | moved from Feofee Quay to part of Evans yard | 13 |
| Dornom snr | Aaron | 1901 | with his apprentices | 14* |
| Elliott | erected a room used as a school & Methodist preaching place | 16 | ||
| Elliott | c1800 | reclaimed a portion of the foreshore & made a quay | 16 | |
| Evans | Joseph | 1878 | launched last vessel, "Creole", built for R H Sladen of Salcombe | 13 |
| Evans jnr | John | 1848 | enlarged the yard by reclaiming foreshore | 13 |
| Evans snr | John | 1815 | operated Council Quay boatyard, prosperous for 3 generations | 13 |
| Foale | Mrs R | 1870 | launched "Malborough" built by Vivian | 21 |
| Foale | Robert | pilot | 15* | |
| Froude | J A | 1880 | historian, brought evicted Portlemouth residents' plight to public notice | 29 |
| George Steer & Sons | 1871 | built the Pier at Salcombe | 9 | |
| Gillard | Caleb | 1879 | mate of "Brizo" | 12 |
| Grant | Henry | corn merchant. Had shares in "Effort" | 22 | |
| Hannaford | E | crew "Lord Devon" | 15 | |
| Hannaford | William | 1879 | A.B., "Brizo" | 12 |
| Hannaford | William S | Butcher. Had shares in "Effort" | 22 | |
| Harnden | 1887 | launched "Pearl", last trading vessel built at Salcombe | 18 | |
| Harnden | Henry | 1868-70 | took over Bonker's yard, partnership declared bankrupt 1870 | 13 |
| Harnden | John | built the fishpond to store live fish, unsuccessfully | 18 | |
| Hatch | Thomas | up to 1825 | operated shipbuilding yard in Salcombe | 13 |
| Heath | Fred | 1901 | apprentice to Aaron Dornom snr | 14* |
| Ingram | Mrs Ann | 1842 | earliest known licensee of the Commercial Inn | 8 |
| Johnson | Weymouth | 1901 | apprentice to Aaron Dornom snr | 14* |
| Jordain | John | 1837 | timber yard for housebuilding, converted to shipyard | 23 |
| Lapthorn | Edison | Master mariner & captain, had shares in "Effort". Wearing peak cap with bobble | 22* | |
| Lapthorn | Sidney | 1906 | boatman | 14* |
| Leaman | W H | Captain "Lord Devon" | 15 | |
| Lidstone | John | Sailmaker. Had shares in "Effort" | 22 | |
| MacDonald | S I | 1930's | breached the reclaimed embankment at South Pool Creek to build a yacht basin | 24 |
| Martin | Henry | 1846 | took over yard from Joh Jordain | 23 |
| Murch | Aaron | 1879 | O.S., "Brizo" | 12 |
| Murch | Frederic | 1901 | apprentice to Aaron Dornom snr | 14* |
| Murch | John | 1879 | cook/steward, "Brizo" | 12 |
| Murch | Thomas | 1848 | hauled 176 cartloads of rubble to reclaim foreshore for John Evans | 13 |
| Partridge | Thomas | 1827 | sailmaker, had sail loft built which later became Reeves timer store then Cook's boatstore | 17 |
| Patey | J H | 1860-70 | operated southernmost shipbuilding yard in Salcombe | 12 |
| Patey | William | pump & blockmaker's workshop | 12 | |
| Pepperel | Roger | 1879 | bosun, "Brizo" | 12 |
| Pepperell | Alban | 1880's-1906 | took over smithy from Samuel Wills | 15 |
| Pepperell | Alban | 1906 | shipsmith | 14* |
| Pepperell | Edward | 1840-60 | operated southernmost shipbuilding yard in Salcombe | 12 |
| Pepperell | John | 1879 | O.S., "Brizo" | 12 |
| Peterson | F | 1879 | O.S., "Brizo" | 12 |
| Putt | Jimmy | coachman for Dr Vincent Twining | 28 | |
| Quick | E | sculling off Lambury Point | 3* | |
| Rich | Thomas | Ropemaker. Had shares in "Effort" | 22 | |
| Ryder | Commander S W | 1911 | bought ferry rights & introduced a motor ferry boat "King George V" | 10 |
| Ryder | Commander S W | 1911 | built the ferry shelter at Portlemouth | 28 |
| Saunders | A | 1845 | millwright & engineer, built Charleton Bridge | 24 |
| Saunders | T | 1878 | took over Evans yard, built only 2 vessels - "Lucy" & "Lord Devon" | 13 |
| Stone | Edwin (Ned) | c1900 | watches his grandchildren play in crab pots | 30* |
| Stone | Jim | 1935 | had boathouse at Long Park, took over Giles' coal store after 1945 for a boatyard | 27 |
| Taylor | Peter | to 1981 | used Dormon boatyard for some years before luxury flats were built | 13 |
| Teague | T A | 1900's | blacksmith, designed & made harbour lights to replace those made to commemorate Queen Victoria's Jubilee | 9 |
| Thomas | William John | Shipowner. Had shares in "Effort" | 22 | |
| Thorning | William | sail loft pictured | 19 | |
| Trute | Nicholas | proprietor of a sail loft, with 4 journeymen & 2 apprentices | 12* | |
| Twining | Dr Vincent | used flat bottomed horse & cattle ferry to cross the harbour to visit patients in Portlemouth | 28 | |
| Vivian | James | 1826-29 | took over yard from Hatch in partnership with James Vivian | 13 |
| Vivian | James | 1828-77 | opened new yard next to partnership yard | 13 |
| Vivian | James | 1877 | last ship he built was "Brizo" for Balkwill & co of Kingsbridge | 12 |
| Vivian | James | 1877 | died during construction of last vessel, "Brizo" | 13 |
| Way | W T | crew "Lord Devon" | 15 | |
| Weymouth | "Chummy" | ferryman | 10 | |
| Weymouth | William | 1870 | master of "Malborough" | 21 |
| Whiddon | George | 1868-70 | took over Bonker's yard, partnership declared bankrupt 1870 | 13 |
| Wills | Samuel | 1851 | owned forge pictured | 15 |
| Yabsley | William Lamble | 1900's | agricultural engineer, designed & constructed water powered engineering plant & saw mill, his own design | 26 |
| Yelland | W W | crew "Lord Devon" | 15 |