Ricketts, Enthoven & Co.  a 19th-century London-based merchant banking firm. In 1846, it operated a branch in Truro, Cornwall, after taking over the former offices of the failed Western District Banking Company

Bank History and Evolution

1844: London merchants Frederick Ricketts and Henry John Enthoven took over the defunct Western District Banking Co. branches in Truro, Penzance, Falmouth, and St Columb

1846: Following changes in partners (such as the retirement of Edmund Turner and James Oliver Mason), the firm briefly styled itself as Ricketts, Enthoven & James during parts of 1846.

1847: Facing severe commercial difficulties and financial distress, the partners wound up the regional banking operations

Outcome for Truro: The Truro branch was sold off to the Devon and Cornwall Banking Company, which was later acquired by Lloyds Bank in 1906

Matthew Paul Moyle, a well-known local surgeon, magistrate, and pioneering meteorologist who actively researched the temperature and atmosphere of Cornish tin and copper mines.

Key Details on Matthew Paul Moyle

Profession: Surgeon in Helston attending miners, later serving as a Justice of the Peace and Mayor of Helston (1849).

Scientific Work: Published significant studies on mine temperatures, meteorology, and early electrotype experiments around 1840.

Family: Lived in Helston with a large family, including his daughter Julia Emma Moyle and son Richard Moyle (born 1821).