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James was born about 1784, the son of John Quick and Joanna Paynter, at St Mawes Cornwall.
He married Harriet Dunn. He was a Merchant Captain, who was shipwrecked on the French Coast in 1810, and who was then made a prisoner of war. He was marched from Quimper on the Atlantic coast right across France to the Depot at Longwy on the border with Luxembourg. They had only been married for two months before he set sail on his fateful voyage. In 1813 he escaped, going eastwards and joining up with the Allied Armies that were about to invade the mainland of France, and force Napoleon to abdicate. Then by a circuitous route, through Germany and Sweden, Captain |
James Quick made his way back to England, and to his beloved wife.
She must have conceived immediately. By April he was back at Bordeaux as Captain of a British Vessel carrying grain to France, and collecting wine and brandy for the return journey. There he hears in a letter from Harriet that their first child, a son, has been born prematurely. He tells her that he is already calling the child 'James'. He says that he is so happy he wants to cry but does not want his ship's crew to see him crying. He jokes about the premature birth, saying that it is only to be expected when their combined names are DUNN-QUICK. |
| James Richard | Born abt 1814 | St Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall | Married Emma Baron Hichens | ||
| Alice | Born abt 1816 | St Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall | |||
| Harriet | Born abt 1818 | St Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall | |||
| Harriet Dunn | Born abt 1823 | St Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall | Married John Williams | ||
| John | Born abt 1828 | St Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall |
| James Quick |
b: abt 1784 c: 12 Jul 1784 St. Ives, Cornwall son of John Quick and Joanna Paynter |
| Harriet Dunn |
b: abt 1790 c: 14 Mar 1790 St. Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall daughter of Richard Dunn and Dorothy Plomer, St. Ives |
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abt 1810 James Quick Harriet Dunn |
| James Richard Quick |
b: abt 1814 c: 30 Apr 1814 St Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall son of James Quick and Harriet Dunn |
| Alice Quick |
b: abt 1816 c: 9 Jun 1816 St Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall daughter of James Quick and Harriet Dunn |
| Harriet Quick |
b: abt 1818 c: 22 Feb 1818 St Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall daughter of James Quick and Harriet Dunn |
| Harriet Dunn Quick |
b: abt 1823 c: 23 Nov 1823 St Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall daughter of James Quick and Harriet Dunn |
| John Quick |
b: abt 1828 c: 21 Sep 1828 St Just-in-Roseland, Cornwall son of James Quick and Harriet Dunn |
| 1841 Census | HO107-147 |
7 June 1841 | St Just (in Roseland), Cornwall | ||
| St. Mawes [An Inn] | Born in this County? | ||||
| Harriet Quick | Age 50 | Grocer | Yes | abt 1790 | |
| 1851 Census | HO107-1910 | 31 March 1851 | Kenwyn, Cornwall | ||
| Newham | |||||
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James Quick Harriet (Wife) |
Age 66 Age 61 |
Retired Master Mariner |
St Mawes St Ives |
Cornwall Cornwall |
abt 1784 abt 1789 |
| James Quick | Died 6 Nov 1859, 1859 4Q Truro 5c 120 |
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QUICK, James - The Will of James Quick, late of Ferris Town, in the Parish of Kenwyn Truro, in the County of Cornwall, deceased, who died on or about 6 November 1859, at Ferris Town aforesaid, was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of Harriet Quick, of Ferris Town, aforesaid, Widow, the Relict, James Richard Quick, of Penzance, in the said County, Surgeon, the Son, and Henry Williams of Alma, near Truro, aforesaid, copper agent, the Executors. Effects under £1,000 |
| 1861 Census | RG9-1559 | 8 April 1861 | Kenwyn, Cornwall | ||
| John Street | |||||
| Harriet Quick (Widow) | Age 71 | Independent | St Mawes | Cornwall | abt 1789 |
| 1871 Census | RG10-2339 | 3 April 1871 | Penzance, Cornwall | ||
| 96 Market Street | |||||
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James Rd. Quick Emma (Wife) John Emma Harriet Laura Richard H. Harriet (Mother)(W) Plus 2 Servants |
Age 56 Age 53 Age 27 Age 22 Age 16 Age 14 Age 11 Age 81 |
Genl Pract. M.R.C.S Genl Pract. M.R.C.S Scholar Scholar Independent |
St Mawes Illogan St Just-in-Roseland St Just-in-Roseland Penzance Penzance Penzance St Mawes |
Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall |
abt 1814 abt 1817 abt 1843 abt 1848 abt 1854 abt 1856 abt 1859 abt 1789 |
| Harriet (Dunn) Quick |
Died 27 Apr 1875, Age 85, 1875 2Q Penzance 5c 218 |
| QUICK, Harriet - Administration of the effects of Harriet Quick, late of Penzance, in the County of Cornwall, Widow, who died 27 April 1875 at Penzance, was granted at Bodmin, to James Richard Quick of Penzance, Surgeon, the Son, and one of the Next of Kin. Effects under £100 |