George Bown Millet (1842-1896) was a surgeon and Medical Officer of Health for Penzance. He was also an active member of the Royal Geological Society and the Natural History and Antiquarian Society. He had journal articles published on a wide variety of subjects from local and natural history to genealogy.[i] In 1892 he published a booklet called “Cornish Ditties” [ii]comprising of three songs he had composed capturing local stories: The Zennor Mermaid, Paul Church Town and The Mayor of Market Jew . These songs were also included in “Poems of Cornwall by Thirty Cornish Authors” edited by William Herbert Thomas[iii].

[i]  Tony Millett’s Website-George Bown Millett (1842-1896) : Bibliography   George Bown Millett (1842-1896) : Bibliography   accessed 16-11-2025

[ii] George Bown Millett, Cornish Ditties (Penzance, Rodda, 1892). Kresen Kernow: ref no. CMA/1/2/3/5

[iii] William Herbert Thomas, Poems of Cornwall by Thirty Cornish Authors”, (Penzance Rodda,1892). Kresen Kernow Shelf Number 821.808