• Born: 1847, Illogan, Cornwall ¹
• Married: 18 Sep 1877, Camborne, Cornwall ²
• Died: 20 Nov 1891, Vicarage Rd., St. Agnes, Cornwall ³
• Buried: 24 Nov 1891, Illogan, Cornwall ²

  Research Notes:

In 1871 Joseph Vivian, aged 24, born in Illogan, tin miner, was with his parents in Park Bottom, Illogan.

In 1881 Joseph Vivian, aged 34, born in Illogan, tin mine agent, and wife Emma Vivian, aged 28, born in Camborne Cornwall, were living in Vicarage Rd., St. Agnes Cornwall. Present was son Joseph C. (3) of Camborne.

In 1891 Joseph Vivian, aged 44, born in Illogan, mine agent, and wife Emma Vivian, aged 39, born in Camborne, were living in Vicarage Road, St. Agnes. With them were children Joseph C. (13) of Camborne, scholar, and (born in St. Agnes) William A. (8), scholar, Edgar F. (7), scholar, Emma E. (6), scholar, and George S. (5), scholar.

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Joseph Vivian of St. Agnes died aged 45 years (burial record).

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DEATH OF CAPTAIN JOSEPH VIVIAN.—Following so soon on the death of his brother, Captain William Vivian, the announcement that Captain Joseph Vivian, of West Kitty, had died at St. Agnes on Friday, after a few days illness, has caused considerable sensation in mining circles, and particularly in the neighbourhood of St. Agnes. The brothers, on the 12th instant, attended the committee-meeting authorised the winding up and sale of Trevaunance and Polberro Mines in London with a view to their reconstruction. Captain William Vivian was suffering from a severe cold, but Captain Joseph Vivian seemed in perfect health and spirits, and remained and dined with the other members of the committee at the hotel, St. Agnes. The deceased was warmly attached to Captain William, who was 17 years his senior, but was unable to attend the funeral on Wednesday owing to a severe cold. The cause of death was acute pneumonia, and Captain Joseph Vivian leaves a widow and five children. Captain Joseph Vivian had for many years acted as clerk and surface agent at West Kitty, but some three years ago the committee having been informed that Captain Vivian had been warned by his medical advisers to desist from climbing, appointed Captain Joseph to act as chief underground agent. This post he filled to the satisfaction of the committee, and would without doubt have made an excellent manager for West Kitty, being thoroughly acquainted with all details of working. The two brothers were a great contrast to each other. Captain William Vivian was a man of few words and of quiet and rather solemn temperament, but Captain Joseph was of a jovial disposition. Both were members of the Wesleyan Church. The funeral took place at Illogan churchyard yesterday (Tuesday) and like the obsequies of the elder brother a week since, was largely attended by representative men in the Cornish mining world. Captain William Vivian was 62. We may say that the brothers were first cousins to Captain Joseph Vivian, formerly connected with some mines at Breage, who died at Penzance about twelve months ago.

The Cornish Telegraph, Thursday, 26 Nov 1891, p. 5

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Administration of the personal estate of Joseph Vivian late of Vicarage-road in the parish of St. Agnes in the county of Cornwall, mine agent, who died 20 November 1891 at Vicarage-road, was granted 30 December at Bodmin to Emma Louisa Vivian of Vicarage-road, widow, the relict. Personal estate £206 1s. 5d. ³