1785 Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly born. Lived at Wadlands Hotel, Fore Street, his father had a bank in Chapel Street.
1836 Benedictus Marwood Kelly, father of Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly, founder of Kelly college, died.
1867 Admiral Benedictus Karwood Kelly died. He left £132,000 to build Kelly College, he had wanted it built in Holsworthy but the roads were too bad, so it was built in Tavistock instead.