The Hotel was established in 1850 as the Saracen’s Head Hotel, renamed the Carrington Hotel in 1929 and then back to the Saracen’s Head in April 1978. A little early history ...

William Corin (1808-1870), was born in Penzance. He married Eliza Jones in 1827. He was an agricultural labourer in Penzance, and may later have become a cordwainer (= shoemaker!), as his daughter Priscilla's death certificate describes him as a bootmaker. William was widowed in 1842.

The next year, he married Alice Richards, aged 31, a miner's daughter, at Madron. The couple emigrated to Australia, arriving in Port Adelaide, South Australia in 1849. In 1854 a W. Corin, labourer, is registered in the South Australian Almanac as a resident in Hindley Street, Adelaide. The following year, the address is ‘Saracens Head’, Carrington St. In December 1854, William Corin, described as a miner of Adelaide, purchased the Saracens Head Inn, paying a £700 deposit and mortgaging the remaining £858 at an interest of 10%. William is recorded as being the publican of the Saracens Head Inn from 1855 to 1859. While he is no longer publican from 1860 onwards he retained the mortgage on the property until 1867.

In March 1859, William and Alice’s eldest daughter died. A memorium in the Register newspaper reads:

Dorothy Ann Corin ‘Saracens Head Inn’; Carrington Street. Daughter of William and Alice of Penzance, Cornwall. 16 years. Her end was peace. 5th March 1859.

 

http://hector.davie.ch/corin/Corin_LA.html