Dolly Pentreath

Dolly Pentreath
Dolly Pentreath by Richard Thomas Pentreath (National Trust)
Born	Mousehole, Cornwall, England
Baptised	16 May 1692
Died	26 December 1777(1777-12-26) (aged 85) Mousehole, Cornwall, England
Burial place	St Pol de Léon's Church, Paul
Other names	Dolly Jeffrey
Occupation	Fishwife
Known for	Best-known of the last fluent speakers of the Cornish language
Children	John Pentreath (1729–1778)

Dorothy Pentreath (bap. 16 May 1692 – 26 December 1777) was a Cornish fishwife from Mousehole. She is one of the last known fluent speakers of the Cornish language. She is also often credited as the last known native speaker of Cornish, although sources support the existence of other younger speakers of the language who survived her.