▁family ▁worked ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁other ▁Qu aker ▁families , ▁T reg elles ▁of ▁Fal mouth ▁and ▁Price ▁of ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Method ist ▁family ▁of ▁Williams . ▁ ▁Sh ip bro king ▁ ▁G . C . ▁Fox ▁( Sh ipping ▁Bro k ers ) ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁sh ipping ▁ag ency ▁and ▁bro ker ▁in ▁the ▁growing ▁fre ight ▁port ▁of ▁Fal mouth . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 2 ▁and ▁passed ▁out ▁of ▁family ▁control ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁It ▁remains ▁the ▁oldest ▁ship ▁ag ency ▁company ▁in ▁Fal mouth ▁ ▁Pil ch ard ▁fish ery , ▁processing ▁and ▁export ▁ ▁Alfred ▁Fox ▁was ▁heavily ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁Pil ch ard ▁industry ▁of ▁Corn wall . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁output ▁was ▁salt ed ▁fish ▁for ▁export ▁to ▁Catholic ▁Southern ▁Europe . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁Howard , ▁George ▁and ▁Robert ▁Fox ▁formed ▁the ▁Fal mouth ▁Fish ery ▁Company ▁Ltd ., ▁which ▁also ▁purchased ▁G . C . ▁Fox ' s ▁ship ▁to w age ▁business ; ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁it ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁Fal mouth ▁Tow age ▁Company ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁Iron ▁found ing ▁ ▁Per ran ▁Found ry ▁General ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Found ry : ▁George ▁Fox ▁the ▁Second ▁( ▁- 1 8 2 5 ), ▁Charles ▁Fox ▁( 1 8 2 5 – 1 8 4 2 ), ▁Bar cl ay ▁Fox ▁( 1 8