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Devon & Cornwall - Previously Unpublished Phillimore Parish Records
These hand written transcripts giving marriages only cover the following parishes -Berrynarbor, Devon 1540-1783; Bridgerule, Devon 1702-1753; Challacomb, Devon 1673-1834; Farringdon, Devon 1620-1788; Germoe, Cornwall 1813-1837;Grade, Cornwall; 1813-1837; ,Pinhoe, Devon 1687-1837; Lynton-on-Linton, Devon 1568-1837;Plymstock, Devon 1591-1812;Rewe and Upene, Devon 1686-1837;Ruan Minor, Cornwall 1813-1837;St Agnes, Cornwall 1813-1837;St Allen, Cornwall 1813-1840;St Andrews Plymouth 1653-1674; Wamb More Info
Devon and Cornwall, Deacon's Court Guide and County Blue Book 1896 Special Offer
This directory details the legal and medical professions, engineers, bankers, architects, and many others, including names and addresses. There is also a section on peers, bishops, baronets and knights, and others on county seats and county officials, plus descriptive, historical, ornithological and botanical accounts of the counties. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable *Over 1000 pages... More Info
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CORNWALL by Arthur L. Salmon
A satisfactory guide-book must not be exclusively architectural, or historic, or legendary, or scientific ; it must aim at being all. In Cornwall such breadth of treatment is particularly needed. Cornwall is like no other English county. Its nearest resemblance in England will be found in Devon ; parts of Ireland are equally or more similar. But there are features in Cornwall not to be found elsew...More Info
PEEPS INTO THE HAUNTS AND HOMES OF THE RURAL POPULATION OF CORNWALL by I.T. Tregellas
“Being Reminiscences of Cornish Characters and Characteristics, Illustrative of the Dialect, Peculiarities etc. of the Inhabitants of West and North Cornwall.” Published in 1868 this book gives an insight of the life and times in Cornwall prior to this date. A large number of people are mentioned, not all with surnames, possibly one is your ancestor. Whatever your interest, this book is a wel...More Info
CORNWALL MANORIAL RENTALS AND SURVEYS edited by T. L. Stoate
The Public Record Office List and Index vol, 25 catalogues manorial rentals and surveys and other documents in its possession. Cornwall is well represented in this catalogue, due to some extent to the existence of the Duchy, The two most important items in the list have already been published, namely the 1337 Caption of Selsin and the 1650 Parliamentary Survey both dealing with all the Duchy manor...More Info
CORNWALL SUBSIDIES IN THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII. 1524 AND 1543 AND THE BENEVOLENCE OF 1545 Edited by T. L. Stoate
For hundreds of years the King, Queen or Government has needed to raise money for various enterprises, usually wars. In the distant past, as today, it was the people of the country that had to find this money usually in the form of taxes, subsidies etc. Whilst these taxes were not welcomed by the people, they are a valuable asset for the historian today, as lists were usually kept of those who pai...More Info
CORNWALL MUSTER ROLL 1569 Edited by H. L. Douch and originally published by T. L. Stoate
On March 26th 1569 , due to the threat of Spanish forces, the Privy Council issued a directive to the counties to hold a general muster of all men over 16. Certificates of the muster, with the names of the men and their equipment, were to be returned by July 1st though this was later extended to August 12th . This book contains a searchable transcript for Cornwall of this Muster.