Scotland, West Lothian, Torphichen Parish Registers 1673-1714.... More Info
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“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
Arthur Jewers is well known in the South West of England for his various historical works and research. In this transcript of St. Columb Major registers he covers the following; •Baptisms1540 to 1780 •Marriages1544 to 1780 •Burials1539 to 1780 He has also included entries from other registers relating to families from St. Columb. There is an index as well as being bookmarked and sear...More Info
The name of Cay is synonymous with the West Country and in particular the county of Devon. This history published in two volumes in 1920 concentrates on the Devon family, Cary of Cary, with sections on the descendants who moved away. This family appears in records at the start of the 14th Century and there are suggestions that they were land holders in the previous century. Over 700 pages in...More Info
For those with an interest in the county of Devon the name of Sabine Baring-Gould will be familiar. This CD book contains a wealth of information relating to the people, folk-lore and history of Devon. We find such characters as Jack Rattenbury “The Rob Roy of the West”, Andrew Price, the printer, The Pirates of Lundy, The Bideford Witches and the Stoke Resurrectionists and many, many more. Th...More Info
A book of stories relating to Somerset Life and Times which was first Published in 1912. Chapters include; • The Mendip Country • A Son of the Soil • A West Country Village • The Ploughing Match • The Rat Catcher • The Sheep Shearing • plus many others