This CD resource contains the 1823 and 1844 Pigot's directories for Cornwall. It carries local listings of major professions, of nobility, gentry, and clergy, of transport and freight services; and information on the education, public services, and public houses of the area. Towns, villages and parishes are listed with background historical and topographical information. A comprehensive directory, this CD gives you valuable insight into two generations of public county life and the ability to fi More Info
A virtual book CD-ROM for easy browsing, this Kelly's directory gives an effective overview of the public life of Cornwall in 1893. It lists eminent residents and local businesses, and carries historical and topographical descriptions of all towns, villages and parishes, information on local courts, churches, agriculture and landowners. These directories are invaluable to those interested in building up a picture of contemporary lives, or anyone wanting to know more about general county history. More Info
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A virtual book CD-ROM for easy browsing. This directory gives an effective overview of the public life of Cornwall in 1873. It lists eminent residents and local businesses, and carries historical and topographical descriptions of all towns, villages and parishes, information on local courts, churches, agriculture and landowners. These directories are invaluable to those interested in building up a picture of contemporary lives, or anyone wanting to know more about general county history. This CD More Info
Stepping Stones CD publication. History of Cornwall List of Advertisements Alphabetical list of Private Residents County Council Magistrates for the County Residents in Towns and Villages Trade Directory... More Info
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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In 1522 Wolsey, Henry VIII's chancellor, was badly in need of money to finance the war with France . A subsidy in 1514 failed to raise the expected amount and had to be repeated in 1515 and 1516. He was planning another subsidy and it is presumed that he did not think that satisfactory assessments would be made for it. He therefore ordered a new and extensive survey of the wealth of the country bo...More Info
This book was first published in 1819 and covers sixty towns and parishes giving a brief description of the parish at that time and its history. The following parishes appear; Breage, Budock, Camborne, Constantine, Crowan, Cury, Falmouth, Feock, Germoe, Grade, Gulval, Gunwalloe, Gwennap, Gwinear, Gwithian, Helston, Illogan, Kea, Kenwyn, Lalant, Landewednack, Ludgvan, Mabe, Madron, Marazion, Ma...More Info
This publication contains all the Heraldry and Genealogical Particulars on every Memorial in the Ten Churches in the Deanery of East. Annotated with notes from Wills etc. The following churches are covered, Rame, St. Johns, Sheviock, Saltash, East Antony, St. Germans, St. Stephens, Botus Fleming, St. Dominick and Maker
This book was published in 1897 and is a superb guide to these two counties. It gives an accurate and interesting description of the various towns and villages with contemporary antidotes. History is not forgotten and a large portion of each chapter is devoted to the historical facts, which is written in a such a way as to make it very enjoyable reading. There are almost four hundred pages with n...More Info
A QUALITY A3 SIZE COLOUR REPRODUCTION FROM JOHN CARY'S 1787 ATLAS WITH DETAILS OF THE COUNTY OVERLEAF. LASER PRINTER ON GOOD QUALITY CARTRIDGE PAPER. SENT FOLDED IN A PLASTIC DISPLAY SLEEVE IN A STIFF CARD ENVELOPE AT THE LARGE LETTER RATE. SCALES VARY