As well as over 200 pages of registers, this CD includes records of the Churchwardens (1673-1707 and extracts to 1842), Overseers and their Accounts (extracts 1705-1836), Indentures (1675-1838), Vestry Book (1837-1885), and Constables (1818-1839). There is an article on the founder of the Church and Guild, Walter Cook, while further chapters cover a Record of a Manor Court at Knowle in 1278, a Certificate of Consecration of the Church, two medieval wills, a 1616 inventory, a roll of Knowle inhab More Info
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With over four hundred pages this book is probably the most complete list of Mayors, Sheriffs, Aldermen and Common Councillors, the Society of Merchant Venturers and some of the more important offices under the Corporation, such as librarians, postmasters, physicians at the Bristol Royal Infirmary plus many other offices, some dating back to the sixteenth century. Many have basic biographical note...More Info
This book published in 1882 is a work about the Ancient Language and Dialect of Cornwall, with an enlarged Glossary of Cornish Provincial words also a appendix that contains a list of writers on Cornish Dialect and additional information about Dolly Pentreath the last known person who spoke the ancient Cornish as her mother tongue.
During the Second World War the Wills held at the Exeter Probate Registry were destroyed by a bomb. Over the years some copies have come to light that were held by solicitors and some that were in private hands but many thousands were lost. This publication is the Calendars of Wills and Administrations relating to Devon and Cornwall that were proved in the Principal Registry of the Bishop of Exete...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
Published in 1884 this set of two volumes contains, what is described by the author as being "Sketches of Some Eminent Cornish Men and Families". Describing them as being sketches is rather doing an injustice to his work, as most are exceptionally well researched and not at all lacking in detail. Some of those mentioned are The Arundells, William Borlase, Davy and Mrs Boscawen to name just a ...More Info