CORNWALL ONLINE PARISH CLERKS - helping bring the past alive | |||
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Burial Grounds /
Cemeteries (Local Authority) Causes of death, medical terms in 18th & 19th centuries Change of Calendar in 1752 Common Naming Patterns Cornish Parishes, brief historical summary Cornish Surnames, The Etymology of Cornish Surnames Day of the Week Calculator, just one of many online examples Epidemics affecting Cornwall Old Occupations and Trades Parish Codes, as used by the CRO Regnal Years Weather and effects on farming |
Emigration from Cornwall Non-conformist literature. OPC Terry Moyle has a complete set of books from the Shaw collection and is willing to answer email enquiries. Click here for a full list. Falmouth Union Workhouse Births 1866-1911, includes people from other parishes in the Union The Malcolm McCarthy Collection of Documents (formerly hosted on this website) Many of the transcriptions link from the relevant parish pages. Online Books about Cornwall Other County OPC schemes Royal Cornwall Gazette, Obituaries & Summaries of Articles 1811, more to follow Surname files - linking related people in several parishes Transcribed documents, covering more than one parish Wills of mariners, parishes unknown |
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2. Useful Website Links, non-commercial |
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| Bible Christian Magazine - being compiled by Rita Bone Kopp and Graham Warmington. A good reference resource if your ancestors were Bible Christians, or for background information. | |||
| BBC Photographs - photographs of Cornwall - a variety of unusual photographs, including modern mines (underground) | |||
| Cornwall Cam - photographs of Cornwall, updated daily. A personal site maintained by Charles Winpenny; unique compositions, great atmosphere, interesting subjects that are not standard. After 3 days, most photographs are removed. CDs of former photos are available for purchase, but site is totally free of charge | |||
| Cornish Cemeteries - a personal website, created and maintained by Christine Uphill; has many transcriptions of various cemetery records and a 'Born Cornwall, Died Elsewhere' section. | |||
| Cornish Clergymen (C. of E.) | |||
| Cornish Mailing List - plus searchable archives of the discussion list for all things Cornish, including genealogy | |||
| Cornish-Gen Mailing List - more specialised, includes searchable archives of the discussion list for Cornish genealogy | |||
| Cornish Onine Census Project - an completed set of transcriptions of the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 Censuses; transcribed, checked and verified by volunteers worldwide | |||
| GenUKI - Cornwall - information county-wide and by parish, maintained by Ian Argall; VERY helpful, an essential starting point for Cornish genealogy | |||
| Gleanings in Graveyards by Horatio Edward Norfolk. Unusual epitaphs from several Cornish cemeteries. | |||
| Historical Directories - maintained by the University of Leicester, a selection of 23 different Cornish directories covering 1830-1910. Directories have descriptions of towns and parishes, as well as lists of commercial ventures, institutions, and inhabitants - all of which may aid in locating ancestors. The directories are downloadable, or can be viewed online. Included is the Post Office directory of 1856 | |||
| Methodist/Wesleyan etc. Ministers | |||
| Muster Rolls and other data concerning soldiers is available in this searchable database. | |||
| The National Archives - if a surname, parish, or even county is entered, all results associated with those search parameters are returned. The summaries of the documents are free, copies of the originals are fee-based, some being available immediately, others can be ordered from the CRO | |||
| Old Cornwall Society - established 1927, a group of individuals trying to save historic cultural records, stories, and memorabilia. Website has puzzles, maps, and many interesting sections. | |||
| Online Cornwall Maps - a variety of maps, from ancient times to modern, which are sizeable. | |||
| Stone and Quarry Men of The West Country - an extensive, personal website of references to men who worked with stone or as miners, this is an extremely worthwhile site. | |||
| Victoria County History Project - founded in 1899 and originally dedicated to Queen Victoria, the VCH is an encyclopaedic record of England's places and people from earliest times to the present day. | |||
| Vision of Britain - an extensive and easy-to-use website, from which much historical data about Cornwall is available. Topics include Population, Life and Death, Work and Poverty, Housing and Roots and Religion. Developed and maintained by the University of Portsmouth and others. | |||
| West Briton/Cornwall Advertiser - searchable 1800s newspaper transcriptions; updated weekly; includes BMDs, News, Coroners' Inquests, & Court Sessions | |||
| West Penwith Resources - covering the western parishes of Cornwall in depth, with maps, history, and much more - good for all Cornish researchers for background details. | |||
3. Commercial / Fee-based sites relating to Cornish research: |
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Some of these sites provide basic information at no
cost, but charges apply for details or copies. Many more such sites can be
found by using a search engine such as Google or Yahoo.
Ambra Books - old, rare, and hard-to-find books, run by Ivor Cornish. Large stock, and will search for specific titles. Archive CDs - books placed on CD; issued at low cost (the UK branch closed in 2007, but others still exist). Belerion Books/CDs - books placed on CD; issued at low cost; has a variety of books for sale. Cornwall Family History Society - Most information is available for a small fee, such as results from the searchable database here. Cornwall Legacy - transcriptions of various items available on CDs. Francis Frith Collection - viewable old photos, for free, available for purchase. Old Maps - from the late 1800s, searchable by county and town. Use the link 'Start your Search' which is almost in the centre of the home page. |
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4. Other OPC SchemesSince we started this scheme in January 2001, other counties have adopted the idea, either from scratch or in conjunction with an earlier, similar scheme. Use a search engine to find if the county you are interested in has a website. If an organisation asks for donations, it's sensible to find
out whether or not it's a registered charity or if its accounts are audited. |
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5. Non-conformist LiteratureThe Shaw Collection - at the Royal Institution Library (Courtney Library) in Truro (Museum), look-ups available from Terry Moyle. |
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