Questions tagged [cornwall]
For questions about the county of Cornwall at the south-west tip of England. Known as Kernow in the Cornish language.
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Finding 1834 location in St Clement, Cornwall, England
I am using the Kresen Kernow website for the first time, and trying to understand information about my 4th great grandfather Francis Green in one of its holdings.
The documents are titled Mortgage, ...
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Identifying Catherine who probably married Thomas Courteney before 1695 at or near Ladock (Cornwall)
My 7th great grandfather Thomas Courteney (Courtenay/Courtney) appears to have baptised seven children at Ladock, Cornwall, England:
William Courteney on 1 Nov 1695 to parents Thomas and Catheren
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Could Will be Proved twice?
My 7th great-grandfather Clement Uren appears to have written a Will on 7 Aug 1745 making his wife Elizabeth and daughter Tiberia the beneficiaries.
At the Cornwall OPC (Online Parish Clerk) site ...
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Finding death/burial record for Christian "Kitty" Rouse after 1851 Census in Truro, Cornwall
I have mentioned my 4th great grandmother Christian "Kitty" Rouse (nee Crossman) in two previous questions:
Establishing identity of Edmund Rouse of St Clement, Cabinet Maker, Private in Napoleonic ...
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Why was ancestor imprisoned in Bodmin Gaol?
I have located my 3rd times Great Grandfather in Bodmin Gaol from Ancestry records but no details of why he was there. I have the following information and would be grateful if you were able to let ...
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Where is Trehavron, Kenwyn (Cornwall, England)?
Today I received the Death Certificate of my 3rd great grandfather Henry Green whose death was registered in the District of Kenwyn (Cornwall, England).
It says fairly clearly that he died on 21 May ...
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Could Francis Tolvert Greenway baptised 1774 at Falmouth be Francis Green who married Grace Woodley 1798 at Totnes?
I have asked a question about my 4th great grandfather Francis Green previously as Finding late 18th Century service record of Francis Green in Cornish Militia?
Francis Green was, according to:
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Parish residency in 19th century Cornwall?
In 18th and 19th century church parish marriage records in Cornwall, UK, the bride and groom's residences are indicated as one of three things:
of the same parish as the marriage (usually just ...
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Interpreting 1832-1839 Bodmin Gaol records for George Wills of Illogan?
My 3rd great grandfather George Wills was baptised on 13 Jul 1806 at Illogan to Richard and Susanna (nee Scoble).
On 11 Jan 1834 he married Frances Angove at Illogan.
On 10 Jan 1836 George and ...
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Finding when and why ancestor was in Bodmin Gaol ca 1835-1839?
I'm looking for inmate records for Bodmin Gaol jail in the UK circa 1835-1839. My 4th great-grandfather Phillip Stephen Rule (born 1777) was an inmate there based on records I have found on ancestry....
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Where is the farm/hamlet of Barah in 1820s North Cornwall?
I cannot determine the location of the place of residence for John and Jane Short, at the time of baptism of their son, also John Short, 9 July 1826 in Jacobstow Parish church, hundred of Stratton, ...
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Birth record for a Jane Glasson in 18th century Cornwall?
Jane Glasson married John Short in Whitstone Parish, North Cornwall, England, 6 Jan 1821. They were both listed as "otp", meaning that they had lived in the parish for at least 3 weeks and ...
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Why might someone be listed amongst "Additional Individuals Bounded" in 1806 Cornwall Bastardy Papers?
On 24 Nov 1806, my 4th great grandfather Joseph Billin was listed amongst the "Additional Individuals Bounded" in the Helston Bastardy Papers 1729-1823.
At the time "JENKIN Elizabeth, Helston, ...
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Seeking ca 1801 records of 1st Helston Volunteers?
My 4th great grandfather Joseph Billin(g) lived from 1776 to 1839 and was a Tailor, Mercer & Draper at Helston, Cornwall, England, where he was baptised, married and buried.
Today I found in ...
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Identifying birth family of Joan Befford/Beauford/Beaford who married John Hobb in 1708 at Launceston, Cornwall?
I've just found that my 8th great grandfather John Hobb married his wife in 1708 in Cornwall - Launceston, St Mary Magdalene. The wife's name is listed as Joan Befford.
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