Cornish people in Cornish Books v 1

These several books cover various aspects of local history in Cornwall as it affected the lives of the people living there, and refer to local government, life style, living conditions, commerce and mining. Frequent reference is made to those involved in the different activities and these works have been indexed here for the personal names they contain. Seldom is it found that the information given is the traditional birth, death and marriage data sought by the genealogist. Often it may be simply a brief reference to a person's involvement in some undertaking - occasionally a fuller narrative will show something of the way a person led his life.

Whichever it may be, it all helps give a little substance to the lives of our ancestors. With each entry a short reference has been included as a guide to identifying the person or suggesting a family connection. Sometimes this in fact may be all the information available. Where possible a date has been added as well but it is important this should not be taken too literally. Often this has been estimated from other contemporary events and is intended only to help relate people to approximate periods of time.

Also some books have been included which although not strictly "of Cornwall" relate to Cornish people or their descendants and appeared to be appropriate in such an index. 

[1] THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN AND BOROUGH OF PENZANCE - P.A.S. Poole. The Corporation of Penzance. - 1974

[2] A HISTORY OF CORNWALL - Ian Soulsby. Phillimore & Co. Ltd, Shopwyke Hall, Chichester, Sussex - 1986   ISBN 0 85033 6120

[3] PENZANCE AND NEWLYN - Sheila Bird. Phillimore & Co. Ltd, Shopwyke Hall, Chichester, Sussex. - 1987    ISBN 0 85033 6333

[4] SMUGGLING IN CORNWALL - Cyril Noall. D. Bradford Barton Ltd, Truro. - 1971

[5] ANNALS OF AN ANCIENT CORNISH TOWN, REDRUTH - Frank Michell. Dyllansow Truran, Trewolsta, Trewirgie, Redruth, Cornwall. - 1985   ISBN 0 907566 85 5

[6] THE MINES OF CORNWALL (The Land's End Peninsular)-Thomas Spargo D.Bradford Barton Ltd, Frances St, Truro, Cornwall.

[7] COPPER MINING IN CORNWALL AND DEVON - D.B. Barton. D.Bradford Barton Ltd, Truro. - 1978

[8] THE ST IVES MINING DISTRICT (Vol. 1) - Cyril Noall. Dyllansow Truran, Trewolsta, Trewirgie, Redruth, Kernow - 1982    ISBN 0 907566 33 2

[9] THE BOOK OF CORNISH VILLAGES - Sheila Bird. The Dovecote Press Ltd, Stanbridge, Wimborne, Dorset -1988    ISBN 0 946159 51 3

[10] ESSAYS IN CORNISH MINING HISTORY (1) - D.B.Barton D.Bradford Barton Ltd, Frances St, Truro, Cornwall - 1968

[11] ESSAYS IN CORNISH MINING HISTORY (2) - D.B.Barton D.Bradford Barton Ltd, Frances St, Truro, Cornwall - 1971

[12] THE ST IVES MINING DISTRICT (Vol. 2) - Cyril Noall. Dyllansow Truran, Redruth, Cornwall - 1993 ISBN 185 022 0670

[13] LIFE IN CORNWALL (EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY) - R.M.Barton. D.Bradford Ltd, Truro. - 1970

[14] LIFE IN CORNWALL (END OF NINETEENTH CENTURY) - R.M.Barton. D.Bradford Ltd, Truro - 1974

[15] AUSTRALIA'S LITTLE CORNWALL - Oswald Pryor. Rigby Publishers Ltd, Adelaide - 1980 ISBN 0 85179 218 9

[16] THE CORNISH IN AUSTRALIA - Jim Faull. Australasian Educa Press Pty Ltd, 30 Mt Dandenong Rd, Croydon 3136 - 1983 ISBN 0 86787 200 4

[17] VANISHING CORNWALL - Daphne du Maurier. Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria - 1972

[18] MELINDWR, CARDIGANSHIRE : a study of the Censuses 1841-71 - E. Alwyn Benjamin. Reprinted from Ceredigion, Journal of the Ceredigion Antiquarian Society. - 1983

[19] TUDOR CORNWALL - A.L.Rowse. Dyllansow Truran Trewolsta, Trewirgie, Redruth, Cornwall  ISBN 185022 0581

Transcribed by Bill Trenwith. Compiled into webpages by Jon Rees.