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14 99 Advertising EMAIL ADDRESSES
by lena01
Mar 31, 2024 22:02:11 GMT -5
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by sammy
Feb 13, 2024 6:40:58 GMT -5
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New members please place your general surname interests here. (But place specific queries in the "Queries" section)

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360 3,186 Oates
by donne
Jan 24, 2024 8:57:32 GMT -5

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33 164 Sorting Posts
by sue
Aug 22, 2020 5:41:35 GMT -5
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Newbies: If you would like help with specific Penwith individuals or families, please post here and we will see if our resident experts can help...

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399 3,933 George Richards born 1723 Paul
by Sarch
Apr 18, 2024 9:02:27 GMT -5
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If you are able to do any lookups in Cornish related records, post it here...

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28 408 Proboards
by zibetha
Apr 4, 2022 10:47:45 GMT -5
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Questions about Cornish records? Advice or tidbits? Post them here!

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54 396 How is it possible
by josiah
Oct 24, 2023 5:49:30 GMT -5

General Discussion

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No New Posts Cornish Resources - 1 Viewing

General discussion of Cornish genealogical resources and their uses...

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81 458 South Africa
by londoner
Oct 7, 2023 5:55:14 GMT -5
No New Posts Kerrier et al...

A board for discussing Kerrier and other parts of Cornwall into which some Penwith families migrated...

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19 173 Bastian of Breage
by spikeharwood
Aug 1, 2020 2:43:13 GMT -5
No New Posts Non-Cornish Records Discussion

A board for discussion of records found outside of Cornwall (England, Europe, US, Australia, etc.) in which Cornish immigrants may be found...

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91 565 Canadian Census records
by Cornish Terrier
Jul 3, 2023 8:36:42 GMT -5
No New Posts The Cornish Language

A place to discuss all aspects of the Cornish language, including meanings of surnames...

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27 262 Duense/Duinse an old Cornish girl's name?
by Cornish Terrier
Feb 7, 2024 22:59:01 GMT -5
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Here you can list links of interest to Cornish Genealogy, History and Culture...

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60 172 Map of Parishes In Cornwall
by Cornish Terrier
Dec 6, 2019 23:44:52 GMT -5
No New Posts Chy-an-coweth

"The Friend House" - A place to discuss any topic you wish ! It does not have to be Cornwall- or genealogy-related...

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253 1,717 st Piran's Day
by londoner
Mar 6, 2024 9:40:45 GMT -5

The Parishes

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No New Posts St. Buryan Burrowings - 1 Viewing

Discuss topics relating to the parish of St. Buryan and its families...

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32 521 The Harveys of Penwith
by zibetha
Jan 7, 2024 16:55:05 GMT -5
No New Posts Camborne Counting

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32 285 Truan/Vivian
by christian
Mar 6, 2022 1:50:49 GMT -5
No New Posts Crowan Connections - 1 Viewing

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46 590 Interest ROGERS of Crowan
by bertms12
Nov 18, 2023 21:19:32 GMT -5
No New Posts St. Erth Un-earthings

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34 443 Paynters
by Cornish Terrier
Dec 9, 2023 22:14:53 GMT -5
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26 176 Cornelius aka Cornwall HARVEY
by Cornish Terrier
Oct 22, 2023 10:37:48 GMT -5
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12 77 Is Tremeryn an alias for Lyne (Lanion?)
by greyroamer
Mar 21, 2023 4:25:10 GMT -5
No New Posts St. Hilary Hunting

Discuss topics relating to the parish of St. Hilary (includes Marazion) and its families...

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24 225 William FRENCH
by cledry
May 8, 2023 13:17:32 GMT -5
No New Posts Illogan Inquiries

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37 193 A Tale of Two Williams (MILL of Illogan)
by smills
Mar 15, 2024 21:34:14 GMT -5
No New Posts St. Ives Investigations

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110 1,497 BRYANT and ROACH of St Ives
by sandrasmit
Apr 3, 2024 14:57:13 GMT -5
No New Posts St. Just Journeying

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90 821 Foundation of St. Just
by donne
Feb 17, 2024 13:53:14 GMT -5
No New Posts Lelant Leanings

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57 424 Thomas Hocken of Lelant, Praed's Arms Inn
by Cornish Terrier
Mar 4, 2024 22:37:57 GMT -5
No New Posts St. Levan Levying

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11 119 Glasson wills
by Cornish Terrier
Oct 20, 2018 5:41:27 GMT -5
No New Posts Ludgvan Lookups

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34 481 Help reading a will from 1653
by cledry
May 29, 2023 20:06:44 GMT -5
No New Posts Madron Musings

Discuss topics relating to the parish of Madron (includes Penzance) and its families...

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46 452 ROWE/WARREN of Madron
by Cornish Terrier
Jun 20, 2023 18:35:32 GMT -5
No New Posts Morvah Meanderings

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19 126 Osborne of Morvah and Zennor, mid to late 1600s
by Cornish Terrier
Feb 5, 2021 12:37:36 GMT -5
No New Posts Paul Perusals

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32 317 Elizabeth Harvey COTTON nee WRIGHT and Other Anomalies
by Cornish Terrier
Mar 23, 2024 10:10:20 GMT -5
No New Posts Phillack Findings

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21 164 Thomas Dunn and Mary Remfry
by donne
Aug 16, 2021 3:09:59 GMT -5
No New Posts Redruth Rummaging

Discuss topics relating to the parish of Redruth (includes St. Day) and its families...

19 179 James & Alice Pascoe
by shaziz
Apr 6, 2021 16:17:17 GMT -5
No New Posts Sancreed Seeking

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22 459 Paskis Lanion circa 1600
by JerseyGirl
Feb 12, 2024 13:52:55 GMT -5
No New Posts Sennen Scenarios

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13 144 Walters, Watters and Waters of Sennen
by spikeharwood
Jan 9, 2020 21:58:16 GMT -5
No New Posts Towednack Tallying

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32 398 Thomas BERRIMAN and Mary MARTIN
by Cornish Terrier
Oct 18, 2023 3:00:59 GMT -5
No New Posts Zennor Zearching

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51 989 Martin Richards families Zennor 1770 to 1810
by Cornish Terrier
Mar 15, 2024 3:53:34 GMT -5

Surnames of General Interest

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No New Posts Trewhella - 1 Viewing

A general discussion of Trewhella families within Cornwall and other locales worldwide. Includes all variants of the surname...

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88 1,677 Trewhellas of Crowan
by Cornish Terrier
Apr 14, 2023 0:21:26 GMT -5
No New Posts Curnow

Discussion of the descendants of Thomas Curnow (d. 1643) of Towednack and other early Curnow families within Cornwall...

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74 854 Curnow and Noye
by sue
Feb 13, 2024 4:55:03 GMT -5
No New Posts Hampton

A board for discussion of the Hampton family originating in Lelant/St. Erth and all descendants...

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15 126 What happened to Jane Hampton..?
by Zenobia
Nov 18, 2021 16:43:46 GMT -5
No New Posts Glasson

Discussion board for the Glasson family and its variations in West Cornwall and elsewhere...

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162 1,811 Eleanor Quick Glasson
by Glazin2018
Nov 17, 2023 1:25:22 GMT -5
No New Posts Uren

Discussion board for the Uren family and its variations in West Cornwall and elsewhere...

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19 198 William Uren - married to Kitty Trewhella
by Cornish Terrier
Aug 1, 2023 12:29:59 GMT -5
No New Posts Quick - 1 Viewing

Discussion Board for the Quick family originating in West Cornwall...

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213 2,705 double checking my work...
by donne
Jun 10, 2023 19:03:26 GMT -5
No New Posts Trengove

A board for discussion of the Trengove family of St. Erth and other locales....

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12 100 Trengove Wills
by citroenlady
Jul 17, 2017 17:36:46 GMT -5

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