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Post by trencrom on Nov 2, 2007 3:57:00 GMT -5
That discovery sounds really interesting Mike.
Happy St Just feast day!
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Nov 3, 2007 12:41:04 GMT -5
You 'reveller' you. ;D Have fun down in 'Indian Country' and I am sure we all look forward to your safe return.  Most interesting find and I will look forward to further missives from you on this. Ian |
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Post by lipkatatar on Feb 16, 2014 15:35:46 GMT -5
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Feb 16, 2014 21:17:05 GMT -5
It is only via this forum that I know about Easter Books so St Just is the only one that I know of. A brief Google search did not produce a lot and in fact probably only the following link that might be of some help. It does not mention Cornwall but perhaps some of the information may be useful. www.localpopulationstudies.org.uk/PDF/LPS42/LPS42_1989_18-31.pdfCT |
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Post by donne on Feb 17, 2014 5:20:37 GMT -5
It's rather far away from our zone of interest, but the CRO and A2A lists a series of accounts from Launceston borough (sequence beginning BLAUS/177, dated 1576) which are described as Easter books. I've never heard of them before, but sounds like a useful source.
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Post by lipkatatar on Feb 21, 2014 11:15:06 GMT -5
I have managed to track down and purchase a copy of the Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall (Vol. 20, Parts 3-4, 1917-18) with the article on the St Just Easter Books. The article is by Rev. Canon T. Taylor. It consists of an introductory essay followed by 55 pages of transcripts of the Easter Tithe Books of St Just for the 9 years 1588-1596, compiled by the then vicar, a Mr. Drake. The data for each year is listed alphabetically by locality; e.g. Boskreggan, Bossworlas, Bosswarne, etc. Within each locality there is a list of one or more heads of households - males paying 4d and widows paying 2d. The names of heads of households are sometimes followed by what appears to be the names of adult sons (sometimes daughters or other relatives are named) who do not pay anything. These are followed by the names of boardmen or male and female servants whose wages are sometimes given.
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