A History of the Parishes

Of Saint Ives, Lelant, Towednack and Zennor. An excellent way to discover more about the places your ancestors lived and how their lifestyle was shaped by the events happening around them and the land.    

Price:  £9.79

Ancient West Country Families Vol. 1

Old nobility and gentry of Devon and Cornwall with notes on their lives, manor houses and their charities. Contains details of families, in some cases back to the 14th century.    

Price:  £9.79

Bibliotheca Cornubiensis

Writings of Cornishmen, manuscript and printed, and works relating to the county of Cornwall. With biographical memoranda and copious literary references. Each entry contains information about the person's publications, career and often details about their family too.    

Price:  £21.70

Bygone Days in Devonshire & Cornwall

A stunningly gorgeous reference book for Devon and Cornwall. Fascinating reading.    

Price:  £8.50

Cornish Notes and Queries 1906

Reprinted from The Cornish Telegraph in 1906. Teeming with background information about Cornwall and its inhabitants.    

Price:  £12.13

Cornwall - Forty Years After

Fascinating details of Cornwall and its people    

Price:  £8.50

Cornwall - Madron & Gulval Parish Registers

Madron (baptisms. marriages & burials) 1592-1681 & Gulval (baptisms. marriages & burials) 1598-1812    

Price:  £9.79

Cornwall 1830 Pigot's Directory

One of the earliest directories, this one covers the whole of the county. A huge amount of early 19th century information of interest to historians and genealogists.    

Price:  £9.79

Cornwall 1839 Robson's Directory

Detailed directories of the major towns and villages with the names, address and occupations. A fantastic resource, especially for those looking for leads in the 1841 census.    

Price:  £9.79

Cornwall 1844 Pigot's Directory

Once a part of a much larger book. The Cornwall section was purchased from a book dealer unbound, and Archive CD Books finally managed to piece together all of the county sections to have the book rebound. This CD contains the Cornwall 1844 directory, and comes complete with a high quality zoomable map.    

Price:  £9.79

Cornwall 1856 Post Office Directory

Each town, village and hamlet in the county is described, with details of local history, facilities and institutions to help you understand the lives of your ancestors.    

Price:  £12.13

Cornwall 1873 Return of Owners of Land

Lists every person in the county who owned 1 acre of land or more, with name, place, extent of land and its value.    

Price:  £8.94

Cornwall 1893 Kelly's Directory

This directory, of 1893 is a wonderful resource for historians and genealogists, and includes every town, village and hamlet in the county.    

Price:  £12.13

Cornwall 1910 Kelly's Directory

Regardless of whether or not your ancestor's name appears in the directory it is fascinating to read about the things that would have mattered to them.    

Price:  £15.11

Cornwall 1914 Kelly's Directory

An excellent full county directory of Cornwall, with the survey from just before the first world war. Includes a large colour county map and a street plan of Penzance.    

Price:  £12.13

Cornwall 1939 Kelly's Directory

Has a large pull out map of the county, plus detailed descriptions of each town and village along with their facilities, private residents and tradespeople.    

Price:  £12.13

Cornwall Parish Registers - Marriages (Phillimore's Transcript)

A complete set of 26 volumes of the Phillimore's Parish Registers - Marriages for Cornwall.    

Price:  £15.00

Cornwall Politics in the Age of Reform, 1790-1885

This detailed case-study offers a penetrating analysis of the changing political culture in Cornwall up to and after the introduction of the 1832 electoral system. It spans a century in which the county's parliamentary over-representation and notorious political corruption was replaced by a politicised electorate for whom issues and principles were usually paramount.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-861-93243-6

Price:  £50.00

Croydon Inclosure 1797 - 1801

The book explains the Inclosures Act and details the results of the act in Croydon. See which section of land was originally owned and where people were moved.    

Price:  £12.13

Dialect of Cornwall

The ancient language of Cornwall with an enlarged glossary of Cornish provincial words. A must for those with Cornish interests.    

Price:  £9.79

Fish, Tin & Copper or Cornwall it's Mines & Miners

Written in 1869 by Charles Garton Honor, a Gospel Minister and long term Cornwall resident, this is a fascinating and charmingly written little book full of day to day observations about the county's main industries, fishing and mining.    

Price:  £8.50

Highways and Byways in Devon and Cornwall

Full of wonderful illustrations. A must for anyone with Devon or Cornwall ancestors.    

Price:  £12.13

Lyson's History & Topography of Cornwall

A superb history of the county of Cornwall, illustrated with thirty eight exquisite plates and a wonderful county map.    

Price:  £15.11

Maps - Vol. 3 - Cornwall, Devon, Somerset & Dorset

A wonderful collection of West Country maps.    

Price:  £9.79

North Devon and North Cornwall - Baddeley's Guide (1908)

A tourist's guide, published in 1909. It is of particular interest to the historian and genealogist due to its excellent descriptions and history of the places. Excellent maps of the area.    

Price:  £9.79

North Devon and North Cornwall - Baddeley's Guide (1908)

A tourist's guide, published in 1909. It is of particular interest to the historian and genealogist due to its excellent descriptions and history of the places. Excellent maps of the area.    

Price:  £9.79

Parochial History of the County of Cornwall - 4 Vols.

Classic history book of the Cornish parishes. It starts from the manuscript writings of Hals and Tonkin, but expands out to four thick volumes packed with the minutiae of parish life over the centuries. It is very much parish based rather than a county history so some events which would otherwise be missed in the broad sweep of history are covered in fine detail here.    

Price:  £15.50

Pigot's 1831 Topography and Gazetteer of England

Superb and rare topography and gazetteer of; Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Middlesex, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex and Wiltshire.    

Price:  £15.11

The Blizzard in the West -1891

A Record of the Disastrous Storm which raged throughout Devon, Cornwall and West Somerset On the Night of March 9th 1891. A fascinating account, with lots of personal stories and people's names. Early photographs. (Published April 1891 just weeks after the event) Book kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by Trevor Western. USA.    

Price:  £9.79

The Cornwall Register

Wonderfully detailed descriptions of historical events, churches and local worthies in every parish in the county.    

Price:  £15.11

The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire & Cornwall

The original Gentleman's Magazine contained articles on a vast array of subjects, including lots of wonderful topographical pieces. In 1891 George Gomme republished all of these topograhical articles but edited and indexed them into county specific order. Each of Gomme's works contains between two and four separate counties, except for the London volumes. An absolute goldmine of information about the county, its people and its places.    

Price:  £12.13

The Miner's Son (1885)

The story of a tin mining community in Cornwall during harder times, including detailed descriptions about home life, underground in the mines, mine misfortunes, etc. Also contains an account of life in a mining town by Margaret Vernon, and some lovely illustrations. Published by W.P. Nimmo Hay & Mitchell.    

Price:  £9.79

The Visitation of Cornwall 1620

Pedigrees of Cornwall families in 1620.    

Price:  £12.13