Zara's Cornish Ancestry, St Austell Visit Part II' 2007 by Sheila
Channel: semw52
Date: 02/03/2024

An interesting an informative visit to St Austell in Cornwall on the trail of Zara's Cornish Ancestry--The town is often quoted as the place of Registration even if family lived in the local villages surrounding the area..The visit to the library  revealed some family tree information and some great photos and images---more time was needed really  spending looking in their archives but since 2007 ( its now 2024) much information has been obtained and  a lot of data  has since been digitalized and placed online--extremely useful when the actual places  are not easy to visit for a number of reasons like lack of transport...The online access provides a plethora of information including BMD records, burials and locations....I would  really love to revisit--its been a long time and would the experience would be very rewarding...So much to discover including newspaper articles and news from countries where some emigrated  back in time...Zara has such a rich family tree  with her Cornish and Devon ancestry on her father's side of the Tree and on my side taking her to Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, London and Essex and  up North again with her father  and the Hodge tree of Preston , Croston and other locations in Lancashire.The Cornish Ancestry takes us to Pentuan with a large Barbery family presence, also St Ewe, probus, Ladcock, Charlestown, Mevigissey, St Ives and Penzanace.