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Redruth TR15 1AS UK<br><br> | Redruth TR15 1AS UK<br><br> | ||
Email: kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk<br> | |||
Telephone number: 01209 614430<br> | Telephone number: 01209 614430<br> | ||
*[https://kresenkernow.org/ Website] | *[https://kresenkernow.org/ Website] | ||
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'''Cornish Archives Network (CAN)'''<br> | '''Cornish Archives Network (CAN)'''<br> | ||
Email: kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk<br> | |||
[https://kresenkernow.org/about-us/can/ Website]<br> | [https://kresenkernow.org/about-us/can/ Website]<br> | ||
[https://kresenkernow.org/about-us/can/can-members-map/ CAN Members Map] (Clickable for contact information.) | [https://kresenkernow.org/about-us/can/can-members-map/ CAN Members Map] (Clickable for contact information.) | ||
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'''University of Leicester Special Collections Online'''<br> | '''University of Leicester Special Collections Online'''<br> | ||
Email: specialcollections@leicester.ac.uk<br> | |||
[https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/ Website]<br> | [https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/ Website]<br> | ||
[https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/search/advanced Search Engine] | [https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/search/advanced Search Engine] | ||
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:Extensive collections range from Stone Age Cornwall to Contemporary Art, telling stories across cultures and also across the last ten thousand years. | :Extensive collections range from Stone Age Cornwall to Contemporary Art, telling stories across cultures and also across the last ten thousand years. | ||
==Civil Records Offices== | ==Civil Records Offices== | ||
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ website] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the | The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ website] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices. | ||
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Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/cnw.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Cornwall]. | Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/cnw.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Cornwall]. | ||
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[https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/cornwall-registration-offices/ '''Registration Offices Contact Information''']<br> | [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/cornwall-registration-offices/ '''Registration Offices Contact Information''']<br> | ||
Telephone: 0300 1234 181<br> | Telephone: 0300 1234 181<br> | ||
Email: registration@cornwall.gov.uk<br> | |||
[https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/cornwall-registration-service/family-history/ '''Family History'''] | [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/cornwall-registration-service/family-history/ '''Family History'''] | ||
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Telephone: 0300 1234 105<br> | Telephone: 0300 1234 105<br> | ||
Email: enquiries@scilly.gov.uk<br> | |||
[https://scilly.gov.uk/ceremonies-registration Website]<br> | [https://scilly.gov.uk/ceremonies-registration Website]<br> | ||
[https://scilly.gov.uk/ceremonies-registration '''Family History'''] | [https://scilly.gov.uk/ceremonies-registration '''Family History'''] | ||
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TR1 2LS, UK<br> | TR1 2LS, UK<br> | ||
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Email: secretary@cornwallfhs.com<br> | |||
Telephone: 01872 264044<br> | Telephone: 01872 264044<br> | ||
[https://www.cornwallfhs.com/ Website] | [https://www.cornwallfhs.com/ Website] | ||
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