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Little Vauxhall<br> | Little Vauxhall<br> | ||
Redruth TR15 1AS UK<br><br> | Redruth TR15 1AS UK<br><br> | ||
E-mail: kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk | |||
Telephone number: 01209 614430<br> | Telephone number: 01209 614430<br> | ||
*[https://kresenkernow.org/ Website] | *[https://kresenkernow.org/ Website] | ||
*[https://kresenkernow.org/our-collections/copies-and-research-service/ Copies and research services]<br> | |||
*[https://kresenkernow.org/learning/learning-from-home/discover-your-family-history/ Research family history] | *[https://kresenkernow.org/learning/learning-from-home/discover-your-family-history/ Research family history] | ||
::These archives used to be housed at Cornwall Record Office in Truro and the Cornish Studies Library in Redruth. | ::These archives used to be housed at Cornwall Record Office in Truro and the Cornish Studies Library in Redruth. | ||
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'''Cornish Archives Network (CAN)'''<br> | '''Cornish Archives Network (CAN)'''<br> | ||
E-mail: 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> | ||
E-mail: 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/ | 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 more narrowed-down records of county 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 | 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-service/ '''Cornwall Registration Service''']<br> | [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/cornwall-registration-service/ '''Cornwall Registration Service''']<br> | ||
[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> | ||
E-mail: 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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'''Isles of Scilly Register Office'''<br> | '''Isles of Scilly Register Office'''<br> | ||
Council of the Isles of Scilly<br> | Council of the Isles of Scilly<br> | ||
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Telephone: 0300 1234 105<br> | Telephone: 0300 1234 105<br> | ||
E-mail: 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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[https://www.cornwallfhs.com/ '''Cornwall Family History Society'''] also has a wide range of indexes, census records and other material as well as a comprehensive store of local and background information. | |||
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Archives[edit | edit source]
Kresen Kernow (‘Cornwall Centre’)
Little Vauxhall
Redruth TR15 1AS UK
E-mail: kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk
Telephone number: 01209 614430
- These archives used to be housed at Cornwall Record Office in Truro and the Cornish Studies Library in Redruth.
Cornish Archives Network (CAN)
E-mail: kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk
Website
CAN Members Map (Clickable for contact information.)
- CAN is a free thriving network of over 80 archive and heritage organizations across Cornwall. The group includes everyone from well-established community and professional archives to new small digital archives, archives within other institutions and local heritage and history groups.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Cornwall Libraries and contact information
Institute of Cornish Studies
University of Exeter (Cornwall Campus)
Environment and Sustainability Institute
Treliever Road
Penryn, Cornwall
TR10 9FE England
Contact information
Website
University of Leicester Special Collections Online
E-mail: specialcollections@leicester.ac.uk
Website
Search Engine
- University of Leicester Special Collections Online provides free access to digital resources from the David Wilson Library, including "My Leicestershire History", "Manufacturing Pasts", "Historical Directories" and other material from its collections of rare books, images and archives.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Royal Cornwall Museum
River Street
Truro, Cornwall TR1 2SJ UK
Telephone: 01872 272 205
Email: enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk
Website
- 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[edit | edit source]
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their 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 more narrowed-down records of county registry offices.
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 UKBMD: Registration Districts in Cornwall.
Cornwall Registration Service
Registration Offices Contact Information
Telephone: 0300 1234 181
E-mail: registration@cornwall.gov.uk
Family History
Isles of Scilly Register Office
Council of the Isles of Scilly
Town Hall
St Mary’s
Isles of Scilly
TR21 0LW England
Telephone: 0300 1234 105
E-mail: enquiries@scilly.gov.uk
Website
Family History
Cornwall Family History Society also has a wide range of indexes, census records and other material as well as a comprehensive store of local and background information.
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