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The Cornish Studies Library at the Cornwall Centre in Redruth is a vital repository of information with many collections, including microfilms of all the main Cornish newspapers up to the present day, many dating back to the mid 18th century.

Transcriptions of the West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser are available online. These contain news articles, court reports, and reports of births, marriages, and deaths. This is an ongoing project with new additions nearly daily. Many years are covered between 1836-1887 and are found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wbritonad/ This is searchable online by keyword or name.

More Online Information[edit | edit source]

The British Newspaper Archive Royal Cornwall Gazette, from 1800-1949 (required registration
The British Newspaper Archive Cornishman, 1850-1999 (required registration)
The British Newspaper Archive West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 1850-1949 (Registration required)
The British Newspaper Archive Lake's Falmouth Packet and Cornwall Advertiser, 1850-1899 (Registration required)

British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index & images

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-Guide to '''Cornwall, England newspapers:''' digitized newspapers, births, deaths, obituaries, online news, online archives.
-==Online Resources==
-*''See [[England Newspapers]] for more resources.''
-'''By Newspaper'''<br>
-*'''1867-1913''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/commercial-shipping-general-advertiser-for-west-cornwall Commercial, Shipping & General Advertiser for West Cornwall] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1867-1892, 1894-1913
-*'''1877-1911''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/cornish-devon-post Cornish & Devon Post] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1877-1896, 1900-1911
-*'''1861-1912''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/cornish-echo-and-falmouth-penryn-times Cornish Echo and Falmouth & Penryn Times] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
-*'''1901-1971''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/cornish-guardian Cornish Guardian] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1901-1910, 1912-1971
-*'''1889-1944''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/cornishman Cornish Post and Mining News] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1889-1896, 1898, 1899, 1912, 1919-1944
-*'''1857-1964''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/cornish-post-and-mining-news Cornish Times] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1857-1860, 1863, 1866, 1872, 1877, 1889, 1964
-*'''1878-1991''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/cornish-times Cornishman] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1878-1950, 1990, 1991
-*'''1867-1925''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/cornubian-and-redruth-times Cornubian and Redruth Times] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1867-1872, 1880-1896, 1898-1911, 1921-1925
-*'''1838-1840''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/falmouth-express-and-colonial-journal Falmouth Express and Colonial Journal] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
-*'''1858-1912''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/lakes-falmouth-packet-and-cornwall-advertiser Lake's Falmouth Packet and Cornwall Advertiser] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
-*'''1856-1877''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/launceston-weekly-news-and-cornwall-devon-advertiser Launceston Weekly News, and Cornwall & Devon Advertiser.] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1856-1866, 1875-1877
-*'''1905-1955''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/newquay-express-and-cornwall-county-chronicle Newquay Express and Cornwall County Chronicle] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
-*'''1839-1858''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/penzance-gazette Penzance Gazette] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
-*'''1801-1912''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/royal-cornwall-gazette Royal Cornwall Gazette] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1801-1896, 1898-1912
-*'''1889-1915''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/st-austell-star St. Austell Star] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
-*'''1889-1916''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/st-ives-weekly-summary St. Ives Weekly Summary] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
-*'''1851-1915''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/the-cornish-telegraph The Cornish Telegraph] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1851-1867, 1869-1871, 1873-1896, 1898-1911, 1913-1915
-*'''1810-1999''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/west-briton-and-cornwall-advertiser West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1810-1814, 1816-1956, 1959-1999
-*'''1899-1915''' [https://www.findmypast.com/newspapers/england/western-echo Western Echo] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1899-1903, 1906-1915
-'''Newspaper Archives'''<br>
-*{{RecordSearch|2562514|British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices}} at FamilySearch - [[British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-*[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ Newspaper Index and Images] at The British Newspaper Archive - images ($)
-==Background==
-Newspapers contain local events, featuring birth, marriage, death, and memoriam notices, as well as local and national news. Newspapers are kept at repositories, libraries, or online, such as [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ The British Newspaper Archive] ($).
 The Cornish Studies Library at the Cornwall Centre in Redruth is a vital repository of information with many collections, including microfilms of all the main Cornish newspapers up to the present day, many dating back to the mid 18th century.
-Transcriptions of the West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser are available online.  These contain news articles, court reports, and reports of births, marriages, and deaths.  This is an ongoing project with new additions nearly daily.  Many years are covered between 1836-1887.
+Transcriptions of the West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser are available online.  These contain news articles, court reports, and reports of births, marriages, and deaths.  This is an ongoing project with new additions nearly daily.  Many years are covered between 1836-1887 and are found at [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wbritonad/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wbritonad/]   This is searchable online by keyword or name.
+=== More Online Information ===
+*[http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?county=cornwall,%20england&sortorder=score&newspapertitle=royal+cornwall+gazette&sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=UK+Genealogy+Archives&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=bna&awc=5895_1476717637_120055db28a4f4c7b56bfcd99bde7224&dclid=CPLR6vGR4s8CFch4AQod21QMUQ The British Newspaper Archive] Royal Cornwall Gazette, from 1800-1949 (required registration
+*[http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?county=cornwall,%20england&sortorder=score&newspapertitle=cornishman&sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=UK+Genealogy+Archives&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=bna&awc=5895_1476717777_2cbeaff9d0b53dbc613d9b13f2c6886b&dclid=CJvB8rSS4s8CFROUaQodsrcLyw The British Newspaper Archive] Cornishman, 1850-1999 (required registration)
+*[http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?county=cornwall,%20england&sortorder=score&newspapertitle=west+briton+and+cornwall+advertiser&sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=UK+Genealogy+Archives&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=bna&awc=5895_1476717887_dbe8cc49553c5c9ead4178242840c34f&dclid=CI-AhemS4s8CFUGqaQodXQgHpQ The British Newspaper Archive] West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 1850-1949 (Registration required)
+*[http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?county=cornwall,%20england&sortorder=score&newspapertitle=lake%27s+falmouth+packet+and+cornwall+advertiser&sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=UK+Genealogy+Archives&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=bna&awc=5895_1476717962_ec0ea627bc3399a59660a383d3f6c374&dclid=CLqq94yT4s8CFReJaQodeWsHJg The British Newspaper Archive] Lake's Falmouth Packet and Cornwall Advertiser, 1850-1899 (Registration required)
+*{{RecordSearch|2562514|British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch]- [[British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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-[[Category:Counties of England]][[Category:Newspapers]][[Category:England Newspapers]]
+[[Category:Counties of England]]