Dispute between Penzance and Marazion over markets. 1604, June 8. Decree of Court. Refers to the intransigence of the inhabitants of Penzance in ignoring former injunctions not to keep markets to the prejudice of Marazion. The Court, willing to favour Penzance in view of the losses it sustained by the late occupation and spoliation of…
The National Archives are a non-ministerial department, and the official archive and publisher for the UK Government, and for England and Wales. They are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents, and collect and secure the future of the government record, from Shakespeare’s will to tweets from Downing Street, to preserve it for…
The Institute of Historical Research was founded in 1921 and is one of eight institutes that comprise the University of London’s School of Advanced Study. The IHR is dedicated to training the next generation of historians, and to producing and facilitating ambitious, innovative historical research. https://www.history.ac.uk/ This was quite a new source to me, and…
British History Online is a collection of nearly 1300 volumes of primary and secondary content relating to British and Irish history, and histories of empire and the British world. BHO also provides access to 40,000 images and 10,000 tiles of historic maps of the British Isles. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/ BHO is a fascinating website and a useful…
Historical Collections A valuable resource of information can be obtained from library and university archives and collections. Here is an example of how I was personally able to use such collections and shows how perseverance can reap results. I came across a reference to a person with the surname I was researching who was said…
This list is a good starting point for anyone interested in tracing and recording their own family tree.
Penpol or Penpoll in the Parish of Phillack was one of the most important estates within the area of the present town. Records of the estate go back in 1584 when it belonged to the Godolphin family and was on lease to the family of James Nicholls Esq. In 1639 a quarter part of the…
Collectanea Cornubiensia – A Collection of Biographical and Topographical Notes relating to the County of Cornwall. (George Clement Boase, printed 1890). The pages listed refer to the Cornish Milletts of Marazion.There is a possible connection with our family tree drawn up by RO Millett in c1889. It could be he obtained the information through a…
Marazion is a town on the east coast of Cornwall and stands on the coast of Mount’s Bay. It is adjacent to St Michael’s Mount about 3 miles from the town of Penzance. The ancient name of this town was Marghasiewe; the more recent appellation of Marketjew, still in use by some. Neither the name…
