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Tracker: Goal 4: Learn about Cornwall church and cemetery records.
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ALearn about Cornwall church records.
- Get an overview of Cornwall church records in this article.
FS—Cornwall Church Records - Explore the
church records link on the GenUKI Cornwall site. - Use this parish page to explore parish records in Cornwall.
- Search for baptism records in the Cornwall OPC database.
- Search for Non-Conformist baptism records in the Cornwall OPC database.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for church records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Henry Carmarton was married in Cornwall, England in 1883. Use information from the "FS: England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What was the exact day of the couple's marriage?
- Who did Henry marry, and who is his father-in-law?
- There is likely an indexing error for Henry's name in this record. What should the correct name be, and what evidence is there?
- In the search screen for the QUIKLink above, enter "Henry Carmarton" and "1883" in the appropriate search fields.
- Use the index transcription and the image to answer the questions.
- The exact day of the couple's marriage was August 10, 1883.
- Henry married Fanny Rushworth, and her father is William Rushworth.
- Close examination of the original document shows the spelling of the surname is likley to be "Carnarton" instead of "Carmarton." Also, multiple records with the Carnarton surname are attached in the Similar Records section.
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BExplore Cornwall cemetery records.
- Explore Cornwall cemetery records on the Gen UKI site.
- Search the Find a Grave site for cemetery records.
- Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for cemetery records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
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