History of Cornwall with genealogies

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 Historical Survey of the County of Cornwall: To which is Added, A Complete Heraldry of the Same; with Numerous Engravings, Volume 2, Part 1

Charles Sandoe Gilbert

 

- January 1, 1820

J. Congdon

 

- Publisher

Free

https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Ers4AQAAMAAJ&rdid=book-Ers4AQAAMAAJ&rdot=1

 

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I have used the book myself and find it mostly helpful with family who were connected to wealth and land. One error I picked up was page 469 Lord Clinton and Saye. The second last paragraph refers to the marriage of John Trefusis, esq. who married Emma, daughter and Co-heiress of Tristram Colan. "Ann" and Elizabeth were the heiresses of Tristram Colan. Elizabeth married Francis Bluett esq. and resided at Little Colan. Her sister Ann married John Trefusis. I may include an (aka) on my tree (Ancestry), however I have not seen her referred to as Emma anywhere else. The further inference that Richard Trefusis was the son of Elizabeth Colan is therefore incorrect as well. I do not know who Richard Trefusis was, but this error throws the whole lineage from John Trefusis out of kilter. I believe this refers to the offspring of Ann (aka Emma) Colan and John Trefusis. If you have any connection to Trefusis in Cornwall, be carefull.

I know nothing about Tristram de Colan. If you come across anything about his wife or parents please let me know.

Colin Bluett

Answer 1

Thanks Eddie, it's not a work I've come across before and it should prove very interesting, particularly as I have Cornish ancestry.

Just a word of warning though, like many books published in the 18th/19th centuries it doesn't cite any sources and the early ancestors of some of these families are probably pretty fanciful.  There's a few too many 'came over with William the Conqueror' or 'supposed to be the son of' for my liking.  I guess like any source of information it's best to treat it as a guide and double or triple check any information with other sources.

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 They are also available at Archive books.  (personal preference: I find books on that site easier to search)

Vol 1

https://archive.org/details/historicalsurvey01gilb

Vol 2 (Heraldry)

https://archive.org/details/b2201195x_0002

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I just put'em here. Y'all folks gotta do the readings and judging. I kinda snoozed thru history classes in school. LOL

Answer 2

looks useful for me!

Martin

Answer 3

Thank you for posting this information in G2G. There are two publications with this name, each with multiple volumes and different publication dates. There is more information here:

• Gilbert's "An Historical Survey of the County of Cornwall"
• Penaluna's  "An Historical Survey of the County of Cornwall"