The Registers of the Parish of St. Columb Major Cornwall

This book comprises transcriptions of marriages burials and baptisms recorded between 1539-1653 in the parish church of St. Columb Major Cornwall England. At the time of publication the author notes it was unusually complete beginning almost from the earliest date such records were kept. These early parish registers provide a rich source of information about the lives of ordinary people offering insights into their family structures occupations and social customs. The registers record prominent county families including the Arundells of Lanherne and contain lingering traces of older religious practices such as the burial of chauntry priests and chrisomers providing a glimpse into the religious landscape of the time. The records preserved in this volume are of great value to genealogists local historians and all those with an interest in Cornish history.