Cornwall Family History Society
During the second half of the nineteenth century, almost twenty five per cent of the population of Cornwall emigrated. As well as those who crossed the Tamar to England, the Cornish left in large numbers for the United States of America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Central and South America and later to South Africa. As a result, there are some 6 million people world-wide who proudly claim Cornish ancestry.

 

 

Devon Family History Society
Once you have collected information and documents from your family, you will want to begin searching for more details to fill in the gaps and may decide to take classes in Family History or find information on the Internet. You will not get very far with your research before you realise that there are many other people from all walks of life and of all ages who have the same or similar interests to your own. 

The Somerset Family History Society
Family History Society 
The Society's Official Web Page which aims to provide assistance to all those researching their families in the two counties.

Somerset House no longer holds public records such as wills, birth certificates, etc. 


Wills (before 1858): The Public Record Office (PRO) holds copies of some wills from before 1858, but by no means all. The records held by the PRO can be seen at Kew as well as at the Family Records Centre - see below. Other records are held by County Record Offices.
Public Record Office, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. Telephone: (020) 8876 3444. 
 

Births, Marriages and Deaths (from 1837): The Family Records Centre, 1 Myddelton Street, London, EC1R 1UW. Telephone: (0870) 243 7788.