Cornwall
Cornwall became an important center for my maternal line. My mother is virtual all Cornish or Irish, as per her DNA results. Connections to mining, trade, fishing and through our ancestry. Cornwall has a rich celtic history, and the parish records are now availbale online which is very convenient.
Research in Cornwall is extensive. It includes churchyard records, gravestone preservation, and early parish registers connected to multiple ancestral branches. From the mists of Bodmin Moor, to Penzance and all around. Cornwall makes up a large part of our family heritage.
Rhode Island & Massachusetts
New England has deep ancestry roots ono our paternal side of the tree. They all orginally came from England to settle Portsmouth, Newport and Nagannasett County in Rhode Island. Their descendants are part of the Nova Scotia Planters.
Surnames of interest: Shermin, Earle
Mantioba & Ruperts Land
Truro became an important center for several Cornish family lines, including connections to mining, trade, and parish records. As Cornwall's only major city it was the heart beat of the county.
Research in Cornwall is extensive. It includes churchyard records, gravestone preservation, and early parish registers connected to multiple ancestral branches. From the mists of Bodmin Moor, to Penzance and all around. Cornwall makes up a large part of our family heritage.
Nova Scotia, Canada
Several family branches later immigrated to Nova Scotia, contributing to early settlement communities and maritime industries.
