Cornwall County Genealogical Records

Cornwall County Birth & Baptism Records

Jamaica Civil Registration Records (1880-1999)

An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.

Jamaica Birth & Baptism Index (1752-1920)

An index to over 330,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Jamaica Anglican Parish Register Transcripts (1664-1880)

Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Caribbean Births & Baptisms (1590-1928)

An index to around 450,000 mixed birth and baptism records.

Cornwall County Marriage & Divorce Records

Jamaica Civil Registration Records (1880-1999)

An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.

Jamaica Anglican Parish Register Transcripts (1664-1880)

Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

Caribbean Marriage Index (1591-1905)

An index to around 90,000 marriage records from various sources.

Cornwall County Death & Burial Records

Jamaica Civil Registration Records (1880-1999)

An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.

Jamaica Anglican Parish Register Transcripts (1664-1880)

Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

British Nationals Overseas Deaths (1818-2005)

A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.

Caribbean Death & Burial Index (1790-1906)

An index of around 6,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Cornwall County Census & Population Lists

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Newspapers Covering Cornwall County

Newspaper Archive: Jamaica (1834-Present)

Text-searchable copies of millions of Jamaican newspaper articles.

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Cornwall County Wills & Probate Records

British Inheritance Disputes Index (1574-1714)

An index to almost 78,000 wills that were disputed. The index can lead you to documents that may shed a great deal of genealogical information as disputes often arose between siblings and cousins.

Cornwall County Immigration & Travel Records

Middlesex Convict Transportation Contracts (1682-1787)

Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.

Naturalizations in America & the West Indies (1740-1782)

Early records granting citizenship to largely Protestant individuals in Britain's American dominions.

Derbyshire Transportation Index (1720-1772)

A calendar to records detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to parts of the British Empire.

Devonians in the Colonies (1900-1901)

An index to records detailing the ancestry of some 300 people of Devonian descent living in British colonies and the Unite States.

Cornwall County Military Records

WWI Commonwealth Casualty Lists (1914-1920)

A list of over 1.3 million British and Commonwealth servicemen who were injured during World War One.

Prisoners of War (1715-1945)

An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.

WWI British Prisoner of War Records (1914-1918)

Records of over 80,000 British and Commonwealth men captured during the Great War.

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Middlesex Convict Transportation Contracts (1682-1787)

Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.

British Inheritance Disputes Index (1574-1714)

An index to almost 78,000 wills that were disputed. The index can lead you to documents that may shed a great deal of genealogical information as disputes often arose between siblings and cousins.

Calendar of State Papers Colonial (1513-1739)

Calendars to records relating to British colonies.

Key West Admiralty Records (1829-1911)

These records cover prize, ransom, and salvage cases; suits to establish title to a ship independent of possession of the ship; possessory actions to recover ships; and a variety of maritime contracts and torts.

Cornwall County Directories & Gazetteers

Thom's Official Directory of Great Britain & Ireland (1914)

A directory of the court, parliament, aristocracy, mayors, civil service, military, militia and banks in the British Empire.

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Cornwall County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Cornwall County Histories & Books

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Colonial Office List (1870)

A searchable book containing descriptions of British colonies, statistics, information on officials and more.

Colonial Office List (1863)

A searchable book containing descriptions of British colonies, statistics, information on officials and more.

Cornwall County Occupation & Business Records

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Newspaper Press Directory (1927)

A directory describing newspapers in the UK and British Empire, including circulation and political leaning.

Newspaper Press Directory (1913)

A directory describing newspapers in the UK and British Empire, including circulation and political leaning.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Cornwall County

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Cornwall County Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Cornwall County Church Records

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Jamaica Anglican Parish Register Transcripts (1664-1880)

Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.

Crockford's Clerical Directory (1929)

A directory listing Anglican parishes and other divisions of the Church or England hierarchy and their various religious officers. The directory covers the UK and Anglican churches throughout the world.

Biographical Directories Covering Cornwall County

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Cornwall County Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Most Common Surnames in Cornwall County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Jamaica
1Brown16,0901:4123.19%1
2Williams14,7021:4523.43%2
3Smith11,8251:5625.28%3
4Campbell11,5761:5728.01%4
5Clarke9,1501:7230.88%7
6Johnson8,3461:7921.53%5
7Reid6,8221:9726.12%10
8Thompson6,4991:10220.59%6
9Gordon6,2781:10524.78%11
10Robinson6,2591:10527.33%12
11James6,0071:11036.59%24
12Grant5,5591:11924.51%13
13Wright5,5151:12029.21%20
14Lewis5,1791:12726.03%16
15Samuels4,9741:13344.79%45
16Miller4,9551:13329.34%22
17Spence4,4871:14754.76%66
18Powell4,4651:14828.89%30
19Allen4,4591:14828.05%29
20Stewart4,4111:15024.92%21
21Jones4,3891:15029.15%31
22Gayle4,2301:15633.60%39
23Wilson3,9191:16819.94%17
24Barrett3,8491:17235.47%48
25Green3,6591:18024.80%32
26Foster3,6531:18141.60%61
27Anderson3,5661:18518.43%19
28Davis3,4381:19217.69%18
29Watson3,4111:19427.53%40
30Daley3,3551:19731.15%49
31McKenzie3,3531:19723.24%33
32Lawrence3,3131:19927.70%42
33Morris3,2691:20230.45%50
33Thomas3,2691:20211.81%8
35Scott3,2591:20325.45%36
36Blake3,0691:21529.89%53
37Taylor3,0681:21519.15%27
38Henry3,0441:21711.50%9
39Graham3,0231:21823.89%38
39Jackson3,0231:21823.11%35
41Simpson3,0211:21925.35%43
42Hall2,9081:22722.85%37
43Malcolm2,8951:22846.51%81
44Dixon2,8821:22926.06%47
45Salmon2,7851:23740.90%77
46Palmer2,6251:25222.03%43
47Walker2,6021:25415.75%23
48White2,5071:26318.00%34
49Edwards2,4741:26712.15%15
50Chambers2,4701:26726.50%60
51Kerr2,4081:27449.29%104
52Rowe2,3481:28132.75%71
53McIntosh2,3431:28243.88%93
54Beckford2,3151:28526.64%64
55Bennett2,2621:29218.62%41
56Wallace2,2441:29431.39%72
57Mullings2,2251:29739.83%89
58Ricketts2,2041:30034.63%80
59Brooks2,2011:30036.81%85
60Murray2,1931:30127.22%67
61Bailey2,1851:30213.52%26
62Forbes2,0931:31528.88%70
63Tomlinson2,0361:32446.33%119
64Morgan2,0351:32412.53%25
65Bernard1,9981:33040.68%102
66Shaw1,9821:33328.71%76
67McFarlane1,9351:34127.40%73
68Richards1,9211:34412.07%28
69Martin1,9121:34518.39%52
70Hamilton1,9071:34617.19%46
71Ebanks1,8821:35157.87%164
72McDonald1,8681:35319.90%59
73Cunningham1,8611:35538.03%103
74Haughton1,8191:36346.57%140
75Bent1,7881:36946.61%142
76Francis1,7721:3738.45%14
77Nelson1,7611:37516.53%51
78Mitchell1,7461:37818.39%55
79Whyte1,6941:39027.78%83
80Ellis1,6931:39019.48%63
80Hylton1,6931:39032.87%98
82Jarrett1,6861:39241.23%132
83Russell1,6851:39224.85%78
84Hanson1,6721:39540.89%132
85Dennis1,6491:40026.83%82
86Buchanan1,5891:41637.34%124
87Stephenson1,5811:41829.76%95
88Gray1,5531:42527.18%86
89Bowen1,5511:42653.13%180
90Harvey1,5131:43634.23%118
91Parchment1,4941:44256.72%198
92Sinclair1,4781:44722.06%79
93Reynolds1,4581:45331.20%109
94Dunkley1,4371:46035.00%131
95Myers1,4271:46338.70%148
96Hill1,4191:46541.19%154
97Rose1,4151:46716.65%65
98Sterling1,4131:46733.34%125
99Gooden1,4041:47039.39%149
100Lawson1,4001:47247.93%179
101Baker1,3991:47227.16%97
102Young1,3961:47319.86%74
103Drummond1,3831:47752.97%200
104Farquharson1,3821:47840.29%155
105Holness1,3781:47937.04%145
106Hutchinson1,3751:48028.53%106
107Evans1,3671:48326.98%99
108Lee1,3581:48617.96%69
109Hines1,3481:49049.07%193
110Chin1,2981:50918.77%75
111Grey1,2871:51344.53%184
112Black1,2861:51329.31%120
113Levy1,2671:52128.65%117
114Barnes1,2641:52227.22%111
115Linton1,2561:52643.48%185
116Griffiths1,2451:53030.63%134
117Scarlett1,2411:53236.87%157
118Blair1,2351:53528.23%121
119Blackwood1,2061:54825.23%107
120Myrie1,1901:55548.75%214
121Ferguson1,1741:56222.08%94
122Crooks1,1691:56547.50%211
123Vassell1,1621:56837.86%174
124Nembhard1,1581:57035.57%163
125Morrison1,1481:57513.16%62
126Elliott1,1191:59036.07%173
127Banton1,0831:61047.09%221
128Leslie1,0671:61935.34%175
129Phillips1,0541:62618.87%90
130Harris1,0511:62811.14%57
131Cole1,0421:63420.60%100
132Forrester1,0391:63635.94%183
133Spencer1,0341:63919.35%92
134Swaby1,0231:64524.41%127
135Ramsay1,0181:64932.02%167
136Walters1,0171:64910.71%55
137Coke1,0161:65047.99%236
138Thorpe1,0101:65450.73%243
139McLean1,0071:65613.11%68
140Wedderburn1,0001:66045.19%226
141Bell9931:66521.41%112
142Kelly9811:67317.19%87
143Christie9621:68621.09%114
144Patterson9581:68919.69%105
145Dawkins9571:69018.15%96
146Douglas9541:6929.40%54
147Barnett9351:70621.74%123
148Moore9291:71120.33%113
149Turner9121:72427.28%159
150Fletcher9081:72732.46%187
151Lynch8991:73427.53%162
152Atkinson8961:73730.94%182
153Hibbert8841:74721.44%128
154Plummer8831:74828.10%170
155Porter8611:76732.21%196
156Cameron8571:77018.44%110
157Witter8541:77343.59%249
158Maxwell8511:77630.95%192
159Rochester8481:77948.18%274
160Gardner8431:78333.81%209
161Brissett8391:78752.97%297
162Burton8381:78824.88%156
162Hewitt8381:78831.26%195
164Bryan8361:7908.90%58
165Simms8351:79123.75%152
166Stephens8311:79526.39%169
167Anglin8201:80541.82%248
168Wint8151:81031.35%202
169McLeod8081:81717.03%108
170Vernon8001:82551.15%300
171Bucknor7971:82855.66%329
172Facey7841:84224.99%171
173Cooke7761:85145.89%288
174Pringle7661:86267.19%397
175Pinnock7641:86415.48%101
176Guthrie7591:87051.53%322
177Warren7561:87336.72%240
178Parkinson7551:87549.90%311
179Fraser7541:87622.92%161
180Senior7421:89034.69%233
181Harrison7391:89413.13%88
182Peterkin7341:90054.01%344
183Gentles7311:90338.92%261
184Rhoden7251:91122.64%165
185Neil7091:93139.04%268
186McPherson7021:94117.47%135
187Cummings6931:95328.34%213
188Ruddock6921:95458.69%382
189Haye6891:95840.32%282
190Roach6781:97440.75%292
191Pryce6641:99416.80%137
192Peart6621:99714.74%116
193Dyer6611:99922.55%177
194Burnett6601:1,00031.59%238
195Roye6591:1,00261.47%420
196Forrest6551:1,00834.22%253
197Munroe6511:1,01437.98%281
197Wynter6511:1,01418.27%149
199King6501:1,01615.49%126
200Davidson6481:1,01917.40%144