This section contains information about prominent or interesting individuals, assembled by Martyn and Sheila over many years, and by other researchers where acknowledged. The comprehensive Index to the people included contains more than 10,000 entries.
Where there is a reference to a dated event, more detailed information can be found in the searchable resources under the ‘Birth, marriage and death records’ menu.
Before adding any information to your own records or to an online tree, please make sure is accurate and that it relates to the line you are researching. Either check each event against the searchable records under the ‘Birth, marriage and death records’ menu or use the Contact Us page to confirm the details.
Although we have made an exception for a few prominent individuals who already have an online presence, the pages in this section should not include information about people who are still living. Please Contact Us if you find an instance where this guidance has not been followed, so that we can can correct it.
If you can help by providing information about any of the people or family lines shown – or by responding to the research notes that appear in italics on many pages – please use the Contact Us page. Please tell us about other individuals you would like to see included, or about lines you need help with tracing.
Parishes and places are in the English counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset or Wiltshire unless they are in a large city or the county is stated.
See also the pages under the ‘Pedigrees and research’ menu. Please read the notes on Pedigrees and images on commercial web sites and Photographs.