The Association is delighted to announce
that the entire library resources of the
CAV have been re-located at the
Castlemaine Historical Society Inc.,
Former Court House, 7 Goldsmith
Crescent, Castlemaine, Victoria 3450
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Old Castlemaine Court
House
Access will be
available In
person:
Tuesdays only – 10:00am to
3:00pm free of charge for CAV
members with a current
membership card.
All other researchers:
$15.00 for half day
$25.00 full day
Other days by appointment
- $50.00 (2 hours) For further information write
to:
CHSI, P.O. Box 655,
Castlemaine 3450,
Australia or
Phone: (03) 5470 6072 or
Email:
chsi@castlemainehistoricalsociety.com
The Association held a range of
material on all subjects relating to
Cornwall and the Cornish diaspora.
It has been described as one of the best
Cornish libraries outside Cornwall.
There are two main sections – 1. Genealogical records and
family history materials:
• Cornwall Parish
records - Baptisms, Marriages,
Burials, Monumental Inscriptions,
etc
• Cornwall
indexes - Various periods generally mid
1800’s to early 1900’s including
pre-Registration (1837)
• Cornwall Census 1841,
1851, 1861, 871, 1881, 1891
• International
Genealogical Index for Cornwall
• Devon Census
1841, 1861, 1881
• All other British
Counties Census 1881
• Methodist Records
1837-1900 for all of Cornwall
• Wills and Probates for
several parishes
• ‘Bawden’ Transcripts -
Parish records to the mid 1800’s
• Gazetteers and
Directories
• Supportive information
- Family and local histories covering the
Camborne-Gwennap & St Just in Penwith
regions
2.
Reference material Cornwall:
• By area:
Cornwall references, general and by Parish
• By
subject: Archaeology,
Biography, Celtic Topics, China Clay xxxIndustry,
Churches, Cookery, Literature, Methodism,
Mining, Poetry, Sea
Connections, Transport
• Maps – Parish &
Survey, modern and ancient
• Journals, Newsletters
& Magazines – from Cornish and other
international societies Australia:
• Local histories for
areas of significant Cornish settlement,
in particular Victoria & South
Australia Indexes:
• Including early
Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages
• Marine BDM’s
1853-1920
• Pioneer Index
1836-1888
• Edwardian Index
1902-1913
• Federation Index
1889-1901
• Biographical Index of
South Australians 1836-1885
• Newsletters from
kindred organizations in Australia
