Input File Formats
- Input files are in "CSV" format. Fields are separated by commas and records are terminated by an end of line. The name of the file is the name of the parish.
- Standard CRO parish names are used.
- The files contain the records in the same order in which they appear in the registers.
- Text fields use the US ASCII character set. They may not contain any non-displayable characters (such as TAB, and new line), or a comma. Avoid the following characters, if possible: "&<>'\
- Field width can be from zero to 255 characters.
Preprocessor File Format
Pre 1813 Burials
Field | Format | Description |
---|---|---|
month | date | |
year | integer | (100 to 2005) |
parish | text | standard parish name |
forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
surname | text | |
age | text | If the age is in years, only the number is entered. (no "yr", or "year" suffix) If the age is in months, weeks, or days, after the initial number at least one letter is immediately appended. |
notes | text | any other information that does not fit into the above fields |
Some example burials in this format:
2004-01-01,1795,Gluvias,Richard,Tredween,inft,son of Henry and Ann
2004-01-06,1795,Gluvias,James,Bohenna,inft,son of Robert and Kellurah
2004-01-18,1795,Gluvias,Ann,Barnett,22,wife of Francis
2004-01-20,1795,Gluvias,Prudence,Stevens,16,dau of Benjm and Mary
2004-01-23,1795,Gluvias,John,Mallett,inf,son of John and Alice
2004-01-25,1795,Gluvias,Sally,Jolleff,inf,dau of John and Grace
Post 1813 Burials
Field | Format | Description |
---|---|---|
month | date | |
year | integer | (100 to 2005) |
parish | text | standard parish name |
forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
surname | text | |
age | text | If the age is in years, only the number is entered. (no "yr", or "year" suffix) If the age is in months, weeks, or days, after the initial number at least one letter is immediately appended. |
abode | text | |
notes | text | any other information that does not fit into the above fields |
Some example burials in this format:
2004-12-20,1814,Anthony in Meneage,Joan,Nicholls,82,St Anthony,
2004-12-22,1814,Anthony in Meneage,Alice,Young,6weeks,St Anthony,
2004-04-17,1815,Anthony in Meneage,Margery,Ball,79,St Anthony,
2004-06-07,1815,Anthony in Meneage,Mary,Williams,29,St Anthony,
2004-06-22,1815,Anthony in Meneage,Elizabeth,Hancock,54,St Anthony,
2004-08-02,1815,Anthony in Meneage,Mary,Allen,60,St Anthony,
Pre 1813 Baptisms
Field | Format | Description |
---|---|---|
month | date | |
year | integer | (100 to 2005) |
parish | text | standard parish name |
forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
surname | text | child's surname |
sex | text | 'son' or 'dau' |
father_forename | text | all father forenames are contained in this field |
mother_forename | text | all mother forenames are contained in this field |
notes | text | any other information that does not fit into the above fields. If the surname of either the father or mother is not the same as the child's it is indicated in this field. |
Some example baptisms in this format:
2004-10-12,1715,Gunwallow,Martyn,Bolitho,son,Waltar,Francies,
2004-10-16,1715,Gunwallow,James,Wills,son,John,Katherine,
2004-12-28,1715,Gunwallow,Ann,James,dau,Thomas,Ann,
2004-12-28,1715,Gunwallow,Ann,James,dau,Thomas,Ann,
2004-02-16,1717,Gunwallow,Elizabeth,Wills,dau,John,Katherine,
2004-06-11,1717,Gunwallow,Elizabeth,Pearce,dau,James,Bathsheba,
Post 1813 Baptisms
Field | Format | Description |
---|---|---|
month | date | |
year | integer | (100 to 2005) |
parish | text | standard parish name |
forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
surname | text | child's surname |
sex | text | 'son' or 'dau' |
father_forename | text | all father forenames are contained in this field |
mother_forename | text | all mother forenames are contained in this field |
abode | text | |
occupation | text | |
notes | text | any other information that does not fit into the above fields. If the surname of either the father or mother is not the same as the child's it is indicated in this field. |
Some example baptisms in this format:
2004-02-14,1843,Anthony in Meneage,John,Nicholls,son,Sampson,Nancy,Lower
Boden,Moulster,
2004-02-19,1843,Anthony in Meneage,John
Thomas,Calf,son,Philip,,Flushing,Coast Guard Service,
2004-04-02,1843,Anthony in Meneage,Mary Anne,Roberts,dau,Richard,Mary
Ann,Roskruge Farm,Labourer,
2004-04-16,1843,Anthony in Meneage,John
Hill,Trezise,son,Joseph,Alice,Carne,Labourer,
2004-04-20,1843,Anthony in Meneage,Thomas Henry,Pearce,son,,Joanna,,,Base
Born
2004-12-16,1843,Anthony in
Meneage,Anna,Tripconey,dau,William,Elizabeth,Gollan,Boatman,
Pre 1754 Marriages
Field | Format | Description |
---|---|---|
month | date | |
year | integer | (100 to 2005) |
parish | text | standard parish name |
forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
surname | text | groom surname |
notes | text | anything else related to the groom |
bride_forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
bride_surname | text | bride surname |
bride_notes | text | anything else related to the bride |
Some example marriages in this format:
2004-01-28,1559,Breage,John,Tregonowe,son of Pascawe
Tregonowe,Thamsen,Collyput,dau of John Collyput
2004-02-05,1559,Breage,Richard,Pyken,Elizabeth,Anhell,dau of Willm Anhell
2004-10-28,1559,Breage,John,Ob'n,,Jenet,Edmond,dau of Peter Edmond
2004-11-26,1559,Breage,Willm.,Bowden,,Thamsen,Mabba,
2004-12-14,1559,Breage,Edmd.,Richard,,Anes,Unknown,Servant of Steven
Trevorles
2004-05-26,1560,Breage,Lawrence,Jenkyn,,Paskes,Davie,dau of Richard Davie
Pre 1837 Marriages
Field | Format | Description |
---|---|---|
month | date | |
year | integer | (100 to 2005) |
parish | text | standard parish name |
forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
surname | text | groom surname |
abode | text | groom abode |
notes | text | anything else related to the groom |
mark | text | use "S" for signed and "M" for mark |
bride_forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
bride_surname | text | bride surname |
bride_abode | text | bride abode |
bride_notes | text | anything else related to the bride |
bride_mark | text | use "S" for signed and "M" for mark |
banns | text | use "Lic" for License and "Banns" for Banns |
witness1_forename | text | |
witness1_surname | text | |
witness2_forename | text | |
witness2_surname | text |
Some example marriages in this format:
2004-10-06,1821,Paul,Francis,Dungey,Sojourner,,S,Elizabeth,Nicholls,,,M,Banns,Andrew,Nicholls,Richard,Pentreath
2004-10-08,1821,Paul,George,Dennis,,,M,Sarah,Edmonds,,,M,Banns,John,Hollow,Richard,Pentreath
2004-10-08,1821,Paul,John,Martyns,,,M,Elizabeth,Murley,,,M,Banns,William,Rosewarne,John,Murley
2004-10-08,1821,Paul,Thomas,Price,Lelant,,M,Prudence
Sibley,Simons,,,M,Banns,James,Simons,William,Glasson
2004-10-28,1821,Paul,William,Oats,,,S,Thomasine,Law,,,M,Banns,Peter,James,Richard,Pentreath
2004-11-04,1821,Paul,Samuel,Payne,,,S,Elizabeth,Tonkin,,,M,Banns,Thomas,Tonkin,William,Payn
Post 1837 Marriages
Field | Format | Description |
---|---|---|
month | date | |
year | integer | (100 to 2005) |
parish | text | standard parish name |
forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
surname | text | groom surname |
abode | text | groom abode |
mark | text | use "S" for signed and "M" for mark |
age | text | |
occupation | text | add any groom related notes at the end of the occupation field |
father_forename | text | |
father_surname | text | |
father_occupation | test | add any groom father related notes at the end of the occupation field |
bride_forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
bride_surname | text | bride surname |
bride_abode | text | bride abode |
bride_mark | text | use "S" for signed and "M" for mark |
bride_age | text | |
bride_occupation | text | add any bride related notes at the end of the occupation field |
bride_father_forename | text | |
bride_father_surname | text | |
bride_father_occupation | text | add any bride father related notes at the end of the occupation field |
banns | text | use "Lic" for License and "Banns" for Banns |
witness1_forename | text | |
witness1_surname | text | |
witness2_forename | text | |
witness2_surname | text |
Some example marriages in this format:
2004-12-23,1876,Levan,William,Clemmens,Sowah,S,full,Farm
Labourer,James,Clemmens,Shoemaker,Grace,Thomas,Sowah,S,full,,Joseph,Thomas,Miner,,Richard,Rowe,Elizabeth,Williams
2004-01-17,1877,Levan,William Henry,Harvey,Treryn,S,full,Farm
Labourer,Henry,Havey,Dead,Sarah,Skewes,Treryn,M,full,,James,Skewes,Farm
Labourer,,George,Williams,John,Jackson
2004-11-03,1877,Levan,William,Grose,Raftra,S,full,Farm
Labourer,Dead,,,Alida,Matthews,Raftra,S,full,,,,Dead,,Obiah,Matthews,Elizabeth,Warren
2004-05-18,1878,Levan,Henry,Waters,Bosistow,M,23,Farm
Labourer,Thomas,Waters,Farm
Labourer,Elizabeth,Grose,Bosistow,S,22,,Richard,Grose,Miner,,William,Grose,Alida,Grose
2004-07-27,1878,Levan,George,Williams,Rose
Kestall,S,23,Farmer,John,Williams,Farmer,Annie,Harvey,Polgigga,S,21,,John,Harvey,Shoemaker,,William
Phillips,Harvey,Annie Odgers,Thomas
2004-09-21,1878,Levan,James,George,Sennen,M,21,Fisherman,Peter,George,Fisherman,Elizabeth
Jane,Matthews,Treryn,S,24,,Thomas,Matthews,Labourer,,William,Chapman,Mary
Ann,Magers
Banns
Field | Format | Description |
---|---|---|
month | date | |
year | integer | (100 to 2005) |
parish | text | standard parish name |
forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
surname | text | groom surname |
abode | text | groom abode |
notes | text | add any groom related notes |
bride_forename | text | all forenames are contained in this field |
bride_surname | text | bride surname |
bride_abode | text | bride abode |
bride_notes | text | add any bride related notes |
Some example banns in this format:
2004-11-23,1823,Breage,Richard,Allen,Breage,,Ann,Glasson,Breage,Married Decr
24th 1823
2004-11-23,1823,Breage,William,Andrewratha,Breage,,Mary,Andrewratha,Breage,Married
Decr 26th 1823
2004-11-23,1823,Breage,John,Andrewratha,Breage,,Sarah,Stephens,Breage,Married
Decr 26th 1823
2004-11-23,1823,Breage,William,Dobb,Breage,,Grace,Tyacke,Breage,Married Decr
26th 1823
2004-11-30,1823,Breage,Edward,James,Mullion,,Jane,Resea,Breage,Married Jany
1824
2004-12-07,1823,Breage,John,Sampson,Breage,,Elizabeth,Williams,Breage,Married
Jany 12th 1824
Notes
The month field uses the "date" format, which is YYYY-MM-DD. The year field is ignored. If either the month or day is unknown '00' use '00'. Excel can export a spreadsheet into a CSV file with the date in this format.