Those Who Came Before Us

Places

The landscapes, parishes and locations that shaped the Renals and Bewes families across the centuries.

Cornwall

Cardinham

The heartland of the Renals family story. A rural parish on the eastern edge of Bodmin Moor whose records trace the Renals name across several centuries.

Poplars, Fletchers Bridge

The smallholding at Fletchers Bridge where my paternal grandfather and his siblings were born and raised. Still in Renals family ownership today.

Cornwall & Devon

The Bewes Country

The parishes and communities of Cornwall and Devon associated with the Bewes family. Details to be added.

More Places

Further locations will be added as research develops.

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