Stithians Families - A Cornish CommunityIn many parish histories the ordinary people occur as inconsequential extras: mere names that are subordinate to grander themes. In this book I have given the detailed histories of ten families that played an important part in the society of one parish in western Cornwall. As well as chronicling their lives, I have also attempted to look at their social background, origins, interrelationships and ultimate dispersal around the world. I hope that my