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Thanks for the tip, Maddy. I am in western Canada, about 1/2 the globe away from you from the sounds of it. I will try my public library to see what they have.

Thanks for your responses Ruskie and ShaunJ: Those maps are awesome! I like how old maps are side-by-side arial photos. Yes, I have Googled for information but haven't found much. Perhaps I'm not using the correct search terms.

I am a descendant of William Bate. I know that several generations of Bates lived at Trennick in the late 1700-early 1800s. I think he may have owned Boscawen Park as well. He owned Trennick Mill, and was landlord at the Blue Anchor Pub by 1777 at least. His son Charles took over Trennick then sold it in 1821 - or at least it was up for sale in 1821. I don't know who bought it.

Henry Newell Bate, maltster, took over Bate & Conn, I think. He moved to Canada in 1833. He and Henry Conn, who'd remarried a few months earlier, dissolved the business in July 1833.

The information I have is like a few pieces of a puzzle. I was hoping to find a history of Trennick and the brewery. I've seen it written that the Blue Anchor Pub is the oldest in Britain and wonder how long Bates owned it. We've traced the family back to the 1500s in Blisland, Cornwall.

I'm looking for information about Trennick House and Boscawen Park in Truro, Cornwall. My Bate relatives owned the properties until the early 1800s, prior to migrating to Canada.

I'm looking for any information on the Bate & Conn Brewery that operated in Truro, Cornwall, England in the 1700-early 1800s. It may have been in operation earlier. All I know is that William Bate, who owned Trennick, was landlord of the Blue Anchor Pub and that he and Henry Conn operated the Bate & Conn Brewery in the late 1700s. Any additional information would be much appreciated.