Some Baptisms (transcribed by Esther Scott)

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CUBERT BAPTISMS

Baptism of Samuel Trible Hoblyn February 10, 1787, son of Edward and Grace HOBLYN.

Baptism of Richard Hoblyn January 21, 1795 son of William and Margaret HOBLYN.

Baptism of Thomas Hoblyn,April 11, 1798, son of Samuel and Jenifer HOBLYN, of Perran.

Page 14, 1821

Entry # 105 June 5, 1821, Mary Jean, daughter of Richard and Ann HOSKEN, Cubert, Father Esquire.

Entry # 106 July 15, 1821, William, son of Richard and Frances HOBLYN, Cubert, Father Yeoman.

Entry # 107 August 5, 1821, Mary Ann, daughter of Thomas and Ann TIPPET, Cubert, Father Husbandman.

Entry # 108 August 26, 1821, Richard, son of James and Grace RECKLESS, Cubert, Father Husbandman.

Entry # 109 October 8, 1821, Edward, son of William and Jane SLEEMAN, Cubert, Father Yeoman.

Entry # 110 October 14, 1821, Ann, daughter of Samuel and Mary LL MICHELL, Cubert, Father Husbandman.

Entry # 111 November 11, 1821, Matilda, daughter of Richard and Mary BOUNDY, Perranzabuloe, Father Husbandman.

Entry # 112 Date missing off my copy, 1821, Thomas, son of Richard and Mary LL CHROWETT, Cubert, Father Carpenter.

Page 17, 1823.

Entry # 129 1823 April 20, 1823, James ??? ???, son of Richard and Philippa, PHILLIPS, Cubert, Father Yeoman.

Entry # 130 May 25, 1823, Charlotte, daughter of Charles and Martha MICHELL, Cubert, Father Cordwainer.

Entry # 131 June 15, 1823, Richard, son of Richard and Frances HOBLYN, Cubert, Father Yeoman.

Entry # 132 July 6, 1823, Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Mary MICHELL, Cubert, Father Husbandman.

Entry # 133 August 15, 1823, Henry Cornish, son of Nicholas and Polly TAMBLYN, Cubert, Father Miner.

Entry # 134 August 24, 1823, James, son of James and Mary, LL ENNOR, Cubert, Father Blacksmith.

Entry # 135 October 12, 1823, Elizabeth, daughter of William and Elizabeth LL ERLTICK, Cubert, Father Husbandman.

Page 19 1824/25

Entry # 145 July 25, 1824, Anna, daughter of Richard and Ann HOSKIN, Cubert, Father Esquire.

Entry # 146 August 8, 1824, Thomas, son of Thomas and Jane ANTHONY, Cubert, Father Miner.

Entry # 147 August 24, 1824, Thomas, son of Thomas and Julia TREGUNNING, Cubert, Father Husbandman.

Entry # 148 October 31, 1824, Samuel Dale, son of James and Ann LL HARRIS, Perranzabuloe, Father Miller.

Entry # 149 November 7, 1824, Louisa, daughter of William and Elizabeth RICHARDS, Perranzabuloe,Husbandman.

Entry # 150 November 21, 1824, Thomas, son of RIchard and Frances HOBLYN, Cubert, Father Yeoman.

Entry # 151 December 12, 1824 Isabella, daughter of Charles and Martha MICHELL, Cubert, Father Cordwainer.

Entry # 152 January 2, 1825, John William, son of Nicholas and LL Hannah TRIBLE, ???, Father Husbandman.

Page 42, 1834

Entry # 329 January 5, 1834, Ann daughter of cannot read rest of entry on my photocopy cut off.

Entry # 330 February 9, 1834, George, son of William and Elizabeth ESTLAKE, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 331 February 26, 1834, Nanny, daughter of James and LL Susanna COADE, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 332 March 12, 1834, Julia Anne, daughter of Mary Caroline and John Bradford JOHNS, Trenissick, Cubert, Father Gent.

Entry # 333 March 31, 1834, Rebecca, daughter of Nicholas and Frances HOUSE, Treveal, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 334 May 9, 1834, John Hall, son of Thomas and Elizabeth LAVIN, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 335 September 7, 1834, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and Mary KESTLE, Newlyn, Father Labourer.

Entry # 336 October 6, 1834, Richard Phillips, son of Thomas and Elizabeth CHENOWETH, Treveal, Cubert, Father Carpenter.

Entry # 337 June 22, 1834, Edward, son of Thomas and Betsy HOBLYN, Penhale,Perranzabuloe,Cubert, Father Yeoman. There is a note on the side of the page stating that this entry is out of order and should have been entered after Entry # 334. but the date is June 22, 1834, marked specifically.

Page 46, 1836

Entry # 361 June 25/26?, 1836, Joseph, son of Joseph and Ann POLKINGHORNE, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 362 August 27, 1836, Mary, daughter of Thomas and Betsy HOBLYN, Penhale, Perranzabuloe, father Yeoman.

Entry # 363 October 1, 1836, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Mary MICHELL, Church Town, Father Labourer.

Entry # 364 October 11, 1836, John Henry, son of Richard and Jane HOSKEN, Newlyn, Occ. LL Singers. There is a note on the side of the page by the Curate, stating registered in Newlyn, LL here, I named the child. The entry is then crossed out.

Entry # 365 October 17, 1836, Joanna, daughter of James and Susanna COADE, Tregwith, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 366 October 30, 1836, Ann Maria, daughter of Edward and Jane GRIBBIN, Perransabuloe, Father Labourer.

Entry # 367 October 30, 1836, Nicholas Thomas, son of Stephen and Mary VIVIAN, Perranzabuloe, Father Miller.

Entry # 368 October 30, 1836, Nanny, daughter of Samuel and Mary Ann MITCHELL, Perranzabuloe, Father Miner.

Page 49, 1837/1838

Entry # 385 September 3, 1837, Alice, daughter of James and ALice MITCHELL, Tregwith, Father Labourer.

Entry # 386 November 3, 1837, Mary, daughter of Thomas and Jane PHILIPS, Tregwith, Father Labourer.

Entry # 387 December 25, 1837, Elizabeth Jane, daughter of William and Jane PHILLIPS, Poole in Illogan, Father Miner.

Entry # 388 January 20, 1838, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Betsy HOBLYN, Penhale, Perranzabuloe, Father Yeoman.

Entry # 389 February 23, 1838, Jane, daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth BUTSON, Trezean, Husbandman.

Entry # 390 March 11, 1838, Ann Roberts, daughter of James and Ann BURT, Perranzabuloe, Father Labourer.

Entry # 391 March 13, 1838, Richard, son of Nicholas and Anna SCOLLE, Treveale, Father Labourer.

Entry # 392 April 12, 1838, Ann Glanville, daughter of Arthur and ????? CHENOWITH, Treveale, Father Carpenter.

Page 55, 1840/1841

Entry # 433 December 25, 1840, William Henry, son of John and Maryann, RIPPER, LL Tanner water, Perranzabuloe Father Labourer.

Entry # 434 February 24, 1841, William, son of Samuel and Maryann MITCHELL, Lower Mount, Perranzabuloe, Father Miner.

Entry # 435 March 28, 1841, Mary Jane, daughter of James and MaryAnn HUBBER, Treveal, Father miner.

Entry # 436 March 30, 1841, Eliza, daughter of William and Jane HOSKEN, Lower Mount, Perranzabuloe, Father Miner.

Entry # 437 April 11, 1841, Eliza, daughter of Thomas and Ann PHILLIPS, Trezean, Father Farmer.

Entry # 438 Born November 19, 1840, Baptised April 30, Ellen Ann, daughter of Thomas and Betsy HOBLYN, Penhale, Perranzabuloe, Father Yeoman.

Entry # 439 Born April 8, 1841, Baptised May 30, 1841 John Ellery, son of Simon and Catherine MITCHELL, LL Trevat, Cubert, Father Miner.

Entry # 440 Born March 28, 1841, Baptised May 30, 1841, Jane Ann, daughter of Ann TREGONING, LL Treasan, Cubert, Spinster.

Page # 63, 1846

Entry # 497 January 25, 1846, John Thomas, son of Richard and Susan PHILLIPS,LL Tregwith?, Cubert, Father Farmer.

Entry # 498 February 24, 1846, Fanny, daughter of Thomas and Betsy HOBLYN, Trevorneck, Cubert, Father Yeoman.

Entry # 499 February 24, 1846, Maria, daughter of Thomas and Betsy HOBLYN, Trevorneck, Cubert, Father Yeoman.

Entry # 500 March 15, 1846, Thomas Edwards, son of William and Jane KETTLEWELL, Penhale, Perranzabuloe, Father, In the Preventative Service.

Entry # 501 March 31, 1846, William Henry, son of Francis and Elizabeth GLASSON, Church town, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 502 April 1, 1846, Ellen Frances, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth MITCHELL, Trevealin, Cubert, Father Miner.

Entry # 503 May 3, 1846, Sarah Opie, daughter of John and Ann COUSINS, Perrnzabuloe, Father Farmer.

Entry # 504 May 15, 1846, William, son of George and Maria HAWKE, Ellenglaze, Cubert, Father Farmer.

Page 49 1891/1892

Entry # 385, May 24, 1891, Dorothy, daughter of Percival Searle and Bessie Gard HIGHAM, Cubert, Father LL Traveller.

Entry # 386 June 28, 1891, Ernest Stanley, son of Frederick James and Elizabeth BROKENSHIRE, Cubert, Father, Labourer.

Entry # 387 September 20, 1891, Florence, daughter of William Webber and Mary Jane MITCHELL, Trevennick, Cubert, Father Farmer.

Entry # 388 January 3, 1892, (aged 7) Henry, son of Thomas Samuel and Nannee Stephens HOBLYN, Byowans, Cubert, Father Gentleman.

Entry # 389 January 17, 1892, Stephen Charles Penna, son of Mary Jane Harper HUBBER, Cubert, Spinster.

Entry # 390 May 17 1892, Edith Melaney, daughter of Henry and Mary Hambly Pasco TOZER, Cubert Father Labourer.

Entry # 391 June 19, 1892, Peter Stanley, son of Henry and Mary Hambly Pasco TOZER, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 392 July 11,1892, Beatrice Maude, daughter of Samuel and Ellen BURT, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Page 56 1899/1900

Entry # 441 May 2, 1899, Georgina Cathleen, daughter of William and Mary KEMPTHORNE, LL Ellerylzs, Father Labourer.

Entry # 442 November 7, 1899 (private) John, son of John and Elizabeth Grace MITCHELL, Triveal,Father Labourer.

Entry # 443 April 22, 1900, Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Joseph and Lucy GEORGE, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry 444 May 6, 1900, Albert, son of Joseph James and Mary Ann LOBB, Cubert, Father Mariner.

Entry # 445 June 3, 1900, William John, son of Frederick John and Mary Jane LL Harper, CURRAH, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 446 June 3, 1900, Meta, son/daughter? of Silvanus and Clara Jane EASTLAKE, Tresean, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 447 June 3, 1900 Thomas, son of Silvanus and Clara Jane EASTLAKE, Tresean, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 448 August 12, 1900, Thomas Alfred, son of Thomas Samuel and Annie HOBLYN, Treveal, Cubert, Father Warehouseman.

Page 59, 1904/05

Entry # 465 July 17, 1904, Jack, son of LL Ananias and Annie EASTLAKE, Tresean, Father Mason.

Entry # 466 July 17, 1904, Ivy, daughter of Ananias and Annie EASTLAKE, Tresean, Father Mason.

Entry # 467 July 17, 1904, Joseph Henry, son of Ananias and Annie EASTLAKE, Tresean, Father Mason.

Entry # 468 July 31, 1904, Cuthbert Ernest, son of Thomas Samuel and Annie HOBLYN, Treveal, Father Warehouseman.

Entry # 469 (On side, marked Adult) August 6, 1904, William Edgar, son of William and Gwen HARDING, Bristol, Fathers occupation can't read, LL Laonsic Inonter.

Entry # 470 August 7, 1904, Kathleen, daughter of James and Mary Elizabeth RICKEARD, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 471 December 11, 1904, Thomas Henry, son of Frederick John and Mary Jane Harper LL CURRAH, Cubert, Father Labourer.

Entry # 472 January 8, 1905, Muriel Doris, Daughter of Richard Isaac and Clara Jane TYZZER, Cubert, Father Farmer.

Some Burials (transcribed by Esther Scott)

These are not necessarily in date order, and you are advised to look at the original records to confirm all detail. You are also warned that there is no guarantee that this information is free from transcription errors.

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CUBERT BURIALS

The following are a few Burials from Photocopies made of CLDS Film # 246767 Cubert Parish Records.

Information is given in the following order: Entry # Forename, Surname, Abode, When Buried, Age

329, Thomasine, WARREN, Cubert, June 13,1855, 26 years.

330, Elizabeth Jane, CARTER, Cubert, July 22,1855, 10 wks.

331, Francis Thomas, GLASSON, Irglaste Cubert, August 2,1855, 6 years

332, Mary Ann, JOB, Cubert Vicarage, August 19,1855 32 years.

333, Sophia, BEER, Treveal, Cubert, August 19,1855, 36 years

334, Margaret, BEER, Cubert, Sept. 10,1855, 7 weeks.

335, William, SAUNDERS, Cubert, January 6,1856, 67 years.

336, Richard, HOBLYN, Cubert, January 26,1856, 57 years.

401, Mary, LAWER, Trebellan Cubert, October 21,1864, 6 years.

402, Ophelia, RICHARD, Trebiskin Cubert, October 29,1864 5 months.

403, Susanna, COAD, Cubert, Nov. ??,1864, 70 years.

404, James, RICKLESS, Cubert, Jan. 1,1865, 75 years.

405, Mary, JAMES, Cubert, Jan. 6, 1865, 27 years.

406, Jonathan, SYMONS, Perranzabuloe, Jan. 9, 1865, 17 years.

407, Thomas, HOBLYN, Treverneck Cubert,April 4,1865, 67 years.

408, Elizabeth, GEORGE, Cubert, April 5, 1865, 54 years.

These are some Hoblyns that I did not photocopy, but transcribed:

Page 12 # 92, Samuel, HOBLYN, Perranzabuloe, April 25,1827, 69 years.

Page 23 Penhol, # 178, Edward, HOBLYN, Perranzabuloe, Sept.12,1837, 3 years.

Page 31 # 245, Jennifer, HOBLYN, Cubert, Feb. 2,1845, 75 years.

Page 32 # 250, Maria, HOBLYN, Invarneck,Cubert, March 7,1846, infant.

Page 38 # 303, Elizabeth, HOBLYN, Cubert, Jan. 31,1853, 51 years.

Page 43, # 339, Elizabeth, HOBLYN, Cubert, July 9,1856, 18 years.

Page 75 # 594, Samuel Thomas, HOBLYN, Byowans Cubert, Nov. 7,1887, 54 years.

Page 75 # 596, Anne, HOBLYN, Kenwyn?Newquay, Dec. 30,1887, 82 years.

Page 77 # 609, Nanny HOBLYN, Byowans Cubert, Jan. 6,1888/90 44 years.

Note:

# 594 The Parish record reads Samuel Thomas Hoblyn and the copy of the Certificate of Registry of Death reads as Thomas Samuel Hoblyn?

# 596 The Place of Birth for Anne reads Newquay/Kenwyn, St. Columb Minor????

Some Marriagess (transcribed by Esther Scott)

These are not necessarily in date order, and you are advised to look at the original records to confirm all detail. You are also warned that there is no guarantee that this information is free from transcription errors.

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CUBERT MARRIAGES

Banns

Film # 246767

Banns of Marriage between Edward HOBLYN of the Parish of Perren # Grace TRIBLE of this parish were published three several Sundays. Married in this church by Banns this 29th day of January in the year 1784. Signed by both, witnessed by John HOSKEN and William HOBLYN.

Banns of Marriage between William ADAMS and Ann RICKARD, both of this parish were published three several Sundays. Married in this church by Banns this 13th day of February in the year l784. William signed his name Ann signed with a mark, witnessed by Elizabeth RICHEARD and LL James ADAMS.

Banns of Marriage between Solomon BUTSON and Jane CHENOWETH, both of this parish were published three several Sundays. Married in this church by Bann LL Rostish Bouer????

Banns of Marriage between William BOUNTY and Jane ROBERTS, both of this parish, were published three several Sundays. Married in this church by Banns this 24th day of January in the year 1820. William signed his name, Jane with her mark, witnessed by John BOUNTY AND ?? Dellbridge.

Banns of Marriage between Richard RICHARDS of Perranzabuloe, miner, and Elizabeth ELLERY, spinster of this parish, were published three several Sundays. Married in this church by Banns this LL 17th day of February in the year 1820. Both signed with their mark, witnessed by Jane ELLERY and John TREMEWAND?

John Hoblyn of the Parish of Lamoran (Yeoman) and Gertrude Hoblyn, Spinster, of this parish were married in this church by license this 16th day of March, in the year 1820. Both signed the register, witnessed by Martha Trible Hoblyn and Mary LL Broadfood/t? JOHNS.

Page 60, Entry # 119, 1874

Marriage Solemnized in the Parish of Cubert, Co. of Cornwall on October 8, 1874, between Francis Roberts HICKS, bachelor and Ellen Anne HOBLYN, spinster, both of full Age, Francis a farmer of St. Wenn and Ellen of Cubert. Richard HICKS, Father of Groom, a Farmer and Thomas HOBLYN, father of Bride a farmer. Both signed their names, witnessed by Richard HICKS and Clara M. JAMES.

Page 60, Entry # 120 1875 Marriage Solemnized in the Parish of Cubert, Co. of Cornwall on May 16, 1875, between Stephen Stephens HOUSE, bachelor, and Susan COAD, spinster, both of full age, both of this parish, Stephen a Miner. Grooms father Stephen HOUSE, Blacksmith and Brides Father a Labourer. Both signed their names, witnessed by William HOUSE and Constantine HOUSE.

Page 42, Entry # 83, 1865 Marriage Solemnized in the Parish of Cubert, Co. of Cornwall on June 17, 1865, between Joseph OSBORNE, bachelor, a miner, of full age, and Elizabeth MITCHELL, spinster, a minor, both of this parish, Grooms father no info. Brides father Thomas MITCHELL, a labourer. Both signed their names, witnessed by Emma GLASSIN AND William LL Gummoe??

Page 42, Entry # 84, 1865 Marriage Solemnized in the Parish of Cubert, Co. of Cornwall,on October 26, 1865, between Richard HICKS, bachelor, farmer of St. Wenn, and Mary HOBLYN, Spinster of Cubert, both of full age, Grooms father Richard HICKS, farmer. Brides Father Thomas HOBLYN, yeoman. Both signed their names, witnessed by George HAWKE and Lolita Agnes HOSKENS.

Anglican Church Records.

• The Lambeth Palace library has call books for the Archdeaconry of Cornwall 1713-1749 (Court of Arches Exhibits Ff 35c-v). The call books record dates of induction of incumbents of parishes and could be of interest to those with clergyman ancestors.
   
• The list of surviving Cornish parish registers and their availability, appears as part of "Church Records" detail on each parish page.
   
• The Church of England (Anglican) have a website providing information about, and links to, sources for tracing your family history. Much of what is covered will be held in archives and repositories across the country but their pages aim to give a guide to where to find information, and in particular which Anglican sources are likely to be of use and how to find them.
   
• Records of the Diocese of Exeter, (which included most of those relating to Cornwall up to 1875), 13th-20th centuries (including bishops' registers of institutions, ordinations, licences, and consecrations, faculties, marriage bonds and allegations, tithe maps and apportionments, glebe terriers, consistory court act and deposition books, testamentary and other papers) are available in the Devon Record Office.
   
• Further information about English Church records is available from GENUKI.
   
• Original/copies of the Parish Registers of Cornwall are available at the Cornwall Record Office, which also has a more complete collection of Bishops Transcripts. A Source list is available from the Office itself (County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY).
   
• The Cornwall Centre (Kresenn Kernow) holds copies of the Bishop's Transcripts on microfilm for the majority of parishes in Cornwall. Most date from the mid-sixteenth century to approximately 1670/80, from 1737-1740 and from 1773-1812. The Library produces a list of holdings.
   
• Parish register information in the UK is increasingly being transcribed onto Internet websites by the Free Registration Project which is searchable.
   
• The OPC Project for Cornwall are transcribing parish records: baptisms, marriages and burials; these are on-line.
   
• Cornish Parish Registers - background and details of what is available from Cornwall FHS.
   
• The LDS Church have placed some baptisms, marriages and (a very few) burials on their FamilySearch site. Researchers should be aware that less than 70% of Cornish parish registers have been filmed by the LDS.
   
• The IGI Batch Numbers are available on-line.
   
• A list of Cornwall's Parish Registers, which are in the Library of the Society of Genealogists, is now on-line.
   
• Phillimore Marriage transcripts of Cornish parish registers are available on-line by the UK Genealogy Project. They are increasingly included on the Cornish OPC website.
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• Church of England clergy are listed on-line.

Non-Conformist Records.

• Some Non-Conformist records are available on-line through the OPC Search Facility.
   
• Baptisms for the Tavistock Wesleyan Church (incldes East Cornwall) 1866 to 1871 are available on-line through the OPC search Facility (C-PROP).
   
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of 1813-37 Quaker Marriages and 1813-37 Quaker Burials which occurred in Cornwall.
• Information from The Bible Christian Magazine is available on-line.

Jewish Records. There is an on-line database listing Jewish records of marriages and burials available.

Specific Information - Baptism Records.

• You may come across quite a few burials (usually children and infants) where the Vicar has made a note in the burial register "lay baptism". A cross-check of burials with the baptism registers reveal none of the lay baptisms are recorded in the register, presumably because the baptism was not performed by the Vicar or had taken place in the Parish Church. 'Lay baptisms' were/are confined to life-threatening situations in which it was unlikely that a priest could attend before the child died; in those circumstances anyone can administer baptism. If you are unable to locate a baptism record in any parish register, it may be worth checking the burial registers to see if the Vicar was notified that a lay baptism was administered.
   
• Some baptisms in Cornwall, including those in non-conformist chapels, are listed in the OPC database.

Specific Information - Marriage Records.

• General. Until 1929, the minimum ages people could marry were 12 for girls and 14 for boys; in 1929 both ages were raised to 16. The consent of parents was required for those under 21.
  Apart from Jews and Quakers, most people had to get married in the parish church. Parishioners were usually married by Banns, which meant that details of the proposed marriage were announced from the pulpit (of both the groom and bride's parish churches) for three consecutive Sundays prior to the marriage and a challenge issued in the usual way: "If any man knows reason why these two should not be joined etc........".
  The delay and public aspect of Banns could be avoided by the purchase of a Marriage Licence (usually from the Archdeaconry Court). Marriage by Licence meant that the couple could be married without Banns being called thus saving time in many instances. Perhaps the groom was leaving the district (member of the navy, or other reason), and they wanted to be married before he left, or perhaps the lady was pregnant, or it might be one of the local 'gentlemen' who worked 'up-country' and only had a short time in the parish, or maybe it was because they could afford to pay for a licence.
  Church records include a register of Banns, which are often kept with marriage registers.
   
• Methodists. From 1 July 1837 Methodists could get married in their own Chapel if it was licensed for marriages BUT the Superintendent Registrar of the area had to be present and record the details in his own register. Before this date, except for Jews and Quakers, all marriages could only take place in the Church of England (Anglican) churches.
   
• Registry Offices. It was also possible from 1837 to have a civil marriage in a Register Office. On 30 June 1837, two Acts of Parliament became law: the Marriage Act 1836, and the Registration Act 1836 (6&7 Will. 4 c86). By these two Acts, covering Births, Deaths and Marriages, the Guardians were directed to provide a register office and to appoint Registrars of Births and Deaths. The Marriage Act provided the opportunity, for the very first time, of marrying with a civil ceremony. The Clerk to the Guardians was given a right of appointment to the office of Superintendent Registrar, and the power of appointment of Registrars of Marriages. Arrangements for carrying out periodic censuses also devolved upon the Superintendent Registrar and the Registrars. That register of marriages was kept by the Superintendent Registrar also. The registers held by at the Register Office cannot be seen, but Index books can be viewed at an hourly cost.
   
• Specific links to on-line marriage information can be found in both Ted Wildy's Marriage Witness Index for Cornwall, and the OPC database..
   
• Anglican Church Registers. Most Church of England marriage registers for Cornwall (up to about 1900) have now been deposited with the Cornwall Record Office, which is the legal requirement.
   
• Non-Conformist Church Registers. Marriage registers for Non-Conformist Chapels in Cornwall are NOT available until the 1890s. The only place to find a marriage in a chapel is to apply at the local Register Office asking the Superintendent Registrar to search his/her own book, and pay for the certificate.

Specific Information - Burial Records.

• Cornwall Parish Registers Burial Search is available on-line. However, the list is fairly limited but is being added to.
• Some Cornish burials have been transcribed by the Cornish Forefathers Society, and are in the OPC database.

Specific Information - Cremation Records. Cremation is now a civil matter rather than a church matter. PENMOUNT CREMATORIUM is a publicly-owned, self-financed facility administered by the Cornwall County Council. It is ideally situated two miles from the city centre of Truro on a secluded country estate of twenty-eight acres, eleven of which having been developed as Gardens of Remembrance. Their cremation records are on-line. The records appear to have started in 1956. To access these records, you need to click on Book of remembrance and proceed as instructed. You would have to go through the pages serially if you don't have specific dates because there is no index.

• BMD Information from the OPC Database.
  • Birth Certificates. The Cornwall OPC Project have a birth certificate search facility on their C-PROP database. Those wishing to donate details to the database are encouraged to do so.
  • Marriage Certificates. The Cornwall OPC Project also have a marriage certificate search facility on their C-PROP database. Those also wishing to donate details to the database are encouraged to do so.
  • Death Certificates. The Cornwall OPC Project also have a death certificate search facility on their C-PROP database. Those wishing to donate details to the database are also encouraged to do so.

• The Open Library has made Charles Cox's 1910 publication The parish registers of England available online.

• FamilySearch has a useful page about Marriage Allegations, Bonds and Licences in England and Wales.

• The L.D.S. (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) have now provided online search facilities for the I.G.I. (International Genealogical Index). As well as the general search facility, there is also a Custom Search page allowing more refined searches. Hugh Wallis has provided a search facility which greatly simplifies searching by batch number. See also Finding L.D.S. Batch Numbers.

• The FreeREG Project provides free Internet searches of baptism, marriage, and burial records, which have been transcribed from English and Welsh parish and non-conformist church registers.

• The largest single collection of Parish Register copies and transcripts is at the Society of Genealogists, and these searched for in the (online) catalogue of the library of the Society of Genealogists.

• The contents of missing Parish Registers can often be obtained by finding the copies that since 1598 have had to be made annually and sent to the bishop, i.e the Bishop's Transcripts. The standard source for locating such copies is: J.S.W. Gibson, Bishops' Transcripts and Marriage Licences, Bonds and Allegations. (FFHS Publications).

• Tithe payments, used to support the clergy, are fully explained on this National Archives page - Tithe Records.

• G. Jaunay. A Parish Finder for England, published by Adelaide Proformat: South Plympton, Australia (2000) 468 p. Includes Ordnance Survey references for all English parishes, both ancient and modern, their diocese, deanery and county as at 1974, their date of creation and dedication, indicating for modern parishes the ancient parish(es) from which they were created, etc.

• The Clergy of the Church of England Database (CCEd) is a collaborative project to create a relational database documenting the careers of all Church of England clergymen between 1540 and 1835.

• Stan Mapstone once put online the list, as certified to the Registrar-General, of Denominations in England and Wales in 1867. Unfortunately these disappeared the closure of AOL's hometown pages, if anyone finds them online at another URL, please let me know using the report link below

To order CDs, click the Order Reference number.

Batch numbers are used to identify the sources of records included on the I.G.I. (International Genealogical Index). Now that the L.D.S. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) have provided online search facilities to this unparalleled resource, but without as yet providing means of limiting name searches to particular localities, batch numbers have become a valuable search aid because they can be used on the >Custom Search page to restrict searches to a particular parish. Unfortunately the L.D.S. have not provided an online index to batch numbers, and unofficial listings, while useful, are very far from complete and are not completely accurate. However, by following the steps below, it is possible to use the existing L.D.S. place search facility to determine batch numbers yourself:-

Please note: batch numbers for entries extracted from Scottish Civil Registration records (1855-1875) do not appear to be available online.

Church

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General

• Find a Church - a Directory of Christian Churches in the UK and Ireland, providing basic location and contact information, details of services, etc. 
• Free searches of parish and nonconformist registers are provided by FreeReg.
• FamilySearch's page on IGI Batch Numbers for the British Isles and North America
• Hugh Wallis provides a batch number search facility, which greatly simplifies the task of searching the I.G.I. for records from particular churches (useful, for example, in case of strangely-spelled names). A further batch number site is provided by Archer Software.
• The LDS also supply additional church baptism and marriage records on their British Vital Records Index (2nd Edition) CD. A breakdown of the number of records included on the BVRI from each county and parish is provided on the Genoots website.(archived copy)
• Glossary of terms related to church records, by Martyn Parsons.
• The Official Non-Parochial BMD Records Service - a free index search facility for various unpublished registries from 1534 to 1865, from National Archives Refrences RG4 and RG5, with a pay-per-view access to the original records.
• The National Archives provides a Research Guide on Nonconformists - advice on TNA's holdings

Lyon-Turner, G. Original Records of Early Nonconformity Under Persecution and Indulgence - 3 vols. T. Fisher Unwin, London (1911) [Online copies: Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3]

Anglican

Two major marriage licence indexing projects: the Faculty Office Marriage Licence Index (of licences issued by the Master of Faculties of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the period 1714 to 1850), and the Vicar-General Marriage Licence Index (of licences issued by the Vicar-General of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the period 1701 to 1850 undertaken by the SoG are now on www.findmypast.co.uk.

• Free searches of parish registers are provided by FamilySearch.
• Commercial register search sites include Ancestry, TheGenealogist, and www.findmypast.co.uk.
• An article on clandestine marriages - by Jennifer M. Payne.

M.W. Foster. "A Comedy of Errors" or "The Marriage Records of England and Wales, 1837-1899", 19 Khouri Avenue, Wellington 6005, New Zealand, (1998) 223 p. [ISBN 0 473 05581 3]

Baptist

• The Baptist Historical Society - general information.
• The Catholic Archive Society website provides information about the Society and a full Catalogue of its publications.
• The Catholic Central Library has moved to Durham University library.
• Catholic Heritage - website of a project to provide a centralised access point to an online collection of Archive and Library catalogues within the Catholic Church

Breed, Geoffrey. My Ancestors were Baptists (4th ed.). Society of Genealogists (2002) 135 pp. [ISBN: 1903462525]
[". . . a history of the church plus valuable information on what records can be obtained. A complete listing of all Baptist churches and dates by county and appendices showing for instance the important collection in Dr Williams Library.."]

Congregationalists

• Surnam Index Online - a biographical index to the names of 32,000 Congregational Ministers from the mid-seventeenth century to 1972, with "where known, their dates, details of their education, ministries or other employment", provided by the Queen Mary Centre for Religion and Literature in English.

Clifford, David J.H. My ancestors were Congregationalists in England and Wales: how can I find out more about them?, Society of Genealogists (1997) 77 pp. [ISBN: 0946789460]
["Following a useful introduction this book comprises a location list by county of Independent and Congregationalist registers to 1850. Many exist outside the Public Record Office. Details of chapels where no registers have been located are also included."]

Huguenot

Randolph Vigne. Huguenot Family Research Made Easier, Genealogist's Magazine 27, 10 (June 2003) pp. 447-449.

Inghamites

Oates, P.J. My Ancestors Were Inghamites, Society of Genealogists (2003) 149 pp. [ISBN 1 903462 77 0]
["Includes a brief history of the Inghamites, sections on chapels and their records, index of people referred to in the conference books of the Inghamites Societies, various baptism and lists of members."]

Jewish

Joseph, Austen. My Ancestors were Jewish (3rd ed.), Society of Genealogists (2002) 60 pp. [ISBN: 1903462630]
["Covers the emancipation of Jews in Europe, marriage, death and burials, census, secular records, surname information, information on repositories, internet and more."]

Methodist

• The Methodist Archives and Research Centre is located at John Rylands University Library of Manchester, and provides the page Researching Methodist History.
• Information about Wesleyan Methodist ministers 1847-9 supplied by Bob Bester.

Leary, William. My Ancestors were Methodists (3rd ed.), Society of Genealogists (1997) 116 pp. [ISBN: 1859514030]
["The main text [of this 3rd edition] has not changed but the appendixes detailing holdings in the SoG have been revised and updated thoroughly. The book explains the records of Methodism and what to expect from these records."]