Parish Registers

LibraParishes are listed in alphabetical order.

St Anthony in Meneage Parish

Mor/Reg/1  Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library (hard copies)

Baptisms:  Nov. 1660 – Nov. 1812 (Hard copies)
Burials:      Dec. 1678 – Nov 1811 (Hard copies)
Marriages  Feb. 1668 – Aug. 1809 (Hard copies)

More information

Online Baptisms, Marriages & Funerals on the OPC Site

Online Census Transcribed by volunteers for the Cornwall Census Project .

1841 1851 1861  1881

St Buryan Parish

Mor/Reg/2  Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library.

Baptisms Sep. 1653 – Dec. 1812 (Hard Copy)
Burials     Nov. 1653 – Dec. 1812 (Hard Copy)
Transcribed by W. Treffry Hoblyn (Volume 1 Baptisms dated 1930) and presented to the Library by the Transcriber.
Baptisms 1813 – 1849  (Hard Copy)
Marriages 1813 – 1906 (Hard Copy)
Burials  1813 – 1907  (Hard Copy)
Transcribed as part of the Cornwall onine Parish Clerk Project and presented to the Library by the Transcriber. (Box 11)
1841 Census (Hard Copy)

For more information click here including the online Census Transcribed by volunteers for the Cornwall Census Project, & here for more information on St Buryan and surrounding area.

O.P.C. Corinne Thompson OPC Web Page.

Gulval Parish

Mor/ C929.342375. The Parish Registers of Gulval (alias Lanisley) in the County of Cornwall (1598 – 1812); edited with an appendix and notes, by George Bown Millet and William Bolitho. Published by Beare & Son, Penzance, 1893. Bound 172 pp. 25cms. 2 Hard copies.

Part 1:  
Baptisms pp 1  – 23
Marriages pp 25 -33
Burials pp 35 -51
Part 2:  
Baptisms pp 53 -83
Marriages pp 85 -95
Burials pp 97 -118
Red/ Ledger contains for 1813 -1837:  
Baptisms pp  1 – 50 hard copies
Marriages pp 51 -65 hard copies
Burials pp 66 -87 hard copies
Index pp 88 108. hard copies
also  
Baptisms 1813 – 1886 hard copies
Marriages 1813 – 1905 hard copies
Burials 1800 – 1900 hard copies

Gwinear Parish

Mor/Reg/8  Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library.

Baptisms:

May 1727 – Feb 1780 hard Copies
Feb  1780 -Dec 1798 hard copies
Jan   1799 -Dec 1817 hard Copies

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O.P.C. Roger Shirley E-mail and website with some online records.

Halsetown Parish

MOR/: Marriages 1860 – 1901. Hard Copy

For more information click here.

O.P.C. Rick Parsons Email and website some records online.

Isles of Scilly

Mor/Reg/20  Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library.

St Mary Marriages: Nov. 1726 – Dec. 1812

Photocopy of ms. transcription by W. Hambley Rowe 1925. With some records of Scilly marriages elsewhere.

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OPC  Walter Badge E-mail and website with online burial records

St Just in Penwith

MOR/REG/11.  Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library

Baptisims  March 1612 – Dec. 1812 (pp 1 – 113)
Burials      March 1599 – Mar. 1711 (pp 115 -140)
Printed  – persumably by Rev. Taylor with other parish notes. Source not given.

In envelope contained in folder .25cms.

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O.P.C. Bob Bolitho email.

St Levan Parish

Mor/Reg/12.  Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library

Baptisms:  Apr. 1700 – Dec 1812
Burials:     Jul.   1700 – Oct. 1812.

Transcribed by W. Treffry Hoblyn 1931 and presented to the Library by the Transcriber.

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O.P.C. Pat Banks

Marazion Parish

Mor/Reg/10 Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library. See St Hilary

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O.P.C. June Nicholls OPC Web Site

Madron Parish

MOR/REG/14.  Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library

Baptisms: Sep. 1592 – Jul. 1726
Burials:     May 1577 – Jul. 1681
Marriages Sep. 1577 – Jan 1678

See C929.342375. The first book of the Parish Register of Madron in the County of Cornwall: edited, with an Appendix and Notes, by George Bown Millet, Beare & son, Penzance, 1877. With Index. Also extracts from other Registers relating to Madron families. 140pp. 26cms. 2 copies.

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O.P.C. Patricia Hard

The Morrab Library has hand bound copies of the parish registers for Baptisms 1592 – 1812, Burials 1577 – 1812.

St Michaels Mount

MOR/ Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library.

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O.P.C.  June Nicholls OPC Web Site

Morvah Parish

Mor/Reg/ 15.   Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library

Baptisms:  Apr. 1650 – Dec. 1837
Burials:     Mar. 1655 – Dec. 1837
Marriage  Aug. 1813 – Apr. 1837.

Transcribed by W. Treffry Hoblyn 1934.

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O.P.C. Kathie Weigel Email and website

Newlyn St Peter Parish

Mor/Reg/16 Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library. See Paul Parish.

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O.P.C. Stella Wright Email.

Paul Parish

MOR/REG/16. Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library

Baptisms Oct. 1595 – Jan 1732
Jan. 1732 – Dec 1802
Jan 1800 – Dec 1812 (note overlap).
Burials     Jul. 1595 – Dec. 1800
Jan. 1801 – Dec. 1812

Transcribed by W Treffry Hoblyn (n.d.) and presented to the Library by the Transcriber.

The Paul parish includes the villages of Paul, Mousehole, Newlyn, Sheffield and the surrounding area.

O.P.C. Stella Wright  EMail

Pendeen Parish

Mor/Reg/11 Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library. see St Just Parish.

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O.P.C. Margaret Owens  Email

Penzance Parish

See copies of Mor/Reg/14  the Madron Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library.

For more information Penzance St John click here

For more information Penzance St Paul click here

O.P.C. for all Susan Evans Shaw  Email.

Perranuthnoe Parish

Mor/Reg/17 Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library

Baptisms:  Apr. 1562 – Nov. 1812
Burials:     Oct. 1562 – Dec. 1812

Transcribed by W. Treffry Hoblyn 1931

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O.P.C. Al Kline  Email

Sancreed Parish

Mor/Reg/19 Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library

Baptisms July 1566 – Jul 1695
July 1695 – Aug. 1812
Burials   Apr. 1579 – Aug 1761
Aug. 1761 – Dec. 1812
Marriages 1559 – 1837

OPC Gwen Attridge Email and website has put these records plus others online.

Transcribed by W. Treffry Hoblyn (n.d.) and presented to the Library by the Transcriber.

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Sennen Parish

MOR/REG/21. Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library

Baptisms Apr. 1700 – Nov. 1812
Burials     Dec. 1700 – Nov. 1812

Transcribed by W. Treffry Hoblyn 1930 and presented to the Library by the transcriber.

O.P.C. George Pritchard Email and website.

For more information click here.

Towednack Parish

Mor/ Reg/22.  Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library

Baptisms: Oct. 1676 – Dec. 1812
Burials:     Sep. 1683 – Dec. 1812

Transcribed by W. Treffty Hoblyn 1931 and presented to the Library by the Transcriber.

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O.P.C. Rick Parsons Email and website.

Zennor Parish

Mor/Reg/23.  Copies of the Parish Registers held at The Morrab Library

Baptisms:  Nov. 1599 – Jun 1837
Burials:      Apr. 1713 – Jun. 1837
Marriage:  Jan 1813 – Jul. 1837

Transcribed by W. Treffry Hoblyn 1934 and presented to the Library by the Transcriber.

For more information click here.

OPC  Diane Donohue Email .