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Introduction, Contents and navigation guide.

In addition to this list, many parishes have a map linked from the parish root page.

Many pages are cross linked where other information is relevant.

• Advertising in old books, magazines and guides.
• Antiquities pre-historic through to the Dark Ages
  • Lysons’ History & Topography (1814).
  • Two days in Cornwall with the Cambrian Archæological Association (1862) by J. T. Blight—3 pages.
  • Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society (1880-99)
  • See also Bibliography for Lake’s Parochial History and other books which are strong on this subject.
• Apprenticeships—See Industry & Employment below
• Banns—See Marriages below
• Baptisms sources by parish.
  • See also parishes below for transcripts
  • See also Chapels
• Biographies of notable people from the area
  • William Bottrell
  • Sir Henry Irving his St. Ives family.
  • Edward Hain a brief biography.
  • Also John Tregerthen Short. See St. Ives below.
• Bibliography—West Penwith specific—3 pages.
  • Bibliography—General Cornwall—2 pages.
  • Leland’s Itinerary (c1540)
  • Carew’s Survey of Cornwall (1602)
  • Parochial and church histories are listed on each parish page. These include
    • Hals’ History of Cornwall (c1730)
    • Tonkin’s Natural History of Cornwall (1739)
    • Lyson’s History and Topography of England (1814)
    • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864)
    • Lake’s Parochial History of Cornwall (Joseph Polsue, 1868).
    • Half a Century of Penzance (1825–1875)
    • Penzance: Past and Present (1876 and part of 1880)
    • Matthews’ Guide to St. Ives (1884)—Also includes some of Lelant and other neighbouring parishes.
    • Matthews’ History of St. Ives, Lelant, Towednack and Zennor (1892)
    • Badcock’s Historical Sketch of St. Ives (1896)
    • Extracts from the Cornish Magazine (1898)
  • Old Cornwall The journal of the federation (1925—).
  • CFHS publications
  • CFS publications
  • Cornish-Legacy publications
  • Archive CD Books publications
  • See also Directories, Gazetteers and Maps
• Births—Until 1837 births were not consistantly recorded so see Baptisms above. For after 1837 see Civil Regsitration below. See also Chapels and Newspapers.
• Burials sources by parish.
  • See also parishes below for transcripts
  • See also Chapels
• St. Buryan
  • Hals’ History of Cornwall (c1730).
  • Tonkin’s Natural History of Cornwall (1739).
  • Lysons’ History & Topography (1814).
  • The abolition of the Deanery of St. Burian (1850)
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868)—3 pages.
  • The Cornish Magazine (1898)—2 pages.
  • Picture Gallery
  • Baptisms 1813–1901 transcript—5 pages
  • Marriages 1813–37 transcript
  • Marriages 1837–1906 transcript—3 pages
  • Burials 1653–1812 transcript—4 pages
  • Burials 1813–1907 transcript—3 pages
• Carbis Bay. See Lelant.
• Census sources for each decade—2 pages.
  • An assortment of strays—2 pages.
  • Introduction to census transcripts
  • 1841 transcripts
    • Piece HO107/143 partial transcript—Morvah (2 pages)
    • Piece HO107/144 partial transcript—St. Ives (3 books, 13 pages), St. Levan (3 pages), Sancreed (4 pages), Sennen (3 pages), Towedenack (4 pages) & Zennor (5 pages)
  • 1881 Sub District 2 St. Ives location descriptions for each Enumeration District
  • 1891 Sub District 2 St. Ives full transcript—Introduction and 18 pages, one for each Enumeration District.
• Chapels Methodist Circuits and other denominations—6 pages.
  • St. Levan Wesleyan Methodist Chapel—Extract from the Cornish Telegraph (1869)
  • Penzance Wesleyan Methodist Circuit—Extract from Wesleyan Methodist Magazine (1833)
  • Hellesveor (St. Ives) Wesleyan Methodist Chapel—Photographs
  • St. Ives Methodist New Connexion Chapel Baptisms 1860–99 transcript
  • St. Ives Primitive Methodist Circuit Baptisms 1832–1903 transcript—6 pages
  • Ludgvan Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Baptisms 1855–84 transcript
  • Tregavara (Madron) Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Baptisms 1892–1905 transcript
  • Marazion Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Baptisms 1868–1910 transcript—2 pages
  • Newlyn Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Baptisms 1859–79 transcript
  • Penzance Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Baptisms 1805–37 transcript
  • Parade Street (Penzance United Methodist Chapel Baptisms 1866–1905 transcript
  • Penzance Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Baptisms 1838–76 transcript
  • See also Quakers (below)
• Civil Registration a guide.
• Deaths—Until 1837 deaths were not consistantly recorded so see Burials above. For after 1837 see Civil Regsitration above. See also Chapels and Newspapers.
• Dialect, Stories and Poems
  • Mrs. Olliver’s Tea-Party by Mrs. John Bonham.
  • How they spent Christmas Eve at St. Cadge by Mrs. John Bonham.
  • Rozzy Paul and Zacky Martin by I. T. Tregellas.
  • See also Mines below
• Social and Trade Directories
  • The Universal British Directory (1791).
    • St. Ives.
    • Penzance
  • Pigot’s Directory of Cornwall (1823)
  • Pigot’s Directory of Cornwall (1844).
    • Mines
    • St. Ives
    • Penzance—2 pages.
  • Kelly’s Post Office Directory (1856)—St. Buryan, Gulval, St. Ives, St. Just in Penwith, Lelant, St. Levan, Ludgvan, Madron, Morvah, Paul, Penzance (4 pages), Sancreed, Sennen, Towednack, Zennor
  • Coulson’s Directory of Penzance (1864) see below.
  • Kelly’s Directory (1873)—Mines, St. Buryan, Gulval, Halsetown, St. Ives (2 pages), St. Just in Penwith, Lelant, St. Levan, Morvah, Towednack
  • Kelly’s Directory (1883)—St. Buryan, Gulval, Halsetown, St. Ives (2 pages), St. Just in Penwith, Lelant, St. Levan, Ludgvan, Madron, Morvah, Newlyn, Paul, Pendeen, Penzance (6 pages), Sancreed, Sennen, Towednack, Zennor
  • Kelly’s Directory (1893)—St. Buryan, Gulval, Halsetown, St. Ives (2 pages), St. Just in Penwith, Lelant, St. Levan, Ludgvan, Madron, Morvah, Newlyn, Paul, Pendeen, Penzance (8 pages), Sancreed, Sennen,Towednack, Zennor
• Emigration—temporary structure pending more material.
  • From Penzance to Akron, Ohio (c1910)—2 pages.
  • Bounty Migrants 1828–42 Assisted Emigration to Australia.
• Employment—See Industry & Employment below
• Gazetteers settlements listed alphabetically—3 pages.
  • Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary of England (1831).
    • St. Ives
    • Penzance
    • Other extracts are on the relevant parish pages.
  • Pigot’s Topography and Gazetteer of England (c1841)
• Glossary
• Gulval
  • Hals’ History of Cornwall (c1730).
  • Tonkin’s Natural History of Cornwall (1739).
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868)—4 pages.
  • Picture Gallery
  • Baptisms 1813–86 transcript—5 pages.
  • Marriages 1813–1905 full (register order) transcript—4 pages.
  • Marriages 1883–1902 transcript (sorted by groom) excluding witnesses.
  • Burials 1700–1900 full transcript—6 pages.
  • Register of Electors, 1914 full transcript—4 pages.
• Halsetown (See also St. Ives)
  • Marriages 1860–1901 transcript
• Help with finding your way around this site.
• Industry & Employment Including Apprenticeship. See also Mines below.
• St. Ives including Halsetown. See also Lelant.
  • Hals’ History of Cornwall (c1730).
  • Tonkin’s Natural History of Cornwall (1739).
  • Lysons’ History & Topography (1814).
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868)—6 pages.
  • Matthews’ Guide (1884)—5 pages.
  • Matthews’ History (1892)—13+ pages.
  • Historical Sketch by W. Badcock (1896)—6 pages.
  • Index to the Diary of John Tregerthen Short (1804–72)—7 pages.
  • Picture Gallery—Old & Modern
  • Baptisms 1807–08 transcript
  • Baptisms 1869–1901 transcript—6 pages
  • Mariagess 1837–1900 transcript—13 pages
  • Mariagess 1860–1900 transcript—4 pages
  • Burials 1653–1753 transcript—4 pages
  • Monumental Inscriptions Index—Barnoon Cemetery—7 pages
  • 1891 Census—see Census above.
• St. Just in Penwith including Pendeen.
  • Glebe terriers 1679 and 1728
  • Hals’ History of Cornwall (c1730).
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868)—4 pages.
  • Picture Gallery
  • Photographs In and around the Parish Church.
  • Marriages 1599–1900 transcript—13 pages
  • Marriages 1854–72 transcript—4 pages
  • Burial Registers 1837–49 transcript.
  • The diary of the Sexton, 1893–1902 transcript—10 pages.
• Land Records. Tithes 1839, Owners of Land 1872, Valuation Office 1909 and Farm Survey 1941. For tithes, see also St. Levan & Sennen below.
  • An example of a Mortgage deed, 1854
  • An example of a Sale deed, 1867 and Gift deed 1899
• Lelant including Carbis Bay. See also St. Ives.
  • Glebe terriers 1679 and 1727
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868)—2 pages.
  • Marriages 1813–1837 transcript.
  • Marriages 1837–1906 transcript—3 pages.
  • Monumental Inscriptions Index—Longstones Cemetery, Carbis Bay—3 pages
• St. Levan
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868).
  • The Cornish Magazine (1898).
  • Picture Gallery
  • The Tithe Apportionment 1838 transcript—3 pages
  • Baptisms 1694–1812 index
  • Baptisms 1813–70 index
  • Baptisms 1871–1900 index
  • Marriages 1694–1905 transcript—2 pages.
  • Burials 1694–1812 index
  • Burials 1813–1920 index
  • Burials 1813–1906 transcript
  • Protestation Return, 1642
• Links to other web sites.
• Ludgvan
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868)—2 pages.
  • Picture Gallery
  • Bastardy Bonds 1760–1820 transcript.
• Madron excluding Penzance, but there may be some overlap.
  • Hals’ History of Cornwall (c1730).
  • Lysons’ History & Topography (1814).
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868)—5 pages.
  • Picture Gallery
  • Baptisms 1756–1888 transcript (includes Penzance)—14 pages
  • Baptisms 1889–1901 transcript
  • Marriages 1863–1903 transcript—5 pages
  • Burials 1813–1902 transcript—5 pages
• Manors and Estates. Domesday, Manorial records and Estate sales
  • The Tregenna Castle Estate sale particulars (1871) abstract—14 pages.
  • The Bolton Estate sale particulars—part 2 (1904) abstract.
  • The Lanhydrock Estate sale particulars (1912) abstract.
  • The Earl Cowley Estate sale particulars (1919) abstract.
  • The Gilbert Estate sale particulars (1922) abstract.
  • The Porthia Estate sale particulars (1930) abstract.
  • An example of a 3 lives Lease, 1824
  • The Glanville & Hamilton archive relating to the St. Ives and Treloyhan Manor
• Maps published editions (with numerous scanned images and sheet diagrams).
  • Parish map online.
  • Ordnance Survey map online.
  • See also Gazetteers and Photographs (Aerial)
• Marriages sources by parish.
  • See also parishes above and below for transcripts.
  • See also Chapels and Newspapers.
  • An example of a Marriage Settlement, 1813
• Masonic Lodges and freemasonry.
• Mines list with location and dates.
  • Distribution of mines on a sketch map.
  • Wheal Owles Mine Disaster, 1893
  • The Flooding of Wheal Owles, a dialect poem.
  • See also Directories, above.
• Miscellaneous—A few dozen pages not directly related to West Penwith (or even at all!).
• Monumental inscriptions sources by parish (tombstones to our US cousins). Including War Memorials.
  • See also St. Ives & Lelant above and Sennen & Towednack below for indexes
• Morvah
  • Tonkin’s Natural History of Cornwall (1739).
  • Note—Morvah is omitted from Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868).
  • Baptisms 1840–1905 transcript
  • Marriages 1837–1905 transcript
  • Burials 1813–1905 transcript
• Mousehole—see Paul.
• Newlyn. See also Paul below.
  • The Newlyn Riots, 1886
  • Baptisms 1851–90 transcript—4 pages
  • Marriages 1866–1903 transcript—2 pages
• Newspapers a list of relevant publications.
  • Extracts from The West Briton, 1836–39—News, Births, Marriages and Deaths—8 Pages.
  • Extract from The Times, 1837
  • Extracts from The West Briton, 1887—News, Births, Marriages and Deaths—4 pages
• Parish Chest miscellaneous records once kept in the parish church.
  • See also St. Just & Ludgvan above for transcripts.
• Paul parish including Newlyn St. Peter and Mousehole.
  • Lysons’ History & Topography (1814).
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868)—2 pages.
  • The Spanish Attack, 1595
  • Baptisms 1844–1904 transcript—7 pages.
  • Marriages 1813–1905 transcript—16 pages.
  • Burials 1813–1901 transcript—8 pages
• Pendeen. See St. Just in Penwith.
  • Baptisms 1849–1903 transcript—5 pages
  • Marriages 1854–1901 transcript—4 pages.
• Penzance See also Madron.
  • Historical timeline of Penzance and district
  • Coulson’s Directory of Penzance (1864)—6 pages.
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868)—4 pages.
  • Half a Century of Penzance (1825–1875)—5 pages
  • Penzance: Past and Present (1876)—5 pages
  • Penzance: Past and Present (1880)—extract
  • St. Paul Marriages 1867–1900 transcript
  • St. Mary Burials 1813–38 transcript—2 pages
  • St. Mary Burials 1838–44 transcript
• Photographs sources and some old and new ones online by parish.
  • Postcards a list of my small collection.
  • Aerial & satellite views
• Probate, see Wills below
• Protestation Returns, 1642: See individual parishes.
• Public Houses—including Inns, Taverns & Hotels—3 pages
• Quaker Records
  • Sufferings of the Quakers (1655–86)—2 pages
• RSS feed
• Research Directory—links to other people researching in West Penwith.
• Sancreed
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868).
  • Baptisms 1566–1812 transcript—4 pages
  • Baptisms 1813–1905 transcript—4 pages
  • Marriages 1559–1837 transcript
  • Banns & Marriages 1754–1812 transcript
  • Banns 1813–1901 transcript—2 pages
  • Marriages 1813–37 transcript
  • Marriages 1837–1903 transcript—3 pages
  • Burials 1579–1812 transcript—2 pages
  • Burials 1813–37 transcript
  • Burials 1838–52 transcript
  • Burials 1853–89 transcript
  • Burials 1889–1905 transcript
• Search—An advanced entry to the search engine.
  • Search engine tips
• Schools
  • Penzance Boys’ Grammar School
  • Penzance Girls’ Grammar School
• Sennen
  • Hals’ History of Cornwall (c1730).
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868).
  • The Cornish Magazine (1899).
  • Picture Gallery
  • The Tithe Apportionment 1838 transcript—3 pages
  • Baptisms 1700–1812 transcript
  • Baptisms 1813–95 transcript—2 pages
  • Marriages 1699–1837 transcript
  • Marriages 1838–1900 transcript
  • Burials 1700–1809 transcript
  • Burials 1810–87 transcript
  • War Memorial & Roll of Honour
  • Early Taxes (Subsidy, Muster, Benevolence, Hearth
• Towednack. See also Lelant and St. Ives.
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868).
  • A Brief History (1977).
  • Baptisms 1676–1812—full transcript from W. Treffry Hoblyn manuscript.
  • Burials 1683–1812—full transcript from W. Treffry Hoblyn manuscript.
  • Bishop’s Transcripts (Exeter) 1597–1674—full transcript.
  • Bishop’s Transcripts (Bodmin) 1706–1720—full transcript (Baptisms & Burials) from W. Treffry Hoblyn manuscript.
  • Monumental Inscriptions Index
• War Memorials—see Monumental Inscriptions
• West Penwith in Cornwall the broader picture.
• What’s new
• Wills and probate including depositions.
  • A selection of transcribed Wills and Admons with index—32 pages.
• Zennor See also St. Ives
  • Blight’s Churches of West Cornwall (1864).
  • Lake’s Parochial History (1868).
  • Picture Gallery
  • Baptism Registers 1839–1906 transcript—3 pages.
  • Burial Registers 1723–1812 transcript.
  • Burial Registers 1813–1907 transcript.