Cornwall OPC Database

Database Coverage

Unless stated otherwise, the records have been transcribed from Parish Registers
and are listed alphabetically by Parish.
First time users are asked to read the notes below, before continuing.
 
Links and Record Counts
           
  Baptism Records 309,488    
  Banns and Marriage Records 185,616    
  Burials Records 257,753    
SUB-TOTAL PRs     752,857    
  Non-conformist records 31,596    
  Birth Certificates 244    
  Marriage Certificates 410    
Death Certificates 220
  Strays - baptisms 44    
  Strays - marriages 27    
  Strays - burials 22    
  West Briton Births 1836 - 40 (June) 1,833    
  West Briton Marriages 1836-9 1,271    
West Briton Deaths 1836-8, 1844 2,987
TOTAL     791,511    

 
Notes

  1. Parishes with Saints' names are listed by name not by St. e.g. Hilary, St.

  2. Underlined names link to the OPC's Parish page, where more information is available. (Links open in a new window)

  3. * indicates that later records are available for look-ups.

  4. P for marriages or banns indicates a transcription from Phillimores. (i.e. a transcription
    of a transcription). Abbreviations used are:
    w - widow or widower
    s - spinster, single woman or son of
    b - bachelor or single man
    d - daughter of
    p - of the parish of
    dioc - in the diocese of
    co - in the county of
    lic - marriage licence
    car - carpenter
    f - fisherman
    h - husbandman
    lab - labourer
    y - yeoman

  5. BT stands for Bishops' Transcripts

  6. PREC indicates Parish Reconstruction (see bottom of this page)

  7. The database also contains transcriptions from the West Briton newspaper. For these, the results will give the parish as West Briton and the date will be that of the newspaper's publication. Further details might be available here.

 
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PARISH RECONSTRUCTION

A note from Susan Old

  • These are NOT transcripts of the Parish Registers "as is". Because I have a detailed knowledge of  "my " parishes some of the names have been  standardized, even though I know them to be spelled differently at various stages.
  • They are an amalgamation from various sources and are provided as a research tool only.
  • Always check the original registers, as I can make mistakes and do sometimes interpret difficult parts of the register based on my other observations of deaths etc.
  • Because of the way I record my parishes I can usually give you relations of the main ancestor through many generations and other parishes. Also recorded are all appearances in the Censuses 1841 to 1891 together with entries from Non-Conformist Registers wherever possible.
  • Lastly, this is a never ending project and these lists are already being added to and augmented so please do not take them as exhaustive. THEY ARE NOT.
  • If you have any queries or wish any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.
     

Susan Old (email)
OPC for St. Columb Major, St. Ervan,
St. Eval, Mawgan in Pydar & St. Merryn.

To contact OPCs for other parishes, please find the correct email address via the links on this page.