Cornwall OPC Database
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Database Coverage
Record Counts
     
 Baptism Records 1,783,359
 Banns Records 79,585
 Marriage Allegation Records 22,433
 Marriage Records 554,264
 Burial Records 1,442,182
Sub Total PRs  3,881,823
 Non-conformist Baptisms 117,854
 Non-conformist Marriages 1,242
 Non-conformist Burials 10,786
 Birth Certificates 2,143
 Marriage Certificates 1,917
 Death Certificates 2,720
 Strays - baptisms 79
 Strays - banns 4
 Strays - marriages 220
 Strays - burials 92
 Cornish Telegraph Marriages 1851-67 2,108
 Royal Cornwall Gazette Births 1801-19,1849-79,1890 29,815
 Royal Cornwall Gazette Marriages 1801-19,1850-79,1890 17,066
 Royal Cornwall Gazette Deaths 1801-19,1849-79,1890 40,466
 Royal Cornwall Gazette Inquests 1849-79 4,633
 Royal Cornwall Gazette Deaths, Funeral Accounts and Obituaries 1849, 1870-79 1,825
 West Briton Births 1836-1841,1857 3,414
 West Briton Marriages 1836-1839,1857 1,622
 West Briton Deaths 1836-1838,1844,1857 3,854
 West Briton Inquests 1857 38
 Inquest reports from other newspapers 7
 Redruth Workhouse Death Register 1,084
 Falmouth Workhouse Births 347
TOTAL PARISH RECORDS   4,125,159
 OTHER RECORDS  
 Parish Apprenticeship records 4,818
 Criminal Court Reports (Royal Cornwall Gazette) & Court Ledgers 18,673
 Civil Court Reports 268
 Bastardy Documents 584
 Emigrants 65,959
 Hearth Tax, 1664 15,285
 Institution Inmates 38,929
 Land Tax, 1799 & Returns of Owners of Land, 1873 18,520
 MIs 24,550
 Muster Rolls, c1535 & 1569 15,079
 Protestation Returns, 1641-42 31,043
 School Admissions 24,343
 Parish 'settlement' records 2,959
 Voters Lists, various years 38,134
 Wills Transcriptions 8,972
 Wills Index 69,953
 Miscellaneous records index 39,502
 News items from the Royal Cornwall Gazette 366
 News items from other newspapers 7
TOTAL OTHER RECORDS   417,944
TOTAL DATABASE RECORDS   4,543,103
 Last Updated 2022-05-20 12:00:57  

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