Cornelly, Cornwall Genealogy

 

Parish History
Cornelly St Corneliius is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall.

The parish of Cornelly near Tregony has a church but no village: it is now grouped with Cuby_with_Tregony,_Cornwall. Cornelly church is dedicated to St Cornelius and was built in the 13th century: the upper part of the tower, the south porch and the windows of the south wall are 15th century additions. The font is probably 16th century but of very crudely carved granite; the pulpit is painted with coats of arms; a monument to Jane Reeves, 1783, has an excellent portrait bust of her

Civil Registraton
Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is Free_BMD.

Church records
Overview, Include information for parish registers and Bishop's Transcripts, Contact information for the office holding the orginal records, Links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

Images of parish registers are available online in historic records (formerly Record Search) Images refer to Cornwall County Record Office reference P 38/

Census records
Overview, Include any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed, Collection in FHL and link to catalog, Online sites

Poor Law Unions
Truro Poor Law Union

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were file by the court with jurisdication over this parish. Go to [county] Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are:


 * 1851 Jurisdiction Maps
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
Add here any relevant sites that aren't mentioned above.