CORNWALL ONLINE PARISH CLERKS - helping bring the past alive


THE PARISH OF

ST CLEER

 

is located in the north-central section of Cornwall, in an area known for mining and, at one time, farming.

The church of St. Cleer dates from the 1400's, its granite tower commanding views of the village.


 

 

 

 

 

 

The 14th century Well ages gracefully. The well was once seen as a place of healing magic. It is dedicated to St. Clarus.

 

 

 

 
 
King Donierts Stones are two granite slabs with Latin inscriptions, which lie near the edge of Bodmin Moor, about 1 mile north west of the town St. Cleer. They are the remains of two Crosses associated with King Doniert (Durngarth) who drowned in the river Fowey about 875 AD.

All Photographs, ©2003, S. Beazley

 
 


 


The Online Parish Clerk for St Cleer is Donald Curkeet, who may be reached via Email (there is an underscore in the address). Please use his pseudonym, John Carkyt.

A Message from the OPC:

All records transcribed so far are on my website. Please visit!

I've been an OPC for some time, and have transcribed St. Cleer records since I began. I'm of Cornish descent, with recorded family to the 1300s, but have never been fortunate enough to visit the land of my fathers. The majority of my transcriptions have been placed on my website.

If you find any mistakes or have any more information on these records, I'd appreciate being informed. If you cannot find the information for which you're searching in the data on my website, contact me, and I'll be glad to look-up references.

Don

PARISH INFORMATION

CENSUS:

REGISTERS:

transcriptions for the records below are on this site. Please visit my website for more, updated transcriptions.

DIRECTORIES:

None available at this time. Please visit the University of Leicester website, which has 25 or more directories containing Cornwall entries. These are searchable and downloadable for free.

OTHER:

1. 1569 Muster Rolls, a transcription.

2. 1641 Protestation Returns

3. Bastardy Bonds. These usually name the local Justices of the Peace and Overseers of the Poor, as well as the mother and reputed father.

  1. dated 13 Jun 1792, naming Jacob STEPHENS, Humphrey STEPHENS and Mary BARTLETT.

  2. Order dated 30 May 1820 and Warrant, dated 13 Dec 1821, naming Samuel STEPHENS and Grace HENDER.

  3. dated 4 Mar 1822, naming John LAUNDRY and Jane/Joan HAMBLY.

  4. dated 4 Mar 1826, naming William RETALLICK and Ann PRIOR.

  5. Voluntary examination, dated 3 May 1827, naming Christopher HAMBLY and Elizabeth BENNY.

  6. dated 14 Dec 1827, naming John KITTOW and Rosamond RAWLING

  7. dated 11 Apr 1829, naming Richard HANCOCK and Jane MARTIN.

  8. dated 7 Sep 1829, naming Thomas KERNICK and Mary ROWE.

  9. Voluntary examination and Order, dated 12 Dec 1829, naming John HONEYCOMBE and Margaret WILLS.

  10. Voluntary examination, dated 22 Sep 1832, naming William RICHARDS and Grace HENDER, plus subsequent Warrant and Sentence.

  11. Voluntary examination and Order, dated 1 Dec 1832, non-payment Order, dated 5 Aug 1833, naming Richard GILBERT, the Younger, and Jane HARRIS.

  12. Voluntary examination, dated 31 Dec 1832, naming Robert PIKE (late of the Parish of Stoke Damerel) and Jane TRENOUTH.

  13. Voluntary examination, dated 1 Feb 1833, naming Martin CHRISTOPHER and Sarah HOOPER.

  14. Voluntary examination and Order, dated 9 Feb 1833, naming Richard TRUSCOTT and Mary STEPHENS.

  15. Warrant, dated 16 May 1833, naming William SOWDEN the younger and Elizabeth BURRIDGE.

  16. Voluntary examination and Order, dated 30 Jul 1834, naming William CRABB and Elizabeth BURRIDGE.

  17. dated 30 Jul 1834, naming John WERRY and Mary CRABB.

4. If you are interested in the following St. Cleer Records, I can do a search but will need the exact year.

Waywardens' Rates and Accounts 1856-1863
Apprenticeship Indentures 1768-1841
Parish Settlement Papers 1738-1864
Poor Law Union Rates 1859-1861
Overseers Rates, Accounts & Records 1772-1807, 1821-1837, 1827-1829
St. Cleer Vestry Minutes 1820-1848
Parish Reg. Rate Book 1857
Church Wardens accounts & Rates 1839-1854
Manorial Court Records for:

Bulland 1628-1637,1663,1706,1724-1740,1738-1744,1730-1788
Colshill 1546
Fursnewth 1730

MAPS:

For a Parish Locator map, please click here. St Cleer can be located at coordinates I - 6.

For further map information, please visit GenUKI (Genealogy - United Kingdom & Ireland).

To see a current, zoomable Ordnance Survey map, please visit MultiMap, or for maps and satellite images use Google Maps.