The parish of

LEZANT

PARISH INFORMATION

CENSUS:

Information can be found at COCP (Cornwall Online Census Project) which is complete for 1841 to 1891 and has been verified, FreeCen at Rootsweb, which has a very good search engine and information from COCP, as well as GenUKI, which has more reference information and alternate resources.

REGISTERS:

Baptism, Marriage and Burial records begin in 1539. Look ups are available. For more Parish Register information, please see our online searchable database (C-PROP) which is updated frequently. The parish coverage page is here.

DIRECTORIES:

Various dates are available, which I am happy to search on request. For more information, see GenUKI or visit the University of Leicester's Historical Directories website.

OTHER:

Tax Returns:

Various C16 and C17 lists are available, which I am happy to search on request.

Tithe Map and Apportionment:

This allows you to pinpoint where your ancestors lived.

Voters Lists:

1. 1851/52
2. 1852/53
3. 1856/57
4. 1864/65

For more information regarding History, Population, and much more, visit GenUKI.

MAPS:

For a Parish Locator map, please click here. Lezant can be located at coordinates J - 7.

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.

ADJACENT PARISHES:

Lewannick, South Petherwin, Lawhitton, Stoke Climsland, Linkinhorne, North Hill and Dunterton (Devon)

ONLINE BOOKS:

1. Lezant is included in The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume III by Davies Gilbert, William Hals, Thomas Tonkin, Henry Samuel Boase, originally published in 1838. Also downloadable as a pdf from here.
2. Phillimore's Marriages Vol XI transcripts including Lezant (transcribed and in our database)
3. Venning's New Century Postal Directory of 20 Parishes in East Cornwall, published 1901. Included several pages of advertisements from local businesses, as well as being a parish directory