CORNWALL ONLINE PARISH CLERKS - helping bring the past alive

THE PARISH OF

MARHAMCHURCH

The Church
May 2002, © Kenneth S Heard

Marhamchurch and a field of rapeseed (for oil)
April 2004, © Charles Winpenny

The Online Parish Clerk for Marhamchurch is Kenneth S Heard, who can be contacted by Email.

PARISH INFORMATION

CENSUS:

1841 - 1901 data is available from the OPC. Further information can be found at COCP (Cornwall Online Census Project) which is almost complete for 1841 to 1891 and has been verified, FreeCen at Rootsweb, which contains much information from COCP, as well as GenUKI, which has more reference information and alternate resources.

REGISTERS:

The following are available for look-ups and an increasing number can be found in our searchable database:

- Marhamchurch Parish Register of Christenings, Marriages & Burials for 1558-1718
- Marhamchurch Parish Register of C.M.Bu for 1719 - 1812
- Marhamchurch Parish Register of Marriages for 1754 - 1812
- Marhamchurch Parish Register of Baptisms for 1813 - 1866
- Marhamchurch Parish Register of Burials for 1813 - 1890
- Marhamchurch Parish Register of Marriages for 1837 - 1901

For more Parish Register information, please see our searchable database (C-PROP) which is updated frequently, GenUKI (link below) and, for access to filmed images of the originals, the LDS website (library section).

DIRECTORIES:

The OPC has the following resources:-

Cornwall Kelly's Directory 1910, Cornwall : Return of Owners' of Land 1873 : Cornwall Post Office Directory 1856 : Cornwall John Wallis Register 1847 : Cornwall Pigot & Co Directory 1844 : Cornwall Pigot & Co Directory 1830 : Universal British Directory 1791 and Heralds' Visitation of Cornwall 1620.

For further directory information, see GenUKI, link below.

OTHER:

Details from Marhamchurch Overseers Rates, Accounts & Records (1819-1838), Cornwall Muster Roll 1569, Cornwall Protestation Returns 1641 and Cornwall Hearth & Poll Taxes 1660 - 1664 are available for look-ups.

Transcriptions of some MIs are available here. For more information regarding history, population, etc., visit GenUKI.

MAPS:

For a Parish Locator map, please click here. Marhamchurch can be located at coordinates I - 9.

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:

Poundstock, Week St Mary, Whitstone, Bridgerule, Launcells, Stratton and Bude Haven.