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Bolventor

The parish of Bolventor (Bolven Tor) (Cornish: Bedhasbold) was created on 24th June 1848 from parts of Altarnun, St Neot and Cardinham parishes. The parish is named after the 'Bold Venture', which was to establish farmland on Bodmin Moor. It a small hamlet really on the main road, giving best views of the moor, including Brown Willy and Rough Tor, the main tors. It is also famous for the pub, Jamaica Inn as immortalised in the book of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The area is bleak but there is suprisingly quite a lot to visit nearby.

Cemeteries

The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 398 entries.

Census

Census information for this parish (1841 - 1901) is held in the Cornwall Record Office. The Cornwall Family History Society offers a census search service for its members. The Cornwall Family History Society have also published on-line census detail by surname on the FamilyHistoryonLine site.

Specific census information for this parish is available as follows:

• 1841. In the 1841 Census, Bolventor Village was enumerated as Boloventer under Altarnun - Enumeration District 3.
• 1851. The 1851 Census of Bolventor (HO107/1902), Enumeration District 4a and 4c, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Bolventor (RG9/1517), Enumeration District 4, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Bolventor, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • RG10/2222. Enumeration District 4.
  • RG10/2239. Enumeration District 13 (part).
  • RG10/2240. Enumeration District 15 (part).
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Bolventor (RG11/2274), Altarnun Enumeration District 4, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. In 1891, the census of Bolventor was enumerated as part of Altarnun (RG12/1801) and (separately) St Neot (RG9/1811). These are available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • RG12/1801. Enumeration District 4.
  • RG12/1811. Enumeration District 13.

Church History

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX184768 and was dedicated to The Holy Trinity; it was consecrated on 3rd July 1848. It was a structure of granite and stone in the Gothic style, comprising a chancel, nave and bell turret containing one bell. The registers date from 1848. The church building went out of use by the close of the 20th century.
• Non-Conformist. The Bible Christians also had a chapel here.

Church Records

• LDS Church Records. The LDS Church batch numbers for Bolventor are: P006421, M006421. These are searchable by surname.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1849 - 1978, Burials 1850 - 1979, Marriages 1849 - 1977.
• Some church register entries for Bolventor are available on-line.

Civil Registration

The parish of Bolventor is in the Launceston Registration District and has been since it was formed in 1849. There were originally sub-districts at Altarnun, Launceston, North Hill, North Petherwin and St Stephen-by-Launceston, but these are now all closed.

The Superintendant Registrar can be contacted at: Hendra, Dunheved Road, Launceston, PL15 9JG. Tel: 01566 772464.

Description & Travel

• ePodunk's Cornwall page - providing general, plus some historical and genealogical information, about Cornwall and its parishes, together with links (mainly relating to general sites and services, rather than ones that are specific to Cornwall or particular parishes).
• Some photographs of Bolventor are available on-line.

Genealogy

• OPC Assistance. The On-line Parish Clerk (OPC) scheme operates a service to help family historians; the OPC page for this parish is available on-line, from where the OPC can be contacted by email.
• Mailing List. There is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical and or historical interest in Bodmin Moor and its surrounding villages. Villages covered are: Advent (Tresinney), Alternun, Blisland, Bodmin, Boventor, Camelford (Lanteglos), Cardinham, Davidstow, Egloshayle, Helland, Laneast, Lanteglos by Camelford, Launceston, Lewannick, Liskeard, Michaelstow, North Hill, St Breward, St Breock, St Cleer, St Clether, St Mabyn, St Neot, St Tudy, Temple, Tresinney, Trewen, Wadebridge (Egloshayle & St Breock), and Warleggan. This list is in support of the OnLine Parish Clerk system. You can also subscribe to the ENG-CON-BODMINMOOR-L for the List version, or ENG-CON-BODMINMOOR-D (digest) for the Digest version.

Maps

• Map of the Launceston Registration District in which the parish lies.
• An old map of the parish of Bolventor in the 19th century is also available.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Altarnum parish was part of the Launceston Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.

Population

The parish of Bolventor was created in 1849 from parts of Altarnun, St Neot and Cardinham parishes.

Statistics

The parish comprises 6360 acres of land.

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