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Cubert

Cubert (St Cuthbert) (Cornish: Lannowynn) is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of Pydar. It is bounded on the north by Crantock, on the east by Crantock and Newlyn East, on the south by Perranzabuloe, and on the west by the sea. The parish is named after its patron, Saint Cubertus. The churchtown stands on an elevated position and was surrounded by well-cultivated and fertile lands, which formed a striking contrast to the deserts of sands to the westward. Villages in the parish are: Treveal and Tresean. About a mile and a half to the north west of the Church, in a small sandy bay under Kelsey Point, called Holy Well Bay, are several caves wrought in the cliff by the sea. In one of these caves, at the north-eastern point in the bay, is the well which give it its name.

Cemeteries

• The Parish Church - 388 entries.
• The Methodist Chapel - 301 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. The 1841 Census of Cubert (HO107/149), Enumeration District 2, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of Cubert (HO107/1905), Enumeration District 2c, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • Ray Woodbine has compiled the 1851 Census for many Cornish parishes. Entries for Cubert are contained in Volume 5-5. This is available in the Library of the Cornwall Family History Society from which it can be purchased.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Cubert (RG9/1544), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871.
  • The 1871 Census of Cubert (RG10/2257), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1871 Census of Cubert is also available from the Cornwall Family History Society.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Cubert (RG11/2298), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Cubert (RG12/1820), Enumeration District 2, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

Church History

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SW7857 and was dedicated to St Cubertus (or Cuthbert). It comprises a chancel, nave, south aisle, and north and south transepts. The arcade has six obtuse arches of St Stephens stone, with monolith pillars of the same material. There is a south porch and a north door. The tower is buttressed on the square, and on the second stage is canted into an octagon, surmounted by a spire; it contained three bells. The church and spire were considerably damaged by lightning on Monday, 10th April 1848; they were restored in 1852.
  Details about the plans of the existing church are available on-line.
• Non-Conformist. There is a Wesleyan Chapel in Cubert.

Church Records

• Esther Scott has produced a list of some baptisms, marriages and burials, which are recorded in the Cubert parish registers.
• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Cubert are: C023611/2, E052761, M023611/2, M052761. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of the parish is 1608 to 1875.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1733 - 1864, Burials 1733 - 1960, Marriages 1733 - 1837, Boyd's Marriage Index 1608 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1800 - 1812.
• Baptisms. Cornwall Legacy have published Baptisms of St Agnes Wesleyan Circuit 1837 - 1900 on CD. The Circuit covers St Agnes, Perranzabuloe, Cubert, St Columb Minor, Newlyn East, Crantock and Mithian. Blackwater Chapel baptisms 1839-1900 and Mount Hawke Chapel baptisms 1850 - 1867 are included.
• Marriages. The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Marriages 1608 to 1837, which are available in Book, CD or downloadable .pdf files.
• Burials. The Cornwall Family History Society have also published transcripts of: Burials 1813 to 1837, which is available in Book format.

Civil Registration

The parish of Cubert was originally in the St Columb Registration District. It is now in the Truro Registration District. There were sub-districts at Newlyn, Padstow and St Columb Major, but these have now been abolished. Parishes within the old St Columb district were: Colan, Crantock, Cubert, Little Petherick, Mawgan in Pyder, Newlyn, Newquay, Padstow, St. Breock, St. Columb Major, St. Columb Minor, St. Enoder, St. Ervan, St. Eval, St. Issey, St. Merryn, St. Wenn.

The address of the Truro Superintendant Registrar is: Dalvenie House, New County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY.
Tel: 01872 322241.

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).
• Pictures of Cubert are available on-line.

Genealogy

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.

Historical Geography

• Ellenglaze (Elil), Grid Reference 775578.

Maps

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

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Cubert parish was part of the St Columb Major Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.
• Overseers' Accounts (1793 to 1837) are available in the Cornwall Record Office.

Population

Statistics

The parish comprises 2508 acres of land, 2 acres of water, 3 acres of tidal water and 80 acres of foreshore.

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