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Grade

The parish of Grade (Cornish: Sen Grad) is situated on the Lizard, in the Menege district, and in the Deanery and Hundred of Kerrier. The parish was divided into four detached portions. The first portion, upon which the church stands, is bounded on the west and north by Ruan Minor, on the east by the sea, and on the south by Landwednack. The second portion was bounded on the north and east by St Keverne and the sea, on the south by Ruan Minor, and on the west by Ruan Major. The third portion is surrounded by the parish of Ruan Major. The fourth portion was bounded on the on the north, east and south by the parish of Ruan Major, and on the west by Mullion.

Grade is situated on the most southerly peninsula in Cornwall. The fishing village of Cadgwith, which was partly in this parish and partly in Ruan Minor, is still active but was more important in the days of pilchard fishing, when the cry of 'Hevva! Hevva!' alerted the fisherman that a shoal of fish had been sighted. By the end of the 19th century the pilchards had completely disappeared.

Because of small populations, in 1934 Grade united with Ruan Major and Ruan Minor to form a single parish of Grade - Ruan.

Cemeteries

• Some memorial inscriptions from the Grade cemetery, and recorded by the CORNWALL INSCRIPTIONS PROJECT, are available on-line. At the time of the survey in July 2003, 137 memorials in the parish were recorded listing 273 names.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 249 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 Grade (HO107/137), Enumeration Districts 14 and 15, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1841 census for this parish has also been filmed by the LDS church - film No. 241260.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of Grade (HO107/1918), Enumeration Districts 6a and 6b, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The New Zealand Society of Genealogists have compiled separate surname indexes of the 1851 Census for each Cornish registration district; Grade is listed in Volume 32. The booklets are available in Cornwall at the Cornwall Centre (formerly known as the Cornish Studies Library), and is also available in the Cornwall FHS Library from which it can be purchased.
• 1861.
  • The 1861 Census of Grade (RG9/1573), Enumeration Districts 11 and 12, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: 1861 Census of the parish, which is available in CD format.
• 1871.
  • The 1871 Census of Grade (RG10/2306), Enumeration Districts 11 and 12, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1871 Census of Grade is also available from the Cornwall Family History Society.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Grade, (RG11/2325), Enumeration Districts 4 and 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Grade (RG12/1841), Enumeration Districts 11 and 12, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

Church History

• Anglican. The old parish church is located in OS Grid Square SW7114 and was dedicated to St Grada and the Holy Cross. and the Holy Cross. It comprised a chancel, nave, and north and south transept. The south transept, also known as the Erisey aisle was once the burial place for that ancient family. The tower, a well-built structure, still remains; it is of two stages, is finished with battlements and pinnacles, and contained three bells.
  The body of the church, being considered too dilapidated for repair, was taken down in 1863, and a new building was erected. The new church comprises a chancel, nave, and south porch. The only entrance is through the south porch.
  Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.
• Non-Conformist. The arrangements for Non-Conformists in the parish are not yet known.

Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Grade are: C023131/2/3, C053361, E023132, M023132. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1597 - 1885.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1700 - 1988, Burials 1707 - 1964, Marriages 1707 - 1944, Boyd's Marriage Index 1597 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1790 - 1812, BTs 1597 - 1673.
• Baptisms. The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD baptisms 1707 to 1840 (with marriages) for this parish.
• Marriages.
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1597 to 1836, which is available in Book, CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
  • Phillimore's marriages 1674 to 1812 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD marriages 1707 to 1840 (with baptisms) for this parish.
• Burials.
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Burials 1813 to 1836, which is available in Book format.

Civil Registration

The modern parish of Grade-Ruan was originally in the Helston Registration District as Grade, Ruan Major and Ruan Minor; there were sub-districts at Breage, Crowan, Helston, St Keverne and Wendron. It is now in the Kerrier Registration District. Parishes in this registration district are: Breage, Crowan, Cury, Germoe, Gunwalloe, Grade, Helston, Landewednack, Manaccan, Mawgan in Meneage, Mullion, Ruan Major, Ruan Minor, St. Anthony in Meneage, St. Keverne, St. Martin in Meneage, Sithney, Wendron.

The address of the Registration Office is: The Willows, Church Street, Helston, TR13 8NJ.
Tel: 01326 562848.

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).

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.
• Strays. Persons living in a parish but born elsewhere are known as "Strays". Strays found in Grade in the 1861 Census are available on-line.

Maps

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

Names, Personal

A list of surnames in Grade, which are being researched by those who are email capable, is available on-line.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Grade parish was part of the Helston Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.

Population

In 1934, Grade parish united with both Ruan Major and Ruan Minor to form a single parish called Grade - Ruan. Since 1951, the population figures include all three former parishes.

Probate Records

Wills & Admons for Grade 1660-1773 are available on-line.

Religion & Religious Life

In the May of 1641 it was agreed and ordered that every Member of the House of Commons and House of Lords should make a protestation (declaration of loyalty) to the crown. The Protestation was printed and then distributed by the Members to their counties. The Protestation was to be made by everyone and the Rectors, Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, had to appear before the Justices of the Peace in their Hundred to make their protestation and, on returning to their parishes, any two of them were to witness the taking of the Protestation Oath by all males over the age of 18 years. All names were listed and anyone who refused was to be noted.

The Protestation Returns of 1642 for Grade are available on-line.

Statistics

The parish comprises 2007 acres of land.

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