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Menheniot

Menheniot, (Cornish: Mahunyes), is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of East. It is bounded on the north by St Cleer and St Ive, on the east by Quethiock and St Germans, on the south and west by Morval and Liskeard. The parish of Menheniot lies east of the town of Liskeard. The parish is intersected on the south side by the River SEATON, and bounded on the north by the river Tidi. In a Valor of Pope Nicholas circa 1291, the name of this parish is written as Manhunyhet. At one time there was an Iron Foundry at Roseland Vale; part of this later became a sawmill, and part a flour mill.

The village of Menheniot is about two miles south-east of Liskeard close to the A38 and main railway line to the west of Cornwall. The area is a pleasant one with fertile soil, and is renowned for the quality of slate which has been quarried here for hundreds of years. The discovery of lead at Menheniot in 1843 caused a minor boom in mining and the population doubled in a very short time. The enormous social consequences for the village were matched only by the dramatic physical change, with massive engine houses soon dominating the skyline. By the 1870s the boom had collapsed, the miners sought pastures new and the village reverted to its agricultural life that we know today.

The principle villages are Menheniot, Crift Cottages, Pengover Green, and Merrymeet.

Cemeteries

Memorial inscriptions for this parish have not yet been published.

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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 Menheniot (HO107/133), Enumeration Districts 7 to 9, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1841 census for this parish has been filmed by the LDS church - film No. 241258.
• 1851. The 1851 Census of Menheniot (HO107/1902), Enumeration Districts 1a to 1c, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Menheniot (RG9/1528), is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Enumeration Districts 1 and 2.
  • Enumeration District 3.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Menheniot (RG10/2236), Enumeration Districts 1 to 3, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Menheniot (RG11/2285), Enumeration Districts 1 to 3, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Menheniot (RG12/1810), Enumeration Districts 1 to 3, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

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Church History

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX2862 and is dedicated to St Lalluwy. It comprises a chancel, nave, north and south aisles, and a vestry. The south arcade consists of five obtuse arches supported on monolith granite pillars; the north have five four-centred arches on simlar pillars. There are north and south porches and a priest's door. The tower is 44 feet 7 inches in height, is strongly buttressed on the square and surmounted with a spire. The belfry contains five bells.
  
  There is also a Mission Schurch at Merrymeet.
  Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.
• Non-Conformist. There were Wesleyan Methodist chapels at Menheniot Village and Trengrove; a United Methodist Free Church chapel in Menheniot village, and a Bible Christian chapel, built in 1850, at Pengover Green.

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Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Menheniot are: C052911, C022821. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1554 - 1837; it is NOT believed to be fully included in the LDS Church's International Genealogical Index (IGI).
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1554 - 1944, Burials 1554 - 1924, Marriages 1554 - 1981, Boyd's Marriage Index 1554 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1800 - 1812.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
  • Pre 1813 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials.
• Baptisms.
  • Baptisms in this parish (1779 to 1837) are available on-line through the OPC Search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD, baptisms 1740 to 1840 for this parish.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, records of the Liskeard Bible Christian Circuit. These comprise baptisms (1837 to 1900). The areas cover Liskeard, St Ive, St Cleer, Altarnun, Menheniot, St Neot, Broadoak, and certain other parishes.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, records of the Liskeard Primitive Methodist Circuit. These comprise Liskeard Primitive Methodist Circuit baptisms 1856 to 1900, and Greenbank Chapel baptisms 1870 - 1900. The areas cover Liskeard, St Ive, St Cleer, Menheniot, Callington, Calstock, Lezant, Linkinhorne and Landrake.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, records of the Liskeard Wesleyan Circuit. These comprise baptisms 1834 to 1900. The areas cover Liskeard, Boconnoc, Broadoak, Callington, Linkinhorne, Looe, Menheniot, Morval, Pelynt, Quethiock, St Germans, St Ive, St Martins, St Neot, St Pinnock, St Veep, St Winnow, South Hill and Talland.
• Banns. Banns 1786 to 1793 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
• Marriages.
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1554 to 1837, which is available in CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
  • Marriages 1754 to 1838 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • Phillimore's Marriages of Menheniot 1554 to 1812 are available on-line from UK Genealogy Archives.
• Burials.
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Burials 1813 to 1837, which is available in CD or Book formats.
  • Burials in this parish (1779 to 1851) are available on-line through the OPC Search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, Trenant Chapel burials 1843 - 1900 in the Liskeard Bible Christian Circuit. The areas cover Liskeard, St Ive, St Cleer, Altarnun, Menheniot, St Neot, Broadoak, and certain other parishes.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, Trenant Chapel burials 1843 - 1900, in the Liskeard Primitive Methodist Circuit. The areas cover Liskeard, St Ive, St Cleer, Menheniot, Callington, Calstock, Lezant, Linkinhorne and Landrake.

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Civil Registration

The parish of Menheniot has always been in the Liskeard Registration District. There were sub-districts at Callington, Lerrin, Liskeard and Looe, but these closed in the 1930's. Parishes within the district are: Boconnoc, Broadoak, Callington, Calstock (1837-60), Duloe, East Looe, Lanreath, Lansallos, Lanteglos, Linkinhorne, Liskeard, Liskeard Borough, Menheniot, Morval, Pelynt, St. Cleer, St. Dominick, St. Ive, St. Keyne, St. Martin's, St. Neot, St. Pinnock, St. Veep, Southill, Talland and West Looe. The Superintendant Registrar can be contacted at: Graylands, Dean Street, Liskeard, PL14 4AH. Tel: 01579 343442.

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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).
• Photographs of Menheniot are available.

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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 Lists. There is a genealogy mailing list for Menheniot to allow the exchange of genealogical information. To join or leave the Rootsweb list, send an email to: ENG-CORNWALL-MENHENIOT-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with the single word 'subscribe' or 'unsubscribe' (as appropriate) in the text. The subscribing/unsubscribing (joining/leaving) process is entirely automatic at this address. It should be realised that there isn't any person involved in adding or subtracting list members, so such messages should not be sent to the mailing lists themselves; they will not be actioned.

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Historical Geography

• Cartuter (Croutededor, Craftededor), Grid Reference 264632.
• Penhawger (Pennahalgar, Pennhalgar), Grid Reference 285669.
• Tregrill (Tregril), Grid Reference 283632.
• Trehawke (Trehauoc, Trehvoc), Grid Reference 312620.

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Maps

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

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Occupations

• Information about the Caradon and Liskeard Mines is available on-line.
• Apprenticeship Indentures for Menheniot (1803 - 1835 register) can be found in the Cornwall Record Office.

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Menheniot parish was part of the Liskeard Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.
• Overseers' Accounts (1674 to 1714,1726 to 1760, 1808 to 1819) and Settlement Papers (1787) are available in the Cornwall Record Office.

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Population

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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 Menheniot are available on-line.

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Statistics

The parish comprises 6987 acres of land and 15 acres of water.

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