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Otterham

The parish of Otterham, (Cornish: Sen Tenia), is situated in the Deanery of Lesnewth and Hundred of Trigg Major. It is bounded on the north by St Gennys, on the east by Warbstow, on the south by Davidstow, and on the west by St Juliot. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Otrham. The parish is named after the River Otter on which it is situated. It lies 6 miles north-east of Camelford. It consists of open farmland with small hamlets and farms spread fairly evenly across the parish. There is a disused railway line in the South of the parish and a small hamlet has grown up at Otterham Station. Its main industry is farming.

Cemeteries

The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 158 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 Otterham (HO107/140), Enumeration District 1, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of Otterham (HO107/1898), Enumeration District 1, 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; Otterham is listed in Volume 4. 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 Otterham (RG9/1515), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871.
  • The 1871 Census of Otterham (RG10/2218), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1871 Census of Otterham is available from the Cornwall Family History Society.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Otterham (RG11/2272), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Otterham (RG12/1799), Enumeration District 1, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

Church History

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX1690 and was dedicated to Saint Denis. It consists of a chancel, nave, and south aisle; the north transept has been removed and the arch built up. The arcade has four four-centred arches of granite. The entrances are a south porch and a west, or tower, door. The tower is of three stages, and is finished with battlements and pinnacles; it was rebuilt in 1792, is 40 feet high, and contained three bells.
• Non-Conformist. The Non-Conformist arrangements for Otterham are not known.

Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Otterham are: C049381, E049381, M049381/2. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1681 - 1811.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1667 - 1979, Burials 1687 - 1978, Marriages 1687 - 1978, Boyd's Marriage Index 1614 - 1811, Pallot's Marriage Index 1790 - 1812, BTs 1612 - 1673.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
  • Pre 1813 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials
• Baptisms.
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD, baptisms and marriages 1700 to 1845 for this parish.
• Marriages.
  • Phillimore's marriages 1686 to 1811 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1615 to 1837, which is available in CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD, baptisms and marriages 1700 to 1845 for this parish.
• Burials.
  • Burials 1687 to 1910 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Burials 1813 to 1837, which is available in Book format.

Civil Registration

Although originally in the Camelford Registration District, the parish of Otterham is now in the Bodmin Registration District; there were sub-districts at Boscastle and Camelford. Parishes within the Camelford district were: Advent, Davidstow, Forrabury, Lanteglos, Lesnewth, Michaelstow, Minster, Otterham, St. Breward, St. Clether, St. Juliot, St. Teath, Tintagel, Trevalga.

The Superintendant Registrar of Bodmin can be contacted at: Lyndhurst, 66 Nicholas Street, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2AG. Tel: 01208 73677.

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.

Historical Geography

• Otterham (Ottram, Otrham), Grid Reference 168907.

Maps

• Map of the Camelford Registration District in which the parish originally lay.
• An old map of the parish of Otterham in the 19th century is also available.

Occupations

Apprenticeship Indentures for Otterham (1823- 1833) can be found in the Cornwall Record Office.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Otterham parish was part of the Camelford Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.
• Overseers' Accounts (1809 to 1837) are available in the Cornwall Record Office.

Population

Statistics

The parish comprised 3295 acres of land.

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