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Perranzabuloe

The parish of Perranzabuloe, (Cornish: Pyran yn Treth), is situated in the Hundred of Powder. It is bounded on the north by Cubert, on the east by Newlyn East, St Allen and Kenwyn, on the south by a detached part of Kea called Tregavethan, Kenwyn and St Agnes, and on the west by St Agnes and the sea. The parish is located to the south-east of Perranporth. The name means 'St Piran-in-the-sands', to distinguish it from other parishes asociated St Piran. The saint originally built an oratory here which had the continual problem of being buried by encroaching sands. Stones from the oratory were used to re-erect the church further inland in 1804.

The origins of the parish lie in the Celtic Monastery of Lanpiran which was in existence before the Norman conquest of 1066. This important monastery is mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086 as owning much land. "The Canons of St Piran's hold PERRANZABULOE; before 1066 it was always free. There is land for 8 ploughs there. The Canons have one plough and the villeins (villagers) have one. There are 4 villagers, 8 smallholders and 2 slaves. There are 10 acres of pasture, 8 cattle amd 30 sheep".

The chief village of the parish is Perranporth (which is the size of a small town, and is now where the Perranzabuloe Parish Council is based); other villages are Bolingey, Penhallow, and Callestick. The three mile long sandy beach at Perranporth is well known for the surfing competitions which are held there. The hamlet of Perranzabuloe contains the church but very few people now live in the hamlet.

Cemeteries

• The Parish Church - 2962 entries
• Callestick Methodist Chapel - 273 entries.

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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 Perranzabuloe (HO107/150) (Enumeration Districts 16 to 24), is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of Perranzabuloe (HO107/1909), Enumeration Districts 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h and 1k, 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; Perranzabuloe is listed in Volume 18. 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 Perranzabuloe (RG9/1556) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Enumeration Districts 18 to 21.
  • Enumeration Districts 22 to 25 [including Merchant Shipping].
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Perranzabuloe is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • RG10/2278. Enumeration District 18.
  • RG10/2279. Enumeration Districts 19 to 25.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Perranzabuloe (RG11/2309) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Enumeration District 18.
  • Enumeration Districts 19 to 25.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Perranzabuloe (RG12/1828) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Enumeration District 16.
  • Enumeration Districts 17 to 23.

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Church History

• Anglican. There are two Anglican churches in this parish:
  • Parish Church. The parish church, which is the third here, is located in OS Grid Square SW7752 and was dedicated to St Piran.
    Before 1066, Perranzabuloe had originally been the site of the large celtic monastery of Lanpiran. St. Piran originally had built an oratory here which had the continual problem of being buried by encroaching sands. A second church had succeeded the oratory, and had been sited further inland, but that too had to be abandoned because of the further encroaching sand. Stones from the second church were used to re-erect the present (third) church further inland in 1804 where it now is located.
    This rebuilt church was dedicated on 18th July 1805; it comprises a chancel, nave, south aisle, and north and south transepts, the last named is also called the Chyverton aisle because it was once contained a pew belonging to a family of that name. The arcade consists of five four-centred arches supported on pillars of St Stephens porcelain stone. The tower is of three stages, is buttressed on the square, and is finished with battlements and square-paneled pinnacles. It contained three bells.
    For many years, the inhabitants of St. Agnes had had to attend the parish church at Perranzabloe. During the 13th century, Perranzabuloe exercised ecclesiastic control over St Agnes, the church of which was regarded as a chapelry of Perranzabuloe. It was not until 1846 when St Agnes was constituted an independent ecclesiastical parish and the first Vicar was appointed replacing the previous curates from Perranzabuloe.
    Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.
  • Perranporth. At Perranporth is a separate Anglican chapel-of-ease. The chapel here is a building of stone, in the Early English style, was erected and opened in 1872, and consists of a chancel and nave. It is dedicated to St Michael.
• Roman Catholic. As the Truro Parish already had a dedication to St. Piran, the saint of Perranporth, it was decided to dedicate the tiny Church in Perranporth to Christ the King. At the end of the Holy Year 1925, Pope Pius XI (1922-1939) instituted the Feast of Christ the King for the last Sunday in October, close to the end of the liturgical year. Fr. John Jeffrey, C.R.L., much loved parish priest of Truro built this little timber clad Church in 1931 on land donated by Lord Falmouth. It is fairly typical of chapels built in smaller towns in Cornwall during the century to bring the Church to the people. The few Catholics in Perranporth worked hard to raise funds for the building. It contains some stained glass work from Buckfast Abbey.
• Non-Conformist. There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel at Callestick, and another at Mellingy; there was a Bible Christian chapel at Penhallow.

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Church Records

The parish church registers covering the period around 1798 to 1804 have been damaged by water and are virtually unreadable. However, the Bishop's Transcripts, which had been held in the Dioceasan Record Office at Exeter, are now in the Devon Record Office and, which also cover this period, are available.

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Perranzabuloe are: C052991/2, E052991, M052991, M866952. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1558 - 1837; it is NOT believed to be fully included in the LDS Church's International Genealogical Index (IGI).
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1558 - 1963, Burials 1682 - 1926, Marriages 1706 - 1957, Boyds Marriage Index 1619 - 1812.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
  • Pre 1813 Marriages.
  • 1813-37 Marriages.
  • 1813-36 Burials.
• Baptisms.
  • Baptisms 1813 to 1901 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • 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.
  • Cornwall Legacy have also published on CD baptisms (1838 to 1900) of the St Columb Bible Christian Circuit. Areas include: St Columb, St Dennis, St Stephens, St Enoder, Roche, St Mawgan, Ladock, Newquay, St Wenn, St Eval, St Merryn and Perranzabuloe.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, baptisms (1838 to 1900) of the Newlyn East Wesleyan Circuit. The Circuit covers Newlyn East, St Allen, Crantock, St Columb Minor, St Enoder, and Perranzabuloe.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, baptisms of the Perranzabuloe Methodist Chapels: Rose Chapel baptisms (1848 to 1900) and Bolingey Chapel baptisms (1841 to 1890). These include Perranzabuloe, St Agnes, Perranporth and Mithian.
  • Cornwall Legacy have also published on CD, baptisms (1857 to 1900) of the St Day Primitive Methodist Circuit. The area covers: St Day, Scorrier, Gwennap, St Agnes, Kea, Kenwyn, Perranzabuloe.
• Banns. Banns 1854 to 1898 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
• Marriages.
  • Phillimore marriages 1619 to 1812, and marriages in the parish church 1754 to 1837 and 1900 to 1911, 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 1619 to 1837, which is available in CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
• Burials.
  • Burials 1762 to 1925 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 CD or Book formats.

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Civil Registration

The parish of Perranzabuloe has been in the Truro Registration District continuously from 1st July 1837. There were sub-districts at Kea, Kenwyn, Probus, St. Agnes, St. Clement and St Just-in-Roseland, but these have now been abolished. Parishes in this registration district are: Cornelly, Cuby, Feock, Gerrans, Kea, Kenwyn, Ladock, Lamorran, Merther, Perranzabuloe, Philleigh, Probus, Ruan Lanihorne, St. Agnes, St. Allen, St. Anthony in Roseland, St. Clement, St. Erme, St. Feock, St. Just in Roseland, St. Michael Penkevil, Tregavethan, Tregony St. James, Truro St. Mary, Veryan.

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

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Description & Travel

• Photographs of Perranzabuloe are available.

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Directories

• Kelly's 1873 Directory of Perranzabuloe and Hamlets.
• 1893 Directory of Perranzabuloe and Hamlets.
• The 1910 Trade Directory of Perranzabuloe.

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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.
• The OPC for Perranzabuloe is Blanche Charles, who has produced a genealogical website for St Allen, Newlyn East, Perranzabuloe and Withiel parishes, and who offers look-ups of parish register, census and Directory information of the parish.

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Historical Geography

• Callestick (Calestoc, Calestoch), Grid Reference 775503.
• Halwyn (Elhil), Grid Reference 780572.
• Perranzabuloe (Lanpiran), Grid Reference 772565.
• Tywarnhayle (Tiuuarthel, Tiwarthel), Grid Reference 754540.

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Land & Property

• The parish and town tithe maps, and accompanying survey books of c1840, provide a fascinating snap-shot of land use and ownership in the 19th century. In order to preserve the documents and improve access to them, the Cornwall Record Office are digitising these maps and survey books. The CD ROM tithe package include a map and survey books, together with a reader, for this parish; it is now available from the Cornwall Record Office. Details are on their website.

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Maps

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

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Occupations

Information about the Perranzabuloe and the North Coast mines is available on-line.

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Perranzabuloe parish was part of the Truro Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.

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Population

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Religion and 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 this parish are available on-line.

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Societies

The Goonhavern Old Cornwall Society News Page is on-line.

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Statistics

The parish comprised 10878 acres of land, 16 acres of water, 8 acres of tidal water and 296 acres of foreshore.

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