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Quethiock

The parish of Quethiock, (Cornish: Gwydhek), is pronounced "Gwithick"; anciently called Cruetheke, it is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of East. It is bounded on the north by St Ive and St Mellion, on the east by Pillaton and the detached part of St Stephens called Howton, on the south by Landrake and St Germans, and on the west by Menheniot. It is named after the Old Cornish for a 'wooded place'. It is situated about 3 miles to the east of Liskeard and lies just to the east of the River Tiddy. On the north is the River Lynher. At Clapper Bridge there is an ancient bridge of three arches over the Lynher which connects this parish with Pillaton. There are many small woods and isolated farms in this undulating parish. The main industry is farming.

The villages are the Churchtown, Trehunest and Blunts; the last-named is somtimes called The Sun, the name of an inn which was once there.

Cemeteries

• Transcriptions from Quethiock (St Hugh's and the later cemetery), are available on the Cornish Cemeteries site.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 797 entries.
• There are some photographs of Quethiock Churchyard.
• More gravestones from Quethiock are available.

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 Quethiock (HO107/133), Enumeration District 9, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1841 Census of Quethiock is also available from the Cornwall Family History Society.
  • It has also been filmed by the LDS church - film No. 241258.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of Quethiock (HO107/1900), Enumeration District 8, 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; Quethiock is listed in Volume 9. 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 Quethiock (RG9/1525), Enumeration District 6, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Quethiock (RG10/2231), Enumeration District 6, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Landrake (RG11/2282), Enumeration District 7, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Quethiock (RG12/1808), Enumeration District 7, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

Church History

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX3164 and was dedicated to Saint Hugo (Hugh) on the 14th April 1346. The structure consists of a chancel, nave, north aisle, south transept, and a north transeptal projection of about five feet called the Trecarne transept. The entrances are a south porch and a chancel door. The tower is a unique structure; it consists of three stages but the staircase only reaches the floor of the second stage on the south side where it terminates in a gable covered with slate. The belfry contains three bells, and the parapet is embattled.
  Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.
• Non-Conformist. There was a Wesleyan chapel in the Churchtown, and a Bible Christian chapel at Blunts.

Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Quethiock are: C021871/2/3, E053021, M053021. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1573 - 1852.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1574 - 1984, Burials 1574 - 1884, Marriages 1574 - 1978, Boyd's Marriage Index 1597 - 1673, BTs 1597 - 1673.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials.
• Baptisms.
  • Baptisms 1853 to 1911 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD baptisms 1739 to 1845 for this parish.
  • 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.
• Marriages. The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1573 to 1837, which is available in CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
• Burials.
  • Burials 1885 to 1936 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 or CD formats.

Civil Registration

The parish of Quethiock is in the St Germans Registration District and has been since 1st July 1837; there were sub-districts at Antony, St Germans and Saltash but they have now been abolished. Parishes within the district were: Antony, Botusfleming, Landrake, Landulph, Maker, Millbrook, Pillaton, Quethiock, Rame, St. Erney, St. Germans, St. John's, St. Mellion, St. Stephen's, Saltash, Sheviock, Torpoint.

The Superintendant Registrar of St Germans can be contacted at: Ploughastel Drive, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6DL. Tel: 01752 842624.

Description & Travel

Photographs of Quethiock are available on-line.

Directories

• Kelly'S 1873 Directory of Quethiock.

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

• Hammett (Hamet), Grid Reference 322655.
• Leigh (Legea), Grid Reference 338642.
• Penpoll (Penpau, Poenpav), Grid Reference 336631.

History

>Callington Area Heritage Centre have placed on-line a webpage for the history of Quethiock parish.

Maps

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

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Quethiock parish was part of the St Germans Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.

Population

Statistics

The parish comprises 4,551 acres of land and 11 acres of water.

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