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St Gennys

St Gennys, (Cornish: Sen Gwynnys), is situated in the Deanery of Trigg Minor and the Hundred of Lesnewth. It is bounded on the north by the sea and Poundstock, on the east by Jacobstow and Warbstow, on the south by Otterham and St Juliot, and on the west by the sea. The name comes from St.Genesius, the patron saint of the local church. This small village is on high cliffs on the north Cornish coast overlooking Bude Bay; it is remarkable for its uneveness. Its surface consists wholly of lofty hills and deep valleys. The High Cliff, near Crackington Haven measures 735 feet above sea-level. There are three pointed headlans jutting into the sea from this parish, namely: the Cambeak, Dizard Point and Castle Point.

Crackington Haven is situated at the mouth of a picturesque valley which divides the parish in two, each part supporting a thriving Methodist community. Wrecks are said to have supplied much of the building material of houses in the past but now there is more interest in rescues, the Bude Lifeboat being responsible for saving many lives.

The villages of the parish are Crackington, Roskear, and Penkuke.

Cemeteries

The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 473 entries.

Census

Census information for this parish (1841 - 1901) is held in the Cornwall Records Office. The Cornwall FHS 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 St Gennys (HO107/140), Enumeration District 10, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of St Gennys (HO107/1897), Enumeration Districts 5a and 5b, 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; St Gennys is listed in Volume 5. 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.
• 1861.The 1861 Census of St Gennys (RG9/1514), Enumeration District 3B and 4B, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of St Gennys (RG10/2217), Enumeration Districts 3 and 4, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of St Gennys (RG11/2271), Enumeration Districts 3 and 4, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of St Gennys (RG12/1798), Enumeration Districts 9 and 10, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

Church History

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX1497, and was dedicated to St Genesius. It comprises a chancel, nave, and north and south aisles. The south arcade has four obtuse arches with octagonal pillars; the north arcade has four obtuse arches supported chiefly on moulded pillars. There is a south porch, a priest's door, and a blocked north door. The tower is of one stage 22 feet high, surmounted by a pyramidal roof 10 feet in height; it contains four bells. The church was restored in 1871 under the direction of Mr. J. P. St. Aubyn, architect, at an expense of £1,100, when it was re-seated and a vestry added. There are 280 sittings.
  Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.
• Non-Conformist. There was a Wesleyan Association chapel at Brockle built in 1842, and a Bible Christian chapel at Tremaynea.

Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for St Gennys are: C020971, E020971, M020971. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1697 - 1875.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1702 - 1879, Burials 1702 - 1885, Marriages 1702 - 1901, Boyd's Marriage Index 1612 - 1673, BTs 1612 - 1673.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of:
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials.
• Baptisms.
  • Baptisms 1813 to 1879 (with gaps) for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD baptisms 1734 to 1838 for this parish.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD baptisms (1863 to 1900) of the Camelford United Methodist Circuit. Areas include: Camelford, Boscastle, Tintagel, St Gennys, St Teath, St Kew, St Minver, St Mabyn, Michaelstow, St Endellion, Altarnun, St Breward, St Tudy, Advent, Lanteglos, Minster and Wadebridge.
  • Cornwall Legacy have also published on CD, baptisms (1836 to 1900) of the Camelford Wesleyan Circuit. Areas include: Camelford, Advent, St Teath, Lanteglos, St Breward, Wadebridge, Boscastle, Port Isaac, St Breock, St Minver, St Endellion and St Mabyn.
• Marriages.
  • Marriages 1687 to 1804 (Bishop's transcripts), and 1702 to 1901 (with gaps), 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 1612 to 1837, which is available in Book, CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
• Burials.
  • Burials 1702 to 1873 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 and CD formats.

Civil Registration

The parish of St Gennys is in the Stratton Registration District and has been since 1st July 1837; there were sub-districts at Kilhampton, Stratton and Week St Mary but these have now been abolished. Parishes within the district are: Jacobstow, Kilkhampton, Launcells, Marhamchurch, Morwenstow, Poughill, Poundstock, St. Gennys, Stratton, Stratton and Bude, Week St. Mary, Whitstone. The Superintendant Registrar can be contacted at: The Parkhouse Centre, Ergue Gaberic Way, Bude, EX23 8LF. Tel: 01288 353209.

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 St Gennys are available on-line.
• More pictures of St Gennys parish are also available.

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.
• There is also a genealogical website for the parish created by the former OPC, Mark Winnacott (as of March 2004 it was accessible, but no longer maintained).

Historical Geography

• Crackington (Crachemua, Crachenwe), Grid Reference 158957.
• Dizzard (Disart, Lisart), Grid Reference 169981.
• Pengold (Panguol, Pangvol), Grid Reference 138944.
• Rosecare (Roschel), Grid Reference 167957.
• St Gennys (Sainguinas, Sanguinas, Sanwinas), Grid Reference 149972.
• Trefreock (Trerihoc), Grid Reference 168953.
• Treworgie (Treurghen, Trevrgen), Grid Reference 178968.

Maps

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

Military History

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• St Gennys parish was part of the Stratton Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.
• Overseers' Accounts (1789 to 1810) are available in the Cornwall Record Office.

Population

Statistics

The parish comprises 6065 acres of land, 2 acres of water and 320 acres of foreshore.

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