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St Kew

The parish of St Kew, (Cornish: Lanndogho), (anciently called Lanow or Lanew) is situated in the Deanery of Trigg Minor and Hundred of Trigg. It is bounded on the north by St Endellion and St Teath, on the east by St Tudy and St Mabyn, on the south by Egloshayle and St Minver, and on the west by St Minver and St Endellion. St Kew and St Doghow, believed to be brother and sister, are the patron saints of the local church. They came from Gwent in south-east Wales. This rural parish is near the north coast of Cornwall south of Port Isaac. St Kew Churchtown is the heart of the parish. This contains the church, the old vicarage and a 15th century Inn. St Kew Highway is a hamlet on the A39; the other villages are the Churchtown, Chapel-Amble, Tregelles, Trelill, Trewerthan, Pendoggett, and Trequite.

St Kew is a parish and vicarage containing 216 houses, and 1113 inhabitants. It is 8 miles nearly N.W. from Bodmin, 7 S.W. from Camelford, 6 nearly E. from Padstow. and 3 1/2 from Wadebridge which is the Post office town. '(This information is taken from THE CORNWALL GAZETTEER first printed in 1817)'.

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Cemeteries

The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line Monumental Inscriptions for:

• The Parish Church - 913 entries.
• Chapel Amble Methodist Chapel - 169 entries.
• Trelill Methodist Chapel - 25 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 St Kew (HO107/152), Enumeration Districts 6 to 8, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851. The 1851 Census of St Kew (HO107/1904), Enumeration Districts 1a, 1b and 1c, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of St Kew (RG9/1538), Enumeration Districts 1 to 3, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of St Kew (RG10/2251), Enumeration Districts 1, 2 [including Hospital] and 3, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of St Kew (RG11/2293), Enumeration Districts 1 to 3, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of St Kew (RG12/1817), Enumeration Districts 2 and 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 SX0276 and was originally dedicated to St Kew. (St Kew and St Doghow, believed to be brother and sister, were once regarded as the patron saints). The church is now dedicated to St James the Great. It comprises a chancel, nave, and north and south aisles. The arcades each have five four-centred arches, supported on tall monolith pillars of granite of Pentewan stone. There is a south porch and a priest's door. The tower, which is 70 feet high, is buttressed on the square. It is of three stages and is finished with battlements and pinnacles. The turret of the newell rises three feet above the battlements. The belfry contains six bells.
  Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.
• Non-ConformistThere were chapels belonging to the United Methodist Free Church at St Kew Highway, Amble, Trelill, and Pendoggett.

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Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for St Kew are: C022251/2, M025561/2. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1564 - 1875.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1564 - 1891, Burials 1564 - 1910, Marriages 1564 - 1836, Boyd's Marriage Index 1563 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1790 - 1812.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
  • Pre 1813 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials
• Baptisms.
  • Baptism transcripts 1680 to 1911 (with early gaps), and BIshop's transcripts 1677 to 1772 (with gaps), for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The OPC has published on-line Church of England baptisms for St Kew:

    Baptisms 1680 to 1690. Baptisms 1691 to 1700. Baptisms 1701 to 1710. Baptisms 1711 to 1720. Baptisms 1720 to 1739. Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms 1677 to 1737.

    Bishop's Transcripts of Baptisms 1741 to 1772. Baptisms 1740 to 1754. Baptisms 1755 to 1769. Baptisms 1770 to 1780. Baptisms 1780 to 1786. Baptisms 1787 to 1794.

    Baptisms 1795 to 1813. Baptisms 1813 to 1838. Baptisms A to J 1838 to 1860. Baptisms K to W 1838 to 1860. Baptisms 1861 to 1891. Baptisms 1891 to 1911.

  • The OPC has also published on-line Non-Conformist baptisms for St Kew:
    • Camelford Wesleyan Circuit Baptisms 1801 to 1836, Camelford Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Baptisms 1837 to 1876 and Camelford Wesleyan Baptisms 1876 to 1882.
    • St Austell and Camelford Methodist Circuit 1800 - 1837.
    • Camelford United Methodist Baptisms 1911 to 1934 and Non-Conformist St Austell and Camelford Methodist Baptisms 1800 to 1837, and Wadebridge Wesleyan Circuit Baptisms 1884 - 1914.
    • Michaelstow Bible Christian Circuit 1822 - 1837.
    • Camelford United Methodist Circuit 1911 - 1934.
    • St Endellion/Port Isaac United Methodist Free Church 1868 - 1900.
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD, baptisms 1706 to 1840 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.
• Banns of Marriage.
  • Phillimore Banns 1775 to 1809 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The OPC has published on-line Marriage Banns 1754 to 1812.
• Marriages.
  • Phillimore marriages 1564 to 1812, Bishop's transcripts of marriages 1677 to 1772 (with gaps), and parish transcripts 1813 to 1901, for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The OPC has also publish on-line marriages for St Kew:

    Bishop's Transcripts of marriages 1677 to 1772. Phillimore's Transcripts of marriages (A to M) 1564 to 1812. Phillimore's Transcripts of marriages (N to Y) 1564 to 1812.

    Marriages 1813 to 1836. Marriages (A to H) 1837 to 1900. Marriages (I to Z) 1837 to 1900.

  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1564 to 1837, which is available in Book, CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
• Burials.
  • Bishop's transcripts of burials 1744 to 1793, and parish transcripts 1680 to 1740, 1744 to 1793, and 1795 to 1910 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The OPC has also publish on-line burials for St Kew:

    Burials 1680 to 1700. Burials 1701 to 1720. Burials 1721 to 1740. Bishop's Transcripts of burials 1677 to 1730. Bishop's Transcripts of burials 1731 to 1772.

    Burials in Woollen (A to L) 1744 to 1793. Burials in Woollen (M to W) 1744 to 1793. Burials 1795 to 1812. Burials 1813 to 1859. Burials 1859 to 1910.

  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Burials 1813 to 1837, which is available in Book and CD formats.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, burials (1805 to 1900) of the Camelford Wesleyan Chapel. The area covers Camelford, Michaelstow, St Teath, Minster, Tintagel, St Juliot, Blisland, St Breward, Forrabury, Advent, Trevalga, St Kew, Lanteglos and St Endellion.

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Civil Registration

The parish of St Kew is in the Bodmin Registration District, and has been sice 1st July 1837; there were sub-districts are Bodmin, Egloshayle, Lanlivery and St Mabyn but these have now been abolished. Parishes within the district were: Blisland, Bodmin, Bodmin Borough, Cardinham, Egloshayle, Endellion, Helland, Lanhydrock, Lanviet, Lanlivery, Lostwithiel, Luxulion, St. Kew, St. Mabyn, St. Minver Highlands, St. Minver Lowlands, St. Tudy, St. Winnow, Temple, Wadebridge, Warleggon, Withiel.

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

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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 St Kew are available on-line.
• A website dedicated to St Kew is available.

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Directories

• Kelly's Directory of St Kew - 1883.
• Kelly's Directory of St Kew - 1889.
• Kelly's Directory of St Kew - 1897.
• Kelly's Directory of St Kew - 1906.

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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.
  • The OPC has produced a family history website for the parish.
• Susan Old is undertaking the reconstruction of parishes in the Hundred of Pydar.

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Historical Geography

• Carmar (Chienmerc, Chenmerch), Grid Reference 008760.
• Chapel Amble (Amal), Grid Reference 997755.
• Lanow (Lannohoo, Lanehoc, Lantloho, Lantloha, Lannahoo, Lannohoi), Grid Reference 026776.

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Land & Property

• Hendra Estate Auction in 1889.
• Pencarrow Estate Sales in 1945.
• "Tregarrick is the seat of Abraham Hambly, esq. It is in the Parish of St Kew." [This info from THE CORNWALL GAZETTEER first printed in 1817].

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Maps

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

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Military Records

The Muster Rolls of St Kew in 1569 are available on-line.

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Occupations

Apprenticeship Indentures for St Kew (1836) can be found in the Cornwall Record Office.

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The OPC has also publish on-line Poor Law records for St Kew:
  • 1777 to 1780.
  • 1781 to 1782.
  • 1782 to 1784.
• St Kew parish was part of the Bodmin Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.
• Overseers' Accounts (1777 to 1815) are available in the Cornwall Record Office.

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Population

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Religion and Religious Life

• The OPC has made available the Protestation Returns of 1641 on-line.
• The Protestation Returns of 1642 are also available separately on-line.

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Statistics

The parish comprises 7559 acres of land, 2 acres of tidal water and one acre of foreshore.

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Taxation

• Survey and Loans of St Kew in 1522.
• The St Kew Subsidies of 1525.
• The St Kew Subsidies of 1543.
• The St Kew Subsidies of 1545.
• Hearth Tax of 1664 in St Kew.

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Voting Registers

• 1851 to 1852.
• 1853 to 1854.
• 1864 to 1865.

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