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St Tudy

The parish of St Tudy, (Cornish: Eglostudi), is situated in the Deanery of Trigg Minor and Hundred of Trigg. It is bounded on the north by St Teath and Michaelstow, on the east by St Breward, on the south by St Mabyn, and on the west by St Kew. Saint Tudy is also honoured at several places in Brittany, and may be a pet-form name for St Tugdual, who was an important Breton saint (O.J.Padel).

The parish is situated in a farming area between the Rivers Camel and Allen. The Bligh family (of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' fame) lived at Tinten for several generations; several of them became mayors of Bodmin. The only village is the Churchtown.

Cemeteries

The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 317 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 Tudy (HO107/152), Enumeration Districts 10 and 11, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851. The 1851 Census of St Tudy (HO107/1904), Enumeration Districts 5a and 5b, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of St Tudy (RG9/1535), (Enumeration District 4 and 5), is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of St Tudy (RG10/2248), Enumeration Districts 4 and 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of St Tudy (RG11/2290), Enumeration Districts 4 and 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of St Tudy (RG12/1815) (Enumeration Districts 8 and 9), 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 SX0676 and was dedicated to St Tudius. It comprises a chancel, nave, south aisle, and a short north aisle. The south arcade has six four-centred arches on monolith granite pillars; the north arcade has three similar arches with like pillars. There are a south porch, a priest's door, and a blocked north door. The tower has three stages, is 64 feet in height, and is finished with battlements and pinnacles; it contains five bells.
  St Tudy church was "thoroughly restored" in 1873 (when the excellent wagon roofs were "bereft" of intervening plaster). The tower was repaired in 1887-8.
  Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line. Further information on the church is available.
• Non-Conformist. There is a United Methodist Free Church chapel in the Churchtown.

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Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for St Tudy are: C002172, E002171, P002171, M002171. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1559 - 1875.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1559 - 1865, Burials 1559 - 1899, Marriages 1560 - 1963, Boyd's Marriage Index 1560 - 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.
• Parish Registers - General. The parish registers (i.e. all the births, marriages and burial records) from 1559 to the present day have been transcribed by the parish. St Tudy Church Records Database (the church records for Burials, Baptisms and Marriages from 1559 to 2000) have been put onto a database. A printout of the records in both date order and alphabetical order can be viewed by contacting Rev. Margaret Millson at the St Tudy Rectory.
  A copy of the database on CD can be obtained by contacting Sue Dibble.
• Baptisms.
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD, baptisms 1740 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.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, baptisms (1869 to 1900) of the Michaelstow Bible Christian Circuit. The Circuit covers Michaelstow, Blisland, St Teath, Minster, Advent, Tintagel, St Breward, Forrabury, Lanteglos, St Endellion, Trevalga, St Neot, Temple, St Minver, Altarnun, Lesnewth, St Tudy, Davidstow, and Camelford.
• Marriages.
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Marriages in the Parish 1560 to 1836, which is available in CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
  • Phillimore's marriages 1560 to 1812 in this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • A searchable database of marriages at St Tudy 1560-1594 is available on-line from UK Genealogy Archives.
  • Phillimore's Marriages at St Tudy - 1560 to 1812 are also available on-line from UK Genealogy Archhives.
• Burials. The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Burials in the Parish 1813 to 1837, which is available in Book format.

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Civil Registration

The parish of St Tudy is in the Bodmin Registration District and has been since 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 Tudy are available on-line.
• The village of St Tudy has a web site; this site includes more photographs and historical information as well as current information.
• Information on the modern occupants of St Tudy is also available.

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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.
• Susan Old is undertaking the reconstruction of parishes in the Hundred of Pydar. Information and a point of contact on this project can be found on-line.
• Mailing Lists. There is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical and or historical interest in Bodmin Moor and its surrounding villages. Villages covered are: Advent (Tresinney), Alternun, Blisland, Bodmin, Boventor, Camelford (Lanteglos), Cardinham, Davidstow, Egloshayle, Helland, Laneast, Lanteglos by Camelford, Launceston, Lewannick, Liskeard, Michaelstow, North Hill, St Breward, St Breock, St Cleer, St Clether, St Mabyn, St Neot, St Tudy, Temple, Tresinney, Trewen, Wadebridge (Egloshayle & St Breock), and Warleggan. This list is in support of the OnLine Parish Clerk system. You can also subscribe to the ENG-CON-BODMINMOOR-L for the List version, or ENG-CON-BODMINMOOR-D (digest) for the Digest version.

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Historical Geography

• Lamellon (Lantmanuel, Landmanvel), Grid Reference 056774.
• Polroad (Polroda, Polrode), Grid Reference 058782.
• St Tudy (Ecglostudic, Hecglostudic), Grid Reference 066764.
• Tinten (Tinten, Thinten), Grid Reference 069754.
• Trewen (Treguin, Trewin), Grid Reference 053769.

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Maps

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

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Occupations

Apprenticeship Indentures for St Tudy (1803 - 1828) can be found in the Cornwall Record Office.

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• St Tudy parish was part of the Bodmin Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.
• Overseers' Accounts (1797 to 1838) and Settlement Papers (1830), are available in the Cornwall Record Office.

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Population

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Religion and Religious Life

• The Protestation Returns of 1642 for this parish are available on-line.

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Statistics

The parish comprises 3283 acres of land.

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