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Treleigh

Treleigh, (Cornish: Trelegh), is an ecclesiastical district within the civil parish of Redruth, in the Hundred of Penwith and the Deanery of Carnmarth. It is located in an area north of Redruth where there originally were no large villages, just a few scattered houses and farms. It is close to North Country, an area between Redruth and Mount Hawke. There was no heavy through-traffic so it was relatively peaceful compared to Redruth. It is now very close to the modern A30 highway.
The parish was created from part of the original Redruth parish in 1871.

Cemeteries

• Some memorial inscriptions from the Treleigh cemeteries, and recorded by the CORNWALL INSCRIPTIONS PROJECT, are available on-line. The CIP survey found 1501 memorials with 2957 names.
• Monumental inscriptions for Treleigh cemetery, Redruth are available on-line.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church, and which are also on-line.

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. In the 1841 Census, Treleigh was enumerated as part of Redruth.
• 1851. The 1851 Census of Treleigh (HO 107/1915), Enumeration Districts 1m and 1n, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Treleigh (RG9/1580), Enumeration Districts 14 to 17, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Treleigh (RG10/2318), Enumeration Districts 14 to 17, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Treleigh (RG11/2231), Enumeration Districts 14 to 17, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Treleigh (RG12/1847) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Enumeration District 14.
  • Enumeration Districts 15 to 17.

Church History

• Anglican. Before the parish church was built, a Blacksmith's shop, (attached to Treleigh mine), was used by those worshipping.
  The ecclesiastical district (parish) was first gazetted on 9th January 1846, and the first vicar was instituted in 1848.
  The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SW7043 and was consecrated in the name of St Stephen on 26th September 1866. The church is situated about a mile to the north of Redruth town centre. It consists of an apsidal chancel, nave, north and south transepts, and a vestry. An organ was introduced in 1883. Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.
• Non-Conformist. The arrangements for Non-Conformists in the parish are not yet known.

Church Records

The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1862 - 1952, Burials 1866 - 1940, Marriages 1866 - 1949.

Civil Registration

The parish of Treleigh was originally in the Redruth Registration District when it was created. There were sub-districts at Camborne, Gwennap, Illogan, Phillack and Redruth which have now been abolished. It is now part of the Registration District of Camborne-Redruth. Parishes in this registration district are: Camborne, East Phillack, Gwennap, Gwinear, Gwithian, Illogan, Phillack, Redruth, St. Sithian's, West Phillack.

The address of the Superintendant Registrar is: Roskear, Camborne, TR14 8DN. Tel: 01209 612924.

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 Treleigh are available on-line.

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.

Maps

• Map of the Camborne and Redruth Registration district in which the parish lies.
• An old map of the parish of Treleigh in the 19th century is also available.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Treleigh parish was incorporated into the Redruth Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief when it was created.

Population

Treleigh has always been enumerated as part of Redruth Town.

Statistics

The parish comprises 2200 acres of land.

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