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Truro, St George

Truro St George's, (Cornish: Truru Sen Jori), is a relatively modern parish in Truro, which was created 1847. It is situated in the north-west part of the city. and is named after the 19th century church of St. George. The parish was gazetted on 11th August 1846. (Also see main entry in Truro St Mary).

Cemeteries

The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 15 entries.

Census

• 1851. The 1851 Census of Kenwyn (HO107/1910), Truro, St George's parish, Enumeration Districts 1 (Hospitals), 1d, 1e, and 1f, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Kenwyn (RG9/1560), Enumeration District 6 (Truro, St George's parish), is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Truro, St George is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • RG10/2283. Enumeration District 4 [including Hospital].
  • RG10/2284. Enumeration Districts 5 and 6.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Truro, St George (RG11/2312) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Enumeration District 4 [including Hospitals].
  • Enumeration Districts 5 and 6.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Truro, St George (RG12/1830) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Enumeration Districts 4 and 5 [including Hospitals].
  • Enumeration District 6.

Church History

Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SW8244 and was dedicated to St George. It is situated in Carvedras; it is a stone edifice of the early English style. It consists of an apsidal chancel with five stained-glass windows, a nave, and north and south transepts. Rising from the chancel by three steps, and separated from it by a magnificent arch, is the apsidal sanctuary. There is a north porch, a priest's door and a vestry door. The tower is of three stages with a plain parapet and crocketed pinnacles.
Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.

Church Records

• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1847 - 1964, Marriages 1856 - 1984.
• Baptisms.
  • Baptisms 1847 to 1903 in this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).

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 Truro, St George are available.

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 Truro Registration District in which the parish lies.
• An old map of the parish of Truro, St George in the 19th century is also available.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Truro St George parish became part of the Truro Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief after its creation.

Population

The population figures for for Truro, St George are included in those of Truro City. However, in 1881 the population was 2800 persons, and in 1901 the population is recorded as 3315 persons.

Statistics

The parish comprises 235 acres of land.

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