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Cuby with Tregony

The parish of Cuby (Cornish: Sen Kubi) is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of Powder. It is bounded on the north by Creed, on the east by St Ewe and St Michael Caerhays, on the south by Veryan, and on the west by Cornelly and Probus. The parish of Cuby is named after its patron, Saint Cuby. The parish is now actually referred to as Cuby-with-Tregony St James; the parish includes the borough of Tregony, (Cornish: Trerigni), hich is often referred to in old documents as Tregony St James.

About 700 years ago Tregony was a busy port when Truro hardly existed; although it is difficult to imagine it today when the only water in sight is the tiny river Fal at the bottom of Tregony Hill. In those days the river was much wider, but has since silted up, no doubt due to tin streaming further up the river. Tregony Borough was invested with the priviliges of a manor and court leet before the Norman conquest of 1066. It is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086 when there was land for five ploughs, but only 2 actually there. There were five serfs, three villages and six smallholders.

Tregony returned 2 members of parliament in the reign of Henry 1 and became what was known as a 'rotten borough', because of the bribery and corruption involved in being elected member of parliament. This ended with the Reform Act of 1832, aafter which is became linked to Cuby. Tregony at one time had a castle, built by King John when he was Earl of Cornwall, in opposition to his elder brother, King Richard I, who was overseas fighting with the crusades. This castle was situated just below where the attractive 17th century almshouses now stand, but no trace of this survives today.

Cuby had the church which was used by Tregony and so Tregony was united with Cuby. Cuby-with-Tregony incorporated Cornelly parish in 1934.

Bibliography

Tregony History - Memories and Photographs of Tregony and District 1886~1921. Published by Franklin Grigg, the author in December 2004. ISBN 0 9548912 0 1.

Cemeteries

The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 725 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 Cuby-with-Tregony (HO107/147) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Cuby. Enumeration District 5.
  • Tregony St James. Enumeration Districts 3, 4 [including schools], and 5).
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of Cuby and (separately) Tregony St James (HO107/1909) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
    • Cuby Enumeration District 7.
    • Tregony St James. Enumeration Districts 8a (including Schools), and 8b.
  • The New Zealand Society of Genealogists have compiled separate surname indexes of the 1851 Census for each Cornish registration district; Cuby-with-Tregony is listed in Volume 17. 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 Cuby and (separately) of Tregony (RG9/1552) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Cuby. Enumeration District (Unknown).
  • Tregony. Enumeration Districts 9 and 10.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Cuby & Tregony (RG10/2273), Enumeration District 8A (Cuby), 9C and 10D (Tregony), and 10 (Tregony Schools), is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Cuby (RG11/2306), Enumeration District 8 - Cuby, District 9 - Tregony, and District 10 - Tregony [including schools], is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Cuby and Tregony (RG12/1826), Enumeration Districts 8 to 10, 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 SW9245 and was dedicated to St Cuby and St James. St Cuby was the son of Solomon, King (or Earl) of Cornwall about the year 350. He was bred up as a zealous christian of the orthodox faith at a time when the christian faith was still evolving. He became a disciple of St Hilary and was a prime mover in converting Roman Britain to christianity.
  The silt-buried original parish church in Tregony was dedicated to St James; it had to be abandoned in 1553. Since then, the church of Tregony has been that of St Cuby, situated at the top of the main street, but which is unfortunately in the parish of Cuby. The two, were once separate parishes, but for many years they have been consolidated. The church of Cuby is situated on the borders of the borough of Tregony. The church, except for the tower, was rebuilt in 1828. It comprises a chancel, nave, and north transept which is also used as a vestry. There is a south porch with a stone roof. The tower is of two stages, and is buttresed at the angles; it has stump pinnacles, and contained one bell. The churchyard is entered by a lych gate.
  Details about the plans of the existing church are available on-line.
• Non-Conformist. There is a Methodist Church in Tregony.

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Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Cuby with Tregony are: C022271/2, C053331, M022272. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage for this parish is 1611 - 1875.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1661 - 1961, Burials 1662 - 1903, Marriages 1661 - 1837, Boyd's Marriage Index 1611 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1800 - 1812, BTs 1611 - 1673.
• Baptisms.
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD, baptisms 1780 to 1841 for this parish.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published Baptisms of Mevagissey Wesleyan Methodist Circuit 1838 - 1900 on CD. The Circuit covers Mevagissey, Tregony, Cuby, Gorran, Pentewan, Grampound, St Ewe, Gorran Haven, part of St Austell and Fowey.
  • Cornwall Legacy have also published on CD, baptisms (1863 to 1900) of the Truro Bible Christian Circuit. The Circuit covers Truro (all parishes), St Allen, Probus, Grampound, Perran, Creed, Gwennap, Cornelly, Goonhavern, Kea, Tregony and St Agnes.
• Marriages. The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1611 to 1837, which is available on CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
• Burials. The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Burials 1813 to 1837, which is available in Book or CD formats.

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Civil Registration

The parish of Cuby with Tregony has been in the Truro Registration District continuously from 1st July 1837. There were sub-districts at Kea, Kenwyn, Probus, St. Agnes, St. Clement and St Just-in-Roseland, but these have now been abolished. Parishes in this registration district are: Cornelly, Cuby, Feock, Gerrans, Kea, Kenwyn, Ladock, Lamorran, Merther, Perranzabuloe, Philleigh, Probus, Ruan Lanihorne, St. Agnes, St. Allen, St. Anthony in Roseland, St. Clement, St. Erme, St. Feock, St. Just in Roseland, St. Michael Penkevil, Tregavethan, Tregony St. James, Truro St. Mary, Veryan.

The address of the Registration Office is: Dalvenie House, New County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY.
Tel: 01872 322241.

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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).
• A website dedicated to the history of Tregony is available.
• Photographs of Tregony are also available on-line.

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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.

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Historical Geography

• Goviley (Ghiuaili, Ghivaile), Grid Reference 945440.

• Tregony (Treligani, Trelingan), Grid Reference 925448.

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Maps

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

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Cuby with Tregony parish was part of the Truro Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.

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Population

The parish incorporated Cornelly for civil purposes in 1934.

Cuby.

Tregony.

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Religion & Religious Life

In the May of 1641 it was agreed and ordered that every Member of the House of Commons and House of Lords should make a protestation (declaration of loyalty) to the crown. The Protestation was printed and then distributed by the Members to their counties. The Protestation was to be made by everyone and the Rectors, Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, had to appear before the Justices of the Peace in their Hundred to make their protestation and, on returning to their parishes, any two of them were to witness the taking of the Protestation Oath by all males over the age of 18 years. All names were listed and anyone who refused was to be noted.

The Protestation Returns of 1642 for Cuby are available on-line.

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Statistics

The parish of Tregony-St James comprised 141 acres of land.

The parish of Cuby comprised 2316 acres of land.

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