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Resources
I am slowly building up resources for which I can provide surname searches. Please feel free to ask.
I have a St Minver Folk database and quite an extensive collection of gravestone photographs, mainly for St Minver church itself, at present.
MAP OF THE PARISH
http://www.magic.gov.uk/website/magic/opener.htm?startTopic=maggb&xygridref=195677,77818&startScale=43800
Photographs of the area can be found in the Cornwall section of
DORSET CAMERA.
Photographs of Cornwall can be found in
Cornwallcam.
CENSUS (Free information)
FREE
CEN have a search facility for all Census 1841 to 1891.
http://freecen.rootsweb.com/
Cornwall
Online Census Project have full census transcriptions 1841 to 1891, 1901 is
partially transcribed.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kayhin/cocp.html
PARISH REGISTERS
Births
Marriages up to 1837
Burials
Cornwall
OPC searchable database. Follow the links to Search Database on the
OPC
home Page
OTHER MATERIAL
various 16th and 17th Century lists of St Minver inhabitants
LINKS
The following links might provide you with further information. I have tried not to duplicate information on this website, so please use the links.
Genuki - St Minver (includes a map of the area)
more St Minver pictures
here
St Minver Wills at PRO
DocumentsOnline (downloadable for a fee, type the key word 'Minver' in the 'place' box to do your search)
St Minver was part of the Bodmin Poor Law Union. This
link has details and includes St Minver inmates from the 1881 Census.
Cornwall Family History Society, a must for those with ancestors who came from Cornwall. Details available on the CFHS website
Cornwall Record Office, many original records, including parish records are kept here, further information available here
The Courtney Library, is also a good resource to visit, a research service is also provided.
Sharp's
Brewery, producing locally brewed beers at Rock.
Stone and Quarry
Men of the West Country Did you have an ancestor who was a
mason/quarry man?
Church plans on line - use St
Minver as the place - advanced search and the three church plans can be viewed.
http://www.parishchest.com Pam Drake's
commercial website contains many useful Cornish resources.
Page updated April 2009