Devoran, Cornwall, England Genealogy
Guide to Devoran, Cornwall ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Devoran | |
| Type | Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Hundred | Powder |
| Poor Law Union | Truro |
| Registration District | Truro |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1873 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Powder |
| Diocese | Exeter |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall |
| Archive | |
| Cornwall Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
DEVORAN, a small seaport on the Restronguet Creek, 5 miles S by W of Truro, in Cornwall. It has a head post office designated Devoran, Cornwall; is connected, by railroad, with the mining district of Redruth; and presents a prosperous appearance.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Devoran is an extra parochial area and the closest ecclesiastical parish is Feock.
- Extra-parochial areas were not attached to parish churches.
- The residents went to a church of their choosing outside of the parish boundaries.
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cornwall Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are:
- 1851 Jurisdiction Maps
- Vision of Britain
Websites[edit | edit source]
Devoran in GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius, Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales - 1870-72.