Penzance, Cornwall Poor Law Union
Penzance Poor Law Union[edit | edit source]
The Union comprised the following parishes:
Gulval, Cornwall Halsetown, Cornwall Lelant, Cornwall Ludgvan, Cornwall Madron, Cornwall Marazion, Cornwall Morvah, Cornwall Newlyn East, Cornwall Paul, Cornwall Pendeen, Cornwall
Penzance, Cornwall Penzance St Mary Perranuthnoe, Cornwall Sancreed, Cornwall Sennen, Cornwall
St Buryan, Cornwall St Erth, Cornwall St Hilary, Cornwall St Michaels Mount (from 1858) included in Marazion Isles of Scilly, Cornwall Zennor, Cornwall
Records[edit | edit source]
Few records survive. Holdings include Guardians' minute books (1837-1930).Cornwall Archives and Libraries
Websites[edit | edit source]
http://madronparishrecords.tripod.com/id35.html Baptisms 1840-1849
http://madronparishrecords.tripod.com/id62.html Burials 1886-1900
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Penzance/
http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/photos/img2025.htm
http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/photos/img2024.htm for images of the former Workhouse