Penzance, Cornwall Poor Law Union

Penzance Poor Law Union

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

Few records survive. Holdings include Guardians' minute books (1837-1930).Cornwall Archives and Libraries

Websites

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