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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
BODMIN (St. Petrock), a '''parish''', and the head of a union, in the hundred of Trigg, E. division of Cornwall. There are places of worship for Bryanites, the Connexion of the Countess of Huntingdon, and Wesleyans.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50810#s10 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 290-295. Date accessed: 06 March 2013.</ref> | BODMIN (St. Petrock), a '''parish''', and the head of a union, in the hundred of Trigg, E. division of Cornwall. There are places of worship for Bryanites, the Connexion of the Countess of Huntingdon, and Wesleyans.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50810#s10 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 290-295. Date accessed: 06 March 2013.</ref> <br> | ||
=== General overview === | |||
== Neighboring Parishes == | === Neighboring Parishes === | ||
Parishes either adjoining or nearby include Lanivet, St Mabyn, Helland, Blisland, Cardinham, Temple, Warleggan, St Winnow, Lanlivery, Lostwithiel, and Lanhydrock. All of these parishes, in addition to a few others, have been part of the Bodmin Registration District at one time, although not all are presently part of the district at this time.<br> | Parishes either adjoining or nearby include Lanivet, St Mabyn, Helland, Blisland, Cardinham, Temple, Warleggan, St Winnow, Lanlivery, Lostwithiel, and Lanhydrock. All of these parishes, in addition to a few others, have been part of the Bodmin Registration District at one time, although not all are presently part of the district at this time.<br> | ||
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Because Bodmin was the administrative center of this part of Cornwall and the seat of the Bodmin Registration District (for civil registration), as well as the largest town in this area, many people who had moved to other parts of the UK or emigrated to other countries often named Bodmin as their birth place. That obviously has implications for the genealogy researcher, as one may find records that report Bodmin as the birth place of the person sought, when in reality the birth and/or christening may have occured in one of the other parishes or villages nearby, and the record of these events will not be found in the Bodmin parish records. <br> | Because Bodmin was the administrative center of this part of Cornwall and the seat of the Bodmin Registration District (for civil registration), as well as the largest town in this area, many people who had moved to other parts of the UK or emigrated to other countries often named Bodmin as their birth place. That obviously has implications for the genealogy researcher, as one may find records that report Bodmin as the birth place of the person sought, when in reality the birth and/or christening may have occured in one of the other parishes or villages nearby, and the record of these events will not be found in the Bodmin parish records. <br> | ||
There are also parts of the Bodmin parish or borough, where the people living there have traditionally attended and had the events such as christening, marriage, and burial performed in a different parish. For example those living at Margate, Turfdown, Sunny Bank, and Fletchers Bridge, although part of Bodmin, attended church and received those events at the Cardinham parish church. | There are also parts of the Bodmin parish or borough, where the people living there have traditionally attended and had the events such as christening, marriage, and burial performed in a different parish. For example those living at Margate, Turfdown, Sunny Bank, and Fletchers Bridge, although part of Bodmin, attended church and received those events at the Cardinham parish church. | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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=== Census records === | === Census records === | ||
{{British Census|241273}} | {{British Census|241273}} | ||
=== Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (Genealogy) === | |||
=== Cornwall Online Parish Clerks (Genealogy) | |||
The [http://www.cornwall-opc.org/Par_new/a_d/bodmin.php Bodmin] section of the OPC website contains many records. | The [http://www.cornwall-opc.org/Par_new/a_d/bodmin.php Bodmin] section of the OPC website contains many records. | ||