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[[Image:Pillaton_St_Odulph_Cornwall.jpg|thumb|right|Pillaton St Odulph]] | |||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
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Land use in the parish is dominated by farming, although less than 10% of resident workers are employed in this industry. The majority of residents work outside the parish, and Pillaton is effectively a dormitory village for people employed in Plymouth and South East Cornwall.<br> | Land use in the parish is dominated by farming, although less than 10% of resident workers are employed in this industry. The majority of residents work outside the parish, and Pillaton is effectively a dormitory village for people employed in Plymouth and South East Cornwall.<br> | ||
The modern parish is one of the St Dominic, Landulph and St Mellion with Pillaton, United Parish, United Benefice in the Diocese of Truro.<br> | The modern parish is one of the St Dominic, Landulph and St Mellion with Pillaton, United Parish, United Benefice in the Diocese of Truro.<br> | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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=== Civil Registration === | === Civil Registration === | ||
<br>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 [[ | <br>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 [[Free BMD]]. | ||
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=== Church records === | === Church records === | ||
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<br>Overview, Include information for parish registers and Bishop's Transcripts, Contact information for the office holding the original records, Links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection. Images of parish registers are available online in historic records (formerly Record Search) Images refer to Cornwall County Record Office reference: P 188<br> | <br>Overview, Include information for parish registers and Bishop's Transcripts, Contact information for the office holding the original records, Links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection. Images of parish registers are available online in historic records (formerly Record Search) Images refer to Cornwall County Record Office reference: P 188<br> | ||
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks | Cornwall Online Parish Clerks | ||
An extremely useful resource is the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks page for the parish http://www.cornwall-opc.org/Par_new/n_p/pillaton.php<br> | An extremely useful resource is the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks page for the parish http://www.cornwall-opc.org/Par_new/n_p/pillaton.php<br> | ||
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=== Census records === | === Census records === | ||
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[[Cornwall Online Census Project]] | [[Cornwall Online Census Project]] | ||
=== Poor Law Unions === | === Poor Law Unions === | ||
[[ | [[St Germans Poor Law Union]] | ||
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=== Probate records === | === Probate records === | ||
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There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are: | There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are: | ||
*[[ | *[[England Jurisdictions 1851]] | ||
*Vision of Britain | *Vision of Britain | ||
== Web sites == | == Web sites == | ||
Add here any relevant sites that aren't mentioned above.<br> | Add here any relevant sites that aren't mentioned above.<br> | ||
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[[Category:Cornwall]] | [[Category:Cornwall]] | ||