St Ive, Cornwall, England Genealogy
Guide to St Ive, Cornwall ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| St Ive | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Hundred | East |
| Poor Law Union | Liskeard |
| Registration District | Liskeard |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1683 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1614 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | East |
| Diocese | Exeter |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall |
| Archive | |
| Cornwall Record Office | |
Parish History
IVE, ST., a parish, in the union of Liskeard, Middle division of the hundred of East, E. division of Cornwall, 4¼ miles WSW from Callington. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. [1]
The church was built around 1338. The pulpit is from the 17th century and has some fine carving of mermaids and there are angels on the ceiling. In the porch there is a holy water stoup and the sundial over the entrance is dated 1695. Like most churches St Ive underwent a 'modernisation' in Victorian times. This was conducted in 1883 -1884 under the direction of Sir Medley Fulford.
Resources
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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
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.
Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| St Ive Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Cornwall | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Cornwall | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Cornwall ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Cornwall ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Cornwall ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
- Cornish Parish Records
Nonconformist Records
"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.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Union
Probate Records
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
There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable websites are:
- 1851 Jurisdiction Maps
- Vision of Britain
Websites
St Ive on GENUKI
References
- ↑ Lewis,Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 628-631. Date accessed: 06 March 2013.