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== Parish History  ==
Guide to '''Cardinham, Cornwall ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


Cardinham (Cornish: Kardhinan; Archaic English: Cardinan;&nbsp;More recent obsolete&nbsp;English spelling:&nbsp;Cardynham) has existed for more than 1000 years and is one of the Cornish parishes not carrying the same name as the saint for whom the church is named (St Meubred).&nbsp; The name is Cornish from "Car" or "Caer" which means "enclosure" or "fort," and "dinas" which may also mean "fortress."&nbsp; It is assumed from the name that there has been a castle or fortress there since ancient times, and it is&nbsp;thought that&nbsp;the castle was built there about 1080&nbsp;by Robert of Mortain, a half-brother to William the Conqueror.&nbsp; The castle was&nbsp;occupied by Robert Fitz-Turold and his descendants for about 200-300 years.&nbsp; The family used the family name "de Cardinan," taken from this place.&nbsp; The castle was a very short distance to the south and east of the church.&nbsp; It is on private&nbsp;land,&nbsp;but almost nothing remains there.&nbsp;
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| County = Cornwall
| Hundred = West
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Bodmin/ Bodmin]
| Registration District = Bodmin
| PRbegin = 1701
| BTbegin = 1613
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Exeter
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = West
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
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| Archive = [[Cornwall Record Office]]
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The present church dates from about the 15th century, and was repaired after some damage from an errant bomb during World War 2.&nbsp; The church and parish maintain their own identity with regular services, but currently share a vicar with Warleggan and St Neot parishes.
== Parish History ==


It is sparsely populated without commerce or significant industry.&nbsp; The land area is more than 9000 acres, and the population during the past 200 years has been generally between 400-800 persons.&nbsp; Most of the properties are farm land, with small clusters of houses near the church and at Millpool, about 1½ miles to the north.&nbsp;
CARDINHAM (St. Mewbred), a '''parish''', in the union of Bodmin, hundred of West, E division of Cornwall, 3¾ miles ENE from Bodmin.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50857#s7 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 511-520. Date accessed: 11 March 2013</ref>


== Neighboring Parishes  ==
Cardinham (Cornish: Kardhinan; Archaic English: Cardinan More recent obsolete English spelling: Cardynham) has existed for more than 1000 years and is one of the Cornish parishes not carrying the same name as the saint for whom the church is named (St Meubred). The name is Cornish from "Car" or "Caer" which means "enclosure" or "fort," and "dinas" which may also mean "fortress." It is assumed from the name that there has been a castle or fortress there since ancient times, and it is thought that the castle was built there about 1080 by Robert of Mortain, a half-brother to William the Conqueror. The castle was occupied by Robert FitzTurold and his descendants for about 200-300 years. The family used the family name "de Cardinan," taken from this place. The castle was a very short distance to the south and east of the church. It is on private land, but almost nothing remains there.


Beginning on the north and moving clockwise around the boundaries of the parish are the ecclesiastical parishes of Temple, Warleggan, Broadoak (Braddoc), St Winnow, Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Helland, and Blisland.  
The present church dates from about the 15th century, and was repaired after some damage from an errant bomb during World War II. The church and parish maintain their own identity with regular services, but currently share a vicar with several neighboring parishes.  


== Resources  ==
It is sparsely populated without commerce or significant industry. The land area is more than 9000 acres, and the population during the past 200 years has been generally between 400-800 persons. Most of the properties are farm land, with small clusters of houses near the church and at Millpool, about 1½ miles to the north.


=== Cemeteries  ===
===Neighboring Parishes===


There are two cemeteries, the original being the church yard of the Parish Church of Cardinham (St Meubred's Church).&nbsp; There is a newer cemetery nearby, only a few meters down the hill southward and on the opposite side of the road.&nbsp; The parish registers include the burials in both locations without distinguishing which burial ground.&nbsp; The OS grid reference is approximately 123687
When an event such as baptism, marriage, or burial is not found in the registers of the parish where it might be expected to be recorded, it may often be found in a neighboring parish, particularly a marriage when one of the parties was from a nearby parish. Beginning on the north and moving clockwise around the boundaries of the parish are the ecclesiastical parishes of Temple, Warleggan, Broadoak (Braddoc), St Winnow, Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Helland, and Blisland.  


=== Civil Registration  ===
==Resources==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to&nbsp;the present day. Cardinham has been in the Bodmin Registration district since the inception of civil registration. 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]].&nbsp;
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ 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<br>


=== Parish Records  ===
===Cemeteries===


Images of some of the parish registers&nbsp;can be viewed&nbsp;on the Historic Records Collection of Family Search.org.&nbsp; They are not yet indexed, but can easily be browsed and specific records found with the use of waypoints on the Familysearch.org website.  
There are two cemeteries, the original being the church yard of the Parish Church of Cardinham (St Meubred's Church). There is a newer cemetery nearby, only a few meters down the hill southward and on the opposite side of the road. The parish registers include the burials in both locations without distinguishing which burial ground. The OS grid reference is approximately 123687


The parish registers of baptisms, banns, marriages, and burials are extant beginning in 1701.&nbsp; Earlier records were apparently lost and are not known to exist.&nbsp; There are a few Bishops Transcripts dating back to 1675, but coverage is not complete.&nbsp; Phillimores marriage transcripts cover 1701-1812.&nbsp; The Cornwall Family History Society has published the marriages&nbsp;1701-1812, the marriages 1813-1837, and the burials 1813-1837.&nbsp;&nbsp; All parish registers (baptisms, marriages, and burials) from 1813-1911, as well as the burials&nbsp;1701-1812 and marriages and banns 1754-1812&nbsp;have been transcribed&nbsp; and posted on the database of the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks.&nbsp; These are indexed and searchable on that website without cost.
===Civil Registration===


Parish registers have been filmed by the GSU almost to the present time and are available on microfilm in the Family History Library.&nbsp; The Cornwall Record Office also holds many of the registers.&nbsp;
Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. Cardinham has been in the Bodmin Registration district since the inception of civil registration. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].


Although Fletchers Bridge, Turfdown, and Margate are in Bodmin Borough, most of the church events for those living there were in the Cardinham Parish.  
===Church Records===
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.


The Cornwall Online Parish Clerks organization has a clerk for Cardinham who can be contacted through their website at&nbsp;[http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ http://www.cornwall-opc.org/] and information can be obtained by correspondence from the OPC.&nbsp; He has access to images of all existing parish records from 1701-1960 and transcripts of Methodist/Bible Christian records up to 1900.&nbsp; Inquiries are welcome and are answered as time permits without cost.  
==== Church of England ====
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/cornwall-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Cornwall] ($)
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
*[https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/index.php Cornish Parish Records]


Non-conformist records are also available at the Cornwall Record Office, and transcriptions are available on CD from commercial sources, including Cornwall Legacy.&nbsp; Both Wesleyan Methodists and Bible Christian adherents lived in the parish, but jurisdictions do not follow Anglican boundary lines.&nbsp; Most records are to be found in the Bodmin Wesleyan Circuit, the Bodmin Bible Christian Circuit, and the Liskeard Bible Christian Circuit, although baptisms were occasionally perfomed by someone farther afield, especially among the Bible Christians.&nbsp; There have been non-conformist chapels in the hamlets of Millpool and Fletchers Bridge, as well as Cardinham.&nbsp; The Methodist Chapel at Millpool holds regular services, while no services are currently being held in the chapel at Cardinham village, and the chapel building at Fletchers Bridge has passed into private hands. Some records of the Methodist congregations are in the LDS Family History Library catalogue.&nbsp;
====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.<br>
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast ($), index and images; coverage may vary
Non-conformist records are also available at the Cornwall Record Office, and transcriptions are available on CD from commercial sources, including Cornwall Legacy. Both Wesleyan Methodists and Bible Christian adherents lived in the parish, but jurisdictions do not follow Anglican boundary lines. Most records are to be found in the Bodmin Wesleyan Circuit, the Bodmin Bible Christian Circuit, and the Liskeard Bible Christian Circuit, although baptisms were occasionally performed by someone farther afield, especially among the Bible Christians. There have been non-conformist chapels in the hamlets of Millpool and Fletchers Bridge, as well as Cardinham. The Methodist Chapel at Millpool holds regular services, while no services are currently being held in the chapel at Cardinham village, and the chapel building at Fletchers Bridge has passed into private hands. Some records of the Methodist congregations are in the FamilySearch Catalogue.


=== Census records ===
===Census records===


a. {{British Census|241274}}. &nbsp;
{{British Census|241274}}The most accurate census transcriptions (because they were done by Cornish people familiar with the names and places) are found at the Cornwall Online Census Project at [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kayhin/ukocp.html Link] The UK Census Online (FreeCEN), while not uniquely Cornish, is also valuable and will often yield positive results when other sites providing the census fail to find the person sought, because the search function allows a phonetic search of surnames.


The most accurate census transcriptions (because they were done by Cornish people familiar with the names and places) are found at the Cornwall Online Census Project at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kayhin/ukocp.html &nbsp;The UK Census Online (FreeCEN), while not uniquely Cornish, is also valuable and will often yield positive results when other sites providing the census fail to find the person sought, because the search function allows a phonetic search of surnames.
===Poor Law Unions===


=== Poor Law Unions  ===
[[Bodmin Poor Law Union]]


[[Bodmin Poor Law Union]]
===Probate records===


=== 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.


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [county] 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==


== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Cardinham is found on the OS Explorer Map 109 "Bodmin Moor" at grid number 123687. Historic map reproductions are also available in the Cassini Historic Map Old Series (1813) and Revised New Series (1900), both titled "Newquay and Bodmin."


There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are:  
Valuable web sites are:  


*1851 Jurisdiction Maps  
*1851 Jurisdiction Maps
*Vision of Britain
*Vision of Britain


== Web sites  ==
==Websites==
 
Cardinham in [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Cardinham/index.html Genuki]
 
One should also note the links on the main page for Cornwall, as well as an overview of Cornish research on the sub-heading page of this wiki at [[Cornwall, England Genealogy]] and then click on "Genealogy" in the right side bar.


Excellent information specific to the parish is found on the GENUKI pages for Cardinham at&nbsp;[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Cardinham/index.html http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Cardinham/index.html]
==References==


One should also note the links on the main page for Cornwall, as well as an overview of Cornish research on the sub-heading page of this wiki at [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cornwall_Genealogy https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cornwall_Genealogy]&nbsp;&nbsp;
{{reflist}} {{Cornwall}}


[[Category:Cornwall]]
[[Category:Cornwall Parishes]]

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Guide to Cardinham, Cornwall ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Cardinham, Cornwall
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred West
County Cornwall
Poor Law Union Bodmin
Registration District Bodmin
Records begin
Parish registers: 1701
Bishop's Transcripts: 1613
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery West
Diocese Exeter
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall
Location of Archive
Cornwall Record Office
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Parish History[edit | edit source]

CARDINHAM (St. Mewbred), a parish, in the union of Bodmin, hundred of West, E division of Cornwall, 3¾ miles ENE from Bodmin.[1]

Cardinham (Cornish: Kardhinan; Archaic English: Cardinan More recent obsolete English spelling: Cardynham) has existed for more than 1000 years and is one of the Cornish parishes not carrying the same name as the saint for whom the church is named (St Meubred). The name is Cornish from "Car" or "Caer" which means "enclosure" or "fort," and "dinas" which may also mean "fortress." It is assumed from the name that there has been a castle or fortress there since ancient times, and it is thought that the castle was built there about 1080 by Robert of Mortain, a half-brother to William the Conqueror. The castle was occupied by Robert FitzTurold and his descendants for about 200-300 years. The family used the family name "de Cardinan," taken from this place. The castle was a very short distance to the south and east of the church. It is on private land, but almost nothing remains there.

The present church dates from about the 15th century, and was repaired after some damage from an errant bomb during World War II. The church and parish maintain their own identity with regular services, but currently share a vicar with several neighboring parishes.

It is sparsely populated without commerce or significant industry. The land area is more than 9000 acres, and the population during the past 200 years has been generally between 400-800 persons. Most of the properties are farm land, with small clusters of houses near the church and at Millpool, about 1½ miles to the north.

Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]

When an event such as baptism, marriage, or burial is not found in the registers of the parish where it might be expected to be recorded, it may often be found in a neighboring parish, particularly a marriage when one of the parties was from a nearby parish. Beginning on the north and moving clockwise around the boundaries of the parish are the ecclesiastical parishes of Temple, Warleggan, Broadoak (Braddoc), St Winnow, Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Helland, and Blisland.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]

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

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

There are two cemeteries, the original being the church yard of the Parish Church of Cardinham (St Meubred's Church). There is a newer cemetery nearby, only a few meters down the hill southward and on the opposite side of the road. The parish registers include the burials in both locations without distinguishing which burial ground. The OS grid reference is approximately 123687

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. Cardinham has been in the Bodmin Registration district since the inception of civil registration. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Cardinham Online Parish Records
Collections
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Cornwall
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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FamilySearch Parish Registers-Cornwall
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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FreeREG
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Cornwall ($)
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1800s
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Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Cornwall ($)
1500s-2000s
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1500s-2000s
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1500s-2000s
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Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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1500s-1800s
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National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
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1800s-1900s

Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]

"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.

Non-conformist records are also available at the Cornwall Record Office, and transcriptions are available on CD from commercial sources, including Cornwall Legacy. Both Wesleyan Methodists and Bible Christian adherents lived in the parish, but jurisdictions do not follow Anglican boundary lines. Most records are to be found in the Bodmin Wesleyan Circuit, the Bodmin Bible Christian Circuit, and the Liskeard Bible Christian Circuit, although baptisms were occasionally performed by someone farther afield, especially among the Bible Christians. There have been non-conformist chapels in the hamlets of Millpool and Fletchers Bridge, as well as Cardinham. The Methodist Chapel at Millpool holds regular services, while no services are currently being held in the chapel at Cardinham village, and the chapel building at Fletchers Bridge has passed into private hands. Some records of the Methodist congregations are in the FamilySearch Catalogue.

Census records[edit | edit source]

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.

The most accurate census transcriptions (because they were done by Cornish people familiar with the names and places) are found at the Cornwall Online Census Project at Link The UK Census Online (FreeCEN), while not uniquely Cornish, is also valuable and will often yield positive results when other sites providing the census fail to find the person sought, because the search function allows a phonetic search of surnames.

Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

Bodmin Poor Law Union

Probate records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Cardinham is found on the OS Explorer Map 109 "Bodmin Moor" at grid number 123687. Historic map reproductions are also available in the Cassini Historic Map Old Series (1813) and Revised New Series (1900), both titled "Newquay and Bodmin."

Valuable web sites are:

  • 1851 Jurisdiction Maps
  • Vision of Britain

Websites[edit | edit source]

Cardinham in Genuki

One should also note the links on the main page for Cornwall, as well as an overview of Cornish research on the sub-heading page of this wiki at Cornwall, England Genealogy and then click on "Genealogy" in the right side bar.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 511-520. Date accessed: 11 March 2013
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