Cardinham

• The Cornwall Family History Society have published online Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 557 entries.

Census information for this parish (1841 - 1901) is held in the Cornwall Record Office. The Cornwall Family History Society offers a census search service for its members.
Specific census information for this parish is available as follows:

• 1841. The 1841 Census of Cardinham (HO107/153), Enumeration Districts 7 to 9, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of Cardinham (HO107/1904), Enumeration Districts 1a and 1b, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • Part of the 1851 Census of Cardinham is also available from the West-Penwith resources as part of the 1851 British Census 2% sample - Cornwall.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Cardinham (RG9/1535), Enumeration Districts 8 and 9, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Cardinham (RG10/2248), Enumeration Districts 8 and 9, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Cardinham (RG11/2290), Enumeration Districts 8 and 9, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Cardinham (RG12/1815), Enumeration Districts 3 and 4, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX1268 and was dedicated to St Meubredus the Martyr in 1085. There was an early church here, but towards the end of the 15th century all the previous building was demolished and the very fine present church built in its place. It comprises a chancel, nave, north and south aisle, and a vestry. The arcades are of different lengths; the south is of six obtuse four-centred arches and the north of five. THe roofs of both aisles are wooden with well-carved bosses. The tower is of granite and is of three stages; it is embattled and has four octagonal pinnacles finished with balls and crosses, and contains five bells.
  Unlike other ancient churches which have grown and changed over the centuries, only the font, the Easter Sepulchre and various stones remain of the previous buildings. In the sedilia (the recesses on the south side of the chancel) are some very ancient inscribed stones, with beautifully written Latin fragments. There are 71 bench ends dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. There are many dolphins and some human heads. The original wagon roofs remain in the aisles, though that of the nave has been replaced. In the churchyard are two fine old crosses. That outside of the south porch has been called one of the best in Cornwall. There is excellent knotwork, and scrolls and plaitwork. The date is about the ninth century; that is in the time of King Alfred.
• Non-Conformist. There is a Weslyan chapel here.

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Cardinham are: C002003, C003007, E002001, M002001, P002001/2. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1675 - 1875.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1701 - 1846, Burials 1701 - 1890, Marriages 1701 - 1837, Boyd's Marriage Index 1613 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1790 - 1812, BTs 1613 - 1673.
• Baptisms.
  • Baptisms 1675 to 1772 (Bishop's transcripts) and 1813 to 1911 are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • Cardinham Fletchers Bridge United Methodist baptisms 1896 to 1911 are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
• Banns. Banns 1814 to 1911 are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
• Marriages.
  • Marriages 1613 to 1772 (Bishop's transcripts), 1675 to 1812 (Phillimore's), and 1813 to 1911 are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1613 to 1837, which is available in Book, CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
• Burials.
  • Burials 1675 to 1772 and 1813 to 1911 are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Burials 1813 to 1837, which is available in Book format.

The parish of Cardinham is in the Bodmin Registration District and has been since 1st July 1837; there were sub-districts are Bodmin, Egloshayle, Lanlivery and St Mabyn but these have now been abolished. Parishes within the district are: Blisland, Bodmin, Bodmin Borough, Cardinham, Egloshayle, Endellion, Helland, Lanhydrock, Lanviet, Lanlivery, Lostwithiel, Luxulion, St. Kew, St. Mabyn, St. Minver Highlands, St. Minver Lowlands, St. Tudy, St. Winnow, Temple, Wadebridge, Warleggon, Withiel.

The Superintendant Registrar can be contacted at: Lyndhurst, 66 Nicholas Street, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2AG. Tel: 01208 73677.

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• OPC Assistance. The On-line Parish Clerk (OPC) scheme operates a service to help family historians; the OPC page for this parish is available on-line, from where the OPC can be contacted by email.

The Domesday Settlements of Cornwall, a study undertaken by the Cornwall Branch of the Historical Association, has identified and located settlements listed in the Exeter and Exchequer Domesday Survey of AD 1086. The following places have been identified in Cardinham ecclesiastical parish:

• Cabilla (Cabulian, Cabulion, Cabvlian), Grid Reference 145696.
• Glynn (Glin), Grid Reference 113650.
• Trezance (Thersent), Grid Reference 126693.

• Map of the Bodmin Registration District in which the parish lies.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SX118683 (Lat/Lon: 50.484162, -4.65463), Cardinham which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

• All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.

Some Indentures of individuals from Cardinham are available on-line:

• Between William BILLINGE and Sir John ARUNDELL, dated 18 July 1579.
• Involving William EVANS of Cardinham, dated 10 March 1639.
• Patrick Bunt of Cardynham, dated 4 May 1698.
• Patrick Bunt of Cardynham, dated 5 May 1698.
• Patrick Bunt of Cardinham, dated 30 May 1698.
• Patrick Bunt of Cardinham dated 30 May 1698.
• Patherick Bunt of Cardinham and his son, dated 17 November 1705.
• Mentioning Antony LOBB, William LOBB, Richard POLLARD and his son and William EVANS dated 25 January 1731.
• Involving Thomas LOBB, Thomas WILLS, Richard POLLARD, William EVANS, James EVORY, Samuel SMITH, William SLYMON and son and Anthony HENWOOD dated 24 December 1737.
• Involving John HILL and Ambrose DOW, mentioning John KITT, William SLYMAN, Anne PROUT, Thomas and Anne HILL dated 29 April 1754.
• Petherick Bunt of Cardinham dated 22 April 1763.
• Involving Petherick BUNT and John SIMONS, mentioning Thomas POMERY, Elizabeth RUNDLE (formerly POMERY), Richard SIMONS, Jane SIMONS and George SIMONS dated 28 September 1772.
• Concerning land and property in Lanivet, but naming Edmund John GLYNN., dated 8 November 1811.

Cardinham parish was part of the Bodmin Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.

• In the May of 1641 it was agreed and ordered that every Member of the House of Commons and House of Lords should make a protestation (declaration of loyalty) to the crown. The Protestation was printed and then distributed by the Members to their counties. The Protestation was to be made by everyone and the Rectors, Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, had to appear before the Justices of the Peace in their Hundred to make their protestation and, on returning to their parishes, any two of them were to witness the taking of the Protestation Oath by all males over the age of 18 years. All names were listed and anyone who refused was to be noted.
  The Protestation Returns of 1642 for Cardinham are available on-line.
• The Incumbents of Cardinham parish church are listed on-line.

The parish comprises 9612 acres of land and 22 acres of water.