Gwithian

• The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 269 entries.
• War Memorial inscriptions for Gwithian parish are separately available.

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 Gwithian (HO107/142), Enumeration Districts 9 and 10, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of Gwithian (HO107/1916), Enumeration Districts 2a, and 2b, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The New Zealand Society of Genealogists have compiled separate surname indexes of the 1851 Census for each Cornish registration district; Gwithian is listed in Volume 38. The booklets are available in Cornwall at the Cornwall Centre, (formerly known as the Cornish Studies Library), and is also available in the Cornwall FHS Library.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Gwithian (RG9/1585), Enumeration Districts 9 and 10, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Gwithian (RG10/2329), Enumeration Districts 10 and 11, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Gwithian (RG11/2338), Enumeration Districts 10 and 11 [including Merchant Shipping], is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Gwithian (RG12/1852), Enumeration Districts 10 and 11, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SW5841 and was dedicated to Saints Felix and Gocianus (Gothian). The church was rebuilt in 1864, previous to which it comprised a chancel, nave, north transept, south aisle, with porch and tower. The building was originally cruciform, and it is said that the removal of the wall in the south transept caused the downfall of the chancel arch, of which traces remain. The aisle was added in the 15th century. The column of the arcade were of simple character; the carches were four-centred and moulded. The opportunity was taken to reduce the size of the church because of a falling population in the parish. In the rebuilding work, the aisle was taken down but the arcade was carefully preserved.
• Non-Conformist. In Connor Downs in this parish, the United Methodist Free Church built a chapel.

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Gwithian are: C025171/2, M025173. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1560 - 1895; it is NOT believed to be fully included in the LDS Church's International Genealogical Index (IGI).
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1560 - 1894, Burials 1560 - 1916, Marriages 1560 - 1837, Boyd's Marriage Index 1560 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1790 - 1812.
• Baptisms.
  • Baptisms 1560 to 1911 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD baptisms 1716 to 1845 for this parish and these are available for purchase on Parish Chest..
  • Baptisms (1560 - 1769) occurring in Gwithian, are available on-line.
• Banns. Banns 1754 to 1770 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
• Marriages.
  • Marriages 1560 to 1812 (Phillimore's), and 1560 to 1837, for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1660 to 1837, which is available in Book, CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
  • marriages (1560 - 1759) occurring in Gwithian, are available on-line.
• Burials.
  • Burials 1560 to 1936 for this parish 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 or CD formats.
  • burials (1560 - 1757) occurring in Gwithian, are available on-line.

The parish of Gwithian is in the Penzance Registration District, and has been since 1st July 1837. There were originally sub-districts at Marazion, Penzance, St Buryan, St Just, St Ives and Uny-Lelant but these have now been abolished. The enhanced parish of Gwithian-Gwinear is now part of the Penzance Registration District. Parishes in this registration district were: Camborne, East Phillack, Gwennap, Gwinear, Gwithian, Illogan, Phillack, Redruth, St. Sithian's, West Phillack.

The Superintendant Registrar of Penzance can be contacted at: Alphington House, Alverton Place, Penzance, TR18 4JJ. Tel: 01736 330093.

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• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Gwithian to another place.

• 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 OPC for Gwithian has produced a genealogical website for the parish.
• Persons living in a parish but born elsewhere are known as "Strays". Some Strays found in other parishes but stating they came from Gwithian are listed on-line.

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 Gwithian ecclesiastical parish:

• Connerton (Conarditona, Conarditone), Grid Reference 588415.

Landholders in Gwithian in 1522 are listed on-line.

Some depositions taken on persons resident in Gwithian are available on-line.

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

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SW587413 (Lat/Lon: 50.22236, -5.383945), Gwithian 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.

Gwithian parish was part of the Redruth Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.

The civil parishes of Gwinear and Gwithian united to form 'Gwinear - Gwithian' in 1934. However, population figures were combined from 1901 for the joint Gwinear-Gwithian civil parish.

• A list of Wills & Admons for Gwinear, Cornwall 1660 - 1773 is available on-line.
• A probate index, together with Wills and Administration Abstracts for Gwithian 1660 -1856, is available on-line.

The Protestation Returns of 1642 for Gwithian are available on-line.

The parish comprises 2420 acres of land.

The Hearth Tax entries for Gwithian (1660-1664) are available on-line.