Ruan Lanihorne

The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 336 entries.

Census information for parishes in this town (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 Ruan Lanihorne (HO107/148), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of Ruan Lanihorne (HO107/1909), Enumeration District 2, 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; Ruan Lanihorne is listed in Volume 17. 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 from which it can be purchased.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Ruan Lanihorne (RG9/1553), Enumeration Districts 7 and 8d, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871.
  • The 1871 Census of Ruan Lanihorne (RG10/2275), Enumeration District 7, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Ruan Lanihorne (RG11/2307), Enumeration District 7, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Ruan Lanihorne (RG12/1827), Enumeration District 7, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SW8942 and was dedicated to St Rumon on 17th October 1321. It comprises a chancel, nave, north aisle, and south transept. The arcade has six four-centred arches of porcelain stone. A shield on the south cornice of the nave bears the words: Built 1321; another on the north cornice: Restored 1866. The entrances are a south porch and a north door; over the outer arch or the former is the date 1669. The tower is of one stage and contains two bells.
• Non-Conformist. There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel at Tregiswin, and a Bible Christian chapel at Treworga.

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Ruan Lanihorne are: C0222071/2, C053421/2, E022071, M022071. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1608 - 1875.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1608 - 1919, Burials 1608 - 1992, Marriages 1608 - 1990, Boyd's Marriage Index 1608 - 1670, Pallot's Marriage Index 1790 -1812, BTs 1608 - 1670.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
  • Pre 1813 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials
• Baptisms.
  • Baptisms 1608 to 1911 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The baptisms of the St Mawes Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, taken from LDS film 2276204, images 1789-1989 (courtesy of the Church of Latter Day Saints) are available on-line, courtesy of the OPC. These records relate to the whole of the Roseland Peninsula including St Mawes, St Just in Roseland, St Anthony in Roseland, Gerrans, Portscatho, Philleigh, Veryan, Ruan Lanihorne etc.
  • Transcription of the baptisms of the Mevagissey Bible Christian Circuit 1838-1907, taken from LDS film 2276210 images 1913-2413 (courtesy of the Church of Latter Day Saints). These records relate to several parishes close to Mevagissey including Gorran, Veryan, St Ewe, St Austell, Gerrans, St Just-in-Roseland, Ruan Lanihorne etc.
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD baptisms 1685 to 1845 for this parish which can be purchased on Parish Chest
• Banns. Banns 1755 to 1809 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
• Marriages.
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1608 to 1836, which is available in CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
  • Phillimore's marriages 1608 to 1836, and marriage transcriptions 1608 to 1911, for this parish are also available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
• Burials.
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Burials 1813 to 1837, which is available in Book format.
  • Burials 1608 to 1911 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).

The parish of Ruan Lanihorne has been in the Truro Registration District continuously from 1st July 1837. There were sub-districts at Kea, Kenwyn, Probus, St. Agnes, St. Clement and St Just-in-Roseland, but these have now been abolished. Parishes in this registration district are: Cornelly, Cuby, Feock, Gerrans, Kea, Kenwyn, Ladock, Lamorran, Merther, Perranzabuloe, Philleigh, Probus, Ruan Lanihorne, St. Agnes, St. Allen, St. Anthony in Roseland, St. Clement, St. Erme, St. Feock, St. Just in Roseland, St. Michael Penkevil, Tregavethan, Tregony St. James, Truro St. Mary, Veryan.

The address of the Registration Office is: Dalvenie House, New County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY.
Tel: 01872 322241.

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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.

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

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SW902416 (Lat/Lon: 50.237038, -4.942866), Ruan Lanihorne which are provided by:

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• 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.)

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Ruan Lanihorne parish was part of the Truro 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 Ruan Lanihorne are available on-line.

The parish comprises 2228 acres of land.

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