St Gluvias, Penryn

There is a Museum in Penryn:

Penryn Museum
Town Hall,
Higher Market St.,
Penryn
Cornwall TR10 8LT

Tel: 01326 372158

• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 3852 entries.
• Monumental inscriptions for St Gluvias, Penryn, are on-line, courtesy of the OPC.
• THE DISSENTERS, also known as the 'Congregationalist' or 'Independent' cemetery, had their own burial ground at Ponsharden (wikipedia) which was opened in 1808 for the exclusive use of the Dissenting Christian congregations of Falmouth and Penryn. They acquired their first (and only) dedicated burial ground in early 1808, when they were given a plot of land at Ponsharden.
• The names inscribed on the War Memorial is available on-line.

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 Census.
  • The 1841 Census of Penryn Borough (HO107/137), Enumeration Districts 1, 2, 3 [including schools], and 4 [including Workhouses], is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1841 Census of St Gluvias parish with Ponsanooth Hamlet (HO107/137), Enumeration Districts 5 and 6, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1841 census for this parish has also been filmed by the LDS church; film No. 241260.
• 1851.
  • The following 1851 Censuses for Penryn and St Gluvias (HO107/1911) are available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
    • The 1851 Census of St Gluvias parish (except Penryn), Enumeration Districts 1a and 1b.
    • The 1851 Census of Penryn Borough is available as follows:
      • Enumeration Districts 2a [including Workhouses] and 2b.
      • Enumeration Districts 2c and 2d [including schools].
  • The New Zealand Society of Genealogists have compiled separate surname indexes of the 1851 Census for each Cornish registration district; St Gluvias (Penryn) is listed in Volume 23. 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 Penryn Borough (RG9/1567) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
    • Enumeration Districts 1 and 2.
    • Enumeration Districts 3 and 4 [including Merchant Shipping].
  • The 1861 Census of St Gluvias ecclesiastical parish (RG9/1567), Enumeration Districts 5 and 6, is also available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of St Gluvias and Penryn Borough is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • RG10/2296. Enumeration Districts 1, 2 [including Schools] and 3.
  • RG10/2297. Enumeration Districts 4, 5 and 6 [including Merchant Shipping].
• 1881. The 1881 Census of St Gluvias (including Penryn) (RG11/2319) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Enumeration Districts 1 to 3.
  • Enumeration Districts 4 to 6 [including Merchant Shipping].
• 1891. The 1891 Census of St Gluvias (including Penryn) (RG12/1837) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Enumeration Districts 1 and 2.
  • Enumeration Districts 3 and 4.
  • Enumeration Districts 5 and 6 [including Merchant Shipping].

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SW7834 and was dedicated to St Gluvias the Martyr. St Gluvias is said to have been the nephew of St Petroc. In the 6th century the saint settled by the Penryn river. The area where the church now stands was known as Behethlan; and contained a monastic building. In 1266, Bishop Bronescombe, Bishop of Exeter, laid the foundation stone of Glasney colligate church. Funding for the upkeep of Glasney came from the funds collected by St Gluvias, St Budock and St Feock Churches. The incumbent of St Gluvias was pacified by a ruling of the Lateran Council which said a house had to be provided for the priest at a minimum income of five Marks.
  The church was dedicated on 25th July 1318. It comprises a cancel, nave, north and south aisles, extreme south aisle, north, south and west galleries, vestry and store-room. The roofs, which are semi-circular, and rest on moulded cornices, are supported by three rows of tall Composite columns, which give the structiure the appearance of some metropolitan churches. The tower is of three stages, is buttressed on the square, and is finished with battlements. It contains six bells.
  There was a separate Chapel of St. Mary in Penryn which had opened before 1322; it closed at the time of the dissolution in about 1546. There are no registers extant.
• Non-Conformist.
  • A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1789 and enlarged in 1814; it was registered for marriages.
  • A Congregational chapel was built in 1805 and opened on 1st January 1806; it closed in 1934.
  • A Primitive Methodist chapel was built in 1860.
  • A Bible Christian chapel was built in 1866.

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for St Gluvias are: C022371/2/3, C053171, E035552, M035551/2. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage for St Gluvias is 1599 - 1876.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Penryn are: Penryn New Street Independent C079371, Penryn Wesleyan Methodist C065271. These are also searchable by surname.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1598 - 1975, Burials 1601 - 1975, Marriages 1599 - 1977, Boyd's Marriage Index 1599 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1800 - 1812, Non-Conformist records of Penryn 1806 - 1837.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
  • Pre 1813 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials.
• Baptisms.
  • Baptisms 1679 to 1883 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • Some births in Falmouth Union workhouse, including those for St Gluvias, are available on-line.
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD baptisms 1727 to 1831 for this parish and this can be purchased on Parish Chest.
• Banns. Banns 1900 to 1911 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
• Marriages.
  • Marriages 1599 to 1812 (Phillimore's), and 1812 to 1901, 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 1599 to 1837, which is available in Book, CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
  • Phillimore's Marriages at St Gluvias - 1599 to 1812 are available on-line from UK Genealogy Archives.
• Burials.
  • Burials 1601 to 1644 (with gaps) and 1645 to 1901 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 format.

The parish of St Gluvias, and town of Penryn, is in the Falmouth Registration District and has been since 1st July 1837; there were sub-districts at Constantine, Falmouth, Mylor and Penryn, but these have now been abolished. Parishes and towns within the district are: Budock, Constantine, Falmouth, Mabe, Mawnan, Mylor, Penryn, Perranarworthal and St. Gluvias. The Superintendant Registrar can be contacted at: Berkely House, 12-14 Berkeley Vale, Falmouth, TR11 3PH. Tel: 01326 312606.

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• Bailey's Directory of 1783.
• Universal Commercial Directory of 1791.
• Holden's 1805 Commercial Directory.
• Pigot's 1823 Commercial Directory.
• Pigot's 1830 Commercial Directory.

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from St Gluvias, Penryn to another place.

• 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 has produced a website to help those researching their family history in Penryn.
• There is also another genealogical website for St Gluvias with Penryn.

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 St Gluvias ecclesiastical parish:

• Cosawes (Cudawoit, Cvawoid), Grid Reference 761373.

There is an Historical Timeline for Penryn on-line.

• The parish and town tithe maps, and accompanying survey books of c1840, provide a fascinating snap-shot of land use and ownership in the 19th century. In order to preserve the documents and improve access to them, the Cornwall Record Office are digitising these maps and survey books. The CD ROM tithe package include a map and survey books, together with a reader, for Penryn; it is now available from the Cornwall Record Office. Details are on their website.
• Persons resident in Penryn in 1873, who owned more than an acre of land. These do not include those who owned land in Penryn but did not live there. The List does not include St. Gluvias.

• Map of the Falmouth Registration District in which the parish lies.
• An old map of Falmouth and Penryn (including St Gluvias) in 1835, is available from GENMAPS.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SW772358 (Lat/Lon: 50.179976, -5.122156), St Gluvias, Penryn 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 military records, including prisoners in the Napoleonic Wars, are available.

Some transcripts from the West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser are available on Penryn Cornwall

A list of Members of Parliament 1553 to 1701 is available.

• Penryn parish was part of the Falmouth Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.
• Overseers of the Poor are listed.
• Some Bastardy bonds for the parish are available.

• A separate list of the Vicars of St Gluvias from the beginning of the 18th century is also available on-line.

The Penryn & Falmouth Old Cornwall Society News Page is on-line.

The parish comprises 2142 acres of land.

• Those who partook in the Free and Voluntary Present to the King in 1661 are listed.
• A list of some of the Ratepayers on June 10, 1782 is available on-line.

• A List of the Names of Persons who receive Parochial Pay from the Borough of PENRYN [ca 1790] is available.
• A list of Capital Burgesses of 1823, is also available.

• The 1834 Voters List for the Borough of Penryn, is available, courtesy of the OPC.
• Similarly, the 1834 Voters List for the parish of St Gluvias, is available, courtesy of the OPC.