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"Illogan's parish registers commence in 1539, a year after Thomas
Cromwell's mandate for their keeping.
They are in bad condition with gaps until 1751 though
a copy was made about 100 years ago and is more legible and these have
now been preserved by the Parochial Church Council on microfilm and kept
in the County Records Office in Truro."
-- source: booklet, "The Parish Church of Saint Illogan," originally
compiled by Rev. W.E.W. Wycliffe-Jones, and published by the church.
Notes:
Illogan's parish registers were not filmed
by the Latter Day Saints (LDS) and are not available for viewing outside
of the Cornwall Record Office in Truro.
However, transcripts of the registers (1539-1845,
baptisms, marriages and burials) were undertaken and indexed by the late
Mr. Richard Bawden of Redruth. Mr. Bawden's transcripts have been
filmed by the Latter Day Saints (LDS) and are available through local LDS
Family History Centers. Order film # 1849636.
In addition to Illogan's baptism, marriage
and burial registers, Mr. Bawden included extractions of baptisms from
Tuckingmill's registers from 1845 to 1846, and all entries 1846 to the
end of 1875 for persons born up to 1845. He also included baptisms from
numerous nonconformist (Methodist) registers in the Illogan vicinity.
This film has the bonus of also containing the
following of Mr. Bawden's transcripts of other parishes:
The following of Illogan's parish registers are extant, although
some years are missing or incomplete
(please see the Illogan research commentary
for more details of missing years)
Extant:
Baptisms: 1539-1882; Marriages: 1600-1902; Burials: 1540-1886
In addition to those listed above, the following of Illogan's registers
recently were transferred to the Cornwall Record Office:
Registers of Baptisms - 1882-1912; 1912-1954; 1954-1985.
Registers of Marriage - 1902-1914; 1914-1926; 1926-1940; 1940-1960.
Registers of Banns of Marriage - 1854-1872; 1872-1880; 1880-1891; 1891-1899;
1899-1902; 1902-1906; 1906-1913; 1913-1920; 1920-1928; 1928-1935; 1935-1948;
1948-1962; 1962-1975; 1975-1981; 1981-1986; 1986-1993.
Registers of Burials - 1886-1897; 1897-1909; 1909-1916; 1916-1924;
1924-1933; 1933-1944.
For more information on research of these more recent registers,
contact the CRO:
Cornwall
Record Office, email < cro@cornwall.gov.uk
>
County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY Cornwall UK
telephone: +44(0)1872 323127 or +44(0)1872 273698
FAX: +44(0)1872 270340
OTHER Parish records:
In addition to the above parish registers,
A listing of burial plots from 1894 exists and has been transcribed
by the current rector of Illogan Parish Church.
Extant monuments in Illogan Parish Churchyard also have been recorded.
Go to: Illogan Research DATA to access
these files which are online.
Nonconformist (Methodist) records:
Methodism made a large mark on Cornwall, with John Wesley making numerous
visits to the county.
In addition to the registers listed below, the CRO holds other Methodist
records, including quarterly minutes, local preachers' minutes, circuit
plans and trust schedules, and for many chapels there are trust minutes
and accounts, leasers' minutes, Sunday School records, etc. Complete lists
and indexes are available at Cornwall Record Office in Truro.
Illogan Methodist registers held by the CRO are as follows:
Chapel registers:
Carn Brea (Wesleyan): Baptisms 1938-1981
Illogan Downs (Wesleyan): Baptisms 1839-1921; Baptisms 1922-1961
Illogan Highway Chili Road (United Methodist Free Church/United Methodist):
Baptisms 1892-1934; marriages 1959-1972
Pool St. Martin's (UMFC/UM): Baptisms 1877-1903
Roscroggan (Wesleyan): Baptisms 1916-1990
Roscroggan (UMFC/UM) Baptisms 1880-1930
Treskillard (Primitive Methodist) Baptisms 1942-1979
Voguebeloth (Wesleyan) Baptisms 1841-1876, Baptisms 1876-1985
Circuit Registers:
In addition, Cornwall Record Office holds registers of the various
Methodist Circuits in Cornwall.
There were at least six denominations or connections of Methodists
in Cornwall including Wesleyans, Bible Christians, Wesleyan Methodist Association,
Methodist New Connexion, Primitive Methodists, and Wesleyan Reform Union;
In 1907, the United Methodists were formed by the joining of the Bible
Christians, United Methodist Free Churches and Methodist New Connexion.
In 1932, the Wesleyans, United Methodists and Primitive Methodists
formed the Methodist Church, which brought together all Methodists in Cornwall
except the Wesleyan Reform Union. The dates upon which local circuits amalgamated
varied from place to place.
Transcripts of Methodist Registers:
Richard Bawden's Illogan Transcripts (mentioned above) contain extractions
of baptism records from the following Nonconformist Register of people
born up to 1845. Note, these baptisms often took place later in life and
include the date of the person's birth. Only those born up to 1845 are
included in the transcripts. These are indexed in the overall index of
the Illogan Transcripts:
Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel: Illogan Downs, beginning 1839
Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel: Voguebeloth Illogan, beginning 1841
Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel: Bridge, Illogan, beginning 1844
Wesleyan-Methodist Circuit: Tuckingmill, beginning 1839
Wesleyan-Methodist Circuit: Camborne, beginning 1838 (Illogan and Tuckingmill
Camborne entries)
Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel: Redruth, beginning 1839 (Illogan entries
only)
Primitive-Methodist Circuit: Redruth, beginning 1843 (Illogan entries
only)
"Batch Numbers" for IGI Searches
If you've not heard, you can now search the International Genealogical
Index (IGI) online.
Go to the Latter Day Saints' (LDS) web site: http://www.familysearch.org/
Often your search can be made more productive through a "custom search"
and the use of "Batch Numbers."
The "batch numbers" for Illogan parish are:
C035671
C052801
M052801
If you are not familiar with "batch numbers" and how to perform this
sort of search,
visit CornwallGenWeb's
web page on IGI Batch Numbers.
Films available through LDS family history centers:
The following is a listing of film numbers associated with records which have been filmed by the Latter Day Saints (LDS). These films may be borrowed from the LDS Library at Salt Lake through local LDS Family History Centers which are open at no charge to use by all researchers, regardless of religious faith or background.
While this list is believed current, it is
wise to search the LDS Family Search web site for the most recent listing
of films.
Click here for the direct url to search theLDS
Family History Library Catalog.
Click on "Place Search." In the upper space on
the form, enter Illogan.
Just leave the bottom space on the form blank.
This will return a list of available records.
Each item on the list is "hyperlinked," so just
click on the item of interest.
Available Films:
"Modern" Tuckingmill Parish was formed 1845 from Illogan and Camborne parishes.
Parish registers for Tuckingmill 1845-1902 are on LDS film #1595289, item 6-12;
[includes baptisms 1845-1902, marriages 1845-1900, banns 1845-1901 & burials 1845-1900]Parish Church of Tugby:
Churchwardens' accounts and rates, 1846-1861; film #1597281, item 11;
Census returns for Illogan also are available through LDS, with
the following film/fiche numbers:
Birth-Marriage-Death Civil Certificates
The civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1837,
though not all such events were faithfully registered in the early years.
Copies (usually transcribed, not photocopied) are available from the
district registration office, or from the Family Records Centre in London.
The registration district for Illogan is Redruth, and the office is
located in Camborne. It is not open all day, however.
Contact information for the office in Camborne:
Superintendent Registrar
Roskear
Camborne
Cornwall TR14 8DN
Tel 01209 612924 - Overseas +44 1209 61292 (fax to the same number)
The Family Records Centre contact information is:
The Family Records Centre
1 Myddelton Street,
London EC1R 1UW
0151 471 4800
e-mail <certificate.services@ons.gov.uk>
Here is the link to the web site of the Family
Records Centre
There is good online help regarding ordering of certificates at theOffice
of National Statistics (ONS) Web site
(I am happy to include in this listing any other references specific
to Illogan.
Just send me an 
email
with details of the publication.)
Other Resources:
Publications available
for purchase through Cornwall Family History Society (CFHS):
*Note: CFHS publications may be paid for by check
in various currencies.
Books:
Illogan - More Than A Village, by Janet
Thomas, (paperback)
Tehidy And The Bassets, by Michael Tangye
(paperback)
INDEXES: (these are indexes, not full transcriptions)
Illogan Marriages, 1813-1837
Illogan Burials, 1813-1837
1851 Census - Index of transcription by the New
Zealand Society of Genealogists
For details, visit the CFHS
online publications list and order form, or email <publications@cornwallfhs.com>
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