Cornwall Marriages

Each record contains a transcript of the original record. The information can vary but you could find out the following about your ancestor:

• Name

• Name of spouse

• Birth year

• Marriage date

• Bride’s alias

• Bride’s name according to Bishop’s Transcripts

• Bride’s name as signed

• Groom’s alias

• Groom’s name according to Bishop’s Transcripts

• Groom’s name as signed

These records cover more than 200 years of marriage records for Church of England parishes and other denominations across Cornwall.

These records use information from the individual parish records as well as other source material including the Bishop’s transcripts of Church of England marriages within the diocese to give the most complete information. Sometimes alternative names are used in records and these are noted in the transcript.

Although the Church of England was the established church in Cornwall a huge percentage of the population turned to Methodism and other so-called non-conformist protestant denominations. The largest of these smaller groups is the Bible Christian Movement. By the mid 19th century there were more Methodists than Anglicans in Cornwall. Methodism was especially dominant in the mining districts of Western Cornwall.

Before 1837, regardless of religious beliefs, most people were baptised, married and buried in the local Church of England Parish. Despite differences in belief and even after the Toleration Act of 1689 which granted freedom to worship, many non-conformists continued to use their local parish church for registration purposes.

However, some non-conformists did keep their own registers, particularly baptism and burial registers, in the period between 1689 and 1837. Between 1754 and 1837 is was illegal to marry anywhere except in a Church of England parish Church unless you were a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers) or Jewish. In both cases members were exempt from the Act and allowed to keep their own records.

After 1837, while people were now allowed to marry in the church of their choice, some organisations still did not keep their own records.

Transcripts with thanks to the Cornwall Family History Society

A full list of the parishes and denominations covered is available below

Advent

Altamum

Altony

Blisland

Boconnoc

Bodmin

Botus Fleming

Boyton

Braddock

Breage

Bude

Budock

Callington

Calstock

Camborne

Cardinham

Colan

Constantine

Cornelly

Crantock

Creed

Crowan

Cubert

Cuby with Tregony

Cury

Davidstow

Duloe

Egloshayle

Egloskerry

Endollion

Falmouth

Feock

Forrabury

Fowey

Germoe

Gerrans

Golant – St Sampson

Gorran

Grade

Guival

Gunwalloe

Gwennap

Gwinear

Gwithian

Helland

Helston

Illogan

Isles of Scilly

Jacobstow

Kea

Kenwyn

Kilkhampton

Ladock

Lamorran

Landewednock

Landrake

Landulph

Laneast

Lanherne – Roman Catholic

Lanhydrock

Lanivet

Lanlivery

Lanreath

Lansalios

Lanteglos By Camelford

Lanteglos By Fowey

Launcells

Launceston – St Mary Magdalene

Lawhitton

Lelant

Lesnewth

Lewannick

Lezant

Linkinhorne

Liskeard

Little Petherick

Lostwithiel

Lostwithiel – Independent

Ludgvan

Luxulyan

Mabe

Madron

Malier

Manaccan

Marhamchurch

Mawgan In Meneage

Mawgan In Pydar

Mawnan

Menheniot

Merther

Mevagissey

Michaelstow

Minster

Morvah

Morval

Morwenstow

Mullion

Mylor

Newlyn East

North Hill

North Petherwin

North Tamerton

Otterham

Padstow

Paul

Pelynt

Perranarworthal

Perranuthnow

Perranzabulor

Phillack

Philleigh

Pillaton

Poughill

Poundstock

Quaker marriages

Quethiock

Rame

Redruth – St Uny

Roche

Ruan Lanihorne

Ruan Major

Ruan Minor

Sancread

Sennan

Sheviock

Sithney

South Hill

South Petherwin

St Agnes

St Allen

St Anthony In Meneage

St Anthony In Roseland

St Austell

St Blazey

St Breock

St Buryan

St Cleer

St Clement

St Clether

St Columb Major

St Columb Minor

St Day

St Dennis

St Dominick

St Enoder

St Erney

St Erth

St Ervan

St Eval

St Ewe

St Germans

St Giles In the Heath

St Gluvias

St Hilary

St Issey

St Ive

St Ives

St John

St Juliot

St Just In Penwith

St Just In Roseland

St Keverne

St Kew

St Keyne

St Levan

St Mabyn

St Martin by Looe

St Martin In Meneage

St Mawes – Calvinistic Independent

St Mawes – Wesleyan

St Mellion

St Merryn

St Mewan

St Michael Caerhays

St Michael Penkival

St Minver

St Neot

St Pinnock

St Stephen By Launceston

St Stephen In Brannel

St Stephens By Saltash

St Teath

St Thomas By Launceston

St Tudy

St Veep

St Wenn

St Winnow

Stithians

Stithians – Wesleyan Methodist

Stoke Climsland

Stratton

Talland

Tintagel

Towednack

Tremaine

Treneglos

Tresmere

Trevalga

Treverbyn

Trewen

Truro – St Mary’s

Tywardreath

Veryan

Virginstow

Warbstow

Warleggan

Week St Mary

Wendron

Werrington

Whitstone

Withiel

Zennor