Devoran Cornwall Family History Guide

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Devoran was created in 1873 from Feock Ancient Parish.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1873
  • Bishop’s Transcripts:

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

DEVORAN, a small seaport on the Restronguet creek, 5 miles S by W of Truro, in Cornwall. It has a head post office, designated Devoran, Cornwall; is connected, by railroad, with the mining district of Redruth; and presents a prosperous appearance. See Feock (St.).

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

Cornwall Online Parish Clerks

Baptisms 1873-1912

Marriages 1873-1913

Burials 1873-1937

FamilySearch

Church Records

Parish registers for Devoran, 1873-1975 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Devoran (Cornwall); Cornwall Record Office

Cemeteries

An Index to the transcripts of monumental inscriptions in the burial ground at Devoran parish church Author: Cornwall Family History Society (England)

History

Devoran : a different Cornish village Author: Simpson, Barry James

Cornwall

England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010

Cornwall Online Parish Clerks

Cornwall Parish Register Index

FreeREG

Cornwall Burials A-Z index of surnames of people buried in Cornwall

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Cornwall
  • Civil Registration District: Truro
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Powder
  • Poor Law Union: Truro
  • Hundred: Powder
  • Province: Canterbury