Egloskerry Cornwall Family History Guide

Egloskerry is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall.

Parish church: St. Corantinus

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: 1573
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1610

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

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Adjacent Parishes

Egloskerry Parish Registers

Egloskerry Marriages 1574 to 1812

The Egloskerry Marriages 1574 to 1812 are available free to read online, with options to download the pdf for personal research

Egloskerry Marriages 1574 to 1812 Cornwall Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 2. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, and Thomas Taylor. Published London 1902. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co.

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Egloskerry Marriages 1574 to 1812 Cornwall Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 2. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, and Thomas Taylor. Published London 1902. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co.

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Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

EGLOSKERRY, a parish in Launceston district, Cornwall; on an affluent of the river Tamar, 4¼ miles WNW of Launceston r. station, and 16 N of Liskeard. It has a post office under Launceston. Acres, 3,235. Real property, £2,653. Pop., 510. Houses, 96. The property is divided among a few. Penheal was the seat of the Speccots and others. Blue felspar and manganese occur. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of Tremaine, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £111. Patron, the Rev. H. A. Simcoe. The church is ancient but good; and has a tower. Charities, £22.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

EGLOSKERRY (St. Corantinus), a parish, in the union of Launceston, N. division of the hundred of East, E. division of Cornwall, 3¾ miles (W. N. W.) from Launceston; containing 552 inhabitants. This parish was for many years the property of the Sheccot family, of whom Paul Sheccot, privy councillor of Charles I., resided in the manor-house of Penheal, in the ample stables of which he kept a troop of horse for the service of his royal master. The ancient mansion is still remaining, and has been restored by its present proprietor, the Rev. H. A. Simcoe.

The parish comprises 2826 acres, of which 500 are waste land or common. Stone of good quality for building is quarried extensively, and there are some mines of manganese. The living is a perpetual curacy, with that of Tremayne annexed; patron, incumbent, and impropriator, the Rev. H. A. Simcoe: the tithes have been commuted for £180. The church is an ancient structure, and has a fine Norman arch at the entrance. There is a place of worship at Tregeare for Wesleyans.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Marriages Out of Parish

Details	Place of Marriage
William Major, of Egloskerry, & Mary Haines, lic. 16 Oct. 1753	St Breward
Degory Rogers, of Egloskerry, & Agnes Dingle, of Laneast 26 Nov. 1674	St Clether
Walter Bate & Mary Barriball, of Egloskerry 11 May 1708	St Clether
John Downing, son of Richard Downing, of Egloskerry, & Jane, dau. of William Bray, of Anderton, in St, J. 15 Feb. 1682	St Juliot