Launcells Cornwall Family History Guide

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Launcells is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall.

Other places in the parish include: Grimscott, Hersham, Prestacott, Cross, and Butspur.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1642
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1618

Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

LAUNCELLS, a parish in Stratton district, Cornwall; 1¼ mile SE of Stratton, 2½ W of the river Tamar at the boundary with Devon, and 15 NNW of Launceston r. station. It contains also the hamlets of Prestacott, Grimscott, Butspur, Cross, and Hersham. Post town, Stratton, North Cornwall. Acres, 6,179. Real property, £3,862. Pop., 693. Houses, 119. The property is subdivided. A priory, a cell to Hartland abbey, stood in the parish; gave rise to the name of Launcells, – a corruption of Llancell; and was given, at the dissolution, to the Chamonds. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £220. Patron, Sir G. S. Stuckley, Bart. The church is ancient; has a pinnacled tower; contains an altar tomb of Sir John Chamond; and was reported in 1859 as not good. There are a national school and almshouses.

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

Parish Registers

Marriages Out of Parish

DetailsPlace of Marriage
Nicholas Bray, of Launcells & Joanna Lane, of St. C. 28 Aug. 1809St Clether

Parish Records

FamilySearch

The following records are available free online.

Census

Census returns for Launcells, 1841-1891

Church Records

Bishop’s transcripts for Launcells, 1674-1804 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Launcells (Cornwall)

England, Cornwall, Launcells, bishop’s transcripts, 1596-1835 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Launcells (Cornwall); Devon Record Office (Exeter)

England, Cornwall, Launcells, parish registers, 1838-1907 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Launcells (Cornwall); Cornwall Record Office

Parish registers for Launcells, 1642-1989 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Launcells (Cornwall); Cornwall Record Office

Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts, 1523-1837 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Launcells (Cornwall)

Vestry minutes, 1832-1894 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Launcells (Cornwall)

Computer printout of Launcells, Cornwall, England

Parish register printouts of Launcells, Cornwall, England ; marriages, 1618-1814 Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Launcells, Cornwall, England ; marriages, 1618-1836 Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Cemeteries

Monumental inscriptions : abt. 1500-1900

Court Records

Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts, 1523-1837 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Launcells (Cornwall)

Poorhouses & Poor Law

Poor law records, 1707-1870 Author: Launcells (Cornwall)

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: Stratton
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall
  • Diocese: Exeter
  • Rural Deanery: Trigg Major
  • Poor Law Union: Stratton
  • Hundred: Stratton
  • Province: Canterbury