Morvah Cornwall Family History Guide

Morvah is a chapelry of Madron Ancient Parish in Cornwall.

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Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: 1617
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1614

Nonconformists include: Bryanites, Wesleyan Methodist

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Adjacent Parishes

Morvah Parish Registers

Morvah Marriages 1617 to 1772

Morvah Marriages from 1772 to 1812 are included in the Madron Register.

The Morvah Marriages 1617 to 1772 are available free to read online, with options to download the pdf for personal research

Morvah Marriages 1617 to 1772 Cornwall Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 12. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, and Thomas Taylor. Published London 1907. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co.

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Morvah Marriages 1617 to 1772 Cornwall Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 12. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, and Thomas Taylor. Published London 1907. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co.

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Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MORVAH, a parish, with a small village, in Penzance district, Cornwall; on the coast, 6 miles NW by W of Penzance r. station. Post town, Penzance. Acres, 1,226. Real property, £900. Pop., 380. Houses, 72. Tregamynon was a seat of the Lanyons. Porthmear cove and Portherras cove are on the coast; and large blocks of granite are at Carn-Galva. There are a Danish fort, called Castle-Chun, and a cromlech. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Madron, in the diocese of Exeter. The church was rebuilt in 1828, has a tower, and contains an ancient font and numerous monuments.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

MORVAH, a parish, in the union of Penzance, W. division of the hundred of Penwith and of the county of Cornwall, 6 miles (N. W.) from Penzance; containing 407 inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the north by the Bristol Channel, and comprises 1120 acres, of which 738 are common or waste land: the cliffs on this part of the coast are extremely fine. The living is a vicarage, annexed to that of Madron. The church was rebuilt in 1828. There are places of worship for Bryanites and Wesleyans; and a boys’ school, chiefly supported by subscription. At Tregominion are the remains of an ancient chapel. Castle Chun, in the neighbourhood, is the most regular Danish fortification in the county; near it is a cromlech.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848