St Clether Cornwall Family History Guide

St Clether is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall.

Parish church: St Clederus

Parish registers begin: 1640

Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.

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Adjacent Parishes

St Clether Parish Registers

St Clether Marriages 1640 to 1811

The St Clether Marriages 1640 to 1811 are available free to read online, with options to download the pdf for personal research

Marriages at St Clether 1640 to 1811 Cornwall Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 1. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, and Thomas Taylor. Published London 1900. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co.

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Marriages at St Clether 1640 to 1811 Cornwall Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 1. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, and Thomas Taylor. Published London 1900. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co.

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Marriages Out of Parish

William Tucker, of D., &. Grace Stephens, of St. Cleather 17 May 1752 married at Davidstow

Daniel Cundy, of St. Cleather, & Anne Venning, lic. 19 Dec. 1802 married at Davidstow

Below is a list of people who were married at St Clether but who were from another parish.

John Bowhay & Elizabeth Jewell, of Stoke Climsland 1 Apr. 1662

Degory Rogers, of Egloskerry, & Agnes Dingle, of Laneast 26 Nov. 1674

Henry Halley, of S. Gennys, & Honor Pryor, of St. C. 4 May 1676

William Hardy & Margaret Pawlin, of South Petherwyn – May 1677

John Pearse, of Warbstow, & Anne Tredwen, of Davidstow 12 Feb. 1678

Christopher Langman, of Lesnewth, & Philadelphia Kinsman 23 Feb. 1679

John Congdon & Elizabeth Langdon, of Altarnun 17 Nov. 1680

John Dennis & Margaret Mullis, of Michaelstow 19 July 1681

Anthony Geake, of Lawhitton, & Joane Gerry 9 Nov. 1681

Matthew Joll & Temperaoce Beard, of Altarnun 8 May 1683

Peter Colmer & Petronell Cavell, w., of Menheniot 31 Mar. 1684

Thomas Betenson & Catherine Gill, of Launceston 22 Dec. 1684

Oliver White, gent., of Altarnun, & Jane Edgecombe, of Laneast 3 Mar. 1684

William Piideaux & Joane Axford, of Laneast 7 Jan. 1685

Christopher Turner, of Lifton, & Christian Hardy, of South Petherwyn 31 jan. 1689

John Matthew, of Simonward, alias Brewer, & Constance Hutchins, of Altarnun 4 Feb. 1689

John Scott & Elizabeth Hodge, of Altarnun 25 Nov. 1689

William Sheer, of Linkinhorne, & Agnes Goodman 9 June 1690 (Bod. Trans. reads 1689)

Nicholas Genkin, of Laneast, & Grace Higgs, of Michaelstow 9 Aug. 1694

Robert Cottle (Bod. Trans. reads Nottte) of Trewen, & Ruth Tricks, of Lawhitton 28 Feb. 1695

John Addams & English Chubb, of Laneast 20 June 1698

Thomas Gerry & Grace Robins, of Lifton 24 Feb. 1700

John Wallis, of Altarnun, & Barbara Colmer 20 Nov. 1706

John Pethick & Elizabeth Bate, of Altarnun 24 Mar. 1706 (Bodmin Transcript reads Feb. 25.)

Walter Bate &. Mary Barriball, of Egloskerry 11 May 1708

George Hele & Thomasine Barret, of Altarnun 23 Nov. 1709

Christopher Parker, of St. Mabyn, & Sarah Pearse, of Davidstow – – 1710

Josias Page, of St. Stephens, Launceston, & Mary Reed, w., of St. C 27 Apr 1711

John Edgcumbe & Anne Clarke, of Altarnun 29 May 1712

Robert Gymblett & Mary Nuton [?], of Laneast 9 Nov. 1712

Samuel Scott, of Northam, & Honor Gerry, of South Petherwyn 29 Mar. 1713

Robert Trick, of North Tamerton, & Wilmot Harris 1 June 1713

George Dennis, of Altamun, & Martha Dennys 6 May 1723

John Anstis, of St. Budeaux, & Elizabeth Prideaux 18 Nov. 1724

Richard Dennis & Emmy [Amy, Bod. T.] Hender, of Laneast 19 June 1726

John Hobbs, of Linkinborne, & Jane Geddy, of St. C. 14 July 1728

John Pamall & Mary Wadge, of Altarnun 30 Aug. 1731

Andrew Sprey, a stranger, & Joan Colmer 1 Jan. 1738

Francis Verrant, of Davidstow, & John Venning (as in original transcript), of Altarnun 12 May 1740

John Dingle & Elizabeth Williams, of South Petherwyn 25 Feb. 1754

Edmund Chapman, of St. C, & Amie Turner, of Treneglos 26 Apr. 1759

Joseph Honey, of Altamun, & Anne Harris, of St. C. 20 Aug. 1759

Roger Short, of St. Gennys, & Elizabeth Harris, of St. C, lic. 14 June 1761

Aaron Stephens, of Altarnun, & Mary Spry, of St. C. 15 Feb. 1770

John Creeper, of St. C, & Mary Tucker, of Lanteglos 11 Sep. 1770

William Edgcombe, of St. C, & Elizabeth Bishop, of Boyton 1 Apr. 1774

John Hobbs, sojourner, & Elizabeth Yeo, of St. C. 10 May 1775

John Venning, of St. C. & Jane Ham, of Laneast 30 Mar. 1775

Philip Ham, of Laneast, & Joan Venning, of St. C. 28 Nov. 1776

Sampson Taylor, of Laneast, & Elizabeth Motton 2 Apr. 1782

Abraham Stephens, of St. C, & Rebecca Dowe, of Laneast 4 Mar. 1788

John Alford, w., of Sourton, & Ann Herring, s., of St. C, Iic. 30 Oct. 1789

John Botterell, w., of Warbstow, & Charity Coumbe, s., of St. C. 11 Nov. 1795

John Bridgeman, b., sojourner, & Elizabeth Creeper, s., of St. C. 8 Dec. 1802

William Cummings, of Charles, Plymouth, & Mary Benney, sojourner 8 July 1805

George Parsons, w., of St. C, & Mary Saltern, w., of Davidstow 14 July 1806

Richard Herring, of Laneast, & Elizabeth Mitchell, of St. C. 14 Dec. 1807

John Crago, sojourner, & Sarah Herring, s., of St. C. 1 June 1809

John Rowe, labourer, of St. C, & Mary Marshall, s., sojourner 26 June 1809

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

William Taylor, of Altarnun, & Susanna Turner, of St. C. 2 Nov. 1809

John Speare, b., sojourner, & Elizabeth Honey, s., sojourner 24 Oct. 1811

William Dumble, b., sojourner, & Catherine Speare, s., sojourner 20 Dec. 1811

St Clether Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

Clether (St.), a parish in Camelford district, Cornwall; on the river Inny, 7 miles E by N of Camelford, and 7½ W of Launceston r. station. Post town, Altarnun, under Launceston. Acres, 2, 960. Real property, £2, 414. Pop., 229. Houses, 42. The property is much subdivided. The rocks include granite and hornblende. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £165. Patron, not reported. The church is good. Remains of a small chapel are over a spring, called Basil’s well.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

CLETHER (ST.), a parish, in the union of Camelford, hundred of Lesnewth, E. division of Cornwall, 7 miles (E.) from Camelford; containing 221 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £6. 11. 10½.; net income, £165; patrons, J. Carpenter and T. J. Phillips, Esqrs.; impropriator, the perpetual curate of St. Thomas’, near Launceston.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848