Whitstone Cornwall Family History Guide
Whitstone is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1663
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1597
Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WHITSTONE, a parish in Stratton district, Cornwall; 10 miles NNW of Launceston r. station. Post town, Stratton, Cornwall. Acres, 3,787. Real property, £2,277. Pop., 391. Houses, 77. The property is sub-divided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £231. Patron, the Rev. W. Kingdon. The church is good; and there is a Bible Christian chapel.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Marriages Out of Parish
| Details | Place of Marriage |
|---|---|
| Stephen Steear & Mary Cowlen, both of Whitstone 8 Dec. 1737 | St Juliot |
Parish Records
FamilySearch
The following records are available free online.
Census
Census returns for Whitstone, 1841-1891
Church Records
Computer printout of Whitstone, Corn., Eng
Cornwall
England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010
Cornwall Parish Register Index
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