Michaelstow Genealogical Records
Michaelstow Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Records of baptism for Circuit - Bible Christian, Michaelstow between 1822 and 1837. Details include child's name, parents' names and date of birth and/or baptism. Records may also include parent's occupations, residence, place of origin and more.
Records of baptism for people born in and around Michaelstow between 1680 and 1837. Details include child's name, parents' names and dates of birth and/or baptism.
Browsable images of Church of England baptism, marriage and burial registers for the county of Cornwall.
A searchable database containing over 1,000,000 baptisms from Anglican churches in Cornwall.
Michaelstow Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Marriage records from people who married at Michaelstow between 1548 and 1837. Lists an individual's abode, marital status, father's name, age and signature
A searchable database containing a transcription of the marriage registers of Michaelstow. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1548.
An index to marriages in between 1548 and 1812, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Browsable images of Church of England baptism, marriage and burial registers for the county of Cornwall.
Michaelstow Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Burial records for people buried at Michaelstow, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1813 to 1837.
Transcriptions of burials from 215 parishes in Cornwall.
Browsable images of Church of England baptism, marriage and burial registers for the county of Cornwall.
A searchable database containing over 900,000 burials from Anglican churches in Cornwall.
Michaelstow Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Transcripts of surviving returns of heath and poll taxes for the county of Cornwall.
A searchable transcript of documents signed or marked by people swearing to uphold the reformed protestant religion.
An index to documents recording residents liable to pay tax based on the number of hearths they possessed.
Newspapers Covering Michaelstow
A politically independent newspaper, covering the affairs of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. It includes family notices.
A newspaper including local news, family notices etc. from across the county of Cornwall.
A short regional paper covering local occurrences, business news, family notices and more.
A regional newspaper including news from the Cornwall area, family announcements, business notices, advertisements, legal & governmental proceedings and more.
A liberal newspaper covering the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. It includes family notices.
Michaelstow Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
An index to 295,609 wills of people who lived in or were connected to Devon. The wills they reference can contain a great deal of genealogical information.
An index to thousands of probates and administrations granted by the Diocese and Archdeaconry of Exeter, covering parts of Devon & Cornwall.
A searchable index to surviving wills and administrations proved in the Connotorial Archidiaconal Court of Cornwall. The index contains the name of the testator, residence and date & type of grant.
An index to some Cornish wills. Names of beneficiaries have been extracted.
Michaelstow Immigration & Travel Records
A database containing genealogical, biographical and immigratory data for Cornish men who emigrated to Latin America.
Extracts from passenger lists, detailing the emigration and transportation of people from Cornwall, primarily to the New World and British colonies.
Historical details of the Cornish migration to Latin America.
An index of Cornish men an women who died out of county.
Abstracts of documents recording the forced movement of people and families between parishes.
Michaelstow Military Records
Extracts from records listing those liable for militia service. Details of arms have been transcribed.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Cornwall, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Cornwall, with some service details.
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Michaelstow Court & Legal Records
A searchable transcript of documents signed or marked by people swearing to uphold the reformed protestant religion.
Abstracts of documents recording people incarcerated in Cornwall. Index may include name, age, abode, occupation, crimes and numerous other details.
An index to defamation, divorce & alimony, marriage contract and church rate records in Cornwall Archdeaconry.
An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.
A handful of names, with ages, occupations and abodes appearing in depositions in various courts.
Michaelstow Taxation Records
Transcripts of surviving returns of heath and poll taxes for the county of Cornwall.
An index to documents recording residents liable to pay tax based on the number of hearths they possessed.
An index to land tax records and the 1873 landowners return from Cornwall.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Michaelstow Land & Property Records
An index to land tax records and the 1873 landowners return from Cornwall.
Extracts from lists recording those eligible to vote. Index contains place of residence and entitlement to vote.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Michaelstow Directories & Gazetteers
An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.
Michaelstow Cemeteries
An index to vital details engraved on over 300,000 gravestones and other monuments across the county of Cornwall.
An index to almost 20,000 gravestones, with extracted details.
An index to monuments recording deaths, such as gravestones, with some transcriptions and abstracts of memorials.
Photographs and descriptions of Cornwall's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Michaelstow Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Michaelstow Histories & Books
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
A general and parochial history of the county, with sections for each parish.
Photographs and images of churches in Cornwall.
A history of turnpikes and tollhouses in Cornwall. Includes profiles of individual turnpikes.
Histories of parish churches in Cornwall. Includes some photographs.
Michaelstow School & Education Records
A database of children admitted to Cornwall schools. The index contains the name(s) of parents and guardians. Original records will contain further details.
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
Michaelstow Occupation & Business Records
Background information on women employed by the mining industry in Devon & Cornwall. Includes a database of over 25,000 women and oral histories.
An index of documents recording the apprenticeship of children to a master. Original records usually contain ages and names of relatives.
An introduction to smuggling in Devon, Cornwall & the Bristol district.
Histories of Cornwall pubs, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the south of England.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Michaelstow
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Michaelstow Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
Three books recording the lineage, marriage and collateral lines of Cornish families. Compiled form 16th and 17th century genealogical manuscripts, these works contain biographical and heraldic information.
Photographs and descriptions of Cornwall's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
Michaelstow Church Records
The parish registers of Michaelstow provide details of births, marriages and deaths from 1548 to 1837. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1548.
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
A searchable transcript of documents signed or marked by people swearing to uphold the reformed protestant religion.
Browsable images of Church of England baptism, marriage and burial registers for the county of Cornwall.
Browsable images of Church of England baptism, marriage and burial registers for the county of Cornwall.
Biographical Directories Covering Michaelstow
Biographies of Cornish men who emigrated to Latin America.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Michaelstow Maps
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.
Michaelstow Reference Works
Short descriptions of Cornish surnames, with details of their prevalence.
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
Historical Description
MICHAELSTOW is a village and parish on the river Camel, 3 miles south-south-west from Camelford, 8 north-east from Wadebridge, 9 north from Bodmin station on the Great Western railway and about 4 ½ northwest from Delabole station on the new section of the London and South Western railway from Launceston to Wadebridge, in the North Eastern division of the county, Lesnewth hundred and petty sessional division, Camelford union and county court district, rural deanery of Trigg Minor, archdeaconry of Bodmin and diocese of Truro. The church of St. Michael is a building of stone in the Perpendicular style, with some modern additions at the east end and on the south side, consisting of chancel with south aisle of one bay and a half, nave of four bays, aisles, south porch and a battlemented western tower of three stages, 56 feet high, with a staircase turret on the north side and pinnacles, and containing 3 bells, the first of which has an invocation to St. Margaret; the others are dated respectively 1739 and 1750: inside the north wall of the chancel is a pierced quatrefoil, and outside a small arch, probably once belonging to a piscina: the east window of the south aisle once contained fragments of old stained glass, representing the later scenes of Our Saviour’s life, with the legend “Hie ductus est ante Pilatu'”: the font has an octagonal basin of Perpendicular date, but the base is Norman: in the church are monuments to Philip Mountsteven, ob. November, 1660, and Honor, wife of Richard Mountsteven, ob. June, 1654; Jane (Killiow), wife of Thomas Merrifield, gent. ob. 26 March, 1662; Joseph Mayow, gent. ob. August, 1689 and Margery Symons, ob. 28 January, 1629: in the churchyard are memorials to the Brodes, of Trenowith, in this parish (1577—82), and to the families of May (1656—61), Lower (1724—47), and Hocken (1770—1837); there is also a cross erected in memory of the Rev. John Kingdon B.A. 21 years rector, d. 21 October, 1870: the chancel was restored about 1868: the restorations begun in 1870 were completed in 1889 at a cost of £400, under the direction of Messrs. Hine and Odgers, architects, and comprise the restoration of fifteen original seats with carved ends, the substitution of oak benches in place of deal pews, and of oak stalls with traceried fronts for pitch pine fittings in the chancel: an oak pulpit on a granite base and a reredos have also been erected: the church will seat 150 persons: the churchyard cross, the shaft of which, 9 feet in length, had formed part of a flight of steps leading up to the churchyard from the village green, has been restored and re-erected. The register of baptisms dates from the year 1682; marriages, 1548; burials, 1544, but are in part defective. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £179, including 48 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of H.R.H. the Duke of Cornwall, and held since 1892 by the Rev. George Gould Ross D.C.L. of St. Mary Hall, Oxford. Here is a Free Methodist chapel, built in 1842, and seating 75 persons, and a Bible Christian chapel, built in 1828, with 100 sittings. Michaelstow, or St. Syth's Beacon, commonly known as “Helesbury,” at a little distance north of the church, is a mound, supposed to have been the site of a castle of the Earls of Cornwall; it is 684 feet above the sea level and commands an extensive view, including a number of other ancient fortresses in this neighbourhood ; the earthwork on the summit consists of a single lofty rampart with several openings and inclosing an area about 460 feet in diameter; on the northeast is a square outwork, about 400 by 200 feet, and the whole is defended by a deep fosse or ditch. Within the principal inclosure are some remains of a small building, 40 feet long and from 20 to 15 feet wide, supposed to have been the chapel of St. Syth; two arches, one of which seems to be Perpendicular, are still standing, and in the grounds of John Bastard esq, are several monoliths. Tregenna House, now the residence of John Richard Collins esq. was built in 1869 by William Hocken esq. and is a fine mansion of granite ashlar and native stone, and the principal rooms have enriched ceilings adorned with arabesque work. H.R.H. the Duke of Cornwall K.G. is lord of the manor. The chief landowners are Messrs. John H. Seccombe and J. R. Collins, Harry Hocken esq. Mr. Gatley, John Bastard esq. and Mrs. Nichols. The soil is dark loam, resting on stone. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and roots. The area is 1,656 acres; rateable value, £1,652; and the population in 1891 was 255.
TREVENNING, a quarter of a mile south; TREVEIGHAN, a quarter of a mile north-west; and FENTONADLE, half a mile south-east, are hamlets.
Michaelstow is included in the United School Board district of St. Teath, formed March 19, 1875, to which it contributes one member.
Board School, built as a National school in 1852, for 45 children; average attendance, 34.
Most Common Surnames in Michaelstow
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Lesnewth Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nichols | 14 | 1:16 | 10.69% | 490 |
| 2 | Harris | 12 | 1:19 | 0.41% | 5 |
| 3 | Neal | 9 | 1:25 | 7.83% | 555 |
| 4 | Davey | 8 | 1:28 | 0.62% | 25 |
| 4 | Tonkin | 8 | 1:28 | 0.83% | 41 |
| 6 | Gillett | 7 | 1:32 | 50.00% | 2,312 |
| 6 | Teague | 7 | 1:32 | 2.04% | 186 |
| 6 | Finimore | 7 | 1:32 | 87.50% | 3,182 |
| 9 | Martin | 6 | 1:37 | 0.25% | 7 |
| 9 | Mitchell | 6 | 1:37 | 0.29% | 12 |
| 9 | Symons | 6 | 1:37 | 0.44% | 23 |
| 9 | Hillman | 6 | 1:37 | 8.82% | 858 |
| 9 | Couch | 6 | 1:37 | 1.02% | 79 |
| 9 | Tremain | 6 | 1:37 | 3.64% | 403 |
| 9 | Seccombe | 6 | 1:37 | 6.38% | 645 |
| 9 | Gimblet | 6 | 1:37 | 85.71% | 3,514 |
| 17 | Hewett | 5 | 1:44 | 8.77% | 982 |
| 17 | Somers | 5 | 1:44 | 62.50% | 3,182 |
| 17 | Elford | 5 | 1:44 | 5.81% | 695 |
| 17 | Hawken | 5 | 1:44 | 0.91% | 85 |
| 17 | Crahart | 5 | 1:44 | 50.00% | 2,793 |
| 22 | Smith | 4 | 1:56 | 0.31% | 24 |
| 22 | Batten | 4 | 1:56 | 1.21% | 196 |
| 22 | Hoskin | 4 | 1:56 | 0.81% | 102 |
| 22 | Mutton | 4 | 1:56 | 1.03% | 161 |
| 22 | Sleeman | 4 | 1:56 | 0.91% | 129 |
| 27 | Rowe | 3 | 1:74 | 0.08% | 4 |
| 27 | Mathews | 3 | 1:74 | 0.66% | 119 |
| 27 | Bate | 3 | 1:74 | 0.70% | 137 |
| 27 | Button | 3 | 1:74 | 6.82% | 1,197 |
| 27 | Martyn | 3 | 1:74 | 0.56% | 91 |
| 27 | Mathew | 3 | 1:74 | 6.67% | 1,175 |
| 33 | Bennett | 2 | 1:111 | 0.16% | 26 |
| 33 | Francis | 2 | 1:111 | 0.43% | 114 |
| 33 | Crocker | 2 | 1:111 | 0.52% | 162 |
| 33 | Kellow | 2 | 1:111 | 0.88% | 296 |
| 33 | Pethick | 2 | 1:111 | 0.82% | 271 |
| 33 | Trewin | 2 | 1:111 | 0.83% | 281 |
| 33 | Hocken | 2 | 1:111 | 1.15% | 385 |
| 33 | Colliver | 2 | 1:111 | 3.85% | 1,057 |
| 41 | Roberts | 1 | 1:222 | 0.04% | 6 |
| 41 | Hill | 1 | 1:222 | 0.08% | 29 |
| 41 | Scott | 1 | 1:222 | 0.51% | 343 |
| 41 | Knight | 1 | 1:222 | 0.13% | 57 |
| 41 | Parsons | 1 | 1:222 | 0.17% | 80 |
| 41 | May | 1 | 1:222 | 0.08% | 27 |
| 41 | Stephen | 1 | 1:222 | 9.09% | 2,635 |
| 41 | Broad | 1 | 1:222 | 0.19% | 88 |
| 41 | Down | 1 | 1:222 | 0.79% | 512 |
| 41 | Sweet | 1 | 1:222 | 0.41% | 271 |
| 41 | Worth | 1 | 1:222 | 0.47% | 319 |
| 41 | Irons | 1 | 1:222 | 2.27% | 1,197 |
| 41 | Prout | 1 | 1:222 | 0.26% | 160 |
| 41 | Morrish | 1 | 1:222 | 0.71% | 460 |
| 41 | Glaister | 1 | 1:222 | 100.00% | 7,242 |
| 41 | Sobey | 1 | 1:222 | 0.87% | 555 |
| 41 | Oaten | 1 | 1:222 | 3.45% | 1,560 |
| 41 | Runnalls | 1 | 1:222 | 0.71% | 460 |
| 41 | Tom | 1 | 1:222 | 1.43% | 837 |
| 41 | Everet | 1 | 1:222 | 100.00% | 7,242 |
| 41 | Pote | 1 | 1:222 | 1.67% | 945 |