South Hill Genealogical Records
South Hill 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.
A searchable transcript of the baptism registers of South Hill. Baptisms are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837. They may record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names, occupations, residence and more.
Baptism records from people born in and around South Hill between 1676 and 1837. Lists the name of people's parent's, their occupations and abode.
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.
South Hill 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 registers record Anglican marriages in South Hill. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on.
Browsable images of Church of England baptism, marriage and burial registers for the county of Cornwall.
A searchable database containing over 300,000 marriages from Anglican churches in Cornwall.
A searchable database containing over 50,000 records recording intention to marry from Anglican churches in Cornwall.
South Hill 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.
Records of burial for people buried at South Hill between 1813 and 1837. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.
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.
South Hill 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 South Hill
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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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 South Hill
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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill Church Records
The parish registers of South Hill are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths. Their records can assist tracing a family as far back as 1566.
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 South Hill
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.
South Hill 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.
South Hill 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.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
SOUTH HILL is a parish between the rivers Tamar, Lynher and Inny, and within 1 mile from the high road from Callington to Bodmin by Five Lanes, 3 miles north-by-west from Callington, 10 south from Launceston, 9 north-east from Liskeard station on the Great Western railway and 12 west from Tavistock, in the North Eastern division of the county, middle division of the hundred of East, petty sessional division of East Middle, union of Liskeard, county court district of Liskeard, rural deanery of East, archdeaconry of Bodmin and diocese of Truro. A bridge of four arches crosses the Lynher at Kerner bridge. The church of St. Sampson, anciently appendant to the great manor or franchise of Killiland, now the property of the Countess Compton and George Sydney Strode-Strode esq. is a building of stone, chiefly in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, north transept or Manaton chantry, south aisle, south porch and an embattled western tower with pinnacles, containing 5 bells: the ancient Norman font is carved with grotesque figures of dragons and a representation of the tree of life: the chancel retains its piscina, and there is another in the transept, as well as a double-arched Easter sepulchre and hagioscope: the transept contains also a monument with effigy and singular rhyming inscription, to Michael Hill, ob. 1663, and an incised stone to John Manaton, ob. 1507, his wife and others of that family, 1501—28, with shields of arms: the east window is a memorial, erected by his widow, to Rear-Admiral Samuel Thornton, who was drowned at sea, May 16th, 1859, and there are five other memorial windows : in 1888 a tower screen was erected as a memorial to the late rector : the church was restored in 1871 at great expense, and has 200 sittings. The register of baptisms dates from the year 1538 ; marriages, 1566 ; burials, 1550. The living is a rectory with that of Callington annexed, joint net yearly value £594, including 250 acres of glebe in South Hill and Callington, with residence, in the gift of the Countess Compton, and held since 1886 by the Rev. John Shaw M.A. of St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge. There is a Mission chapel at Trevigro, and divine service is also held in the school room at Trewoodla. At Golberdon, in this parish, is a Wesleyan chapel. There is a charity of about £13 yearly derived from the rent of a farm at Trewolland, which is distributed at Lady day amongst the poor. On the glebe farm is an ancient baptistery or well, called “St. Sampson’s well.” In 1891 in the course of a search then being made for “St. Sampson’s cross,” a block of hewn granite, 8 feet long, was discovered in the rockery of the rectory grounds, bearing an inscription in Latin and at the head the Christian symbol; from the character of the latter, Mr. Jago, of Bodmin, infers it to be of the date of the 5th or 6th century. The Countess Compton and George Sydney Strode Strode esq. J.P. of Newnham Park, Plympton St. Mary, Devon, who are owners of the manor, Commdr. Arthur Hill O. P. Hill-Lowe R.N. and the representatives of the late David William John Horndon D.L., J.P. of Pencrebar, Callington, are the chief landowners. Golberdon common of 300 acres and Redmoor common of 200 acres, are divided among 42 different owners. The soil is on the slate and trap; the subsoil is slate and trap rock. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and pasture. The area is 3,459 acres; rateable value, £3,013; the population in 1891 was 528.
The chief hamlets are MADERS, 1 ½ miles south-east; MORNICK, 1 south-west; GOLBERDON, 1 south ; and TREVIGRO, 2 south-by-east.
National School (mixed), built in 1864, and a new class room added in 1896, for 92 children; average attendance, 75.
Most Common Surnames in South Hill
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in East Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strike | 28 | 1:18 | 17.28% | 411 |
| 2 | Symons | 16 | 1:32 | 1.18% | 23 |
| 3 | Rowe | 15 | 1:34 | 0.40% | 4 |
| 3 | Rickard | 15 | 1:34 | 1.97% | 61 |
| 5 | Buckingham | 14 | 1:36 | 5.36% | 259 |
| 5 | Landry | 14 | 1:36 | 21.21% | 878 |
| 7 | Brock | 12 | 1:42 | 9.23% | 496 |
| 8 | Bennett | 11 | 1:46 | 0.86% | 26 |
| 8 | Kinsman | 11 | 1:46 | 5.16% | 315 |
| 10 | Body | 10 | 1:51 | 5.59% | 374 |
| 10 | Jane | 10 | 1:51 | 2.16% | 114 |
| 10 | Doney | 10 | 1:51 | 2.82% | 184 |
| 13 | Skelton | 9 | 1:56 | 22.50% | 1,286 |
| 13 | Hurrell | 9 | 1:56 | 19.57% | 1,154 |
| 13 | Baber | 9 | 1:56 | 90.00% | 2,793 |
| 13 | Sleep | 9 | 1:56 | 3.38% | 254 |
| 17 | Williams | 8 | 1:63 | 0.12% | 1 |
| 17 | Harvey | 8 | 1:63 | 0.51% | 18 |
| 17 | Hicks | 8 | 1:63 | 0.50% | 16 |
| 17 | Davy | 8 | 1:63 | 5.80% | 470 |
| 17 | Roseveare | 8 | 1:63 | 7.69% | 601 |
| 17 | Coumbe | 8 | 1:63 | 10.13% | 752 |
| 23 | Roberts | 7 | 1:72 | 0.28% | 6 |
| 23 | Ball | 7 | 1:72 | 1.30% | 86 |
| 23 | Stephens | 7 | 1:72 | 0.30% | 8 |
| 23 | Hancock | 7 | 1:72 | 0.82% | 49 |
| 23 | Bull | 7 | 1:72 | 15.56% | 1,175 |
| 23 | Davey | 7 | 1:72 | 0.54% | 25 |
| 23 | Kendall | 7 | 1:72 | 2.15% | 201 |
| 23 | Pearse | 7 | 1:72 | 2.93% | 287 |
| 23 | Lark | 7 | 1:72 | 11.11% | 907 |
| 32 | Mitchell | 6 | 1:84 | 0.29% | 12 |
| 32 | Kelly | 6 | 1:84 | 2.47% | 277 |
| 32 | Harding | 6 | 1:84 | 3.11% | 352 |
| 32 | Barrett | 6 | 1:84 | 1.35% | 127 |
| 32 | Thornton | 6 | 1:84 | 33.33% | 2,019 |
| 32 | Rowell | 6 | 1:84 | 17.65% | 1,412 |
| 32 | Cory | 6 | 1:84 | 2.87% | 322 |
| 39 | Rogers | 5 | 1:101 | 0.34% | 20 |
| 39 | Garrett | 5 | 1:101 | 62.50% | 3,182 |
| 39 | Budge | 5 | 1:101 | 3.85% | 496 |
| 39 | Treise | 5 | 1:101 | 16.67% | 1,522 |
| 43 | Moore | 4 | 1:127 | 1.43% | 243 |
| 43 | Berry | 4 | 1:127 | 5.48% | 808 |
| 43 | Batten | 4 | 1:127 | 1.21% | 196 |
| 43 | Hocking | 4 | 1:127 | 0.25% | 17 |
| 43 | Coad | 4 | 1:127 | 1.18% | 193 |
| 43 | Gerry | 4 | 1:127 | 2.27% | 379 |
| 43 | Werring | 4 | 1:127 | 11.76% | 1,412 |
| 43 | Sliddiver | 4 | 1:127 | 100.00% | 4,784 |
| 51 | Hooper | 3 | 1:169 | 0.27% | 33 |
| 51 | Neal | 3 | 1:169 | 2.61% | 555 |
| 51 | Lobb | 3 | 1:169 | 0.34% | 47 |
| 51 | Warn | 3 | 1:169 | 3.80% | 752 |
| 51 | Kitt | 3 | 1:169 | 2.04% | 448 |
| 51 | Pomroy | 3 | 1:169 | 11.11% | 1,619 |
| 51 | Square | 3 | 1:169 | 75.00% | 4,784 |
| 51 | Clyma | 3 | 1:169 | 8.57% | 1,393 |
| 51 | Shovell | 3 | 1:169 | 10.34% | 1,560 |
| 60 | Smith | 2 | 1:253 | 0.15% | 24 |
| 60 | Bailey | 2 | 1:253 | 0.65% | 219 |
| 60 | Tucker | 2 | 1:253 | 0.31% | 70 |
| 60 | Burt | 2 | 1:253 | 0.52% | 162 |
| 60 | Coombe | 2 | 1:253 | 0.59% | 191 |
| 60 | Bawden | 2 | 1:253 | 0.23% | 48 |
| 60 | Veale | 2 | 1:253 | 0.97% | 326 |
| 60 | Pethick | 2 | 1:253 | 0.82% | 271 |
| 60 | Kingsman | 2 | 1:253 | 20.00% | 2,793 |
| 60 | Mewton | 2 | 1:253 | 1.85% | 579 |
| 60 | Moorshead | 2 | 1:253 | 40.00% | 4,258 |
| 60 | Gumb | 2 | 1:253 | 22.22% | 2,977 |
| 60 | Werrin | 2 | 1:253 | 50.00% | 4,784 |
| 60 | Kindam | 2 | 1:253 | 100.00% | 6,123 |
| 74 | Wright | 1 | 1:506 | 0.41% | 274 |
| 74 | Hill | 1 | 1:506 | 0.08% | 29 |
| 74 | Harris | 1 | 1:506 | 0.03% | 5 |
| 74 | Baker | 1 | 1:506 | 0.25% | 157 |
| 74 | Mills | 1 | 1:506 | 0.30% | 196 |
| 74 | Warren | 1 | 1:506 | 0.14% | 63 |
| 74 | Francis | 1 | 1:506 | 0.22% | 114 |
| 74 | Bond | 1 | 1:506 | 0.31% | 204 |
| 74 | Winter | 1 | 1:506 | 4.55% | 1,828 |
| 74 | Wills | 1 | 1:506 | 0.10% | 38 |
| 74 | Gale | 1 | 1:506 | 1.61% | 924 |
| 74 | Drake | 1 | 1:506 | 1.45% | 846 |
| 74 | Weeks | 1 | 1:506 | 0.54% | 364 |
| 74 | Hoare | 1 | 1:506 | 0.60% | 399 |
| 74 | Bower | 1 | 1:506 | 50.00% | 6,123 |
| 74 | Downing | 1 | 1:506 | 0.23% | 132 |
| 74 | Bassett | 1 | 1:506 | 0.22% | 118 |
| 74 | Sargent | 1 | 1:506 | 0.49% | 330 |
| 74 | Crocker | 1 | 1:506 | 0.26% | 162 |
| 74 | Heard | 1 | 1:506 | 0.32% | 216 |
| 74 | Dawe | 1 | 1:506 | 0.17% | 75 |
| 74 | Veal | 1 | 1:506 | 0.31% | 204 |
| 74 | Northcott | 1 | 1:506 | 0.47% | 318 |
| 74 | Dingle | 1 | 1:506 | 0.21% | 109 |
| 74 | Rendell | 1 | 1:506 | 3.33% | 1,522 |
| 74 | Mutton | 1 | 1:506 | 0.26% | 161 |
| 74 | Pine | 1 | 1:506 | 1.89% | 1,040 |
| 74 | Olver | 1 | 1:506 | 0.25% | 152 |
| 74 | Eva | 1 | 1:506 | 0.28% | 180 |
| 74 | Rapson | 1 | 1:506 | 0.55% | 366 |
| 74 | Lawry | 1 | 1:506 | 0.23% | 136 |
| 74 | Kitto | 1 | 1:506 | 0.39% | 261 |
| 74 | Gliddon | 1 | 1:506 | 2.33% | 1,218 |
| 74 | Sergent | 1 | 1:506 | 20.00% | 4,258 |
| 74 | Caunter | 1 | 1:506 | 2.00% | 1,090 |
| 74 | Coomb | 1 | 1:506 | 2.17% | 1,154 |
| 74 | Sandow | 1 | 1:506 | 1.12% | 677 |
| 74 | Reep | 1 | 1:506 | 2.50% | 1,286 |
| 74 | Trehane | 1 | 1:506 | 3.33% | 1,522 |
| 74 | Cheeseworth | 1 | 1:506 | 8.33% | 2,510 |
| 74 | Maddever | 1 | 1:506 | 3.85% | 1,649 |
| 74 | Jackets | 1 | 1:506 | 11.11% | 2,977 |
| 74 | Feryan | 1 | 1:506 | 100.00% | 7,242 |
| 74 | Bukris | 1 | 1:506 | 100.00% | 7,242 |