Tintagel Genealogical Records

Tintagel Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

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.

Tintagel Baptism Records (1698-1845)

A searchable transcript of Tintagel baptism registers. The transcriptions essentially record births in and around Tintagel between 1698 and 1845. Details may include residence, father's occupation and more.

Tintagel Baptism Registers (1678-1837)

Baptism registers are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names and more.

Cornwall Parish Registers (1538-2010)

Browsable images of Church of England baptism, marriage and burial registers for the county of Cornwall.

Cornwall Parish Baptisms (1538-1929)

A searchable database containing over 1,000,000 baptisms from Anglican churches in Cornwall.

Tintagel Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

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.

Tintagel Marriage Registers (1588-1837)

Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically record marital status and residence. Details may also be given on a party's parents, age and parish of origin.

Tintagel Marriage Records (1588-1812)

A searchable database containing a transcription of the marriage registers of Tintagel. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1588.

Tintagel Marriage Index (1697)

Marriage records from people who married at the church between 1697 and 1697.

Cornwall Parish Registers (1538-2010)

Browsable images of Church of England baptism, marriage and burial registers for the county of Cornwall.

Tintagel Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

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.

Tintagel Burial Registers (1813-1837)

Records of burial for people buried at Tintagel between 1813 and 1837. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.

Cornwall Burial Transcripts (1603-1837)

Transcriptions of burials from 215 parishes in Cornwall.

Cornwall Parish Registers (1538-2010)

Browsable images of Church of England baptism, marriage and burial registers for the county of Cornwall.

Cornwall Parish Burials (1538-1939)

A searchable database containing over 900,000 burials from Anglican churches in Cornwall.

Tintagel Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

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.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

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.

Cornwall Hearth and Poll Taxes (1660-1664)

Transcripts of surviving returns of heath and poll taxes for the county of Cornwall.

Cornwall Protestation Returns (1642)

A searchable transcript of documents signed or marked by people swearing to uphold the reformed protestant religion.

Cornwall Hearth Tax (1664)

An index to documents recording residents liable to pay tax based on the number of hearths they possessed.

Newspapers Covering Tintagel

Western Morning News (1894-1950)

A politically independent newspaper, covering the affairs of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. It includes family notices.

Cornishman (1878-1950)

A newspaper including local news, family notices etc. from across the county of Cornwall.

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams (1869-1870)

A short regional paper covering local occurrences, business news, family notices and more.

Lake's Falmouth Packet and Cornwall Advertiser (1858-1870)

A regional newspaper including news from the Cornwall area, family announcements, business notices, advertisements, legal & governmental proceedings and more.

Western Times (1827-1950)

A liberal newspaper covering the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. It includes family notices.

Tintagel Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

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.

Devon Wills Index (1163-1999)

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.

Exeter Diocese & Archdeaconry Probate & Admons (1540-1799)

An index to thousands of probates and administrations granted by the Diocese and Archdeaconry of Exeter, covering parts of Devon & Cornwall.

Archdeaconry of Cornwall Probate & Admon Index (1569-1799)

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.

Cornish Wills (1561-1930)

An index to some Cornish wills. Names of beneficiaries have been extracted.

Tintagel Immigration & Travel Records

Cornish Emigrants to Latin America (1790-1920)

A database containing genealogical, biographical and immigratory data for Cornish men who emigrated to Latin America.

Cornish Emigrants (1785-1941)

Extracts from passenger lists, detailing the emigration and transportation of people from Cornwall, primarily to the New World and British colonies.

Cornish in Latin America (1815-1920)

Historical details of the Cornish migration to Latin America.

Cornwall Strays (1770-2000)

An index of Cornish men an women who died out of county.

Cornwall Settlements & Removals (1698-1862)

Abstracts of documents recording the forced movement of people and families between parishes.

Tintagel Military Records

Muster Rolls of Cornwall (1569)

Extracts from records listing those liable for militia service. Details of arms have been transcribed.

Conrwall WWI Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War One monuments in Cornwall, with some service details.

Conrwall WWII Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Cornwall, with some service details.

Prisoners of War of British Army (1939-1945)

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.

British Prisoners of World War II (1939-1945)

Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.

Cornwall Protestation Returns (1642)

A searchable transcript of documents signed or marked by people swearing to uphold the reformed protestant religion.

Cornwall Inmates (1821-1921)

Abstracts of documents recording people incarcerated in Cornwall. Index may include name, age, abode, occupation, crimes and numerous other details.

Cornwall Archdeaconry Court Calendar (1672-1842)

An index to defamation, divorce & alimony, marriage contract and church rate records in Cornwall Archdeaconry.

Act Books of the Archbishops of Canterbury (1663-1859)

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.

Cornish Court Depositions (1602-1680)

A handful of names, with ages, occupations and abodes appearing in depositions in various courts.

Tintagel Taxation Records

Cornwall Hearth and Poll Taxes (1660-1664)

Transcripts of surviving returns of heath and poll taxes for the county of Cornwall.

Cornwall Hearth Tax (1664)

An index to documents recording residents liable to pay tax based on the number of hearths they possessed.

Cornwall Land Records (1799-1873)

An index to land tax records and the 1873 landowners return from Cornwall.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

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.

Land Tax Redemption (1798-1811)

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.

Tintagel Land & Property Records

Cornwall Land Records (1799-1873)

An index to land tax records and the 1873 landowners return from Cornwall.

Cornwall Voters Lists (1657-1867)

Extracts from lists recording those eligible to vote. Index contains place of residence and entitlement to vote.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

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.

Land Tax Redemption (1798-1811)

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.

UK Poll Books and Electoral Rolls (1538-1893)

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.

Tintagel Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Cornwall (1939)

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.

Kelly's Directory Cornwall (1914)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Cornwall (1910)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Cornwall (1906)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Cornwall (1902)

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.

Tintagel Cemeteries

Cornwall Monumental Inscriptions (1131-2007)

An index to vital details engraved on over 300,000 gravestones and other monuments across the county of Cornwall.

Cornish Cemetery Index (1770-2000)

An index to almost 20,000 gravestones, with extracted details.

Cornwall Memorial Inscriptions (1512-Present)

An index to monuments recording deaths, such as gravestones, with some transcriptions and abstracts of memorials.

Cornwall Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Cornwall's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

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.

Tintagel Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

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.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

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.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Tintagel Histories & Books

Catholic History in South West England (1517-1856)

A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.

Magna Britannia: Cornwall (1066-1814)

A general and parochial history of the county, with sections for each parish.

Cornwall Church Photographs (1890-Present)

Photographs and images of churches in Cornwall.

Cornwall Turnpikes (1754-Present)

A history of turnpikes and tollhouses in Cornwall. Includes profiles of individual turnpikes.

Cornwall Church Histories (930-Present)

Histories of parish churches in Cornwall. Includes some photographs.

Tintagel School & Education Records

Cornwall School Admissions (1874-1927)

A database of children admitted to Cornwall schools. The index contains the name(s) of parents and guardians. Original records will contain further details.

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

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.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

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.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

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.

Tintagel Occupation & Business Records

Women in Cornwall & Devon Mines (1770-1920)

Background information on women employed by the mining industry in Devon & Cornwall. Includes a database of over 25,000 women and oral histories.

Cornwall Apprentice Indentures (1715-1845)

An index of documents recording the apprenticeship of children to a master. Original records usually contain ages and names of relatives.

Smuggling on the South West Coast (1675-1879)

An introduction to smuggling in Devon, Cornwall & the Bristol district.

Cornwall Pub Histories (1820-Present)

Histories of Cornwall pubs, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.

South England Mines Index (1896)

Profiles of coal and metal mines in the south of England.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Tintagel

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

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.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Tintagel Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

The Visitations of Cornwall: 1530, 1573 & 1619 (1000-1619)

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.

Cornwall Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Cornwall's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

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.

Visitation of England and Wales (1700-1899)

Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.

Tintagel Church Records

Tintagel Parish Registers (1588-1837)

The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though extremely useful to the present. Their records can assist tracing a family as far back as 1588.

Catholic History in South West England (1517-1856)

A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.

Cornwall Protestation Returns (1642)

A searchable transcript of documents signed or marked by people swearing to uphold the reformed protestant religion.

Cornwall Parish Registers (1538-2010)

Browsable images of Church of England baptism, marriage and burial registers for the county of Cornwall.

Cornwall Parish Registers (1538-2010)

Browsable images of Church of England baptism, marriage and burial registers for the county of Cornwall.

Biographical Directories Covering Tintagel

Latin-Cornish Biographies (1771-1830)

Biographies of Cornish men who emigrated to Latin America.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Tintagel Maps

Maps of Cornwall (1576-1900)

A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.

UK Popular Edition Maps (1919-1926)

Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.

Ordnance Survey 1:10 Maps (1840-1890)

Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

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.

Parish Maps of Britain (1832)

Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.

Tintagel Reference Works

Cornish Surnames (1998)

Short descriptions of Cornish surnames, with details of their prevalence.

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

Historical Description

Bossiney, commonly called Tintagell, and Trevena, is a borough-town, but in point of appearance must rank as a village of the meanest description.— The country around it is bleak and rugged. There are about 140 houses within the borough; but the number of voters is seldom so great: at this time there are five or six only. Their qualifications consist in living in the parish and having land in the borough. The number of inhabitants is 730.

The ruins of Tintagell, or King Arthur's Castle, stand partly on the main land-and party on a rock, which is nearly separated from the shore by an immense chasm, over which there was formerly a drawbridge, which has been since destroyed by the falling of the cliffs on the farther side, which has filled up the space between the two parts of the town. This ancient castle was the birthplace of King Arthur, and it is conjectured to have been his principal residence.

Bossiney is in the Hundred of Lesnewth, 232 miles distant from London. The parish is a vicarage, valued in Liber Regis 81. lis. 2d.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

TINTAGEL, anciently called Dundagell, is a parish on the coast, near the entrance of the Bristol Channel, 5 miles from Camelford station, opened in August, 1893, on the new branch of the South Western railway from Launceston to Wadebridge, 6 north-west from Camelford, 14 north-east from Wadebridge, 20 north from Bodmin and 20 from Launceston ; the parish is 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 now villages of Trevena and Bossiney in this parish formed by prescription a united borough, which received its first charter from Richard (Plantagenet), Earl of Poitou and Cornwall and King of the Romans, and this charter was confirmed by Richard II. and Henry VI.: in 1685 James II. granted a new charter constituting Tintagel, Trevena and Bossiney a body corporate and politic: the borough returned two members to Parliament from 1552 to 1832, when it was disfranchised under the Reform Act, there being then only 19 electors; and the corporation was thereupon allowed to become extinct. The church of St. Materiana, standing on a hill overlooking the sea, about half a mile west of the village, is an ancient cruciform building of stone in the Norman and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel with north chapel, nave, aides, transepts, north and south porches, and an embattled western tower of three stages, containing 5 bells, dated respectively 1735, 1868, 1783, 1828, and 1868: several of the windows are stained, one being a memorial to John Douglas Cook esq. formerly editor of the “Saturday Review,” who died 10th Aug. 1868, and is buried in the churchyard; there are others to Robert Jope Kinsman esq. and Susannah, his wife, d. 1855 ; Sarah Anne Radcliffe, d. 31st May, 1865, and Peter Radcliffe, d. 13th July, 1868: in the south transept (but formerly in the chancel) is a stone coffin lid with a floriated cross, and above it the head only of a priest, and near it is a brass with half effigy and inscription to Joan, the mother of John Kelly, dean of the collegiate church of Crantock, near Padstow, to which he was appointed January 16, 1430: on the south side of the chancel is a piscina and an Easter sepulchre, inclosing a low raised tomb: on the north side is an aumbry; the teredos is formed out of ancient bench ends; the chapel, a work of the Transition period, retains its original stone altar, the upper slab bearing five crosses, and on each side are wall brackets: in the north transept one of the windows exhibits a niche and a bracket, and here also is a hagioscope, now closed: the west and south sides and part of the east side of the south transept have a stone bench running along them: the early Norman font consists of a basin, square at the top but rounded below, supported on a cylindrical pedestal, and at the angles by octagonal shafts leaning outwards toward the base; the basin is ornamented with rude masks and figures of serpents: in the chancel are carved stall ends brought from St. Teath, and in the nave others of Perpendicular date, carved with shields of arms, apparently those of Chamond, Hill and Trecarrell: there are various memorial tablets, including one to John Gill, vicar, ob. 9th June, 1692, and others to Christopher Chilcott, ob. 29th Jan. 1676; Matthew Sweetser, vicar, ob. 28th July, 1668; Nicholas Brown, ob. 1633: John Brown, ob. 1644, and Joan Struate, ob. 1633: in the churchyard are numerous inscribed stones to the Avery, Arthur, Bray and Wade families: the communion plate includes a chalice of late 17th century date, with a paten cover: the church was restored in 1870, under the direction of Mr. J. P. St. Aubyn, architect. The register of baptisms dates from the year 1569; marriages, 1558 ; burials, 1546. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £200, with 95 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Canons of Windsor, and held since 1894 by the Rev. Arthur Greig Chapman B.A. of St. John’s College, Cambridge, who resides at Trevena. At Trevena is a Free Methodist chapel, built in 1838, and seating 250 persons, and two others for Bible Christians-one at Trewarmet, erected in 1856, and seating 200, and another at Bossiney, erected in 1860, and holding about 70. In Trevena, opposite the “Wharncliffe Arms,” stand the mutilated remains of a cross, brought here from Trevillet about 1875 ; the shaft bears on one side the inscription:-“AELNAT + FECIT HA’C CRVCEM P ANIMA SV’,” and on the other the names of the Evangelists; the round head, with Maltese cross, is very imperfect. In a hedge in the vicarage garden is an ancient stone cross, 1 foot 6 inches high and 8 inches wide. Bossiney is a village 1 ½ miles north-east from the parish church. In the village, on the right side of the road from Trevena to Boscastle, is a tumulus, called “Castle Hill,” on which the election writs were read and the result of the poll declared; it comprises a circular rampart, about 100 feet in diameter, with a ditch, and on the west an outwork, inclosing two sides of a square: here also at a place called “Pentally,” is a round-headed cross, 4 feet 6 inches in height and 1 foot 8 inches broad; the head bears a Maltese cross and has a boss in the centre. The insignia of the defunct corporation, consisting of a mace and borough seal, are still extant: the mace, now (1897) in the possession of Mr. Thomas Brown, farmer, of Menedew, is of silver, 14 ½ inches in length, and has a semi-globular head, with a cresting of leaves: the shaft is banded and ornamented at the base with scroll flanges : the seal, of the 16th century and also of silver, is circular, and has an elegant handle formed of oak leaves and acorns; it bears the device of a triple towered castle rising out of the sea and surrounded by an inscription, and is now in the keeping of Mr. John Symons, of Bossiney. A fair is held on the Monday following Oct. 18th, yearly, for cattle. There are three small quarries here. The ruins of Tintagel castle, the reputed birthplace of the renowned King Arthur, and long the subject of legendary history and the scene of heroic fiction and romance, are situated a little distance north of the church, on a neck of land uniting the peninsula or island of Tintagel head to the mainland; the sites occupied by the different portions of the ruins vary in height from 135 to 165 feet above the sea level, both the island on the west and the mainland on the east reaching a height of 260 feet, and the isthmus at its lowest level sinking to 70 feet: the walls now standing, of rubble grouted with extremely hard mortar, are much worn, but there are existing fragments of apparently Norman character, and the original coping remains: the structure generally, however, is a work of the early 13th century, and although its plan, owing to landslips caused by the fury of the sea, cannot now be determined, enough is left to be of considerable interest: the portion on the mainland consists of two courts, the southernmost of which, constructed on a high perpendicular rock, retains one side of the wall inclosing it, with part of the semicircular end, the rest having fallen into the sea; the adjoining court includes the main entrance, approached by a narrow causeway, and the walls on the south and east are standing, but the north end has fallen down the slope and there remains: the chasm between the mainland and the island, 200 feet across, was once spanned by a drawbridge, but the island is now reached from Trevena by a road crossing the mill stream and passing round the north end of the rocky eminence on which the mainland part of the castle stands, where it terminates in a narrow path, continued in a zigzag course up the precipitous face of the cliff on the other side, at the top of which is a fragment of a wall and a doorway leading to another court, inclosed by strongly buttressed walls: at the north end, which is semicircular, is another arched entrance, and here the wall is carried by bold stepped battlements up the rocks on the west: on the summit of an eminence, a little distance to the west, are the ruins of the chapel, of St. Julitta, consisting simply of chancel and nave, the total length being about 38 feet and the width 12 feet, with remains of a porch about 8 by 7 feet at the west end: the walls are now from 4 to 5 feet above ground: near the south-west angle are traces of some other building, and about 100 yards north-west is an inclosed rectangular space, 70 feet long by 50 wide, surrounded by walls 3 feet thick; on the east side of the island is another piece of walling: in 1245 David, Prince of Wales, took refuge in the castle when in rebellion against Edward I.; John de Northampton, or de Comberton (Cambs.), Lord Mayor of London in 1382—3, is said to have been imprisoned here in 1385, and Thomas (Beauchamp) 4th Earl of Warwick K.G. was some time a captive in this fortress, on his removal from the Tower of London. The office of Constable of Tintagel Castle was abolished on the death (in 1580) of John Arundell esq. who had held is since 10th June, 1537, and after 1580 the ruins and precincts continued to be let on lease till 1844. In the upper portion of the rocky valley of Trevillet, in a romantic and thickly-wooded glen or combe, is St. Nectan's, or St. Knighton’s Keive, a fine natural cascade, so called from the “kieve or basin into which the water falls: the total height of the fall, which is broken on its descent by intercepting rocks, is about 40 feet: on the top of the cliff are the ruins of a small building, said to have been a chapel: St. Nectan’s Kieve is remarkable also as the traditional meeting place of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table, who went in quest of “The Holy Grail” : the spot has received additional

interest in recent times from the prominence given to it by Miss Braddon in her novel “Mount Royal,” Wilkie Collins’s “Rambles Beyond Railways, ’' and “The Sisters of St. Nectan’s,” by the Rev. R. S. Hawker: persons desirous of visiting the “Kieve” can do so on applying to the proprietor, Mr. W. Goard, farmer, Trethevy. H.R.H. the Duke of Cornwall K.G. who is lord of the manor, the Earl of Wharncliffe and Lord Churston are chief landowners. The trustees of the late Nicholas Taylor, William Taylor & John Taylor esqs. and Mrs. Bunt are also landowners. The soil is light; the subsoil is stone. The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. The acreage is 4,194 (of which 70 is water) ; rateable value, £4,213 ; the population in 1891 was 719.

TRENALE, 1 ¼ miles south-east, TTIEWARMET, 1 ½ south-east, TREBARWITH, 2 ½ miles south from the parish church, are small villages.

National School (mixed), Trevena, built in 1854, on a site granted by the Earl of Wharncliffe, for 160 children; average attendance, 85.

Kelly's Directory of Cornwall (1902)

Most Common Surnames in Tintagel

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Lesnewth Hundred
1Brown661:145.80%32
2Cann381:2421.11%373
3Rush291:3138.67%788
4Dawe221:413.65%75
5Allen211:432.02%35
5Heard211:436.73%216
7Taylor191:472.89%69
8Lobb181:502.05%47
9Symons171:531.26%23
9Tinney171:5316.67%608
11Baker151:603.81%157
11Miller151:6013.89%579
13Parsons141:642.41%80
13Bath141:645.28%255
15Harris131:690.44%5
15Bray131:690.92%22
15Burnard131:6911.21%551
15Dangar131:6986.67%2,231
19Bennett111:820.86%26
19Sweet111:824.49%271
19Ham111:822.96%172
22Rogers101:900.67%20
22Toms101:902.42%143
22Sleep101:903.76%254
25Collins91:1000.95%42
25Palmer91:1003.63%268
25May91:1000.72%27
25Tucker91:1001.39%70
25Deacon91:1005.14%382
25Cowling91:1001.82%99
25Smale91:1005.11%379
25Hoskin91:1001.83%102
25Cory91:1004.31%322
25Hambley91:10014.29%907
35Avery81:1136.30%506
35Langdon81:1133.39%291
35Honey81:1132.37%194
35Martyn81:1131.50%91
35Mugford81:11310.81%799
35Stick81:11316.33%1,106
41Teague71:1292.04%186
41Ede71:1293.78%364
41Doidge71:1294.46%420
41Medland71:1294.67%437
41Bunt71:1292.17%204
41Geake71:1297.29%637
47Curtis61:1501.28%111
47Nicholls61:1500.33%14
47Hutchings61:1504.92%530
47Walter61:15015.38%1,303
47Lugg61:1502.14%240
47Hockin61:1502.25%253
53Smith51:1800.38%24
53Skinner51:1801.61%218
53Davey51:1800.39%25
53Fry51:1803.85%496
53Goodman51:1801.46%186
53Holman51:1801.14%132
53Collings51:1801.84%249
53Balkwill51:18022.73%1,828
53Glanvill51:1808.93%994
62Marshall41:2250.82%104
62Wade41:2259.52%1,240
62Jacobs41:2253.64%572
62Lang41:2252.84%460
62Chaplin41:22580.00%4,258
62Hocking41:2250.25%17
62Billing41:2251.64%274
62Inch41:2251.93%324
62Cornelius41:2254.08%625
62Gard41:2257.14%994
62Hayne41:2254.88%728
62Carthew41:2254.88%728
62Sloggett41:2256.25%898
62Pauling41:22517.39%1,773
76Harvey31:3000.19%18
76Rowe31:3000.08%4
76Blake31:3000.72%140
76Wills31:3000.30%38
76Bate31:3000.70%137
76Herring31:3003.33%665
76Parnell31:3002.16%467
76Rickard31:3000.39%61
76Glanville31:3001.06%236
76Panter31:3007.69%1,303
76Spry31:3001.61%363
76Notley31:300100.00%5,435
76Pethick31:3001.22%271
76Bastard31:3005.88%1,069
76Whales31:300100.00%5,435
76Saltern31:3008.57%1,393
76Soddy31:30037.50%3,182
76Manicom31:30050.00%3,835
76Rounsevell31:30025.00%2,510
76Hango31:300100.00%5,435
96Matthews21:4500.17%31
96Hicks21:4500.12%16
96Welch21:4500.88%296
96Wallis21:4500.48%141
96Dennis21:4500.61%200
96Kendall21:4500.62%201
96Langford21:4502.56%762
96Jewell21:4500.32%72
96Champion21:4500.55%177
96Bigg21:450100.00%6,123
96Elford21:4502.33%695
96Chilcott21:45016.67%2,510
96Callaway21:4503.85%1,057
96Jose21:4500.53%167
96Parnall21:4502.38%712
96Goard21:4503.64%1,005
96Aunger21:4506.25%1,460
96Wotten21:450100.00%6,123
96Veil21:450100.00%6,123
115Jones11:9000.14%65
115Roberts11:9000.04%6
115White11:9000.10%36
115Martin11:9000.04%7
115Richards11:9000.02%3
115Stevens11:9000.08%30
115Perry11:9000.21%107
115Arnold11:9002.38%1,240
115Welsh11:9001.39%822
115Jeffery11:9000.17%78
115Sampson11:9000.22%112
115Radcliffe11:9006.25%2,149
115Hutchins11:9001.96%1,069
115Hoskins11:9002.38%1,240
115Emmett11:9001.45%846
115Shand11:900100.00%7,242
115Northcott11:9000.47%318
115Mutton11:9000.26%161
115Keast11:9000.16%72
115Yelland11:9000.38%256
115Hawken11:9000.18%85
115Kinsman11:9000.47%315
115Rawle11:9002.78%1,366
115Corry11:90033.33%5,435
115Vosper11:9000.59%392
115Prouse11:9002.78%1,366
115Tremain11:9000.61%403
115Hosken11:9000.35%236
115Luxon11:9001.92%1,057
115Tregay11:9002.63%1,326
115Chilcot11:900100.00%7,242
115Treweeks11:9008.33%2,510
115Betteson11:9007.14%2,312
115Crowel11:900100.00%7,242
115Blanken11:90050.00%6,123
115Treween11:90020.00%4,258
115Augo11:900100.00%7,242
115Jollon11:900100.00%7,242
115Scout11:900100.00%7,242