Cornwall OPC Database
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Database Coverage
Record Counts
     
 Baptism Records 1,882,142
 Banns Records 88,932
 Marriage Allegation Records 22,433
 Marriage Records 580,477
 Burial Records 1,518,778
Sub Total PRs  4,092,762
 Non-conformist Baptisms 119,134
 Non-conformist Marriages 1,280
 Non-conformist Burials 10,802
 Birth Certificates 2,189
 Marriage Certificates 1,961
 Death Certificates 2,792
 Strays - baptisms 79
 Strays - banns 4
 Strays - marriages 220
 Strays - burials 92
 Cornish Telegraph Marriages 1851-67 2,108
 Royal Cornwall Gazette Births 1801-1821, 1845-1879, 1890 32,376
 Royal Cornwall Gazette Marriages 1801-1821, 1845-1879, 1890 19,010
 Royal Cornwall Gazette Deaths 1801-1821, 1845-1879, 1890 44,784
 Royal Cornwall Gazette Inquests 1845-79 5,461
 Royal Cornwall Gazette Deaths, Funeral Accounts and Obituaries 1801-1817, 1845-1849, 1866-1879 2,663
 West Briton Births 1836-1841,1857 3,414
 West Briton Marriages 1836-1839,1857 1,622
 West Briton Deaths 1836-1838,1844,1857 3,854
 West Briton Inquests 1857 38
 Inquest reports from other newspapers 7
 Redruth Workhouse Death Register 1,084
 Falmouth Workhouse Births 347
 Other Newspapers Deaths, Funeral Accounts and Obituaries 3
TOTAL PARISH RECORDS   4,348,086
 OTHER RECORDS  
 Parish Apprenticeship records 4,828
 Criminal Court Reports (Royal Cornwall Gazette) & Court Ledgers 18,889
 Civil Court Reports 295
 Bastardy Documents 585
 Emigrants 78,899
 Hearth Tax, 1664 15,285
 Institution Inmates 38,929
 Land Tax, 1799 & Returns of Owners of Land, 1873 18,520
 MIs 24,550
 Muster Rolls, c1535 & 1569 15,079
 Protestation Returns, 1641-42 31,043
 School Admissions 24,343
 Parish 'settlement' records 2,959
 Voters Lists, various years 38,134
 Wills Transcriptions 9,809
 Wills Index 154,134
 Miscellaneous records index 43,203
 News items from the Royal Cornwall Gazette 1,635
 News items from other newspapers 7
 Malc McCarthy Index 21,692
TOTAL OTHER RECORDS   542,818
TOTAL DATABASE RECORDS   4,890,904
 Last Updated 2023-06-06 00:00:54  

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