Talland, Cornwall Genealogy

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Parish History
TALLAND (St. Tallan), a parish, in the union of Liskeard, hundred of West, E. division of Cornwall; containing, with the town of West Looe, and part of the village of Polperro. A Roman Catholic chapel was lately erected by aid of a bequest from Sir Harry Trelawney.

Talland St Tallanus is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall.

Other places in the parish include: Love Island, Polperro, Pool, Sclerder, and St George's Island.

Saint Tallanus is thought to have been a Cornish saint. It is claimed that he was a religious hermit in the fifth century and lived at Talland between Polperro and Looe. The church of Talland, which is believed to be a fifth century foundation, is consecrated in his honour - the only one in Britain - and one explanation of the word 'Talland' is that it is a derivation of his name. However, the name St Tallanus first appears in documents in the 15th century and there is some evidence to suggest that he was an invention of that period.

Civil Registration
Births, marriages and deaths were kept by the government from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is Free BMD.

Church records
Overview, Include information for parish registers and Bishop's Transcripts, Contact information for the office holding the original records, Links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

Images of parish registers are available online in historic records (formerly Record Search) Images refer to Cornwall County Record Office reference: P 218

Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Liskeard Poor Law Union

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [county] Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
There are many maps and gazetteers showing English places. Valuable web sites are:


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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