Penzance, Cornwall Poor Law Union

Penzance Poor Law Union
The Union comprised the following parishes:

Gulval, Cornwall Halsetown, Cornwall Lelant, Cornwall Ludgvan, Cornwall Madron, Cornwall Marazion, Cornwall Morvah, Cornwall Newlyn East, Cornwall Paul, Cornwall Pendeen, Cornwall Penzance, Cornwall (Penzance St Mary), Perranuthnoe, Cornwall Sancreed, Cornwall Sennen, Cornwall St Buryan, Cornwall St Erth, Cornwall St Hilary St Issey, Cornwall St Michaels Mount (from 1858) Isles of Scilly, Cornwall

Records
Few records survive. Holdings include Guardians' minute books (1837-1930).Cornwall Archives and Libraries

Web Sites
http://madronparishrecords.tripod.com/id35.html Baptisms 1840-1849

http://madronparishrecords.tripod.com/id62.html Burials 1886-1900

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Penzance/Penzance.shtml

http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/photos/img2025.htm

http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/photos/img2024.htm for images of the former Workhouse