England
& Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Calstock lies in the extreme east of Cornwall, indeed it forms a substantial part of the border with neighbouring Devon. Calstock is located about 4 miles southwest of the Devon market town of Tavistock and sits on the western banks of the River Tamar which forms the border of the two counties. Calstock is a rather linear village built along the banks of a meander of the river with most properties in a riverside position and in an attractive setting. Calstock sits in lanes about 2 miles south of the A390 road which connects Tavistock with Liskeard. At the time of this transcript Calstock would have had a very diverse economy, besides farming (both arable & pastoral), the Tamar was tidal up to the village so it was an important small port for river traffic as well as the source of an important fishery for salmon & trout. In addition there was widespread mining, of copper, lead, tin & even uranium; quarrying of the local granite for building stone was also an important local industry. The Tamar drains the parish southwards to reach the English Channel to the west of Plymouth. Calstock is sited in a deep meander of the river, the riverside properties being at 20 metres above the sea whereas the church is high on the hill at 100 metres; local heights rise above 250 metres within a couple of miles in a strikingly indented landscape. Cornish parishes are fairly large and Calstock was no exception, it covered just over 6,100 acres albeit 1,400 were regarded as "waste" and supported a population of almost 2,600 parishioners. In Domesday times Calstock was a relatively small place, held by Count Robert of Mortain it could offer just 8 ploughs and small woodlands. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 10th June 1754 - 4th October 1805 | Cornwall Record Office - Reference PE26/1/4 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number | The register suffers from poor handwriting at times leading to a likelihood of a few misreads |
2 | 10th December 1805 - 26th December 1812 | Cornwall Record Office - Reference PE26/1/5 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number | The register suffers from poor handwriting at times leading to a likelihood of a few misreads |
3 | 23rd January 1813 - 19th March 1837 | Cornwall Record Office - Reference PE26/1/12 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number | The register suffers from poor handwriting at times leading to a likelihood of a few misreads |
Lamerton
St Peter, Devon
Tavistock St Eustace, Devon |
Tavistock
St Eustace, Devon
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Stoke
Climsland All Saints
Callington St Mary |
Tavistock
St Eustace, Devon
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Dominic
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St
Dominic
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Bere
Ferrers St Andrew, Devon
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