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Tithe Digitisation

The c200 parish and town tithe maps and accompanying survey books (apportionments) of c1840 provide a fantastic snap-shot of land use and ownership in the 19th century and can be useful for local, industrial, building and family history studies. The maps include the boundaries of fields, woods, roads and rivers and locations of buildings. They follow old parish boundaries and are usually large scale. The apportionments give details of who owned and occupied land or particular properties, and what the land was used for.

However, the frequent use has taken its toll on the already fragile collection of maps, some are now unfit for use due to their poor condition, and access is restricted to on-site visits in Truro. In order to preserve the documents and improve access to them, we have undertaken a project to digitise the maps and survey books in conjunction with parish, town and district councils. The project is being implemented in phases and the first two phases are now complete. We still have over 100 maps to digitise but we hope to complete the project by March 2011.

Eventually, we plan to make the images and accompanying databases of information available on-line. In the meantime, they are available as CDROM packages for purchase or use at the Record Office or Cornish Studies Library.

 

CDROM Tithe Package

Tithe cd cover with the text Cornwall Record Office

CDROM packages containing maps and apportionments are available for many parishes at a cost of £20 per package plus £3 postage and packaging. A discount of £5 is available for residents of certain parishes.

CDROMs containing maps ONLY are available for a further number of parishes. These can be purchased at a cost of £15 each plus £3 postage and packaging. For details of discounts and availability please see below.

The CDROM are compatible with PCs running all versions of Microsoft Windows, but are not available for Apple Macintosh. To order a CDROM package please use the Tithe CDROM Order Form (pdf). If you would like to pay by debit or credit card please use the Credit/Debit Card Mandate Form (pdf).

 

Volunteer Transcription Project

Photograph of volunteerThe Tithe Apportionments provide the link between the landscape and people and are fascinating sources when viewed in conjunction with the map or on their own. The main challenge in using them is that they are arranged by landowner rather than plot number so tracing the information about a plot can be a time-consuming activity. It can also be difficult to search for a particular person or tenement name. To overcome these barriers the record office is undertaking a volunteer project to extract the data from the apportionments to make it available in a searchable format. Individuals and volunteers from Cornwall On-line Parish Clerks and Cornwall Family History Society have been transcribing from the digital survey books as and when they become available through the wider project. When the data has been checked this will also be available on-line.

Volunteering can be undertaken in the record office or from home. If you have basic or intermediate spreadsheet skills and you are interested in joining our team of volunteers, please contact the record office or download and complete a Volunteer Application Form.

 

CDROM Tithe Package and Map availability

CDROM Tithe packages including map and apportionment:

A - F

G - Mev Mew - W

Advent

St Gennys

St Mewan*

St Agnes*

St Germans

St Minver*

Altarnun*

Gwennap*

Morval*

St Austell*

Illogan*

Mylor

Bodmin*

St Ives

Padstow*

Boyton

St Just in Penwith

Paul

St Breock

Kenwyn

Penryn*

St Breward*

St Keverne*

Penzance

Budock

St Keyne

Perranarworthal

Calstock

Lamorran

Perranzabuloe*

Camborne*

Landrake & St Erney

Phillack*

St Clement

Lanhydrock

Probus*

Colan

Lanreath

Redruth*

St Columb Major

Lanteglos by Camelford*

Sithney*

St Columb Minor

Lanteglos by Fowey

South Hill

Crantock

Launceston

St Stephen in Brannel*

St Dennis*

Lelant

Stithians*

Egloshayle

Liskeard*

Stoke Climsland

St Enoder*

Lostwithiel*

Talland

St Erme*

Ludgvan

St Teath

St Erth

Luxulyan*

St Thomas by Launceston & Trewen

St Ewe*

Maker & Rame

Trevalga

Falmouth

Manaccan

Truro St Mary*

Feock*

St Martins By Looe*

St Veep

Forrabury

Mevagissey

Wendron

*Packages are available at the discounted rate of £15 for parish residents.

 

CDROM Tithe maps only:

A - H

J - Ne

No - Z

St Anthony in Meneage

St Just in Roseland

North Hill

St Anthony in Roseland

St Kew

Otterham

St Blazey

Kilkhampton

Pelynt

Botus Fleming

Landewednack

Perranuthnoe

Callington

Landulph

Poughill

St Cleer

Laneast

Ruan Major

Crowen*

Lanlivery

Ruan Minor

Cubert

Launcells

Sheviock

St Dominic

Lawhitton

South Petherwin

Duloe

Lezant

St Stephen by Saltash

Egloskerry

Madron

Temple

Endellion

Marazion

Towednack

Fowey

Marhamchurch

Tremaine

St Giles in the Heath

St Mary's Tresco, Isles of Scilly

Treneglos

St Gluvias

St Michael Penkivel

Tresmere

Golant/St Sampson

Michaelstow

Tywardreath

Grade

Morvah

Virginstow

Gwinear

Mullion

Werrington

Gwithian

St Neot

Whitstone

Helston

Newlyn East

Zennor

*Packages are available at the discounted rate of £12.50 for parish residents.

 

Contact details:

Cornwall Record Office, Old County Hall, Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom, TR1 3AY.

Email: cro@cornwall.gov.uk  Tel: 01872 323127

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