Altarnon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall. The modern name of Altarnun is a corruption of the earlier Altarnon.
Alternative names: Alternon, Alternun, Altarnun, Altarnun
Other places in the parish include: Bowithwick.
Status: Ancient Parish
Parish church: St. Nunn; St. Nonna
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1610
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1611
Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist, Wesleyan Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist Association.
Parishes adjacent to Altarnon
- Laneast
- Bolventor (post-1847)
- St Cleer
- St Clether
- North Hill
- Trewen
- St Breward
- Davidstow
- Lewannick
- St Neot (pre-1847)
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ALTERNON, or Altarnun, a parish and a subdistrict in the district of Launceston, Cornwall. The parish lies round the head-streams of the rivers Inny and Lynher, 8 miles WSW of Launceston, and 12 N of Doublebois r. station. It has a post office under Launceston. Acres, 15,014. Real property, £6,272. Pop., 1,389. Houses, 279. The property is much subdivided. Much of the land is very poor or barren. The minerals include granite, hornblende, and stream-tin. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £320. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Exeter. The church is a fine building, and has the highest tower in Cornwall, except that of Probus. St. Nunn, the mother of St. David of Wales, is said to have been buried here; and Jowle, the clerk in the time of Charles II., died at the age of 150. There are chapels for Wesleyan Methodists and Bible Christians. Charities, £6. The subdistrict comprises 4 parishes. Acres, 22,489. Pop., 2,496. Houses, 501.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Alternon, 6 m. S.W. Launceston. P. 1334
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
ALTERNON (St. Nunn), a parish, in the union of Launceston, hundred of Lesnewth, E. division of Cornwall, 7¾ miles (W. S. W.) from Launceston; containing 1334 inhabitants. The parish comprises 12,039 acres, of which 4174 are common or waste. Fairs are held at Five-Lanes, in the parish, on the Monday after June 24th, and the first Tuesday in November. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £18. 5.; net income, £320; patrons and appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Exeter. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Bankrupts
Below is a list of people that were declared bankrupt between 1820 and 1843 extracted from The Bankrupt Directory; George Elwick; London; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; 1843.
Sleep Samuel, Altarnun, Cornwall, linen draper, March 24, 1840.
Parish Records
FamilySearch Historical Records
FamilySearch Catalog
Census
Census returns for Alternon, 1841-1891
Church Records
Parish chest materials, 1729-1862 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Alternon (Cornwall)
Computer printout of Altarnun, Cornwall, England
Parish of Altarnun Author: Ivall, Dennis Endean; Thompson, Gillian; Ivall, Dennis Endean, Mrs.
Manors
Court roll, 1529-1530 Author: Manor of Tredawle. Court (Cornwall)
Poorhouses & Poor Law
Poor law records, 1752-1831 Author: Alternon (Cornwall)
Cornwall
England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010
Cornwall Parish Register Index
Cornwall Burials A-Z index of surnames of people buried in Cornwall
Records for England
Births and Baptism Records
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Marriage Records
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Death Records
England Death Records, 1998-2015
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957
England and Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1640-1660
Non-Conformist Records
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Census
England and Wales Census, 1841
England and Wales Census, 1851
England and Wales Census, 1861
England and Wales Census, 1871
England and Wales Census, 1881
England and Wales Census, 1891
England and Wales Census, 1901
England and Wales Census, 1911
Occupations
United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941
War and Conflict
Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
United Kingdom, Chelsea Pensioners’ Service Records, 1760-1913
United Kingdom, Royal Hospital Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners 1760-1887 (WO 122)
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
United Kingdom, World War I Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920
Newspaper Archives
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries
Cornwall OPC
The Cornwall OPC parish page forAltarnon has a wealth of information for the parish including an online searchable database of parish registers.
Other records from Cornwall OPC include:
Apprenticeship Indentures:
25 Jun 1752, Thomas SMITH to William NOTTLE
4 Jun 1757, James VENNING to Katherine LAWS
4 Feb 1760, John MITCHELL to Robart NOTTLE
7 Jan 1765, George STEVENS to Richard TINNER
29 Apr 1765, Joseph DOWNING to George VENNING
2 Feb 1770, Elizabeth HENDER to John WILLIAMS
8 Sep 1772, Dorothy HERRING to Henry HOSKIN
8 Sep 1772, Elizabeth HERRING to Charles GIN
8 Sep 1772, Mary HENDER to Christopher EDGCOMBE
8 Sep 1772, Moses STEPHENS to George VENNING
29 Apr 1773, Grace JASPER to John POPLESTONE
29 Apr 1773, John JASPER to Thomas NICHOLS
27 Apr 1774, Mary HERRING to John DENNIS
23 Jan 1776, Mary HARFOOT to Philip COOMBE
10 Apr 1776, Richard WHALE to John VENNING
30 May 1777, Mary BATH to Jonathan HARVEY
8 Sep 1777, Ann SLEEP to Henry CORAM
4 May 1778, Elizabeth WADGE to Charles BURNETT
3 Apr 1780, William SAUNDERCOCK to Charles GINN
3 Jun 1782, Jennifer WADGE to Richard BURDEN
11 Aug 1783, Elizabeth MITCHELL to Richard SLOGGETT
18 May 1785, Joseph BRAY to Thomas WHALE
11 Apr 1787, Elizabeth BOUNDY to John PETHICK
13 Oct 1789, William DOWNING to William WEVILL
6 May 1794, Joseph DOWNING to George VENNING
6 May 1794, Mary GABRIEL to Joseph DUNN
6 May 1794, John COOK to Daniel VENNING
6 May 1794, John HERRING to John HERRING
7 Apr 1795, Joseph GABRIEL to Thomas WESTLAKE
26 Apr 1797, Elizabeth DOWNING to John BROWN
24 Apr 1800, Mary NORTHY to Arthur PETER
16 Apr 1821, Richard SPEAR to William STEPHENS
7 Oct 1822, John DENNIS to Edmund Herring LAFFER
Bastardy Documents:
16 Jun 1755, Jone MARK, Antoney, Robert and William GIMBLET
30 Jul 1760, Geare BASTARD, Arthur, William and Richard HERRING
30 Jun 1764, Charity MATTHEW, Walter & Edward OKE
19 Sep 1765, Grace COCK, William & Benjamin GABRIEL
31 May 1796, Catherine BURNARD & Charles HERRING
19 Jun 1797, Ann SLEEP & Charles JENKINS
25 Jul 1825, Mary ROWE
06 Jan 1835, Mary DOWNING (Altarnun) & Thomas DUNN (Altarnun)
Coroners’ Inquests:
1852 Elizabeth Ann HARVEY
1852 Edward STEPHENS
1855 Elizabeth MITCHELL
1861 Keturah WADGE
1866 Mary Jane JAGO
Settlement Documents:
28 Jun 1714, John & Elizabeth NILLE (& St Columb Minor)
16 Jul 1752, Nicholas & Margaret DAW & family (& St Neot)
3 Jan 1753, Degory & Mary ROGERS & family (& Tresmeer)
8 Apr 1757, William COOKE (& Lanteglos by Camelford)
28 Apr 1757, William SPEAR (& Lewannick)
23 Jan 1758, William & Rebekah KESTLE & sons (& Gulval)
25 Apr 1758, Philippa RICHARDS (& Perranuthnoe)
24 Mar 1762, John & Jane GABRIEL & dau (& St Clether)
18 May 1767, Joseph & Mary COOKE & family (& Laneast)
23 May 1767, George HAWKE & dau Elizabeth (& Tremaine)
28 May 1778, Richard & Elizabeth HILL (& St Cleer)
8 Apr 1779, Ralph SHILLABEER
8 Apr 1779, Peter TENNEY
14 Oct 1782, Jane DAVIS (& Redruth)
3 Nov 1785, Elizabeth JACKETT (& Launceston St Mary)
2 Jun 1788, Joseph HAMBLY & children (& Lanivet)
24 Dec 1819, John & Anna Maria PROUT (& Lewannick)
29 Sep 1821, William & Grace BRAY & child (& St Cleer)
24 Apr 1824, Mary Johns DAWE (& St Clether)
12 Jan 1848, John & Mary BRAY (& St Cleer)
08 Jan 1852, Wife and children of William STACEY (St. Gennys & Alternun – RCG report of appeal)
Voters Lists:
Wills:
1641 John HAYE the elder, proved 1649
1698 William HAWKE
1612 Richard HARRYE
1614 John HAYDEN
1614 Thomas HODGE
1616 Edward HARDY
1621 Thomas HAWK
1639 William HAY
1639 Thomas HAWKE, admin only
1639 John HODGE
1646 Degory HEYDONE, proved 1647
1646 Agned/Agnis HODGE, proved 1647
1647 Siscely HAM
1651 George BLIGH
1653 John EDGECOMBE
1654 John HICKS
1656 John HOOPER
1657 Sille WHITWAY
1658 Henry WILLIAMS
1659 Thomas JEFFRYE
1738 Christopher VENNING
1745 Lovday SCANTELBURY
1746 George HEALE
1746 John LAWS
1747 John HICKES, proved 1760
1747 Jane SOPER
1747 William SPEAR/SPARE
1748 William HAMLEY
1748 Nevil NORTHY
1748 Mary SLADE
1749 Henry LAFFER
1752 Grace SPARE
1754 John LAWS
1766 Edmund BENNETT
1779 George VENNING, proved 1786
1814 John VENNING
1854 Thomas REYNOLDS, admin only
Maps
Administration
- County: Cornwall
- Civil Registration District: Launceston
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall
- Diocese: Exeter
- Rural Deanery: Trigg Major
- Poor Law Union: Launceston
- Hundred: Lesnewth
- Province: Canterbury
