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Some Documents Relating to The Parish of Morvah Held by

Cornwall Record Office

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Oxford University Ashmolean Museum

National Archives

Date: 1387 - Catalogue reference: SC 8/305/15206  - Series: Special Collections: Ancient Petitions - Piece: 15201-15250.  

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Description  

Petitioners: Ralph Lanyeyn: Places Mentioned: Tregaminian in Morvah.   People Mentioned: James Tregamynyon (Tregaminian); Sibyl Lanyeyn, [mother of the petitioner]; Isabel [Robin], wife of John Robin, sister of Sibyl Lanyeyn; John Robyn (Robin); James Park, keeper of the fees of the princess; [Joan of Kent], Princess [of Wales]; Alexander Langueth, esquire.

Lanyeyn states that after Tregaminian died without issue, his lands and tenements in Tregaminian and elsewhere in Cornwall descended to Sibyl Lanyeyn and her sister Isabel and their heirs, and Sibyl, Isabel and her husband John Robin granted the lands to Lanyen, who was peaceably seised of the same for a long time until ousted by Park who claimed that it had been found by inquisition that Robin was a villein1 of the princess. Consequently, and by reason of the princess's death, a moiety 2 of the land belonged to the King who granted it to Langueth. Lanyeyn requests that a writ of scire facias3 be directed to Langueth to appear on a certain day to say why Lanyeyn should not have the land and why Langueth's patent4 should not be repealed.

The petition dates to c. 1387. In 1386 the escheator5 in Cornwall was ordered to remove the King's hand and meddle no further with a moiety of the lands late of Joyce de Tregemyngnoun, delivering any issues taken to the petitioner, as only a moiety should belong to the King because Isabel, one of the heirs, married John Robyn, a villein. In 1387 the moiety remaining in the King's hand was granted for life to Langueth, during the lives of Isabel and John.

1 A free common villager or village peasant of any of the feudal classes lower in rank than the thane. A free peasant of a feudal class higher in rank than a cotter.  An unfree peasant standing as the slave of a feudal lord but free in legal relations with respect to all others.

2 One of two equal/approximately equal parts,  one of the portions into which something is divided

3 A judicial writ founded on some matter of record and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the record should not be enforced, annulled, or vacated

4 Exclusive control and possession 

5 An officer in charge of escheats (Escheats, Property that has reverted to the state when no legal heirs or claimants exist.)  

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Wills held at the National Archives

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Will of Reverend Mark Daniell, Preacher of the Gospel of Morvah , Cornwall
DATE: 20 June 1821 Catalogue Reference: PROB 11/1644  Dept: Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury   Series: Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers Piece: Mansfield Quire Numbers: 301 - 350

Will of Richard Trembah, Yeoman of Morvah, Cornwall
Date: 30 May 1657 Catalogue Reference: PROB 11/264  Dept: Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury   Series: Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers  Piece: Ruthen Quire Numbers: 156 - 207

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Death Duty Register

Abstract of Will of Alice Mann, Widow of Morvah, Cornwall
Date: May 17 1804  Catalogue Reference: IR 26/340  Dept: Records of the Boards of Stamps, Taxes, Excise, Stamps and Taxes, and Inland Revenue  Series: Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Estate Duty Office and predecessors: Registers of Legacy Duty, Succession Duty and Estate Duty

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Cornwall Records Office Old County Hall, TRURO, TR1 3AY web site or Email

Cornwall Quarter Sessions Records  c 1350-1970
File: Quarter Sessions Order Book  Ref.  QS/1/7  Date: Oct 1799-Oct 1811

This Item:
Session Held at Truro
Ref.  QS/1/7/640-653   Date: 1st May 1810
 William Freethy of Madron; David Berryman and Robert Michell, both of Zennor; William Tresize, Thomas Friggens and Thomas Penrose, all of St. Just in Penwith; William Hutchens, jun., John Gwennap, and John Ladner, all of St. Buryan; John Rawe of Paul; Stephen Usticke, William Lawry and William Tregear all of Morvah; Pascoe Ellis, Martin Harvey and Richard Harvey all of Sancreed, failed to serve on jury: fined 40 [s.] each.

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 FILE - Quarter Sessions Order Book Ref.  QS/1/8  Date: Jan 1812-Apr 1817

This Item:
Sessions held at Lostwithiel
  Ref.  QS/1/8/1-16   Date: 14th January 1812
Child; F.; When born; 19 Dec.; Parish; Mother; Alleged Father.; Morvah; Elizabeth Martyn, singlewoman; James Cock [Cook?] of Madron, blacksmith

Name: James Cock; Parish: Morvah; Court's decision: To remain in custody.

This Item: Sessions held at Truro  Ref.  QS/1/8/17-47   Date: 7th April 1812
Name: James Cock; Parish: Morvah; Court's decision: To remain in custody.

This Item: Sessions held at Lostwithiel Ref.  QS/1/8/48-70 Date: 14th July 1812
Name: James Cock; Parish: Morvah; Court's decision: To remain in custody.

This item: Sessions held at Bodmin Ref.  QS/1/8/71-83  Date: 6th October 1812
Name: James Cock; Parish: Morvah; Court's decision: To remain in custody.


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Cornwall Quarter Sessions Records [QS/1/5 - QS/1/6]
Cornwall Quarter Sessions c 1350-1970

FILE - Quarter Sessions Order Book  Ref.  QS/1/5   Date: Oct 1784-Apr 1788

This item: Sessions held at Bodmin  Ref.  QS/1/5/1-34  Date: 7 October 1784
Appeal of Morvah against order of ? for removal of Thomas Mathew and wife Honor from St Just in Penwith to Morvah: held over.

This Item: Sessions held at Lostwithiel  Ref.  QS/1/5/35-63  Date: 13 January 1785
Appeal of Morvah against order of 28 September last for removal of Thomas Matthew and wife Honor from St Just in Penwith to Morvah: order reversed; costs to Morvah.

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West Cornwall Documents
Catalogue Ref. X506

GULVAL PARISH POOR LAW PAPERS

Settlement Papers

FILE  [no title]  Ref.  X506/68/1,2  Date: 24 Oct. 1807
 Examination of Anne Berryman, servant (born Morvah) and removal order from Gulval to Penzance

FILE  [no title]  Ref.  X506/69   Date: 14 Feb. 1780
Removal order for Eliz. Berryman from Morvah to Gulval

FILE  [no title]  Ref.  X506/82/1,2   Date: 30 Dec. 1803
Examination of Patience Daniel (born Marazion) and removal order from Gulval to Morvah
[More information about Patience and her family here ]

FILE  [no title] Ref.  X506/84/1,2   Date: 5 March 1778, 21 Feb. 1786
Examinations of Gregory Donnithorne, labourer (born Morvah)

FILE  [no title] Ref.  X506/85/1,2  Date: 21 Feb. 1786
 Examination of Mary Donnithorne (born Morvah) and removal order from Gulval to Morvah

FILE  [no title] Ref.  X506/150  Date: 12 Nov. 1785
Examination of Rich. Trembath, labourer (born Morvah)

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Cornwall Quarter Sessions Records c 1350-1970

Quarter Sessions Order Books  Ref. QS/1
 FILE Quarter Sessions Order Book  Ref.  QS/1/1  Date: January 1736/7 to October 1746

This
item: Sessions held at Lostwithiel  Ref.  QS/1/61-67  Date: 15 January 1739/40
Bodmin £10; Mevagissey £20; Creed £10 (for highways from Teages gate to Grampound); Creed £20 (for highways from Teages gate to Tregony); Cuby £10; Newlyn £10; Morvah £10; Clements £10; Paul £10; Stratton £20; Probus £20; Merther £10; St. Erme £10; Kenwyn £10; St. Enoder £10; Withiel £10; Wendron £10; Stithians £10.

This item: Sessions held at Camelford Ref.  QS/1/1/68-75  Date: 15 April 1740
Fines imposed at last sessions on Morvah, Paul, Probus, Wendron and Stithians for not repairing highways to be levied.

This item: Sessions held at Bodmin Ref.  QS/1/1/82-89  Date: 7 October 1740
 Fine of £10 for not repairing the public highways previously levied on Morvah by Philip Marrack, high constable of the Hundred of Penwith: fine to be repaid to Morvah, after deduction of fees for levying the fine, in view of satisfactory report on repairs.

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Cornwall Quarter Sessions Records c 1350-1970

Quarter Sessions Order Books Ref. QS/1
FILE - Quarter Sessions Order Book Ref.  QS/1/3  Date: July 1758-Jan 1774

 This item: Sessions at Lostwithiel Ref.  QS/1/3/209-215  Date: 14 January 1766
Appeal of Maker, Devon, against order of 31 October for removal of Anne Gendall from Morvah to Maker: held over.

This item: Sessions at Truro Ref.  QS/1/3/317-321 Date: 4 April 1769
Application by William Daniell, late of Morvah and then of Penzance, to be discharged from indenture of apprenticeship of 26 July 1759 re Elizabeth Gendall, a poor child of Morvah bound to Elizabeth Richards, now his wife: granted.

 FILE - Quarter Sessions Order Book Ref.  QS/1/4 Date: April 1774-April 1785
 This item: Sessions held at Lostwithiel Ref.  QS/1/4/326-339  Date: 17 January 1782
Clerk of the Peace to prosecute Mark Daniel, James Daniel, James Bolitho and John Fox, all of Morvah, for plundering the Lespeigle, a French prize taken by the Flying Fish cutter, stranded in Portheiras Cove.

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Cornwall Quarter Sessions Records [QS/1/9 - QS/1/10] c 1350-1970

Quarter Sessions Order Books Ref. QS/1
FILE - Quarter Sessions Order Book Ref.  QS/1/9 Date: July 1817-Oct 1819
 This item: Sessions held at Lostwithiel Ref.  QS/1/9/80-116  Date: 13th January 1818
 Appeal by Morvah against order of 23 Dec. last for removal of Elizabeth, wife of William Stevens, and their children William (8), and Jane (4) from Penzance: held over.

This item: Sessions held at Truro Ref.  QS/1/9/118-163  Date: 31st March 1818
Continued appeal by Morvah against order of 23 December last for removal of Elizabeth, wife of William Stevens, and William jun. (8), and James (4) their children, from Penzance £5 costs.

FILE - Quarter Sessions Order Book Ref.  QS/1/10  Date: Jan 1820-Jan 1825
This item: Sessions held at Truro - ref.  QS/1/10/288-320  - date: 16 April 1822
 Appeal by St. Just in Penwith against order of 3 Apr. inst. for removal of John Holla from Morvah to St. Just: held over.

This item: Sessions held at Lostwithiel Ref.  QS/1/10/321-346  Date: 16 July 1822
Continued appeal by St. Just in Penwith against order of 3 Apr. last, for removal of John Holla from Morvah to St. Just: order reversed.

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Cornish and Birtill, Solicitors, Penzance

Maps and Plans
FILE  [no title] Ref.  CB/P/26/1,2  Date: No date
Plan of Rosemergy, Morvah [n.d.; two copies, with Tithe map numbers]

FILE  [no title] Ref.  CB/P/69  Date: 1840
Plan of the parish of Morvah, surveyed by R Pentreath and G Hoskin

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Cornwall Quarter Sessions Records [QS/1/11 - QS/1/12]  c 1350-1970

FILE - Quarter Sessions Order Book Ref.  QS/1/11  Date: April 1825-Jan 1831
 This item: Sessions held at Bodmin Ref.  QS/1/11/550-579  Date: 12 January 1830
John Hollow of Morvah, lab., indicted for stealing 20 gallons of wheat, property of William Rowe: twelve months' hard labour in Bodmin gaol.

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East and West Looe Boroughs and Urban District Council

RECORDS OF BOROUGH OF EAST LOOE,  LEGAL RECORDS
Borough Court Papers
FILE  [no title] - Ref.  DC/Loo/I/216  Date: 1671
Case of Walter Hoskyn v. Chris. Harle of Morvah, yeo: non-payment of debt

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Cornwall Record Office: School Boards

FILE - Morvah School Board Minutes Ref.  SBMOH/1  Date: 1871-1903

FILE - Morvah School Board Minutes Ref.  SBMOH/2  Date: 1903

FILE - Morvah School Board Minutes: Papers relating to site Ref.  SBMOH/3   Date: 1871-1881

FILE - Morvah School Board Inspectors' reports Ref.  SBMOH/4  Date: 1890-1899

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Cornwall Record Office

[no title]  X110/5  1724-1861
1724. John Borlase of Pendeen to William Harry of Morvah, lease of Higher Trevean, formerly the possession of Richard Trembath of Morvah for 99 years, determinable on the life of his three sons.

1727. John Borlase to Richard Bone, lease of Higher Trevowhen, formerly in possession of Richard Trembath.

1749. John Borlase to Thomas Daniel, lease of 1/9th of Trevean for 99 years.
1749. Counterpart of above lease.

1754. John Borlase to Wm. Rodda, Counterpart lease of Parc-an-Skek, Trevean for 99 years, determinable on three lives.

1760. Walter Borlase to Hannibal Harry, Counterpart Reversionary lease of Trevean for 99 years or 3 lives.

1769. Walter Borlase to Mary Mann of Morvah, Counterpart of lease of 1/9th. part of Trevean, for 99 years or 3 lives in reversion to Richard Mann

1779. Sam Borlase to Thomas Glasson, lease of Higher Trevowhan for 99 years, determinable on 3 lives.
1779. Counterpart of above lease.

1802. Sir James Mansfiled & Wm. Borlase to May Tremenheere, Counterpart lease of Trevean for 99 years, formerly in occupation by Hamish Trembath.

1783. Sam. Borlase to Henry Bone Counterpart lease of 1/9th. of Trevean, for 99 years or three lives.
1783. Original of above lease.

1802. James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase to Hannibal Harry, Counterpart lease of part of Trevean, for 99 years or three lives.

1804. Sir James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase to Hannibal Harry, Counterpart lease of 1/4 of Trevowhan, for 99 years or 3 lives.

1806. Sir James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase to James Trembath the younger of Gulval, lease of 1/4 of 1/2 of Trevowhan for 99 years or 3 lives.

1806 Counterpart of above lease.

1808. Sir James Mansfield & Wm Borlase to Benjamin Bone, counterpart of lease of part of Trevean, for 99 years.

1811. Sir James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase to William Mathews, reversionary lease of Trevean for 99 years, in reversion to John Eddy.
1811. Counterpart of above lease.

1812. Sir James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase to John Thomas, lease of part of Trevean for 99 years or three lives.
1812. Counterpart of above lease.

1855. Sam Borlase, John Borlase & Mortgagees to Patience Eddy, counterpart demise of 1/9th. of Trevean, for 99 years, determinable on the life of Thomas Eddy, son of lessee, in reversion of Elizabeth Eddy.

1856. Sam Borlase, John Borlase & their mortgagees, to John Thomas White, counterpart demise of part of the tenement of Trevean, for 99 years.

1856. Sam Borlase, John Borlase & their mortgagees to Wm. Dennis Lawry, Counterpart demise of part of the tenement of Trevean

1856. Same as No.1. of 1856. (unsigned.)

1858. Sam Borlase, John Borlase & their mortgagees, to John Thomas White, Demise & counterpart of part of tenement of Trevean, for 99 years. (Original only signed).

1858. Sam Borlase & John Borlase to Wm. D. Lawry, counterpart demise of a tenement & parcel of Trevean for 99 years or 3 lives.

1861. Sam & John Borlase to Wm. Richards, counterpart demise of part of Trevean, for 99 years or 3 lives.

1861. Sam Borlase to to W.D. Lawry, Conventionary lease, & counterpart thereof, of a dwelling house & garden at Portheras, on lives. (Only original signed.)

 
[no title]  X110/4  1708-1855
Tregaminion in Morvah

1708 Tobias Lanyon & Samuel Ennys to John Borlase, Lease of Tregiminion, for one year.

1710 John Borlase of Pendeen to William Mathews. Lease of Tregominion.

1723 John Borlase to Reynold Thomas Lease of Tregominion for 99 years.

1737. John Borlase, of Rosecadghill, to William Thomas, Tinner, Lease of 1/16th, of Tregominion, for 99 years

1743. John Borlase to Anthony Gendall, Lease for 99 years.

1743. John Borlase to John Lanyon. Counterpart of lease of part of Chairos in Tregominion.

1750. John Borlase to Martin Thomas, lease of a moiety of 1/8th. of Tregominion.

1750 John Borlase of Rosecadghill to Mathew Edwards, lease of Stamp Acre for 14 & 19 years.

1753. John Borlase to William Thomas, Counterpart lease of Tregominion Stamp.

1754. John Borlase to Thomas Giles. Counterpart of lease of part of Tregominion.

1760. Walter Borlase to Thomas Giles, lease of part of the Barton of Tregominion for 99 years.

1768. Walter Borlase to Thomas Giles, Lease of part of Tregominion

1768. Walter Borlase to Thomas Giles, Counterpart of Reversionary lease of Ephraim Weymouth's part of Tregonimion, for three lives.

1768. Walter Borlase to Thomas Giles, Counterpart of confirmation of possessionary lease of part of Tregominton, previous copy of lease having been destroyed by fire

1770. Walter Borlase to Stephen & Martin Usticke, Counterpart of lease of part of Tregominion, for 99 years or on the lives of the two lessees.

1770. Walter Borlase to Stephen & Martin Usticke, counterpart lease of Park-an-Skuher, Tregomonton, for 99 years.

1805. William Borlase & Sir James Mansfield to Richard Marrack & John Victor, of of Ephraim Weymouth's part of Tregominion for 99 years or three lives.

1803. William Borlase & Sir James Mansfield to William Lawry lease of Tregominion for 99 years or 3 lives.

1803. Sir James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase, counterpart of lease of 1/16. of Tregominion to Martyn Thomas, for 99 years or 3 lives.

1805 Sir James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase to Richard Marrack & John Victor of part of the Barton of Tregominton called Parc-an-Skeber. Counterpart.

1805. Sir James Mansfield A Wm. Borlase to Richard & John Victor of Ephraim Weymouth's part of Tregominion.

1805. Sir James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase to Richard Marrack & John Victor of Usticke's part of Tregominion. Counterpart.

1810. Sir James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase to John Edwards Sandry of part of Tregominion for 99 years or 3 lives.
1810. Counterpart of above lease.

1812. Sir James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase to John Edward Saundry Counterpart of lease of part of Tregominion.

1812. Sir James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase to John Batten Counterpart of lease of Stamping Hill.

1812. Sir James Mansfield & Wm. Borlase to William Lawry
1812. Counterpart of lease of 1/16th. of Tregominion for 99 years or 3 lives.

1840. Sam Borlase to Wm Williams Lease of a tenement, part of Tregominion for 14 years.

1840. Sam Borlase to Wm. Noy lease of a tenement part of T Tregominion for 14 years.

1840. Sam Borlase to Richard Gendall, lease of a tenement, part of Tregominion, for 14 years.

1844. Sam Borlase to Wm. Gendall, lease of a dwelling house etc of Chypraze & Tregominion.

1855. Sam Borlase & John Borlase & other mortgagees to Martin Thomas Counterpart demise of part of Tregominion.

1855. Sam Borlase, John Borlase & other mortgages to Wm. D. Lawry Counterpart demise of part of Tregominion for 99 years.

[no title]  CB/P/26/1,2  nd

Plan of Rosemergy, Morvah [n.d.; two copies, with Tithe map numbers]

[no title]  ARD/156/974/1,2  1776

RODDA
, John, Rosemergy, Morvah - tithes

[no title]  GP191/1-2  17-18 June 1833

Lease and release
1. Edward Pogson of Southampton Street, Fitzroy Square, Middlesex, esq., his sons Edward Henry Pogson of the same, gent. and Henry Jenkins Pogson, a lieutenant in His Majesty's 30th Regiment of Foot now stationed at Clogher in Ireland and his daughter, Frances Anne Pogson of Southampton Street, spinster
2. James Halse of St. Ives, esq., MP
One third of Alverton alias Alwarton or Awlrenton Penzance and Mousehole, Paul; tenement called Regennis alias Rageanis now held by Richard Edmonds, James Davey, William Perry, John Kneebone, John Trombath and others; ancient stone quay and pier in Mousehole and the new or other stone quay or pier with all dues of bushelage, keelage, anchorage and wharfage; water grist mill and half another mill in Mousehole and the moiety of Little Mill Meadow, formerly held by John Carnpossack and lately by John Waters or his undertenants; tenements in Mousehole formerly held by Thomas Liggoe, John Badcock's widow, John Beadon, Henry Trehiddra, Jane John (widow), John Wright, Tobias Trivorrow, William Wills, Penelope Bodinar (widow), Nicholas Pentreath, Charles Keigwin's daughters, William Keigwin's widow, John Pentreath, John Crankan, James Harry, Humphrey Pearce, Elizabeth Pearce, John Pearce, Orchan Crankan widow, Oliver Leah and Penelope Bodinar (widow) and now or lately held by John Wright, James Trembath, John Batton (merchant), Joseph Beaden's representatives, Thomas Mathews, Peter Dennis, John Strick, Nicholas Richards representatives, John Leah, Richard Laduer, John Trereavow, Elizabeth Maddern, Elizabeth and Nicholas Pentreath, John Victor, James Davey, Davis Lanion and John Cornish or their representatives; tenement in Brewinney or Paul Church Town formerly held by Mary Hodge, William Hosken and Hugh Davey of St. Ives, since by Mary Hodge, Hugh Davey, John Harry, lately by George Ball, John Davies (gentleman), Grace Badcock (widow), Richard Trewavas, Joseph Marrack, James Trembath and Hannibal Voler, and now or lately held by Joan Kelynack (widow), Mrs Elevis, Jane Leah and Mrs Young, Philip Kelynack's representatives, Thomas Leah, William Marrack and Thomas Curnow, Thomas Cattranans, Edward James, all tenements were formerly the estate of James Keigwin of Mousehole, esq., deceased and lately of George Veale of Penzance, esq., deceased; sixth part of Rosemergy, Morvah, now held by Henry Giles, Richard Eddy and Andrew Eddy


[no title]  WH/1/2787/1,2  21/22 July 1748

Lease and release.
(1) Phineas Cheeke of Lincolns Inn Fields, esq., (2) Edw. Bowler of Holborn, London, gent., (3) Hen. Limbrey of Exeter, merchant, and Rich. Limbrey of Clements Inn, gent., (4) Wm. Brown jun. of Blisland, gent., (5) Jn. Hearle of Penryn, esq., Jn. Stephens of St. Ives, esq., and Thos. Pascoe of St. Ives, merchant, (6) Thos. Hearle of Truro, clerk.
Consideration: £2539 paid by (5) to (1)
Manor of Denis Eya, Porthia and Penzance:
Denis Eya and Porthia in St. Ives.
Penzance Bossullow and Buswarran in Madron
Trethewe in Zennor
Trevickan and Rosemergy in Morvah.
Tredasow in Paul.
Bodreveran and Legha in St. Erth.
Argasa with Respletha and Trethewy in St. Levan.
Trefulliack in Constantine.
except moiety of tenement of Trethewy which was formerly Ann Somers' and a tenement called Nanscawen in St. Dennis, and 1/3 part of messuage and courtelage and shop in St. Ives, now in occ. of Patrick Hawk.
Schedule of leases attached.
(N.B. of these properties Jn. Hearle purchased Bodreveran, Legha and the high rent for a watercourse out of Bodreveran for £351-9-0, which according to rentals was administered as part of his manor of Trelissick).

[no title]  WH/1/2174/1,2  12 Jan. 1785

99 yr. lease (lessee, and Christian Daniel of Morvah, spr.); rent 16/- (also counterpart).
Francis Rodd of Trebartha, esq., Sam. Wallis, of Tremayne, esq., and w. Betty, rev. Hen. Hawkins Tremayne of Heligan, clerk, and w. Harriet, to Martin Usticke of Morvah, yeo.
Dwelling-house where Eliz. Cock lately dwelt, with gdn. and closes and fields (named), late occ. lessee's father Martin Usticke, property commonly called Cock's tenement.

[no title]  ARD/158/42/1,2  1790

Elizabeth, wife of John Harry of Morvah vs. Richard Eddy of Morvah

[no title]  X506/150  12 Nov. 1785

Examination of Rich. Trembath, labourer (born Morvah)

[no title]  X 755/13  1838

Admission of Michael Nowell Peters, clerk, as vicar of Madron parish and chapelries of Morvah and Penzance, vacant by the death of Wm. Tremenheere, the last incumbent

[no title]  P156/5/1  1855-1938

Churchwardens' accounts, 1855-1936 (with gaps from 1881); rates, 1858-1868; vestry minutes, 1881-1938

[no title]  M/253/22  1870

Garden Mine, Morvah

[no title]  CA/B41/33/1  1653

Page of rent accounts for Newlyn, Chiowne (? Chyoon in St. Just or Chyoone in Penzance, Trengwainton in Madron, Boscathoe in Madron, Chiempter in Madron, Chygarkye in Mawgan in Meneage, Bosence in Sancreed, Selena in St. Buryan, Brewinney in Paul, Croffoe in Morvah, Nancothnan in Madron, Hall Michells in Madron, Boskanketh in St. Buryan, Penzance.

[no title]  ARD/156/1673  1805

USTICKE, Ann (widow of Wm. Eddy), Morvah - testamentary

[no title]  WH/1/2221  29 Sep. 1777

99 yr. lease (lessees, and Martin, bro. of Stephen Ustick); rent 3/6.
Mary Hearle of Penryn, wid. of Jn. H., to Stephen Ustick and Wm. Mathews of Morvah, yeos.
Consideration: lessees have built stamping mill.
Moiety of new stamping mill erected by lessees on certain spot of ground where Chirose Higher Stamps lately stood, with extent of ground adj. mill, bounded on s. with stream which divides Bojewyan and Chirose from the lands of Petheras, extending to n. e. as far as road behind stamps, to s. e. as far as Wm. Rowe's hedge, to n.w. as far as the boundary of the old stamping mill, all part of Chirose late in occ. of Ambrose Murrish.

[no title]  R/1232  24 June 1705

Lease for 99 years.
Nich. Kendall of Pelyn, clerk, and Jn. Rashleigh of Hertford, esq., exors. of Jonathan Rashleigh of Menabilly, esq., decd., to Wm. Noy of Morvah, yeo.
Property as above.

[no title]  WH/1/2222/1,2  29 Sep. 1777

99 yr. lease (lessees, and Martin, bro. of Stephen Usticke); rent 3/6 (also counterpart.)
Francis Rodd of Trebartha Hall, esq., and w. Jane, Sam. Wallis of Tremayne, esq., and w. Betty, rev. Hen. Hawkins Tremayne of Heligan, clerk, and w. Harriet, to Stephen Usticke and Wm. Mathews of Morvah, yeos.
Consideration: lessees have built stamping mill.
Moiety of new stamping mill (as above).

WH/1/2179  16 May 1751

99 yr. lease (lessee's dau. Mary); rent 30/-.
Jn. Hearle of Penryn, esq., and w. Mary, to Thos Giles of Morvah, yeo.
Consideration: £47-10-0 and 1 gn. of gold.
Property as above, with moiety of stamping mill lately erected on waste ground called the Rose lying under Park-an-Chappell, property being formerly divided between Stephen and Thos. Gendall.
Endorsed: Acknowledgement by Thos. Giles that he has only paid half the consideration money and undertakes to pay remainder before 16 Nov. 1751.

[no title]  CF/1/1732  4 May 1632

99 yr. lease.
Thos. Holla of Madron, yeo., to Ralph Osborne of Morvah, yeo.
Bosullow Vean in occ. of Jn. Treviler.

[no title]  CB/P/69  1840

Plan of the parish of Morvah, surveyed by R Pentreath and G Hoskin

[no title]  R/1226/1,2  14 Feb. 1704

Lease for 99 years (also counterpart).
Nich. Kendall of Pelyn, clerk, and Jn. Rashleigh of Hertford, esq., exors. of Jonathan Rashleigh of Menabilly, decd., to Jn. Maddern of Morvah, yeo.
Property as above.

[no title]  ARD/156/1283/1,2  1786

EDDY, David and Mary, Morvah - fornication

[no title]  ARD/156/33  1745

GENDALL, Anthony, Morvah - testamentary


[Cornwall Record Office, Morvah Parish Church] P156/6/5  1858

Minutes of vestry meeting to raise money to pay for building church

P156/2/2,3  December 1731-January 1732
Agreements by parishioners to pay for a parish clerk (7 Dec. 1731) and a curate (9 Jan. 1731/2)

  [no title]  GP764  10 June 1829

Letter from Edward Pogson and Frances Pogson with the consent of James Halse to Mssrs William Hichens and Edwin Ley, solicitors relating to property in Paul and Morvah

[no title]  ARD/156/1580/1,2  1798

USTICKE, Stephen and Martin, Morvah - legacy

[no title]  X667/28  1854-1954

Morvah Wesleyan chapel trust accounts

[no title]  WH/1/3571  c. 1800

"Mr. Bosustow's Valuation", land of Jas. Buller in Morvah churchtown

[no title]  WH/1/2217  22 Nov. 1757

99 yr. lease (lessee's children Stephen, Martin and Eliz.); rent 2/-.
Mary Hearle of Penryn, wid., Thos. Hearle of St. Michael Penkivel, clerk, and Jn. Rogers of Helston, esq., to Martin Usticke of Morvah, yeo.
Consideration: £60.
Moiety of Chirose, being half the dwelling-house where Thos. Michell lives, with liberty to build a linney on n. side, 6' wide and 10' long, with moiety of the furze plot and the long stead in the mowhay where Rich. Wearn used to lay his corn; 1/8 part of the barn, half the sheepfold and the plot before the door, ¼ part of w. end of old kitchen, s. side of gdn., moiety of Usticke's croft and lower part of the green, with moiety of fields (named) and common of turbary on Goonpas common, all late in occ. of Martin Usticke.

[no title]  WH/1/2199  1 Sep. 1733

99 yr. lease (lessee, Chas., s. of Wm. Williams, and Thos. Angwin); rent 18/4.
Jn. Hearle of Penryn, esq., and w. Mary, and Margt. Paynter of Trelissick, spr., to Jacob Williams of Morvah, yeo.
Consideration: £130-3-0.
Park-an-Stamps and other fields (named), and that part of dwelling-house thereto belonging, called the cross kitchen with hall, and chamber over, moiety of the barn and mowhay, moiety of gdn. lying next to Park Stamps, moiety of town plot lying next to barn, with liberty to use other part of town plot to enlarge and lengthen that part of dwelling-house mentioned, all being moiety of tenement late occ. Wm. Rowe, decd., with common of pasture turbary and fuel on Bojewyan commons.

  [no title]  WH/1/2181  16 May 1751

99 yr. lease (lessee's s. Thos.); rent 30/-.
Jn. Hearle of Penryn, esq., and w. Mary, to Thos. Giles of Morvah, yeo.
Consideration: £47-10-0 and 1 gn. of gold.
Hall with 2 chambers over, Park Bean and Park Herbier, with moiety of Higher Park-an-Chapel, being next to Chirose, moiety, of Bridgiowe Close next to the cliff, moiety of Goonhaweis downs, and ¼ part of Bojewyan commons, with moiety of waste called the Rose, with a stamping mill lately erected there, and moiety of mowhay, barn, gdn., townplace and sheepfold, with common of pasture, furze and turbary on Bojewyan commons.

[no title]  WH/1/480/1,2  18/19 Apr. 1759

Copy post-nuptial settlement (lease and release to declare uses of a fine).
(1) Wm. Trevanion of Carhays, esq., and w. Ann, to (2) Edw. Eliot of Port Eliot, esq., (3) Anthony Champion of Middle Temple, esq., and Jn. Fortescue of Penwarne, esq., (4) Ann Barlow of Haverfordwest, Pembroke, wid., Ann Trevanion's mother
Manor of Carhays, or Carhays Gregor or Grogoth, with the deer park, in Carhays, Cuby, St. Ewe, Gorran and Veryan;
Manor of Restronguet in Mylor;
Manor of Newham in Kenwyn, Kea and St. Mary;
Mansion or manor of Treber alias Treburthes in Veryan, Philleigh and Ruan;
Manor of Tolgarrack in St. Stephen-in-Brannel and St. Dennis;
Manor of Treverbyn Trevanion in St. Austell;
Manor of Horrell or Horwell in St. Buryan, Sennen, Morvah, Zennor, Ludgvan and Phillack;
Barton of Delabole in St. Teath, and Delabole quarries now occ. Sam. Honey and partners and Rob. Blake;
Pennear in Veryan;
Downan Broad in St. Teath;
James' tenement in Gorran;
Penheskin in Carhays;
Hugo's house in Polgrean in Carhays; advowson of Grade;
Clauses on rents, profts, mine dues, etc., also include references to limekilns.

[no title]  WH/1/2225  29 Sep. 1864

99 yr. lease (Wm. s. of Hen. White, Wm., s. of Wm. Lawry, Wm., s. of Wm. Trerise); rent 10/-.
Francis Rodd of Trebartha Hall, esq., and Jn. Tremayne of Heligan, esq., to Jn. Thos. White of St. Just-in-Penwith, yeo., and Wm. Lawry of Morvah, yeo.
4/9 parts of tin stamping mill called Chyrose Lower Stamps, with adj. waste ground.

  [no title]  WH/1/2218  22 Nov. 1757

99 yr. lease (lessee's children, Stephen, Martin and Eliz.); rent 2/-.
Mary Hearle of Penryn, wid., to Martin Usticke of Morvah, yeo.
Consideration: £60.
Other moiety of property as above.

[no title]  WH/1/2200  1 Sep. 1734

99 yr. lease (lessee, and Chas. and Jane, children of Wm. Williams, tinner, lessee's bro.); rent 18/4.
Jn. Hearle of Penryn, esq., w. Mary, and Margt. Paynter of Trelissick, spr., to Jacob Williams of Morvah, yeo.
Consideration: £130-3-0.
Property as above.
Attached: 5 June 1736.
Agreement to continue leasehold.
Wm. Busvargus of St. Ives, gent., and Wm. Williams of St. Just-in-Penwith, tinner, to Jn. Hearle of Penryn, esq., w. Mary, and Margt. Paynter of Trelissick, spr.
Jacob Williams now decd; left leasehold to bro. Wm. who assigned to Wm. Busvargus.

Cornwall Record Office, Morvah Council School Log books  [no ref. or date]

Log book  SMOH1/1/1  1882-1914
Log book  SMOH1/1/2  1914-1935
Log book  SMOH1/1/3  1935-1938


[no title]  R/5410  1651

Warne v. Trelill concerning trespass and ejectment, land in Morvah

[no title]  R/1207  20 June 1649

Lease for 99 years.
Jonathan Rashleigh of Menabilly, esq., to Bernard Leightye of Morvah, and Thos. Flemynge of Madron, gents.
Property as above.

[no title]  R/4698  1891

Tithe schedules with notice to pay, for parishes of St. Enoder, Pelynt, Madron, Sancreed, Veryan, St. Buryan, Fowey, St. Winnow, Lanteglos, Boconnoc, St. Veep, Lanreath, Lanlivery, Kew, Gwennap, Lansallos, Morvah, Penzance and Paul, Luxulyan, Lanhydrock, and Roche, with correspondence

  [no title]  R/1229  1 Aug. 1768

Lease for 99 years.
Phil. Rashleigh of Menabilly, esq., to Chas. Matthews of Morvah, mill-keeper, and s. Jn., mill-keeper.
Property as above.

Mortgage payments accounts  P156/6/7  1831-1832

Morvah Parish Church

[no title]  CA/B42/21-22  1826

Letters asking subscriptions for poor house and new church at Morvah.

[no title]  CA/B38/57  c. 1651

Brief for plaintiff in John Warne (pltff.) v.Katherine Trehill als Michell (defdt.)
(Ejectment from leasehold land at Morvah)

[no title]  B/PENZ/12  1889

Morvah: Crofts at Rosmergy

Persons decreed excommunicate from the February Circuit 174 0 to October Circuit  ARD/160/204  1741

Morvah: Cheston Trembath for bastardy Redruth

[no title]  ARD/166/111  1843

Henry GILES of Morvah, yeoman
Joseph Giles v. Henry Giles

[no title]  EN/1396  1683

Sale by Wm. Coryn to Jn. Borlace of his tin, tin casualties, tin bounds, stamping mills and tin adventures in Creekbroose ball, Wheal-an-Boys, Wheal-an-Boys the south, Wheal-an-Sens, Wheal-an-For, Wheal-an-Jesus, Wheal St. George, Wheal-an-catch-him-napping, Three Pednan Cooses, the Black Yeaw, parts of tin bounds near the Nettell work and part of Pitleskeras and Wheal-on-Fatt tin bounds, all in Gwennap and Kenwyn, Goonglass South and Wheal-an-For in St. Agnes, adventure in Trewinin in Madron, parts of adventures in Balisswin in St. Just in Penwith and in Carnanuer in Morvah, and a stamping mill in Paul, 1683.

  [no title]  WH/1/4666  12 Apr. 1853

21 yr. sett (minerals).
Jas. Wentworth Buller of Downes, esq., Rich. Thomas of Penzance, gent., Wm. Dinnis Lawry of Morvah, yeo., Jn. Thomas of St. Just-in-Penwith, yeo., and Thos. Penrose and Wm. Penrose both of St. Buryan, farmers, to Rich. Cock Manuel of London, mining agent, and Wm. Retford of London, gent.
Tregeras common and Gooneva Crofts, extending s. and w. to join tenements of Bosence and Bohea, n. to join Boslaw and Boswense, e. to join road leading from Pendeen to Penzance.

[no title]  WH/1/2220  24 Nov. 1730

99 yr. lease (lessee, and bros. Jn. and Thos.); rent 5/-.
Jn. Hearle of Penryn, esq., and w. Mary, and Margt. Paynter of Trelissick, spr., to Ambrose Murish of St. Just-in-Penwith, tinner.
Consideration: £104-5-0.
Water stamping mill called Chirose Higher Stamps "at Bojewyan", late occ. Reg. Thomas and Edw. Giles of Morvah, with liberty to carry tin ore by the accustomed ways with horses or mules.

[no title]  R/1231  23 Sept.1668

Lease for 99 years.
Jonathan Rashleigh of Menabilly, esq., to Walter Noye of Morvah, yeo.
Crofty.

Letter from Stephen (Western) bishop of Exeter  P 179/2/1/29  26 September 1728

"Nobody can read prayers without your permission"; layman reading prayers at Morvah expedient, but illegal

[no title]  WH/1/3570  1790

Letter from Alex. Law with valuation of two tenements in Morvah churchtown
(Gives field names, tenants, acreages, taxes, valuation and profit).

[no title]  WH/1/3567  25 Mar. 1790

99 yr. lease (lessee, mother Eliz. D., and Phil., s. of Phil. Argall of Madron, yeo.); rent £1-1-0.
Jas. Buller of Shillingham, esq., to Mark Daniel of Morvah, tinner.
Consideration: £275.
Tenements in Carne late occ. Wm. Daniel now decd., lessee's father.

[no title]  WH/1/3416  27 June 1854

Sett for 21 yrs. (all minerals).
Francis Rodd of Trebartha Hall, esq., Jn. Tremayne of Heligan, esq., Jn. Augustus Stephens of Baker Street, Mddx., esq., to Wm. Dennis Lawry of Morvah and Geo. Hext Bellringer of Penzance, gents.
Mine called Wheal Hearle now in prosecution and intended to be carried on through all lands in Bojewyan, bounded on n. with highway leading from Bojewyan to St. Just Churchtown, on s. and w. with boundary line of manor of Bojewyan, on e. partly with road from Bojewyan to Noongumpas common and partly with eastern hedge of enclosed crofts on common.

[no title]  WH/1/2223/1,2  12 Sep. 1810

99 yr. lease (Rich. Pearce and Lionel Ripley Pearce, sons of Jn. Jones Pearce, and nephews of Rich. Oxnam, and Jn., s. of Jn. Oddy esq. and w. Mary, lessee's nephew); rent 10/-.
Francis Rodd of Trebartha Hall, esq., Hen. Hawkins Tremayne of Heligan, clerk, and Jn. Hearle Tremayne of Heligan, esq., Sam. Stephens of Tregenna Castle, esq., to Rich. Oxnam of Rosehill, esq.
Consideration: lessee has built stamping mill.
Stamping mill called Beard's stamps in Chirose.
Enclosed in lease: 5 Dec. 1825.
Memo. of abstract of 99 yr. lease; rent 7/6.
Sam. Stephens, esq., to Jas. Halse, Wm. Lawry and Rich. Grenfell.
1/3 part of wastrel part of Chyrose cliff or common, bounded on w. with Chyrose valley, s. to join Miss Betsy Borlase's stamps, n. to join Reynolds' stamps; also from the commencement of an adit near Jn. Batten's Morvah stamps in Chypraze northwards along Chyrose eastern valley to join the grist mill tenement of Wm. Lawry.

[no title]  WH/1/2193  29 Sep. 1747

99 yr. lease (lessee's children Thos. and Mary, and Hen., s. of Joseph Giles of Sancreed); rent 1/-.
Jn. Hearle of Penryn, esq., and w. Mary, to Thos. Giles of Morvah, yeo.
Consideration: £8-8-0.
Messuage and gdn. in Bojewyan late in possession of Cock, then Hen Nankervis who married one of Cock's daus.

[no title]  WH/1/2180  21 Mar. 1783

99 yr. lease (lessee's children Hen., Rich. and Grace); rent 15/9.
Francis Rodd of Trebartha Hall, esq., Sam. Wallis of Tremayne, esq. and w. Betty, rev. Hen. Hawkins Tremayne of Heligan, clerk, and w. Harriet, to Thos. Giles of Morvah, yeo.
Consideration £135.
Moiety of Gendal's tenement alias Botteral's tenement being 16 acres late occ. Thos. Gendal then Wm. Botteral, in Bojewyan.

(Morvah Parish Church)  Mortgage; cons. £340  P156/6/6  1829, 1866

1. John E. Sandry and Wm. D. Lawry, churchwardens
2. John Victor of Paul gent.
Church rates (mortgaged to pay for building church)
25 March 1829
Endorsed with receipt, 1866

[no title]  ARD/161/65/1,2  1798

Martin Usticke of Morvah, Dorothy, wife of Henry Sandry vs. Stephen and Martin Usticke

[no title]  ARD/160/203  14th February 1739

Philip Rickard otherwise Ricaut and Margery Tanner of Morvah, fornication

[no title]  ARD/158/100  1801

Ann, wife of Thomas Strong of Morvah vs. Amy, wife of Henry Gills of Morvah

[no title]  X110/17  1727-1823

1735. John Borlase of Pendeen to Thomas Giles & Joseph Giles of Morvah, lease of Portheras Stamps, for 99 years or 3 lives.

[no title]  R/1230/1,2  20 Dec. 1789

Lease for 99 years (also counterpart).
Phil. Rashleigh of Menabilly, esq., to Eliz. Matthews of Morvah, wid.

[no title]  ARD/156/1816  1825

LAWRY, William the younger, Morvah - caveat on swearing-in of churchwardens


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Papers of Edward Thurlow Leeds
Catalogue REF: ETL,  Creator Leeds, Edward Thurlow, 1877-1955, archaeologist
Archaeological and Working papers,  Iron Age Ref. ETL/1/IA
 'Iron Age and Roman'
FILE - 'Iron Age and Roman II' Ref.  ETL/1/IA/1/3  Date: 3 September 1925-14 January 1931, 1937
A record of sites in Cornwall where Leeds has recorded the name of the site and provided a black and white photograph. There are also newscuttings from The Cornishman and The Western Morning News reporting discoveries made in Cornwall, 3 September 1925-14 January 1931. There are photographs of sites found at Penwith, Boskednan, St Just, Chysauster,Treveneague and many photographs of Chun Castle at Morvah in Penwith. There are also drawings of fragments of pottery found at Chun Castle and drawings of sections of the site including the furnace. In addition to records of sites in Cornwall is one record of a site at Swarling in Kent, showing photographs of the workmen and of part of the site. There is also a page from Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society with details of the excavations at Colliton Park in Dorchester, 1937.

 Medieval and Early Modern Ref. ETL/1/MED
 'Late Saxon. Mediaeval'
 FILE - 'England. Wales. Sculpture.' Ref.  ETL/1/MED/1/6  Date: 1932-1952
The papers consist of a record of stone crosses and sculpture found in England and Wales where Leeds has recorded the name of the site and the county with a photograph or postcard of the sculpture. In some instances he has provided further notes and observations and the location of the sculpture if it is in a museum. There is a record of a cross in Wales from Resolven, near Neath, Glamorgan and records of crosses and sculptures in England from: Cornwall, (St. Piran's Cross and Men Scryfa at Morvah); Northamptonshire, (a saxon sculpture at Castor); London, (part of a viking grave slab); Leicester; Lancaster, (part of a stone cross); Gloucestershire, (a saxon church font at Deerhurst); Cumberland, (Bewcastle cross); Wiltshire, (a saxon carving in church at Bradford-on-Avon and the font at Avebury church); Sussex, (saxon sculptures in Chichester Cathedral); Somerset, (a sculpture at Chewton Mendip and font at Stoke Courcy); and from Northumberland, (a saxon cross shaft at Hexham Priory Church). There is also a newscutting describing an Antiquarian Survey of Saxon and Celtic crosses in England begun in 1935. With some of the postcards addressed to Leeds and letters to him on specific sculptures which he has inserted with the record of the sculpture.

 Notebooks Ref. ETL/1/NB
 Objects and Visits
FILE - 'West of England' Ref.  ETL/1/NB/1/18  Date: 1924-1925, 1932, 1934
Notes and sketches of objects found in Cornwall, (Penzance, Porthscatho, St Buryan, Chun Castle, Treveneague, St Keverne, Truro, Trewinnick, Mevagissey, Morvah, Chapel Euny, and Zennor), Devon, (Plymouth, Okehampton, Exeter, Nymet Tracey, Woodbury Common and Upton Pyne) Somerset, (Taunton, Wincanton, Burtle, Norton Camp, Cadbury Camp, Meare, Cannington Park Quarry, Glastonbury, Ham Hill and Camerton), Gloucestershire, (Stoke Gifford and Downend), Wiltshire, (Avebury, Devizes, Aldbourne and Marlborough) and Dorset (Dorchester, Portland, Charminster and Bridport).