Extract from Kelly’s Directory of Cornwall, 1883 (page 1018)

ST STEPHENS-IN-BRANNELL

St Stephens-in-Brannell is a township, parish and village, 3 miles north-east from Grampound Road station on the Cornwall (Great Western) railway, 5 west from St Austell and 7 north-east from Truro, in the Eastern division of the county, west division of the hundred of Powder, St Austell union and county court district, rural deanery of St Austell, archdeaconry of Cornwall, and diocese of Truro. The parish includes several villages and hamlets. A branch of the Cornwall railway extends from Burngullow station to Nanpean. The church of St Stephen is a building of granite of the Early Decorated period, and consists of a chancel, nave, aisles and an embattled tower, with octagonal crocketed pinnacles, containing a peal of 6 fine toned bells, of which the first four were cast in 1730 and the others in 1799; the arch of the south doorway is Norman, with nail head ornament: a piscina remains in the chancel, and some ancient carving is worked into the panelling of the pulpit and desk: the font is sculptured with grotesque animals and foliated ornaments: this church was the burial place of the Tanners, of Court, and here, in 1652, was interred Hugh Wolridge M.D. of the universities of Cambridge and Brida, and a native of Penkivell: in a field near the church school, in the village of Nanpean, is the removed arcade of St Dennis’ church, placed there in 1847, by the lord of the manor, with the view of incorporating it in a new church: the whole has been restored gradually and thoroughly from 1854 to 1871 at considerable cost. The register of baptisms and marriages dates from the year 1694; burials 1695. The living is a rectory, yearly value from tithe rent-charge £780, net income £310 with residence and 5 acres of glebe, in the gift of Capt. Alfred Roger Taylor B.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. The mother church is St Michael Caerhayes, from which it was separated in 1852. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Bible Christians and one for the United Methodist Free Church, built 1883, on the site of the old one, and another for the same denomination at Coombe, in this parish. Fairs, July 23rd and October 9th. A cemetery of 2 acres was formed in 1876, at a cost of £400, and is under the control of a burial board of 7 members. The higher portion of the parish has large china clay and china stone works; the south and middle part is a farming and mining district. There is a quantity of marl on the Penhale, Bodinnick and Brennal estates. Capt. Cyril Dudley Fortescue, who is lord of the manor, Viscount Falmouth, Christopher Henry Thomas Hawkins esq J.P., D.L. are the principal landowners. The soil is callous; subsoil, granite. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and pasturage. The area is 9,002 acres; rateable value £15,662; and the population in 1881 was 3,228. Nanpean is a village 2 miles north-by-east. St George’s Mission church, opened in 1878, consists of apsidal chancel, nave and south aisle, with porch, vestry and a bell turret: the three centre windows are stained: the church will seat 150, free: attached to it is a cemetery, the land for which was given by the late Hon. G.M. Fortescue, who also gave a considerable sum towards the building fund of the church. Here are also Wesleyan and Free Methodist chapels. Parish Clerk, William Gale Post Office – Henry Clemmow, postmaster. Letters from Grampound Road, arrive at 8.10 a.m.; dispatched at 4 p.m. week days only. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Grampound Road School – a School Board of 5 members was formed in 1876; William Bennetts, clerk to the board Board, William Gale, master Board (Nanpean), John Bowden, master Board (High Street), Miss Elizabeth Banks Stephens, mistress Board (Coombe), Miss Eleanor Dunstane, mistress

BULLOCK, Robert Stanagwyns OLVER, James Henry Church Town TAYLOR, Rev. Alfred Roger B.A. Rectory COMMERCIAL ALLEN, John farmer Harvose ANGILLEY, John farmer Curyan ANGILLEY, Thomas captain, clay works Strippus Point ANGILLEY, William carrier Curyan ARTHUR, John farmer Carpalla ARTHUR, Richard farmer & assistant overseer Nanjeth ARTHUR, Samuel farmer Crugwallance ARTHUR, William farmer Meledor BALL, William farmer Green Lane BENNETTO, Elizth (Mrs) farmer Tresweeta BEST, Samuel farmer Mainmundy BEST, James carrier & farmer Gonvean BEST, John blacksmith Nanpean BEST, William carpenter Nanpean BONE, Henry farmer Downderry BREWER, Richard carrier Noppies BRAY, Thomas farmer Carloggas BROKENSHAW, William farmer & shopkeeper Brennall Mills BUCKINGHAM, Thos. farmer Downderry BULLAN, Thomas carpenter Nanpean BULLOCK, Geo. farmer & carrier Carpalla BULLOCK, James farmer Gribbs BULLOCK, John farmer Gribbs BULLOCK, John farmer Stanagwyns Cemetery (George Olver, clerk to the burial board) CLEMMOW, Henry carpenter & post master Church Town COWLING, William farmer Rosevallen CROWLE, Mary (Mrs) shopkeeper Nanpean CROWLE, Saml. farmer & carrier High Street CROWLE, Samuel farmer Coombe CUNDY, Charles smith High Street CUNDY, Christopher farmer Carpalla CUNDY, John farmer Vrane CUNDY, Richard carrier & farmer High Street DAVIS, John shoe maker Trethosa Down DINGLE, Thomas blacksmith Newgate GEACH, John jun. Farmer Hendra GEACH, Joseph farmer Hendra GOUDGE, William farmer Treneague HOCKING, Wm. Wheelwright Church Town HICKS, Robt. maltster & farmer Hallivick HOAR, Alfred Best shopkeeper Nanpean HOOKER, Paul farmer HOOPER, Francis shopkeeper High Street JAMES, Samuel farmer Trethosa JORY, James shopkeeper & clay agent Terras JORY, William farmer Meledor Down KEAST, Eli shoe maker Terras KEAST, Zachariah farmer Trelion KENT, Richard grocer Newgate MARTYN, John farmer Whitemoor MARTYN, Samuel farmer Kernick MARTYN, Walter miller (water) Kernick MARTYN, Ann (Mrs) shopkeeper Foxhole MICHELL, David farmer Horwick MICHELL, Henry farmer Trethellan MICHELL, William Newgate MITCHELL, Anthony farmer Treviscoe MORCOM, Albert jeweller Nanpean MORCOM, James carrier Gonnamares New Terrace Tin Mining Co. (Messrs. James & Co) NICHOLLS, Edward farmer Dowgas OLVER, George farmer & clerk to the Burial Board & Registrar of births & deaths for Grampound sub-district OLVER, Jacob china clay merchant & stone grinder Trevear OLVER, Jacob farmer Treneague OLVER, Thomas capt. clay works Meledor OLVER, William Queen’s Head & grocer & draper Church Town OSBORNE, John farmer Whitford PEARCE, Roberts Edward farmer Nanjeth PETERS, Hugh farmer Burgotha PHILLIPS, Jas (Mrs) carpenter Nanpean PHILLIPS, John farmer Mineral Court PHILLIPS, John shopkeeper Nanpean PHIILIPS, Samuel clay merchant Mineral Court PHILLIPS, Samuel clay agent Mineral Court PHILLIPS, Thomas farmer Mineral Court POAD, Nicholas farmer Curyan RICHARDS, Mary Jane (Mrs) shopkeeper Coombe RICHARDS, Humphrey farmer Spring Farm RICHARDS, Grenville shopkeeper Trethosa Moor RICKARD, John shoe maker Nanjeth RICHARDS, Thomas farmer Coombe ROBERTS, Edward Harvey farmer Bodinnick ROWSE, John miller (water) Tolgarrick SEARLE, James shopkeeper SKIDMORE, Silas farmer Trewray SMITH, George Williams farmer Ventonwyn SMITH, John farmer Terras SMITH, John farmer Penhale SMITH, Thomas farmer Carpalla SNELL, John farmer Goverseth SNELL, Thomas farmer Dubbers SNELL, William farmer & carrier Nanpean South Terrace Tin Mining Co. (James & Co) SOPER, Peter farmer Penance STEPHENS, George farmer Carloggas TEAGUE, James farmer Downderry TEAGUE, Francis shoe maker Nanjeth TELLAM, Richard blacksmith & farmer Trethosa THOMAS, Edwin King’s Arms & grocer Church Town THOMAS, William Grenville Arms & farmer & carrier Nanpean TRELOAR, Henry sawyer Church Town TRETHEWEY, Richard farmer Carloggas TRUDGIAN, Elisha & Samuel farmers Nanjeth TRUDGAN, Elisha farmer Crugwallance TRUSCOTT, Edward blacksmith Hay TRUSCOTT, Elias blacksmith Nanpean TRUSCOTT, Catherine (Mrs) farmer Court TRUSCOTT, George farmer Trelion TRUSCOTT, Hy. miller (water) Meledor Mill TRUSCOTT, James shoe maker Gwindra TRUSCOTT, Simeon farmer Brennall TRUSCOTT, Thomas farmer Tregascoe TRUSCOTT, William farmer Creekavose TRUSCOTT, William millwright Coombe TRUSCOTT, William farmer Trevithen VARCOE, Caleb carrier & farmer Hallew VARCOE, Robert farmer Resugga VARCOE, Thomas cooper High Street VIVIAN, Peter tailor High Street WARD, John farmer Penance WARD, Thomas farmer Tregargus WILLIAMS, Thos. Broad farmer Tolgarrick WILLIAMS, Frank farmer High Street YELLAND, Charles miller Court Mill YELLAND, George farmer & shopkeeper High Street YELLAND, James Relieving Officer, Western District, St Austell Union Coombe YELLAND, John butcher Nanpean YELLAND, Richard carrier Little Treviscoe YELLAND, Thomas farmer & capt. clay works Gonabarn YELLAND, William beer retailer High Street YELLAND, William farmer Carpalla

Transcribed by John Evans