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Post by alanscad on Oct 16, 2021 10:42:40 GMT -5
Can anyone help me with additional facts to do with Thomas Skadan?
He seems to have been born before records began (though many seem to think 1540, I have found no proof)
He had a large family in Ludgvan, but I have no information of his wife.
Any other facts would be gratefully received.
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Oct 16, 2021 11:55:12 GMT -5
Never easy searching records this early and unfortunately the Cornwall Online Parish Clerks site does not have transcripts of Ludgvan records before 1674 as yet. You could try searching for possible Wills that might help but there is no guarantee members of this family left a Will. The LDS through their FamilySearch site have copies of the early Ludgvan Registers digitized and available online so perhaps it might be worth your while to try and read through them. Quality is not always good due to deterioration and damage over the years but it is certainly worth having a look. You will need to have a FamilySearch account (FREE) and make sure you are logged in. Once you are logged in then click on the following link which will take you to the images of the earliest Ludgvan Parish Register which begins in 1563:- www.familysearch.org/search/film/004280016?i=3&cc=1769414&cat=111842The old handwriting can be very difficult to get used to but persistence helps and after a while you will become more familiar with it and be able to read it more easily. CT |
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Post by alanscad on Oct 19, 2021 6:48:37 GMT -5
Dear Cornish Terrier,
Thank you so much for your reply. Are there any further sources I should look at e.g. Bishop's Transcripts to cross reference with the Register? In my experience, they don't necessarily agree.
I will enjoy fiddling through the Register, in any case.
Alan Scadding
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Oct 19, 2021 9:18:26 GMT -5
Yes, BTs are available from the same source. And yes, there are instances where the BTs and the Registers do not agree and it is often difficult to work out which is correct. The BTs were required to be sent to the Bishop on a regular basis and they are just what the name implies - transcripts of the Parish Registers for the Bishop. And it is that term 'transcript' that offers a clue to why there are discrepencies.  Sometimes there may be a difference because the person make the transcript for the Bishop was not the person who actually wrote the entries into the register and no doubt there will have been times where the same person wrote both but had difficulty reading his own handwriting when creating the transcripts. (Been there and done that!!!) Another reason is that when baptisms, marriages, burials were performed the details were written on pieces of parchment/paper with the intention of transferring the information to the Register later. When that happens there is obvious scope for error. A piece of paper gets lost, or at least mislaid, so an entry or entries do not get written into the Parish Register. If that piece of paper is never found then the entry or entries may be lost forever but if the paper is found then that is when you may see an entry in the BTs that does not appear in the register. It is not unusual to find entries in the registers that do not appear in the BTs and vice versa. The link I gave you is for just one Film containing Ludgvan registers. Many registers were refilmed and will be catalogued under different numbers as will the BTs and other records for each Parish. If you cannot manage to navigate your way to the other records then let me know and I will broaden the explanation for you. For now I am sure this one film will keep you busy. CT |
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Post by cledry on May 24, 2023 20:25:52 GMT -5
The Henry KITT that was rector at Gulval abt 1640 who was a kinsman of John KITT who died circa 1653 at Ludgvan was apparently from Stowford in Devon, he studied at Oxford from 1630 to 1634. I am wondering if this is where John also came from. Perhaps that is also why we cannot find burials. Just a thought.
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