White Cross; Crowlas

hamlet near Crowlas, Cornwall

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Whitecross (Crowlas), a hamlet near Crowlas, Cornwall

village in Cornwall, England, on the A30 about three miles east of Penzance.^[1] It forms a small conurbation with Ludgvan within the parish of the same name. The hamlet of Whitecross lies to the north. Details of the crosses at Crowlas and Whitecross are included in the article Ludgvan

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, were held in Crowlas in at least the 1800s^[3] and 1900s.^[4]

Do not confuse with:

White Cross, Cornwall, a village near St Columb Major, Cornwall
- POW Camp 115, Whitecross, St Columb Major
Whitecross (St Breock), a hamlet near St Breock, Cornwall
Whitecross (Blisland), a location near Blisland, Cornwall
Whitecross (Lanteglos), a hamlet near Lanteglos Highway, Cornwall

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fl – flourished: typically linked to specific documented sources/events, when aren't in themselves providing evidence of birth and death, but do show a year/s when person alive
d.s.p. – decessit sine prole: died without issue; cf
d.s.p.m. – died without male issue
d.s.p. legit – died without legitimate offspring
dvp: – died during father`s lifetime
s and h – son and heir
o.b.s.p.legil: – died without legitimate offspring
uxor – wife (Latin, found in older parish registers): wife (Latin, found in older parish registers)'
fils – son (Latin)
Relict – widow of …

pr – (will) proved (probate)
Admon – letters of administration applied for when a person dies intestate (without leaving a Will)

BTs – bishops’ transcripts

DNB – Dictionary of National Biography
CRO – County Record Office
GRO – General Register Office

RD – Registration District (Civil Registration)
RDC – Rural District Council (after 1894)
RSD – Rural Sanitary District (1872 before 1894)

PRO – Public Record Office

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