Dunham, Nottinghamshire Genealogy
Guide to Dunham, Nottinghamshire ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census, birth, marriage and death records.
Dunham, Nottinghamshire | |
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![]() Dunham-on-Trent St Oswald Nottinghamshire | |
Type | England Jurisdictions |
Civil Jurisdictions | |
Hundred | Bassetlaw |
County | Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy |
Poor Law Union | East Retford |
Registration District | East Retford |
Records begin | |
Parish registers: 1654 | |
Bishop's Transcripts: 1641 | |
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
Rural Deanery | Southwell |
Diocese | Lincoln |
Legal Jurisdictions | |
Probate Court | Court of the Peculiar of Southwell |
Location of Archive | |
Nottinghamshire Record Office | |
Contents
Parish History[edit | edit source]
DUNHAM (St. Oswald), a parish, in the union of East Retford, South Clay division of the wapentake of Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham, 5¾ miles (N. E. by E.) from Tuxford. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.[1]
Additional information:
Dunham-on Trent St Oswald is an Ancient Parish.
From this parish chapelries at Ragnall, Nottinghamshire Genealogy and Darlton, Nottinghamshire Genealogy were formed.
The Parish church has been designated a grade I listed building British listed building
Southwell and Nottingham Church History
See also Dunham Nottinghamshire Wikipedia
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
From 1837 this parish was within East Retford registration district
Certificates may be obtained for post 1837 events :
Bassetlaw
The Register Office
County Council Offices
Chancery Lane
Retford
DN22 6DG
Phone:01777 708631
Fax:01777 860667
Email:bassetlawro.cc@nottscc.gov.uk
Church records[edit | edit source]
Dunham, Nottinghamshire Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
FMP = Nottinghamshire Parish Records (findmypast) - (£)[2] |
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Link to the FamilySearch Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection Dunham
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
East Retford Poor Law Union,Nottinghamshire
Probate records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Nottinghamshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A. A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 07 December 2013.
- ↑ 'Nottinghamshire marriages 1528-1929,' findmypast, accessed 21 January 2015.