Walkeringham, Nottinghamshire Genealogy
Guide to Walkeringham, Nottinghamshire ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census, birth, marriage and death records.
| Walkeringham, Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 Walkeringham St Mary Magdalen Nottinghamshire | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Bassetlaw |
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| Poor Law Union | Gainsborough |
| Registration District | Gainsborough |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1605 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1602 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Retford |
| Diocese | Lincoln |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Pre-1800 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York ; Post-1799 - Court of the Manor of Gringley-on-the-Hill or Bawtry |
| Location of Archive | |
| Nottinghamshire Record Office | |
Contents
Parish History[edit | edit source]
WALKERINGHAM (St. Mary Magdalene), a parish, in the union of Gainsborough, North-Clay division of the wapentake of Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham, 4 miles (N. W. by W.) from Gainsborough. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists.[1]
Additional information:
Walkeringham St Mary Magdalene St Mary Magdalene is an extensive Ancient Parish whose boundaries form part of the county boundary with Lincolnshire neighbours East Stockwith with Walkerwith, Lincolnshire and Morton, Lincolnshire.
Church history Walkeringham St Mary Magdalene
The parish church of St Mary Magdalene has been designated a grade I listed building British listed building
See also Walkeringham Wikipedia
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
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.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Walkeringham Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Nottinghamshire | ||||||
| Parish Registers - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Find My Past Parish Registers-Nottinghamshire ($) | ||||||
| Find My Past Banns-Nottinghamshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Nottinghamshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Nottinghamshire, England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death ($) | ||||||
| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Nottinghamshire ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Nottinghamshire ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Non-Conformists (All other Religions)[edit | edit source]
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library.
1831 Census - Walkeringham. Census taken on May 30, 1831, showing head of house hold, and number male or females, and age group. Original in Nottinghamshire Archives Ref PR 628, transcription in Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol. 95 pages 90-94, FAHL Ref 942.52 D25n
Occupation
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Transcribed by Bailey, Bryan, Certificates for Using Hair Powder Issued 1795-1978. For each Nottinghamshire Parish, gives the Cerificate no. date, surname, given name, and description. Article in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol.127, page 1-38, Family History Library Ref. 942.52 D25n - the original is at Nottinghamshire Archives Ref QDT 1/1-4.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Gainsborough Poor Law Union, Lincolnshire
Probate records
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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
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 10 December 2013.
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