Alveley, Shropshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Alveley, Shropshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Alveley | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Shropshire |
| Hundred | Stottesden |
| Poor Law Union | Bridgnorth |
| Registration District | Bridgnorth |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1561 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1636 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Bridgnorth |
| Diocese | Hereford |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Royal Peculiar of Bridgnorth |
| Archive | |
| Shropshire Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
ALVELEY (St. Mary), a parish, partly within the liberty of the borough of Bridgnorth, but chiefly in the hundred of Stottesden, union of Bridgnorth, S. division of Shropshire, 6½ miles (S. S. E.) from Bridgnorth; containing, with Nordley-Regis township, and Romsley liberty in the borough of Bridgnorth. Alveley was one of the five prebends in the royal free chapel of the castle of Bridgnorth.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
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Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
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
| Alveley Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Shropshire | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Shropshire | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Shropshire ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Shropshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Shropshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Shropshire ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Shropshire ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
Bishop's transcripts held at Lichfield Record Office Bap1813-1837 Marr 1813-1837 Bur 1813-1837
Transcripts of Alveley St. Mary's Parish Registers are available online at Alveley Historical Society
Parish Chest records held at the FamilySearch Library:
- Poor Law papers 1535-1702
- Apprenticeships, Settlement certificates, Bastardy papers, etc. 1621-1828
- Overseers' accounts 1763-1767; 1818-1836
- Vestry minutes 1834-1861
- Survey and terrier 1809-1827
- Valuation survey 1838
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Shropshire 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]
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/Alveley/index.html
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 49-53. Date accessed: 30 April 2012.