Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex, England Genealogy
Guide to Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Ramsden Bellhouse | |
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| St Mary the Virgin, Ramsden Bellhouse Essex | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Essex |
| Hundred | Barstable |
| Poor Law Union | Billericay |
| Registration District | Billericay |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1562 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1639; 1800 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Barstable |
| Diocese | Pre-1846 - London; Post-1845 - Rochester |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex |
| Archive | |
| Essex Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Ramsden Bellhouse, is a parish, with a village, in Billericay district, Essex; it is adjacent to the River Crouch, 2¾ miles E by S of Billericay and 4¾ miles NW of Pitsea railway station. It has a post-office by the name of Ramsden Heath under Ingatestone.[1]
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
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- 1720-1997 Monumental Inscriptions at St. Mary, War Memorial & Baptist Church, Ramsden Bellhouse and Congregational Church & St. John, Ramsden Heath; 1720-1997(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
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
| Ramsden Bellhouse Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Essex | ||||||
| Parish Registers-Essex | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Essex ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Essex ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Essex ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Essex ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
- Essex Archives Online
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1613-1971 England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index (dates may vary by parish)
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
- Independent/Congregational
- Roman Catholic
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Essex Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
Ramsden Bellhouse on GENUKI
Essex Ancestors - offers images of genealogical records for the county of Essex ($)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ John M. Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870). Adapted 19 May 2013.