Colwick, Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Colwick, Nottinghamshire ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census, birth, marriage and death records.
| Colwick | |
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| Former church of St John the Baptist Colwick Nottinghamshire | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| Hundred | Thurgarton |
| Poor Law Union | Basford |
| Registration District | Basford |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1569 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1601 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Nottingham |
| Diocese | Lincoln |
| Probate Court | Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York |
| Archive | |
| Nottinghamshire Record Office | |
Parish History
COLWICK (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Basford, S. division of the wapentake of Thurgarton and of the county of Nottingham, 2½ miles (E.) from Nottingham. [1]
Additional information:
Colwick is an Ancient parish.
The former church of St John the Baptist was adjacent to Colwick Hall and has been in ruins from 1937 and is now classed as a listed building at risk.
A modern church consecrated in 1951 serves the parish.
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See also Colwick Wikipedia
Resources
Find Neighboring Parishes
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
- 1786-1970 Parish Chest Material for Colwick, 1786-1970(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil Registration
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.
This area was from 1837 part of the Basford registration district
Church Records
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
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
| Colwick Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Nottinghamshire | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers – Nottinghamshire | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast Parish Registers-Nottinghamshire ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Nottinghamshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Nottinghamshire ($) | 1500s-1800s 1800s-1900s |
1500s-1800s 1500s-1800s 1700s-1900s |
1500s-1800s 1800s-1900s |
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| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death ($) | 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.
- 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
Nonconformist Records
"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
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Occupation
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, FamilySearch Library Ref. 942.52 D25n - the original is at Nottinghamshire Archives Ref QDT 1/1-4.
Poor Law Unions
Basford Poor Law Union, Nottinghamshire
Probate Records
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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A. A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 06 December 2013.