Esclusham, Denbighshire, Wales Genealogy
Esclusham (Welsh: Esclus) is a village, community and ecclesiastical parish in the Wrexham in Wales.
History[edit | edit source]
The parish of Esclusham was formed in 1879 from the townships of Wrexham townships of Erddig, Esclusham Below, and part of Esclusham Above.
The parish church of Holy Trinity was built in 1876 on the Wrexham road in Rhostyllen and was consecrated in 1877.
Bersham (or Glanyrafon) Colliery, the last working coal mine in the former Denbighshire coalfield, was situated in Rhostyllen, to the east of the Wrexham road.
For more information see Esculsham, Denbighshire at GENUKI
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| Jurisdictions | |
| County bef 1974 | Denbighshire |
| County 1 Apr 1974-31 Mar 1996 | Clwyd |
| County 1 Apr 1996 - | Wrexham |
| Civ Reg District | Wrexham (1881) |
| Reg Sub-district | Wrexham (1881) |
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| Diocese | add here |
| Rural Deanery | add here |
| Chapelry | add here |
| Poor Law Union | Wrexham |
| Hundred | Bromfield |
| Province | add here |
| Hamlets | add here |
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Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
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 FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Parish Registers[edit | edit source]
| Church of Wales Chapels and Parish Registers | |||||||
Parish Chest[edit | edit source]
Vestry minutes (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].
Church warden accounts (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].
Tithe Records[edit | edit source]
The tithe agreement date for Esclusham was DATE.
Nonconformist Chapel Records[edit | edit source]
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Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
The Civil Registration District for Esclusham is DATES AND NAMES CIV REG.
Estates[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Medieval Community Trees[edit | edit source]
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Visit the England and Wales Poor Law Records page for more information.
Published Sources[edit | edit source]
Record Compilations[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Esclusham Parish Church at Clwyd FHS
- Rhostyllen War Memorial at Clwyd FHS