Melverley, Shropshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Melverley, Shropshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Melverley | |
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| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Shropshire |
| Hundred | Oswestry |
| Poor Law Union | Atcham |
| Registration District | Atcham |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1723 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1662 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Oswestry |
| Diocese | St Asaph |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of St Asaph (Episcopal Consistory) |
| Archive | |
| Shropshire Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
In 1848 - MELVERLEY (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Atcham, hundred of Oswestry, N. division of the county of Shropshire, 11 miles (W. N. W.) from Shrewsbury. [1]
The parish of Melverley originally formed part of the Welsh Diocese of St Asaph. However, following the disestablishment of the Anglican church in Wales in 1920, the parish was transferred to the English Diocese of Lichfield.
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
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
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]
Chapelry is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.
Online Parish Records Table
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
| Melverley Parish Records | ||||||
| All Chapelries Found in Melverley are included in these links. | ||||||
| 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]
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
Nonconformist Church Records[edit | edit source]
Civil Records[edit | edit source]
The parish of Melverley was part of the Atcham Registration District on its formation in 1837. On 1 Oct 1935 Melverley was transferred to the Oswestry Registration district.
Entries for births, marriages or deaths in Melverley will appear in the GRO Indexes as:
| Years | District | Volumes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1837 - 30 Sep 1934 | Atcham | XVIII (1837-51) 6a (1852-1935) |
| 1 Oct 1935 - 1974 | Oswestry | 6a (1935-1946) 9A (1946-74) |
Websites[edit | edit source]
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/Melverley/index.html
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A.,A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 287-291. Date accessed: 02 July 2012.