Shrewsbury St Chad, Shropshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Shrewsbury St Chad, Shropshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
St. Chad is an ecclesiastical parish within the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England. Address: St. Chad's Church, St. Chad's Terrace, Shrewsbury, SY1 1J
| Shrewsbury St Chad | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Shropshire |
| Hundred | Albrighton Division; Condover; Ford; Shrewsbury Borough |
| Poor Law Union | Shrewsbury Incorporation |
| Registration District | Shrewsbury |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1616 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1631 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Shrewsbury |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) |
| Archive | |
| Shropshire Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
In 1848 theparish contained 7625 inhabitants. [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
Civil records[edit | edit source]
- See Shrewsbury
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
| Shrewsbury St Chad 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.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- 1819-1906 Shropshire, Non-Conformist Membership Lists 1819-1906 at Findmypast ($); index & images (dates may vary by parish)
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Websites[edit | edit source]
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/ShrewsburyStChad/index.html
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp.93-104. Date accessed: 10 July 2012.