Shrewsbury St Mary, Shropshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Shrewsbury St Mary, Shropshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Shrewsbury St Mary | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Shropshire |
| Hundred | Albrighton Division; Shrewsbury Borough |
| Poor Law Union | Shrewsbury Incorporation |
| Registration District | Atcham; Shrewsbury; Wem |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1584 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1663 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Shrewsbury |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury |
| Archive | |
| Shropshire Record Office | |
Parish History
In 1848 the parish contained 6684 inhabitants. [1]
St. Mary is an ecclesiastical parish within the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England. The spire of St Mary’s church is one of the tallest in England and is now the only complete Medieval church in Shrewsbury.
Address: St. Mary's Church, St Mary's Street, Dogpole, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1DX
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
- 1644-1824 St. Mary, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Monumental Inscriptions, 1644-1824(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil records
- See Shrewsbury
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
| Shrewsbury St Mary 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
"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
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Websites
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/ShrewsburyStMary/index.html
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp.93-104. Date accessed: 10 July 2012.