Wem, Shropshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Wem, Shropshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Wem | |
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| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Shropshire |
| Hundred | North Bradford |
| Poor Law Union | Wem |
| Registration District | Wem |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1583 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1659 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Wem |
| 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 - WEM (St. Peter and St. Paul), a market-town andparish, and the head of a union, partly in the hundred of Pimhill, but chiefly in the Whitchurch division of the hundred of North Bradford, N. division of Shropshire. There are places of worship for Baptists and Presbyterians. [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
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Civil Records[edit | edit source]
The parish of Wem originally formed part of the Wem & Whitchurch Registration District when it was created on 1 Jul 1837. This was later renamed Wem Registration District when a separate registration district was created for Whitchurch. In 1935 the Wem Registration District was incorporated into the Whitchurch Registration District.
| Years | District | Sub-district | Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1837-1935 | Wem | Wem | XVIII (1837-51) 6a (1852-1935) |
| 1 Apr 1935 - 31 Dec 1969 | Whitchurch | Wem | 6a (1853-1946) 9A (1946-69) |
| 1 Jan 1970 - 1974 | North Shropshire | Wem | 9A (1970-74) |
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
| Wem Parish Records | ||||||
| All Chapelries Found in Wem 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
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Wem: a brief history to celebrate the 900th anniversary of Domesday Book, Patricia Jones 1986.
- The story of Wem and its neighbourhood, 1952 (reprinted 1975 with additions).
Websites[edit | edit source]
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/Wem/index.html
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A.,A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 506-509. Date accessed: 11 June 2012.