Whitchurch, Shropshire, England Genealogy
Guide to Whitchurch, Shropshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Part of this parish is in Cheshire. See also Whitchurch, Cheshire.
| Whitchurch | |
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| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Shropshire |
| Hundred | Nantwich; North Bradford |
| Poor Law Union | Whitchurch Incorp |
| Registration District | Nantwich; Wem |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1627 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1674 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Market Drayton |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) |
| Archive | |
| Shropshire Record Office | |
Parish History
In 1848 - WHITCHURCH (St. Alkmund), a market-town andparish, chiefly in the Whitchurch division of the hundred of North Bradford, N. division of Shropshire, but partly in the hundred of Nantwich, S. division of Cheshire. There are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, and Unitarians.[1]
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
- 1828-1989 Monumental Inscriptions of Christ Church, Ash, Nr. Whitchurch, Shropshire, 1828-1986(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Civil Records
The parish of Whitchurch originally formed part of the Wem & Whitchurch Registration District when it was created on 1 Jul 1837. A separate registration district was created for Whitchurch in 1853.
| Years | District | Sub-district | Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1837 - 30 Mar 1853 | Whitchurch | Wem & Whitchurch | XVIII (1837-51) 6a (1852-1853) |
| 1 Apr 1853 - 31 Dec 1969 | Whitchurch | Whitchurch | 6a (1853-1946) 9A (1946-1970) |
| 1 Jan 1970 - 1974 | North Shropshire | Whitchurch | 9A (1970-74) |
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
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
| Whitchurch Parish Records | ||||||
| All Chapelries Found in Whitchurch 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
- 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/Whitchurch/index.html
- Ordnance Survey map of Whitchurch
- BBC Shropshire panoramic view of Whitchurch
- Shropshire Routes to Roots - Whitchurch
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 543-551. Date accessed: 11 June 2012.