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Guide to '''Fulfen, Staffordshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
== Parish History  ==


{{England Parish Infobox
Freeford is an extra-parochial place. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. <br>
| Place = Fulfen
| default =
| image =
| caption =
| Type = [[Extra-parochial]]
| County = Staffordshire
| Hundred = North Offlow
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Lichfield/ Lichfield]
| Registration District = Lichfield
| PRbegin = For records see surrounding parishes
| BTbegin = For records see surrounding parishes
| Province =
| Diocese = Not Applicable
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Not Applicable
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Staffordshire Record Office]]
}}


== Parish History ==
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fulfen like this:


FULFEN, an '''extra-parochial tract''' in Lichfield district, Stafford; near Lichfield.<ref>1870-72, John Marius Wilson, [https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=8086 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales''] &amp;amp;amp;st=Fulfen</ref>  
FULFEN, an extra-parochial tract in Lichfield district, Stafford; near Lichfield. Pop., 10. House, 1.<br><br>  


== Resources ==
== Resources ==


=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
==== Civil Registration  ====


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].
::*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<br>


=== Civil Registration ===
[[Staffordshire BMD]] have indexes for births marriages and deaths. Due to March 2011 reorganisation of the registration service for South Staffordshire districts the historical registration indexes for this district have been located at the Newcastle under Lyme registration district (formerly held at Lichfield) and applications for certificates need to be directed there. Please refer to the "Updates" page of &nbsp;[[Staffordshire BMD]] for further information.


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
==== Church records  ====
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


[[Staffordshire BMD]] have indexes for births marriages and deaths. Due to March 2011 reorganisation of the registration service for South Staffordshire districts the historical registration indexes for this district have been located at the Newcastle under Lyme registration district (formerly held at Lichfield) and applications for certificates need to be directed there. Please refer to the "Updates" page of  [[Staffordshire BMD]] for further information.
<br>Fulfen is an extra-parochial place. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. [[Burntwood, Staffordshire]] and&nbsp;[[Lichfield St Michael, Staffordshire]] are adjacent parishes


=== Church Records ===
==== Census records  ====


Fulfen is an '''extra parochial area''' and the closest ecclesiastical parish is [[Lichfield St Michael, Staffordshire Genealogy|Lichfield St Michael]].
{{British Census|474613}}
*''Extra-parochial'' areas were not attached to parish churches.
*The residents went to a church of their choosing outside of the parish boundaries.<br>


=== Census Records ===
==== Poor Law Unions  ====
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
=== Poor Law Unions  ===


[[Lichfield Poor Law Union, Staffordshire]]  
[[Lichfield Poor Law Union, Staffordshire]]  
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Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Staffordshire Probate Records|Staffordshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.  
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Staffordshire Probate Records|Staffordshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.  


=== Maps and Gazetteers<br>  ===
== Maps and Gazetteers<br>  ==


Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  


*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


=== Websites ===
== Web sites ==


=== Reference  ===
{{expand section|any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.}}


{{Reflist}} {{Staffordshire}}
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[[Category:Staffordshire Parishes]]
[[Category:Staffordshire]]

Revision as of 08:19, 2 November 2012

Staffordshire Parishes


Parish History[edit | edit source]

Freeford is an extra-parochial place. Search surrounding parishes for records and information.

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fulfen like this:

FULFEN, an extra-parochial tract in Lichfield district, Stafford; near Lichfield. Pop., 10. House, 1.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Staffordshire BMD have indexes for births marriages and deaths. Due to March 2011 reorganisation of the registration service for South Staffordshire districts the historical registration indexes for this district have been located at the Newcastle under Lyme registration district (formerly held at Lichfield) and applications for certificates need to be directed there. Please refer to the "Updates" page of  Staffordshire BMD for further information.

Church records[edit | edit source]


Fulfen is an extra-parochial place. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. Burntwood, Staffordshire and Lichfield St Michael, Staffordshire are adjacent parishes

Census records[edit | edit source]

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.


Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

Lichfield Poor Law Union, Staffordshire

Probate records
[edit | edit source]

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Staffordshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
[edit | edit source]

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Web sites[edit | edit source]

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