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Guide to '''Moreton Say, Shropshire family history and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Guide to '''Moreton Say, Shropshire family history and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
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| Type = [[Ecclesiastical Parish ]]
| County = Shropshire
| Hundred = North Bradford
| Poor Law Union = Market Drayton
| Registration District = Market Drayton
| PRbegin = 1690
| BTbegin = 1634
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Lichfield
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Market Drayton
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Shropshire Record Office]]
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== Parish History  ==
=== Parish History  ===


MORETON SEA or SAY (St. Margaret), a '''parish,''' in the union of Drayton, Drayton division of the hundred of North Bradford, N. division of Shropshire, 3¼ miles (W.) from Drayton.<ref>Lewis,Samuel A.,[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51159''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 342-345. Date accessed: 06 June 2012.</ref>  
MORETON SEA or SAY (St. Margaret), a '''parish,''' in the union of Drayton, Drayton division of the hundred of North Bradford, N. division of Shropshire, 3¼ miles (W.) from Drayton.<ref>Lewis,Samuel A.,[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51159''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 342-345. Date accessed: 06 June 2012.</ref>  


== Resources  ==
=== Resources  ===


==== Civil Registration  ====
==== Civil Registration  ====
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Bishop's transcripts held at [[Lichfield Record Office]] Bap 1634-1888 Marr&nbsp; 1634-1836 Bur 1634-1888<br>  
Bishop's transcripts held at [[Lichfield Record Office]] Bap 1634-1888 Marr&nbsp; 1634-1836 Bur 1634-1888<br>  


 
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*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
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== Websites ==
== Websites ==


== References ==
== References ==


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Guide to Moreton Say, Shropshire family history and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Moreton Say, Shropshire
Type Ecclesiastical Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred North Bradford
County Shropshire
Poor Law Union Market Drayton
Registration District Market Drayton
Records begin
Parish registers: 1690
Bishop's Transcripts: 1634
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Market Drayton
Diocese Lichfield
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
Location of Archive
Shropshire Record Office

Parish History[edit | edit source]

MORETON SEA or SAY (St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Drayton, Drayton division of the hundred of North Bradford, N. division of Shropshire, 3¼ miles (W.) from Drayton.[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.

Church records[edit | edit source]

Moreton Say parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

BOYD = Boyd's Marriage Index (FindMyPast) - (£)
IARC = Internet Archive - free
JOIN = The Joiner Marriage Index - (£)[2]
MLOC = Mel Lockie website - free
PALL = Pallot's Marriage Index (Ancestry) - (£)[3]
MORETON SAY PARISH (1591) Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
BOYD
1690-1812

IARC 1591-1812
1591-1812
1591-1812
JOIN
1690-1812

MLOC 1591-1812
1591-1812
1591-1812
PALL
1790-1812

Bishop's transcripts held at Lichfield Record Office Bap 1634-1888 Marr  1634-1836 Bur 1634-1888


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.


Probate records[edit | edit source]

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Shropshire 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.

Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lewis,Samuel A.,A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 342-345. Date accessed: 06 June 2012.
  2. Shropshire Coverage, The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 9 September 2013.
  3. Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.